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1 00:00:21,938 00:00:22,939 Oh, hey, guys! Oh, hey, guys!
2 00:00:23,023 00:00:25,984 - Hi! Hey! - Come on over, y'all! - Hi! Hey! - Come on over, y'all!
3 00:00:26,067 00:00:28,111 -Nice to see everybody. - Good to be seen. -Nice to see everybody. - Good to be seen.
4 00:00:28,194 00:00:30,280 - How's it going? -Feel like somethin's missin' - How's it going? -Feel like somethin's missin'
5 00:00:30,363 00:00:31,948 now there's only seven of y'all. now there's only seven of y'all.
6 00:00:32,032 00:00:34,159 I won the last challenge. That feels great. I won the last challenge. That feels great.
7 00:00:34,242 00:00:38,163 Everyone here has competed before and this is my first time competing. Everyone here has competed before and this is my first time competing.
8 00:00:38,246 00:00:41,750 So it validates that I'm... I'm good at what I'm doing, So it validates that I'm... I'm good at what I'm doing,
9 00:00:41,833 00:00:45,336 that I can compete with this level of barbecuers, that I can compete with this level of barbecuers,
10 00:00:45,420 00:00:48,214 and I wanna keep building on that as long as I can. and I wanna keep building on that as long as I can.
11 00:00:48,298 00:00:52,886 So, who is ready for an old fashioned, all-American barbecue? So, who is ready for an old fashioned, all-American barbecue?
12 00:00:52,969 00:00:54,012 -Whoo! -Yeah! -Whoo! -Yeah!
13 00:00:54,095 00:00:55,764 -Yeah! -Yeah, high five! -Yeah! -Yeah, high five!
14 00:00:55,847 00:00:57,474 You thought the summer was over, You thought the summer was over,
15 00:00:57,557 00:01:01,436 but let's party like it's the biggest barbecue day of the year one more time. but let's party like it's the biggest barbecue day of the year one more time.
16 00:01:01,519 00:01:04,564 Fourth of July, everybody, huh? Fourth of July, everybody, huh?
17 00:01:04,647 00:01:06,441 -Whew! -Yeah! -Whew! -Yeah!
18 00:01:06,524 00:01:10,612 I mean, this is the biggest barbecue day in the year. I mean, this is the biggest barbecue day in the year.
19 00:01:10,695 00:01:14,491 So, tonight, we're throwin' a Fourth of July themed So, tonight, we're throwin' a Fourth of July themed
20 00:01:14,574 00:01:17,869 buffet barbecue feast for first responders. buffet barbecue feast for first responders.
21 00:01:17,952 00:01:19,579 -All right! -That's great. -All right! -That's great.
22 00:01:20,705 00:01:23,458 It may be a party for them, but this is gonna be a job for y'all. It may be a party for them, but this is gonna be a job for y'all.
23 00:01:23,541 00:01:27,545 This is a day where barbecuers cook copious amounts of food, This is a day where barbecuers cook copious amounts of food,
24 00:01:27,629 00:01:32,008 lay out spreads for everybody to have somethin' to choose from. lay out spreads for everybody to have somethin' to choose from.
25 00:01:32,634 00:01:34,219 This is a hot and fast cook. This is a hot and fast cook.
26 00:01:34,302 00:01:37,597 These proteins won't go on until the last ten, 20 minutes, These proteins won't go on until the last ten, 20 minutes,
27 00:01:37,680 00:01:39,682 -depending on the protein you're assigned. - Oh. -depending on the protein you're assigned. - Oh.
28 00:01:39,766 00:01:42,268 So most of the hard work will go into the prep time, So most of the hard work will go into the prep time,
29 00:01:42,352 00:01:45,021 any planning, marinades and sides. any planning, marinades and sides.
30 00:01:45,105 00:01:48,817 Today, each of you will be serving one iconic American dish, Today, each of you will be serving one iconic American dish,
31 00:01:48,900 00:01:51,236 and one side, either savory or sweet, and one side, either savory or sweet,
32 00:01:51,319 00:01:53,738 -to serve 50 people. -Uh-oh. -to serve 50 people. -Uh-oh.
33 00:01:53,822 00:01:56,199 This is gonna be tough. This is gonna be tough.
34 00:01:56,282 00:01:59,702 I'm not really used to cooking for big, big groups of people. I'm not really used to cooking for big, big groups of people.
35 00:01:59,786 00:02:02,038 I don't cater. This is not my thing. I don't cater. This is not my thing.
36 00:02:02,664 00:02:03,665 Aaah! Aaah!
37 00:02:03,748 00:02:05,500 Cookin' for that many people... Cookin' for that many people...
38 00:02:05,959 00:02:07,836 uh... It's a challenge. uh... It's a challenge.
39 00:02:08,253 00:02:13,091 You've proven you can cook for the four of us, but can you cook for the masses? You've proven you can cook for the four of us, but can you cook for the masses?
40 00:02:13,174 00:02:15,510 I expect perfection I expect perfection
41 00:02:15,593 00:02:18,096 from the first plate to the last plate from the first plate to the last plate
42 00:02:18,179 00:02:20,014 and everywhere in between. and everywhere in between.
43 00:02:20,098 00:02:21,224 Anybody nervous? Anybody nervous?
44 00:02:21,307 00:02:23,268 -Yeah. -Hell, yeah! A little bit. -Yeah. -Hell, yeah! A little bit.
45 00:02:23,351 00:02:25,562 Don't panic. Just do it. Don't panic. Just do it.
46 00:02:26,521 00:02:30,775 We've selected which dish each of you will be making at random. We've selected which dish each of you will be making at random.
47 00:02:31,276 00:02:32,735 -Okay. -Phew. -Okay. -Phew.
48 00:02:32,819 00:02:36,406 And the answer to that... is in your grills. And the answer to that... is in your grills.
49 00:02:37,407 00:02:38,408 -Whoa. -Ooh. -Whoa. -Ooh.
50 00:02:38,491 00:02:41,119 Y'all know, no Fourth of July party is complete Y'all know, no Fourth of July party is complete
51 00:02:41,202 00:02:42,620 without some sides and dessert. without some sides and dessert.
52 00:02:42,704 00:02:46,666 Come up with some good sides to go with this party, okay? Come up with some good sides to go with this party, okay?
53 00:02:46,749 00:02:47,709 All right. All right.
54 00:02:47,792 00:02:50,170 Today is just a classic backyard cookout, Today is just a classic backyard cookout,
55 00:02:50,253 00:02:52,964 so you'll only have what everybody else has in their backyard. so you'll only have what everybody else has in their backyard.
56 00:02:53,047 00:02:54,716 A classic kettle cooker, A classic kettle cooker,
57 00:02:55,508 00:02:56,551 a pellet smoker, a pellet smoker,
58 00:02:57,385 00:02:58,636 and a ceramic smoker. and a ceramic smoker.
59 00:02:59,387 00:03:01,806 You've got five hours and they're showin' up hungry. You've got five hours and they're showin' up hungry.
60 00:03:01,890 00:03:03,683 All right, y'all. Go ahead, get smoking. All right, y'all. Go ahead, get smoking.
61 00:03:04,851 00:03:07,020 -Yes. - Do it for America! -Yes. - Do it for America!
62 00:03:08,688 00:03:09,522 Whoo! Whoo!
63 00:03:12,984 00:03:15,195 Being in the bottom two in the first challenge, Being in the bottom two in the first challenge,
64 00:03:15,278 00:03:17,071 it's--- It was a humbling experience for me. it's--- It was a humbling experience for me.
65 00:03:17,155 00:03:19,949 I ain't cookin' for my skinny butt no more. I'm cookin' for other people, I ain't cookin' for my skinny butt no more. I'm cookin' for other people,
66 00:03:20,033 00:03:22,160 cookin' for judges, and I gotta think of it that way. cookin' for judges, and I gotta think of it that way.
67 00:03:22,243 00:03:25,496 So I'm hopin' for a cut of meat that I can kick the flavors up a notch So I'm hopin' for a cut of meat that I can kick the flavors up a notch
68 00:03:25,580 00:03:27,498 so I can redeem myself. so I can redeem myself.
69 00:03:28,249 00:03:29,334 Whoo! Whoo!
70 00:03:29,417 00:03:31,211 Yard bird on the grill today. Yard bird on the grill today.
71 00:03:32,212 00:03:35,173 Nice pork chop. Oh, yeah, I'll make this work. Nice pork chop. Oh, yeah, I'll make this work.
72 00:03:35,256 00:03:36,841 I got what looks like a baby brisket. I got what looks like a baby brisket.
73 00:03:37,842 00:03:39,469 That looks like a tri-tip. That looks like a tri-tip.
74 00:03:40,303 00:03:41,512 Oh, you're kiddin' me. Oh, you're kiddin' me.
75 00:03:41,596 00:03:44,599 If you've never done tri-tip, you can mess it up real, real quick, If you've never done tri-tip, you can mess it up real, real quick,
76 00:03:44,682 00:03:46,142 'cause it's-- It's hardly no fat. 'cause it's-- It's hardly no fat.
77 00:03:46,226 00:03:47,727 You need fat in barbecue. You need fat in barbecue.
78 00:03:47,810 00:03:50,313 Ask me when's the first time I touched a tri-tip. Ask me when's the first time I touched a tri-tip.
79 00:03:50,396 00:03:52,690 When's the first time you touched a tri-tip? When's the first time you touched a tri-tip?
80 00:03:52,774 00:03:53,733 Today. Today.
81 00:03:54,692 00:03:57,028 Ooh! Cheeseburgers! Ooh! Cheeseburgers!
82 00:03:59,030 00:03:59,906 Aah! Aah!
83 00:03:59,989 00:04:02,325 Sausages. Okay. Sausages. Okay.
84 00:04:02,408 00:04:03,743 Got some work ahead of us. Got some work ahead of us.
85 00:04:04,911 00:04:05,745 No problem. No problem.
86 00:04:07,872 00:04:09,207 What is that? What is that?
87 00:04:09,916 00:04:11,376 I don't know what mine is. I don't know what mine is.
88 00:04:13,962 00:04:15,088 I think that's lamb. I think that's lamb.
89 00:04:15,588 00:04:16,422 Yuck. Yuck.
90 00:04:16,506 00:04:20,885 Lamb is not a good thing for Fourth of July to... to be judged on. Lamb is not a good thing for Fourth of July to... to be judged on.
91 00:04:21,344 00:04:22,971 How's it going, Tina? How's it going, Tina?
92 00:04:23,054 00:04:24,472 I can't believe what I have. I can't believe what I have.
93 00:04:24,555 00:04:25,765 -Oh-- -Oh--
94 00:04:27,433 00:04:29,519 Tina is not impressed by her protein. Tina is not impressed by her protein.
95 00:04:29,602 00:04:31,312 -She is shaking her head. -She is shaking her head.
96 00:04:31,396 00:04:33,439 She is dejected. She is dejected.
97 00:04:33,523 00:04:34,732 - Tina is... - Tina is...
98 00:04:34,816 00:04:36,484 I want a steak. I want... I want a steak. I want...
99 00:04:36,985 00:04:37,902 a tomahawk steak. a tomahawk steak.
100 00:04:38,528 00:04:43,866 Whoo! I got a cowboy rib-eye tomahawk steak. Whoo! I got a cowboy rib-eye tomahawk steak.
101 00:04:44,367 00:04:46,661 -That's no bueno. - Sorry. -That's no bueno. - Sorry.
102 00:04:49,998 00:04:53,584 When I cook for catering, I think about it totally different When I cook for catering, I think about it totally different
103 00:04:53,668 00:04:56,379 than cooking in the restaurant or cooking for my family at home. than cooking in the restaurant or cooking for my family at home.
104 00:04:56,921 00:04:59,048 They're gonna be cookin' for 50 people. They're gonna be cookin' for 50 people.
105 00:04:59,132 00:05:02,051 When you're making a buffet dish to serve that many people, When you're making a buffet dish to serve that many people,
106 00:05:02,135 00:05:04,345 you need to consider portion size, you need to consider portion size,
107 00:05:04,429 00:05:06,472 each serving needs to be consistent, each serving needs to be consistent,
108 00:05:06,556 00:05:08,933 and it all comes down to timing. and it all comes down to timing.
109 00:05:09,017 00:05:13,229 Cook it too early and you're serving cold food to 50 guests. Cook it too early and you're serving cold food to 50 guests.
110 00:05:13,313 00:05:14,939 So, cooking en masse... So, cooking en masse...
111 00:05:16,024 00:05:18,151 that's a whole different ball game. that's a whole different ball game.
