Seasons & episodes
S4 · E3Jitters & Giant Eggs 2010-04-20
Panic threatens to paralyze one of the competitors who is feeling jittery.
S4 · E4Dr. Deckle & Mr. Fried 2010-04-27
Three of the four chefs make a huge mistake with the jumbo shrimp.
S4 · E5Mussels Mastery & Cotton Candy Can-Do 2010-05-04 · 42 min
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?
S4 · E6Fired Up! 2010-05-05 · 42 min
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.
S4 · E7First Things Worst 2010-05-11 · 42 min
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.
S4 · E8Quahog Quandaries and Pickle Puzzles 2010-06-08 · 42 min
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.
S4 · E9Turbot Powered 2010-06-15
One of the finalists suffers an injury as he attempts a Chopped first.
S4 · E10Keep On Cook'n On 2010-06-22
Mint liqueur and canned fish make an odd combination for the first course.
S4 · E11Green Apps and Lamb 2010-06-29
The appetizer basket's ingredients get the chefs pondering ballgame fare.
S4 · E12Crunch Time 2010-07-06
In the final, the two remaining chefs go all out.
S4 · E13Rowdy with a Chance of Meatballs 2010-07-13 · 42 min
In the final, the two remaining chefs go all out.
S5 · E1Dream'n of Redeem'n 2010-07-20 · 42 min
Past runners-up return in a quest to redeem themselves. They must use a pungent English condiment in their appetizers; cookies and fish in their entrées; and blueberry jelly beans in their desserts.
S5 · E2Wok This Way 2010-07-27 · 42 min
The chefs must incorporate trout and white chocolate in their appetizers; whole coconuts in entrées; and two Japanese ingredients in their desserts..
S5 · E3Squashed 2010-08-10 · 42 min
Four female chefs compete. Featured ingredients include kabocha squash and sardines.
S5 · E4$50,000 Tournament: Round One 2010-08-31 · 42 min
Bring on the Champions for the $50,000 prize! Four previous winners return to compete in the first leg of an extraordinary, five-part Chopped event. A repeat win gets a berth in the Grand Finale competition with $50,000 at stake! But when the champs discover Rocky Mountain oysters in the appetizer basket, things get off to a bumpy start.
S5 · E5$50,000 Tournament: Round Two 2010-09-07 · 42 min
Ready to repeat?! Four new returning champs compete for one of the prized spots in the $50,000 Grand Finale fight. Feeling the pressure of this potentially life-changing opportunity, the chefs set off with record speed and exceptional confidence. But the judges must debate whose catfish appetizer will get one champ chopped.
S5 · E6$50,000 Tournament: Round Three 2010-09-14 · 42 min
Four previously unbeatable chefs compete to see who will win the chance to return to fight for $50,000! But in the appetizer round, will the sweetbreads be the not-so-sweet surprise that unhinges a proven champ?
S5 · E7$50,000 Tournament: Round Four 2010-09-21 · 42 min
One spot left!! Four returning champs compete to see who can secure the very last place in the Grand Finale champions' contest. With their minds on the $50,000 grand prize, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find something fishy and something fizzy.
S5 · E8$50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale 2010-09-28 · 42 min
Who is the unstoppable, un-"choppable" champion? Four tenacious repeat winners fight it out for the three-peat and the biggest cash prize in Chopped history! Ready for anything, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find an over-sized sea creature and a scoop-shop treat. Then a wild combination in the entrée basket makes an intense round even more outrageously difficult. And when the two remaining champions find champagne in their baskets, just whose victory the judges will be toasting is the $50,000 question.
S5 · E9Spouting Off 2010-10-05 · 42 min
A chef spills beer during the appetizer round; the entrée round features an ancient grain; and global ingredients are used for the desserts.
S5 · E10When Octopuses Attack 2010-10-12 · 42 min
The chefs must use octopus in their appetizers; flank steak and granola bars in their entrées; and Greek and Japanese ingredients in their desserts.
S5 · E11Fright Bites 2010-10-19 · 42 min
A Halloween-theme challenge has the chefs cooking with creepy ingredients, including a very daunting piece of meat.
S5 · E12Cornuchopia 2010-11-16 · 42 min
The chefs must make a Thanksgiving meal, using assorted cheeses, a bitter vegetable, mushrooms and a Chinese condiment.
S5 · E13Yes, Virginia, There Is a Chopping Block 2010-11-28 · 42 min
Holiday dishes are made using non-traditional ingredients, such as gingerbread oysters and a sweet jarred fruit.