Chefs are asked to overcome major obstacles and acts of sabotage in this reality competition, which opens with a turkey-dinner challenge made complicated by thievery. Then, host Alton Brown has the chefs make edible French toast using burned bread; and lobster rolls are assembled without utensils.

A winning recipe for pork chops and applesauce must be prepared without the use of the two main ingredients. Later, mac and cheese is made; and fish and chips are prepared without a fryer.

The competing chefs are thrown culinary curveballs as they make tacos with bologna, eggs Benedict, and crab cakes.

One chef is forced to use mystery meat in their cheesesteak, while another has to make cupcakes in a microwave oven. Also: Pie crust is substituted for pizza dough.

A chef is tasked with turning snack foods from a gas station into gourmet ravioli. Other challenges include making burgers on a camp stove; and pairing fried chicken with giblets.

Competitors bid on the chance to freeze an opponent for 10 minutes. Also: One chef is forced to use strange ingredients when cooking chicken wings; and gourmet doughnuts are prepared in the final challenge.

One contestant uses a hand torch to make grilled cheese, while another is forced to fill a shepherd's pie with beef jerky; the winner is determined after a battle involving egg rolls and fortune cookies.

Only one of the competing chefs is allowed to salt their steak. Other culinary obstacles include having to make an omelet on the underside of a pan; and being forced to serve bananas Foster on a stick.

The first challenge finds one chef having to whip up nachos without the use of any utensils. Also: Herbs and spices are replaced with savory jelly beans when making sausage and peppers; and shrimps and grits are prepared minus one of the key ingredients.