Barbecue Showdown

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  1. Barbecue in the Blood

  44m

  The competition kicks off with a smokin' staple: the barbecue combo plate. That's two mouthwatering meats and two succulent sides.

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  2. Red, White and Barbecue

  41m

  The competitors make a feast for 50 first responders in a Fourth of July throwdown. Tri-tip, pork chops, cheeseburgers and more are on the menu.

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  3. Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef

  44m

  Time to celebrate the greatest invention in the history of food: ribs! The cooks tackle pork and beef ribs — one with a dry rub, one with a wet sauce.

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  4. Tournament of Sandwiches

  43m

  The smokers serve up a trio of sandwiches: savory chicken with crunchy slaw, tender and tangy pork, and five-layer stacks of beef and sausage.

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  5. Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!

  41m

  The pitmasters sink their teeth into some wild meats, delivering dishes like lizard stew, beaver tail crackling and pulled alligator.

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  6. Cooking It Old School

  43m

  Working in pairs, the barbecuers prepare popular proteins from the past, cooking mutton, goat and whole salmon on wooden platforms and over open pits.

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  7. Barbecue Around the World

  42m

  Ingredients and equipment from Morocco, Argentina and Japan spice things up and force the contestants to cook outside their comfort zones.

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  8. The. Whole. Hog.

  44m

  The final two tackle their biggest challenge yet: building their own pits and cooking a whole hog and brisket. It's gonna be a long night!

Cast

Kevin Bludso

Self - Judge

Melissa Cookston

Self - Judge

Michelle Buteau

Self — Host