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Culinary Genius Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

20 Episodes 2017 - 2017

Episode 1

Salmon

46 mins

Nine home cooks compete in three culinary battles, starting with chopping bell peppers. In the precision prep round, the contestants must fillet a whole salmon into 10 even portions.

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Episode 2

Pork Loin

The first challenge is to cut, core, and slice apples. The competitors tackle complex butchery by deboning a pork loin, and the final three create the perfect pork dish for judge Gordon Ramsay.

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Episode 3

Beans, Pulses, and Grains

The first challenge for nine home cooks is demonstrating their knife skills on fresh herbs. Then they must precisely prep chicken, and the final three create the ultimate chicken dish to please judge Gordon Ramsay.

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Episode 4

Duck

The challenge kicks off starting with prepping and dicing cucumbers. Then the chefs must joint a duck into six pieces, and the final three must create a divine duck dish to please judge Gordon Ramsay.

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Episode 5

Lobster

The first challenge for the nine home cooks is slicing cabbage into elegant ribbons. Then they must shell and present a whole lobster. The final three cooks must present a sensational lobster dish to judge Gordon Ramsay.

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Episode 6

Guinea Fowl

The first challenge is chopping ripe tomatoes. Then the competitors must joint and prepare a whole guinea fowl before the final three make the ultimate guinea fowl dish for judge Rosemary Shrager.

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Episode 7

Rainbow Trout

The first challenge for the nine home cooks is to thinly slice potatoes. Then they must butterfly a rainbow trout, and the finalists use their trout in a dish that they hope impresses judge Rosemary Shrager.

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Episode 8

Squid

The first challenge is slicing thin carrot strips. Then they must prepare squid, and the final three cooks create the ultimate squid dish to please judge Rosemary Shrager.

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Episode 9

Pork Chops

The first challenge for the nine home cooks is peeling and slicing pears. Then they must French trim pork chops before the finalists create pork chop main dishes for judge Rosemary Shrager.

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Episode 10

Crab

Nine home cooks compete in three intense culinary battles, starting with slicing up zucchini noodles. Then the cooks must extract the meat from a whole cooked crab, and the final challenge is to use crab to impress judge Rosemary Shrager.

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Episode 11

Whole Chicken

Nine home cooks compete in three intense culinary battles, starting with dicing butternut squash. They must joint a whole chicken and debone the thighs, and the three finalists create the ultimate chicken dish for judge Phil Vickery.

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Episode 12

Thai Freshwater Prawns

Nine home cooks compete in three intense culinary battles, and the first challenge is to slice avocados. Then the competitors must devein and butterfly Thai freshwater prawns before the finalists use their prawns for judge Phil Vickery.

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Episode 13

Rack of Lamb

The first challenge for the nine home cooks is carving a pineapple into a spiral. Then they must prepare rack of lamb with French-trimmed bones before the final three competitors make a lamb dish to impress judge Phil Vickery.

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Episode 14

Cod

Nine home cooks compete in three culinary battles, starting with demonstrating their knife skills by slicing fennel. Then they must fillet and skin a whole cod before the final three create the ultimate cod dish for judge Phil Vickery.

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Episode 15

Loin of Venison

The first challenge for the home cooks is to create garlic puree using a knife. Then they must prepare a loin of venison from a rack, and the final three battle to create the ultimate venison dish for their exacting judge, Phil Vickery.

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Episode 16

Rib-Eye Steak

Nine home cooks compete in three culinary battles, starting with cutting ginger two ways. Then they must prepare rib-eye steaks, and the final three cooks use their steaks in a dish that they hope impresses judge Jean-Christophe Novelli.

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Episode 17

Scallops

Nine home cooks face their first culinary challenge, trimming and prepping artichokes. Then they must prepare fresh scallops before the final three competitors create the ultimate scallop dish to please judge Jean-Christophe Novelli.

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Episode 18

Mackerel

Nine home cooks face their first culinary challenge: peeling and segmenting grapefruit. Then they must fillet a mackerel, and the three finalists create the ultimate mackerel dish for judge Jean-Christophe Novelli.

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Episode 19

Poussin

The first challenge for the nine home cooks is finely dicing shallots. Then they must spatchcock a poussin, or young chicken. The three finalists create the ultimate spatchcocked poussin dish for judge Jean-Christophe Novelli.

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Episode 20

Turbot

Nine home cooks face their first challenge: using their knife skills to cut sweet potatoes. Then they must fillet turbot, and the final three competitors face off with their ultimate turbot dish for their judge, Jean-Christophe Novelli.

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