Barbecue Showdown

Name: Barbecue Showdown
Rating: 5.8

Eight of the country's best backyard smokers and pitmasters vie for the title of American Barbecue Champion in a fierce but friendly faceoff.

Genre: Reality

Actor: Kevin Bludso, Melissa Cookston, Lyric Lewis, Rutledge Wood

Creator: N/A

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: N/A

Release: 2020

Rating: 5.8

1 "Barbecue in the Blood"

2020-09-18

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

2 "Red, White and Barbecue"

2020-09-18

"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."

3 "Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef"

2020-09-18

"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."

4 "Tournament of Sandwiches"

2020-09-18

"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."

5 "Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!"

2020-09-18

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

6 "Cooking It Old School"

2020-09-18

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

7 "Barbecue Around the World"

2020-09-18

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

8 "The. Whole. Hog."

2020-09-18

"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!"