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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 Worst Episode
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    Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 6 - Tso Good
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    #1 - Tso Good

    S3:E6

    One chef is left skating on thin ice when their knives are replaced with a hockey skate. Next, a chef is in a bind when their fingers get trapped while cooking General Tso's chicken. Finally, one chef finds new uses for gardening tools to create their best carrot cake.

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  2. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 7 - The Rice Stuff
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    #2 - The Rice Stuff

    S3:E7

    Things get evil when a chef must tediously separate grains of rice to make risotto. A chef's patience is tested as they wait, and wait and wait for their number to be called at the Cutthroat Kitchen Deli. And revenge is best served cold when one chef must chisel their ingredients from a block of ice.

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  3. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 8 - Ladel-ayheehoo
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    #3 - Ladel-ayheehoo

    S3:E8

    Serving ladles become one chef's cooking vessels to cook French Onion Soup. The Cutthroat Kitchen Wheel of Heat makes its debut for a Blackened Fish challenge, and one chef's bananas are pulverized to a pulp for their banana split.

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  4. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 9 - Life's a Mystery...Meat
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    #4 - Life's a Mystery...Meat

    S3:E9

    The term mystery meat is given new meaning for three chefs while making Sloppy Joes. Alton's left over chicken coop wire becomes a big headache for one competitor, and it's game time when the carnival comes to town in the final round.

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  5. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 10 - Hakuna Frittata
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    #5 - Hakuna Frittata

    S3:E10

    Making a frittata becomes nearly impossible as one chef must cook inside eggshells. A yard sale box of old kitchen supplies becomes one chef's worst nightmare and one chef earns the right to shred their opponent's Steak Diane.

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  6. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 11 - Well, Hot Clam!
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    #6 - Well, Hot Clam!

    S3:E11

    The ultimate backyard grill suit is unveiled. One chef's equipment becomes all tangled up in fish nets. In the final round, claw hands are the name of the game for a barbecue chicken sandwich.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 12 - Judging Judges
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    #7 - Judging Judges

    S3:E12

    The tables are turned in this special "judges compete" episode of Cutthroat Kitchen. Someone's tortillas are shredded to make taquitos. Then, two chefs are forced to purchase tickets to a meatball lottery. Finally, we see how easy it is for these chefs to cook with one hand literally tied behind their back.

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  8. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episode 13 - Panini, Meeny, Miny, Moe
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    #8 - Panini, Meeny, Miny, Moe

    S3:E13

    One chef is forced to perform a balancing act while they cook chicken pot pie. A childhood rhyme turns into one chef's nightmare and one chef must spring into action to save their cheesecake.

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  9. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 1 - I Can't Believe It's Not Udder
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    #9 - I Can't Believe It's Not Udder

    S4:E1

    A cocky chef is thrown under the culinary bus when an old breakfast buffet replaces his gourmet basket. Then one chef scratches her head trying to cook an authentic Pasta Bolognese in an Italian espresso pot. Finally, someone loses their milk products in exchange for a cow while making tres leches cake.

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  10. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 2 - You Wanna Pizza This?
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    #10 - You Wanna Pizza This?

    S4:E2

    One chef gets their hands dirty when they dig up all of their ingredients from a wacky vegetable garden — that grows anything but vegetables. Then one chef gets punished for trying to "phone it in" during a pizza challenge.

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  11. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 3 - Anything but a Cake Walk
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    #11 - Anything but a Cake Walk

    S4:E3

    Steak is cooked over a romantic candlelit dinner; one chef is stuck with a giant whisk as their only tool; and another competitor is forced to make a cake while walking on cake boxes.

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  12. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 4 - Big Trouble in Little Chinese Chicken Salad
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    #12 - Big Trouble in Little Chinese Chicken Salad

    S4:E4

    Cooking tools get swapped out for a set of golf clubs. Other sabotages involve Chinese chicken salad and donuts dunked in coffee.

