Fire Masters

As charming as host Dylan Benoit may be, two of the "judges" on this program are described with their first attribute as a "Food Network personality." That says as much about the commerce-driven, reality TV non-creativity that fuels most network television as it does about what viewers (sadly) seek. This is a filmed outside, three contestants instead of four, condescending game show bit that has kept "Chopped" on the air for however many seasons. While ego is a huge part of cheffing and restauranteur'ing, legit cooking is about joy, learning, and culture as it is about "look how great I can do this". We don't need more competition shows.

I've watched the majority of the episodes and I like the show.... BUT...the end challenge is almost never one by the challenger. It seems almost biased towards the existing Fire Master chef. It's becoming a joke to watch. Challengers have better executed dishes....get the judges compliments on the most dishes.....and then lose.

The show is somewhat enjoyable. You see different chefs using multiple grilling styles. The misstep is that some people on the show refer to grilling as barbecue. You be the judge. Some people also think beans should go in chili.

I love watching cooking shows, but if I see another host with cute hair, I change the channel

I like this show but the dumbest part of the show is the end competition where the last contestant goes up against on of the judges. Out of the many episodes, the contestant only wins maybe 1 or 2 times. Majority of the time it's the Judge that wins. To be honest, I think this is either them trying to save money (not paying out the $10,000) or boost judges ego (particularly "Chef" Amy Mills as she "competes" the most of the episodes). If they want to improve the show, remove the judges competition and keep it 3 rounds but make the first round an advantage round with no elimination. Another option is to add another contestant (4 people), and keep it three rounds.