Chopped: Volume 2

Fermented milk and an ingredient with a "secret" history are at the forefront of the appetizer round, an unexpected surprise is found in the dessert basket, and the last two chefs go in a similar direction with their final plates.

The chefs must determine the best use of sardines in the first round. Round two takes the chefs in a different direction with pricier basket items such as sweetbreads. The remaining chefs attempt ice cream in the final round.

Four one-of-a-kind cooks dress up for Halloween in the Chopped Kitchen. The judges are eager to see what frightening sights a drag queen, a witch, a medieval re-enactor and a bloody-faced warrior will scare up for them.

The chefs have to use duck tongues in their appetizers, and a seaweed pasta product may be the weirdest item in the second basket. Then, the finalists have to work spicy alcohol and a sweet cream into their desserts.

Competitors with successful online cooking shows are ready to put their web-honed skills to the test. Round two has the judges monitoring the clock with doubts that all three chefs can get a particular ingredient cooked in time.

Four chefs who cook in soup kitchens face off in this special competition. Turkey is a given in the entree round, but they also face an epic cake which defies description and is more than meets the eye!

Reality television stars Les Gold, Claudia Jordan, Jenni Pulos and Karina Smirnoff take over the kitchen. One competitor has never eaten a common vegetable from the entree basket, and the dessert round becomes unpredictable.

In the first ever Chopped New Year's Party, the competitors start the celebration with premium ingredients in the appetizer and entree baskets. The last two chefs face dressed-up ice cream cones and limited grapes for dessert.