Episode guide
Barbecue Showdown: Season 1
8 episodes · first aired Sep 18, 2020
Eight of the country's best backyard smokers and pitmasters vie for the title of American Barbecue Champion in a fierce but friendly faceoff.
- 1 Barbecue in the Blood Sep 18, 2020 · 44m 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 Sep 18, 2020 · 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.
- 3 Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef Sep 18, 2020 · 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.
- 4 Tournament of Sandwiches Sep 18, 2020 · 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.
- 5 Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My! Sep 18, 2020 · 41m 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 Sep 18, 2020 · 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.
- 7 Barbecue Around the World Sep 18, 2020 · 42m 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. Sep 18, 2020 · 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!