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The Best Episodes of Kitchen Impossible

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The special thing about this unusual cooking competition: In each episode, the two top chefs decide in which country the other chef must complete his difficult task. After arriving in the respective country, the two

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Kitchen Impossible Season 10 Episode 3 - Tim Mälzer vs. Martin Klein
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Tim Mälzer vs. Martin Klein

    S10:E3

    Tim Mälzer and Martin Klein face off again. Mälzer won the first duel in 2020. If he wins, he'll be allowed to work as a guest chef in Hangar 7. Martin tries to distract him with a helicopter ride.

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  2. Kitchen Impossible Season 10 Episode 2 - Tim Mälzer & Gennaro Contaldo vs. Cornelia Poletto & Anna Sgroi
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Tim Mälzer & Gennaro Contaldo vs. Cornelia Poletto & Anna Sgroi

    S10:E2

    Tim Mälzer and Cornelia Poletto compete again, supported by their mentors Gennaro Contaldo and Anna Sgroi. In Italy, they must cook "rabbit all'Ischitana" and meatballs with an unknown white cream.

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  3. Kitchen Impossible Season 4 Episode 2 - Tim Mälzer vs. Max Stiegl
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Tim Mälzer vs. Max Stiegl

    S4:E2

    While the "Kitchen Impossible" box awaits Tim Mälzer in Murska Sobota (Slovenia) and Gornji Podgradci (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Max Stiegl is served an unknown dish to cook in Berlin and New York (USA).

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  4. Kitchen Impossible Season 4 Episode 5 - Tim Mälzer vs. Tanja Grandits
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Tim Mälzer vs. Tanja Grandits

    S4:E5

    While the "Kitchen Impossible" box is waiting for Tim Mälzer in Mallorca (Spain) and Graz (Austria), Tanja Grandits is served an unknown dish to cook in Flensburg (Germany) and Torre de Moncorvo (Portugal).

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  5. Kitchen Impossible Season 4 Episode 6 - Tim Mälzer vs. Max Strohe
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Tim Mälzer vs. Max Strohe

    S4:E6

    In Crete, Tim Mälzer first has to make pottery before he can prepare vinegar sausage with beans outdoors. In Azerbaijan, Max Strohe has to bake Shah Plov, a type of rice cake with a crust made of flatbread.

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  6. Kitchen Impossible Season 3 Episode 8 - Tim Mälzer vs. Christian Bau
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Tim Mälzer vs. Christian Bau

    S3:E8

    This time, Tim Mälzer and Christian Bau are competing against each other. While Mälzer is heading to Baiersbronn and Amsterdam, Christian Bau is facing an unknown dish in Cologne and one in Ghana in the box.

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  7. Kitchen Impossible Season 4 Episode 3 - Tim Mälzer vs. Lukas Mraz
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Tim Mälzer vs. Lukas Mraz

    S4:E3

    While the "Kitchen Impossible" box is waiting for Tim Mälzer in Zwolle (Netherlands) and Copenhagen (Denmark), Lukas Mraz is served an unknown dish to cook in Piane di Montegiorgio (Italy) and Medellin (Colombia).

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  8. Kitchen Impossible Season 4 Episode 1 - Tim Mälzer vs. Ali Güngörmüs
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Tim Mälzer vs. Ali Güngörmüs

    S4:E1

    While the "Kitchen Impossible" box is waiting for Tim Mälzer in Athens (Greece) and Munich (Germany), Ali Güngörmüs is served an unknown dish to cook in Eggersdorf/Graz (Austria) and Stockholm (Sweden).

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  9. Kitchen Impossible Season 1 Episode 6 - Tim Mälzer vs. Roland Trettl
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Tim Mälzer vs. Roland Trettl

    S1:E6

    Roland Trettl is invited by Tim Mälzer to his hometown of Hamburg, where the box is waiting for him. To his great delight, he is served classic northern German cuisine: kale with cabbage sausage and smoked pork and a meatball with mustard. Simple, hearty, good!

