TV-G
2013
15 Seasons
Food & Home
Food Competitions
Cutthroat Kitchen
: Host Alton Brown hands four chefs $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money either helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors.
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1. Vive le Sabotage
Pocketknives and thievery turn a turkey dinner into a not-so Thanksgiving.
2. Pork Chops and Sabotage
Check out a sadistic competition full of savory sabotage as chefs battle.
3. Tac'o the Town
One chef tries to tempt the judge when forced to make tacos with bologna.
4. Let Them Eat Cupcakes
A chef forces mystery meat on an opponent to sabotage a cheese steak.
5. Winner, Winner, Fried Chicken Dinner
Which chef has the guts to serve giblets with fried chicken?
6. Wing It
Which chef's the most cold blooded to freeze an opponent for 10 minutes?
7. Tiny Tools, Big Problems
Fortune cookies actually change one chef's fortune in an egg roll showdown.
8. Steak Out
The stakes are raised when one chef is allowed to salt their steak.
9. Kiss My Grits
All the competitors throw their chips into the pot in a cutthroat auction.
10. Humble Pie
A chef has to create the perfect pie using a pie server as the only tool.
11. Un-Holy Trinity
Time to see how the chefs stack up for the round one pancake challenge.
12. Chicken Cordon 'Blue'
A chef is forced to make blue chicken cordon bleu.
13. S'more Sabotage
The chefs battle to make the most be"wich"ing sandwich.
Wham, Clam, Thank You, Ma'am
Things steam up when a chef is forced to cook an entire meal with a household iron. Then, a chef's clams casino gets supersized when they're forced to use geoduck. Things finally cool down in the kitchen, except for one chef who becomes extremely shaken up, when making an ice cream sundae.
Duck, Duck, Gnocchi
Things get messy when one chef is forced to wear a potato masher on their hand while making gnocchi. Then, one chef is turned into a handy man when they're given broken cooking utensils and a roll of duct tape. And finally, there's more than meets the eye when one chef's ice cream toppings are swapped out for some unusual imposters.
Shrimp or Get Off the Pot Sticker
One chef gets put in a sticky situation when their pot sticker wrappers are doused in honey. Then, two chefs get up close and personal when they are forced to share ingredients to create their best peanut butter and jelly. And in a climatic conclusion, it's fresh versus frozen when a chef must harvest their shrimp from a block of ice.
The Yolk's on You
Giada De Laurentiis guest judges this episode of Cutthroat Kitchen and is welcomed with a sweet version of a deviled egg. Then, one chef must avoid being canned when they have to create chicken and waffles with a whole canned chicken. Finally, we see if one chef can create a delicious dessert after their sugar is replaced with sugar cane.
Cutthroat Kiddy Kitchen
It's a tough dilemma when one chef forces another to choose between cooking with canned chicken or forfeit half their cooking time. Then, two chefs battle the cutthroat kitchen ball and chain when they are forced to share knives and tools. And in a climatic culmination, one chef has big problems with a tiny kitchen.
Soupsy Daisy
One chef must get to work when they are handed a 500 watt work light as their only heat source to cook a quesadilla. Then it's careful cooking when someone is forced to cook chicken soup on a cookie sheet. And finally, Alton's bait bucket becomes one chef's main supply for a fish fry.
A Penny for Your Chocolates
A chef is turned into a potato artist when they are forced to mold French fries out of a vat of mashed potatoes. Then it's time to go camping when a chef must build a fire to cook a kebab plate. Finally, one chef takes more than their fare share of turns, while searching for chocolate for their chocolate chip cookies.
A Crepe-y Situation
One chef has their arms full when they're forced to do all of their ingredient shopping without the use of a basket. Then, someone needs to think fast when they have to start their huevos rancheros over from scratch. And one chef attempts not to get bent out of shape even though their crepe pan is.
Melts in Your Pot, Not in Your Hand
Two chefs must get creative when they're handed peelings or skinless potatoes to make potato skins. Then one chef goes island-style when they must harvest all their water from coconuts to make pad Thai. Finally, a surprise party in the kitchen sends one chef searching for the right gift to complete their cake.
Foul Play
Two chefs learn the true meaning of improvising when they're forced to switch dishes and sabotages in the middle of a challenge. Then, someone has to get innovative when they are given a loaf of sliced bread to use as a bread bowl for clam chowder. Finally, a chef is taken back to their childhood when they must harvest breading from chicken nuggets for their chicken fried steak.
Gluttons for Punishment
Four chefs return to Cutthroat Kitchen for more punishment and a second chance to outsmart and outcook their competition. Things start off with a blend when a chef gets to pulverize one competitor's hot dogs in a food processor. Then one chef goes back to science class when they're forced to cook pasta carbonara with a chemistry set. And finally it's anything but a day at the fair when a chef is handed a cotton candy machine to use as sugar for their brownies.
It's Not Delivery, It's Old Delivery
Breakfast becomes the most important meal of the day when three chefs must find new uses for common breakfast appliances. Then, a chef must decide to go sweet or savory with their calzone when their entire stash of cheese is swapped out for tiramisu. In the final challenge, a chef is forced to downsize when they have to cook their fajitas on a mini skillet.
Pressed or Steamed
Cutthroat Kitchen takes things to the extreme when one chef loses everything but a roll of tin foil and heat while cooking a dish. Then, Alton auctions off his compost bucket forcing one chef to make a quiche out of the food bits that are normally thrown out. Finally, a clothes steamer and iron are the only sources of heat for a chef cooking mussels.
A Few Good Ramen
Three chefs are forced to come up with new versions of BLTs when their main ingredients are taken away. A chef is forced to make ramen without noodles and someone is slowed down when they get a little puffed up while making a souffle.
Breakfast in Bed
It's happy hour in Cutthroat Kitchen and one chef is forced to use alcohol as their only means of heat to prepare a bar snack. Breakfast in bed is given a whole new meaning when a chef must prepare a breakfast burrito in bed and Alton finally cleans out the fridge and one chef uses those ingredients to make bread pudding.
