MasterChef: USA

Chef Gordon Ramsay, Chef Aarón Sanchez and restaurateur Joe Bastianich will taste each of their signature dishes, handing out their coveted white aprons to the home cooks who they think show the most promise.

The judges continue to battle it out, each searching for eight home cooks who they intend to throughout the MasterChef competition.

The home cooks continue to vie for a coveted spot inside the MasterChef Kitchen, as the judges hand out their final aprons, solidifying the top 24 entrants in to the country's largest culinary competition.

The top 24 home cooks in America face their first Mystery Box Challenge, cooking with signature ingredients from each of their respective home states.

The top 22 will take on a difficult skills test, using what they learn from Gordon Ramsay's demonstration to break down a Dungeness crab with expert precision.

The top 20 home cooks in America take on their first team challenge of the season as they serve 100 employees at a local brewery. Chef Gordon Ramsay, Chef Aarón Sanchez, and restaurateur Joe Bastianich will be by their side, judging every move.

The top 19 home cooks in America are faced with a Mystery Box Challenge where each contestant's box contains California walnuts. The home cooks must produce one restaurant quality dish featuring the nuts.

The top 18 home cooks in America take on another team challenge as they serve 100 guests at season 7 winner, Shaun O'Neale's wedding.

The top 17 home cooks in America are faced with a Mystery Box, curated by Aarón Sanchez, that contains fresh fish and shellfish from the Gulf Coast.

The top 15 home cooks in America must prove their culinary expertise, and teamwork, as they pair up to cook a restaurant quality dish using five simple ingredients - a whole chicken, carrots, an onion, bacon, and cornmeal.