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  13. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 5 - Welcome to the Jungle
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    #13 - Welcome to the Jungle

    S4:E5

    A jungle torch is used to cook a dish; and an oversized fondue pot leads to a giant mess.

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  14. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 6 - I Like My Peppers Pulverized
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    #14 - I Like My Peppers Pulverized

    S4:E6

    It's tough to smoke out the competition when forced to use a cigar cutter to make a cubano. Then two chefs get up close and personal when stuffed like peppers into a very confined workspace. Finally one chef must make a tiramisu using coffee filters and stirrers as their only tools.

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  15. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 7 - Two Chefs, One Toga
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    #15 - Two Chefs, One Toga

    S4:E7

    Alton hands off the Olympic cooking torch and one chef is forced to spice things up when they have their ginger replaced with sushi ginger.

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  16. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 8 - Ho-Ley Pot
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    #16 - Ho-Ley Pot

    S4:E8

    A chef is forced to cook soup using a single brew coffee machine. Later, chefs get hands-on when Alton asks for peace in the kitchen.

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  17. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 9 - Superhero Sabotage
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    #17 - Superhero Sabotage

    S4:E9

    One chef enters a phone booth and attempts to transform into a super chef. Next, two chefs get cozy in Alton's living room circa 1974 and then one chef attempts to ride a bike in the kitchen.

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  18. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 10 - The Eggs-Orcist
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    #18 - The Eggs-Orcist

    S4:E10

    One chef must make a lobster roll using a roll submerged in a lobster tank, and someone is given a rather unusual chocolate platter for their chocolate cake.

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  19. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 11 - When In Rome, Cook On A Scooter
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    #19 - When In Rome, Cook On A Scooter

    S4:E11

    One chef does as the Italians do and cooks while riding a scooter. Next, one chef pays tribute to a 1950's housewife while making a casserole. Finally, one chef goes the distance as they navigate a red velvet maze that stands between them and victory.

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  20. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 12 - Chili'd to the Bone
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    #20 - Chili'd to the Bone

    S4:E12

    Things get chilly when one chef must use freezer burnt ingredients to make a chili cheese dog. Then Alton's done it again with a pasta art masterpiece, but it turns out not everyone is art lover. Finally one chef feels like they're going around in circles when forced to use a spinning cook station.

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  21. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episode 13 - Tongue Thai-ed
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    #21 - Tongue Thai-ed

    S4:E13

    One chef gets a helping hand from a Buddha. Then two chefs help each other out by shopping for each other. Finally, Alton becomes the target as one chef tries to shoot for the win.

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  22. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 5 Episode 1 - Crabs of Steel
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    #22 - Crabs of Steel

    S5:E1

    One chef has to step up their game when they're forced to work on a traditional Japanese tea table, while another chef becomes crabby when forced to make a crab cake with a toy crab claw in one hand. Finally, a chef looks for a little R and R as they prepare all their food in a hammock.

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  23. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 5 Episode 2 - Tos-Ta-Da
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    #23 - Tos-Ta-Da

    S5:E2

    One chef is brought back to their childhood when they cook in a high chair. Alton's new magic hobby forces two chefs to share a giant saw, then a chef has all of their cooking vessels replaced with corn husks.

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  24. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 5 Episode 3 - SaBOOOtage
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    #24 - SaBOOOtage

    S5:E3

    In this special Halloween episode, one chef pays a heavy price for a deal with the devil. Later, a chef digs themselves out of their own grave while another does all their cooking over a hell flame.

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  25. Cutthroat Kitchen Season 5 Episode 4 - Superstar Sabotage: Heat One
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    #25 - Superstar Sabotage: Heat One

    S5:E4

    Chefs Susan Feniger, Jeff Mauro, Michael Psilakis and Aarti Sequeira face off in the first heat of the Cutthroat Kitchen Superstar Sabotage. The chefs will face sabotages including a treadmill station, a hammer carnival game and cooking in a conveyor toaster.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Tso Good" is the worst rated episode of "Cutthroat Kitchen". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/20/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Rice Stuff".