Hawaii 5-Oh No!
Pasta art is up for auction in a pesto pasta challenge. A chef hangs loose when creating a Hawaiian plate lunch and someone gets their dose of sabotage when they're forced to use olive oil capsules for their muffins.
Two Chefs in a Pod
Two chefs get up close and personal while making pea soup. One chef must come up with innovative uses for lamb shears when they're forced to use them instead of their knives, and someone's whisk gets supersized for chocolate mousse.
Chain of Tools
One chef is forced to serve a hot version of cobb salad. Then, someone must build their own kitchen from random items inside of a shopping cart, while another chef gets down and dirty when they are forced to make layer cake with a cement mixer.
Tso Good
One chef is left skating on thin ice when their knives are replaced with a hockey skate. Next, a chef is in a bind when their fingers get trapped while cooking General Tso's chicken. Finally, one chef finds new uses for gardening tools to create their best carrot cake.
The Rice Stuff
Things get evil when a chef must tediously separate grains of rice to make risotto. A chef's patience is tested as they wait, and wait and wait for their number to be called at the Cutthroat Kitchen Deli. And revenge is best served cold when one chef must chisel their ingredients from a block of ice.
Ladel-ayheehoo
Serving ladles become one chef's cooking vessels to cook French Onion Soup. The Cutthroat Kitchen Wheel of Heat makes its debut for a Blackened Fish challenge, and one chef's bananas are pulverized to a pulp for their banana split.
Life's a Mystery ... Meat
The term mystery meat is given new meaning for three chefs while making Sloppy Joes. Alton's leftover chicken coop wire becomes a big headache for one competitor, and it's game time when the carnival comes to town in the final round.
Hakuna Frittata
Making a frittata becomes nearly impossible as one chef must cook inside eggshells. A yard sale box of old kitchen supplies becomes one chef's worst nightmare and one chef earns the right to shred their opponent's Steak Diane.
Well, Hot Clam!
The ultimate backyard grill suit is unveiled. One chef's equipment becomes all tangled up in fish nets. In the final round, claw hands are the name of the game for a barbecue chicken sandwich.
Judging Judges
The tables are turned in this special "judges compete" episode of Cutthroat Kitchen. Someone's tortillas are shredded to make taquitos. Then, two chefs are forced to purchase tickets to a meatball lottery. Finally, we see how easy it is for these chefs to cook with one hand literally tied behind their back.
Panini, Meeny, Miny, Moe
One chef is forced to perform a balancing act while they cook chicken pot pie. A childhood rhyme turns into one chef's nightmare and one chef must spring into action to save their cheesecake.
I Can't Believe It's Not Udder
A cocky chef is thrown under the culinary bus when an old breakfast buffet replaces his gourmet basket. Then one chef scratches her head trying to cook an authentic Pasta Bolognese in an Italian espresso pot. Finally, someone loses their milk products in exchange for a cow while making tres leches cake.
You Wanna Pizza This?
One chef gets their hands dirty when they dig up all of their ingredients from a wacky vegetable garden -- that grows anything but vegetables. Then one chef gets punished for trying to "phone it in" during a pizza challenge.
Anything but a Cake Walk
Things get sizzling when two chefs cook steak over a romantic candlelit dinner. Then one chef is cut down to size while stuck with a giant whisk as their only tool. Finally one chef learns making cake is no cake walk when forced to walk around the kitchen on cake boxes!
Big Trouble In Little Chinese Chicken Salad
Three chefs discover that the great wall isn't as spacious as they'd like it to be. One chef's cooking tools get swapped out for a set of golf clubs while another chef dunks doughnuts into coffee like they never have before.
Welcome to the Jungle
The kitchen erupts in flames when one chef cooks with Alton's jungle torch. Later, an oversized fondue pot leads to an oversized mess.
I Like My Peppers Pulverized
It's tough to smoke out the competition when forced to use a cigar cutter to make a cubano. Then two chefs get up close and personal when stuffed like peppers into a very confined workspace. Finally one chef must make a tiramisu using coffee filters and stirrers as their only tools.
Two Chefs, One Toga
Alton hands off the Olympic cooking torch, and one chef is forced to spice things up when they have their ginger replaced with sushi ginger.
Ho-Ley Pot
A chef is forced to cook soup using a single brew coffee machine. Later, chefs get hands-on when Alton asks for peace in the kitchen.
Superhero Sabotage
One chef enters a phone booth and attempts to transform into a super chef. Next, two chefs get cozy in Alton's living room circa 1974 and then one chef attempts to ride a bike in the kitchen.
The Eggs-Orcist
One chef must make a lobster roll using a roll submerged in a lobster tank, and someone is given a rather unusual chocolate platter for their chocolate cake.
When In Rome, Cook On A Scooter
One chef does as the Italians do and cooks while riding a scooter. Next, one chef pays tribute to a 1950's housewife while making a casserole. Finally, one chef goes the distance as they navigate a red velvet maze that stands between them and victory.
Chili'd to the Bone
Things get chilly when one chef must use freezer burnt ingredients to make a chili cheese dog. Then Alton's done it again with a pasta art masterpiece, but it turns out not everyone is art lover. Finally one chef feels like they're going around in circles when forced to use a spinning cook station.
Tongue Thai-ed
One chef gets a helping hand from a Buddha. Then two chefs help each other out by shopping for each other. Finally, Alton becomes the target as one chef tries to shoot for the win.
Crabs of Steel
One chef has to step up their game when they're forced to work on a traditional Japanese tea table, while another chef becomes crabby when forced to make a crab cake with a toy crab claw in one hand. Finally, a chef looks for a little R and R as they prepare all their food in a hammock.
Tos-ta-da
One chef is brought back to their childhood when they cook in a high chair. Alton's new magic hobby forces two chefs to share a giant saw, then a chef has all of their cooking vessels replaced with corn husks.
