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Barbecue Showdown

2020 5.9

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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  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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!

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