For the June issue of Food Network Magazine, artist Steve Casino turned ordinary peanuts into intricate Iron Chef caricatures. The "painter of nuts," who is also a professional toy inventor, says the most difficult part of the process isn't painting on such a small canvas, it's finding the perfect nut — he'll go through thousands of peanuts before finding the right shape.

Click play on the video above to catch a glimpse of the process and see the peanut chefs in the making.

Which Food Network chef would you like to see in peanut form?