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The Best Episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen

Every episode of Cutthroat Kitchen ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen!

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Just how far is a chef willing to go to win a cooking competition? Cutthroat Kitchen hands four chefs each $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money on helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 2 - Breakfast in Bed
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Breakfast in Bed

    S3:E2

    One chef must use alcohol as the only means of heat; a chef must prepare a breakfast burrito in bed; Alton cleans out the fridge.

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  2. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 3 - Hawai'i 5-Oh No!
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Hawai'i 5-Oh No!

    S3:E3

    Pasta art is up for auction in a pesto pasta challenge. A chef hangs loose when creating a Hawaiian plate lunch and someone gets their dose of sabotage when they're forced to use olive oil capsules for their muffins.

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  3. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 5 - Layer, I Hardly Know Her!
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Layer, I Hardly Know Her!

    S3:E5

    A chef is forced to serve a hot version of cobb salad; someone must build their own kitchen from random items inside of a shopping cart; a chef is forced to make layer cake with a cement mixer.

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  4. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 6 - Soupsy Daisy
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Soupsy Daisy

    S2:E6

    One chef must get to work when they are handed a 500 watt work light as their only heat source to cook a quesadilla. Then it's careful cooking when someone is forced to cook chicken soup on a cookie sheet. And finally, Alton's bait bucket becomes one chef's main supply for a fish fry.

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  5. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 7 - A Penny for Your Chocolates
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - A Penny for Your Chocolates

    S2:E7

    A chef is turned into a potato artist when they are forced to mold French fries out of a vat of mashed potatoes. Then it's time to go camping when a chef must build a fire to cook a kebab plate. Finally, one chef takes more than their fare share of turns, while searching for chocolate for their chocolate chip cookies.

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  6. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 8 - A Crepe-y Situation
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - A Crepe-y Situation

    S2:E8

    One chef has their arms full when they're forced to do all of their ingredient shopping without the use of a basket. Then, someone needs to think fast when they have to start their huevos rancheros over from scratch. And one chef attempts not to get bent out of shape even though their crepe pan is.

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  7. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 10 - Foul Play
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Foul Play

    S2:E10

    Two chefs learn the true meaning of improvising when they're forced to switch dishes and sabotages in the middle of a challenge. Then, someone has to get innovative when they are given a loaf of sliced bread to use as a bread bowl for clam chowder. Finally, a chef is taken back to their childhood when they must harvest breading from chicken nuggets for their chicken fried steak.

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  8. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 4 - The Yolk's on You
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Yolk's on You

    S2:E4

    Giada De Laurentiis guest judges this episode of Cutthroat Kitchen and is welcomed with a sweet version of a deviled egg. Then, one chef must avoid being canned when they have to create chicken and waffles with a whole canned chicken. Finally, we see if one chef can create a delicious dessert after their sugar is replaced with sugar cane.

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  9. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 5 - Cutthroat Kiddy Kitchen
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Cutthroat Kiddy Kitchen

    S2:E5

    It's a tough dilemma when one chef forces another to choose between cooking with canned chicken or forfeit half their cooking time. Then, two chefs battle the cutthroat kitchen ball and chain when they are forced to share knives and tools. And in a climatic culmination, one chef has big problems with a tiny kitchen.

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  10. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 9 - Melts in Your Pot, Not in Your Hand
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Melts in Your Pot, Not in Your Hand

    S2:E9

    Two chefs must get creative when they're handed peelings or skinless potatoes to make potato skins. Then one chef goes island style when they must harvest all their water from coconuts to make pad Thai. Finally, a surprise party in the kitchen sends one chef searching for the right gift to complete their cake.

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  11. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 11 - Gluttons for Punishment
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Gluttons for Punishment

    S2:E11

    Four chefs return to Cutthroat Kitchen for more punishment and a second chance to outsmart and outcook their competition. Things start off with a blend when a chef gets to pulverize one competitor's hot dogs in a food processor. Then one chef goes back to science class when they're forced to cook pasta carbonara with a chemistry set. And finally it's anything but a day at the fair when a chef is handed a cotton candy machine to use as sugar for their brownies.

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  12. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 12 - It's Not Delivery, It's Old Delivery
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - It's Not Delivery, It's Old Delivery

    S2:E12

    Breakfast becomes the most important meal of the day when three chefs must find new uses for common breakfast appliances. Then, a chef must decide to go sweet or savory with their calzone when their entire stash of cheese is swapped out for tiramisu. In the final challenge, a chef is forced to downsize when they have to cook their fajitas on a mini skillet.