SaBOOOtage
In this special Halloween episode, one chef pays a heavy price for a deal with the devil. Later, a chef digs themselves out of their own grave while another does all their cooking over a hell flame.
Superstar Sabotage: Heat One
Chefs Susan Feniger, Jeff Mauro, Michael Psilakis and Aarti Sequeira face off in the first heat of the Cutthroat Kitchen Superstar Sabotage. The chefs will face sabotages including a treadmill station, a hammer carnival game and cooking in a conveyor toaster.
Here's Looking at You, Squid
Elbows are the perfect pastas for macaroni, so one chef uses a metal plumbing elbow to do all of their cooking. One chef must play ring toss for their calamari rings while another chef gets the jitters trying to use a coffee maker to make coffee cake.
Superstar Sabotage: Heat Two
Chefs Nadia G., Brian Malarkey, Marcel Vigneron and Justin Warner face sabotages including a very high prep table, cooking in a popcorn machine and getting a hand stuck in a cookie jar in before one makes it to the Grand Finale.
Chip off the ol' Baklava
Three chefs receive a special delivery and must rummage through boxes to get their cookware. Next, a chef gets chippy when they have to use tortilla chips as their only tools and mixing vessels. Then a chef finds himself in a sticky situation when they harvest all their ingredients out of a giant pot of honey.
The Undertater
One chef tries to outrun a giant boulder of aluminum foil while two chefs put aside their differences and cook for each other. Finally, a chef loses all of their ingredients and must play a memory game to get them back.
Superstar Sabotage: Heat Four
There's only one more spot in the Superstar Sabotage finale and chefs Melissa d'Arabian, Elizabeth Falkner, Alex Guarnaschelli and Fabio Viviani each think they have what it takes to get there. But first, they'll be faced with sabotages including hitting the slots for ingredients, harvesting cheese from a giant cheese block and cooking in banana leaves.
Superstar Sabotage: Finale
Four star chefs return to the Cutthroat Kitchen for the Superstar Sabotage Finale. In order to win the tournament, they'll have to face sabotages such as prepping in a ball pit, cooking on a moving boat ride and facing down the notorious miniature kitchen.
Thanks, but no Thanksgiving
In this Thanksgiving episode, three chefs make a mad dash for all of their cooking equipment for Black Friday. Next, a chef loses their cooking vessels and must cook in nuts. Finally, a chef parades around the kitchen in a turkey suit.
Sabotage Is Comin' to Town
Three chefs play white elephant to determine their sabotages for their ham dinner. Later, two chefs gather around the tree to open presents filled with their new ingredients. Lastly, a chef cooks their holiday cookies in a fireplace.
With a Chariot on Top
One chef rides a chariot in a culinary fight for the ages and then the South rises again in a Civil War-inspired sabotage. Finally, one chef makes an ice cream sandwich out of sandwich ingredients.
Empanada Chance
Three of the chefs will have to make their waffles in weird ways. Then, two chefs get stuffed together as they make empanadas. Finally, two chefs get a workout as they make lemon meringue pies.
In It to Twin It
There are two sets of twins competing for Cutthroat victory and three of them deal with some calzone re-zoning. Then, pirates invade the kitchen and later, one chef has a really sad birthday.
S'Mortal Combat
It's a chilly chili sabotage when two chefs have to harvest ingredients from a block of ice. Then, chefs face the delicious danger of dim sum. Finally, s'mores are made after a chef shoots marshmallows at a giant target.
When Pigs Fry
Three chefs get sloppy as they dig for ingredients in a slop trough. Then, one chef has to grab their curry spices out of midair. Finally, one chef gets into a big, blue ball to make blueberry muffins.
I Would Do Anything For Loaf
A chef wears Alton's ultimate poncho as they make a breakfast quesadilla. Then, one chef has to cook meatloaf while in a recliner. Finally, a chef has to walk on cupcake boxes when they make cupcakes.
The Cone Ranger
Two chefs have to cook breakfast as a tag team. Then, another chef gets to chop up someone's pork chop with an ax. Finally, someone has to cook an ice cream cone in traffic cones.
The Long Tools and Shortcake of It
A chef has to make breakfast hash in a bunk bed. Then, another chef has to recreate Alton's hike out of the Grand Canyon. Finally, a chef has to make strawberry shortcake with long tools.
Tiki Torch-Ure
One chef has to cook fish tacos on tiki torches. Then, one chef has to make pasta salad, using water that they harvest from a patio mister. Finally, one chef has to bake an apple pie inside apples.
Baby Got Backpack
One chef has to make grilled cheese and tomato soup while in a giant high chair. Then someone has to cook orange chicken in oranges. Finally, one chef has to make granola using only the tools from the hiker's backpack that they wear during the whole round.
The Supper Bowl
In this special big-game episode, two chefs have to wear tailgates on their backs. Then, two chefs have to cook in bleachers. Finally, one chef has to make brownies while kneeling.
Alton and the Chocolate Factory
In a special chocolate episode, one chef has to make molten chocolate cake -- without chocolate! Then, two chefs have to make a savory chocolate dish with fish and eggs. Finally, one chef has to work a shift on Alton's chocolate conveyor belt.
Gno-cchi to Victory
As they make gnocchi, one chef has to wear a potato masher on their hand. Then someone cooks drunken noodles on a keg of fire. Finally, someone has to make thumbprint cookies without the use of their thumbs.
Who Tarted?
Three chefs have to dig for clams in a clam bed to make a dish that impresses special guest judge, Valerie Bertinelli. One chef has to make turkey burgers while wearing arm weights. Finally, one chef has to make a fruit tart with vegetables that are actually fruits.
Whatchoo Taco'ing About, Alton?
Two chefs have to get their ingredients for a deli sandwich from a vending machine. Then, two chefs have to cook each other's tacos. Finally, one chef takes a lazy "sundae" drive around the kitchen all in the hopes of winning over special guest judge Anne Burrell.
