Chopped
Opening
- Pick teams randomly
- Give each team something to wear—e.g., camo, headband, frilly aprons
Orientation
- Call participants “chefs”
- Explain challenge—prepare two items with provided ingredients, one appetizer and one dessert
Teams may prepare two of each, but only present one of each for judging. - Host kitchen etiquette (find out if hosts have any)
- Don’t abuse the host’s stuff
- Listen to the host
- Don’t be demanding
- Judging criteria
- Presentation
- Overall taste
- Use of mystery ingredients
- Creativity
- Teams need to select a spokesperson for the follow-up interview
Event
- Provided ingredients (available but not required to be used)
- Chocolate syrup
- Wafer cookies
- Oatmeal
- Garlic
- Butter
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Onion
- Chocolate pudding (x2)
- Tapioca pudding
- Chocolate cake mix
- Oreos
- Tortillas
- Strawberry
- Banana
- Tomato
- Whipped cream
- Mini peppers (red, yellow, orange)
- Potatoes
- Bacon bits
- Pancake mix
- Mystery ingredients (must be used)
- For appetizer: Polish sausage & pineapple
- For dessert: corn nuts & coffee
- Speed bumps
- 5 minutes after start: have each team pick a player to trade with the other team
- Mid way: Introduce mystery ingredients
- 40 minutes after start: introduce bacon (must be used)
Interview
- What did you make?
- Do you think it will taste good? Why?
- Who do you hope the judges will be? Why?
- What did you do with the mystery item?
- What do think the other team’s made?
- What are your chances of winning?
Judging
- Introduce judges
- Review judging criteria
- Introduce each team’s spokesperson
- Spokesperson for each team introduces one appetizer and one dessert
- Judges comment
- Judges give decision