The chefs face baskets filled with incredible ingredients, including a strange pig part in the appetizer basket, a fuzzy vegetable in the second basket, and an oddly named sweet treat in the dessert round.

The chefs take on a melted cheese theme, including a decadent first basket, a fondue in the second basket and strange, colorful cheese snacks in the dessert basket.

Four chefs set out to make low-cost items taste like a million bucks in three dollar-dish challenges; the appetizer round has a box of frozen finger foods; the entree round has a chef's biggest fear; the dessert basket contains leftover wine.

Will sumac plus a super salty curve ball in the second basket leave the chefs wondering what to make; And eggs, fruit and sugar in the dessert basket should be relatively easy to work with.

The chefs gear up for an epic hot dog battle in a nonstop celebration of the phenomenal frankfurter and they discover a hot dog creation; a state fair treat with a twist awaits; an intriguing dessert basket contains the mysterious wieners in a quilt.

When four pizza pros bring their considerable talent and competitive drive to the "Chopped" kitchen, the judges are in for a pizza party to remember with a piece of pork in round one, a regional dough in round two and dessert pizza in the finals.

Three original cast members from "The Brady Bunch" take on the role of judges and in all three rounds, the baskets feature ingredients inspired by the groovy show, including pork chops and applesauce.

Chefs must make appetizers using a delicate herb and a playful take on potatoes; chefs get a strange Italian street food in the entree basket; judges hope the Dutch baby pancake and sour plums in the dessert basket will spark creativity.

Three stars from "The Brady Bunch" serve as guest judges and share stories from their time as fictional siblings as the starstruck competitors use Hawaiian ingredients in a tribute to the Brady family's notorious vacation to the Aloha State.

The chefs battle it out to see who can build the most epic burger masterpieces; an old-school lunchbox favorite adds a bite of yummy, kitschy fun to the entree round, and a sweet challenge is in store for the two remaining chefs.

A beautiful rack of boar; s'mores and a delicate vegetable accompany a lean meat on the competitors' entree plates; a giant, sweet surprise in the dessert basket ensures that the final plates will be colorful and unusual.

Lamb appetizer; a steak made from a vegetable in round two; the last two competitors are supremely confident, but their knowledge of dragon fruit and mesquite powder could play a role in who grills the best dessert.

The chefs discover something stuffed and something smoked in the appetizer basket; double proteins make the entree round a carnivore's dream; making beans the center of sweet dishes in dessert round.

The first basket out of the gate challenges four determined competitors with a weird pie and a beautiful cut of pork; a vegan product counters the giant beef ribs in the entree round.

Every basket is filled with cheesy ingredients, including an unusual take on a Philadelphia classic in the first round; the chefs must work with a crunchy cringe-worthy surprise in addition to a fancy Spanish cheese in the entree round.

The chefs gear up for difficult baskets when they find out that viewers have selected all their ingredients; a texturally challenging dessert meets a canned meat product; a weird egg from the Philippines; a fishy ice cream.

Four chefs find sea snails and candy in the first basket; a mishap in the entree round dramatically affects one chef's scallop dish; remaining competitors must work with something porky and something sticky in the dessert round.

The chefs get some surprises in the ingredient baskets like a gefilte fish with something sweet and salty, pork in the entree round and strange ingredients to work with for dessert.

Four chefs set out to prove that ice cream can work well in two savory courses; a scoop sandwiched in the middle of an indulgent ingredient in the first basket; a unique ice cream flavor at the center of an unusual dish in the second basket.

An ingredient basket containing squab kicks off an action-packed first round; chefs must break down a large fish and figure out what to do with a sweet beverage in the entree round; a variety of cookie mix may cause trouble in the dessert round.

Four chefs are forced to get creative from the start when they find a kitschy, oddball cake and an unusual hybrid veggie in their appetizer baskets; an offal surprise and a fun fungus dish keep things interesting in Round 2; a key lime dessert.

Coming up with ideas for dishes using the mystery ingredients provided on "Chopped" can be difficult for adult chefs with years of experience, so imagine how difficult it is for young chefs on "Chopped Junior." In this version of the long-running franchise, children are tasked with making something out of mystery-basket ingredients that don't seem to go together. The usual "Chopped" judges are joined by celebrity guest judges to determine which kids advance after each round. The winning cook earns the same $10,000 prize that adults win on the main show. If things get a little too intense for the youngsters, host Ted Allen is there to comfort them and encourage them to keep going.

Bobby Flay is no stranger to culinary competitions, whether he's hosting ("Bobby's Dinner Battle") or competing ("Throwdown With Bobby Flay"). In this program he does both. Each half-hour episode begins with two chefs competing to create a dish using an ingredient chosen by Flay. The winner of that challenge -- as determined by a special guest judge -- goes to the second round, in which he or she does battle against chef Flay. To make things a little more fair, the challenger has an advantage by being able to prepare a signature dish that is unknown to Bobby until the start of the round. Once he learns what the dish is, Flay must immediately come up with his own version. A panel determines the winner of the second round through a blind taste test. Food Network regulars Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell and Giada De Laurentiis are among the judges appearing on the show.

American favorite "Chopped" heads north of the border to Canada with a familiar format and new host, actor and Toronto native Dean McDermott, perhaps best known as co-star of the "Tori & Dean" reality TV franchise. Each episode of "Chopped Canada" challenges four professional chefs to turn boxes of mystery ingredients into a three-course meal in a race against the clock. Each course serves as its own round in the competition, and the chef with the least-successful dish -- as determined by a panel of judges -- is eliminated after each round. The chef who comes out on top following the dessert round wins $10,000 and the title of "Chopped Canada" champion.

Chefs mentor amateur cooks in an attempt to transform them from kitchen zeros to kitchen heroes.

"Cutthroat Kitchen" isn't a typical cooking competition. A player, in addition to being a good chef, must be able to outwit and, at times, sabotage opponents to win. Each episode features four people vying in three rounds to win up to $25,000 cash. At the beginning, $100,000 is split evenly among the players to spend however they wish during the game. The chefs spend the money at auctions to get things that could help them -- like buying exclusive use of salt -- or hinder their opponents -- like prohibiting them from tasting a recipe in progress. Each round eliminates one chef, until there is a winner. Although the competitors want to make purchases at auction to improve the chances of winning, they don't want to spend too much; the amount remaining in the winner's bank determines the ultimate prize. Some special tournaments -- usually seasonally themed -- stretch across multiple episodes and offer higher amounts of money. Alton Brown hosts.

Competition to become the host of a cooking show.