You're Bacon Me Crazy
One chef has to use finger tools while making a bacon-wrapped dish. Another chef has to make lasagna while driving around the kitchen in a racecar seat. Finally, a chef has to make a black and white cookie while doubling their movements on a black and white prep station.
Whisk-ey Business
In a speed round, three chefs have to make an omelet in one pan. Then, a chef has to get all of their oyster Rockefeller ingredients out of an oil drum. Finally, one chef has to use finger whisks to make a cream puff.
Scone Home
Three chefs have to make a tuna melt with a glob of melted tools. Another chef has to cook Salisbury steak while standing on a "high stakes" platform above the kitchen. Finally, a chef has a tea party while trying to make scones.
Great Egg-Scape
While making Eggs Benedict, one chef has to harvest their eggs from a chicken coop. Then, two chefs have to make British pub food while in a double decker bus. Finally, one chef has to mix everything for sandwich cookies in milk bottles.
You're all up Banh Mi
A chef has to use only a martini glass while making banh mi. Then two chefs have to get their tortilla soup ingredients out of a pinata. Finally, one chef has to bake a galette on a tennis racket.
Lamb-a Dama Ding Dong
In a special springtime episode, two chefs have to make an egg salad sandwich on a picnic blanket they wear around their necks. Then, one chef has to herd "sheep" while making a lamb dinner. Finally, one chef has to harvest their carrot cake ingredients out of a carrot garden.
Evilicious: Canoe Jack City
Three chefs have to make fish stew in a canoe. Another chef has to make pasta carbonara in a moving mine cart. Finally, one chef has to use a chemistry set to make pound cake.
Evilicious: Frying First Class
Three chefs have to make stir-fry while sitting in airline seats. Then, two chefs have to work as good neighbors to make chicken fried steak. Finally, one chef has to shop for their cobbler ingredients blindfolded.
Evilicious: 20,000 Leagues Under the Prep Table
Two chefs have to make fast food while carrying around a cardboard car. Then one chef has to prep their scallop dish underwater. Finally, one chef has to make doughnuts on the giant doughnut that they have to wear.
Evilicious: Moo-in' On Up
Three chefs have to play musical stations while making sushi rolls. Then, two chefs have to walk the fashion runway while making veal Milanese. Finally, one chef has to wear a pumpkin on their head while making pumpkin pie.
Evilicious: Finale
Two chefs have to make meatballs in a ball pit. Then, two chefs have to make a teriyaki dinner while on a seesaw. Finally, one chef has to harvest coconuts from a tree to make coconut macaroons.
Live and Let Diner
Three chefs find themselves on the other side of the diner counter. Then, two chefs must cook while riding a tandem bike in a French-inspired challenge. Finally, one chef has to make a rum cake in a bottle of rum.
21 Chum Street
One chef must use a shark jaw as a knife. Then, two chefs must cook out of -- and on top of -- a suitcase. Finally, a banana nut muffin challenge that drives the chefs both bananas and nuts.
Grill or be Grilled
Four chefs are fired up to be named Cutthroat's grill master. One chef makes a dish that almost tastes like chicken. Then somebody feels the heat while tied to a rotisserie. Finally, burgers as never before.
Carne Diem
One chef gets on a roll using a twisted pan. Then, a big burrito causes someone even bigger problems. Finally, a chef learns that there's nothing more helpless than a "kitchen" up a tree.
The Best of the Worst
The worst sabotages of all time. One chef finds themselves cooking upstream. Then, someone's chicken parmesan gets canned. Finally, a chef gets completely turned around while making crepes.
The Waffle Truth
One chef pops a wheelie while making a dip. Then, someone nearly has a meltdown cooking on Mt. Stromboli. Finally, a chef just might blow it making waffles in a saxophone.
Tikka Me Alton
Guest judge Susan Feniger samples the chefs' smoothie moves. Then, someone takes a ride on an elephant they'll never forget. Finally, a chef raises the roof in an oatmeal cookie challenge.
Circus Spectacular
It's big top fun when chefs make corn dogs in a clown car. Then, a ring of fire drives somebody nuts. Finally, a chef goes three-wheeling while making funnel cake.
Meanwhile, Back on the Huevos Rancheros ...
Chefs face off in an intense egg soccer match. Then, two chefs can't get off each other's backs. One chef is hounded by a bad memory while making blondies.
My Kitchen for a Horse
A gang of chefs on bouncy horses face a biscuit breakfast challenge. Then, it's two on a stroller making chicken nuggets. Finally, two chefs battle with long tools and short legs.
I Know Who Kilt Me
One chef gets hassled by haggis. Then, a pair of chopsticks becomes a huge obstacle for someone. Finally, a chef finds that they're not so sweet on key lime pie.
All in a Day's Jerk
Guest judge Cat Cora. It's all downhill for three chefs in a bobsled. Then, someone finds themselves making more than Swedish meatballs. Finally, one chef learns that peanut butter and jelly isn't child's play.
The Truck Stops Here
Four food truck chefs get locked in a breakfast sandwich showdown. Then, it's a double-decker burrito battle. Finally, one chef gets the scoop on their opponent and it isn't pretty.
Molasses, Mo' Problems
One chef makes vegetable soup in a kitchen sink. Then, two chefs make Philly cheesesteak and really get on a roll ... really! Finally, a molasses cookie challenge slows the chefs down.
Stop, Drop and Flambe
One of the firefighter chefs gets hosed in the chili cheese fries challenge. Then, a burning buffalo chicken sandwich factory fires up the contestants. Finally, the chefs' dishes go up in flames.
Camp Cutthroat: Porks and Rec
Two chefs share a blindfold during a pork and beans challenge. Then someone finds out just what a bear does in the woods. Finally, one chef finds themselves followed by a very persistent dark cloud.
