The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
There are so many good episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen, but which ones really stand out? Do you like "Judging Judges" the best, or is "It's Raining Ramen" your favorite episode of Cutthroat Kitchen? To determine once and for all what the best episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen are, let's rank every Cutthroat Kitchen episode from best to worst.
In Cutthroat Kitchen, four chefs compete in a three-round cooking competition in which they can purchase items on a $25,000-budget to sabotage their fellow competitors. The chef who survives all three rounds gets to keep what remains from the original $25,000 budget. Alton Brown hosts Cutthroat Kitchen, which premiered on the Food Network on August 11, 2013. Jet Tila, Simon Majumdar, and Antonia Lofaso are the original judges of Cutthroat Kitchen. Each episode is independent from one another, so watch them in any order you like.
Vote up your favorite episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen, and vote down any bad episodes that you really didn't enjoy, despite how much you love the series as a whole. It can be painful to put one Cutthroat Kitchen episode over the other when there are so many good ones, which is why you can vote on however many episodes you like.
- 1
Judging Judges
Judge: Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu (Round 1), Daniel Holzman (Round 2), Sherry Yard (Round 3)
Tables turn in this special "judges compete" episode of Cutthroat Kitchen.
Dishes:
Taquitos
Meatball sub
Fruit tart
- 2
Evilicious: Finale
Judge: Simon Majumdar
Two chefs have to make meatballs in a ball pit.
Dishes:
Spaghetti and meatballs
Teriyaki dinner
Coconut macaroons
- 3
Un-Holy Trinity
Judge: Antonia Lofaso
Time to see how the chefs stack up for the round one pancake challenge.
Dishes:
Pancake breakfast
Jambalaya
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
- 4
Welcome To The Jungle
Judge: Jet Tila
The kitchen erupts in flames when a chef cooks with Alton's jungle torch.
Dishes:
Satay with peanut sauce
Beef Stroganoff
Fondue
- 5
Superhero Sabotage
Judge: Jet Tila
Chefs face sabotages as they make heros, gyros and superfood desserts.
Dishes:
Hero sandwich
TV dinner
Banana split
- 6
Well, Hot Clam!
Judge: Geoffrey Zakarian
One chef's equipment becomes all tangled up in fish nets.
Dishes:
Sliders
Clam bake
Barbecue chicken sandwich
- 7
It's Not Delivery
Season 2 Episode 12: Three chefs must find new uses for common breakfast appliances. - 8
Steak Out
Judge: Simon Majumdar
The stakes are raised when one chef is allowed to salt their steak.
Dishes:
Steak and fries
Omelette
Bananas Foster
- 9
Superstar Sabotage Finale: It's Raining RamenÂ
Conclusion. Challenges in the Superstar Sabotage finale include cooking fish sticks in a weather chamber; making ramen while starring in a giant monster movie; and preparing desserts with both hands tied behind the chef's back.
- 10
Live And Let Diner
Judge: Jet Tila
Three chefs find themselves on the other side of the diner counter.
Dishes:
Skillet breakfast
French dip sandwich
Rum cake
- 11
Evilicious: Moo-In' On Up
Judge: Simon Majumdar
Three chefs have to play musical stations while making sushi rolls.
Dishes:
Spaghetti and meatballs
Teriyaki dinner
Coconut macaroons
- 12
Evilicious: 20,000 Leagues Under the Prep Table
Judge: Jet Tila
Two chefs have to make fast food while carrying around a cardboard car.
Dishes:
Fast food meal
Scallop dish
Doughnuts
- 13
I Can't Believe It's Not Udder
Judge: Jet Tila
A chef must make tres leches cake with no milk products -- only a cow.
Dishes:
Breakfast sandwich
Pasta bolognese
Tres leches cake
- 14
Do You Really Wonton Hurt Me?
Judge: Donal Skehan
Chefs face sabotages as they make popcorn dishes, wonton soup and desserts.
Dishes:
Popcorn dish
Wonton soup
Piña colada dessert
- 15
The Cone Ranger
Judge: Jet Tila
One chef has to cook an ice cream cone in traffic cones.
Dishes:
American breakfast
Pork chops with applesauce
Ice cream cone
- 16
Camp Cutthroat: Am. Sabotage
Season 9 Episode 2: It's a balancing act for two chefs making a pancake breakfast. - 17
Gettin' Judgey With It
Judge: Eric Greenspan
The Cutthroat Kitchen judges tackle sabotages such as a soundproof chamber.
Dishes:
Poached egg breakfast
Grain bowl
Brownie sundae
- 18
Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge: Heat One, Axe to Grind
Judge: Antonia Lofaso
Chefs must cook a scramble with either an ax, a knife or an arrowhead.
Dishes:
Hunter's stew
Trail lunch
Skillet cookie
- 19
Tournament of Terror: Heat One
Judge: Richard Blais
The chefs face off in heat one of the Halloween Tournament of Terror.
Dishes:
Liver and fava beans
Garlic chicken
Blood orange dessert
- 20
Tournament of Terror: Heat 4
Judge: Simon Majumdar
The chefs must use deadly weapons in heat four of the Halloween tournament.
Dishes:
Steak tartare
Fra Diavolo
Pumpkin dessert
- 21
Anything but a Cake Walk
Judge: Simon Majumdar
A chef learns making cake is no cake walk when forced to walk on cake boxes
Dishes:
Steak dinner
Biscuits and gravy
Ice cream cake
- 22
Fast Times at Cutthroat High
Judge: Duff Goldman
Four teenage chefs battle it out while facing high school sabotages.
Dishes:
Carpool breakfast
Sack lunch
After school snack
- 23
Evilicious: Canoe Jack City
Judge: Antonia Lofaso
Three chefs have to make fish stew in a canoe.
Dishes:
Fish stew
Pasta Carbonara
Pound cake
- 24
Superstar Sabotage: Heat Two
Judge: Jet Tila
Check out heat two of Cutthroat Kitchen's Superstar Sabotage.
Dishes:
Pancake breakfast
Popcorn shrimp
Oatmeal cookies
- 25
Chicken Cordon 'Blue'
Judge: Antonia Lofaso
A chef is forced to make blue chicken cordon bleu.
Dishes:
Lasagna
Chili
Chicken Cordon Bleu