Food Network cranks up the heat and the hijinks this Tuesday, July 1, at 9:00 PM ET, with Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out and the episode Doomsday Kitchen. This is where cooking skills meet Machiavellian schemes, and competitors are armed with $25,000 each to either gain an edge or, more often, thoroughly mess with their rivals.
The premise remains as gleefully devious as ever: top chefs face off in a series of cooking trials, but with a twist. The money isn’t just for winning; it’s for weaponizing. Competitors can buy advantages for themselves—better ingredients, more time—or, more entertainingly, buy handicaps for their opponents, leading to some truly absurd kitchen setups. Host Brian Malarkey presides over the chaos, always with a hint of mischievous glee.
Strategy is just as important as culinary know-how here. A chef might be brilliant at making a soufflé, but can they do it blindfolded, or with only a tiny toy stove? This episode, like others in the series, pushes chefs to their limits, forcing them to adapt on the fly while fending off targeted culinary attacks. It’s a competition where the best dish doesn’t always win; sometimes, it’s the chef who can survive the most sabotage.
