The BEST episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen season 13

Every episode of Cutthroat Kitchen season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen season 13!

Just how far is a chef willing to go to win a cooking competition? Cutthroat Kitchen hands four chefs each $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money on helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors. Ingredients will be thieved, utensils destroyed and valuable time on the clock lost when the chefs compete to cook delicious dishes while also having to outplot the competition. With Alton Brown as the devilish provocateur, nothing is out of bounds when money changes hands and we see just how far chefs will go to ensure they have the winning dish.

Last Updated: 8/27/2024Network: Food NetworkStatus: Ended
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8.29
24 votes

#1 - Domo Arigato, Mr. Gelato

Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/21/2017

In Round 1, two chefs have to prep their waffle breakfast sandwich on a table covered with eggs. Then, two chefs have to make their Korean barbecue dish while sitting at a crowded Korean barbecue restaurant table. Finally, one chef has to make gelato using only tools attached to the statue of David.

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How Does That Crab Ya?
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8.08
13 votes

#2 - How Does That Crab Ya?

Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/19/2017

One chef has to make their nachos on a metal nacho pan, then two chefs have to make their crab melt in a rocking crab boat. Finally, one chef has to play flip cup as they make their filled cupcakes.

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8.07
29 votes

#3 - Profiterollin' with the Homeys

Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/28/2017

One chef has to cook their flauta on a flaming flute; chefs have to make their pork chops and apple sauce while rolling around the kitchen; one chef has to roll around in a tube as they make their profiteroles.

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8.04
24 votes

#4 - Do You Really Wonton Hurt Me?

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/28/2017

Two chefs have to prep their popcorn dish in a giant bucket of popcorn. Then, one chef has to harvest their wonton soup ingredients from a ton of soup that Alton won. Finally, one chef gets caught in the rain as they make their pina colada dessert. Food Network Star Kids host Donal Skehan serves as special guest judge.

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8.04
27 votes

#5 - I Ain't Afraid of No Toast

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/12/2017

One chef has to make their nachos on a metal nacho pan, then two chefs have to make their crab melt in a rocking crab boat. Finally, one chef has to play flip cup as they make their filled cupcakes.

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7.88
50 votes

#6 - Tournament of Terror: Heat Three

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/2016

In heat three of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, three chefs have to make their frogs' legs in a graveyard. Then, two chefs have to make their witch's stew while riding around on a witch's broom. Finally, one chef has to make their devil's food cake with tools attached to a giant spider costume.

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7.73
41 votes

#7 - Bolognesed and Confused

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/7/2017

In Round 1, a chef has to flip their shrimp stir-fry ingredients into their chef’s hat before they can cook them. Then, two chefs have to cook their Bolognese dish in espresso devices. Finally, one chef has to make a Bundt cake while holding a bat in a bunt position.

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7.72
32 votes

#8 - The Good, the Hash and the Ugly

Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/14/2017

A special cowboy episode judged by Clay Walker; one chef has to use new hash ingredients that are slid down a bar; two chefs have to prep and cook their steak dinners while riding in a wagon; one chef has to prep their cornbread on saloon doors.

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Valentine's Day Massacre
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7.64
47 votes

#9 - Valentine's Day Massacre

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2017

Couples compete in Cutthroat Kitchen for a special Valentine's day episode. The sabotages include cooking chocolate chip pancakes on candles floating in a tub and preparing a romantic strawberry dessert while blindfolded.

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7.64
55 votes

#10 - Tournament of Terror: Heat Two

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2016

In heat two of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, three chefs have to make their deviled eggs while dressed as scary monsters. Then, two chefs have to make their spider rolls on a giant spider web. Finally, one chef has to make their flambe dessert in a haunted, spinning kitchen.

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7.62
50 votes

#11 - Tournament of Terror: Heat Four

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2016

In heat four of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, three chefs have to cut their steak tartare with deadly weapons, then one chef has to dig up their fra diavolo ingredients in a graveyard. Finally, one chef has to make their pumpkin dessert in a spooky autumn chamber with blowing leaves.

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7.61
28 votes

#12 - Fast Times at Cutthroat High

Season 13 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/5/2017

In a special high school episode, three teenage chefs have to join a clique as they make their high school breakfast. Then, two chefs have to get their sack lunch ingredients from a cafeteria line. Finally, one chef has to prep their after school snack while standing inside of a locker. Duff Goldman serves as special guest judge.

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The Chefshank Redemption
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7.57
63 votes

#13 - The Chefshank Redemption

Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/28/2016

In a special redemption episode, all of the chefs have to face the same sabotage they were eliminated with as they make the same dish. Then, one chef has to walk on a high wire as they make their quiche. Finally, two chefs have to make their pineapple upside-down cakes while hanging upside-down.

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7.53
111 votes

#14 - Fry Hard

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/17/2016

Three chefs have to carry a fish as they make fish and chips, then two chefs have to wear giant chicken parts as they make fried chicken. Finally, one chef is sandwiched between churros to make churro ice cream.

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7.52
134 votes

#15 - Superhero Sabotage: The Age of Alton

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/10/2016

Three chefs have to dress up as Cutthroat Kitchen superheroes as they make hero sandwiches. Then, one chef flies through the kitchen to make a gyro. Finally, one chef makes a superfood dessert on their own flaming hand.

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Fry-Day Night Bites
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7.44
63 votes

#16 - Fry-Day Night Bites

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/1/2017

Former NFL pro Chad Johnson judges in a special big game episode. The sabotages include cooking loaded nachos on a flaming halftime show stage and making a fried chicken sandwich wearing a helmet with a football stuck on it.

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7.44
43 votes

#17 - Tournament of Terror: Finale

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/2016

In the finale of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, all of the chefs have to shop for their loaded Bloody Mary ingredients in a dark, haunted pantry. Then, one chef has to cook their bone-in dish on a flaming organ. Finally, one chef has to make their candy on a possessed, spinning bed, all in the hopes of winning over special guest judge Anne Burrell.

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7.32
81 votes

#18 - Tournament of Terror: Heat One

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2016

In heat one of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, two chefs have to cook their liver and fava beans while being rolled around on a dolly. Then, two chefs have to cut and cook their garlic chicken with deadly murder weapons. Finally, one chef has to get their blood orange dessert ingredients from a possessed seance board.

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6.00
1 votes

#19 - I'm Kind of a Big Dill

Season 13 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/8/2019

In the first round, one chef has to make their loaded hash browns on a pan shaped like Alton Brown's face. Then, two chefs have to prep and cook their Cubanos on baseball bats. Finally, one chef has to make their tiramisu while holding tiny hands.

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