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TV series

Cutthroat Kitchen

2013TV-G15 seasons6.6 / 10

Just how far is a chef willing to go to win a cooking competition? Cutthroat Kitchen hands four chefs each $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money on helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors. Ingredients will be thieved, utensils destroyed and valuable time on the clock lost when the chefs compete to cook delicious dishes while also having to outplot the competition. With Alton Brown as the devilish provocateur, nothing is out of bounds when money changes hands and we see just how far chefs will go to ensure they have the winning dish.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

Just how far is a chef willing to go to win a cooking competition? Cutthroat Kitchen hands four chefs each $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money on helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors. Ingredients will be thieved, utensils destroyed and valuable time on the clock lost when the chefs compete to cook delicious dishes while also having to outplot the competition. With Alton Brown as the devilish provocateur, nothing is out of bounds when money changes hands and we see just how far chefs will go to ensure they have the winning dish.

Season 3 episodes

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Episode 1

A Few Good Ramen

1h8.0 / 10

Three chefs are forced to come up with new versions of BLTs when their main ingredients are taken away. A chef is forced to make ramen without noodles and someone is slowed down when they get a little puffed up while making a souffle.

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Episode 2

Breakfast in Bed

1h9.0 / 10

One chef must use alcohol as the only means of heat; a chef must prepare a breakfast burrito in bed; Alton cleans out the fridge.

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Episode 3

Hawai'i 5-Oh No!

1h9.0 / 10

Pasta art is up for auction in a pesto pasta challenge. A chef hangs loose when creating a Hawaiian plate lunch and someone gets their dose of sabotage when they're forced to use olive oil capsules for their muffins.

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Episode 4

Two Chefs in a Pod

1h8.0 / 10

Two chefs get up close and personal while making pea soup. One chef must come up with innovative uses for lamb shears when they're forced to use them instead of their knives, and someone's whisk gets supersized for chocolate mousse.

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Episode 5

Layer, I Hardly Know Her!

1h9.0 / 10

A chef is forced to serve a hot version of cobb salad; someone must build their own kitchen from random items inside of a shopping cart; a chef is forced to make layer cake with a cement mixer.

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Episode 6

Tso Good

1h

One chef is left skating on thin ice when their knives are replaced with a hockey skate. Next, a chef is in a bind when their fingers get trapped while cooking General Tso's chicken. Finally, one chef finds new uses for gardening tools to create their best carrot cake.

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Episode 7

The Rice Stuff

1h

Things get evil when a chef must tediously separate grains of rice to make risotto. A chef's patience is tested as they wait, and wait and wait for their number to be called at the Cutthroat Kitchen Deli. And revenge is best served cold when one chef must chisel their ingredients from a block of ice.

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Episode 8

Ladel-ayheehoo

1h

Serving ladles become one chef's cooking vessels to cook French Onion Soup. The Cutthroat Kitchen Wheel of Heat makes its debut for a Blackened Fish challenge, and one chef's bananas are pulverized to a pulp for their banana split.

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Episode 9

Life's a Mystery...Meat

1h

The term mystery meat is given new meaning for three chefs while making Sloppy Joes. Alton's left over chicken coop wire becomes a big headache for one competitor, and it's game time when the carnival comes to town in the final round.

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Episode 10

Hakuna Frittata

1h

Making a frittata becomes nearly impossible as one chef must cook inside eggshells. A yard sale box of old kitchen supplies becomes one chef's worst nightmare and one chef earns the right to shred their opponent's Steak Diane.

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Episode 11

Well, Hot Clam!

1h

The ultimate backyard grill suit is unveiled. One chef's equipment becomes all tangled up in fish nets. In the final round, claw hands are the name of the game for a barbecue chicken sandwich.

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Episode 12

Judging Judges

1h

The tables are turned in this special "judges compete" episode of Cutthroat Kitchen. Someone's tortillas are shredded to make taquitos. Then, two chefs are forced to purchase tickets to a meatball lottery. Finally, we see how easy it is for these chefs to cook with one hand literally tied behind their back.

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Episode 13

Panini, Meeny, Miny, Moe

1hfinale

One chef is forced to perform a balancing act while they cook chicken pot pie. A childhood rhyme turns into one chef's nightmare and one chef must spring into action to save their cheesecake.

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Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026

More about Cutthroat Kitchen

Cast

Alton BrownSelf - Host
Jamie Gwen
Simon MajumdarSelf - Guest Judge
Antonia LofasoSelf - Guest Judge
Jet TilaSelf - Guest Judge
Ted AllenSelf - Guest Judge
Susan FenigerSelf - Guest Judge
David Alan GrierSelf - Guest Judge

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Reality
Episodes
195
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Food NetworkUnited States
  • Embassy RowUnited States

Themes

chefcompetitioncooking