Camp Cutthroat: Wet, Hot, American Sabotage
It's a balancing act for two chefs making a pancake breakfast. Then, someone gets their mind blown by a high-powered fan. Finally, everything is at stake during a steak dinner challenge.
Camp Cutthroat: Rock Wall Me, Amadeus
Competitors struggle to hold on to their ingredients. Then, there's a big obstacle between two chefs and their barbecue chicken. Finally, one chef has to hang in there while cooking on a rock wall.
Camp Cutthroat: If It Bleeds, We Can Skillet
One chef hits the trail in search of new ingredients. Then, it's a skillet breakfast cookout from atop a lookout tower. Finally, one competitor finds themselves in chilly waters while making chili.
Camp Cutthroat Finale: The Great Troutdoors
Two chefs rock the boat making a trout dinner. Then it's time for opponents to chase down their cheese. Finally, it's a tight squeeze for someone making dessert Camp Cutthroat-style.
Greece Lightning
Two chefs rumble on ancient Greek rubble. Then, it's the blind leading the blindfolded in a seafood risotto challenge. Finally, it's a head-to-head battle that's nothing but monkey business.
Grandma-tage
One grandma gets down to the "knitty" gritty on an afghan. Then, a granny cooks a casserole with a torch. Finally, someone is forced to eat a whole lot of humble pie.
Taco Dirty to Me
Guest judge David Alan Grier dives into some breakfast tacos. Then, things get romantic when two chefs get hitched. Finally, one chef gets taken for a ride on the CTK Express.
Operation Gumbo Drop
One chef finds themselves working around the clock. Then, someone makes gumbo by tossing their ingredients from a balcony. Finally, white chocolate macadamia drives everybody nuts.
We Came, We See-Sawed, We Conquered
It's toad in a hole on a trio of funky pans. Then, it's up and down for two chefs cooking on a see-saw. Finally, one chef's plan for a perfect Napoleon is "blown apart."
Sabootage 2: Electric Boo-Galoo
The chefs make wraps that only a mummy could love. Then, a ghoul-ash challenge turns gruesome. Finally, one chef slams the front door on another in an all-out candy competition.
The Full Monte Cristo
A chef draws a sword during a Monte Cristo challenge. Then, it's not exactly the "lab" of luxury for one chef. Finally, rocky road really lives up to its name.
A River Runs Canoe It
Guest judge Susan Feniger tests the fish sandwich waters. Then one chef hits the rodeo on the back of a bucking bronco. Finally, someone gets sent up the river while making Mississippi mud pie.
Actions Speak Chowder Than Words
One chef takes Manhattan ... clam chowder, that is. Then, someone gets shell-shocked by their opponent. Finally, it's a cold, cold winter when one chef feels the heat.
Veni, Vidi, Ceviche
Two chefs dive headfirst into a ceviche challenge. Then, somebody gets a raw deal from the "Half-Cooked Cafe." Finally, one chef tries to make cookies with laser-sharp precision.
The Hunt for Bread October
Four members of the Armed Services square off to make steak and eggs. Then, it's "tanks but no tanks" for one chef. Finally, it's hooray for a red, white and blue dessert challenge.
Secrets of Survival
Ever wonder if you could make it in Cutthroat Kitchen? This special episode reveals the secrets to surviving even the most wicked sabotages. Discover tips and tricks to outmaneuver the competition, impress the judges, and become the last chef standing.
I'm Thanksgiving Up
In round one, three chefs have to make Thanksgiving dinner while carrying around a family dinner table. Then, two chefs must make turkey tacos over an open fire with antique Pilgrim tools. Finally, one chef has to push around a football tackling dummy while making sweet potato pie.
Fajita the Moment
One chef has to cook hush puppies in Alton's Hush Puppet theater. Then, two chefs have to share a giant knife while making fajitas.
I Love It When You Call Me Big Papaya
Two chefs roll around in a rickshaw while they make green papaya salad. One chef rides a mechanical bull while making a barbecue bacon cheeseburger. Finally, one chef has to bake a spice cake in a spice grinder.
A Dingo Ate My Dutch Baby
Two chefs have to make Dutch baby pancakes while Double Dutch jump roping. Two chefs join the Queen's guard while making bangers and mash. One chef has to snap photos while making ginger snaps.
Naughty vs. Nice
In a special holiday episode, three chefs have to harvest ingredients from Christmas stockings to make a party dip. Then, two chefs must pull around Santa in his sleigh while preparing a beef tenderloin dinner. Finally, one chef has to make their snack for Santa in Santa's workshop.
We Don't Need Another Gyro
An old trend makes a comeback as one chef planks as they make crab cake benedict. One chef has to make a gyro while spinning around on a giant spit. Finally, one chef has to make rhubarb pie in a pi pan.
Holi-Dazed and Confused
In this special holiday episode, two chefs have to prep their Christmas quiche on a pile of snow. Then, two chefs must make a duck dinner while sitting on Santa's lap. Finally, one chef has to make their eggnog dessert in a giant snow globe.
Get Rich or Die Frying
Two chefs make a Hawaiian pizza on a swaying hula prep station. While making shrimp stir-fry, one chef has to ride around in a shrimped-out ride. Finally, one chef has to make a candy bar in an actual bar.
I Crisped a Grill and Liked It
One chef has to make potato pancakes with tiny tools stuck in potato people. Then, two chefs have to make tandoori chicken while their arms are strapped in tandem. Finally, one chef has to make a crisp while working on an ab bench.
Cacciatore by His Toe
Three chefs have to make potato salad while wearing one potato sack. Two chefs have to play catch with their ingredients while making chicken cacciatore. One chef has to make doughnuts with ingredients they get from a giant box of doughnuts.
50 Shades of Sorbet
One chef has to drive around in a delivery car while they make a breakfast pizza. Another chef has to make jalapeno poppers in a popcorn machine. Finally, one chef has to make sorbet while dragging around a giant action movie poster.
