Poster for Cooks On Fire

TVNZ 1 2022 - 2 seasons 12 eps Returning series

Cooks On Fire

2022 - 2 seasons 12 eps

Season 2

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Season 1

Season 2

46 min

S2 · E1 Nov 9, 2023

Episode 1 Episode 1

Six teams meet host Ganesh Raj and BBQ experts Jared Macdonald and Jess Pryles to begin the ultimate barbecue battle. They are challenged to make two dishes.

60 min

S2 · E2 Nov 16, 2023

Episode 2 Episode 2

The five returning teams go back to basics cooking poultry on classic kettle barbecues. Just when they think they have it all under control the judges throw them a surprise twist.

60 min

S2 · E3 Nov 23, 2023

Episode 3 Episode 3

The 4 remaining teams pair up for a team challenge cooking on two 500-gallon offset smokers. Guest judge Gareth Stewart challenges the losing teams to recreate a restaurant quality venison dish.

60 min

S2 · E4 Nov 30, 2023

Episode 4 Episode 4

A blast from the past enters the competition. Teams cook an Asian street food feast on hibachi grills, then two teams must prepare a classic French tarte tartin in the Scorcher challenge.

60 min

S2 · E5 Dec 7, 2023

Episode 5 Episode 5

Four teams face off in the semifinal. First, teams whip up a seafood feast to impress chef Tom Hishon. The bottom two teams cook to save their bacon in the ultimate test of simplicity.

60 min

S2 · E6 Dec 14, 2023

Episode 6 Episode 6

The three finalists cook off over two rounds, with a live fire challenge where they must prepare a whole lamb asado style and a barbecue degustation to impress legendary chef Al Brown.

6 episodes in Season 2

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A New Zealand homegrown cooking competition that promises flame-grilled humour and some fiery competition in the quest to find New Zealand's backyard barbecue champions. Seven teams of two will battle it out for the prestigious Cooks on Fire trophy, plus $30,000 in cash.

Food Reality

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Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.

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Cast

2 people

Ganesh Raj

Host (Himself)

Nici Wickes

Host (Herself)

Total runtime 9h 12m · Episode length 46 min · Type Reality

Show info

Premiered

October 27, 2022

Latest episode

December 14, 2023

Status

Returning series

Network

TVNZ 1

Country

New Zealand

Type

Reality

Episode length

46 min

Total runtime

9h 12m

Original language

English

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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