TEXAS OPEN FIRE MEAT UP 2026 | WING BATTLES, SMASH BURGERS AND LIVE FIRE Media
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Three days of live fire cooking in Hondo, Texas at the 2026 Texas Open Fire Meat Up. 34 teams from 25 different countries put their open fire skills to the test. Wing battles, smash burgers, steak, and a ticket to Memphis in May on the line.
We traveled to Hondo with the MKC crew for the biggest live fire cooking event in the world, hosted by MKC Culinary ambassador @alfrugoni. Pitmasters and creators from around the world, six hours of all-you-can-eat, and an event built to support first responders.
Night one, @chucksflavortrain won the Melinda's Wing Battle. Dishing up his incredible "Italian Stallion" wings, the flavor was packin!
Competition day, @overthefirecooking cooked under MKC tent: bavette and flank steak, choripan with jalapeño cheddar sausage and his homemade chimichurri, and prime tomahawks from Meat by Linz seared four times (seasoning, beer and soy, añejo tequila, beef au jus).
The results: friend of the brand @alfskitchen_ and team Midwest Fresh took People's Choice AND first place overall with a 99.67. A clean sweep on some absolutely amazing smash burgers. @chucksflavortrain and @tfti.bbq brought the wings and took silver in People's Choice with some very unique and delicious sausages ranging from cheeseburger sausage to chocolate chip muffin sausages. And we can't forget to mention their cajun money wings and peach punch wings.
The knives that sell out online on drop night? We bring show stock to events like this. See us on the road, and come check them out for yourself!
Made for cooking. Made for America.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Melinda's Wing Battle Winner: Chuck's Flavor Train
02:06 Derek Wolf Cooks for Montana Knife Company
05:01 Prep Day: Choripan and Flank Steak
06:43 Competition Day at Open Fire Meat Up in Hondo, Texas
07:45 Gates Open: 34 Teams, All You Can Eat
08:31 Four-Sear Tomahawk Steak Over Open Fire
10:33 Choripan with Homemade Chimichurri
11:36 Open Fire Meat Up Awards Ceremony
13:09 People's Choice Award Winner
13:46 Overall Winner: Best Smash Burger in the World
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We traveled to Hondo with the MKC crew for the biggest live fire cooking event in the world, hosted by MKC Culinary ambassador @alfrugoni. Pitmasters and creators from around the world, six hours of all-you-can-eat, and an event built to support first responders.
Night one, @chucksflavortrain won the Melinda's Wing Battle. Dishing up his incredible "Italian Stallion" wings, the flavor was packin!
Competition day, @overthefirecooking cooked under MKC tent: bavette and flank steak, choripan with jalapeño cheddar sausage and his homemade chimichurri, and prime tomahawks from Meat by Linz seared four times (seasoning, beer and soy, añejo tequila, beef au jus).
The results: friend of the brand @alfskitchen_ and team Midwest Fresh took People's Choice AND first place overall with a 99.67. A clean sweep on some absolutely amazing smash burgers. @chucksflavortrain and @tfti.bbq brought the wings and took silver in People's Choice with some very unique and delicious sausages ranging from cheeseburger sausage to chocolate chip muffin sausages. And we can't forget to mention their cajun money wings and peach punch wings.
The knives that sell out online on drop night? We bring show stock to events like this. See us on the road, and come check them out for yourself!
Made for cooking. Made for America.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Melinda's Wing Battle Winner: Chuck's Flavor Train
02:06 Derek Wolf Cooks for Montana Knife Company
05:01 Prep Day: Choripan and Flank Steak
06:43 Competition Day at Open Fire Meat Up in Hondo, Texas
07:45 Gates Open: 34 Teams, All You Can Eat
08:31 Four-Sear Tomahawk Steak Over Open Fire
10:33 Choripan with Homemade Chimichurri
11:36 Open Fire Meat Up Awards Ceremony
13:09 People's Choice Award Winner
13:46 Overall Winner: Best Smash Burger in the World
Follow Montana Knife Company
Website: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montanaknifecompany
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MontanaKnifeCo