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19 Episodes 2015 - 2015
Episode 1
Tue, Jan 6, 201542 mins
Mystery baskets are filled with ingredients suggested by fans via social media. Among the foods the competing chefs have to work with are a frightfully difficult protein, boxed macaroni and cheese, a giant egg and some mushy fruit.
Episode 2
Tue, Jan 20, 201542 mins
Bizarre surprises fill the baskets, when Andrew Zimmern is on hand to judge the competition. Ingredients include an offbeat ice cream flavor, unusual meat, a pink veggie, odd eggs and a peculiar Turkish treat.
Episode 3
Tue, Jan 27, 201543 mins
Four losing chefs seek redemption. Among the ingredients they have to work with are skate, pomegranate molasses, boozy ice cream, a British pudding and a German tart.
Episode 4
Tue, Feb 3, 201543 mins
A battle with a cheese theme. Blue cheese and goats cheese in the appetizer round; French cheeses, chicken thighs and garlic scapes in the entrée basket.
Episode 5
Tue, Feb 10, 201543 mins
Every mystery basket contains chocolate. Other ingredients include pork chops, beef and graham crackers.
Episode 6
Tue, Feb 17, 201543 mins
Reality stars Renee Graziano, Travis Lofland, Amy Roloff and Kathy Wakile compete for charity. Among the ingredients they cook with are biscuit dough, vegetable cream cheese and cherry pie filling.
Episode 7
Tue, Feb 24, 201543 mins
The chefs compete to make the best late-night dishes. Among the ingredients they work with are a carb-heavy Canadian snack and an Italian sausage for the first course. Also: they must transform tiny burgers for entrées.
Episode 8
Tue, Mar 3, 201543 mins
Cooking duos compete. Ingredients in the first round include date vinegar and peas coated in chili garlic. Later, entrees are made using a lively sea critter and sweet-potato patties; and dessert baskets contain crème fraiche and port wine.
Episode 9
Tue, Mar 10, 201543 mins
Deep-fried food must be served during every round. Ingredients include hot dogs; taro root; cookies; cube steak; an ooey, gooey cake; and salted caramel.
Episode 10
Tue, Mar 17, 201543 mins
Home cooks compete. Ingredients include a vegan roast, a small bird, a sugary breakfast item, sweet and savory candies, and a special spice blend.
Episode 11
Tue, Mar 24, 201543 mins
Breakfast, lunch and dinner make up the three rounds. The first basket includes tiny eggs and fancy coffee; midday meals are prepared using peanut butter and jelly; and while fixing supper, one chef frantically searches for a missing ingredient.
Episode 12
Tue, Mar 31, 201543 mins
The basket ingredients are in disguise in this battle, which features fake chicken wings in the first round baskets, fake cake in the second round baskets and tomato soup in the dessert baskets.
Episode 13
Tue, Apr 7, 201543 mins
Home cooks compete to transform ingredients, including spinach vinaigrette, chicken truffle sausage and wild boar roast into prize-winning dishes; and interesting techniques are utilized, when marshmallow chocolate cookies turn up in the dessert round.
Episode 14
Tue, Apr 14, 201543 mins
Police officers and paramedics compete. Included: hummus chips and ground bison as appetizer ingredients; fiery jawbreakers and rotisserie chicken in the entrée baskets; and desserts made with angel food cake.
Episode 15
Tue, Apr 21, 201542 mins
Bakers compete. Included: a rich fish and rice pudding come into play, when making focaccia appetizers; the entrée round feels like a trap; and an alarming candied ingredient shows up in the dessert baskets.
Episode 16
Tue, Jun 9, 201543 mins
Four judges (Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy and Aarón Sánchez) compete to make delicious dishes using leftovers, including tuna-noodle casserole, rice left in a pan, soup and cake. Judges: Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan and Geoffrey Zakarian.
Episode 17
Tue, Jun 16, 201543 mins
A barbecue battle features baskets filled with a regional BBQ sauce, jumbo shrimp, pork spare ribs, bananas and coconuts.
Episode 18
Tue, Jun 23, 201543 mins
Grilling is a requirement in each round. Included: watermelon and wine coolers are appetizer ingredients; a beautiful cut of beef and tedious-to-prep beans are used to make entrées; and desserts are created with a cone of sugar and pitcher of lemonade.
Episode 19
Tue, Jun 30, 201543 mins
Ice cream appears in each of the baskets, which poses a challenge when the chefs prepare dishes featuring halibut and premium cuts of beef in the appetizer and entrée rounds.