The BEST episodes of Chopped season 42
Every episode of Chopped season 42, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Chopped season 42!
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 - Eat Your Veggies!
Season 42 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/14/2019
Martha Stewart, the queen of farm-to-table cooking, is excited to judge a competition with gorgeous garden goodies in every basket. In the first round, the chefs find some impressive greens and a sweet treat with a good-for-you spin. Squash is the meatiest find in the second produce-packed basket. Will the chefs successfully make it a star on their plates? Finally, a puzzling dessert basket includes spinach as a savory surprise.
#2 - Bacon, Burgers, and Beer!
Season 42 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/21/2019
In what may be the best Chopped competition theme ever, the chefs' baskets are packed with bacon, burgers and beer! In the bacon appetizer round, the competitors go in some inventive directions with their dishes, including pizza and poutine. Round two is an adrenaline-packed burger battle that has the chefs working with a fun take on onion rings. And the alliterative theme comes to its boozy conclusion in the dessert round, with beer boldly represented in the baskets.
#3 - Dill Dilemma
Season 42 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/28/2019
The first basket challenges the chefs to come up with a yummy solution to a dill pickle-flavored treat; a Midwestern casserole in the entree basket; a chef's injury puts their Gjetost cheese dessert in jeopardy.
#4 - Just Add Cheese!
Season 42 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/2019
Comfort food connoisseurs and gourmands alike know that any dish can benefit from a slice, a melt or a sprinkling of cheese! In this special competition, every basket is filled with cheesy yumminess including an unusual take on a Philadelphia classic in the first round. The chefs must work with a crunchy cringe-worthy surprise in addition to a fancy Spanish cheese in the entree round. And a cheese-tastic tower is one of the building blocks for the finalists' desserts.
#5 - Team Ice Cream
Season 42 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/11/2019
Four chefs set out to prove that ice cream can work well in two savory courses; a scoop sandwiched in the middle of an indulgent ingredient in the first basket; a unique ice cream flavor at the center of an unusual dish in the second basket.
#6 - Holy Bologna!
Season 42 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/18/2019
Four chefs are forced to get creative from the start when they find a kitschy, oddball cake and an unusual hybrid veggie in their appetizer baskets; an offal surprise and a fun fungus dish keep things interesting in Round 2; a key lime dessert.
#7 - Plum Fantastic
Season 42 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/25/2019
Ingredients: Appetizer: kinome, raspberry wasabi mustard, buffalo potato tots, chicken hearts Entrée: guinea hen, mixed oca, nopales, 'o pere e 'o musso Dessert: micro lemongrass, strawberry cream liqueur, sour plums, Dutch baby pancakes Judges: Scott Conant Geoffrey Zakarian Marcus Samuelsson
#8 - Culinary Fireworks
Season 42 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/2/2019
Four chefs prepare for summertime dinners in America using a variety of sunny ingredients including patriotic deviled eggs and star-spangled spaghetti.
#9 - Grills On! Game On!
Season 42 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/9/2019
When the ovens and fryers are turned off, four chefs have no choice but to get their grill on. A rare meat hits the heat in round one, and a frozen food favorite in the second basket might not thrill the competitors.
#10 - Hotdog Hotshots
Season 42 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/16/2019
The chefs take on an epic hot dog battle that includes a state fair treat with a twist in the entree round. An intriguing dessert basket contains the mysterious "wieners in a quilt."
#11 - Take The Cake
Season 42 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/23/2019
In the first round, the chefs learn they must make appetizers that include ginger-like galangal and a trendy taco. A pretty cake that reminds one judge of his childhood is at the center of an eclectic dessert basket.
#12 - Beef Cake Mistake
Season 42 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/30/2019
Four talented chefs are ready to compete in the Chopped Kitchen, but there's something peculiar about the huge, elaborate cake in the appetizer basket: It's made of beef! In the second round, a strange twist on a classic Italian dish tests the competitors' creativity, and the two remaining chefs are challenged to make desserts using a mayo that may be tricky to incorporate.
#13 - Epic Burgers
Season 42 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/6/2019
The chefs battle it out to see who can build the most epic burger masterpieces. An awe-inspiring tower kicks off the first round of hamburger hustling. An old-school lunchbox favorite adds a bite of yummy, kitschy fun to the entree round, and a sweet challenge is in store for the two remaining chefs who must make epic burgers suitable for dessert.