Chopped is a cooking competition show that is all about skill, speed and ingenuity. Each week, four chefs compete before a panel of expert judges and turn baskets of mystery ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. Course by course, the chefs will be "chopped" from the competition until only one winner remains. The challenge? They have seconds to plan and 30 minutes to cook an amazing course with the basket of mystery ingredients given to them moments before the clock starts ticking! And the pressure doesn't stop there. Once they've completed their dish, they've got to survive the Chopping Block where our three judges are waiting to be wowed and not shy about voicing their culinary criticisms! Our host, Ted Allen, leads this high-energy, high-pressure show that will have viewers rooting for a winner and cheering for the losers. Chopped is a game of passion, expertise and skill — and in the end, only one chef will survive the Chopping Block. Who will make the cut? The answer is on Chopped!
In this competition, the baskets are full of usually-discarded food scraps. In the first round the chefs must contend with herb stems and what is left of a filleted fish. Then the competitors open the baskets to find eyes on potatoes looking back at them. And the two chefs left in the dessert round must make yummy sweets from the least desirable part of the bread and the least juicy part of the orange.
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s17e02Keep on Trucking2013-08-1902:00⌄
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Keep on Trucking
s17e02 ·
2013-08-19 ·
02:00
Chefs who operate food trucks compete. First, they are forced to use flavored meats in their appetizer dishes; and later, they must incorporate a sugary powder and a leafy vegetable into their entrées. Also: guanabana-flavored ice cream for dessert.
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s17e03Sports Stars2013-09-0402:00⌄
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Sports Stars
s17e03 ·
2013-09-04 ·
02:00
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s17e04Hero Chefs2013-09-1102:00⌄
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Hero Chefs
s17e04 ·
2013-09-11 ·
02:00
These four extraordinary chefs all serve their communities with their culinary talents. In the first round they must combine chicken soup and barbecue sauce. The second round has the chefs creating scallop dishes with two unusual produce items. And the finalists have to get their buns in gear in the last round, when they are given hamburger buns to cook with.
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s17e05We Love Leftovers!2013-09-1802:00⌄
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We Love Leftovers!
s17e05 ·
2013-09-18 ·
02:00
All leftovers in the baskets today, and some of the chefs are not happy to hear the news. In the first round the competitors must work with what is left in a casserole dish and at the bottom of a takeout bag. The second round has the chefs wondering what to do with something soggy and something sweet. In the final round — featuring a leftover party beverage — one chef beats the other to the ice cream machine, leaving his competitor scrambling for a new plan.
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s17e06Count Your Chickens2013-09-2502:00⌄
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Count Your Chickens
s17e06 ·
2013-09-25 ·
02:00
The chefs get a first basket with two chicken surprises: chicken livers and chicken tenders. The trend continue into the second round, where the chefs must make a delicious entree with chicken legs and chicken-flavored crackers? Then in the dessert round, an often-disparaged dessert must be elevated.
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s17e07Liver and Learn2013-10-0202:00⌄
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Liver and Learn
s17e07 ·
2013-10-02 ·
02:00
Calves' liver and ranch dressing are found in the appetizer basket. For entrées, the remaining chefs must cook a small bird with a citrusy spice; and later, in the dessert round, hot sauce is the featured ingredient.
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s17e08Extreme Halloween2013-10-0702:00⌄
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Extreme Halloween
s17e08 ·
2013-10-07 ·
02:00
Halloween means very frightening suprises in the baskets for the chefs. In the first round, they encounter a very troublesome, bloody protein and a can of chips that's more than meets the eye. The three chefs who move on to the second round are in for something gooey and gory — and something that is just offal. The final two chefs boldly move on to a devilishly difficult dessert round.
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s17e09Brunch Boxes2013-10-1602:00⌄
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Brunch Boxes
s17e09 ·
2013-10-16 ·
02:00
In this Chopped competition, the baskets are all packed with ingredients you might find on a sophisticated brunch menu. Near the end of a champagne and caviar appetizer round, one chef makes a generous, but potentially costly, choice. How will the chefs pair a seafood extravagance with pancake mix in the entree round? Then turning classic brunch items into dessert is the final, demanding challenge for the last two chefs.
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s17e10Circus Spectacular2013-10-2502:00⌄
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Circus Spectacular
s17e10 ·
2013-10-25 ·
02:00
Every basket in this competition features circus-themed ingredients. In the first round the chefs have to make cotton candy and corn dogs doggone delicious. Then in the entree round, one competitor decides to put his nachos — cheese and all — into the food processor: Will the judges like the result? And when snow cones and popcorn pop up in the dessert round, what kind of circusy sweetness will end up on the finalists' plates?
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s17e11Competition Italiano2013-10-3002:00⌄
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Competition Italiano
s17e11 ·
2013-10-30 ·
02:00
The chefs are pleased to see a delicious selection of Italian ingredients for the appetizer round, including pasta dough, but time management issues lead to some big problems with the plates. The tasty trend continues in the entree round, with veal chops and bottarga in the basket, and one chef makes a repeat mistake. Then desserts made with figs are the final two dishes the judges will taste.
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s17e12Redeemed or Re-Chopped?2013-11-0603:00⌄
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Redeemed or Re-Chopped?
s17e12 ·
2013-11-06 ·
03:00
With the odds stacked against them, four former runners-up seeking redemption return to the Chopped Kitchen. In the first round, a faux meat and a hot mustard must be successfully combined. Then in a competition between chefs who questioned the judges' decision to send them home the first time, sour grapes is an appropriate ingredient in the second basket. And due to an extraordinary chain of events, neither finalist will ever forget the desserts that they prepared from bubble tea and papaya — or the judges' reactions to them.
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s17e13Cloche Call2013-11-2003:00⌄
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Cloche Call
s17e13 ·
2013-11-20 ·
03:00
Two cultures collide in the first round, when the chefs must combine kimchi and gefilte fish. The second round has the chefs working with uniquely flavored vodka and a green snack. And when the two finalists find marshmallow cake and citrusy water in the final basket, the judges hope for delicious desserts.
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s17e14Cloche Call2013-11-2003:00⌄
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Cloche Call
s17e14 ·
2013-11-20 ·
03:00
Four stars who love to cook compete in the Chopped Kitchen for a favorite charity. The party begins with sparkling cider and doughnuts in the first basket. Wagyu steaks are served up for the entree round. And the final moments of the competition are filled with drama and suspense as the competitors rush to get their plum pudding desserts plated.
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s17e15No Pain, No Shame2013-11-2703:00⌄
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No Pain, No Shame
s17e15 ·
2013-11-27 ·
03:00
The chefs get a special tool in the basket to help them bust apart a challenging ingredient: a giant jawbreaker. The judges hope the shards-of-candy appetizers do not cause them any harm! Then a trendy pastry meets a North African stew in the second basket. And rosemary and ginger must be combined in the desserts.
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s17e16Celebrity Holiday Bash2013-12-0203:00⌄
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Celebrity Holiday Bash
s17e16 ·
2013-12-02 ·
03:00
Four stars who love to cook compete in the Chopped Kitchen for a favorite charity. The party begins with sparkling cider and doughnuts in the first basket. Wagyu steaks are served up for the entree round. And the final moments of the competition are filled with drama and suspense as the competitors rush to get their plum pudding desserts plated.
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s17e17Teen Talent2013-12-1103:00⌄
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Teen Talent
s17e17 ·
2013-12-11 ·
03:00
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s17e18Tapas Time2013-12-1803:00⌄
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Tapas Time
s17e18 ·
2013-12-18 ·
03:00
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