112 00:05:20,278 00:05:22,572 All right, now I'm preppin' my pork chops. All right, now I'm preppin' my pork chops.
113 00:05:22,655 00:05:25,783 Tryin' to do a little French style. Somethin' goin' on here, you know. Tryin' to do a little French style. Somethin' goin' on here, you know.
114 00:05:25,867 00:05:28,328 Get this meat from between uh, the bones here Get this meat from between uh, the bones here
115 00:05:28,411 00:05:29,912 and get it nice and cleaned up. and get it nice and cleaned up.
116 00:05:29,996 00:05:32,957 Today, I'm gonna do a brined pork chop. Today, I'm gonna do a brined pork chop.
117 00:05:33,041 00:05:37,420 I'm gonna do a garden salad with my mother's homemade dressing on it. I'm gonna do a garden salad with my mother's homemade dressing on it.
118 00:05:37,503 00:05:39,589 I wanna get some apple on this pork. I wanna get some apple on this pork.
119 00:05:39,672 00:05:41,674 It's gonna give it somethin' nice and sweet, and... It's gonna give it somethin' nice and sweet, and...
120 00:05:41,758 00:05:43,885 kind of helps with that natural taste of pork. kind of helps with that natural taste of pork.
121 00:05:44,510 00:05:48,181 ♪ I'mma make you do what I do, babe ♪ ♪ I'mma make you do what I do, babe ♪
122 00:05:48,264 00:05:49,891 Barbecue and blues go together. Barbecue and blues go together.
123 00:05:49,974 00:05:52,602 I talk and sing to my meat, man. You know, I get back there and-- I talk and sing to my meat, man. You know, I get back there and--
124 00:05:52,685 00:05:55,813 ♪ Do what I do, baby ♪ ♪ Do what I do, baby ♪
125 00:05:56,481 00:05:58,232 ♪ Anything I say ♪ ♪ Anything I say ♪
126 00:05:58,316 00:05:59,984 ♪ Gon' go today ♪ ♪ Gon' go today ♪
127 00:06:00,568 00:06:04,072 ♪ Make you do what I do, babe ♪ ♪ Make you do what I do, babe ♪
128 00:06:04,155 00:06:07,200 When I'm rubbin' it down, gettin' it right, you know, When I'm rubbin' it down, gettin' it right, you know,
129 00:06:07,283 00:06:09,410 and I might tell it somethin', you know, like... and I might tell it somethin', you know, like...
130 00:06:09,494 00:06:12,622 ♪ I'm gonna rub you, baby ♪ ♪ I'm gonna rub you, baby ♪
131 00:06:13,164 00:06:17,210 ♪ And smoke you all night long ♪ ♪ And smoke you all night long ♪
132 00:06:17,710 00:06:19,879 ♪ I'mma rub you baby ♪ ♪ I'mma rub you baby ♪
133 00:06:19,962 00:06:23,549 ♪ Till the meat fall from your bones ♪ ♪ Till the meat fall from your bones ♪
134 00:06:23,633 00:06:24,592 Somethin' like that. Somethin' like that.
135 00:06:26,844 00:06:28,304 So, I'm usin' brisket. So, I'm usin' brisket.
136 00:06:28,388 00:06:30,973 They had some good-lookin' briskets in that locker. They had some good-lookin' briskets in that locker.
137 00:06:31,391 00:06:32,642 I've gotta cut this up, I've gotta cut this up,
138 00:06:32,725 00:06:34,811 because I've gotta get it in small enough chunks because I've gotta get it in small enough chunks
139 00:06:34,894 00:06:36,270 to get through a meat grinder. to get through a meat grinder.
140 00:06:36,354 00:06:37,939 So the burger that I'm gonna make So the burger that I'm gonna make
141 00:06:38,022 00:06:40,733 is gonna be a smoked bacon brisket burger. is gonna be a smoked bacon brisket burger.
142 00:06:40,817 00:06:44,237 What I'm gonna do is get this bacon good and sliced up. What I'm gonna do is get this bacon good and sliced up.
143 00:06:44,320 00:06:46,989 I'm gonna put it on the smoker and then I'mma actually take this, I'm gonna put it on the smoker and then I'mma actually take this,
144 00:06:47,073 00:06:49,992 I'm gonna put it in my meat mix. I'm gonna put it in my meat mix.
145 00:06:50,076 00:06:51,744 This bacon mixed with that beef, This bacon mixed with that beef,
146 00:06:51,828 00:06:54,372 It's gonna add some smoky fat down into the beef, It's gonna add some smoky fat down into the beef,
147 00:06:54,455 00:06:57,542 and it's just gonna be amazing. and it's just gonna be amazing.
148 00:06:59,168 00:07:01,421 Okay. I hope this is even enough. Okay. I hope this is even enough.
149 00:07:01,504 00:07:04,424 I took every piece out of the fridge that was in there. I took every piece out of the fridge that was in there.
150 00:07:04,507 00:07:06,384 This is the spine bone, This is the spine bone,
151 00:07:07,093 00:07:10,012 and that's a pork chop, and I'm used to pork, and that's a pork chop, and I'm used to pork,
152 00:07:10,721 00:07:11,931 so this... so this...
153 00:07:13,933 00:07:15,685 I think is the tenderloin. I think is the tenderloin.
154 00:07:15,768 00:07:18,771 So I'm gonna make sure I put that on the skewer. So I'm gonna make sure I put that on the skewer.
155 00:07:18,855 00:07:23,192 The only thing I've ever had lamb in is Middle Eastern style food. The only thing I've ever had lamb in is Middle Eastern style food.
156 00:07:23,276 00:07:26,279 So I'm gonna do kabobs with lamb, So I'm gonna do kabobs with lamb,
157 00:07:26,737 00:07:30,700 and tzatziki salad with cucumbers. and tzatziki salad with cucumbers.
158 00:07:31,325 00:07:32,869 I'm just gonna roll with that. I'm just gonna roll with that.
159 00:07:32,952 00:07:35,830 So, I'm gonna put some olive oil, So, I'm gonna put some olive oil,
160 00:07:35,913 00:07:40,001 coriander, cumin seed, cinnamon, mustard seed, coriander, cumin seed, cinnamon, mustard seed,
161 00:07:40,543 00:07:44,046 cardamom, garlic, ginger, rosemary. cardamom, garlic, ginger, rosemary.
162 00:07:44,130 00:07:47,925 I need some lemon and some yogurt to tenderize it. I need some lemon and some yogurt to tenderize it.
163 00:07:48,426 00:07:50,261 I marinate other things in yogurt, I marinate other things in yogurt,
164 00:07:50,344 00:07:54,098 and it looks messy, but it does taste good on beef and chicken, and it looks messy, but it does taste good on beef and chicken,
165 00:07:54,182 00:07:55,933 so should be good on this. so should be good on this.
166 00:08:00,521 00:08:02,106 Let's see, how does this thing go on? Let's see, how does this thing go on?
167 00:08:02,190 00:08:03,983 I don't know how to put this thing together. I don't know how to put this thing together.
168 00:08:04,066 00:08:07,195 If you need help, holler. You might not want it after my performance last night, If you need help, holler. You might not want it after my performance last night,
169 00:08:07,278 00:08:09,947 -but I'll give you my insight anyway. -I've made sausage before. -but I'll give you my insight anyway. -I've made sausage before.
170 00:08:10,031 00:08:12,742 I just haven't used that particular grinder, so... I just haven't used that particular grinder, so...
171 00:08:13,534 00:08:15,203 I don't really like to ask for help. I don't really like to ask for help.
172 00:08:15,953 00:08:18,498 Grubbs just made sausage for the last challenge, Grubbs just made sausage for the last challenge,
173 00:08:18,581 00:08:20,958 and it put him in the bottom two. and it put him in the bottom two.
174 00:08:21,042 00:08:24,462 I'm really concerned that making sausage for 50... I'm really concerned that making sausage for 50...
175 00:08:25,213 00:08:27,131 is going to be my death knell. is going to be my death knell.
176 00:08:27,215 00:08:32,178 It is a lot of prep work from a recipe I've never made before... It is a lot of prep work from a recipe I've never made before...
177 00:08:32,261 00:08:34,514 um, that I'm just gonna make up here today. um, that I'm just gonna make up here today.
178 00:08:34,597 00:08:36,641 I just don't know where to go with it. I just don't know where to go with it.
179 00:08:37,141 00:08:40,770 But I will try to make a sweet Italian sausage But I will try to make a sweet Italian sausage
180 00:08:40,853 00:08:44,023 with a Dijon aioli and my mom's brownies. with a Dijon aioli and my mom's brownies.
181 00:08:45,107 00:08:46,150 Oh, hey, guys. Oh, hey, guys.
182 00:08:46,234 00:08:47,610 What are you workin' on? What are you workin' on?
183 00:08:47,693 00:08:50,029 I am working on my seasoning for my sausage. I am working on my seasoning for my sausage.
184 00:08:50,112 00:08:55,868 I've done a little bit of sausage making, um, at my house, not a ton. I've done a little bit of sausage making, um, at my house, not a ton.
185 00:08:55,952 00:08:57,745 I would say I got mixed reviews, frankly. I would say I got mixed reviews, frankly.
186 00:08:57,828 00:09:00,081 What meat to fat ratio are you plannin' on usin'? What meat to fat ratio are you plannin' on usin'?
187 00:09:00,164 00:09:04,335 Um, I am probably gonna be going with a... almost 50/50. Um, I am probably gonna be going with a... almost 50/50.
188 00:09:06,546 00:09:08,714 I know that's a little bit, um...  bold. I know that's a little bit, um...  bold.
189 00:09:11,175 00:09:13,052 Um... You're making me a bit nervous, though. Um... You're making me a bit nervous, though.
190 00:09:13,135 00:09:15,930 -Your face is worrying me. -I have that face. -Your face is worrying me. -I have that face.
191 00:09:16,013 00:09:18,057 Sausage can be very tricky. Sausage can be very tricky.
192 00:09:18,140 00:09:20,560 You have to get your fat emulsion right. You have to get your fat emulsion right.
193 00:09:20,643 00:09:22,603 -Good luck. -Thank you so much, guys. -Good luck. -Thank you so much, guys.
194 00:09:22,687 00:09:25,231 Ultimately, the ratio you're looking for Ultimately, the ratio you're looking for
195 00:09:25,314 00:09:28,526 is 70% meat and 30% fat. is 70% meat and 30% fat.
196 00:09:28,609 00:09:30,570 I'm concerned about that sausage. I'm concerned about that sausage.
197 00:09:31,070 00:09:33,531 - Really? Why? -I don't think that ratio's gonna be good. - Really? Why? -I don't think that ratio's gonna be good.
198 00:09:33,614 00:09:34,448 50/50? 50/50?
199 00:09:35,866 00:09:38,786 When you have the incorrect ratio When you have the incorrect ratio
200 00:09:38,869 00:09:41,831 of meat to fat in your sausage, of meat to fat in your sausage,
201 00:09:41,914 00:09:45,459 you have a mealy texture, creating a terrible mouthfeel. you have a mealy texture, creating a terrible mouthfeel.
202 00:09:51,007 00:09:53,926 - I'm savin' this for the judges. - That's a... That's a... - I'm savin' this for the judges. - That's a... That's a...
203 00:09:54,010 00:09:57,054 -Mm! - It's a good piece of meat. -Mm! - It's a good piece of meat.
204 00:09:57,138 00:09:58,556 I am so excited. I am so excited.
205 00:09:58,973 00:10:02,852 I have an eight-bone tomahawk steak. I have an eight-bone tomahawk steak.
206 00:10:02,935 00:10:06,522 And I'm going to cut it into rib-eye steaks. And I'm going to cut it into rib-eye steaks.
207 00:10:06,606 00:10:08,357 This is a huge piece of meat. This is a huge piece of meat.
208 00:10:08,941 00:10:11,235 I'm adding a little steak seasoning to it. I'm adding a little steak seasoning to it.
209 00:10:11,319 00:10:13,487 Salt, pepper, coriander, Salt, pepper, coriander,
210 00:10:13,988 00:10:17,450 a little bit of dill, cumin in there, a little bit of lemon. a little bit of dill, cumin in there, a little bit of lemon.
211 00:10:17,533 00:10:20,661 Get some flavor in there and let it meld for a little while. Get some flavor in there and let it meld for a little while.
