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Chopped

  • TV-G
  • 2009–
  • 64 seasons
  • Reality
  • 6.5

A high energy, fast paced cooking competition that challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets “chopped” by our panel of esteemed culinary luminaries until the last man or woman left standing claims victory.

Episodes

13 episodes
  1. 1Rattle and Roll

    Apr 6, 2010

    Rattlesnake meat must be included in the chef's first course.

  2. 2My Froggy Clementine

    Apr 13, 2010

    The chefs find frog legs in the first basket for the Appetizer Round.

  3. 3Jitters & Giant Eggs

    Apr 20, 2010

    Panic threatens to paralyze one of the competitors who is feeling jittery.

  4. 4Dr. Deckle & Mr. Fried

    Apr 27, 2010

    Three of the four chefs make a huge mistake with the jumbo shrimp.

  5. 5Mussels Mastery & Cotton Candy Can-Do

    42 minMay 4, 2010

    The chefs have to muscle through to come up with a terrific mussels appetizer in just 20 minutes. Then in the entrée Round, a humble breakfast food must be combined with a high-brow delicacy. And with a favorite childhood treat in the final mystery basket, the judges are expecting whimsical desserts, but will the chefs deliver?

  6. 6Fired Up!

    42 minMay 5, 2010

    The competitors get fired up when they discover this competition is all about grilling! They find some strange basket fellows in the Appetizer Round: striped bass and strawberries. In a smok'n entrée Round the chefs try to glean ideas from one another on how to handle a tricky ingredient. And in the last course, a classic American food – perfect for the grill but peculiar in dessert – complicates the judges' final decision.

  7. 7First Things Worst

    42 minMay 11, 2010

    When time runs out on a frantic appetizer round, two of the chefs are unhappy with what did not make it on to their plates in the final moments, while one chef is upset that a little something extra accidentally did. Then in the entrée round, it's up to the judges to determine who fell short whose dish was a cut above the rest. And the two finalists devise ambitious plans for using a salty condiment and a sweet fruit in their desserts.

  8. 8Quahog Quandaries and Pickle Puzzles

    42 minJun 8, 2010

    When panic sets in at the end of the appetizer round, the judges cheer on a competitor who appears to be giving up. Then in the rush to get a tantalizing entrée finished, one chef makes a dangerous mistake. And even though they find peanuts in the dessert basket, the finalists know that they are competing for so much more and bump the intensity level up a notch as they face off for $10,000.

  9. 9Turbot Powered

    Jun 15, 2010

    One of the finalists suffers an injury as he attempts a Chopped first.

  10. 10Keep On Cook'n On

    Jun 22, 2010

    Mint liqueur and canned fish make an odd combination for the first course.

  11. 11Green Apps and Lamb

    Jun 29, 2010

    The appetizer basket's ingredients get the chefs pondering ballgame fare.

  12. 12Crunch Time

    Jul 6, 2010

    In the final, the two remaining chefs go all out.

  13. 13Rowdy with a Chance of Meatballs

    42 minJul 13, 2010

    In the final, the two remaining chefs go all out.

Where to watch Chopped

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Series cast

Ted AllenSelf - Host817 episodes
Alex GuarnaschelliSelf - Judge12 episodes
Aarón SánchezSelf - Judge9 episodes
Amanda FreitagSelf8 episodes
Marc MurphySelf - Judge7 episodes
Chris SantosHimself - Judge7 episodes
Scott ConantHimself - Judge6 episodes
Geoffrey ZakarianHimself - Judge5 episodes
Martha StewartSelf5 episodes
Maneet ChauhanSelf - Judge4 episodes
Alton BrownSelf2 episodes
Kat TurnerSelf - Contestant2 episodes
Ron Ben-IsraelHimself - Judge1 episode
Tiffani FaisonSelf1 episode
Danny BowienSelf - Judge1 episode
Shirley ChungSelf - Judge1 episode
Katie ChinSelf1 episode
Laurence LouieSelf1 episode

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