Hosts Camila Alves and Eddie Jackson meet the eight fiercest kid barbecue cooks in the country, and the competition kicks off with each cooking his or her famous flavors atop chicken and a signature side. With special guest chef Tim Love judging the final plates, competitive spirits ignite right from the start and there is no room for mistakes!
The competition heats up with two rounds of head-to-head barbecue battle. Based on the results of the first challenge with hot dogs, one kid earns a major advantage in the elimination round of stuffed burgers. Chef Kardea Brown joins the judging panel to help decide which young barbecue cook will be sent home.
The barbecue arena is transformed into a Polynesian paradise for the third week of competition, as the kids are challenged to make the perfect luau pork dish with a tropical fruit side. A major tropical twist sends some of the kids for a loop, and barbecue pro Danielle Bennett, aka Diva Q, steps in to help determine which young cook landed at the bottom.
Step right up to see the final five kid chefs grilling their blue ribbon-worthy foods in two barbecue rounds! The first challenge dares the kids to make on-the-go fair food, while the elimination challenge pushes them to their culinary limits with grilled desserts. Special guest, pitmaster Adrian Davila, awards the blue ribbon to the best dessert while the bottom performer is sent home.
There's nothing small about this cowboy campfire competition -- from big hearty breakfasts to giant steaks the size of your head, the kids are challenged with creating meals worthy of a starving cowboy. Special judge and grilling cowboy, chef Kent Rollins, helps determine which young chef will be sent riding off into the sunset.
Three kids will enter the barbecue arena, but only one will emerge victorious! A real-deal pitmaster event is in full swing as the final three kid cooks battle one last time to prove they are truly the best in show. Special guest judge Graham Elliot awards the winning kid with a feature in Food Network Magazine's Kid Edition, $20,000 and the title of Kids BBQ Champion.
The new group of four junior barbecuing contestants looks south of the border where Tex meets Mex to excite the palates of hosts Eddie Jackson and Damaris Phillips and guest judge, Jess Pryles. Only three will make it through the first round of mindboggling grilled nachos to get the chance at winning $10,000 in the second round by making giant taco platters.
It's the official summer kickoff as four of the nation's finest kid barbecuers grill up their best for hosts Eddie Jackson, Damaris Phillips and guest judge Shannon Ambrosio. The first elimination challenge is a super stacked barbecue sandwich, then the three that make it to the final round get the chance to show off their spectacular baby back ribs to win the $10,000 prize.
Four new kid grill masters cook up a pork feast for Eddie Jackson, Damaris Phillips and guest judge Diva Q in two challenges that are all about the pig. After a first round that tests their bacon skills, three of the kids move to the final round, where they must cook pork three ways for the chance to walk away with the $10,000 prize.
Four new kid barbecue masters find inspiration around the globe for international barbecue dishes that will wow hosts Eddie Jackson and Damaris Phillips and guest judge, Roger Mooking. Round one is a wings throwdown, and only three will make it to the final round where their twists on burgers get them the chance to win the $10,000 prize.
A new set of four kid barbecuers heads back to pioneer times creating hearty chuckwagon meals for hosts Eddie Jackson, Damaris Phillips and guest judge Kent Rollins. They'll elevate classic pork and beans in the first round to battle for a spot in the final three, where they have a chance to win $10,000 with their take on a bison steak cowboy challenge!
Four new master kid grillers will tackle the biggest of grilling events, game day, attempting to pep up the hosts Eddie Jackson and Damaris Phillips and guest judge Michael Mixon. The kids reinvent the chicken tender in the first round, then the lucky three that move to the final round make their signature sliders for the chance to win the $10,000 prize.
Four new talented kid barbecuers whip up a feast for Dad's day and hope to delight hosts Eddie Jackson and Damaris Phillips and guest judge Roger Mooking. The first round has the kids scrambling to finish their steak and eggs, then the ultimate challenge and chance to win the $10,000 prize will come down to how well the kids mix surf with turf.
Four new kid grill masters work up their finest boardwalk bites to impress hosts Eddie Jackson and Damaris Phillips and guest judge Shannon Ambrosio. In round one, the kids grill up their takes on the classic sausage dog in hopes to make it to the final round, where a grilled clambake will decide who wins the $10,000 prize.