Fridge Wars facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fridge Wars |
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Promotional poster for the series, containing the US airdate.
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| Genre | Cookery |
| Presented by | Emma Hunter |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production company(s) | The Gurin Company Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | February 27, 2020 – present |
Fridge Wars is a fun Canadian TV show where professional chefs compete to make amazing meals. The catch? They can only use ingredients found in a real family's fridge! It's hosted by Emma Hunter and first aired on CBC Television on February 27, 2020.
The show is made by The Gurin Company and the CBC. It's all about creativity and quick thinking in the kitchen!
Contents
How the Competition Works
Each episode of Fridge Wars features two talented chefs. They cook two different meals for two different families. The only ingredients they can use are what they find inside each family's refrigerator.
Cooking Rounds
Chefs get 45 minutes to prepare each meal. They also receive hints to help them make food the family will really enjoy. After each round, the families taste the food. They don't know which chef cooked which dish.
Judging the Meals
Families use special devices to rate the food. They score each meal in three areas:
- Look (how it appears)
- Taste (how it tastes)
- Originality (how creative it is)
These scores are then averaged. The chef with the highest total score wins the episode. The winner gets a special trophy!
The Fridge Challenge
During the second cooking round, chefs face an extra challenge. This makes cooking even harder and more exciting!
- In the first episode, chefs had to make a meal for ten people instead of six.
- In episode 2, chefs had to pick a mystery sauce to use in their dishes.
- In episode 3, chefs had to add specific ingredients: bitter melon and Vietnamese basil.
- In episode 6, the chefs had to switch the dishes they were cooking with each other!
Episodes
Here's a list of the episodes and who won each one. The winners are shown in bold.
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| 1 | "Matt Basile vs. Massimo Capra" | February 27, 2020 | |
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Matt Basile won this episode with a total score of 8.9. Massimo Capra scored 8.6.
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| 2 | "Shahir Massoud vs. Wallace Wong" | March 5, 2020 | |
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Wallace Wong won with a total score of 9.2. Shahir Massoud scored 8.0.
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| 3 | "Nicole Gomes vs. Dustin Gallagher" | March 12, 2020 | |
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Nicole Gomes won this round with a score of 8.6. Dustin Gallagher scored 8.1.
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| 4 | "La-Toya Fagon vs. Julie Miguel" | March 19, 2020 | |
| 5 | "Nadia G vs. Rodney Bowers" | March 26, 2020 | |
| 6 | "Shane Chartrand vs. Joshna Maharaj" | April 2, 2020 | |
Watching Around the World
Fridge Wars also became popular in other countries!
- The show first aired in the United States on August 2, 2020. It was part of The CW's summer TV lineup.
- In April 2022, a German version of the show started. It's called Kühlschrank öffne dich! which means Fridge open!. This German show on Sat.1 is based on the original Canadian Fridge Wars.
