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Cutthroat Kitchen: Season 2

13 episodes Premiered Dec 15, 2013 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on Cutthroat Kitchen

Season 2 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 Cutthroat Kitchen Season 1.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Wham, Clam, Thank You, Ma'am

Dec 15, 2013 · 60 min

Things steam up when a chef is forced to cook an entire meal with a household iron. Then, a chef's clams casino gets supersized when they're forced to use geoduck. Things finally c

S2·E2 Core

Duck, Duck, Gnocchi

Dec 22, 2013 · 60 min

Things get messy when one chef is forced to wear a potato masher on their hand while making gnocchi. Then, one chef is turned into a handy man when they're given broken cooking ute

S2·E3 Core

Shrimp or Get Off the Pot Sticker

Dec 29, 2013 · 60 min

One chef gets put in a sticky situation when their pot sticker wrappers are doused in honey. Then, two chefs get up close and personal when they are forced to share ingredients to

S2·E4 Core

The Yolk's on You

Jan 5, 2014 · 60 min

Giada De Laurentiis guest judges this episode of Cutthroat Kitchen and is welcomed with a sweet version of a deviled egg. Then, one chef must avoid being canned when they have to c

S2·E5 Core

Cutthroat Kiddy Kitchen

Jan 12, 2014 · 60 min

It's a tough dilemma when one chef forces another to choose between cooking with canned chicken or forfeit half their cooking time. Then, two chefs battle the cutthroat kitchen bal

S2·E6 Core

Soupsy Daisy

Jan 19, 2014 · 60 min

One chef must get to work when they are handed a 500 watt work light as their only heat source to cook a quesadilla. Then it's careful cooking when someone is forced to cook chicke

S2·E7 Core

A Penny for Your Chocolates

Jan 26, 2014 · 60 min

A chef is turned into a potato artist when they are forced to mold French fries out of a vat of mashed potatoes. Then it's time to go camping when a chef must build a fire to cook

S2·E8 Core

A Crepe-y Situation

Feb 2, 2014 · 60 min

One chef has their arms full when they're forced to do all of their ingredient shopping without the use of a basket. Then, someone needs to think fast when they have to start their

S2·E9 Core

Melts in Your Pot, Not in Your Hand

Feb 9, 2014 · 60 min

Two chefs must get creative when they're handed peelings or skinless potatoes to make potato skins. Then one chef goes island style when they must harvest all their water from coco

S2·E10 Core

Foul Play

Feb 16, 2014 · 60 min

Two chefs learn the true meaning of improvising when they're forced to switch dishes and sabotages in the middle of a challenge. Then, someone has to get innovative when they are g

S2·E11 Core

Gluttons for Punishment

Feb 23, 2014 · 60 min

Four chefs return to Cutthroat Kitchen for more punishment and a second chance to outsmart and outcook their competition. Things start off with a blend when a chef gets to pulveriz

S2·E12 Mytharc

It's Not Delivery, It's Old Delivery

Mar 2, 2014 · 60 min

Breakfast becomes the most important meal of the day when three chefs must find new uses for common breakfast appliances. Then, a chef must decide to go sweet or savory with their

S2·E13 Mytharc

Pressed or Steamed

Mar 9, 2014 · 60 min

Cutthroat Kitchen takes things to the extreme when one chef loses everything but a roll of tin foil and heat while cooking a dish. Then, Alton auctions off his compost bucket forci

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