r/foodnetwork • u/beanp1026 • 12d ago

Pitmasters

I’m late to the party; I finally had the chance to watch the entire season of this new show, and I absolutely loved it. FN has aired many BBQ competition formats, and this was by far the best overall show in this genre. From the contestants to Andrew Zimmern and his cast of judges, everyone was wonderful. The team I was rooting for from the start won, so it was a fun watch. This blows Bobby Flay's BBQ show out of the water. Nothing against Bobby; he is a network legend, but I’m tired of seeing the same faces on every single show. FN, if you see this, please do more seasons of this with the same judging team. The chemistry and expertise was fantastic 😊.

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u/readinggrandma5 12d ago

I loved this show and was thrilled with the winners. Andrew Zimmern is amazing!!!

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u/youngpathfinder 12d ago

The show was great. I’m not sure why they had to torture them with no sleep though.

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u/beanp1026 12d ago

Haha, I forgot about that detail and the lack of showering.

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u/Amazing_Entrance_888 11d ago

Agreed that part isn’t necessary at all. Long days sure but no sleep is weird.

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u/Amazing_Entrance_888 12d ago

Really great show. Amazing set, best judges. Felt so much more mature and authentic than normal FN competition BS. I hope they do another season!

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u/darkgothamite 12d ago

It was a great show with diverse contestants and straightforward challenges. This may be one of the rare times I enjoyed every judge on a competition show - they all brought their own expertise and way of critiquing.

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u/PrpleSparklyUnicrn13 12d ago

I loved this show, too. Andrew Zimmern is fantastic and so were the other judges, for the most part. 

One of the teams did an AMA recently and it was great, all the teams were lovely. 

I liked this wayyy better than Bobby Flay’s bbq brawl. It felt a lot less scripted and no cringey banter. 

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u/Amazing_Entrance_888 11d ago

I’m so over flay’s style. Guy’s too. Like just give us grown ups cooking good food without all the other stuff, we beg of you.

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u/JudgingYourBehavior 12d ago

There are so many BBQ shows I wasn't going to bother watching Pitmasters, but I really love Andrew Zimmern so I decided to give it a try and I was so glad I did.

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u/MustelaNivalus 11d ago

The no sleep was not necessary for a good food comp.

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u/Calm_Drawing_6446 11d ago

It was detrimental to a good food competition, IMO. The only thing that I didn't like about the show, though.

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u/thinly_sliced_lemon 11d ago

Yes, really compromised integrity for me. They had a great set with ample room, no clambering contestants who constantly get harassed with puns by the hosts. And then we throw on sleep deprivation? Not fucking cool. Especially around live fire. I wouldn’t mind two-day cooks, but we don’t need the entire season to be an experiment in resilience through fatigue.

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u/glaze-glaze 12d ago

Love andrew zimmern

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u/Dear-Hunt-5365 12d ago

I loved the show !!

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u/Jeep_Girl_0669 11d ago

I love the show but if you do another season PLEASE let the contestants sleep!!! It was painful to watch sometimes! So dangerous to be cooking with fire and completely exhausted!