212 00:10:20,745 00:10:23,664 You need to make sure that it has the right flavors, You need to make sure that it has the right flavors,
213 00:10:23,748 00:10:25,124 the right seasonings, the right seasonings,
214 00:10:25,207 00:10:29,128 and it's very hard to cook enough food for 50-plus people. and it's very hard to cook enough food for 50-plus people.
215 00:10:31,380 00:10:33,758 The tomahawk is what kind of scares me. The tomahawk is what kind of scares me.
216 00:10:34,258 00:10:36,886 The tomahawk side... They're a big steak. The tomahawk side... They're a big steak.
217 00:10:37,428 00:10:40,139 Tomahawk rib-eyes have to have seasoning. Tomahawk rib-eyes have to have seasoning.
218 00:10:40,222 00:10:42,058 The problem is they're so thick. The problem is they're so thick.
219 00:10:42,141 00:10:43,559 How do you season that?  How do you season that? 
220 00:10:43,643 00:10:45,186 You only get it on the outside surface, You only get it on the outside surface,
221 00:10:45,269 00:10:47,313 but you're gonna be servin' the inside as well. but you're gonna be servin' the inside as well.
222 00:10:47,813 00:10:48,856 Here's a little tip. Here's a little tip.
223 00:10:49,649 00:10:52,401 Season the inside after you cut it. Season the inside after you cut it.
224 00:10:55,446 00:10:58,115 I don't have such a great cook the last time out on this. I don't have such a great cook the last time out on this.
225 00:10:58,199 00:11:00,993 I was a little shy on the seasonin', but I'mma make up for it today. I was a little shy on the seasonin', but I'mma make up for it today.
226 00:11:01,077 00:11:04,538 I'm making Grubbecued chicken with some Carolina barbecue sauce, I'm making Grubbecued chicken with some Carolina barbecue sauce,
227 00:11:04,622 00:11:06,082 and then a blueberry cobbler. and then a blueberry cobbler.
228 00:11:06,165 00:11:09,168 Where I live, it's like the chicken capital of Georgia. Where I live, it's like the chicken capital of Georgia.
229 00:11:09,251 00:11:10,753 There's chicken plants everywhere, so... There's chicken plants everywhere, so...
230 00:11:10,836 00:11:13,881 I have a killer, kick-butt recipe for doing chicken. I have a killer, kick-butt recipe for doing chicken.
231 00:11:13,964 00:11:15,299 Everybody likes chicken. Everybody likes chicken.
232 00:11:15,383 00:11:17,093 You put a good sauce on it? You put a good sauce on it?
233 00:11:17,176 00:11:18,719 Cain't beat it. Just cain't beat it. Cain't beat it. Just cain't beat it.
234 00:11:19,345 00:11:21,555 I'm fixin' a western North Carolina style sauce, I'm fixin' a western North Carolina style sauce,
235 00:11:21,639 00:11:24,308 which is a vinegar peppery sauce, just a little bit thicker. which is a vinegar peppery sauce, just a little bit thicker.
236 00:11:24,392 00:11:27,353 And with the skin on the chicken, you need a thicker sauce to cling on. And with the skin on the chicken, you need a thicker sauce to cling on.
237 00:11:27,436 00:11:29,730 You don't wanna baste it and have all the sauce run off. You don't wanna baste it and have all the sauce run off.
238 00:11:29,814 00:11:33,317 I don't wanna go home, so this is my redemption plate. I don't wanna go home, so this is my redemption plate.
239 00:11:33,401 00:11:36,320 You can't have no red vinegar sauce without no pepper flakes. You can't have no red vinegar sauce without no pepper flakes.
240 00:11:36,404 00:11:37,780 You gotta put salt in it. You gotta put salt in it.
241 00:11:37,863 00:11:39,323 -Remember? -I am. Thank you, Ms. Tina. -Remember? -I am. Thank you, Ms. Tina.
242 00:11:39,407 00:11:41,075 You don't want no bland stuff up in there. You don't want no bland stuff up in there.
243 00:11:41,158 00:11:43,160 Boy, that's some spices. Mm. Boy, that's some spices. Mm.
244 00:11:43,244 00:11:46,622 Might be a little bit too much spice for the judges right there! Might be a little bit too much spice for the judges right there!
245 00:11:46,706 00:11:48,708 You might have to go see a medic if you take a bite. You might have to go see a medic if you take a bite.
246 00:11:54,630 00:11:57,466 Growing up in the house, we didn't have Fourth of July Growing up in the house, we didn't have Fourth of July
247 00:11:57,550 00:11:59,677 like everyone else would, like all my other competitors, like everyone else would, like all my other competitors,
248 00:11:59,760 00:12:01,971 so they definitely got ample years ahead of me. so they definitely got ample years ahead of me.
249 00:12:02,555 00:12:05,307 Never used this rig before. It looks like it's got a lot of room Never used this rig before. It looks like it's got a lot of room
250 00:12:05,391 00:12:07,935 and we got a lot of people to feed, so it'd be great to use it. and we got a lot of people to feed, so it'd be great to use it.
251 00:12:08,018 00:12:11,105 I don't know where the power button is. I don't know where the power button is.
252 00:12:11,188 00:12:13,858 I don't even know where you put the wood, to be honest with you. I don't even know where you put the wood, to be honest with you.
253 00:12:13,941 00:12:16,694 I won the last challenge with items within my wheelhouse. I won the last challenge with items within my wheelhouse.
254 00:12:17,111 00:12:20,239 Today, here I am with a meat I've never seen or touched Today, here I am with a meat I've never seen or touched
255 00:12:20,322 00:12:22,825 and a smoker that I've never used before. and a smoker that I've never used before.
256 00:12:22,908 00:12:25,911 I just don't know how it's gonna turn out, so I'm trying to test it. I just don't know how it's gonna turn out, so I'm trying to test it.
257 00:12:26,412 00:12:30,708 This is gonna be my test, see if hot and fast works. This is gonna be my test, see if hot and fast works.
258 00:12:30,791 00:12:32,793 I got two things I know how to do, I got two things I know how to do,
259 00:12:32,877 00:12:34,962 one unit, I don't even know if it's workin', one unit, I don't even know if it's workin',
260 00:12:35,045 00:12:36,964 and a meat I've never seen before. and a meat I've never seen before.
261 00:12:37,047 00:12:39,425 Hopefully, I can make somethin' good out of it. I know I can. Hopefully, I can make somethin' good out of it. I know I can.
262 00:12:39,508 00:12:41,635 I know fire and meat, so that's all I need. I know fire and meat, so that's all I need.
263 00:12:42,344 00:12:44,597 -Did you grow up around tri-tip? - No. -Did you grow up around tri-tip? - No.
264 00:12:44,680 00:12:47,183 Tri-tip was definitely Tri-tip was definitely
265 00:12:47,266 00:12:50,561 not prevalent in the Southeast. not prevalent in the Southeast.
266 00:12:51,187 00:12:54,815 Tri-tip I first ran into on the West Coast. Tri-tip I first ran into on the West Coast.
267 00:12:55,441 00:12:57,860 It's really more of a California thing, It's really more of a California thing,
268 00:12:57,943 00:13:00,321 and Rasheed's a Georgia boy, and Rasheed's a Georgia boy,
269 00:13:00,404 00:13:03,449 so I don't know if he'll know what to do with this piece of meat. so I don't know if he'll know what to do with this piece of meat.
270 00:13:05,117 00:13:07,703 I refuse to be beaten by a challenge. I refuse to be beaten by a challenge.
271 00:13:07,787 00:13:11,749 I'll always think my way out of whatever situation there is, I'll always think my way out of whatever situation there is,
272 00:13:11,832 00:13:13,417 so I've gotta stand out with my sauce. so I've gotta stand out with my sauce.
273 00:13:13,501 00:13:15,669 I plan on making a smoked tri-tip I plan on making a smoked tri-tip
274 00:13:15,753 00:13:17,588 served with a side of chimichurri. served with a side of chimichurri.
275 00:13:17,671 00:13:19,173 Whenever I'm making a steak, Whenever I'm making a steak,
276 00:13:19,256 00:13:22,676 I like to make a bit of chimichurri to go along with it. I like to make a bit of chimichurri to go along with it.
277 00:13:22,760 00:13:25,387 I've just never made that much chimichurri for this many people, I've just never made that much chimichurri for this many people,
278 00:13:25,471 00:13:28,891 but I'm making this as a sauce, topping, a condiment. but I'm making this as a sauce, topping, a condiment.
279 00:13:28,974 00:13:32,478 I'm gonna add cilantro and parsley, sage, garlic, I'm gonna add cilantro and parsley, sage, garlic,
280 00:13:32,561 00:13:36,357 red chili flakes, a little salt, some limes. red chili flakes, a little salt, some limes.
281 00:13:36,440 00:13:38,984 I may mince and dice up a habanero, I may mince and dice up a habanero,
282 00:13:39,068 00:13:40,861 a Scotch bonnet pepper to toss in there. a Scotch bonnet pepper to toss in there.
283 00:13:40,945 00:13:42,446 It's a great Latin condiment. It's a great Latin condiment.
284 00:13:42,530 00:13:43,781 My goal is to make sure My goal is to make sure
285 00:13:43,864 00:13:46,784 there's always some element of my heritage in there, one way or another. there's always some element of my heritage in there, one way or another.
286 00:13:53,541 00:13:55,417 All right. Here we go. All right. Here we go.
287 00:13:55,835 00:13:57,503 I had forgotten about the sides. I had forgotten about the sides.
288 00:13:57,586 00:13:59,880 Uh, yeah, there are sides happening, and dessert. Uh, yeah, there are sides happening, and dessert.
289 00:13:59,964 00:14:04,844 Times 50. So you have to have enough sides, enough proteins for 50 people. Times 50. So you have to have enough sides, enough proteins for 50 people.
290 00:14:05,427 00:14:08,347 -This is hectic. - I don't envy them. -This is hectic. - I don't envy them.
291 00:14:10,933 00:14:14,937 I've got my meat seasoning, it's cubed. I've got my meat seasoning, it's cubed.
292 00:14:15,521 00:14:17,147 It is in the freezer. It is in the freezer.
293 00:14:17,231 00:14:18,941 Next step will be brownies. Next step will be brownies.
294 00:14:19,024 00:14:21,569 This is my mom's brownie recipe This is my mom's brownie recipe
295 00:14:21,652 00:14:24,113 and my father's favorite brownie recipe. and my father's favorite brownie recipe.
296 00:14:24,655 00:14:26,156 Also my favorite brownie recipe. Also my favorite brownie recipe.
297 00:14:26,240 00:14:27,950 I've been eating this brownie my entire life. I've been eating this brownie my entire life.
298 00:14:28,033 00:14:30,911 You don't wanna overcook it, you want it to be under... You don't wanna overcook it, you want it to be under...
299 00:14:30,995 00:14:32,037 you know, wiggly. you know, wiggly.
300 00:14:32,121 00:14:34,665 It's so mushy and delicious. It's so mushy and delicious.
301 00:14:34,748 00:14:38,878 I like to use unsweetened chocolate with butter, I like to use unsweetened chocolate with butter,
302 00:14:38,961 00:14:40,296 melt that up, melt that up,
303 00:14:40,379 00:14:43,090 and once those are totally melted, um... and once those are totally melted, um...
304 00:14:43,173 00:14:47,136 I will add a bunch of sugar and then some flour, I will add a bunch of sugar and then some flour,
305 00:14:47,219 00:14:50,264 a little bit of vanilla and then a couple of eggs. a little bit of vanilla and then a couple of eggs.
306 00:14:50,347 00:14:52,057 I'm making deviled eggs. I'm making deviled eggs.
307 00:14:52,808 00:14:55,519 These are the yolks, got some mayonnaise in there. These are the yolks, got some mayonnaise in there.
308 00:14:56,145 00:14:57,771 Then I add some salt and pepper. Then I add some salt and pepper.
309 00:14:57,855 00:15:01,191 Every Fourth of July celebration that I've ever been to, Every Fourth of July celebration that I've ever been to,
310 00:15:01,275 00:15:03,444 somebody's gonna either bring deviled eggs, somebody's gonna either bring deviled eggs,
311 00:15:03,527 00:15:05,112 or I'm gonna cook deviled eggs. or I'm gonna cook deviled eggs.
312 00:15:05,195 00:15:07,865 It's just a given for a backyard party. It's just a given for a backyard party.
313 00:15:07,948 00:15:10,701 Also gonna crumble some bacon to go up in there. Also gonna crumble some bacon to go up in there.
314 00:15:11,285 00:15:12,870 Bacon makes everything good. Bacon makes everything good.
