The 4 remaining teams pair up for a team challenge cooking on two 500-gallon offset smokers. Guest judge Gareth Stewart challenges the losing teams to recreate a restaurant quality venison dish.

A blast from the past enters the competition. Teams cook an Asian street food feast on hibachi grills, then two teams must prepare a classic French tarte tartin in the Scorcher challenge.

Four teams face off in the semifinal. First, teams whip up a seafood feast to impress chef Tom Hishon. The bottom two teams cook to save their bacon in the ultimate test of simplicity.