Showdown at the Croquet Corral
Two chefs have to play croquet with their ingredients as they make croquettes. Then, two chefs have a sumo showdown as they make yakitori. Finally, one chef has to ride on a banana boat as they make bananas Foster.
Hit Me With Your Best Pho
Three chefs have to make pho in a pho-to booth. Then, two chefs have to make flatbread while lying flat on their backs. Finally, one chef has to make cherries jubilee in a giant pit of cherry pits.
Superstar Sabotage: Knife, Knife Baby
Chefs Richard Blais, Cat Cora, Melissa d'Arabian, and Aarti Sequeira face off in the first heat of the Superstar Sabotage tournament. First, one chef has to make an English breakfast while wearing knight armor. Then, two chefs have to make a tofu dish while strapped toe-to-toe. Finally, one chef has to make an angel food cake on top of their head in a halo.
Superstar Sabotage: All About the Bouillabaisse
In the second heat of the Superstar Sabotage tournament, chefs Josh Elkin, Eric Greenspan, Kelsey Nixon, and Justin Warner face sabotages that include making Swedish pancakes in a Viking boat and feeling the bass on a turntable as they make bouillabaisse. Finally, one chef has to play a giant kitchen board game as they make a brownie sundae.
Superstar Sabotage: Deep Pupu
Chefs Rocco DiSpirito, Duff Goldman, Claire Robinson, and Fabio Viviani battle it out in the third heat of the Superstar Sabotage tournament. In round one, three chefs have to make pupu platters while working in a giant pupu platter. Then, one chef has to make tortellini while torte-leaning. Finally, one chef has to make whoopee pies while walking around with whoopee cushions attached to their feet.
Superstar Sabotage: Burrito the Line
There's only one more spot in the Superstar Sabotage finale and chefs Bobby Deen, Alex Guarnaschelli, Marcel Vigneron, and Sherry Yard each think they have what it takes to get there. To prove their skills, they must face sabotages such as making an omelet while walking on a giant hamster wheel, playing pin the tail on the donkey for burrito ingredients, and joining the Rockettes while making a New York cheesecake.
Superstar Sabotage Finale: It's Raining Ramen
Four star chefs return for the Superstar Sabotage finale, and first, one chef has to cook fish sticks in a weather chamber. Then, two chefs have to star in a giant monster movie as they make ramen. Finally, one chef has to cook a dessert with both hands behind their back.
When Cherry Met Salad
For guest judge Ted Allen, three chefs have to make their chopped salads with gardening tools. One chef has to use "belly dancing" tools to make their tagine. Finally, one chef has to wear a giant cherry on their head as they make a cherry cobbler.
Chocotage XXL
In a special chocolate episode, one chef has to play roulette for their chocolate chip cookie dessert ingredients. Then, two chefs have to play whack-a-mole for their mole ingredients. Finally, one chef has to play a giant marble maze as they make chocolate marble cake.
The One With William Shatner
In a special man cave episode judged by William Shatner, three chefs have to make their bacon dishes while sitting on a couch. Then, two chefs have to get in the wrestling ring to make their burger and onion rings. Finally, one chef has to shoot pool to move around the kitchen as they make their booze dessert.
Hedwig and the Angry Enchilada
Three chefs have to play the "enchi-lottery" for their enchilada ingredients. Two chefs have to go back to the stone age to make their bibimbap. Finally, one chef has to make their frozen custard concrete in a concrete mixer.
My So-Called Trifle
Three chefs have to make stuffed cabbage while stuffed in a cab. Then, two chefs have to play a "shock"-shuka game for their shakshuka ingredients. Finally, one chef has to make their trifle one layer at a time.
Duck L'Orange Is the New Black Coffee
Two chefs have to prep their duck l'orange on rubber duckies. Then, one chef has to make glazed salmon in tiny fish molds. Finally, one chef has to prep their coffee dessert on a jittery table.
Split Happens
Two chefs have to make spring rolls on a prep table they make of bungee cords. Then, two chefs have to make brick chicken in a brick building. Finally, one chef has to make a banana split with a bowling ball on their hand.
Frankly Alton, I Don't Give a Clam
One chef has to prep their biscuits and gravy on a tiny bed they wear on their head, then two chefs have to make linguine and clams while holding a noodle in their mouths between them. Finally, one chef has to make an ice cream float while floating in an inner tube.
To Kale a Mockingbird
Three chefs have to work in a drum circle while they make a kale salad. Next, two chefs have to play air hockey to get their ingredients for poutine. Finally, one chef has to make their red velvet cupcakes behind a red velvet curtain.
The Breakfast and the Furious
In this special breakfast episode, two chefs have to make their coffee and pastry dishes at a crowded coffee shop table. Then, two chefs have to make an omelet while walking around the kitchen on balance beams. Finally, one chef has to make a cereal and milk dish while balancing a giant cereal bowl on their head.
Freaks and Greeks
Two chefs have to play beer pong for their Greek salad ingredients, then one chef has to cook a surf and turf dish using only a branding iron. Finally, one chef has to make poppy seed muffins in an upside-down muffin tin.
The Pesto Times, The Worst of Times
Two chefs must make pesto dishes while working in a personal pine forest, then one chef has to make shaking beef on a shaking prep station. Finally, one chef has to hit home runs over Cutthroat Kitchen's Green Monster stadium wall while making Boston cream pie.
The Mother of All Episodes
To celebrate Mother's Day, mother and daughter teams have to be driven around the kitchen in a minivan while they make breakfast in bed. Then, one team has to make lasagna while carrying a "bun in an oven." Finally, one team must make their chocolate-covered dessert while moving around the kitchen in a giant magazine cover.
Shot Through the Tart
Two chefs have to become mimes and silently make each other's dishes of pain perdu. Then, two chefs have to walk around in "meatloafers" as they make meatloaf. Finally, one chef has to get their raspberry tart ingredients by playing a raspberry dart game. Chef Monti Carlo joins as special guest judge.
