Chopped

The chefs' baskets are packed with bacon, burgers and beer. They get inventive with bacon appetisers, and round two is an adrenaline-packed burger battle.

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 entrée 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 appetiser baskets; an offal surprise and a fun fungus dish keep things interesting in Round 2; a key lime dessert.

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

Four chefs prepare for summertime dinners in America using a variety of sunny ingredients including patriotic deviled eggs and star-spangled spaghetti; the bounty of the second basket includes a cowboy's dream ingredient and some colourful kebobs.

The chefs learn they must make appetisers that include ginger-like galangal and a trendy taco; miniature fruit and soft-shell crabs are two of the surprises; a pretty cake that reminds one judge of his childhood is in one basket.