Anyone else like watching Chopped on the Food Network?

[doublejs07]

One of the best reality shows out....makes you appreciate the creativity that many chefs have.  The pressure of coming up with a tasty dish on the fly and in 30 minutes is fascinating to watch. 

Here's the full description from Wiki:

In each episode, four chefs compete. The show is divided into three rounds: Appetizer, Entrée and Dessert. In each round, the chefs are given a basket containing between three and five ingredients, and the dish each competitor prepares must contain each of those ingredients. Generally speaking, the ingredients are ones which are not commonly prepared together. For example, in "Yucca, Watermelon, Tortillas," the episode which originally aired on February 10, 2009, the appetizer course boxes contained watermelon, canned sardines, pepper jack cheese, and zucchini. The competitors are also given access to a pantry and refrigerator stocked with a wide variety of other ingredients. Each round has a time limit: twenty minutes for the Appetizer round (thirty minutes in some season one episodes), and thirty minutes for the Entrée and Dessert rounds (some episodes gave the chefs 40 or 45 in the entrée round to allow them to handle whole large poultry, e.g. turkeys, geese, or ducks; another gave the chefs fifty minutes in the dessert round). The chefs must cook their dishes and complete four platings (one for each judge plus one "beauty plate") before time runs out. After each round, the judges critique the dishes based on presentation, taste, and creativity. The judges then decide which chef is "chopped," who is then eliminated from the competition. Thus, by the dessert round, only two chefs remain. When deciding the winner, the judges consider not only the dessert course, but the entire meal presented by each chef as a whole. The winner receives $10,000.


Some of the ingredients that they use are new to me....some real off the wall stuff that the chefs have to find a way to make it work.  Anyways...I randomly stumbled across this show a few months back and I'm hooked.  It's pretty good TV. 

 

[doublejs07]

One of the best reality shows out....makes you appreciate the creativity that many chefs have.  The pressure of coming up with a tasty dish on the fly and in 30 minutes is fascinating to watch. 

Here's the full description from Wiki:

In each episode, four chefs compete. The show is divided into three rounds: Appetizer, Entrée and Dessert. In each round, the chefs are given a basket containing between three and five ingredients, and the dish each competitor prepares must contain each of those ingredients. Generally speaking, the ingredients are ones which are not commonly prepared together. For example, in "Yucca, Watermelon, Tortillas," the episode which originally aired on February 10, 2009, the appetizer course boxes contained watermelon, canned sardines, pepper jack cheese, and zucchini. The competitors are also given access to a pantry and refrigerator stocked with a wide variety of other ingredients. Each round has a time limit: twenty minutes for the Appetizer round (thirty minutes in some season one episodes), and thirty minutes for the Entrée and Dessert rounds (some episodes gave the chefs 40 or 45 in the entrée round to allow them to handle whole large poultry, e.g. turkeys, geese, or ducks; another gave the chefs fifty minutes in the dessert round). The chefs must cook their dishes and complete four platings (one for each judge plus one "beauty plate") before time runs out. After each round, the judges critique the dishes based on presentation, taste, and creativity. The judges then decide which chef is "chopped," who is then eliminated from the competition. Thus, by the dessert round, only two chefs remain. When deciding the winner, the judges consider not only the dessert course, but the entire meal presented by each chef as a whole. The winner receives $10,000.


Some of the ingredients that they use are new to me....some real off the wall stuff that the chefs have to find a way to make it work.  Anyways...I randomly stumbled across this show a few months back and I'm hooked.  It's pretty good TV. 

 

[limonyfresh]

Chopped, triple d, and ICA are all

 

[limonyfresh]

Chopped, triple d, and ICA are all

 

[hankmoody]

My younger brother (12) put me on to this show. It's entertaining. I was just watching a little while eating a late breakfast. Quahogs?!

 

[hankmoody]

My younger brother (12) put me on to this show. It's entertaining. I was just watching a little while eating a late breakfast. Quahogs?!

 

[thapointguy]

I haven't missed an episode. They'll show the episodes again though, but i'd never get sick of it. I hate hearing some contestant's sad stories though.

 

[thapointguy]

I haven't missed an episode. They'll show the episodes again though, but i'd never get sick of it. I hate hearing some contestant's sad stories though.

 

[veryanalytical85]

Watch Top Chef or Iron Chef Japan.

 

[veryanalytical85]

Watch Top Chef or Iron Chef Japan.

 

[ghenges]

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

 

[ghenges]

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by Ghenges

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

Is this a joke? 

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by Ghenges

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

Is this a joke? 

 

[feedtheego1982]

I'm watching right now lol. One of my favs!

 

[feedtheego1982]

I'm watching right now lol. One of my favs!

 

[hankmoody]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by Ghenges

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

Is this a joke? 

He's showing off his sense of humor to potential mates.#meta

edit: Should have read that thread first.

 

[hankmoody]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by Ghenges

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

Is this a joke? 

He's showing off his sense of humor to potential mates.#meta

edit: Should have read that thread first.

 

[ghenges]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by Ghenges

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

Is this a joke? 

It's a joke.  But it SHOULD be a show.  I'd watch.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by HankMoody

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by Ghenges

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

Is this a joke? 

He's showing off his sense of humor to potential mates.#meta

edit: Should have read that thread first.

 

[ghenges]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by Ghenges

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

Is this a joke? 

It's a joke.  But it SHOULD be a show.  I'd watch.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by HankMoody

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by Ghenges

I watch the BET version called "Chopped and Skrewed" where they give you an already prepared dish and you have to add more ingredients to make a different version of it.

Is this a joke? 

He's showing off his sense of humor to potential mates.#meta

edit: Should have read that thread first.

 

[mco85]

I love this show. I don't get how people make dishes out of the crazy @!+! they put in the basket. I wouldn't have a clue what to do

 

[mco85]

I love this show. I don't get how people make dishes out of the crazy @!+! they put in the basket. I wouldn't have a clue what to do

 

[the coolness]

My girl and I love this show. They should bring back food detectives too