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  10. Kitchen Impossible Season 2 Episode 3 - Tim Raue vs. Meta Hiltebrand
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Tim Raue vs. Meta Hiltebrand

    S2:E3

    In Escholzmatt in Switzerland, Tim Raue is faced with a difficult task: he has to recreate a dish by Stefan Wiesner, a star chef who is also known as "the Sorcerer". And that's not all: Tim has to prepare the delicacies in the great outdoors. The second location of the challenge is also outdoors: the largest market place in Marrakesh. Here the top chef has to recreate a lamb tagine with couscous. In Lithuania, a genuine national dish awaits Meta Hiltebrand: cold beetroot soup. This task doesn't scare her, but the Lithuanian Baumkuchen does. Stop number two is South Korea. There she has to prepare abalone and sea urchin, two dishes by Jung Sik Yim, the best chef in the country and also a good friend of "Kitchen Impossible" opponent Tim Raue.

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  11. Kitchen Impossible Season 3 Episode 7 - Tim Mälzer vs. Mario Lohninger
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Tim Mälzer vs. Mario Lohninger

    S3:E7

    This time, Tim Mälzer and Mario Lohninger are competing against each other. While Mälzer is heading to Akko and Milan, Mario Lohninger is faced with an unknown dish in Torres Vedras and Ocho Rios in the black "Kitchen Impossible" box.

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  12. Kitchen Impossible Season 3 Episode 1 - Tim Mälzer vs. Konstantin Filippou
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Tim Mälzer vs. Konstantin Filippou

    S3:E1

    While Tim Mälzer is heading to Vienna (Austria) and Filiatra (Greece), Konstantin Filippou is waiting for an unknown dish in Whitby (England) and Lyon (France) in the black "Kitchen Impossible" box.

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  13. Kitchen Impossible Season 4 Episode 4 - Tim Mälzer vs. Klaus Erfort
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Tim Mälzer vs. Klaus Erfort

    S4:E4

    While the "Kitchen Impossible" box awaits Tim Mälzer in Wingen-sur-Moder (France) and Lima (Peru), Klaus Erfort is served an unknown dish to cook in Gradiska (Bosnia & Herzegovina) and Rome (Italy).

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  14. Kitchen Impossible Season 1 Episode 1 - Tim Mälzer vs. Christian Lohse
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Tim Mälzer vs. Christian Lohse

    S1:E1

    They push themselves to the limit to achieve the right taste. In 6 episodes, Tim Mälzer and a top-class opponent face a seemingly impossible task in order to defend their cooking honor.

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  15. Kitchen Impossible Season 2 Episode 1 - Tim Mälzer vs. Maria Groß
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Tim Mälzer vs. Maria Groß

    S2:E1

    Tim Mälzer's first challenge takes him to Prague, where he is challenged with apple strudel with vanilla sauce. Maria's first task takes her to Hungary, where she is expected to prepare pörkölt with spaetzle and cucumber salad.

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  16. Kitchen Impossible Season 2 Episode 6 - Tim Mälzer vs. Christian Lohse
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Tim Mälzer vs. Christian Lohse

    S2:E6

    Once again, the Francophile Christian Lohse chooses a French classic as a challenge for Tim Mälzer: Bouillabaisse. In Austria, the Hamburg native can expect "Styrian scallops with cow's udder".

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  17. Kitchen Impossible Season 3 Episode 2 - Tim Mälzer vs. The Duc Ngo
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Tim Mälzer vs. The Duc Ngo

    S3:E2

    This time, Tim Mälzer and The Duc Ngo are competing against each other. While Mälzer is heading to Hanoi and Berlin, The Duc Ngo is facing an unknown dish in Purbach am Neusiedler See and in Philadelphia in the "Kitchen Impossible" box.

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  18. Kitchen Impossible Season 2 Episode 2 - Tim Mälzer vs. Hans Neuner
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Tim Mälzer vs. Hans Neuner

    S2:E2

    First, Tim Mälzer goes to Lisbon. There he is confronted with a bloody rooster. Now the chef is challenged to demonstrate all of his skills. Tim Mälzer's second stop is his hometown of Hamburg. Dish number two is a tough one, because the quality is undisputed. For the first time in the history of "Kitchen Impossible", Tim speaks of a task that will push him to his limits. Hans Neuner goes to Tel Aviv. There he is to recreate "Shakshuka". Hans is still not sure: is the merciless Shakshuka fan community or baking bread more worrying? The second task awaits in Sweden: reindeer. The seemingly simple dish turns out to be a real challenge in the end.

