Open Fire Meat Up

Open Fire Meat Up The most popular social media barbecue influencers & pitmaster’s event in the United States. By - UPCOMING DATE: 10/26/24

🔥❄️ YES! kept the Meat Up cool, tough, and Texas-strong : exactly how we like it.As a Main Sponsor of the Open Fire Mea...
12/17/2025

🔥❄️ YES! kept the Meat Up cool, tough, and Texas-strong : exactly how we like it.
As a Main Sponsor of the Open Fire Meat Up 2025, they showed up BIG.
Every team had their YETI cup in hand, and no matter where you turned, those ones were keeping drinks ice-cold while the grills stayed blazing.

Huge thanks to for leveling up the experience and keeping the whole Meat Up running cool and steady.

Nothing hits quite like YETI on a day fueled by fire. 🍖🤘❄️
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12/12/2025

Best Content Creator OFMU 2025 🏆
And the winner is… David Diekhaus 👏👏👏

Congratulations, David!

This piece immediately caught our attention.
Strong storytelling, great visuals, and outstanding production quality. The material, pacing, and editing are on another level.

David’s work for represents exactly what we value: real people, real fire, real stories, executed with top-tier quality.

As the winner, David takes home a TOMEN NOVECENTO grill, proudly gifted by 🔥

👇 Drop some 👏 for David
👇 Congratulate the winner below

Let’s go 🔥

12/11/2025

Best Content 🏆 2nd Place 💪
This one goes to .bbq

👉 This recap was all fire, all heat, and all BBQ. This is the full spirit of the Open Fire Meat Up.
Their video didn’t just show the event… it made you feel it. ❤️
Thanks to this awesome team for capturing so beautifully, everything we love about this community!!

12/10/2025

📣 Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025 BEST CONTENT🥉 Third Place Winner! 🔥

This recap by Ernest Valdez captures the heart of the Open Fire Meat Up: the flames, the food, the people, the brands, and the energy that makes this community one of a kind.

Ernest, thank you for showing the world what this event feels like. ❤️

Pure passion. Pure community. Pure BBQ culture. 🔥🤘

Shoutout to for keeping the good times ice-cold at the Open Fire Meat Up 2025! 🔥🍺Shiner brought the perfect chill to da...
12/08/2025

Shoutout to for keeping the good times ice-cold at the Open Fire Meat Up 2025! 🔥🍺

Shiner brought the perfect chill to days packed with fire, flavor, and open-fire action.

⭐️Texas beer, Texas vibes, and an unforgettable crowd : that’s the combo we’ll always raise a glass to.

Until next time, we’ll keep the smoke rolling and the beers cold. 🍖🤠

🔥🌶️ came in HOT, and we couldn’t be prouder to have them as one of our Main Sponsors of the Open Fire Meat Up 2025!They...
12/04/2025

🔥🌶️ came in HOT, and we couldn’t be prouder to have them as one of our Main Sponsors of the Open Fire Meat Up 2025!
They turned up the flavor in every corner of the event and delivered one of the weekend’s biggest highlights: the Wing Battle, an all-out explosion of fire, sauce, and open-fire skill that had the whole crowd locked in. 💪

And they didn’t stop there : Team Melinda’s took home the People’s Choice Award, proving once again that bold flavor always rises to the top. 🌶️🔥

Thanks for making this year’s Meat Up hotter, louder, and truly unforgettable.

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🔥🔊 turned the volume ALL the way up at the Open Fire Meat Up 2025 💪 They were not only on the stages, buy on every stan...
12/03/2025

🔥🔊 turned the volume ALL the way up at the Open Fire Meat Up 2025 💪
They were not only on the stages, buy on every stand and every corner of the event.

Their speakers kept the energy high, the crowd loud, and the whole pit fueled with beats that hit as hard as fire.

Built tough, built outdoors, and built for moments exactly like this, they were the pulse of the Meat Up.

Big thanks to for making the fire louder, the flavor bolder, and the entire experience hit a whole new level.

