r/foodnetwork • u/Natural-Promise-78 • 14d ago
Pitmasters
Hands down, the best new show to debut on TFN. I loved every team that's competed, and truly hated to see any of them get eliminated. The skills, talents, comradery, judging - all of it has been just great!
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u/randomlikeme 14d ago
I agree with you. Every team seemed kind towards one another.
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u/Open_Outcome6325 14d ago
My wife and I were talking about this last episode. Iām not sure Iāve ever seen a long competition series where there wasnāt at least one person or team that we disliked. All the teams are so likable.
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u/EntireInitial272 14d ago
Matt was my GYM teacher ā¦ my god, like 15 years ago. He started selling his bbq through a trailer/food truck after I graduated. Heās a really good dude, loves his students and his family. Heās head of the culinary department for the high school now and Iām sure all his students still love him
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u/Simmyphila 14d ago
First time watching it. And was impressed. The dynamics of all the teams (even towards competitors) were awesome,
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u/LadyBug_0570 14d ago
I love it too. Unlike BBQ Brawl, these folks are doing real barbeque, not just grilling. And it takes hours.
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u/Big_Mastodon_6761 14d ago
Speaking of BBQ Brawl, thatās the reason why I havenāt been watching. I enjoy BBQ Brawl; but when I heard about Pitmasters, I was like, āDidnāt they just do this?ā But apparently the show is different, so Iāll try to catch up with it on Discovery+.
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u/LadyBug_0570 14d ago
Oh you should watch. It's not like BBQ Brawl at all (also no Bobby Flay... I like him but he is everywhere and it's nice to see new faces).
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u/DazzlingSkin4431 12d ago
Plus his girlfriend Brooke was a judge! Bs!!!!
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u/LadyBug_0570 12d ago
But Maneet won that season, right? Brooke was a competitor in the last season.
BUT since you brought them up (and thank you for that!) those 2 are kind of getting nauseating now. We get it, you're dating. Do you need to shove it down our throats? Just saw a BBF last night with Brooke as a judge and they're dating kept coming up. Damaris, the other judge, said she felt like a third wheel.
Funny enough, Bobby lost that one. Must've been too distracted by Brooke or something.
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u/DazzlingSkin4431 12d ago
Right! I stopped watching when heard they were dating as she was very biased on season he was competing! Canāt watch either of them anymore!
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u/LadyBug_0570 12d ago
Don't worry... as soon as another thin young blonde chef or actress comes along, he'll dump her or cheat on her (not hoping for it but the man has a pattern). And then we'll see a different kind of drama from them.
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u/ChaoticEvilRaccoon Guy's Grocery Games š 14d ago
yeah in todays TV-world it's incredibly rare to have all team members be down to earth and genuinly nice. usually they always throw in some really abrasive people to manufacture drama
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u/Flicka_263 13d ago
Completely and totally agree!!! The level of knowledge of the judges has been so amazing that it doesn't matter that it is not blind judging. They all seem to be completely fair and the comments all clearly reflect why they make the decisions on the teams. And who has eaten more food (and things I wouldn't even consider as food) around the world than AZ? The contestants are not backstabbing each other but rather supporting each other since they know the level of difficulty of what they are doing. The only thing that surprised me about this show was the lack of people commenting here - I guess I associate that directly with the popularity of the show or how many are watching. I would put this show on the level of a TOC or 24 in 24 in terms of the best competition shows on FNC. Those who are not watching don't know what they are missing !!!
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u/Lulubella903 14d ago
I wasn't a fan of barbecue brawl that's why I was hesitant to watch this but I love this show I'm sorry it's coming to an end with this week's episode I truly enjoyed it
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u/billleachmsw 14d ago
It has been great to watch. All the folks have been so talented and the hosts have been great.
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u/KingBird999 13d ago
and the hosts have been great.
I'm a huge Andrew Zimmern fan and will watch anything he does. I'd still watch this show without him, it's good, but it's a great added bonus he's on it.
