Chopped

Four chefs compete in a battle celebrating Chinese cuisine. They scramble to distinguish themselves when prompted to make similar appetisers, showcase their unique style with an impressive salmon entrée and craft a dessert from noodles and candy.

Four lucky duck chefs are pumped to get a beautiful appetiser basket that includes duck as an ingredient. In the entrée round, the chefs continue to cook with confidence and creativity when faced with a basket featuring a comfort food mashup.

Competitors race to turn mystery ingredients into extraordinary three-course meals; this competition is all about skill, speed and ingenuity and only one chef will impress the judges enough to survive the chopping block.

Inspired by hash browns and energised by eggs, four chefs wake up the judges' palates using baskets packed with breakfast foods. Two chefs battle with breakfast sandwiches as entrées, while a strange coffee and meat dish prove challenging.

The chefs turn edible trash into culinary treasures in a zero-waste challenge. They have big plans for shrimp shells, leftover meals, and vegetable tops before the two finalists make wise use of old milk before time expires in the dessert round.

Abalone appears in the chefs' appetiser baskets, and an unwelcome egg shows up for dessert.

In a dynamic first round, four chefs have a lot of ideas for their turkey legs and milkshakes, but they struggle to keep pace with the clock. Then, in a drama-filled second round, the chefs rush to make steak work with a wacky candied surprise.