Season
Barbecue Showdown: Season 2
Overview
New host Michelle Buteau ("The Circle") joins the judges for a fresh round of heated competition between eight of the best barbecuers in the country.
Details
- Series
- Barbecue Showdown
- Season
- Season 2
- Air date
- 2023-05-26
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Fire Within
The contestants craft signature barbecue plates to show what they can make over an open flame, including one dish cooked al fresco in the all-new Trench.
Episode 2: Saucy and Spicy
Things get spicy when the judges ask the cooks to take their pick from a pantry packed with peppers that range from friendly to face-melting.
Episode 3: Land, Sea & Fire
The pitmasters dig deep in the Trench to make a mouthwatering surf and turf menu, cooking their proteins both above and below ground.
Episode 4: Breakfast Showdown
After a dramatic campfire breakfast cook-off, the competitors roll through a new challenge: barbecuing a stuffed roast with a delicious surprise inside.
Episode 5: BBQ Trash or Treasure?
The four fire tamers still in the game get creative to cook perfectly pulled meat and sides using an array of rickety, makeshift smoker rigs.
Episode 6: A Festive Feast
The competition gets personal as the barbecuers race to make family-style holiday feasts inspired by their own most delicious traditions.
Episode 7: Don't Bring a Skewer, To A Swordfight
Semifinalists tackle a new test in close quarters, sharing one dome to suspend their dishes over open fire as they attempt Brazilian-style churrasco.
Episode 8: The Piggy Bank
The last two pitmasters standing go whole hog in this fiery finale, serving snout-to-tail spreads to determine who will go home a barbecue champion.