The BEST episodes of Chopped season 33

Every episode of Chopped season 33, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Chopped season 33!

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: 4/21/2024Network: Food NetworkStatus: Continuing
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An Ugly Turn
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7.80
5 votes

#1 - An Ugly Turn

Season 33 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2017

The chefs are encouraged to embrace beautiful imperfections as they work with so-called ugly ingredients. In the appetizer round, they find often-discarded seafood and misshapen veggies in the baskets. A perilous-looking fish presents a fierce challenge in the entree round. The last ugly turn is the dessert round, which has the chefs working with an overly-baked item.

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The Newlywed Game
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7.79
24 votes

#2 - The Newlywed Game

Season 33 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2017

Four newlywed couples face a playfully-named toast and some sexy shellfish in the appetizer round; chefs tackle a legume that's time-consuming to deal with and a pork cut that's challenging to cook.

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Star Power: The Last Laugh!
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7.57
49 votes

#3 - Star Power: The Last Laugh!

Season 33 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/2017

Four funny actors engage in a rowdy display of cooking improv in the third competition of Chopped's Star Power tournament, including Illeana Douglas, Ron Funches, Jonathan Sadowski and Julie White. In a frenzied first round, a South American flatbread and a beautiful seafood product take the spotlight. Taming the sweet factor becomes important in an entree round with marshmallows in the basket. Then, premade dough seems to give the final two cooks a head start in the dessert round, but will they know what to do with it?

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Star Power: Screen Sensations!
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7.54
39 votes

#4 - Star Power: Screen Sensations!

Season 33 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/2017

Four famous stars of film and TV light up the fourth and final preliminary competition of the Star Power tournament! In the appetizer round, actors Rick Fox, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Alysia Reiner and Alan Thicke must find a role for bass and ice pops in their dishes. The judges are entertained by one competitor's liberal use of a particular pantry ingredient in round two. Finally, the ice cream machine is a hot commodity for making cold treats in the dessert round.

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Best Laid Pans
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7.45
64 votes

#5 - Best Laid Pans

Season 33 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/2017

A big setback leaves one chef unsure whether her sausage and okra appetizer will come together on time and as planned. Savory pie and a fresh Italian cheese meet on the chefs' entree plates. Then, peppers and pears pair up in an exciting dessert round.

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Star Power: Grand Finale
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7.43
42 votes

#6 - Star Power: Grand Finale

Season 33 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2017

Four celebrity champions return to try to reap a $50,000 win for their favorite charity in the grand finale of the Star Power tournament! The finale drama revs up after the competitors find a breakfast pastry and a pretty but bland fruit in their appetizer baskets. A pineapple transformed into something extra special is at the center of an exhilarating second round, then the last round of the tournament features a basket with a tower of cookies and a tropical fruit.

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Star Power: Culinary Muscle!
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7.29
42 votes

#7 - Star Power: Culinary Muscle!

Season 33 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/2017

In the second preliminary competition of Chopped's Star Power Tournament, four star athletes -- Dorothy Hamill, Paige VanZant, LaMarr Woodley and Mariel Zagunis -- battle it out in the kitchen. An exceptionally weird flavor of soda and a pleasingly cheesy dish are two of the basket stumpers that they face in round one. The judges get three distinct lamb dishes from a threesome of sports stars in the entree round, then the two athletes who get to rock dessert get rock candy as one of their mandatory ingredients.

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Star Power: Web Stars!
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7.24
58 votes

#8 - Star Power: Web Stars!

Season 33 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/28/2017

Chopped kicks off a magnificent, five-part, star-studded tournament event, where celebrities who are famous in different fields take over the kitchen for a shot at scoring $50,000 for charity. In the first competition, web stars who shine online for millions of followers will shine on TV, including Josh Elkin, Justine Ezarik, Hilah Johnson and Lazarus Lynch. In the appetizer round, the Internet phenoms seek to dazzle the judges with their blood sausage appetizers. Dealing with duck could be the biggest obstacle in the entree round, then a Japanese frozen dessert and an instant breakfast food challenge two web stars in the dessert round.

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