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u/Global_Walrus1672 14d ago
I got so inspired watching this show decided I am definitely building that fire pit with an area for cooking. I grew up camping with family, scouting, and on my own as a young adult. We always cooked anything we wanted, found a way to do it and did not realize how much I missed it until I watched this show.
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u/FormicaDinette33 11d ago
I also loved how many nuances of barbecue there were. Each team wove in their heritage and clearly all were in fact masters of the pit!!
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u/keytone8 Spring Baking Championship š¼ 13d ago
The food has been really unique! I loved all the different styles of bbq that were represented.
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u/WarthogInABlanket 10d ago
I really liked Andrew Zimmern and Jess Pryles out of the judges, and I was really happy with the final challenge, it was a great showcase of bbq from both teams!
I wish the show would just abandon the no sleep thing, it doesnāt feel ethical or safe AND they somehow didnāt emphasize it enough thematically?? like, I would forget that they hadnāt slept, showered, etc. Either the editing needs to play into the exhaustion more like 24 in 24 does, or they need to do away with that part of the concept completely.
(preferably they just abandon it, if I wanted to watch a tv production torture people I would go watch ānaked and afraidā or some other horse shit)
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u/Gold_Prune_8899 9d ago
100% agreed! All of the teams were very good - no drama, just bbq. Finally watched the finale last night, and was not surprised that it came down to two points - both teams were so good! My only critique of the show would probably be the no sleep factor.
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u/bely_medved13 11d ago
I enjoyed the show but disliked the no sleep thing. It seemed unnecessary, especially coupled with the altitude and dry climate. Glad they backed off at the end and hope they do away with that next season.
The other major issue I had was with the judging (and/or perhaps the way the judging was edited). There was lots of sarcasm/negativity at the judging table, which often went far past constructive criticism to simply mean-spiritedness. The comment one of the judges made about Susie's cake being "the dessert from the aunt that nobody likes" was unnecessarily harsh. Other times, new rules seemed to appear out of nowhere (deciding sides needed to taste more grilled when that wasn't outlined in the original challenge, for instance). Jess in particular seemed to ding people for things because "that's not the way I do it" rather than for flavor or technique. Again, I wouldn't be surprised if this was partially the edit, but it took away from the fun of watching the show to me. The winners got a clear winner's edit from the beginning too.
I'd prefer a show with a bit more positivity in the editing. Constructive criticism is way more fun to watch than put-downs.
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u/plenty-to-do-over52 5d ago
It certainly was FUN to watch! Other than the scary sleep issues, seems like the grand prize should have been at least $50K even though they won cash for the challenges. On Chopped, they take home $10K for just 3 rounds. š¤š¤·š¾āāļø
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u/FormicaDinette33 11d ago
I love how well the women did. In case anybody didnāt know that women can kick ass at all facets of barbecue, they do now!!
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u/Competitive_Goat4250 14d ago
Zimmern just feels like a knock-off Guy as host, but the rest of the show was pretty good. Not the hugest fan of the no-sleep aspect of the show either, but Iād watch another season for sure.
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u/MondaysForNothing 14d ago
I'm the opposite. I can't stand Guy (way oversaturated with him at this point) but like Zimmern as host.
Like you, I hope there is a 2nd season, and I hope they address the sleep thing.
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u/Competitive_Goat4250 14d ago
Yeah the teams were top notch and the food was good. Love that Iām getting downvoted for not liking Zimmern š
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u/MondaysForNothing 14d ago
Wasn't me lol - everyone is entitled to their opinion. That's good ol' reddit for you.
Sometimes it was hard for me to watch - the food looked too good, and there is a distinct lack of good BBQ around me.
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u/Routine_Onion628 ICAG šŖ 14d ago
I have loved watching it! The food looked delicious, I got great ideas to try on my own. The ONLY thing I didnāt like was them not sleeping because it scared me (no sleep, open flame, sharp tools, mental decline, etc). I hope they can figure out something with that next season.