Season 5
201013 episodes
July 27, 2010
The chefs must incorporate trout and white chocolate in their appetizers; whole coconuts in entrées; and two Japanese ingredients in their desserts..
Episode 3
Squashed
August 10, 2010
Four female chefs compete. Featured ingredients include kabocha squash and sardines.
Episode 4
$50,000 Tournament: Round One
August 31, 2010
Bring on the Champions for the $50,000 prize! Four previous winners return to compete in the first leg of an extraordinary, five-part Chopped event. A repeat win gets a berth in the Grand Finale competition with $50,000 at stake! But when the champs discover Rocky Mountain oysters in the appetizer basket, things get off to a bumpy start.
Episode 5
$50,000 Tournament: Round Two
September 7, 2010
Ready to repeat?! Four new returning champs compete for one of the prized spots in the $50,000 Grand Finale fight. Feeling the pressure of this potentially life-changing opportunity, the chefs set off with record speed and exceptional confidence. But the judges must debate whose catfish appetizer will get one champ chopped.
Episode 6
$50,000 Tournament: Round Three
September 14, 2010
Four previously unbeatable chefs compete to see who will win the chance to return to fight for $50,000! But in the appetizer round, will the sweetbreads be the not-so-sweet surprise that unhinges a proven champ?
Episode 7
$50,000 Tournament: Round Four
September 21, 2010
One spot left!! Four returning champs compete to see who can secure the very last place in the Grand Finale champions' contest. With their minds on the $50,000 grand prize, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find something fishy and something fizzy.
Episode 8
$50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale
September 28, 2010
Who is the unstoppable, un-"choppable" champion? Four tenacious repeat winners fight it out for the three-peat and the biggest cash prize in Chopped history! Ready for anything, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find an over-sized sea creature and a scoop-shop treat. Then a wild combination in the entrée basket makes an intense round even more outrageously difficult. And when the two remaining champions find champagne in their baskets, just whose victory the judges will be toasting is the $50,000 question.
Episode 9
Spouting Off
October 5, 2010
A chef spills beer during the appetizer round; the entrée round features an ancient grain; and global ingredients are used for the desserts.
Episode 10
When Octopuses Attack
October 12, 2010
The chefs must use octopus in their appetizers; flank steak and granola bars in their entrées; and Greek and Japanese ingredients in their desserts.
Episode 11
Fright Bites
October 19, 2010
A Halloween-theme challenge has the chefs cooking with creepy ingredients, including a very daunting piece of meat.
Episode 12
Cornuchopia
November 16, 2010
The chefs must make a Thanksgiving meal, using assorted cheeses, a bitter vegetable, mushrooms and a Chinese condiment.
Episode 13
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Chopping Block
November 28, 2010
Holiday dishes are made using non-traditional ingredients, such as gingerbread oysters and a sweet jarred fruit.