315 00:15:14,622 00:15:15,748 To go with tri-tip, To go with tri-tip,
316 00:15:15,831 00:15:18,542 I plan on making elote, which is a Mexican street corn. I plan on making elote, which is a Mexican street corn.
317 00:15:18,626 00:15:21,253 Whipped up some mayo, some lemon juice, some lime juice, salt, Whipped up some mayo, some lemon juice, some lime juice, salt,
318 00:15:21,337 00:15:24,882 paprika, some of the chili topping I'm putting on the elote. paprika, some of the chili topping I'm putting on the elote.
319 00:15:24,965 00:15:27,635 I wanna get these done 'cause I'm gonna put 'em on the smoker, I wanna get these done 'cause I'm gonna put 'em on the smoker,
320 00:15:27,718 00:15:29,219 get a little bit of that char. get a little bit of that char.
321 00:15:30,054 00:15:32,264 That's what I like, bright colors. That's what I like, bright colors.
322 00:15:32,348 00:15:33,641 Eat with your eyes. Eat with your eyes.
323 00:15:34,183 00:15:37,102 I gotta get this salad made, 'cause this was my dish. I gotta get this salad made, 'cause this was my dish.
324 00:15:37,186 00:15:41,148 I mean, I'm the one that chose it, so I gotta make it. I mean, I'm the one that chose it, so I gotta make it.
325 00:15:41,231 00:15:46,153 It's gonna have fresh dill, cucumbers, tomatoes with Greek yogurt, It's gonna have fresh dill, cucumbers, tomatoes with Greek yogurt,
326 00:15:46,236 00:15:50,115 lemon juice and maybe a little splash of vinegar. lemon juice and maybe a little splash of vinegar.
327 00:15:50,199 00:15:52,910 I'm usin' green onion 'cause I think it's milder, I'm usin' green onion 'cause I think it's milder,
328 00:15:52,993 00:15:56,622 less offensive, and, in the heat, it won't leach out so much water less offensive, and, in the heat, it won't leach out so much water
329 00:15:56,705 00:15:58,040 and make the salad kind of runny. and make the salad kind of runny.
330 00:15:58,123 00:15:59,667 Nobody wants a runny... Nobody wants a runny...
331 00:16:00,709 00:16:01,710 cucumber salad. cucumber salad.
332 00:16:02,461 00:16:03,337 Boatright. Boatright.
333 00:16:03,420 00:16:04,880 -Hey, hey. -You feeling good? -Hey, hey. -You feeling good?
334 00:16:04,964 00:16:07,341 I'm feelin' great. I ended up getting the pork chops. I'm feelin' great. I ended up getting the pork chops.
335 00:16:07,424 00:16:09,885 - Nice. -Okay. And what side are you cookin'? - Nice. -Okay. And what side are you cookin'?
336 00:16:09,969 00:16:11,887 I am not that good at sides, I am not that good at sides,
337 00:16:12,513 00:16:14,223 just to be honest with you. just to be honest with you.
338 00:16:14,306 00:16:16,809 Uh, salad is somethin' I know I can do. Uh, salad is somethin' I know I can do.
339 00:16:16,892 00:16:20,521 I don't know one event that we ever went to that we didn't have some sort of salad. I don't know one event that we ever went to that we didn't have some sort of salad.
340 00:16:20,604 00:16:22,231 -Or two. Or three. -Hello. -Or two. Or three. -Hello.
341 00:16:22,314 00:16:24,942 So I'mma do a garden salad, and I'm gonna do a... So I'mma do a garden salad, and I'm gonna do a...
342 00:16:25,025 00:16:27,111 recipe that I used to see my mom and my dad do, recipe that I used to see my mom and my dad do,
343 00:16:27,194 00:16:30,447 a good vinaigrette, uh, based, uh... a good vinaigrette, uh, based, uh...
344 00:16:30,531 00:16:32,616 salad dressin' with mayo. salad dressin' with mayo.
345 00:16:32,700 00:16:35,869 I'm gonna make y'all proud today and your taste buds happy. I'm gonna make y'all proud today and your taste buds happy.
346 00:16:35,953 00:16:36,996 Good luck, Boatright. Good luck, Boatright.
347 00:16:37,079 00:16:38,038 -Thank you. -Good luck. -Thank you. -Good luck.
348 00:16:39,373 00:16:42,292 Boatright's making a garden salad, like... Boatright's making a garden salad, like...
349 00:16:42,376 00:16:44,294 how good is this garden salad gonna have to be? how good is this garden salad gonna have to be?
350 00:16:44,378 00:16:45,671 Let me tell you, it better be Let me tell you, it better be
351 00:16:45,754 00:16:48,465 the best damn garden salad I have ever had. the best damn garden salad I have ever had.
352 00:16:48,549 00:16:52,302 It better come out of about 42 gardens. His... I'm worried, worried, It better come out of about 42 gardens. His... I'm worried, worried,
353 00:16:52,386 00:16:54,304 -worried about these pork chops. - Exactly. -worried about these pork chops. - Exactly.
354 00:16:54,388 00:16:56,056 Leaf lettuce better be made of dollar bills. Leaf lettuce better be made of dollar bills.
355 00:16:56,140 00:16:57,725 -Ooh. - Gonna rely on a salad? -Ooh. - Gonna rely on a salad?
356 00:16:58,934 00:17:00,894 The salad, I only have it partially cut up, The salad, I only have it partially cut up,
357 00:17:00,978 00:17:04,523 'cause I had to stop, come out here to tend to a fire that went out. 'cause I had to stop, come out here to tend to a fire that went out.
358 00:17:05,524 00:17:07,943 So... that's the name of the game. So... that's the name of the game.
359 00:17:08,610 00:17:10,988 -Kev, you wanna give me a hand? -I got you, baby. -Kev, you wanna give me a hand? -I got you, baby.
360 00:17:11,071 00:17:11,989 Ooh, boy! Ooh, boy!
361 00:17:12,072 00:17:13,991 Can y'all come on over for a minute? Can y'all come on over for a minute?
362 00:17:14,074 00:17:15,617 Uh-oh. What now? Uh-oh. What now?
363 00:17:15,701 00:17:16,952 You gotta be kiddin' me. You gotta be kiddin' me.
364 00:17:17,036 00:17:19,663 - We got a little treat. - Whoo! Look at 'em! - We got a little treat. - Whoo! Look at 'em!
365 00:17:19,747 00:17:21,457 -Oh, my gosh! Look, it's alive! -Crawfish! -Oh, my gosh! Look, it's alive! -Crawfish!
366 00:17:21,540 00:17:24,001 - Look at it! Look at it! - Oh, my God! - Look at it! Look at it! - Oh, my God!
367 00:17:24,960 00:17:26,920 Whoa! I got a fighter on the floor. Whoa! I got a fighter on the floor.
368 00:17:27,004 00:17:28,714 I want it... I want it to fall onto my plate. I want it... I want it to fall onto my plate.
369 00:17:28,797 00:17:31,425 -It's okay if it falls. -Lemme get that. That's my phone. Hello? -It's okay if it falls. -Lemme get that. That's my phone. Hello?
370 00:17:31,508 00:17:33,844 No, I gotta call you back. We're doin' a mid-smoke challenge. No, I gotta call you back. We're doin' a mid-smoke challenge.
371 00:17:33,927 00:17:35,596 Oh, no! Oh, no!
372 00:17:35,679 00:17:37,514 Seafood. Oh, my! Seafood. Oh, my!
373 00:17:38,182 00:17:40,267 Oh, God. Okay. I gotta figure this out. Oh, God. Okay. I gotta figure this out.
374 00:17:40,350 00:17:42,311 I gotta figure out how I'mma work with this. I gotta figure out how I'mma work with this.
375 00:17:42,853 00:17:45,898 I love shellfish, but I can tell you this much. I love shellfish, but I can tell you this much.
376 00:17:45,981 00:17:47,524 I don't cook with it. I don't cook with it.
377 00:17:48,525 00:17:50,194 I didn't see the twist coming. I didn't see the twist coming.
378 00:17:50,277 00:17:51,278 Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
379 00:17:51,361 00:17:54,323 Would have been great to know about it earlier in the day, Would have been great to know about it earlier in the day,
380 00:17:54,406 00:17:56,450 because I am Type A. because I am Type A.
381 00:17:56,533 00:17:59,286 I kind of have, like, a total time schedule laid out. I kind of have, like, a total time schedule laid out.
382 00:17:59,369 00:18:02,748 Like, every single step I've identified already Like, every single step I've identified already
383 00:18:02,831 00:18:04,291 and I've planned for. and I've planned for.
384 00:18:04,374 00:18:06,293 There wasn't time in the schedule for a twist. There wasn't time in the schedule for a twist.
385 00:18:08,462 00:18:12,091 Well, where I'm from, there is no celebration, especially in the summer, Well, where I'm from, there is no celebration, especially in the summer,
386 00:18:12,174 00:18:14,384 but any time of the year, with family you gather together, but any time of the year, with family you gather together,
387 00:18:14,468 00:18:16,261 that is without seafood, okay? that is without seafood, okay?
388 00:18:16,345 00:18:20,516 We're talkin' grilled, broiled, fried, sautéed, smoked, you name it. We're talkin' grilled, broiled, fried, sautéed, smoked, you name it.
389 00:18:20,599 00:18:23,060 So we thought we'd add a little seafood to the mix. So we thought we'd add a little seafood to the mix.
390 00:18:23,602 00:18:25,813 I don't know how y'all are, but I cook lobster. I don't know how y'all are, but I cook lobster.
391 00:18:25,896 00:18:29,691 I cook scallops. I cook shrimp on the grill sometimes. It's so hard. I cook scallops. I cook shrimp on the grill sometimes. It's so hard.
392 00:18:31,110 00:18:35,114 These could have flavor that is succulent... These could have flavor that is succulent...
393 00:18:35,697 00:18:36,782 or nasty. or nasty.
394 00:18:36,865 00:18:38,534 You guys' challenge is, You guys' challenge is,
395 00:18:38,617 00:18:42,121 we would like each of you to create a delicious seafood appetizer we would like each of you to create a delicious seafood appetizer
396 00:18:42,204 00:18:44,081 to serve 50 first responders. to serve 50 first responders.
397 00:18:44,623 00:18:45,749 -No. -No.
398 00:18:45,833 00:18:48,127 All right, y'all. Clock's tickin'. All right, y'all. Clock's tickin'.
399 00:18:48,210 00:18:50,754 -I'd grab a bucket and grab some seafood. -Get smokin'. Let's go. -I'd grab a bucket and grab some seafood. -Get smokin'. Let's go.
400 00:18:50,838 00:18:53,090 - Need a bucket. - Got my bucket. - Need a bucket. - Got my bucket.
401 00:18:53,757 00:18:57,469 Reason we're doin' this sounds crazy, but you gotta be able to spin on the fly. Reason we're doin' this sounds crazy, but you gotta be able to spin on the fly.
402 00:18:57,553 00:18:59,054 I'm not gettin' nothin' but oysters. I'm not gettin' nothin' but oysters.
403 00:18:59,138 00:19:00,848 I wanna see how you adapt right off. I wanna see how you adapt right off.
404 00:19:00,931 00:19:04,351 I wanna see who frowns and who's there, like, "Come on, bring it, let's go." I wanna see who frowns and who's there, like, "Come on, bring it, let's go."
405 00:19:04,434 00:19:05,602 I'm lookin' forward to that. I'm lookin' forward to that.
406 00:19:05,686 00:19:08,647 I'm grabbin' shrimp because it's about the only thing I'm grabbin' shrimp because it's about the only thing
407 00:19:08,730 00:19:10,774 I even remotely know what to do with. I even remotely know what to do with.
408 00:19:10,858 00:19:13,443 I can't believe I'm gonna do lobster. I can't believe I'm gonna do lobster.
409 00:19:13,527 00:19:16,780 Most everybody went for the shellfish, like the... Most everybody went for the shellfish, like the...
410 00:19:16,864 00:19:19,992 you know, the clams, the mussels and the oysters. you know, the clams, the mussels and the oysters.
411 00:19:21,118 00:19:23,078 So I was trying to strategize and it... So I was trying to strategize and it...
412 00:19:23,745 00:19:24,788 it's not workin'. it's not workin'.
413 00:19:24,872 00:19:27,958 So I grabbed lobster because nobody else grabbed lobster. So I grabbed lobster because nobody else grabbed lobster.
414 00:19:29,334 00:19:30,836 Sorry. Sorry.
415 00:19:35,340 00:19:36,466 Did I drop one? Did I drop one?
