Chopped: Volume 1

The chefs are given pots of bubbling oil so that they can create crispy, delicious dishes. Catfish catches the chefs by surprise in the first round. In the entree basket, the competitors find a cheese and a cherry preserve.

To avoid the judges' cleaver fever, the competitors have to work with bacon popcorn in the first round. In the entree round, an injury causes one chef to lose valuable time. A mashed treat meets floral syrup in the dessert basket.

The first basket holds a challenging mix of ingredients, like mache and pickled sausage. Squid is the main component in the entree round and a hard-to-pronounce ingredient in the final basket throws everyone for a loop.

Another intense competition in the Chopped Kitchen starts when the chefs get gyro meat and hearts of palm in the first basket. In the second round, the remaining three chefs must pair steak and doughnuts.

The competitors leap into action and come out strong with four impressive appetizers made with seitan and mezcal. In the second round, pre-made sauce and a sizable fish are in the basket.

Four amazing teenage chefs invade the Chopped Kitchen for Chopped's second teen competition. The judges are in awe of what the teen chefs do with tuna and cereal in the first round.

In the first round, the competitors must very quickly compose dishes from escargot and biscuit dough. Then in the entree basket, they find an unfamiliar produce and an unappealing pate.

The chefs are surprised to discover a decadent sweet creation along with every basket. In the first round a towering cake threatens to topple the chefs' chances at producing perfect plates.

Some of the first round ingredients are difficult to identify. Then the chefs open the basket to find a gargantuan seafood surprise. In the dessert round, the final two chefs must waste no time inventing dishes using jicama.

A wild first basket that includes whelk snails and lemon bars has chefs battling to create dishes. In the entree round, chefs bring their personal styles to their lamb shawarma dishes. Cucumber salad is awkward for the finalists.

Two pairs of brothers battle to see which chef family prevails. In the first round, the competitors must come up with ideas for falooda noodles. Then the judges watch eagerly to see how steak and cinnamon rolls turn out.

Halloween means frightening surprises in the baskets for the chefs. In the first round, they encounter a bloody protein and a can of chips that's more than meets the eye. The final two chefs move on to a devilish dessert round.

Four chefs fight ferociously to see who can make the best holiday meal from the bountiful mystery baskets. They must make green bean casserole into a more inviting appetizer, and a frozen orange treat appears in the second basket.