Chopped: Volume 1

Four Chopped heroes return to action to see who can go up against the very best and win again. Time is a big challenge in the first round, and the competitors face stinging nettles and antelope in the entree round.

Four returning winners fight for a spot in the $50,000 grand finale. In the first round a premade breakfast food prevents some of the competitors from being as creative as they should, and presentation flaws plague the champs.

With only two spots remaining in the $50,000 Chopped Champions Grand Finale competition, four champs attempt to elbow their way to victory. The chefs are unsure how to treat a pretty fruit and a succulent seafood product.

Four returning winners fight for the last remaining spot in the Chopped Champions Grand Finale! The heat is on when the chefs discover hot cross buns and a shocking meat in the appetizer basket.

This is it! The $50,000 Chopped Champions Grand Finale! Only one two-time champ can become a "three-peater" and claim the prize. In the entree round, the chefs face a little pig as they fight for the big money.

Will the mission go awry for one chef after he asks a competitor for a generous favor? And a gritty grits battle in the dessert round reveals the finalists' creative strengths.

A seafood surprise in the mystery basket plus four distinct cooking styles keep things lively in the appetizer round. Then both finalists jump into crisis mode when things go wrong in the dessert round.

With sea urchin and cranberry juice in the first basket, the chefs have to dive deep to try to imagine and then create the perfect appetizers. In the entree round, can canned fruit and pork hock come together well on the plates?

The chefs tell the judges about their very different reasons for wanting to win. And after dealing with French doughnut dough in the dessert round, it will be "au revoir" for one finalist.

The chefs hope that their sausage appetizers will awaken the judges' senses. One competitor breaks down while explaining why they love to cook. And the finalists must make sweet fruit work with sour beer in their desserts.

Four school cafeteria chefs compete to raise awareness about the importance of good meals for kids. And an emotional victory brings an incredible competition to its conclusion.

In the entree round, the competitors have to take yak and dried shrimp and design a delicious main course. Creativity blooms in the dessert round when there are chamomile flowers in the basket.

The judges are pleased to see duck confit, a heavenly food, in the first basket.