Adam Wong

When America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in a challenge, they will face off against each other in an attempt to earn a place in the top 20.

The cooks create a dish using 12 of the most popular ingredients on any American's shopping list; the challenge winner gains an advantage moving forward.

The chefs prepare fresh fish for 101 lifeguards, who then vote for their favorite dish; the losing team competes in a pressure test.

The cooks must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry; those who fail to impress the judges re-create Ramsay's signature lamb chop dish in an elimination challenge.

The Top 18 face a mystery box challenge that includes cooking some of the finest shellfish in the world; the lowest performing home cooks compete in an elimination challenge, during which they must create a Gordon Ramsay classic.

The contestants compete for one of the nine remaining spots in the Top 20.