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Fire Masters

Fire Masters is a Canadian cooking reality competition television series that began airing simultaneously on Food Network Canada in Canada and Cooking Channel in the United States on July 6, 2019. The show is presented by chef Dylan Benoit, and it features three barbecue chefs competing in three rounds, where the winner of the second round wins a Napoleon portable barbecue grill and then competes against one of the three judges in the final round for a prize of $10,000.

Last revised
Jul 28, 2026
Read time
≈ 2 min
Length
567 w
Citations
11
Source
Fire Masters
GenreFood reality television
Presented byDylan Benoit
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes60 1
Production
Running time41:00
Production companyArchitect Films
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 6, 2019 (2019-07-06) –
October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)

Fire Masters is a Canadian cooking reality competition television series that began airing simultaneously on Food Network Canada in Canada and Cooking Channel in the United States on July 6, 2019.2 The show is presented by chef Dylan Benoit, and it features three barbecue chefs competing in three rounds, where the winner of the second round wins a Napoleon portable barbecue grill and then competes against one of the three judges in the final round for a prize of $10,000.3

Fire Masters was initially supposed to air for only one season;3 but a second season began airing on December 21, 2019.4 There are currently five seasons of the show5.

Episodes

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Season 1 (2019)

No. Title Feast of Fire
(final round) theme
Original
air date26
Judges Contestant Result
1 "Hearts on Fire" Into the Wild July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)
Connie DeSousa (J) WINNER
Trish Gill RUNNER-UP
Erik Dandee 3rd place
Marco Niccoli 4th place
2 "That's the Way the Chicharrón Crumbles" Campfire Cookout July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13)
Rusty Johnson WINNER
Amy Mills (J) RUNNER-UP
Adrian Acosta 3rd place
Brad Orrison 4th place
3 "For the Love of Chuck" Tuscan trattoria July 20, 2019 (2019-07-20) Dale MacKay (J) WINNER
Jennifer Hunter RUNNER-UP
Adam Pereira 3rd place
Serge Belair 4th place
4 "Sticks and Stones...but Please No Bones!" Mardi Gras July 27, 2019 (2019-07-27)
  • Eddie Jackson
  • Andrea Nicholson
  • Andy Husbands
Eddie Jackson (J) WINNER
Roary MacPherson RUNNER-UP
Michael Kirkwood 3rd place
Allan Feldman 4th place
5 "No Charred Feelings" Cape Cod August 3, 2019 (2019-08-03)
  • Hugh Mangum
  • Tiffani Faison
  • Kevin Bludso
Tiffani Faison (J) WINNER
Cam Dobranski RUNNER-UP
Felix Zhou 3rd place
Tigretón Marques 4th place
6 "No Grits No Glory" Southern comfort August 3, 2019 (2019-08-03)
  • Dale MacKay
  • Eddie Jackson
  • Andrea Nicholson
Lindsay Porter WINNER
Dale MacKay (J) RUNNER-UP
Humberto Sanchez 3rd place
Steve Buzak 4th place

Winners

Season Winner
1 Rusty Johnson7
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3 Aakash Dhall8
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References

References

  1. "Fire Masters". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. "Watch Fire Masters Episodes Online | Season 1 (2019) | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. "Food Network announces sponsors for Fire Masters » Media in Canada". Media in Canada. Brunico Communications. February 25, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  4. "Watch Fire Masters Episodes Online | Season 2 (2020) | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. "Fire Masters Episode list". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  6. "1 | Fire Masters | Cooking Channel". Cooking Channel. Discovery. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  7. "Rusty Johnson wins Fire Masters | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  8. "George Brown grad Aakash Dhall wins season 3 of Food Network's Fire Masters; new scholarship announced in his honour". George Brown College. Archived from the original on 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  9. "GEORGE BROWN GRAD AAKASH DHALL WINS SEASON 3 OF FOOD NETWORK'S FIRE MASTERS; NEW SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED IN HIS HONOUR". George Brown College. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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