Home cooks serve up their signature dishes to judges Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Aarón Sánchez and guest judge Emeril Lagasse.
The home cooks have 45 minutes to impress the judges, including guest judge and legendary Michelin Star chef Curtis Stone.
The final audition round of the season; guest judge Paula Deen.
Legendary Michelin Star chef Masaharu Morimoto sets the bar high with his monkfish demonstration, leaving the cooks desperate to impress in their first elimination challenge.
One of the world's most influential pastry chefs, Sherry Yard, visits the kitchen; the dessert challenge puts the spotlight on the home cooks' baking skills for the first time.
The cooks must create a beef dish without knowing what cut of beef they will be cooking until the mystery box is opened; guest judge Michael Mina.
Michelin Star chef Nancy Silverton challenges the home cooks with a fresh pasta challenge.
The top 10 home cooks take on a Californian mystery box challenge; guest judge Jonathan Waxman.
The pioneering king of the food truck revolution, Roy Choi, tasks the home cooks with making a street food dish worthy of a Michelin star restaurant.
Chef Ramsay challenges the home cooks to create a dish for the most important legend yet -- their own personal legends; one home cook's dish ends up on the chopping block.
The cooks must pair up and make the same exact dish -- without being able to see one another.
Chef Niki Nakayama gives the cooks a taste of Japan.
A team challenge pits boys against girls; guest judges Val Cantu, Jonathan Yao, Sherry Yard and Tanya Holland.
Legendary French chef Ludo Lefebvre joins to guest judge a mystery box challenge with a twist; the cooks must make two elevated French Bistro-style dishes in 90 minutes to guarantee themselves a spot in the semifinals.
The remaining four semifinalists tackle a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the home cooks making three dishes back-to-back alongside three different legendary chefs: Nyesha Arrington, Suzette Gresham and chef Ramsay himself.
Chef Curtis Stone guest judges for the semifinals when the top three battle in the appetizer round.
Chef Michael Cimarusti guest judges as the finalists try to impress with their entree and dessert dishes; the winner is crowned.