The BEST episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen season 3

Every episode of Cutthroat Kitchen season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen season 3!

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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7.96
25 votes

#1 - Hakuna Frittata

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/18/2014

Making a frittata becomes nearly impossible as one chef must cook inside eggshells. A yard sale box of old kitchen supplies becomes one chef's worst nightmare and one chef earns the right to shred their opponent's Steak Diane.

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7.93
27 votes

#2 - Layer, I Hardly Know Her!

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2014

A chef is forced to serve a hot version of cobb salad; someone must build their own kitchen from random items inside of a shopping cart; a chef is forced to make layer cake with a cement mixer.

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7.75
52 votes

#3 - A Few Good Ramen

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2014

Three chefs are forced to come up with new versions of BLTs when their main ingredients are taken away. A chef is forced to make ramen without noodles and someone is slowed down when they get a little puffed up while making a souffle.

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7.70
27 votes

#4 - Life's a Mystery ... Meat

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2014

The term mystery meat is given new meaning for three chefs while making Sloppy Joes. Alton's left over chicken coop wire becomes a big headache for one competitor, and it's game time when the carnival comes to town in the final round.

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7.61
31 votes

#5 - Tso Good

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2014

One chef is left skating on thin ice when their knives are replaced with a hockey skate. Next, a chef is in a bind when their fingers get trapped while cooking General Tso's chicken. Finally, one chef finds new uses for gardening tools to create their best carrot cake.

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7.61
31 votes

#6 - Judging Judges

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2014

The tables are turned in this special "judges compete" episode of Cutthroat Kitchen. Someone's tortillas are shredded to make taquitos. Then, two chefs are forced to purchase tickets to a meatball lottery. Finally, we see how easy it is for these chefs to cook with one hand literally tied behind their back.

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7.56
27 votes

#7 - Ladel-ayheehoo

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2014

Serving ladles become one chef's cooking vessels to cook French Onion Soup. The Cutthroat Kitchen Wheel of Heat makes its debut for a Blackened Fish challenge, and one chef's bananas are pulverized to a pulp for their banana split.

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7.48
29 votes

#8 - The Rice Stuff

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2014

Things get evil when a chef must tediously separate grains of rice to make risotto. A chef's patience is tested as they wait, and wait and wait for their number to be called at the Cutthroat Kitchen Deli. And revenge is best served cold when one chef must chisel their ingredients from a block of ice.

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7.44
39 votes

#9 - Hawaii 5-Oh No!

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2014

Pasta art is up for auction in a pesto pasta challenge. A chef hangs loose when creating a Hawaiian plate lunch and someone gets their dose of sabotage when they're forced to use olive oil capsules for their muffins.

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7.39
36 votes

#10 - Two Chefs In A Pod

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2014

Two chefs get up close and personal while making pea soup. One chef must come up with innovative uses for lamb shears when they're forced to use them instead of their knives, and someone's whisk gets supersized for chocolate mousse.

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7.24
45 votes

#11 - Breakfast in Bed

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2014

One chef must use alcohol as the only means of heat; a chef must prepare a breakfast burrito in bed; Alton cleans out the fridge.

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7.14
28 votes

#12 - Panini, Meeny, Miny, Moe

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/15/2014

One chef is forced to perform a balancing act while they cook chicken pot pie. A childhood rhyme turns into one chef's nightmare and one chef must spring into action to save their cheesecake.

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6.85
26 votes

#13 - Well, Hot Clam!

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/2014

The ultimate backyard grill suit is unveiled. One chef's equipment becomes all tangled up in fish nets. In the final round, claw hands are the name of the game for a barbecue chicken sandwich.

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