416 00:19:36,550 00:19:38,760 - How much time we got left? - I don't know. - How much time we got left? - I don't know.
417 00:19:39,720 00:19:40,637 Come on, guy. Come on, guy.
418 00:19:40,721 00:19:44,474 I picked a combination of lobster, crab and shrimp. I picked a combination of lobster, crab and shrimp.
419 00:19:44,558 00:19:49,563 I love a smoked corn and crab chowder. I love a smoked corn and crab chowder.
420 00:19:49,646 00:19:53,066 And, since I have all those other beautiful crustaceans, And, since I have all those other beautiful crustaceans,
421 00:19:53,150 00:19:54,776 I might as well add them to the party. I might as well add them to the party.
422 00:19:54,860 00:19:58,071 I'm gonna call this a corn and shrimp chowder. I'm gonna call this a corn and shrimp chowder.
423 00:19:58,780 00:20:03,452 First, my sausage, before I even start to think about that. First, my sausage, before I even start to think about that.
424 00:20:04,536 00:20:07,873 Growin' up in Jamaica, the ocean was literally my backyard. Growin' up in Jamaica, the ocean was literally my backyard.
425 00:20:07,956 00:20:10,417 My grandfather was a fisherman. He'd take me out on the boat, My grandfather was a fisherman. He'd take me out on the boat,
426 00:20:10,500 00:20:13,003 and this is actually what we would sort of catch in the nets. and this is actually what we would sort of catch in the nets.
427 00:20:13,086 00:20:15,964 Some shrimp, clams and mussels. Some shrimp, clams and mussels.
428 00:20:16,048 00:20:18,717 He'd just put it all in a pot and boil it down. And... He'd just put it all in a pot and boil it down. And...
429 00:20:18,800 00:20:21,887 curry's like salt in Jamaica. It's with everything. curry's like salt in Jamaica. It's with everything.
430 00:20:21,970 00:20:26,600 I'll make amazing curry and lemon garlic smoked seafood broil. I'll make amazing curry and lemon garlic smoked seafood broil.
431 00:20:26,683 00:20:30,270 So, uh, I'm gonna put it in the oven to get it going, then finish it over, So, uh, I'm gonna put it in the oven to get it going, then finish it over,
432 00:20:30,354 00:20:33,315 uh... my Green Egg to get that smoky flavor. uh... my Green Egg to get that smoky flavor.
433 00:20:34,650 00:20:37,069 In my younger days, going to college, I worked in an oyster bar In my younger days, going to college, I worked in an oyster bar
434 00:20:37,152 00:20:38,320 for about a year and a half. for about a year and a half.
435 00:20:38,403 00:20:41,698 You gotta break the hinge, cut the muscle at the top of the shell. You gotta break the hinge, cut the muscle at the top of the shell.
436 00:20:41,782 00:20:44,368 Boom, off she goes. And they cook great on the grill. Boom, off she goes. And they cook great on the grill.
437 00:20:44,451 00:20:46,912 I was happy as could be when I saw those oysters. I was happy as could be when I saw those oysters.
438 00:20:46,995 00:20:49,831 I popped, man. This was like, "Grubbo, this is your day, brother." I popped, man. This was like, "Grubbo, this is your day, brother."
439 00:20:49,915 00:20:51,833 I'mma put a butter garlic sauce on the oysters I'mma put a butter garlic sauce on the oysters
440 00:20:51,917 00:20:54,461 and cook 'em on the grill with a little Parmesan parsley. and cook 'em on the grill with a little Parmesan parsley.
441 00:20:54,544 00:20:57,005 I think I should have enough to please everybody. I think I should have enough to please everybody.
442 00:20:57,089 00:20:59,591 Now I gotta worry about my chicken gettin' done. Now I gotta worry about my chicken gettin' done.
443 00:21:00,509 00:21:02,678 Where I come from, bait ain't barbecue. Where I come from, bait ain't barbecue.
444 00:21:03,262 00:21:05,430 I'm nervous. I don't cook seafood. I'm nervous. I don't cook seafood.
445 00:21:05,931 00:21:07,766 I really don't have much of a plan with these, I really don't have much of a plan with these,
446 00:21:07,849 00:21:11,311 other than sauté 'em in some butter with some lemon. other than sauté 'em in some butter with some lemon.
447 00:21:11,395 00:21:14,481 Hey, I might do a little shiggin' while I'm here. Hey, I might do a little shiggin' while I'm here.
448 00:21:14,982 00:21:18,360 Can somebody give me a lesson on how to devein a shrimp? Can somebody give me a lesson on how to devein a shrimp?
449 00:21:18,443 00:21:19,861 Come up from the back, Come up from the back,
450 00:21:19,945 00:21:21,905 come across, kind of deveinin' at the same time, come across, kind of deveinin' at the same time,
451 00:21:21,989 00:21:23,073 peel it open like this. peel it open like this.
452 00:21:23,156 00:21:26,368 Get that black vein out the back. That's the dookie chute. Get that black vein out the back. That's the dookie chute.
453 00:21:26,451 00:21:29,538 I've got a lot of tricks up my sleeve when it comes to cookin'. I've got a lot of tricks up my sleeve when it comes to cookin'.
454 00:21:29,621 00:21:31,999 I'm strugglin', man. I am strugglin'. I'm strugglin', man. I am strugglin'.
455 00:21:32,457 00:21:35,419 But it doesn't help that it's hot But it doesn't help that it's hot
456 00:21:35,502 00:21:38,755 and I'm surroundin' myself by fires. and I'm surroundin' myself by fires.
457 00:21:39,423 00:21:41,675 So I've gotta do somethin'... So I've gotta do somethin'...
458 00:21:42,175 00:21:44,511 to get myself together and regroup. to get myself together and regroup.
459 00:21:46,972 00:21:49,766 I've decided these long sleeves gotta go. I've decided these long sleeves gotta go.
460 00:21:53,020 00:21:55,063 -Oh, my! -Oh, my!
461 00:21:58,191 00:22:00,610 Okay. Okay, I can't... I just... Okay. Okay, I can't... I just...
462 00:22:01,111 00:22:02,237 Uh... Okay. Uh... Okay.
463 00:22:07,034 00:22:08,243 Good God! Good God!
464 00:22:09,119 00:22:10,245 If this jumps... If this jumps...
465 00:22:10,996 00:22:14,041 -Why are they sca-- So scary to you? -Why are they sca-- So scary to you?
466 00:22:14,458 00:22:17,294 It's just I've never had to kill somethin' and then cook it. It's just I've never had to kill somethin' and then cook it.
467 00:22:17,377 00:22:19,004 There's a first time for everything. There's a first time for everything.
468 00:22:20,547 00:22:22,924 Tina, what is happenin' over here? Like... Tina, what is happenin' over here? Like...
469 00:22:23,008 00:22:24,259 Oh, my! Oh, my!
470 00:22:24,343 00:22:25,510 Murder. Murder.
471 00:22:25,594 00:22:28,889 I don't wanna go home, so I've just gotta get past.... I don't wanna go home, so I've just gotta get past....
472 00:22:30,140 00:22:31,266 being afraid of havin' to... being afraid of havin' to...
473 00:22:32,017 00:22:35,437 murder the lobsters, dispatch the lobsters. murder the lobsters, dispatch the lobsters.
474 00:22:35,520 00:22:36,521 Dispatched. Dispatched.
475 00:22:37,314 00:22:39,024 Is that the proper word? Is that the proper word?
476 00:22:39,107 00:22:41,151 Oh, my God, he's lookin' at me. Oh, my God, he's lookin' at me.
477 00:22:42,694 00:22:44,946 I don't know if I can even... If I'm tall enough to... I don't know if I can even... If I'm tall enough to...
478 00:22:46,365 00:22:47,324 Tina... Tina...
479 00:22:52,871 00:22:55,499 -Ooh, Lord! -Ooh, Lord!
480 00:23:00,087 00:23:01,129 I think it's done. I think it's done.
481 00:23:01,213 00:23:02,672 I feel like you did good. I feel like you did good.
482 00:23:03,840 00:23:05,675 I'd hug you, but I might get you dirty. I'd hug you, but I might get you dirty.
483 00:23:06,343 00:23:07,677 I should have did shrimp. I should have did shrimp.
484 00:23:08,678 00:23:10,597 The heat is on now, for sure. The heat is on now, for sure.
485 00:23:10,680 00:23:14,309 Aah! My pork chops have been brimin'. Aah! My pork chops have been brimin'.
486 00:23:14,935 00:23:16,770 I cut 'em. I lost count. I cut 'em. I lost count.
487 00:23:16,853 00:23:19,314 When we got stopped for the special challenge, When we got stopped for the special challenge,
488 00:23:19,398 00:23:21,358 I thought these pork chops had me nervous. I thought these pork chops had me nervous.
489 00:23:21,441 00:23:23,693 That shrimp has me nervous. That shrimp has me nervous.
490 00:23:24,111 00:23:27,364 I still gotta devein 'em and clean my shrimp. I still gotta devein 'em and clean my shrimp.
491 00:23:27,447 00:23:30,033 The thing about serving so many different dishes, The thing about serving so many different dishes,
492 00:23:30,117 00:23:33,578 you have sides and desserts and proteins, is timing. you have sides and desserts and proteins, is timing.
493 00:23:33,662 00:23:36,164 I've ground my sausage once. I've ground my sausage once.
494 00:23:36,248 00:23:38,250 However, I'm not sure we're gonna have time However, I'm not sure we're gonna have time
495 00:23:38,333 00:23:40,502 for a second grind, which... for a second grind, which...
496 00:23:41,044 00:23:42,921 Melissa is not gonna be happy about. Melissa is not gonna be happy about.
497 00:23:43,004 00:23:46,299 You have so many different things goin' on at one time, You have so many different things goin' on at one time,
498 00:23:46,383 00:23:50,053 and it's so easy to get caught up in doin' one thing and it's so easy to get caught up in doin' one thing
499 00:23:50,137 00:23:52,180 when you need to be doin' ten others. when you need to be doin' ten others.
500 00:23:52,722 00:23:55,684 What I'm gonna do is get it out there on that grill. What I'm gonna do is get it out there on that grill.
501 00:23:55,767 00:23:58,812 My other Fourth of Julys are not this stressful. My other Fourth of Julys are not this stressful.
502 00:23:59,354 00:24:01,940 I gotta clean all this murder scene up. I gotta clean all this murder scene up.
503 00:24:02,023 00:24:04,359 I haven't cooked a thing. I haven't cooked a thing! I haven't cooked a thing. I haven't cooked a thing!
504 00:24:04,443 00:24:05,861 - Ms. Sylvie. -Yes, sir. - Ms. Sylvie. -Yes, sir.
505 00:24:05,944 00:24:09,698 Can I borrow your amazing palate to give this tri-tip a taste? Can I borrow your amazing palate to give this tri-tip a taste?
506 00:24:09,781 00:24:12,868 I've never had it. I can't even get it where I am. I've never had it. I can't even get it where I am.
507 00:24:12,951 00:24:16,580 So I actually made a test tri-tip first, So I actually made a test tri-tip first,
508 00:24:16,663 00:24:18,874 before I started making the rest of my tri-tip, before I started making the rest of my tri-tip,
509 00:24:18,957 00:24:21,460 just so I can understand the muscle structure, just so I can understand the muscle structure,
510 00:24:21,543 00:24:22,794 like, how will it cook? like, how will it cook?
511 00:24:22,878 00:24:24,796 -Lunch. -Lunch.
512 00:24:27,466 00:24:28,967 -Little tough. -Mm-hm? -Little tough. -Mm-hm?
513 00:24:29,050 00:24:30,635 Little tough. It's chewy. Little tough. It's chewy.
514 00:24:31,219 00:24:35,265 Tri-tip has grains running in different directions. Tri-tip has grains running in different directions.
515 00:24:35,348 00:24:38,518 So you have to make sure you're cutting those against the grain. So you have to make sure you're cutting those against the grain.
516 00:24:38,602 00:24:41,521 Otherwise, it is an inedible cut of meat. Otherwise, it is an inedible cut of meat.
517 00:24:42,063 00:24:44,274 I'm real happy I got that test one done. I'm real happy I got that test one done.
518 00:24:44,357 00:24:46,401 About to put the real ones on right now. About to put the real ones on right now.
519 00:24:47,068 00:24:50,197 I ran this one at five. I think I'mma run this... the, uh... I ran this one at five. I think I'mma run this... the, uh...
520 00:24:50,780 00:24:52,240 all the other ones at 600. all the other ones at 600.
