Chopped: Volume 3

In addition to competing with appetizers, entrees and desserts, dog-loving chefs make treats for a canine judge! Things could get "ruff" if the golden retriever with the golden palate turns up its nose at their hard work.

The latest stadium fare is substantial and out-of-the-park sensational, so when four bold competitors get ballpark foods in every basket, the judges have high expectations. First in the lineup are cheesy, fruity and doughy appetizers.

In this battle of the live-fire tournament, the competitors take a walk on the wild side with wild game in every basket. In the appetizer basket, a crispy Korean snack food is a creepy-crawly shocker, and the judges chomp down on alligator entrees.

Four phenomenal live-fire cooks are ready to claim the last remaining spot in the tournament's finale, and they get lucky with a promise of perfectly porky baskets. In the first round, one of nature's sweetest gifts may not be a treat to the competitors.

Playing with fire is serious business in this "high-steaks" preliminary battle of Chopped's flame-filled tournament. A weird watermelon adds to the appetizer challenge, and the chefs are dealt a giant slab of meat and just 30 minutes in the entree round.

Four talented chefs push themselves to the limit to modernize the old concept of surf and turf, hoping to impress the judges and win a spot in the $25,000 live-fire tournament finale. In the first basket, strange sushi requires raw talent.

In this finale battle of a fiery tournament, four winners return with their sights set on taking the title of Chopped Grand Champion. The baskets contain ingredients reminiscent of the preliminary battle themes: wild game, steaks, surf and turf and pork.

Two diner favorites find a home in the ingredient baskets, and the chefs have to make the most of milkshakes and French fries. A city's signature dish is part of the challenge in round two, and a toaster treat meets a fun fry variation for dessert.