Barbecue Showdown - Season 1

Barbecue Showdown - Season 1

First aired: 9/18/2020 8 episodes

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

← Back to Barbecue Showdown

Episodes

Episode 1

1. Barbecue in the Blood

Aired: 9/18/2020

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

Episode 2

2. Red, White and Barbecue

Aired: 9/18/2020

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.

Episode 3

3. Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef

Aired: 9/18/2020

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.

Episode 4

4. Tournament of Sandwiches

Aired: 9/18/2020

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.

Episode 5

5. Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!

Aired: 9/18/2020

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

Episode 6

6. Cooking It Old School

Aired: 9/18/2020

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

Episode 7

7. Barbecue Around the World

Aired: 9/18/2020

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

Episode 8

8. The. Whole. Hog.

Aired: 9/18/2020

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!