8.4/1020 votes#1 - A Prickly Situation
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/14/2009
In the Season 2 opener, four chefs find a spiny surprise in their appetizer baskets. Then, one has a serious snafu with snapper in the entrée round. Judges: Aaron Sanchez; Alex Guarnaschelli; and Chris Santos.
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8.2/1019 votes#2 - Salted Veggies and Heated Battles
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/16/2009
The chefs must use salty vegetables in their appetizers, Thai chilis in their entrées, and Mexican ingredients in their desserts. Judges: Alex Guarnaschelli; Chris Santos; and Marc Murphy
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8.1/1022 votes#3 - High Hopes
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/23/2009
Featured ingredients include whole calamari (appetizers), bison meat (entrées) and ancho chilis (desserts).
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8.2/1017 votes#4 - Floundering Around
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/30/2009
The chefs are presented with a challenging cut of meat in the appetizer round. In the entrée round, they work with miniature produce and whole flounder.
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8.4/1018 votes#5 - Pride on the Plate
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/7/2009
The chefs try to represent their cultural heritage through duck appetizers. Then they work with Serrano ham in the entrée round.
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8.1/1018 votes#6 - Pretty Please with a Pepper on Top
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/14/2009
Piquillo peppers and snap peas are among the featured ingredients.
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8.2/1017 votes#7 - Pods, Grills, and Sticky Fingers
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/28/2009
The mystery ingredients include star fruit, liquor and spicy merguez sausage.
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8.1/1018 votes#8 - A Wish Upon a Starfruit
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/2009
Part 1 of 4. Past "Chopped" winners return to compete in a champions round. Some chefs have an edge when a Southern specialty shows up in the appetizer basket. Then Japanese noodles and leafy greens create a challenge for the entrées.
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8.3/1017 votes#9 - Buckwheat Blunders and Twists of Fate
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/25/2009
Part 2 of 4. Four past "Chopped" winners face off in a champions round. Featured ingredients include cockles, ground chicken and apples.
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8.6/1020 votes#10 - Chopped Champions - Round One: The Ultimate Face-Off
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/8/2009
The first tournament featuring past Chopped champions, where the winner advances to face three new champions next week. First up, chefs must create an appetizer using crayfish and fiddlehead ferns and an entrée that includes dinosaur kale.
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8.6/1019 votes#11 - Chopped Champions - Round Two: Best of the Best
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/15/2009
Round Two features the Round One victor against three more returning champions. Featured ingredients include cockles, kohlrabi, and goji berries.
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8.7/1018 votes#12 - Chopped Champions - Round Three: All-Stars Showdown
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2009
The reigning Round Two All-Star Champion competes against three more previous winners. Featured ingredients: lavash, beef jerky, and gin.
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9.1/1021 votes#13 - Chopped Champions - Round Four: Bring It!
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/29/2009
Conclusion. Four "Chopped" all-stars face off for $10,000. Featured ingredients include bananas, endives, melons and molasses.
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The Best Episodes of Chopped Season 2
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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...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"A Prickly Situation" is the best rated episode of "Chopped" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/14/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Salted Veggies and Heated Battles".