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Worst Cooks in America

  • TV-G
  • 2010–
  • 30 seasons
  • Reality, Comedy
  • 6.6

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.

Episodes

7 episodes
  1. 1The Worst of the Worst

    Feb 17, 2013

    Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay are back to turn teams of charmingly helpless recruits into fearless culinary masters.

  2. 2Straight Edge Skills

    Feb 24, 2013

    This week Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay test the knife skills of the worst cooks in America. The remaining 12 recruits hit the high seas in a fishing skill drill and also have to take a huge step into the world of farm to table butchery.

  3. 3Fire and Ice

    Mar 3, 2013

    Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay train the remaining 10 recruits' palates as they work on creating their own unique flavor combinations. The worst cooks freeze while making gelato and play with fire — as well as burgers — in this week's challenge with special guest Willie Degel.

  4. 4Do It Yourself Cooking

    Mar 10, 2013

    The recruits are encouraged to rely on themselves when they make their own Chinese takeout. Later, Ron Ben-Israel ("Sweet Genius") joins them in the kitchen as they attempt to bake cakes.

  5. 5Face Your Fears Of Feeding Others

    Mar 17, 2013

    Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay take the remaining six recruits to the grocery store to make samples for the shoppers and then they face their toughest critics yet, as they host a party for some large hairy, scary bikers.

  6. 6Revisit Your Past Before The Last

    Mar 24, 2013

    Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay challenge the final four recruits to see how far they have come in the last six weeks. The recruits are in for a surprise as they get to cook for some very special guests, their loved ones.

  7. 7So Close I Can Almost Taste It

    Mar 31, 2013

    Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay go head to head in the Worst Cooks in America finale. Chef Anne, a 3-0 winner, is ready to fight for her crown but Bobby wants redemption.

Where to watch Worst Cooks in America

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Series cast

Anne BurrellSelf - Host226 episodes
Tyler FlorenceSelf - Host36 episodes
Bobby FlayHimself32 episodes
Alton BrownSelf - Host10 episodes
Robert IrvineSelf - Host8 episodes
Alex GuarnaschelliSelf - Host8 episodes
Darnell FergusonSelf - Co Host8 episodes
Jeff MauroSelf - Co Host7 episodes
Gabriele BertacciniSelf - Host7 episodes
Tonya HardingSelf - Contestant7 episodes
Wes BergmannSelf - Contestant7 episodes
Frankie GrandeSelf - Contestant7 episodes
Adam RipponSelf - Contestant7 episodes
Corinne OlympiosSelf - Contestant7 episodes
Matthew LawrenceSelf - Contestant7 episodes
Elisa DonovanSelf - Contestant7 episodes
Jodie SweetinSelf - Contestant7 episodes
Tracey GoldSelf - Contestant7 episodes

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