Celebrating the future of BBQ! 🔥We’re proud to announce the winners of the. Kids Que at the Open Fire Meat Up , a compe...
11/26/2025

Celebrating the future of BBQ! 🔥

We’re proud to announce the winners of the. Kids Que at the Open Fire Meat Up , a competition that proves the love for fire and good food starts early.

🥇 1st Place: Asher Niles –
🥈 2nd Place: Bryson McGlyn – withcheese
🥉 3rd Place: Rae Barker –

A huge thank you to for bringing this amazing initiative to our event and for inspiring the next generation of young pitmasters. Your support helps keep the spirit of BBQ alive and growing. 🙌🔥

Congratulations to all the kids who participated! The future of live-fire cooking is bright! 👊🔥



🏆 People’s Choice Winners — Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025 🔥Chosen by over 2,500 attendees, these teams won the hearts of ...
11/21/2025

🏆 People’s Choice Winners — Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025 🔥

Chosen by over 2,500 attendees, these teams won the hearts of the crowd.

🥇 1st Place — Team
Recipe: TKO Wings 🪽🔥

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🥈 2nd Place — Team .fresh
Recipe: Smoked Jalapeño Popper Smashburger 🍔🔥

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🥉 3rd Place — Team Argentina 🇦🇷🔥
Recipe: Homemade Chorizo a la Pomarola
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🔥 A huge thank you to every single team who cooked, shared their culture, and poured their heart into every plate.
This award represents community, connection, and the unforgettable joy of great food shared over fire.

❤️ This is the award of the people.

🏆 Judge’s Choice Winners — Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025 🔥When passion, craft, and fire come together… magic happens. 🤩Th...
11/21/2025

🏆 Judge’s Choice Winners — Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025 🔥

When passion, craft, and fire come together… magic happens. 🤩

These teams brought flavor, creativity, and heart , and earned the Judge’s Choice recognition at this year’s Open Fire Meat Up. 👇

🥇 1st Place — Team Guatemala
Recipe: Porchetta al Fuego with Charred Herbs Salsa 🇬🇹

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🥈 2nd Place — Team .world
Recipe: The Carnivore Carnival 🇺🇸🔥

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🥉 3rd Place — Team Germany
Recipe: German Oktoberfest Pork 🇩🇪🍺

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🔥 To every team that stepped up, cooked their hearts out, and shared their culture through flavor — THANK YOU.
Your passion and commitment are what make this community so special.

🙏 A huge thank you to our incredible judging panel, whose expertise and dedication made this competition unforgettable:

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This is more than a competition.
It’s culture. It’s community. It’s the Open Fire Meat Up. 🔥🌎❤️

🔥 We’re thrilled to welcome Aussie Beef & Lamb as an official Sponsor of the Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025! 🔥Celebrating...
11/07/2025

🔥 We’re thrilled to welcome Aussie Beef & Lamb as an official Sponsor of the Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025! 🔥

Celebrating over 200 years of Australian pasture-raised excellence, Aussie Beef & Lamb stands for premium quality, sustainability, and smoky flavour driven by tradition and innovation.
Get ready as they bring that Aussie fire to Hondo, Texas — elevating the meat, the moment, and the movement.

️ Last chance to get your tickets— grab yours now at openfiremeatup.com and come learn from the best
in the game!

🔥 We’re fired up to welcome Mitch Benjamin as a Judge at the Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025! 🔥As founder of the world-cha...
11/07/2025

🔥 We’re fired up to welcome Mitch Benjamin as a Judge at the Texas Open Fire Meat Up 2025! 🔥

As founder of the world-champion team Meat Mitch, Mitch has earned top honors at major BBQ competitions, helped open restaurants from Kansas City to Paris, and developed award-winning rubs, sauces and smoke-craft that are used around the globe.
Get ready for his sharp eye and expert palate to elevate the flame-game in Hondo, Texas.

🎟️ Don’t wait — grab your tickets now at openfiremeatup.com and be part of the BBQ magic!

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