Barbecue Showdown — Season 1, Episode 6: Cooking It Old School

Episode synopsis

Working in pairs, the barbecuers prepare popular proteins from the past, cooking mutton, goat and whole salmon on wooden platforms and over open pits.

About Barbecue Showdown

Eight of the country's best backyard smokers and pitmasters vie for the title of American Barbecue Champion in a fierce but friendly faceoff.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Barbecue in the Blood
• E2Red, White and Barbecue
• E3Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef
• E4Tournament of Sandwiches
• E5Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!
• E7Barbecue Around the World
• E8The. Whole. Hog.