7.9/1022 votes#1 - When Chefs Collide
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2009
The chefs must use kumquats and croissants in their appetizers; green beans and ground pork in their entrées; and grits in their desserts.
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8.1/1017 votes#2 - Oh My Goshy, Umeboshi
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2009
Featured ingredients include eel, umeboshi, parsnips and soda crackers.
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7.9/1021 votes#3 - Judge Knows Best
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2009
The chefs must work with a fish that's traditionally used for sushi in the appetizer round. Then, they find an unfamiliar condiment in the entrée basket and prosecco is used to make dessert.
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8.3/1019 votes#4 - A Nori Story
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2009
The chefs must use graham crackers in their appetizers; puffed-rice cereal and chorizo in their entrées; and coffee beans in their desserts.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1021 votes#5 - Sticking To It
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2009
The chefs must use graham crackers in their appetizers; puffed-rice cereal and chorizo in their entrées; and coffee beans in their desserts.
Director: N/A
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8.5/1020 votes#6 - Season's Choppings
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/2009
The chefs must cook with the holidays in mind when working with the mystery ingredients, which include venison and marshmallows.
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8.7/1018 votes#7 - Flower Power
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/2010
The chefs must incorporate zucchini blossoms into their appetizers; burdock root into their entrées; and chickpeas into their desserts.
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8.5/1023 votes#8 - Sweet Redemption
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2010
Four previous runners-up return and compete again in hopes of finally being named a "Chopped" champion.
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8.2/1019 votes#9 - Winging It
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2010
The chefs must work with chicken wings in the appetizer round; catfish in the entrée round; and cherry tomatoes in the dessert round.
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8.3/1019 votes#10 - In a Pinch
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/2010
A challenging piece of meat poses problems for the chefs in the entrée round. They also must use soft-shell crabs in their appetizers and peppermint sticks in their desserts.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1018 votes#11 - Raw Enthusiasm
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/16/2010
The chefs must use raw oysters in their appetizers; a rare fruit in their entrées; and miso in their desserts.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1017 votes#12 - Against the Tide
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/2/2010
The chefs must combine fish with chocolate in the appetizer round. Then, a trendy root vegetable shows up in the entrée round and violet mustard is used to make desserts.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1017 votes#13 - Chopped Liver
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/9/2010
The chefs must use liver in their appetizers; pasta sheets in their entrées; and cactus pears in their desserts.
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The Best Episodes of Chopped Season 3
Every episode of Chopped Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Chopped Season 3!
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 3 Ratings Summary
"When Chefs Collide" is the best rated episode of "Chopped" season 3. It scored 7.9/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/13/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Oh My Goshy, Umeboshi".