Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out

Competing chefs have $25,000 to spend on helping themselves or sabotage.

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 serve up something spectacular for judge Aarti Sequeira.

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.

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.

Brian Malarkey tasks the chefs with creating a protein-forward masterpiece in 30 minutes; 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.

Brian Malarkey challenges the chefs to craft a sweet and savoury entrée in 30 minutes, but the pantry holds only savoury ingredients; a conveyor belt delivers sweet ingredients; Judge Aarti Sequeira decides who makes the most balanced dish.