"This show is insane!!!": 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing fans react to Bryan's decision to choose the two team members

24 in 24: Last Chef Standing Season 2 premiered episodes 6 and 7 on May 18, 2025. The tasks started with the show hosts revealing further challenges and how there will be two teams, with some twists.

While revealing the details for the task, the hosts mentioned Bryan Voltaggio. Because he had the Golden Knife, he was supposed to have certain advantages. One of them was to choose the second team's captain. Along with that, there were a few other decisions which Bryan was supposed to make.

He chose Gabe as the team captain, who would compete against Bryan's team for the challenge. Reacting to Bryan's decisions throughout the episode, fans took to the social media platform X and shared their views.

A 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing fan wrote on X and mentioned Bryan Voltaggio:

"Bryan Voltaggio Episode 7!!! Golden Knife decision #24in24lastchefstanding #24in24 this show is insane!!!"

Another person wrote about X and how he chose to compete in the challenge and bet on himself:

"I love it Bryan, yes bet on yourself. Risk it all, at the end of the day I don't think you'll come in 3rd so it's all good. But the chance to sleep for the next 4hrs ish going straight to the finals why not #24in24lastchefstanding #24in24."

After witnessing how Bryan's team worked, a fan wrote about how his team might win after working together:

"Wow Bryan's team may actually win this since they seem better at working together #24in24LastChefStanding."

A netizen reacted to the "curveballs" revealed during the challenges:

"#24in24LastChefStanding is easily one of the most wicked competitions I've ever witnessed. Love all the curveballs thrown at the Chefs."

Another 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing fan commented about Bryan:

"I sort of like Bryan's strategy about who he picked to go in the break room. And frankly I don't think he was wrong in his assessments of the two he picked. #24in24LastChefStanding."

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24 in 24: Last Chef Standing: Bryan Voltaggio gets advantages, including a few important decisions with the Golden Knife

24 in 24: Last Chef Standing's latest episodes featured Bryan Voltaggio with the Golden Knife. As fans already know, the chef with the Golden Knife receives various advantages throughout the challenges.

Hence, at first, Bryan was in charge of dividing the chefs into two different teams. While he would lead one team, he was also given a choice to choose the second team's captain. For that, he chose Gabe.

Referring to Bryan choosing Gabe as the opposing team's captain, fellow cheftestant Nini Nguyen confessed to the cameras:

"He knows that Kevin, Stephanie, and I lean more towards like an Asian profile. Gabe cooks Italian food. And for Bryan to choose Gabe as the captain, I think that was evil."

After instructing that the teams were supposed to make a sandwich and a soup combo, 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing hosts shared more details. Bryan and Gabe will start the challenge. With a seven-minute interval time, each of the fellow cheftestants will join them, gradually. It would be a "join" and not a "swap."

The order of the fellow contestants joining the captains in the challenge was also chosen by the team captains.

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To witness what happened after the challenge ended, fans can stream 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing Season 2's latest episodes on Food Network.