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TV Episodes The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'  

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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.

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Judging Judges is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 3 Episode 12: Tables turn in this special "judges compete" episode of Cutthroat Kitchen.

2
15 5
Evilicious: Moo-In' On Up is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 7 Episode 13: Three chefs have to play musical stations while making sushi rolls.

3
17 7
Evilicious: 20,000 Leagues is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 7 Episode 12: Two chefs have to make fast food while carrying around a cardboard car.

4
10 2
Grandma-Tage is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 9 Episode 7: One grandma gets down to the "knitty" gritty on an afghan.

5
11 3
Superhero Sabotage is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 13 Episode 6: Chefs face sabotages as they make heros, gyros and superfood desserts.

6
9 2
SaBOOOtage is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 5 Episode 3: In this episode, one chef pays a heavy price for a deal with the devil.

7
11 4
The Mother Of All Episodes is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 12 Episode 9: Mother and daughter teams face sabotages to celebrate Mother's Day.

8
7 1
Chocotage XXL is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 11 Episode 10: For chocolate game day, chefs play roulette and Whac-a-Mole with a twist.

9
8 2
Live And Let Diner is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 7 Episode 9: Three chefs find themselves on the other side of the diner counter.

10
8 2
Hakuna Frittata is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 3 Episode 10: Making a Frittata becomes impossible as a chef must cook inside eggshells.

11
9 3
It's Raining Ramen is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 10 Episode 12: The final four chefs return to battle in the Superstar Sabotage finale.

12
7 2
I Can't Believe It's N... is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 4 Episode 1: A chef must make tres leches cake with no milk products -- only a cow.

13
8 3
Superstar Sabotage: Heat One is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 5 Episode 4: Join us for the first heat of the Cutthroat Kitchen Superstar Sabotage.

14
6 1
Superstar Sabotage: Heat Two is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 5 Episode 6: Check out heat two of Cutthroat Kitchen's Superstar Sabotage.

15
6 1
Tiny Tools, Big Problems is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 1 Episode 7: Fortune cookies actually change one chef's fortune in an egg roll showdown.

16
7 2
How Does That Crab Ya? is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 15 Episode 2: Two chefs have to make their crab melt in a rocking crab boat.

17
8 3
Superstar Sabotage: Finale is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 5 Episode 11: Watch the Superstar Sabotage Finale as chefs must cook on a boat ride.

18
6 1
Naughty vs. Nice is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 11 Episode 1: Things get festive in Cutthroat Kitchen in a holiday cooking competition.

19
9 4
Taco Dirty To Me is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 9 Episode 9: Guest judge David Alan Grier dives into some breakfast tacos.

20
7 2
Evilicious: Finale is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 7 Episode 14: Two chefs have to make meatballs in a ball pit.

21
5 0
Empanada Chance is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 6 Episode 2: Two chefs are stuffed together while they must make empanadas.

22
5 0
Un-Holy Trinity is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 1 Episode 11: Time to see how the chefs stack up for the round one pancake challenge.

23
6 1
Steak Out is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 1 Episode 8: The stakes are raised when one chef is allowed to salt their steak.

24
7 2
Evilicious: Frying First Class is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 7 Episode 11: Three chefs have to make stir-fry while sitting in airline seats.

25
7 3
Chili'd To The Bone is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 4 Episode 12: One chef must use freezer burnt ingredients to make a chili cheese dog.

26
7 3
Welcome To The Jungle is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 4 Episode 5: The kitchen erupts in flames when a chef cooks with Alton's jungle torch.

27
6 2
Tos-Ta-Da is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 5 Episode 2: One chef is brought back to their childhood when they cook in a high chair.

28
5 1
Well, Hot Clam is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 3 Episode 11: One chef's equipment becomes all tangled up in fish nets.

29
5 1
Anything but a Cake Walk is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 4 Episode 3: A chef learns making cake is no cake walk when forced to walk on cake boxes

30
5 1
Fast Times at Cutthroat High is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 14 Episode 14: Four teenage chefs battle it out while facing high school sabotages.

31
5 1
Melts in Your Pot, Not in Hand is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 2 Episode 9: One chef goes island style by harvesting water from coconuts for Pad Thai.

32
5 2
Chain of Tools is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 3 Episode 5: A chef builds their own kitchen from random items inside of a shopping cart

33
5 2
A Dingo Ate My Dutch Baby is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 10 Episode 13: Chefs face sabotages of Dutch baby pancakes, bangers and mash, gingersnaps.

34
5 2
It's Not Delivery is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 2 Episode 12: Three chefs must find new uses for common breakfast appliances.

35
4 1
Gluttons for Punishment is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 2 Episode 11: Four chefs return for more punishment and a second chance.

36
4 1
Soupsy Daisy is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 2 Episode 6: It's "gorilla cooking" with tools like a 500 watt light and a bait bucket.

37
4 1
Shrimp or Get Off Pot Sticker is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 2 Episode 3: Things get sticky when pot sticker wrappers are doused in honey.

38
4 1
Camp Cutthroat 2: Finale is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 13 Episode 12: Chefs must make game dishes while helping each other balance on a log.

39
4 1
Time Warp Tournament: 1990s is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 12 Episode 16: Chefs go back to the 1990s for the last leg of the Time Warp Tournament!

40
4 1
Camp Cutthroat: Finale is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 9 Episode 8: The chefs rock the finale making a trout dinner and must chase down cheese.

41
3 0
Evilicious: Canoe Jack City is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 7 Episode 10: Three chefs have to make fish stew in a canoe.

42
3 0
The One With William Shatner is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 11 Episode 12: William Shatner is the guest judge for this special man cave episode.

43
3 0
Wing It is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 1 Episode 6: Which chef's the most cold blooded to freeze an opponent for ten whole min?

44
3 0
Time Warp Tournament: 1970s is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 12 Episode 14: Disco fever is back and chefs will face some very '70s challenges.

45
3 0
Superstar Sabotage:Heat Three is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 5 Episode 8: Check out heat three of Cutthroat Kitchen's Superstar Sabotage.

46
3 0
Deep Pu Pu is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 10 Episode 8: Rocco DiSpirito, Duff Goldman, Claire Robinson and Fabio Viviani compete.

47
5 3
Operation Gumbo Drop is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 9 Episode 10: A contestant makes gumbo by tossing their ingredients from a balcony.

48
5 3
The Full Monte Cristo is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 9 Episode 13: A chef draws a sword during a Monte Cristo challenge.

49
5 3
Two Chefs, One Toga is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 4 Episode 7: A chef spices things up when their ginger replaced with sushi ginger.

50
4 2
Ho-Ley Pot is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list The Best Episodes Of 'Cutthroat Kitchen'
Season 4 Episode 8: A chef is forced to cook soup using a single brew coffee machine.