In the supersized season premiere, host Terry Crews welcomes 100 of the best home cooks in America to the food world's most unpredictable cooking competition. In this episode, over 50 cooks compete in five different challenges to impress judges Nick DiGiovanni and Alex Guarnaschelli. The challenges include best noodle dish battle, a rotisserie chicken face-off, an egg challenge, and best party bite competition. More than 20 cooks will be sent home, and the remaining amateur chefs will continue to compete for a life-changing amount of money. 

Host Terry Crews selects 18 of the remaining 65 home cooks to compete in three challenges: a bake sale, an at-home takeout battle, and best steak-night dinner. Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni judge which eight cooks will be headed home.