Chopped Challenge: At Home

From her home in Nashville, Maneet Chauhan dishes on what it's like to be a Chopped judge while cooking alongside an epic Chopped: Beat the Judge episode. Maneet's kids aren't eager to judge her creations using chicken gizzards and fish heads.

From her New York City apartment, Chopped judge Amanda Freitag's energy is high as she cooks all three baskets from an intense episode of Chopped: Beat the Judge. Her pantry may be small, but there's a lot to learn from this pro.

In his home kitchen, Chopped judge Marcus Samuelsson cooks along with three champions fighting for a chance to face Chef Alex Guarnaschelli. Even a mad genius like Marcus feels the Chopped pressure and struggles to turn Vienna sausage into dessert.

Notoriously ruthless Chopped judge Geoffrey Zakarian gets a taste of his own medicine when he takes on three Chopped baskets at home. He's aghast to find canned shrimp in round one and ranch dressing with canned spaghetti sauce in round three.

Scott Conant watches an episode of Chopped: Beat the Judge while simultaneously cooking all three baskets in his home kitchen. He struggles with carrot cake soda and mussels in round one and shakshuka doughnuts and an unusual vinegar in the second round.

Chopped judge Marc Murphy is a force to be reckoned with as he takes on three Chopped: Beat the Judge baskets from his home kitchen. He cooks along with the episode, speaking Italian and bouncing beef tendon balls off his kitchen floor in the process.