Worst Cooks in America
12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.
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Cast
Anne Burrell
Tyler Florence
Bobby Flay
Alton Brown
Robert Irvine
Alex Guarnaschelli
Darnell Ferguson
Jeff Mauro
Gabriele Bertaccini
Tonya Harding
Wes Bergmann
Frankie Grande
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Into the Fire
03-01-2010In the series premiere, 24 terrible home cooks arrive in New York City, hoping to be selected for a 10-day culinary boot camp with chefs Beau MacMillan and Anne Burrell. Then, the...
- Ep 2
2.Looking Good
10-01-2010The recruits learn five fundamental knife skills at the Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse. Then, each attempts to prepare a teppanyaki-style dish. For the Main Dish Challenge, Anne and Be...
- Ep 3
3.Feelin' the Flavor
17-01-2010The importance of flavor is emphasized when the recruits learn to make crepes. Then, Anne and Beau teach the basics of marinating and grilling.
- Ep 4
4.Multitasking
24-01-2010The recruits learn how to make fresh pasta. Then they prepare a variety of hors d'oeuvres while catering a 30-person cocktail party.
- Ep 5
5.Are You Ready
31-01-2010The final four recruits learn to cook a complicated dessert before teaching the dish to a group of high-school football players. Then the finalists must reinvent the terrible dish...
- Ep 6
6.The Final Test
01-02-2010Season 1 comes to a close as the final two recruits prepare a three-course meal for food critics, who think they're eating dishes prepared by Anne and Beau. Then, the amateur chef...