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Chopped

2009TV-G64 seasons6.4 / 10

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.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

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.

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Episode 1

Rattle and Roll

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

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Episode 2

My Froggy Clementine

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

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Episode 3

Jitters & Giant Eggs

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

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Episode 4

Dr. Deckle & Mr. Fried

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

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Episode 5

Mussels Mastery & Cotton Candy Can-Do

42m

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?

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Episode 6

Fired Up!

42m

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.

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Episode 7

First Things Worst

42m

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.

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Episode 8

Quahog Quandaries and Pickle Puzzles

42m

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.

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Episode 9

Turbot Powered

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

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Episode 10

Keep On Cook'n On

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

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Episode 11

Green Apps and Lamb

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

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Episode 13

Rowdy with a Chance of Meatballs

42mfinale

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

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Chopped

Cast

Ted AllenSelf - Host
Geoffrey ZakarianHimself - Judge
Marc MurphySelf - Judge
Chris SantosHimself - Judge
Alex GuarnaschelliSelf - Judge
Aarón SánchezSelf - Judge
Scott ConantHimself - Judge
Ron Ben-IsraelHimself - Judge

Credits

Created by
Michael Krupat, Dave Noll, Linda Lea

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Reality
Episodes
816
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Food NetworkUnited States
  • Notional

Themes

cooking competition