Chopped: Volume 1

The chefs find another very unexpected ingredient in the entree basket. Then making a major mistake, one of the competitors makes an emotional plea at the Chopping Block.

Chefs are stumped by a fizzy Caribbean staple in the entree basket. In the final round, with clementines and scotch in the dessert basket, the finalists have to douse flames to make it through a difficult final challenge.

The chefs find creative ways to use ground turkey in their appetizers. Then one of the chefs uses a scientific technique for the entree round, and tiny tomatoes and a giant egg create interest in the dessert round.

Things get off to a rough start when three of the four chefs make a big mistake with the jumbo shrimp in the appetizer basket. The last two chefs appear stumped by tofu skin in the dessert basket.

The chefs have to muscle through to come up with terrific mussel appetizers in just 20 minutes. In the entree round, a humble breakfast food must be combined with a high-brow delicacy.

When time runs out on a frantic appetizer round, two of the chefs are unhappy with what did not make it on to their calf liver dishes. Then in the entree round, it's up to the judges to determine who fell short.

The competitors get fired up for a grilling-themed competition. A classic American food perfect for the grill but peculiar in dessert complicates the judges' final decision.

When panic sets in, the judges cheer on a competitor who appears to be giving up on making a completed cookies and clam appetizer. Then, in the rush to get a venison entree finished, one chef makes a dangerous mistake.

A super bitter ingredient in the appetizer basket leaves the chefs in a quandary and the judges with a sour first impression.

All eyes are on one competitor in the appetizer round, as the judges are hoping that everyone's fresh pasta and half-sour pickle dishes are not half bad. Then, one finalist suffers an injury as he attempts a Chopped first.

With mint liqueur and canned fish in the appetizer basket, the judges have concerns about how the first course will taste. Then, an unfamiliar grain in the dessert basket turns into the main component.

Will they strike out, or hit one out of the park? In the entree round, the competitors must marry shredded wheat crackers with fish. Then it's crunch time for the two finalists, who attempt to make desserts with potato chips.

There is chaos and confusion in the appetizer round as the chefs race to get their perch plated. Then, in the entree round, one chef is taken to task for undercooking meatballs, and the chefs go all out in the dessert round.