521 00:24:57,954 00:25:00,332 I'm gonna get this first round on on time. I'm gonna get this first round on on time.
522 00:25:00,415 00:25:01,583 Hopefully, it'll fit. Hopefully, it'll fit.
523 00:25:02,250 00:25:04,753 I really hope this tray will give me what I need and want, I really hope this tray will give me what I need and want,
524 00:25:04,836 00:25:07,797 'cause this my first time cookin' on one, man. 'cause this my first time cookin' on one, man.
525 00:25:07,881 00:25:11,468 Everybody got their style of cookin', man. I'm old school, baby. Everybody got their style of cookin', man. I'm old school, baby.
526 00:25:11,551 00:25:15,722 I'm low and slow, 'cause I don't think you rush to make somethin' beautiful, and... I'm low and slow, 'cause I don't think you rush to make somethin' beautiful, and...
527 00:25:15,805 00:25:17,349 it's a art to me, man. it's a art to me, man.
528 00:25:17,432 00:25:21,228 You know what? I don't think that 50 gonna fit on here, Grub. You know what? I don't think that 50 gonna fit on here, Grub.
529 00:25:21,311 00:25:24,356 The biggest issue right now is gonna be space and heat. The biggest issue right now is gonna be space and heat.
530 00:25:25,023 00:25:27,984 What's up with Boatright? How many pork chops is he cooking? What's up with Boatright? How many pork chops is he cooking?
531 00:25:28,860 00:25:29,861 -A boatload. -A boatload.
532 00:25:31,196 00:25:33,114 Has he started on his sides or... Has he started on his sides or...
533 00:25:33,198 00:25:35,158 -his seafood? -The seafood is yet to come. -his seafood? -The seafood is yet to come.
534 00:25:35,242 00:25:37,494 -So he just on the pork chops? -Yeah. -So he just on the pork chops? -Yeah.
535 00:25:38,119 00:25:40,163 Boatright is showin' his inexperience right now. Boatright is showin' his inexperience right now.
536 00:25:40,247 00:25:42,332 It's almost to the countdown It's almost to the countdown
537 00:25:42,415 00:25:45,377 and he hasn't even started on the seafood or the side. and he hasn't even started on the seafood or the side.
538 00:25:45,460 00:25:46,294 No. No.
539 00:25:46,378 00:25:49,631 He hooked on those pork chops. They better be some good pork chops. He hooked on those pork chops. They better be some good pork chops.
540 00:25:49,714 00:25:52,008 I've ground my sausage once. I've ground my sausage once.
541 00:25:52,092 00:25:53,510 Just gonna fill this guy up. Just gonna fill this guy up.
542 00:25:56,429 00:25:57,472 All right. All right.
543 00:25:58,139 00:25:59,891 So, I'll get one complete one. So, I'll get one complete one.
544 00:26:00,475 00:26:01,935 Stretch it out. Stretch it out.
545 00:26:03,311 00:26:04,312 Stretch it out. Stretch it out.
546 00:26:04,854 00:26:06,648 I'll say I'm pleased I'll say I'm pleased
547 00:26:06,731 00:26:11,194 that I seem to finally have gotten the casing on the right side. that I seem to finally have gotten the casing on the right side.
548 00:26:12,612 00:26:14,531 I did jinx myself! I did jinx myself!
549 00:26:14,614 00:26:16,199 The casing broke. The casing broke.
550 00:26:16,283 00:26:18,159 So, we're gonna take a little pause. So, we're gonna take a little pause.
551 00:26:18,243 00:26:20,620 No problem. Put on some gloves, um... No problem. Put on some gloves, um...
552 00:26:20,704 00:26:22,539 and do the first round. and do the first round.
553 00:26:22,622 00:26:24,791 All right, we've got one hour. All right, we've got one hour.
554 00:26:24,874 00:26:27,294 -Aaah! -One hour left in the cook. -Aaah! -One hour left in the cook.
555 00:26:27,377 00:26:29,254 Murder. It's a murder zone! Murder. It's a murder zone!
556 00:26:29,337 00:26:30,589 Time movin'. Time movin'.
557 00:26:30,672 00:26:32,924 Caught it. Caught it! Caught it. Caught it!
558 00:26:33,842 00:26:35,302 I don't wanna hold it up far I don't wanna hold it up far
559 00:26:35,385 00:26:37,721 because I would like it to not break on me. because I would like it to not break on me.
560 00:26:38,471 00:26:40,640 It is gonna be really close. It is gonna be really close.
561 00:26:40,724 00:26:42,767 My main thing, make sure this chicken's done, My main thing, make sure this chicken's done,
562 00:26:42,851 00:26:45,520 'cause the oysters are 20 minutes out, I started on the oysters. 'cause the oysters are 20 minutes out, I started on the oysters.
563 00:26:45,604 00:26:48,648 They only take six minutes to cook. I think... I'm on track. They only take six minutes to cook. I think... I'm on track.
564 00:26:51,401 00:26:53,361 Got a nice little wiggle to it. Got a nice little wiggle to it.
565 00:26:55,363 00:26:57,032 151 on this end. 151 on this end.
566 00:26:57,115 00:26:58,033 Hm. Hm.
567 00:26:58,116 00:27:00,577 I'm over temp on some of these pork chops. I'm over temp on some of these pork chops.
568 00:27:02,621 00:27:06,875 I'm worried about Boatright, because pork chops is such a lean, unforgivin' meat. I'm worried about Boatright, because pork chops is such a lean, unforgivin' meat.
569 00:27:06,958 00:27:09,127 The very thing happened that I didn't want to happen. The very thing happened that I didn't want to happen.
570 00:27:09,210 00:27:11,212 They don't have the look that I need. They don't have the look that I need.
571 00:27:11,296 00:27:14,633 If you cook it too early or too long, you can dry it out. If you cook it too early or too long, you can dry it out.
572 00:27:14,716 00:27:17,927 I don't want no damn pork chop so dry I gotta eat it in the rain. I don't want no damn pork chop so dry I gotta eat it in the rain.
573 00:27:18,011 00:27:19,596 I'm a low and slow guy and... I'm a low and slow guy and...
574 00:27:20,138 00:27:23,475 there's definitely nothin' low and slow about this competition. there's definitely nothin' low and slow about this competition.
575 00:27:25,727 00:27:28,521 I'm poachin' some butter with some garlic. I'm poachin' some butter with some garlic.
576 00:27:29,230 00:27:33,610 So I wanna do, like, lobster medallions with, like, a seasoned butter. So I wanna do, like, lobster medallions with, like, a seasoned butter.
577 00:27:34,110 00:27:36,071 Of course, I'm gonna put wine in it. Of course, I'm gonna put wine in it.
578 00:27:36,154 00:27:38,156 Oh, I sure would like to drink this. Oh, I sure would like to drink this.
579 00:27:38,239 00:27:40,325 About right now, you ain't kiddin'. About right now, you ain't kiddin'.
580 00:27:40,408 00:27:43,787 I'm not a big drinker, but I know Melissa likes wine. I'm not a big drinker, but I know Melissa likes wine.
581 00:27:44,329 00:27:47,999 Tina has absolutely no idea what to do with these lobsters. Tina has absolutely no idea what to do with these lobsters.
582 00:27:48,083 00:27:51,961 Typically, it tends to soak up the flavors very quickly. Typically, it tends to soak up the flavors very quickly.
583 00:27:52,045 00:27:55,882 So you have to be very careful about how much stuff you put on it. So you have to be very careful about how much stuff you put on it.
584 00:27:58,134 00:28:01,888 I do have my burgers on right now, but I still gotta finish my shrimp. I do have my burgers on right now, but I still gotta finish my shrimp.
585 00:28:02,931 00:28:03,973 Thirty minutes, y'all. Thirty minutes, y'all.
586 00:28:04,724 00:28:08,019 I'm glad lamb is somethin' that you don't cook well-done. I'm glad lamb is somethin' that you don't cook well-done.
587 00:28:08,103 00:28:09,896 Really hot. Really hot.
588 00:28:15,735 00:28:16,736 Put my... Put my...
589 00:28:17,570 00:28:18,405 sausage on. sausage on.
590 00:28:18,488 00:28:22,117 I hope we're not gonna be graded on the consistency of size. I hope we're not gonna be graded on the consistency of size.
591 00:28:22,200 00:28:24,828 Worried less about what my links... Worried less about what my links...
592 00:28:25,620 00:28:28,164 look like, because I just needed them to be done. look like, because I just needed them to be done.
593 00:28:28,998 00:28:31,418 All right, come on. Come on, get on there, guys. All right, come on. Come on, get on there, guys.
594 00:28:33,211 00:28:36,339 They smell so good, the dang bees wanna eat it. Get up outta here! They smell so good, the dang bees wanna eat it. Get up outta here!
595 00:28:38,425 00:28:41,469 What I have here is the last of the pork chops going here, What I have here is the last of the pork chops going here,
596 00:28:42,053 00:28:43,221 and on the Traeger. and on the Traeger.
597 00:28:43,304 00:28:44,806 I'm fallin' behind. I'm fallin' behind.
598 00:28:44,889 00:28:47,475 I'm still lookin' back at this shrimp, like... I'm still lookin' back at this shrimp, like...
599 00:28:48,017 00:28:49,436 what am I gonna do? what am I gonna do?
600 00:28:49,519 00:28:51,104 That's where I'm at right now. That's where I'm at right now.
601 00:28:51,187 00:28:54,941 I still need to make the salad and the shellfish, the shrimp. I still need to make the salad and the shellfish, the shrimp.
602 00:28:55,859 00:28:57,360 And I have less than 30 minutes. And I have less than 30 minutes.
603 00:28:57,444 00:28:59,988 It is definitely not lookin' good for me right now. It is definitely not lookin' good for me right now.
604 00:29:00,071 00:29:02,198 The struggle is real. The struggle is real.
605 00:29:03,867 00:29:07,162 This is what you call "barbecue disaster" at this point. This is what you call "barbecue disaster" at this point.
606 00:29:17,505 00:29:18,923 Guys, our guests are here. Guys, our guests are here.
607 00:29:20,341 00:29:21,843 Oh, God, they're here. Oh, God, they're here.
608 00:29:22,510 00:29:23,803 Whoo! Hot! Whoo! Hot!
609 00:29:24,554 00:29:27,015 Y'all welcome to America's birthday party. Y'all welcome to America's birthday party.
610 00:29:27,891 00:29:29,058 Hi! Hi!
611 00:29:29,142 00:29:31,603 - Happy Fourth! - Happy Fourth of July, everybody! - Happy Fourth! - Happy Fourth of July, everybody!
612 00:29:33,313 00:29:34,981 Happy recreated Fourth of July. Happy recreated Fourth of July.
613 00:29:35,064 00:29:36,733 Hi, y'all! Hi, y'all!
614 00:29:36,816 00:29:38,443 It ain't over till it's over. It ain't over till it's over.
615 00:29:38,526 00:29:40,445 I'm trying to salvage what I got goin' on. I'm trying to salvage what I got goin' on.
616 00:29:41,029 00:29:42,572 I redeemed myself on some of these. I redeemed myself on some of these.
617 00:29:42,655 00:29:45,575 Most of 'em I'm grabbin' right now, right at 140. Most of 'em I'm grabbin' right now, right at 140.
618 00:29:45,658 00:29:47,660 I have somethin' to put on the table. I have somethin' to put on the table.
619 00:29:47,744 00:29:50,246 Even if it's the only thing. Even if it's the only thing.
620 00:29:50,872 00:29:53,625 Five minutes, everybody! Five minutes. Five minutes, everybody! Five minutes.
621 00:29:53,708 00:29:55,001 Let's go. Let's go.
622 00:29:55,084 00:29:56,002 Five minutes! Five minutes!
623 00:29:56,085 00:29:57,962 I'm gonna go until they say "stop." I'm gonna go until they say "stop."
624 00:29:59,839 00:30:02,383 I think they're okay, as good as I can do shrimp. I think they're okay, as good as I can do shrimp.
625 00:30:03,468 00:30:04,469 Man, that's good. Man, that's good.
626 00:30:04,552 00:30:06,095 Ninety seconds! Ninety seconds!
627 00:30:06,679 00:30:08,014 Oh, no, God! Oh, no, God!
628 00:30:20,652 00:30:23,738 In ten, nine, eight... In ten, nine, eight...
629 00:30:24,405 00:30:27,408 -seven, six, five... -seven, six, five...
630 00:30:27,492 00:30:29,911 four, three, four, three,
631 00:30:29,994 00:30:31,955 two, one! two, one!
