Chopped

Season 18, Episode 1

Episode Title: No Pain, No Shame

Air Date: 2013-11-26

Overview:

The chefs get a special tool in the basket to help them bust apart a challenging ingredient: a giant jawbreaker. The judges hope the shards-of-candy appetizers do not cause them any harm! Then a trendy pastry meets a North African stew in the second basket. And rosemary and ginger must be combined in the desserts.