Barbecue Showdown (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.
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Episode 1 - Barbecue in the Blood
Release Date: 2020-09-18The competition kicks off with a smokin' staple: the barbecue combo plate. That's two mouthwatering meats and two succulent sides.
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Episode 2 - Red, White and Barbecue
Release Date: 2020-09-18The 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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Episode 3 - Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef
Release Date: 2020-09-18Time 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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Episode 4 - Tournament of Sandwiches
Release Date: 2020-09-18The 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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Episode 5 - Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!
Release Date: 2020-09-18The pitmasters sink their teeth into some wild meats, delivering dishes like lizard stew, beaver tail crackling and pulled alligator.
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Episode 6 - Cooking It Old School
Release Date: 2020-09-18Working 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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Episode 7 - Barbecue Around the World
Release Date: 2020-09-18Ingredients and equipment from Morocco, Argentina and Japan spice things up and force the contestants to cook outside their comfort zones.
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Episode 8 - The. Whole. Hog.
Release Date: 2020-09-18The 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!