Episode
Barbecue Showdown: The. Whole. Hog.
Overview
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!
Details
- Series
- Barbecue Showdown
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2020-09-18
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The. Whole. Hog. is Episode 8 in Season 1 of Barbecue Showdown. It aired on 2020-09-18. The runtime is 44 min.
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