The Ultimate Braai Master

The Ultimate Braai Master
Genre	Reality
Created by	Justin Bonello
Directed by	Season 8 - Geoffrey Butler
Country of origin	South Africa
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
Production
Executive producers	Justin Bonello Peter Gird
Producer	Megan Tinkler
Cinematography	Sunel Haasbroek
Editors	Eileen de Klerk Bernard Bruwer Eckard Groenewald
Production companies	Cooked in Africa Films Okuhle Media EndPost Studios
Original release
Network	SABC 3 (seasons 1–3) e.tv (season 4–)
Release	13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) – present

The Ultimate Braai Master is a South African reality cooking competition television series created and hosted by Justin Bonello.[1] The first season premiered on 13 September 2012. The first three seasons aired on SABC 3 before switching to e.tv.[2] As of season 7, the series is also available to stream on Netflix.[3]

The series has won multiple SAFTAs with additional nominations, and 2017 numbers indicated The Ultimate Braai Master was the most popular cooking show in South Africa.[4] Judges have included Bertus Basson, Marthinus Ferreira, Petrus Madutlela, Benny Masekwameng, and Pete Goffe-Wood.[5]

In May 2021, it was announced the series would be returning that September after a break due to COVID-19, having received funding from Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality to film a contained season 7 there.[6][7]

Premise

Teams of two, consisting of a Braai Master and a Braai Buddy, compete against each other in various braai (barbecue) challenges across 13 episodes in multiple locations. Teams are eliminated along the way and the winning team can win prizes and the title of Ultimate Braai Master.

Seasons

Season	Original run	Judges	Winning team	Braai Master	Braai Buddy
1	13 September – 6 March 2012	Bertus Basson Marthinus Ferreira	Who Dares, Wins	Laertes Melidonis	Elaine Ensor-Smith
2	18 September – 18 December 2013		Good Better Brai	Jacques Bester	Nadia Botha
3	11 September – 4 December 2014	Bertus Basson Petrus Madutlela	Tikka Boys	Mohamed Yusuf Sujee	Stephen Mandes
4	20 September – 13 December 2015		Weskus Anna's	Piet Marais	John Grundlingh
5	5 February – 30 April 2017	Benny Masekwameng Pete Goffe-Wood	Salty Flames	Chanel Marais	Nick Perfect
6	3 February – 28 April 2018		The Brafia	Corné "Borries" Bornman	Kagiso "Mr K" Mpinda
7	5 September – 18 December 2021		Iron Tummies	Yash Singh	Taahir Abader

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2014	South African Film and Television Awards	Best Reality Show	The Ultimate Braai Master	Nominated
2015				Won
2016				Won
2017				Nominated	[4]
2019				Nominated
2020		Best Reality Competition Show		Won	[8]

References

1. Meersman, Brent (8 February 2013). "Braai master all fired up". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
2. "Ultimate Braai Master returns for a third season this September". Media Update. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
3. Ferreira, Thinus (28 May 2021). "Ultimate Braai Master season seven will air on e.tv and Netflix". Channel24. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
4. "Ultimate Braai Master voted number one cooking show in SA". Media Update. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
5. Thangevelo, Debashine (22 September 2021). "Benny Masekwameng says 'Ultimate Braai Master' 7 is 'the best one yet'". IOL. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
6. Biller, Hilary (26 September 2021). "Covid upped the contestants' game, say 'The Ultimate Braai Master' judges". Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
7. "'Ultimate Braai Master' returns and it's filmed in Nelson Mandela Bay". Herald Live. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
8. "All the SAFTAs14 winners". Screen Africa. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

External links

• The Ultimate Braai Master at IMDb
• The Ultimate Braai Master at TVSA
• The Ultimate Braai Master on Netflix