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  19. Kitchen Impossible Season 3 Episode 3 - Tim Mälzer vs. Maria Groß
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Tim Mälzer vs. Maria Groß

    S3:E3

    This time, Tim Mälzer and Maria Groß are competing against each other. While Mälzer is heading to Roseto Valfortore (Italy) and Pembroshire (England), Groß is heading to unknown places in Miesbach (Germany) and Alsace (France).

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  20. Kitchen Impossible Season 3 Episode 5 - Roland Trettl vs. Peter Maria Schnurr
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Roland Trettl vs. Peter Maria Schnurr

    S3:E5

    This time, Tim Mälzer and Johannes King are competing against each other in the cooking competition. While Mälzer is heading to the Faroe Islands and France, Johannes King is heading to Lake Skadar in Montenegro and the USA.

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  21. Kitchen Impossible Season 1 Episode 3 - Tim Mälzer vs. Alexander Herrmann
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Tim Mälzer vs. Alexander Herrmann

    S1:E3

    In this episode of "Kitchen Impossible", Tim Mälzer and Alexander Herrmann set each other seemingly impossible tasks. Each of them is supposed to perfectly recreate a local chef's speciality in two countries under the toughest conditions. The top chefs don't have a list of ingredients or the recipe - they just have to discover the secret of the dishes by tasting and smelling.

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  22. Kitchen Impossible Season 2 Episode 4 - Tim Mälzer vs. Holger Bodendorf
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Tim Mälzer vs. Holger Bodendorf

    S2:E4

    Tim Mälzer's first trip is to Tromsøs in Norway. He has to catch the fish himself for "Emma's Fish au Gratin", originally by Rolf-Johan Kanstad. Encountering wild pods of whales on the open sea while fishing is a real spectacle for Tim. The second location of the challenge promises real exoticism: Holger Bodendorf sends Tim to Dubai. There he is supposed to prepare cold & warm mezze, more precisely Ouzi, Baba Ghanouj, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Mohammarah and Burgul Bil Banadoura from chef Ali el Bourji. Holger Bodendorf has two typical dough dishes waiting for him in the Croatian capital: he is supposed to prepare Strukli and Soparnik, originally by Ana Grgic, in Zagreb. Then the “fine Mr. Bodendorf” goes to London. Tim Mälzer wants him to get to know the harsh world of English football and grill for West Ham United fans together with former butcher and fan "Rib Man" Mark Gevaux.

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  23. Kitchen Impossible Season 2 Episode 5 - Roland Trettl vs. Christian Lohse
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Roland Trettl vs. Christian Lohse

    S2:E5

    First, Roland Trettl goes to Bad Oeynhausen where he is supposed to cook something typically Westphalian after he has learned the traditional art of baking bread. Then he has to cook “Stippgrütze with Westphalian rye bread,” an original recipe from Dirk Timmerberg. For the second challenge he goes to Charleston in the USA, where he has to prepare "Shrimp & Grits, Fried Green Tomatoes and Red Slaw", an original recipe by Robert Stehling from the Hominy Grill, with shrimp he caught himself. Christian Lohse is sent to wonderful Venice by his opponent Roland Trettl. He has to prepare "Ragù di Baccalà" and recognize the specialty and peculiarity of this Italian classic from original chef Franco Favaretto from "Baccalà Divino". The second task is also Italian and brings with it a touch of home flair: Christian is supposed to prepare "Gnocchi di melanzane al pomodoro" in a grand hotel in Taormina.

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  24. Kitchen Impossible Season 2 Episode 7 - Tim Mälzer vs. Tim Raue
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Tim Mälzer vs. Tim Raue

    S2:E7

    Tim Mälzer sends Tim Raue to the small village of Caimari on Mallorca. Here Tim Raue has to cook two dishes that, just like this place on the Germans' favorite island, have a very special meaning for Tim Mälzer.

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  25. Kitchen Impossible Season 3 Episode 4 - Tim Mälzer vs. Tohru Nakamura
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Tim Mälzer vs. Tohru Nakamura

    S3:E4

    This time, Tim Mälzer and Tohru Nakamura will compete against each other in the cooking competition. While Tim Mälzer will be traveling to Tokyo and Cadzand in the Netherlands, Tohru Nakamura will be traveling to Kirchheim an der Weinstraße and Madrid.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tim Mälzer vs. Martin Klein" is the best rated episode of "Kitchen Impossible". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/11/2025. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tim Mälzer & Gennaro Contaldo vs. Cornelia Poletto & Anna Sgroi".