Chopped — Season 4
13 episodesFirst aired 6 April 2010
E1Rattle and Roll
Apr 2010
Rattlesnake meat must be included in the chef's first course.
E2My Froggy Clementine
Apr 2010
The chefs find frog legs in the first basket for the Appetizer Round.
E3Jitters & Giant Eggs
Apr 2010
Panic threatens to paralyze one of the competitors who is feeling jittery.
E4Dr. Deckle & Mr. Fried
Apr 2010
Three of the four chefs make a huge mistake with the jumbo shrimp.
E5Mussels Mastery & Cotton Candy Can-Do
May 201042m
The chefs have to muscle through to come up with a terrific mussels appetizer in just 20 minutes. Then in the entrée Round, a humble breakfast food must be combined with a high-brow delicacy. And with a favorite childhood treat in the final mystery basket, the judges are expecting whimsical desserts, but will the chefs deliver?
E6Fired Up!
May 201042m
The competitors get fired up when they discover this competition is all about grilling! They find some strange basket fellows in the Appetizer Round: striped bass and strawberries. In a smok'n entrée Round the chefs try to glean ideas from one another on how to handle a tricky ingredient. And in the last course, a classic American food – perfect for the grill but peculiar in dessert – complicates the judges' final decision.
E7First Things Worst
May 201042m
When time runs out on a frantic appetizer round, two of the chefs are unhappy with what did not make it on to their plates in the final moments, while one chef is upset that a little something extra accidentally did. Then in the entrée round, it's up to the judges to determine who fell short whose dish was a cut above the rest. And the two finalists devise ambitious plans for using a salty condiment and a sweet fruit in their desserts.
E8Quahog Quandaries and Pickle Puzzles
Jun 201042m
When panic sets in at the end of the appetizer round, the judges cheer on a competitor who appears to be giving up. Then in the rush to get a tantalizing entrée finished, one chef makes a dangerous mistake. And even though they find peanuts in the dessert basket, the finalists know that they are competing for so much more and bump the intensity level up a notch as they face off for $10,000.
E9Turbot Powered
Jun 2010
One of the finalists suffers an injury as he attempts a Chopped first.
E10Keep On Cook'n On
Jun 2010
Mint liqueur and canned fish make an odd combination for the first course.
E11Green Apps and Lamb
Jun 2010
The appetizer basket's ingredients get the chefs pondering ballgame fare.
E12Crunch Time
Jul 2010
In the final, the two remaining chefs go all out.
E13Rowdy with a Chance of Meatballs
Jul 201042m
In the final, the two remaining chefs go all out.
