Cooks vs. Cons

Professional chefs and home cooks vie for cash in this series, which begins with a burger battle judged by Graham Elliot and Daphne Oz, who are kept in the dark as to who the pros and amateurs are when tasting their dishes. The competition moves on with a challenge involving tropical fruit.

The pros and home cooks serve their best mac and cheese dishes to judges Graham Elliot and Daphne Oz.

The surprise ingredient of soda must be used when making tacos. Later, a kitchen fire erupts as the remaining contestants work to come up with pickle dishes to impress judges Graham Elliot and Kardea Brown.

The first challenge facing the contestants involves incorporating cookies into a classic meat and potatoes dish. Later, they are given nuts as a surprise ingredient.

The first challenge is for the contestants to make a pasta dish with corn. Later, they have to incorporate sweet candy in their savory entrées.

A world-class meatball showdown is followed by a chocolate challenge.