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  13. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 2 Episode 13 - Pressed or Steamed
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Pressed or Steamed

    S2:E13

    Cutthroat Kitchen takes things to the extreme when one chef loses everything but a roll of tin foil and heat while cooking a dish. Then, Alton auctions off his compost bucket forcing one chef to make a quiche out of the food bits that are normally thrown out. Finally, a clothes steamer and iron are the only sources of heat for a chef cooking mussels.

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  14. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 1 - A Few Good Ramen
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - A Few Good Ramen

    S3:E1

    Three chefs are forced to come up with new versions of BLTs when their main ingredients are taken away. A chef is forced to make ramen without noodles and someone is slowed down when they get a little puffed up while making a souffle.

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  15. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 4 - Two Chefs in a Pod
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Two Chefs in a Pod

    S3:E4

    Two chefs get up close and personal while making pea soup. One chef must come up with innovative uses for lamb shears when they're forced to use them instead of their knives, and someone's whisk gets supersized for chocolate mousse.

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  16. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 10 Episode 2 - A River Runs Canoe It
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - A River Runs Canoe It

    S10:E2

    The chefs make: Fish sandwich Chili Mississippi mud pie Judged By: Susan Feniger

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 1 - Vive le Sabotage
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Vive le Sabotage

    S1:E1

    In this unpredictable episode of Cutthroat Kitchen, pocketknives and thievery turn this turkey dinner into a not so "Thanksgiving." Then we'll see which chef gets burned when they're forced to make an edible French toast with burnt bread. And finally, one chef gets their hands dirty when they have to make a lobster roll without utensils.

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  18. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 2 - Pork Chops and Sabotage
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Pork Chops and Sabotage

    S1:E2

    In this sadistic episode of savory sabotage, we'll find out if the chefs can make a winning pork chops and applesauce dish ... without the use of pork chops or apples! Then we'll see a literal meltdown, as the chefs compete to make the perfect mac and cheese. And finally, one chef has to swim upstream as they're forced to whip up fish and chips without use of a fryer.

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  19. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 4 - Let Them Eat Cupcakes
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Let Them Eat Cupcakes

    S1:E4

    One chef is forced to use mystery meat in their cheesesteak, while another has to make cupcakes in a microwave oven. Also: Pie crust is substituted for pizza dough.

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  20. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 5 - Winner, Winner, Fried Chicken Dinner
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Winner, Winner, Fried Chicken Dinner

    S1:E5

    A chef is tasked with turning snack foods from a gas station into gourmet ravioli. Other challenges include making burgers on a camp stove; and pairing fried chicken with giblets.

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  21. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 6 - Wing It
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Wing It

    S1:E6

    In this devilishly fun episode of Cutthroat Kitchen, we'll see which chef is the most cold blooded as they bid on a chance to freeze an opponent for 10 whole minutes. Then, one of the chefs will have to wing it when they're forced to use some strange ingredients in their chicken wing plate. And in an exciting climax, we'll see which chef will take home the dough with their superior gourmet doughnuts.

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  22. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 7 - Tiny Tools, Big Problems
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Tiny Tools, Big Problems

    S1:E7

    Things really heat up in the kitchen as one chef forces an opponent to create a perfect grilled cheese with a hand torch. Then, one chef might come off like a big jerk as they make an opponent fill their shepherd's pie with beef jerky. Finally, we'll find out how a fortune cookie actually changes one chef's fortune in a climactic egg roll showdown.

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  23. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 11 - Un-Holy Trinity
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Un-Holy Trinity

    S1:E11

    Time to see how the chefs stack up for the round one pancake challenge! Then, times get tough in Cutthroat Kitchen when one chef is forced to cut their overflowing jambalaya ingredients to just five pounds. Finally, one chef "meats" their match when they get "creamed" (or smashed?) by the winning dish of meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 12 - Chicken Cordon 'Blue'
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Chicken Cordon 'Blue'

    S1:E12

    In this comfort food episode of Cutthroat Kitchen, these chefs are anything but comfortable. Watch as one chef attempts lasagna "grate"-ness as they make an opponent grate a three pound block of Parmesan cheese! Then, there's a noticeable chill in the area when one chef denies his opponent the ability to taste their chili. Finally, one chef fights until he's blue in the face when he's forced to make his chicken cordon bleu ... blue.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1 Episode 13 - S'more Sabotage
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - S'more Sabotage

    S1:E13

    In this episode of Cutthroat Kitchen, we take it back to the classics. As the chefs battle to make the most be"wich"ing sandwich, things get switched up when two chefs are forced to swap their baskets! Then, sharing is anything but caring in the fiery barbecue round when two chefs have to share their cook time. Finally, the competition gets s'more heat when one chef adds s'more fuel to the flame when they force their opponent to build their own campfire.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Breakfast in Bed" is the best rated episode of "Cutthroat Kitchen". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/23/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hawai'i 5-Oh No!".