632 00:30:32,413 00:30:35,333 -Happy Fourth of July, everybody! -Happy Fourth of July -Happy Fourth of July, everybody! -Happy Fourth of July
633 00:30:35,875 00:30:37,836 - Whoo! -It's a Fourth of July miracle. - Whoo! -It's a Fourth of July miracle.
634 00:30:37,919 00:30:40,088 - Yeah! -Oh, my God. - Yeah! -Oh, my God.
635 00:30:40,171 00:30:42,340 This challenge was very hard. This challenge was very hard.
636 00:30:42,423 00:30:43,550 Oh, hallelujah! Oh, hallelujah!
637 00:30:43,633 00:30:47,929 It's all up to Melissa and Kevin now to taste what we put before them. It's all up to Melissa and Kevin now to taste what we put before them.
638 00:30:48,012 00:30:49,180 Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
639 00:30:50,890 00:30:52,392 Whew. Whew.
640 00:30:53,017 00:30:54,727 This is for our first responders. This is for our first responders.
641 00:30:54,811 00:30:57,146 For the people who put their lives on the line for us. For the people who put their lives on the line for us.
642 00:30:57,230 00:30:59,732 So you better wanna get 'em some good stuff. So you better wanna get 'em some good stuff.
643 00:30:59,816 00:31:01,484 Give them some of the best food, Give them some of the best food,
644 00:31:01,568 00:31:03,695 best barbecue you ever cooked in your life, best barbecue you ever cooked in your life,
645 00:31:03,778 00:31:05,738 because these are the people who take care of you. because these are the people who take care of you.
646 00:31:05,822 00:31:08,700 All right, judges. Let's start with Grubbs. All right, judges. Let's start with Grubbs.
647 00:31:09,367 00:31:12,954 I made Grubbecued chicken with some Carolina barbecue sauce, I made Grubbecued chicken with some Carolina barbecue sauce,
648 00:31:13,037 00:31:15,331 some garlic butter grilled oysters, some garlic butter grilled oysters,
649 00:31:15,415 00:31:17,166 blueberry cobbler with a little honey in it. blueberry cobbler with a little honey in it.
650 00:31:17,667 00:31:20,378 Boom, man. I think I can bring the judges around. I really do. Boom, man. I think I can bring the judges around. I really do.
651 00:31:22,797 00:31:25,842 ...cucumber, topped with shrimp cooked in, uh... ...cucumber, topped with shrimp cooked in, uh...
652 00:31:25,925 00:31:28,094 -Pretty good barbecue chicken. -Tastes like good chicken. -Pretty good barbecue chicken. -Tastes like good chicken.
653 00:31:28,177 00:31:30,346 Ooh, he's got a cake. I like cake. Ooh, he's got a cake. I like cake.
654 00:31:30,430 00:31:32,223 I will tell you, this barbecue saucin' is good. I will tell you, this barbecue saucin' is good.
655 00:31:32,307 00:31:34,475 -I catch sweet, I catch heat. -Yeah. -I catch sweet, I catch heat. -Yeah.
656 00:31:34,559 00:31:36,436 I still don't have quite, probably, enough salt. I still don't have quite, probably, enough salt.
657 00:31:36,519 00:31:38,104 - But... - But...
658 00:31:38,187 00:31:40,690 but I'm catchin' more flavor. but I'm catchin' more flavor.
659 00:31:41,524 00:31:43,234 Cut that oyster. Cut that oyster.
660 00:31:44,611 00:31:46,654 -Nothin' special, but not bad. - Mm. Not bad. -Nothin' special, but not bad. - Mm. Not bad.
661 00:31:46,738 00:31:48,156 Ol' Grub came through a little bit. Ol' Grub came through a little bit.
662 00:31:48,239 00:31:49,324 Pretty good bounce-back. Pretty good bounce-back.
663 00:31:49,407 00:31:50,909 -I was about to say. - Yeah. -I was about to say. - Yeah.
664 00:31:50,992 00:31:52,702 Would you like to try some tri-tip? Would you like to try some tri-tip?
665 00:31:52,785 00:31:56,289 I made smoked tri-tip served with a side of chimichurri, I made smoked tri-tip served with a side of chimichurri,
666 00:31:56,372 00:31:59,792 smoked mussels, clams and shrimp, and a lemon curry garlic butter, smoked mussels, clams and shrimp, and a lemon curry garlic butter,
667 00:31:59,876 00:32:01,210 and Mexican street corn. and Mexican street corn.
668 00:32:01,753 00:32:04,005 For being my first time ever serving tri-tip, For being my first time ever serving tri-tip,
669 00:32:04,088 00:32:06,674 I have no idea what the judges are gonna say. I have no idea what the judges are gonna say.
670 00:32:06,758 00:32:07,926 That tri-tip's not bad. That tri-tip's not bad.
671 00:32:08,009 00:32:10,386 I think there may be one or two pieces in here I think there may be one or two pieces in here
672 00:32:10,470 00:32:12,138 that may not be cut across the grain, that may not be cut across the grain,
673 00:32:12,221 00:32:14,849 so they're gonna be a little tough. so they're gonna be a little tough.
674 00:32:14,933 00:32:16,059 Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
675 00:32:16,142 00:32:19,103 But the piece I had was very tender. But the piece I had was very tender.
676 00:32:20,021 00:32:21,272 And that's what I'm judgin'. And that's what I'm judgin'.
677 00:32:21,356 00:32:23,191 The chimichurri sauce was excellent. The chimichurri sauce was excellent.
678 00:32:23,274 00:32:24,734 -Flair to it. -Yes. -Flair to it. -Yes.
679 00:32:24,817 00:32:27,862 All right, guys. Next up is Ashley's burger. All right, guys. Next up is Ashley's burger.
680 00:32:27,946 00:32:31,157 I made a bacon brisket burger, mashed potato salad I made a bacon brisket burger, mashed potato salad
681 00:32:31,240 00:32:33,076 and Ashley's easy shrimp. and Ashley's easy shrimp.
682 00:32:33,159 00:32:35,954 And I'm startin' to question, did I do enough? And I'm startin' to question, did I do enough?
683 00:32:36,037 00:32:37,163 This little shrimp... This little shrimp...
684 00:32:37,664 00:32:40,291 sad, pathetic little shrimp thing? sad, pathetic little shrimp thing?
685 00:32:40,375 00:32:42,627 -Yeah. -I don't even taste it. -Yeah. -I don't even taste it.
686 00:32:43,252 00:32:45,046 -Mm. -He said he never cooked seafood before, -Mm. -He said he never cooked seafood before,
687 00:32:45,129 00:32:46,297 -and he's right. -And it shows. -and he's right. -And it shows.
688 00:32:46,381 00:32:47,548 -Yeah. -And it shows. -Yeah. -And it shows.
689 00:32:47,632 00:32:48,883 Give me a little taste. Give me a little taste.
690 00:32:48,967 00:32:51,386 -Patty, what did he make that patty with? -Brisket. -Patty, what did he make that patty with? -Brisket.
691 00:32:51,469 00:32:54,514 -He-He ground up brisket. -Oh, my God. -He-He ground up brisket. -Oh, my God.
692 00:32:54,597 00:32:55,848 Mm, mm, mm! Mm, mm, mm!
693 00:32:55,932 00:32:56,849 That is so good. That is so good.
694 00:32:56,933 00:32:58,393 That's a good-ass burger. That's a good-ass burger.
695 00:32:59,560 00:33:03,773 This is a cowboy tomahawk rib-eye steak. I smoked it, then grilled it. This is a cowboy tomahawk rib-eye steak. I smoked it, then grilled it.
696 00:33:03,856 00:33:07,860 I made some tomahawk cowboy rib-eyes, I made some tomahawk cowboy rib-eyes,
697 00:33:07,944 00:33:11,197 Japanese mayo shrimp and deviled eggs. Japanese mayo shrimp and deviled eggs.
698 00:33:11,280 00:33:12,991 I hope the judges like it. I hope the judges like it.
699 00:33:15,034 00:33:17,370 I don't taste any seasonin' on that tomahawk. I don't taste any seasonin' on that tomahawk.
700 00:33:17,453 00:33:19,038 Not as much as I would want on it. Not as much as I would want on it.
701 00:33:19,122 00:33:21,916 The area surface where you have the seasoning The area surface where you have the seasoning
702 00:33:22,000 00:33:24,502 is not hitting your tongue, we're not getting any flavor. is not hitting your tongue, we're not getting any flavor.
703 00:33:26,337 00:33:29,257 That's a good damn deviled egg. That's a hell of a deviled egg. That's a good damn deviled egg. That's a hell of a deviled egg.
704 00:33:29,340 00:33:31,384 I'm not gonna say it's as good as my deviled egg. I'm not gonna say it's as good as my deviled egg.
705 00:33:31,467 00:33:33,511 - Word. -But it's a pretty good deviled egg. - Word. -But it's a pretty good deviled egg.
706 00:33:34,095 00:33:35,388 How's that shrimp? How's that shrimp?
707 00:33:35,471 00:33:38,141 It's pretty, pretty, pretty good. It's pretty, pretty, pretty good.
708 00:33:38,224 00:33:40,059 This is a sweet Italian sausage. This is a sweet Italian sausage.
709 00:33:40,143 00:33:43,187 I made sweet Italian sausage with a Dijon aioli, I made sweet Italian sausage with a Dijon aioli,
710 00:33:43,271 00:33:45,064 corn and shrimp chowder, corn and shrimp chowder,
711 00:33:45,148 00:33:46,899 and Mom's brownies. and Mom's brownies.
712 00:33:47,525 00:33:50,653 The sausage, I'm pleased that I got that sausage on the plate. The sausage, I'm pleased that I got that sausage on the plate.
713 00:33:54,574 00:33:56,868 Oh. I don't know what that is. I just got a mouthful of fat. Oh. I don't know what that is. I just got a mouthful of fat.
714 00:33:56,951 00:33:58,286 Ooh. Ooh.
715 00:34:00,163 00:34:02,081 The meat emulsion is just not proper. The meat emulsion is just not proper.
716 00:34:02,165 00:34:03,458 I don't like the flavor. I don't like the flavor.
717 00:34:03,541 00:34:05,418 - The flavor is not there for you? -Mm-mm. - The flavor is not there for you? -Mm-mm.
718 00:34:05,918 00:34:10,048 That sausage, she went with a 50/50 meat to fat ratio. That sausage, she went with a 50/50 meat to fat ratio.
719 00:34:10,131 00:34:13,259 I mean, it was really just a hot mess. I mean, it was really just a hot mess.
720 00:34:13,342 00:34:15,595 And the end result shows. And the end result shows.
721 00:34:15,970 00:34:18,473 Yeah, I gotta agree with you on, uh... on Georgia. Yeah, I gotta agree with you on, uh... on Georgia.
722 00:34:18,556 00:34:21,809 I was very... Like, from the start, I'm sayin' I'm a sausage guy. I was very... Like, from the start, I'm sayin' I'm a sausage guy.
723 00:34:21,893 00:34:24,520 Once again, I was disappointed with the sausage. Once again, I was disappointed with the sausage.
724 00:34:24,604 00:34:27,732 Her chowder wasn't bad. I really, really enjoyed that. Her chowder wasn't bad. I really, really enjoyed that.
725 00:34:27,815 00:34:29,275 -Yeah. - And to make a man -Yeah. - And to make a man
726 00:34:29,358 00:34:31,402 who's not a brownie man like a brownie... who's not a brownie man like a brownie...
727 00:34:31,486 00:34:33,362 I think that was pretty good too, good dessert. I think that was pretty good too, good dessert.
728 00:34:33,446 00:34:36,449 But Georgia's sausage, which was the main course, But Georgia's sausage, which was the main course,
729 00:34:36,532 00:34:37,992 she totally fumbled that one. she totally fumbled that one.
730 00:34:38,534 00:34:39,786 Mr. Boatright. Mr. Boatright.
731 00:34:39,869 00:34:41,954 Man, them pork chops look good! Man, them pork chops look good!
732 00:34:42,038 00:34:46,417 I made today the brined pork chop and the garden salad. I made today the brined pork chop and the garden salad.
733 00:34:46,501 00:34:48,836 I never got a chance to make Mama's dressin'. I never got a chance to make Mama's dressin'.
734 00:34:48,920 00:34:50,463 And the shellfish... And the shellfish...
735 00:34:50,546 00:34:52,507 - Let me steal a little sliver. -Yeah. - Let me steal a little sliver. -Yeah.
736 00:34:52,590 00:34:54,342 -Tender enough? -Whoo! -Tender enough? -Whoo!
