Chopped

When the Chopped baskets contain aphrodisiacs, the judges expect the competitors to come through with some sexy dishes. In the entrée basket, a heart-shaped comfort food and a sweet fruit make for a rare pair.

Four competitors who love rustic chuck-wagon food are ready to show they have the chops to win. Booze and bell peppers in the appetiser basket get things started, and later the judges are on pins and needles waiting to try some prickly pear desserts.

Three Chopped judges are seeking a sous chef in a five-part event. In the first preliminary battle, four hopeful candidates must tackle an appetiser basket that includes some fish-shaped cakes and an intimidating piece of poultry in the entrée round.

Four chefs arrive to give everything they've got for a chance to become a sous chef for a Chopped judge. In the entrée round, the competitors are challenged to break down whole chickens; one judge's favourite dessert ingredient.

Four more enterprising chefs try to ace the most difficult job interview imaginable and score the chance to work for a Chopped judge. In round one, offal is an awfully shocking surprise, and a cut of meat proves problematic in the entrée round.

In this fourth preliminary battle of the sous-chef tournament, the four competitors open the appetiser basket and find a special seafood item. In the entrée round, the chefs gain confidence as they work with an Asian street food and a soft drink.

Four champions return to the kitchen on a mission to become a sous-chef for a Chopped judge. A speciality of Naples is the curveball ingredient of the entrée basket, and a stinky fruit and a spicy ice cream are a part of the dessert round challenge.