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Chopped: Season 4

13 episodes Premiered Apr 6, 2010
Previously on Chopped

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Chopped Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Rattle and Roll

Apr 6, 2010

Rattlesnake meat must be included in the chef's first course.

S4·E2 Core

My Froggy Clementine

Apr 13, 2010

The chefs find frog legs in the first basket for the Appetizer Round.

S4·E3 Core

Jitters & Giant Eggs

Apr 20, 2010

Panic threatens to paralyze one of the competitors who is feeling jittery.

S4·E4 Core

Dr. Deckle & Mr. Fried

Apr 27, 2010

Three of the four chefs make a huge mistake with the jumbo shrimp.

S4·E5 Core

Mussels Mastery & Cotton Candy Can-Do

May 4, 2010

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-bro

S4·E6 Core

Fired Up!

May 5, 2010

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.

S4·E7 Core

First Things Worst

May 11, 2010

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 litt

S4·E8 Core

Quahog Quandaries and Pickle Puzzles

Jun 8, 2010

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

S4·E9 Core

Turbot Powered

Jun 15, 2010

One of the finalists suffers an injury as he attempts a Chopped first.

S4·E10 Core

Keep On Cook'n On

Jun 22, 2010

Mint liqueur and canned fish make an odd combination for the first course.

S4·E11 Core

Green Apps and Lamb

Jun 29, 2010

The appetizer basket's ingredients get the chefs pondering ballgame fare.

S4·E12 Mytharc

Crunch Time

Jul 6, 2010

In the final, the two remaining chefs go all out.