Episode guide
Chopped: Season 12
13 episodes · premiered Jun 5, 2012
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- Episode 1: Sunny Side Apps Jun 5, 2012 The chefs get an unusual wake-up call in the appetizer basket: gummy fried eggs. Will they be able to successfully transform this novelty candy into something that tastes good with corned…
- Episode 2: A Guts Reaction Jun 12, 2012 The chefs need to have guts when they discover poultry intestines and red miso in the first basket. The ingredients are less daunting for the entree round, but some big technical flaws are…
- Episode 3: Chocolate Challenge Jun 19, 2012 It's a chocolate lover's dream competition: Chocolate in every course! Will the chefs take well to this sweet challenge? The appetizer round is a heart-stopping affair with a romantic gift…
- Episode 4: Pride of New Orleans Jun 26, 2012 Four chefs from the Big Easy take on the big challenge of excelling in the Chopped Kitchen. In the first basket, half of the ingredients are very familiar, while the other mystery items…
- Episode 5: All-American Competition Jul 3, 2012 It's a special all-American Chopped! Fierce competition is a matter of national and personal pride, as four chefs face off to see who will be the champ. From apple pie in the appetizer…
- Episode 6: Orzo It Seemed Jul 17, 2012 Three of the chefs go in a very similar direction with the first course, and yet the judges find creativity in the variety of flavors in their seafood sausage appetizers. In the entree…
- Episode 7: Belly Dance! Jul 31, 2012 When the chefs confront the first basket, their degrees of expertise with tuna belly come into play. Lamb top round is round two's mystery protein, and it's a mystery whose dish the judge…
- Episode 8: Cake Walk! Aug 7, 2012 The chefs find carrot cake in the first basket, along with an unusual seafood product: Will they be able to pull together cohesive appetizers? In the entree round, the competitors take…
- Episode 9: Oui, Oui, Confit Aug 14, 2012 The judges are pleased to see duck confit in the first basket. But when it comes time to taste, they're disappointed that they must consider a competitor's very minimal use of one of the…
- Episode 10: Drawing a Flank Aug 21, 2012 When the first basket contains licorice, licking the competition on creativity becomes the chefs' main challenge in the appetizer round. The competitors get a jolt of energy in the form of…
- Episode 11: A Bunny Thing Happened Sep 11, 2012 A pink candy surprise in the appetizer basket prompts the chefs to make some very creative choices. Then in the entree round, the chefs have to hop to it with a chocolate bunny and an…
- Episode 12: Charge! Oct 9, 2012 With pluck aplenty, four chefs charge into the competition. But will spaghetti in a can spell trouble for them in the first round? In the entree course, everybody raids the pantry for…
- Episode 13: For Sake's Sake Nov 20, 2012 Ostrich tenderloin appetizers are on the menu for the judges after a dramatic first round of cooking. And then, for creativity's sake, the chefs must work hard to make terrific entrees…