| Duration: | 3600 min |
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Seven teams compete in the BBQ arena for $30,000 and the title of New Zealand's best BBQ team. Top Kiwi chefs Ganesh Raj, Nici Wickes and Jared Macdon…
Six teams meet host Ganesh Raj and experts Jared Macdonald and Jess Pryles in Waiamuku to begin the ultimate barbecue battle; they are challenged to make two dishes that showcase their barbecue skills, one low and slow and one hot and fast.
The five returning teams go back to basics cooking poultry on classic kettle barbecues; just when they think they have it all under control the judges throw them a surprise twist.
The remaining four teams are split into two for a team challenge cooking on two 500-gallon offset smokers; guest judge Gareth Stewart challenges the losing teams to recreate a restaurant quality venison dish in the first Scorcher challenge.
A blast from the past introduces a new team to the competition; teams cook an Asian street food feast on hibachi grills, then two teams must prepare a classic French tarte tartin in the Scorcher challenge.
After a demonstration from guest judge Gareth Stewart, the teams attempt to cook the perfect beef eye fillet; the final Throwdown challenge asks teams to create a kaimoana feast.
The two finalists face off in an epic barbecue battle; they must cook a wood fire pit banquet, and then go through a BBQ competition with beef brisket, ribs and chicken.
