About this season
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. Ingredients will be thieved, utensils destroyed and valuable time on the clock lost when the chefs compete to cook delicious dishes while also having to outplot the competition. With Alton Brown as the devilish provocateur, nothing is out of bounds when money changes hands and we see just how far chefs will go to ensure they have the winning dish.
Episodes (13)
1. I Can't Believe It's Not Udder
Aired 22 June 2014 • 60 min
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.
2. You Wanna Pizza This?
Aired 29 June 2014 • 60 min
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.
3. Anything but a Cake Walk
Aired 6 July 2014 • 60 min
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.
4. Big Trouble in Little Chinese Chicken Salad
Aired 13 July 2014 • 60 min
Cooking tools get swapped out for a set of golf clubs. Other sabotages involve Chinese chicken salad and donuts dunked in coffee.
5. Welcome to the Jungle
Aired 20 July 2014 • 60 min
A jungle torch is used to cook a dish; and an oversized fondue pot leads to a giant mess.
6. I Like My Peppers Pulverized
Aired 27 July 2014 • 60 min
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.
7. Two Chefs, One Toga
Aired 3 August 2014 • 60 min
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.
8. Ho-Ley Pot
Aired 10 August 2014 • 60 min
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.
9. Superhero Sabotage
Aired 17 August 2014 • 60 min
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.
10. The Eggs-Orcist
Aired 24 August 2014 • 60 min
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.
11. When In Rome, Cook On A Scooter
Aired 31 August 2014 • 60 min
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.
12. Chili'd to the Bone
Aired 7 September 2014 • 60 min
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.
13. Tongue Thai-ed
Aired 14 September 2014 • 60 min
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.