Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out
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Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out

Season 1
Top chefs go head-to-head in intense, unpredictable culinary challenges where sabotage and backstabbing are fair game. Hosted by Brian Malarkey, each chef starts with $25,000, which they can spend to gain an advantage -- or wreck their competition.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Carry-On Sabotage

    May 12, 2025
    42min
    7+
    Host Brian Malarkey informs the chefs that they have 30 minutes to prepare in-flight dinners using limited raw proteins and produce. Judge Alex Guarnaschelli decides which chef did more with less, like only being able to use plastic utensils for prep!
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  2. S1 E2 - Freezer Burned

    May 19, 2025
    42min
    TV-PG
    Brian Malarkey challenges the chefs to create a hearty French entrée and side in 45 minutes, but the pantry is frozen! With access to only one oven, the competitors must defrost their creativity to serve up something spectacular for judge Aarti Sequeira.
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  3. S1 E3 - Gas Station Romance

    May 26, 2025
    42min
    TV-PG
    Host Brian Malarkey asks the chefs to make fancy romantic dinners in 30 minutes with only convenience store ingredients and no ovens, fryers or stoves. Judge Scott Conant picks the chef who manages to create the most deliciously romantic meal.
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  4. S1 E4 - Unhappy Campers

    June 2, 2025
    42min
    TV-PG
    Brian Malarkey challenges the chefs to create a campsite slider feast in 30 minutes with limited ingredients, a single-burner camp stove, and minimalist cooking tools. Judge Maneet Chauhan selects the tastiest stacked slider.
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  5. S1 E5 - "I've Never Cooked Cow Tongue"

    June 9, 2025
    42min
    TV-PG
    Brian Malarkey tasks the chefs with creating a protein-forward masterpiece in 30 minutes. The competitors play a game to choose their protein before discovering there's no salt in the pantry! Scott Conant judges which chef made the best meat-loving meal.
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  6. S1 E6 - A Spoonful of Sabotage

    June 16, 2025
    42min
    TV-PG
    Brian Malarkey challenges the chefs to craft a sweet and savory entrée in 30 minutes, but the pantry holds only savory ingredients. Then, a conveyor belt delivers devilishly sweet ingredients. Judge Aarti Sequeira decides who makes the most balanced dish.
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  7. S1 E7 - Science of Sabotage

    June 23, 2025
    42min
    TV-PG
    Host Brian Malarkey challenges the chefs to make a hearty but high-end dinner for a construction crew using only the crew's lunches and construction tools. Judge Alex Guarnaschelli decides who made the best meal within the 45-minute time limit.
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  8. S1 E8 - Doomsday Kitchen

    June 30, 2025
    42min
    TV-PG
    Brian Malarkey gives the chefs 30 minutes to create their dream last meal using only ingredients like frozen meat, dehydrated veggies and canned food. Plus, the ovens are out of commission! Judge Maneet Chauhan decides which chef survives the disaster.
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  9. S1 E9 - Sabotage at Sea

    July 8, 2025
    42min
    TV-PG
    Four competition-hungry chefs set sail on the high seas of sabotage in the hopes of netting up to $25,000. Host Brian Malarkey devises a devious pantry to throw off the chefs' senses as they attempt to make a refined Italian dish for guest judge Jet Tila.
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