License to Grill
In this special grilling episode, two chefs have to hold grill grates for each other as they make hamburgers. Then, two chefs are strapped together in the ultimate grilling apron as they make a grilled chicken dinner. Finally, one chef has to make a grilled dessert on top of a bouncing trampoline.
Gettin' Judgey With It
The Cutthroat Kitchen judges compete, and first up, three of the judges have to make a poached egg breakfast on a bench press prep station. Then, one judge has to make a grain bowl while working backwards -- "against the grain." Finally, one judge enters a soundproof chamber so they cannot hear what dessert they have to make in the final round. Chef Eric Greenspan steps in as special guest judge.
You Dim Some, You Lose Some
One chef has to get their dim sum ingredients by solving pictographs, then one chef has to boil their penne pasta in flaming vodka. Finally, one chef must make sugar cookies while carrying around a "sugar baby." Sherry Yard serves as special guest judge.
The Upper Crustacean
Three chefs must make their lobster rolls in a giant lobster pot, then two chefs have to tandem skydive as they make their navy bean soup. Finally, one chef has to make their peanut butter cookies in a giant kid's jumper chair.
The Tong and Short of It
One chef has to join a "flash cobb" dance while making a cobb salad. Then, one chef has to make moo shu in a cowbell, and finally, one chef has to make baked Alaska while being pulled around the kitchen in a dog sled.
Time Warp Tournament: 1950s
In the first heat of the Time Warp Tournament, the chefs head back to the 1950s. In the first round, three chefs have to stuff themselves into a phone booth as they make an all-American breakfast. Then, one chef has to make rock and roll moves to get ingredients for their TV dinner. Finally, one chef has to wear a dress blowing in their face while they make a milkshake and fries.
Time Warp Tournament: 1960s
In the second heat of the Time Warp Tournament, the chefs head back to the sixties. In the first round, three chefs ride around the kitchen in a mustard submarine. Then, two chefs have to prep chicken Kiev on protest signs. Finally, one chef has to make banana pudding while wearing a space suit.
Time Warp Tournament: 1970s
In heat three of the Time Warp Tournament, the chefs head back to the 1970s. First up, three chefs have to ride on a banana seat bicycle while making hamburger mac and cheese. Then, one chef has to make quiche on a disco dance floor. Finally, one chef must dress up like a human disco ball as they make crepes suzette.
Time Warp Tournament: 1980s
In heat four of the Time Warp Tournament, the chefs head back to the 1980s. First, one chef has to get their Chinese chicken salad ingredients from rented VHS tapes. Then, one chef has to make their blackened fish dish in a bouncing cigarette boat. Finally, one chef has to play a giant, live action video game as they make a toaster pastry.
Time Warp Tournament Grand Finale: 1990s
In the grand finale of the Time Warp Tournament, Marc Summers serves as special guest judge and the chefs head back to the 1990s. First up, three chefs have to join a boy band as they make barbecue chicken pizza. Then, two chefs have to make fried calamari while riding on a ship bow. Finally, one chef has to go through a giant, physically-challenging obstacle course as they make cookie dough ice cream.
Superhero Sabotage: The Age of Alton
In a special superhero episode, three chefs have to dress up as Cutthroat Kitchen superheroes as they make hero sandwiches. Then, one chef flies through the kitchen as he makes a gyro. Finally, one chef makes their superfood dessert on their own flaming hand.
Fry Hard
A special fried food competition begins as three chefs have to carry a huge fish around the kitchen as they make fish and chips. Then, two chefs have to wear giant chicken parts as they make fried chicken. Finally, one chef gets sandwiched between two churros as they make a churro ice cream sandwich.
Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge: Heat One, Axe to Grind
In the first heat of Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge, three chefs have to cook a scramble with either an ax, a knife or an arrowhead. Then, two chefs have to make meat and potatoes while wearing a giant life jacket. Finally, one chef has to make dessert pancakes on an enormous compass.
Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge: Heat Two, Big Foot Loose
In the second heat of Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge, three chefs have to make hunter's stew while dressed as forest animals. Then, two chefs have to make their trail lunch while wearing a giant big foot and one chef has to balance on a log in the lake as they make a skillet cookie.
Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge: Heat Three
In the third heat of Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge, two chefs have to make waffle breakfasts with their arms stuck in rocks. Then, one chef has to have Bob the Bear cook their grilled fish dish for them. Finally, one chef has to prep their crumble in quicksand.
Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge: Heat Four, How to Get Away With Burger
In the fourth heat of Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge, two chefs have to make a breakfast burrito while hanging a net. Then, one chef has to light a hiking snack on fire to cook their burger. Finally, one chef has to be pulled behind a jet ski to get new ingredients for their trail mix dessert.
Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge: Finale, The Great Out S'mores
In the finale of Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge, two chefs must make their chili dogs in a leaky boat. Then, two chefs have to make their game dishes while helping each other balance on a log, and finally, two chefs have to go to war to make their s'mores desserts.
Tournament of Terror: Heat One
In heat one of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, two chefs have to cook their liver and fava beans while being rolled around on a dolly. Then, two chefs have to cut and cook their garlic chicken with deadly murder weapons. Finally, one chef has to get their blood orange dessert ingredients from a possessed seance board.
Tournament of Terror: Heat Two
In heat two of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, three chefs have to make their deviled eggs while dressed as scary monsters. Then, two chefs have to make their spider rolls on a giant spider web. Finally, one chef has to make their flambe dessert in a haunted, spinning kitchen.
Tournament of Terror: Heat Three
In heat three of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, three chefs have to make their frogs' legs in a graveyard. Then, two chefs have to make their witch's stew while riding around on a witch's broom. Finally, one chef has to make their devil's food cake with tools attached to a giant spider costume.
Tournament of Terror: Heat Four
In heat four of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, three chefs have to cut their steak tartare with deadly weapons, then one chef has to dig up their fra diavolo ingredients in a graveyard. Finally, one chef has to make their pumpkin dessert in a spooky autumn chamber with blowing leaves.
