Things steam up when a chef is forced to cook an entire meal with a household iron. Then, a chef's clams casino gets supersized when they're forced to use geoduck.

Things get messy when one chef is forced to wear a potato masher on their hand while making gnocchi.

A sticky situation is created when wrappers for pot stickers get doused in honey; two chefs are forced to share ingredients when making peanut butter and jelly; and shrimp must be harvested from a block of ice.

Giada De Laurentiis guest judges and is welcomed with a sweet version of a deviled egg. To keep from being canned, a chef must create chicken and waffles with a canned chicken. A chef must make a delicious dessert with sugar cane.

It's a tough dilemma when one chef forces another into choosing cooking w/canned chicken, or forfeit half their cooking time; two competitors are forced to share knives and tools; and a tiny kitchen poses big problems in the final challenge.

One chef must get to work when they are handed a 500 watt work light as their only heat source to cook a quesadilla. Then it's careful cooking when someone is forced to cook chicken soup on a cookie sheet.

A chef's turned into a potato artist when forced to mold French fries out of mashed potatoes. Then, a chef must build a fire to cook a kebab plate. And, a chef takes more than their fare share of turns in a search for chocolate.

Shopping for ingredients proves difficult without a basket. Also: a chef is forced to redo their huevos rancheros; and crepes are made in a pan that is bent.

Two chefs must get creative when handed skinless potatoes to make potato skins. Then a chef must harvest all their water from coconuts to make pad Thai. Finally, a surprise party sends a chef hunting for a gift to complete a cake.

Two chefs learn the true meaning of improvising when forced to switch dishes in the middle of a challenge. Then, a chef gets innovative when given a loaf of sliced bread to use as a bread bowl for clam chowder.

Four chefs return for more punishment and a second chance. A chef gets to pulverize one competitor's hot dogs in a food processor. Then, a chef is forced to cook pasta carbonara with a chemistry set.

A chef must decide to go sweet or savory with calzones when their entire stash of cheese is swapped out for tiramisu. In the final challenge, a chef is forced to downsize when they have to cook their fajitas on a mini skillet.

Things get extreme when one chef loses everything but a roll of tin foil and heat while cooking a dish. Then, Alton Brown auctions off his compost bucket forcing one chef to make a quiche out of the food bits that are normally thrown out.