737 00:34:54,425 00:34:56,302 That's tender as a mother's love right there! That's tender as a mother's love right there!
738 00:34:56,385 00:34:57,720 All right, that's-that's it! All right, that's-that's it!
739 00:34:57,804 00:34:59,430 I am hopin' with everything in me I am hopin' with everything in me
740 00:34:59,514 00:35:02,975 that this pork chop is so kick-butt good that they be like, "Hey... that this pork chop is so kick-butt good that they be like, "Hey...
741 00:35:03,518 00:35:05,186 Biggie J, baby, you got to stay. Biggie J, baby, you got to stay.
742 00:35:05,269 00:35:07,522 This pork chop's off the chain, we need more from you." This pork chop's off the chain, we need more from you."
743 00:35:07,647 00:35:09,816 First of all, this is not a dish. First of all, this is not a dish.
744 00:35:09,899 00:35:13,111 This is pork chops with some garnish. This is pork chops with some garnish.
745 00:35:13,194 00:35:14,987 He didn't get the seafood item. He didn't get the seafood item.
746 00:35:15,071 00:35:16,405 -Yes. - Very disappointing. -Yes. - Very disappointing.
747 00:35:16,489 00:35:19,158 All he can do is give me these two pork chops? All he can do is give me these two pork chops?
748 00:35:19,242 00:35:21,828 These better wow the hell out of me when I eat 'em. These better wow the hell out of me when I eat 'em.
749 00:35:25,414 00:35:26,707 - That's-- -Really good. - That's-- -Really good.
750 00:35:26,791 00:35:28,376 -That is juicy, flavorful. - Yeah. -That is juicy, flavorful. - Yeah.
751 00:35:28,459 00:35:30,586 It's actually pretty damn good. It's actually pretty damn good.
752 00:35:31,170 00:35:32,380 - Yeah. -Yeah. - Yeah. -Yeah.
753 00:35:32,463 00:35:33,756 This is drunken lobster. This is drunken lobster.
754 00:35:33,840 00:35:35,925 Used a whole bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. Used a whole bottle of Sauvignon Blanc.
755 00:35:36,425 00:35:38,427 And I didn't drink any of it, I promise. And I didn't drink any of it, I promise.
756 00:35:38,511 00:35:41,264 I made lamb kabobs, Middle Eastern style, I made lamb kabobs, Middle Eastern style,
757 00:35:41,347 00:35:44,684 and tzatziki salad and drunken lobster. and tzatziki salad and drunken lobster.
758 00:35:45,101 00:35:46,811 I'm really thinkin' this can go either way. I'm really thinkin' this can go either way.
759 00:35:50,273 00:35:51,107 Mmm! Mmm!
760 00:35:51,190 00:35:54,152 Now, Melissa, you look like you are in heaven right now. Now, Melissa, you look like you are in heaven right now.
761 00:35:54,235 00:35:55,361 - That is good. -Okay. - That is good. -Okay.
762 00:35:55,444 00:35:56,654 It's that good, huh? It's that good, huh?
763 00:35:57,321 00:35:59,782 This is grilled perfectly. The texture of it's good. This is grilled perfectly. The texture of it's good.
764 00:35:59,866 00:36:01,242 I don't know what's in that butter. I don't know what's in that butter.
765 00:36:01,325 00:36:03,327 That may be the best lobster I've ever eaten. That may be the best lobster I've ever eaten.
766 00:36:03,411 00:36:06,831 Mm. I like the lamb. I can taste the Greek seasonings on it. Mm. I like the lamb. I can taste the Greek seasonings on it.
767 00:36:06,914 00:36:08,833 I can do with or without the salad. I can do with or without the salad.
768 00:36:08,916 00:36:11,127 -Mm. -But the lamb, it's perfectly cooked. -Mm. -But the lamb, it's perfectly cooked.
769 00:36:11,210 00:36:13,796 It has wonderful texture. It has great flavor. It has wonderful texture. It has great flavor.
770 00:36:13,880 00:36:15,339 You guys think you're ready? You guys think you're ready?
771 00:36:16,215 00:36:19,177 -All right. - All right, everybody! -All right. - All right, everybody!
772 00:36:19,594 00:36:21,971 We just wanna say thank you guys so much for coming. We just wanna say thank you guys so much for coming.
773 00:36:22,054 00:36:23,890 Once again, happy Fourth of July. Once again, happy Fourth of July.
774 00:36:23,973 00:36:26,267 And let's have a round of applause to our first responders And let's have a round of applause to our first responders
775 00:36:26,350 00:36:27,935 and EMTs who showed up tonight. and EMTs who showed up tonight.
776 00:36:28,019 00:36:29,812 -Thank you. - Thank y'all for comin'. -Thank you. - Thank y'all for comin'.
777 00:36:29,896 00:36:31,272 - Yeah. - Happy Fourth! - Yeah. - Happy Fourth!
778 00:36:38,821 00:36:40,489 -Yeah... -Did y'all have fun? -Yeah... -Did y'all have fun?
779 00:36:40,573 00:36:41,407 -Whoo! -Yes! -Whoo! -Yes!
780 00:36:41,490 00:36:43,159 -Oh, yes. Definitely. -Did we ever? -Oh, yes. Definitely. -Did we ever?
781 00:36:43,618 00:36:46,871 One of you really blew us away One of you really blew us away
782 00:36:46,954 00:36:48,748 with your buffet dishes today. with your buffet dishes today.
783 00:36:49,582 00:36:51,542 One of y'all went out your comfort zone, One of y'all went out your comfort zone,
784 00:36:52,126 00:36:55,171 and you nailed it, and that's exactly what we asked for. and you nailed it, and that's exactly what we asked for.
785 00:36:56,047 00:37:00,843 Today's best Fourth of July dishes were made by... Today's best Fourth of July dishes were made by...
786 00:37:09,101 00:37:10,436 Congratulations, Tina. Congratulations, Tina.
787 00:37:10,519 00:37:12,104 -Oh! -Oh!
788 00:37:12,188 00:37:13,022 Tina! Tina!
789 00:37:15,691 00:37:18,069 I'm not crying! I'm gonna jump! I'm not crying! I'm gonna jump!
790 00:37:18,152 00:37:20,988 - Oh! You deserve it. -I can't believe that! - Oh! You deserve it. -I can't believe that!
791 00:37:21,072 00:37:24,784 Tina, I thought your dishes were fantastic today. Tina, I thought your dishes were fantastic today.
792 00:37:24,867 00:37:27,286 I guess I'll have to cook lamb for people now. I guess I'll have to cook lamb for people now.
793 00:37:27,787 00:37:29,997 Oh, my gosh, thank y'all so much! Oh, my gosh, thank y'all so much!
794 00:37:30,915 00:37:34,126 As much as we would love for all of you to stay, As much as we would love for all of you to stay,
795 00:37:34,210 00:37:37,004 unfortunately, we have to send somebody home. unfortunately, we have to send somebody home.
796 00:37:43,135 00:37:45,388 So, judges, whose fireworks So, judges, whose fireworks
797 00:37:46,180 00:37:47,390 failed to go off? failed to go off?
798 00:37:50,351 00:37:51,477 Georgia... Georgia...
799 00:37:51,560 00:37:53,562 -Oh, no. - ...step forward. -Oh, no. - ...step forward.
800 00:37:55,439 00:37:57,066 And Boatright, step forward. And Boatright, step forward.
801 00:37:59,652 00:38:02,655 Sorry to say, both y'all plates had a few issues. Sorry to say, both y'all plates had a few issues.
802 00:38:05,449 00:38:08,369 Georgia, I thought your chowder was excellent, Georgia, I thought your chowder was excellent,
803 00:38:08,452 00:38:11,372 but you fell short on the main focus, your sausage. but you fell short on the main focus, your sausage.
804 00:38:11,998 00:38:14,625 The fat to meat ratio was just completely off. The fat to meat ratio was just completely off.
805 00:38:14,709 00:38:17,628 You should've gone with the 70/30. You went with the 50/50. You should've gone with the 70/30. You went with the 50/50.
806 00:38:18,170 00:38:19,213 Understood. Understood.
807 00:38:19,630 00:38:22,967 Boatright, this competition today was about value. Boatright, this competition today was about value.
808 00:38:23,050 00:38:24,135 Gettin' everything done. Gettin' everything done.
809 00:38:24,218 00:38:26,470 Only thing we got on that plate was a pork chop, Only thing we got on that plate was a pork chop,
810 00:38:26,554 00:38:27,805 which I gotta say, which I gotta say,
811 00:38:27,888 00:38:29,849 it was one of the best pork chops we ever had. it was one of the best pork chops we ever had.
812 00:38:29,932 00:38:30,975 You hit the ball on that. You hit the ball on that.
813 00:38:31,058 00:38:32,310 -Hit it out the park. -Thank you. -Hit it out the park. -Thank you.
814 00:38:32,393 00:38:35,062 It was excellent, it was juicy, it was smoky, it had good flavor, It was excellent, it was juicy, it was smoky, it had good flavor,
815 00:38:35,563 00:38:38,399 but everybody else here had to bring everything home. but everybody else here had to bring everything home.
816 00:38:38,482 00:38:40,234 -Yeah. -And we needed you to bring those sides -Yeah. -And we needed you to bring those sides
817 00:38:40,318 00:38:41,569 and that seafood dish home. and that seafood dish home.
818 00:38:41,652 00:38:44,488 We didn't have anything else to judge, unfortunately. We didn't have anything else to judge, unfortunately.
819 00:38:44,572 00:38:45,781 I understand. I understand.
820 00:38:46,615 00:38:48,993 So, judges, I know it's a hard decision to make. So, judges, I know it's a hard decision to make.
821 00:38:50,244 00:38:51,454 Who's goin' home today? Who's goin' home today?
822 00:38:59,170 00:39:00,171 I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
823 00:39:01,130 00:39:01,964 Boatright. Boatright.
824 00:39:02,631 00:39:05,968 Your dish fell a little short today. You'll be the one goin' home. Your dish fell a little short today. You'll be the one goin' home.
825 00:39:06,510 00:39:07,345 All right. All right.
826 00:39:08,429 00:39:10,890 I had to make everybody else carry the weight, and, uh... I had to make everybody else carry the weight, and, uh...
827 00:39:10,973 00:39:13,351 I didn't bring my A-game, didn't make the mark. I didn't bring my A-game, didn't make the mark.
828 00:39:13,434 00:39:17,229 I came to this competition to bring myself out of my comfort zone, I came to this competition to bring myself out of my comfort zone,
829 00:39:17,313 00:39:19,106 and sometimes, in barbecue, and sometimes, in barbecue,
830 00:39:19,190 00:39:20,608 you're not bringing your A-game, you're not bringing your A-game,
831 00:39:20,691 00:39:23,944 you're in your head or whatever the case may be. You have a off day. you're in your head or whatever the case may be. You have a off day.
832 00:39:24,028 00:39:25,112 But you always come back. But you always come back.
833 00:39:25,196 00:39:28,574 You keep on fightin', keep on pushin', and you live to smoke another day. You keep on fightin', keep on pushin', and you live to smoke another day.
834 00:39:28,657 00:39:30,534 -Keep in touch. -Definitely, definitely. -Keep in touch. -Definitely, definitely.
835 00:39:30,618 00:39:31,577 You know what? You know what?
836 00:39:31,660 00:39:34,080 I wanna raise a toast for a wonderful party. I wanna raise a toast for a wonderful party.
837 00:39:34,163 00:39:37,124 Everybody put heart and soul into it, but I gotta give it up for our winner, Everybody put heart and soul into it, but I gotta give it up for our winner,
838 00:39:37,208 00:39:39,919 -Tina. - Yeah! Tina! -Tina. - Yeah! Tina!
839 00:39:40,002 00:39:41,003 Thank you! Thank you!
840 00:39:41,087 00:39:44,757 Listen, y'all gonna clean all this up? 'Cause we're tired. It was a long party. Listen, y'all gonna clean all this up? 'Cause we're tired. It was a long party.
841 00:39:44,840 00:39:45,674 Yeah! Yeah!
842 00:39:45,758 00:39:47,426 - We got it. - We got it. - We got it. - We got it.
843 00:39:47,510 00:39:48,969 We got it, don't you worry. We got it, don't you worry.
844 00:39:49,387 00:39:53,099 We're fixin' to rack up some serious ribs. We're fixin' to rack up some serious ribs.
844 00:39:49,387 00:39:53,099 We're fixin' to rack up some serious ribs. We're fixin' to rack up some serious ribs.