Tournament of Terror: Finale
In the finale of the Halloween Tournament of Terror, all of the chefs have to shop for their loaded Bloody Mary ingredients in a dark, haunted pantry. Then, one chef has to cook their bone-in dish on a flaming organ. Finally, one chef has to make their candy on a possessed, spinning bed, all in the hopes of winning over special guest judge Anne Burrell.
The Chefshank Redemption
In a special redemption episode, all of the chefs have to face the same sabotage they were eliminated with as they make the same dish. Then, one chef has to walk on a high wire as they make their quiche. Finally, two chefs have to make their pineapple upside-down cakes while hanging upside-down.
Fry-Day Night Bites
In a special big game episode judged by former NFL pro Chad Johnson, football is celebrated as one chef has to cook their loaded nachos on a flaming halftime show stage. Then, one chef has to make fried chicken sandwich wearing a helmet with a football stuck in it. Finally, one chef has to prep their dish in a mini stadium, looking only at a monitor with constantly changing camera angles.
Valentine's Day Massacre
Couples compete in Cutthroat Kitchen for a special Valentine's day episode. In the first round, one couple has to cook their chocolate chip pancakes on candles floating in a tub. Then, two couples have to make their spaghetti and meatballs while getting a massage or taking a long walk on the beach. Finally, one couple has to make their romantic strawberry dessert while one of them is blindfolded.
Bolognesed and Confused
In round one, a chef has to flip their shrimp stir-fry ingredients into their chef's hat before they can cook them. Then, two chefs have to cook their Bolognese dish in espresso devices. Finally, one chef has to make a bundt cake while holding a bat in a bunt position.
The Good, the Hash and the Ugly
In a special cowboy episode judged by country musician Clay Walker, one chef has to use new breakfast hash ingredients that are slid down a bar. Then, two chefs have to prep and cook their cowboy steak dinners while riding in a covered wagon. Finally, one chef has to prep their cornbread dessert on moving saloon doors.
Domo Arigato, Mr. Gelato
In round one, two chefs have to prep their waffle breakfast sandwich on a table covered with eggs. Then, two chefs have to make their Korean barbecue dish while sitting at a crowded Korean barbecue restaurant table. Finally, one chef has to make gelato using only tools attached to the statue of David.
Do You Really Wonton Hurt Me?
Two chefs have to prep their popcorn dish in a giant bucket of popcorn. Then, one chef has to harvest their wonton soup ingredients from a ton of soup that Alton won. Finally, one chef gets caught in the rain as they make their pina colada dessert. Food Network Star Kids host Donal Skehan serves as special guest judge.
Profiterollin' with the Homeys
In round one, one chef has to cook their flauta on a flaming jazz flute. Then, two chefs have to make their pork chops and apple sauce while rolling around the kitchen on a "chopper" prep table and its side car. Finally, one chef has to roll around in a tube as they make their profiteroles.
Fast Times at Cutthroat High
In a special high school episode, three teenage chefs have to join a clique as they make their high school breakfast. Then, two chefs have to get their sack lunch ingredients from a cafeteria line. Finally, one chef has to prep their after school snack while standing inside of a locker. Duff Goldman serves as special guest judge.
I Ain't Afraid of No Toast
Three chefs have to make a toast while making a toast dish, then two chefs have to battle it out with giant shish kebabs for their choice of shish kebab meat. Finally, one chef has to hopscotch around the kitchen as they make a butterscotch dessert.
How Does That Crab Ya?
One chef has to make their nachos on a metal nacho pan, then two chefs have to make their crab melt in a rocking crab boat. Finally, one chef has to play flip cup as they make their filled cupcakes.
Fowl Play
In a special Thanksgiving episode, three family teams have to make their Thanksgiving dinner in a crowded kitchen. Then, one team has to make a leftover turkey dish with ingredients from a giant cranberry mold. Finally, one team has to keep balloon floats from flying away as they make their pumpkin pie.
A Very Cutthroat Christmas
In a special holiday episode, three chefs have to swap stations every time a bell rings as they make their favorite family holiday meals. Then, one chef has to run down the stairs to get presents full of ingredients for their feast of fishes dish. Finally, one chef has to make their gingerbread dessert while stuck in a chimney.
For Alton Lang Syne
In a special New Year's resolution episode, three chefs have to make a hangover breakfast while attending a spin class. Then, two chefs have to make a salad while fitting into a little black dress and one chef has to prep their cheat day dessert on a moving New Year's ball. Daphne Oz serves as special guest judge.
I'm Kind of a Big Dill
In the first round, one chef has to make their loaded hash browns on a pan shaped like Alton Brown's face. Then, two chefs have to prep and cook their Cubanos on baseball bats. Finally, one chef has to make their tiramisu while holding tiny hands.
Mission Impastable
As they make breakfast to go, two chefs have to prep on a table that's moving around the kitchen. Then, one chef has to crawl through a laser maze as they make baked pasta. Finally, one chef has to ride around on a chairlift as they make linzer cookies.
Hold Me Closer, Fire Dancer
Three chefs have to make their shepherd's pie as they work together in a "coat of arms." Then, one chef has to prep their Hawaiian barbecue dish inside a shark's mouth. Finally, one chef has to do a "lemonade stand" as they make their lemon bars.
Cutthroat Kitchen
Genres
Food & Home, Food Competitions
Episodes
15 Seasons Available (193 Episodes)
Release Year
2013
About This Series
Just how far is a chef willing to go to win a cooking competition? Host Alton Brown hands four chefs $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money on helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors. Ingredients will be thieved, utensils destroyed and valuable time on the clock lost when these chefs compete to cook delicious dishes while also having to out-plot the competition. With Alton as the devilish provocateur, nothing is out of bounds when money changes hands and we see just how far one chef will go to ensure they have the winning dish.
Cast and Crew
Starring: Alton Brown
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