Chopped champions return to the stoves, racing the clock and conquering basket after basket with the hope of moving on to the $50,000 finale. Watermelon weirdness in the first basket threatens to shake the champs' confidence, and a funky soybean product and an unusual cut of meat challenge the chefs to come up with wholly original entrees. Inside the dessert basket, the remaining chefs find a crunchy surprise that they must make work with a delicate fruit.
Mock meat and an unusual green powder set the level of difficulty high in round one, and an Italian-Japanese mashup ingredient in the entree round threatens to mess up the chefs' plans.
Is pickle pizza dill-ightful or frightful?
A plate of poutine and a jar of bamboo challenge the competitors in the appetizer round.
Four pastry chefs step into the Chopped kitchen to show off their chocolate skills.
It's a countdown of the top five celebrity dessert battles on Chopped.
With $10,000 at stake, there's a twist in the competition! The chefs learn that they will be required to fry something in every course. In the appetizer round, a brightly colored beverage and a stuffed pasta are part of the puzzle. A decadent finger food and a protein-packed shocker challenge the chefs in the entree basket, while a classic cookie and a wild sundae bring the fun to an exciting, frying dessert round.
Returning winners vie for a chance to compete against Chopped judge Alex Guarnaschelli, but the competitors may have second thoughts after they see the jar of bright orange sauce in the appetizer basket.
Three winners with much to prove try to pull off an upset by taking down Chopped judge Scott Conant.
A rare snack food is part of the puzzle in the appetizer round and in the entree round, the champs try not to let a mashup ingredient affect them.
Three champions get back in the kitchen with their sights set on taking down Amanda Freitag; the champions know it will be a hard challenge when they open up the first basket and find chicken gizzards and fish heads.
The champions are on a mission to be Chopped judge Marc Murphy
Three bold, talented Chopped winners return with purpose to beat judge Maneet Chauhan; sugary cereal and oddball meatballs in round one; an edible centerpiece in the entree basket; the champ left standing gets the coveted chance to battle Maneet.