8.4/1017 votes#1 - I'm Your Huckleberry
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2012
In the first round four competitors try to make octopus and huckleberry into dishes that will make them stand out as Chopped Champ material. Then in a high-energy second round, champagne corks and hammers go flying. After two finalists create desserts with a Peruvian drink and a Mexican cheese, one walks away with all the dinero while the other gets nada.
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8.1/1017 votes#2 - Chewing the Caul Fat
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2012
As the clock ticks down on the first round, one chef gets into a pickle with the pickle juice. Then in the entrée round the chefs must figure out something savvy to do with Savoy cabbage and a curious web of fat. And a very competitive final round - featuring edible flowers - results in a daring dash for the ice cream machine.
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7.6/1017 votes#3 - Good Chop, Bad Chop
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/2012
With canned spiced ham in the first basket the chefs must stay determined if they want to elevate their dishes. Lake perch is the catch of the entree round. What will the judges think of one chef's unorthodox decision with the avocados? A French bakery staple makes for a buttery surprise in the final basket.
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8.5/1018 votes#4 - Leftovers Extravaganza!
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 3/6/2012
It's a leftovers extravaganza! In this special competition, every basket contains some "leftover" ingredients. For an appetizer, the chefs race to make something fun and tasty out of slices of leftover pizza. A takeout container holds a surprise in the entrée basket. The final two chefs shock the judges with their cold refried beans dessert creations.
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8.6/1018 votes#5 - Plenty of Fish
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 3/16/2012
In the first round, the chefs do their best to delicately cook a familiar fish, as they struggle to decide what to do with a tiny, Indian gourd. A smelly fish product in the second basket leaves the competitors taking risks with lutefisk that they hope will pay off. Then the two remaining chefs hustle to put together their final dishes, but can they create genuine desserts out of Chinese sausage and baby eggplants?
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8.0/1019 votes#6 - Sound the Alarm!
Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 3/23/2012
Four firefighters battle to become the Chopped Champ! The kitchen is abuzz with camaraderie and competition, as the brothers jump into the first round. They must find a way to take hot dogs and smoked mozzarella and create an elegant appetizer. Then in the entrée round, the firefighters/chefs try to make the perfect main dish of bison steaks and fire-roasted tomatoes. And when it is time to cook desserts, will the instructions on the crescent roll dough package give the competitors the edge they need to bake something delicious for the judges?
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8.1/1019 votes#7 - Ready, Set, Escargot!
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2012
Snails are the first order of business in the Chopped kitchen. Can the competitors make escargot go with red jalapenos? A mishap with a paper towel leads to a dangerous situation at one chef's station. With Chinese eggplant and ground lamb in the entree basket, three chefs all choose a similar direction for their dishes. Then two very driven finalists compete to make great desserts from garnet yams and roasted noodles.
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9.2/1015 votes#8 - Own It!
Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2012
Four chef/entrepreneurs have something to prove in the Chopped kitchen. In the first round, will their hearts sink when they see hearts of palm and rabbit escabeche in the basket? And a curious ingredient substitution leaves the judges perplexed. Then three chefs fight to make goat chops a great main dish ... or risk being chopped. And it's crunch time for two finalists, when they must make dessert using blue corn tortilla chips.
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8.4/1015 votes#9 - Yuzu Never Know
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/2012
Does yuzu juice go with sturgeon? That's part of the first-round riddle that the competitors face. One chef's recollection of what he did with a mystery ingredient comes into question when facing the judges. In the second round, something orange and something green color the chefs' choices. And the two finalists find a spicy surprise in the dessert basket.
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8.5/1015 votes#10 - Reversal of Fortune
Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 5/8/2012
The chefs struggle to make composed, elegant dishes with green goddess salad dressing in the first round. The second round brings about a reversal of fortune, when the competitors impress the judges with what they can do with fortune cookies and brazino. Two finalists go full steam ahead into the last round; but when the chefs realize they are making the exact same dessert, using sourdough bread, will either competitor change course?
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8.4/1018 votes#11 - A Very Piggy Halloween
Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 10/16/2012
Getting piggy with it for Halloween, the chefs have to cook with snouts in the first round. Then with fear in their Halloween-loving hearts, the competitors open up the second basket to find a dangerously hot ingredient and popping candy. The judges are in for a main course that is both frightening and delightfully surprising. The finalists pull out all the stops to make lollipops and cereal bars into devilishly delicious desserts.
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8.0/1014 votes#12 - Happy Turkey Gizzards Day!
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 11/13/2012
Gobble, gobble, it's Turkey Day in the Chopped Kitchen! When the chefs are given gizzards in the first basket, will they feel thankful? The competitors step up their games when everyone's favorite — pumpkin pie — shows up in the entree basket. In the end the challenge is to compose some chocolatey desserts as part of the final Thanksgiving offering.
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8.8/1017 votes#13 - Chopping in a Winter Wonderland
Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 11/25/2012
Holiday time is here! The chefs open up the first basket to find spiral ham and beautiful Italian cookies. Family memories influence decisions in their first dishes. Santa Claus melons come to town for the entree round, and one of the competitors makes a big holiday mess in the kitchen. Then in the dessert round, the two remaining chefs must turn eggnog and Hanukkah gelt into the perfect final gift for the judges.
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The Best Episodes of Chopped Season 11
Every episode of Chopped Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Chopped Season 11!
A high energy, fast paced cooking competition that challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After...
Genre:Reality
Network:Food Network
Season 11 Ratings Summary
"I'm Your Huckleberry" is the best rated episode of "Chopped" season 11. It scored 8.4/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/7/2012. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Chewing the Caul Fat".