The BEST episodes of Chopped season 30

Every episode of Chopped season 30, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Chopped season 30!

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.

Last Updated: 3/20/2025Network: Food NetworkStatus: Continuing
Holiday Reality Check
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7.50
14 votes

#1 - Holiday Reality Check

Season 30 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2016

Reality television stars Les Gold, Claudia Jordan, Jenni Pulos and Karina Smirnoff take over the kitchen. One competitor has never eaten a common vegetable from the entree basket, then the dessert round becomes unpredictable.

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Web Stars
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7.31
26 votes

#2 - Web Stars

Season 30 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2016

Competitors with successful online cooking shows are ready to put their web-honed skills to the test. Round Two has the judges monitoring the clock with doubts that all three chefs can get a particular ingredient cooked in time.

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New Year's Bash
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7.03
34 votes

#3 - New Year's Bash

Season 30 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/20/2016

It's the first ever Chopped New Year's party and the competitors get the celebration started with an extravagant appetizer basket that includes $50 worth of caviar and other pricy ingredients. The chefs find more premium items in the entree baskets, as well as a traditional southern New Year's legume. The last two chefs in this New Year's fight face some dressed-up ice cream cones and a limited number of grapes for dessert.

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Kefir and Loathing
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7.00
59 votes

#4 - Kefir and Loathing

Season 30 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2016

Fermented milk and an ingredient with a 'secret' history are at the forefront of the appetizer round, an unexpected surprise is found in the dessert basket and the last two chefs go in a similar direction with their final plates.

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Best Halloween Ever
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7.00
34 votes

#5 - Best Halloween Ever

Season 30 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2016

Four one-of-a-kind cooks dress up for Halloween in the Chopped Kitchen. The judges are eager to see what frightening sights a drag queen, a witch, a medieval reenactor and a bloody-faced warrior will scare up for them.

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Sweetbread Dread
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6.86
43 votes

#6 - Sweetbread Dread

Season 30 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2016

The chefs must determine the best use of sardines in the first round. Round two takes the chefs in a different direction with pricier basket items such as sweetbreads. The remaining chefs attempt ice cream in the final round.

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On the Quack Burner
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6.82
34 votes

#7 - On the Quack Burner

Season 30 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2016

The chefs have to use duck tongues in their appetizers, and a seaweed pasta product may be the weirdest item in the second basket. Then, the finalists have to work spicy alcohol and a sweet cream into their desserts.

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Turkey Day Heroes
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6.82
17 votes

#8 - Turkey Day Heroes

Season 30 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2016

Four chefs who cook in soup kitchens face off in this special competition.

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