Cooks vs. Cons

The cooks and cons are thrown a curve ball in round one when they have to fuse corn and hot dogs. Then they're asked to make their best dish incorporating barbecue to impress judges Daphne Oz and Marcus Samuelsson.

The cooks and cons must incorporate berries into their biscuit and gravy dishes. Then they try to play "anice" in a battle of licorice to impress judges Aarti Sequeira and Curtis Stone.

The cooks and cons try to get on the gravy train by creating chicken fried steak dishes with peas. Then judges Beau MacMillan and Daphne Oz go nuts after the competitors are challenged with using pecans in their dishes.

The pros and amateurs have to make meatball subs with unusual buns. Then they're challenged to incorporate pomegranates into their dishes, and judges Aarti Sequeira and Justin Warner decide who enjoys the fruits of victory.

The cooks and cons must create their best enchilada dishes incorporating cereal. Then judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Gail Simmons try to stalk out the contestants' true identities when choosing who made the best dish using celery.

The pros and amateurs create spins on the American classic, meatloaf, by adding a little citrus to the mix. Then they must must infuse their dishes with jalapenos to impress judges Carla Hall and Daphne Oz and take home the win.

The cooks and cons all vie to be the top seed in round one as the judges determine who best fused sesame into a New Orleans classic po' boy. Then the remaining contestants cook their best with blue cheese for a $10,000 prize.

Iron Chefs Jose Garces and Alex Guarnaschelli judge as the cooks and cons make stuffed mushrooms that incorporate vanilla. In round two, the judges watch the contestants make un-fig-ettable masterpieces with figs.

The pros and amateurs go nuts as they create empanadas with hazelnuts in round one. In round two, the judges try to separate the remaining contestants into cooks and cons while they prepare masterpieces with pears.

The cooks and cons have to put the ice in spice when they are tasked with incorporating flavored ice pops into curry. The remaining contestants hit the gas using beans in their dishes as the judges suss out the pros and amateurs.

The pros and amateurs freshen things up when they are tasked with incorporating peppermint into a breakfast hash. In round two, the remaining contestants must melt the judges' hearts with their best dish using nachos.

The cooks and cons must prove they're the cream of the crop to the judges by incorporating ranch dressing into their pizzas and whipping up their best avocado-infused dishes.

The cooks and cons have the judges raving about their chip-infused ravioli dishes in round one. In the second round, the contestants must make peace with the surprise ingredient and incorporate chickpeas into their dishes.