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Season 61 – Chopped

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Four chefs call on their culinary skills as they face off against one another to prepare a spectacular three-course meal consisting of an appetizer, entree and dessert; in each round, they have to use all the ingredients the show provides them.
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Chopped — Season 61

Chopped — Season 61

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Ted Allen

Host

Alex Guarnaschelli

Judge

Marc Murphy

Judge

Amanda Freitag

Judge

Marcus Samuelsson

Judge

Michael Pearlman

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 7, 2025 Name Your Price: Battle One! Four chefs bid in an auction before each round to determine their fourth ingredient, resulting in an unpredictable competition. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 14, 2025 Name Your Price: Battle Two! The chefs must bid on their fourth ingredients in an auction; in the entrée round, a bidding war breaks out over a premium item. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 8, 2025 Superhero Chefs! Four superhero chefs race to make mussels dishes in the appetizer round; the competitors' personalities and culinary points of view have a chance to shine in their skirt steak entrée plates. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 21, 2025 Name Your Price: Battle Three! The chefs get only three items in each basket and must bid in a live auction for a fourth ingredient; the entrée round auction includes an unusual protein that gets big bids from more than one chef. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 28, 2025 Name Your Price: Battle Four! Four competitors are given baskets with just three items; a live auction determines what each chef scores as their fourth ingredient; one chef raises expectations by spending a lot of money to secure a favorite ingredient for his appetizer dish. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 4, 2025 Name Your Price: Grand Finale! The chefs are given a larger sum of money to bid on their fourth ingredient; in the first round, all the items that the chefs win at auction seem challenging in their own way, and the judges' expectations are sky-high. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 11, 2025 Thai Takedown! Four chefs cook Thai-inspired meals, starting with chicken feet in the first basket; a colorful entrée basket includes some pretty purple dumplings; in the dessert round, a competitor must juggle two simultaneous snafus. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 18, 2025 Bacon Me Crazy Four carnivorous chefs take on a bold breakfast sandwich and Berkshire bacon in the appetizer basket; the final two chefs are not concerned about how to include bacon in their desserts, but the cruel clock gives them plenty to worry about. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 4, 2025 Mizuna Matata Four chefs are eager to impress as they race to make appetizers with mizuna and a weird pizza, but first round jitters are a real problem; a deep-fried oddity is part of the challenge for the competitors in the second round. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 11, 2025 Sooner or Gator The chefs rush to come up with smart ways to utilize the alligator in the first basket, but they soon learn their gator plans might be difficult to execute; in the dessert round, an ice cream machine fiasco spells trouble for one of the competitors. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 18, 2025 Midnight Snack Attack This battle is all about indulging wholeheartedly in late-night cravings; in the first round, tacos and ramen in the basket force the chefs to make fusion plates; the entrée basket includes a very hot pepper and a beloved potato product. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 25, 2025 Out for Pork Blood Peaches and pancetta in the appetizer basket make for a creative first round; an unusual pork product in the entrée basket is a little bit gory; the chefs are challenged to figure out the best way to make it shine on the plate. Details Episode 13 Aired Jul 1, 2025 Emu Emergency In round one, the chefs figure out if anyone has a clue what to do with emu. The competitors find a savory cake in the entrée basket. A really weird soda and an ice cream machine battle make for an enthralling dessert round. Details

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Chopped — Season 61

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Season Info

Director
Michael Pearlman
Executive Producer
Vivian Sorenson, Dave Noll
Screenwriter
Michael Krupat
Network
Food Network
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Special Interest, Reality
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 7, 2025