Chopped: Volume 3

Martha Stewart takes over Chopped! In an outdoor kitchen in Kennebunkport, ME, Martha calls the shots and even changes the rules as 16 chefs compete for a $50,000 grand prize. Martha's first big surprise is related to the pantry.

Martha Stewart takes the reins for another gripping battle in the $50,000 Martha Rules tournament, and she has some tricks up her sleeve regarding the timing of the rounds. The three chefs who make it to the second round must whip up Cornish hen entrees.

Martha Stewart shocks the four competing chefs in the Martha Rules tournament when she reveals that she plans to make them switch stations – and dishes – at any time! The basket ingredients include everything from sea urchin to peanut brittle.

Martha Stewart is at it again, revealing a showstopping twist in the Martha Rules tournament: There's only one spot in the dessert round because a mysterious fifth chef is waiting in the wings to compete against whomever makes it that far.

In the finale of the Martha Rules tournament, Martha Stewart pulls out all the stops to make the road to $50,000 extra challenging. In the appetizer round, the chefs wonder what's up when they find footwear in the ingredient basket.

In this taco competition, four chefs attempt to prove who deserves to win all the dinero. A frantic first round leads to some missteps in the kitchen, and fish tacos are in order for the entree round, when the chefs find red snapper in the baskets.

The ingredient baskets in this battle are inspired by peanut butter and jelly! A giant sweet surprise in the second basket must find its way onto chicken entree plates, and not everything goes smoothly for the chefs as they hustle their PB and J desserts.

The competing chefs have to cook with foods that were popular in the 1960s. A certain soda and some sweet meat are part of the appetizer basket, but the clock seems to be the most difficult aspect of the challenge.

The chefs set out to make trendy 1990s foods yummy for a new millennium. The combination of ingredients in the first basket confuses the competitors, and missteps threaten to derail one competitor's plans in the dessert round.

The competing chefs have to cook with ingredients representative of foods we might be noshing on in the future, including insects in the first round! In the second basket, the competitors find an alternative protein and what could be the next big grain.

Alton Brown is at it again! The chefs in his Maniacal Baskets tournament are seriously tripped up by a canned wonder in the appetizer round, and a shelf-stable surprise in the entree basket is unlikely to be a crowd pleaser.

The competitors brace for zany, brainy ingredients courtesy of Alton Brown, starting with a super stinky item in the appetizer basket. In the second round, a unique style of apple pie may have the competitors asking, "Why?!"

Alton Brown is in charge of an extraordinary Chopped tournament, and the competitors brace themselves for shocking surprises in the ingredient baskets. In the entree round, some sticky beans and a peculiar salad are shockers.

Alton Brown and his fans curate maniacal baskets for an epic tournament, including a fermented Japanese dish and a strange banana product in the entree basket. The two bold chefs who make it to the dessert round must work with a fluffy, porky surprise.

In the wild conclusion of Alton Brown's Maniacal Baskets Tournament, Alton has a big announcement that's sure to get the chefs fired up. For the entree round, the chefs open the baskets to discover one of the items staring back at them!