The BEST episodes of Chopped season 17
Every episode of Chopped season 17, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Chopped season 17!
Hosted by Ted Allen, Chopped is 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.
#1 - Liver and Learn
Season 17 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/1/2013
The chefs receive calves' livers and ranch dressing in the first round, and the judges watch as four appetizers come together in 20 minutes. Then in the entree round, a small bird and a citrusy spice make for an interesting combination. And will hot sauce be a hit in the finalists' desserts?
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#3 - Circus Spectacular
Season 17 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/24/2013
Every basket in this competition features circus-themed ingredients. In the first round the chefs have to make cotton candy and corn dogs doggone delicious. Then in the entree round, one competitor decides to put his nachos — cheese and all — into the food processor: Will the judges like the result? And when snow cones and popcorn pop up in the dessert round, what kind of circusy sweetness will end up on the finalists' plates?
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#4 - Cloche Call
Season 17 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/2013
Two cultures collide in the first round, when the chefs must combine kimchi and gefilte fish. The second round has the chefs working with uniquely flavored vodka and a green snack. And when the two finalists find marshmallow cake and citrusy water in the final basket, the judges hope for delicious desserts.
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#5 - Competition Italiano
Season 17 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/29/2013
The chefs are pleased to see a Italian ingredients for the appetizer round.
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#6 - Celebrity Holiday Bash
Season 17 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/2013
Four stars who love to cook compete in the Chopped Kitchen for a favorite charity. The party begins with sparkling cider and doughnuts in the first basket. Wagyu steaks are served up for the entree round. And the final moments of the competition are filled with drama and suspense as the competitors rush to get their plum pudding desserts plated.
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#7 - We Love Leftovers!
Season 17 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/17/2013
It's all leftovers in the baskets today. Appetizer: what is left in a casserole dish and at the bottom of a takeout bag. Entree: something soggy and something sweet. Dessert: a leftover party beverage.
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#8 - Hero Chefs
Season 17 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/10/2013
Four chefs who serve their communities with their culinary talent compete. Appetizer: chicken soup and barbecue sauce. Entree: scallop dishes with two unusual produce items. Dessert: hamburger buns.
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#9 - Sports Stars
Season 17 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/2013
Four athletes who feel right at home in the kitchen battle it out for charity. The judges are presented with four salmon dishes to taste for the first course. In the second round chocolate-covered marshmallows seem to be the most stress-inducing ingredient. And figuring out how to transform olive oil cake is the challenge for dessert.
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#10 - Count Your Chickens
Season 17 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/2013
Appetizer: chicken livers and chicken tenders. Entree: chicken legs and chicken-flavored crackers. Dessert: chicken suckers, chicken fat, and eggs.
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#11 - Brunch Boxes
Season 17 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/15/2013
In this Chopped competition, the baskets are all packed with ingredients you might find on a sophisticated brunch menu. Near the end of a champagne and caviar appetizer round, one chef makes a generous, but potentially costly, choice. How will the chefs pair a seafood extravagance with pancake mix in the entree round? Then turning classic brunch items into dessert is the final, demanding challenge for the last two chefs.
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#12 - Keep on Trucking
Season 17 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/18/2013
Four chefs with connections to the booming truck-food business motor into the Chopped Kitchen. And the first basket with two assertively-flavored meats makes for a challenging appetizer round. In the second round, the competitors must make dishes that include a sugary powder and a leafy vegetable. Then guanabana is going into the ice cream machine in the dessert round!
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#13 - Wasted!
Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/13/2013
In this competition, the baskets are full of usually-discarded food scraps. In the first round the chefs must contend with herb stems and what is left of a filleted fish. Then the competitors open the baskets to find eyes on potatoes looking back at them. And the two chefs left in the dessert round must make yummy sweets from the least desirable part of the bread and the least juicy part of the orange.
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