In the first round the heat is on with habanero peppers; the entree round features one of the hottest peppers, in beef jerky form; the finalists must find a way to balance spice and sugar in their desserts.
Cast:

Ted Allen

Alex Guarnaschelli

Geoffrey Zakarian

Marc Murphy

Amanda Freitag

Aarón Sánchez

Scott Conant

Maneet Chauhan