Martha Stewart joins the judging table for a competition with gorgeous garden goodies in every basket; greens and a sweet treat in the first round; squash is the meatiest find in the second basket; a puzzling dessert basket includes spinach.

Four repeat champions are back for the Chopped Champions Grand Finale; the appetizer basket challenges the chefs with a seafood delicacy; there's a shocker in the second basket; the two remaining chefs face off in a dessert round.

Bizarre foods will be found in all the baskets; in the first round, a strange bird part and a stinky young fruit; the entree round features some very hot candies and ugly offal; something purple and something fermented in the dessert round.

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.

Champions return to the stoves.

Four returning champions compete for a chance to make it to the grand finale; the chefs contend with a basket that includes tiny eggs and a Moroccan meat; red snapper must be filleted in a snap; pastries and pops challenge the remaining competitors.

Four winners return to the kitchen for a shot at $50,000; in the first basket, the chefs face a delicacy from the sea; a fancy sauce and a plain vanilla treat await them in round two; a giant, chocolaty surprise stumps the chefs in the dessert round.

Chefs create wildly different appetizers from a basket that includes black garlic; a novelty candy in the second basket requires a hammer; competing flavors in the dessert basket leave chefs with some decisions to make.

In pursuit of $50,000, four "Chopped" champions are back at the stoves with renewed ambition, seeking to be named the best of the best; a fire extinguisher is used for the first time in "Chopped" history.

Each basket contains leftover ingredients; in the appetizer round, the chefs must reinvent a tuna noodle casserole; the entree basket contains rice left in a pan and soup.

Meat takes center stage as competitors battle for the win. A beef theme is a meat lover's dream in this competition. The four chefs must cut jumbo-sized ribs down to appetizer-appropriate portions in the first round. A premium steak and a second-rate grocery store meal meet in a puzzling entree basket, and creativity and a shining example of good sportsmanship are on display in the dessert round.

Four fit chefs take on the challenge to cook creative, healthy dishes light on calories but big on flavor; faux noodle and a beautiful fish fillet; a diet drink and a protein-packed snack box; acai berry powder desserts.

The chefs must make delicious, healthy dishes; legumes confound some of the chefs; a fancy fish and a fermented drink for the entrees; fruit-and-grain dishes for dessert.

The chefs are challenged to create light dishes from baskets full of nutritious surprises; the competitors must make tasty fish dishes that includes an alternative carbohydrate; a grain and a green noodle are part of the culinary puzzle.

There's something peculiar about the huge, elaborate cake in the appetizer basket: it's made of beef; In the second round, a strange twist on a classic Italian dish tests the competitors' creativity.

Four competitors learn they will be treated to high-end, top-dollar ingredients and will be cooking for new judge Martha Stewart; an unusual chocolate treat and a special cake up the wow factor in the dessert round.

Judge Martha Stewart tastes a corn dog for the very first time; the competitors work with lamb and pie; in the final round, an unusual coffee drink and a special citrus ingredient prompt the chefs to bring some distinct flavors to the plate.

Four college students with a passion for cooking take over the kitchen to prove who can make the grade; a humble pizza and common protein keep the appetizer basket relatable but present a challenging culinary puzzle.

The butchers take whiskey shots as they handle cuts of pork for the appetizer; a big bird and an oddly-named radish make up the entree basket; the finalists find an ice cream that only a butcher could love in the dessert basket.

Three champions battle for the chance to go head-to-head with Robert Irvine; in the appetizer round, the competitors face a giant clam and a fast-food classic; in the entree round, a canned product and a strange sandwich.

Returning champions take on a swamp creature and insects in the appetizer round; the chefs attack a sweet spring treat and an aged egg in round two; whimsical sushi, leftover fruit, and a frozen favorite in the last basket.

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.

Sixteen of the country's best amateur cooks compete for the title of America's Best Cook.

Based upon the format of the original Japanese version of "Iron Chef," the series features a Kitchen Stadium filled with culinary equipment. At the beginning of the episode, an outside challenger chooses one of Kitchen Stadium's resident chefs to compete against. Then the host unveils a "secret ingredient," which the competing chefs must incorporate into each dish they create.

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

Eight innovative grillers, all less than 13, undergo six weeks of competition at the BBQ Ranch.

"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.