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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

8 episodes
  1. 1Celebrity Dish-Asters

    Sep 14, 2016

    Celebrity contestants compete in the Season 9 premiere, which begins with Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray assessing the skills (or lack thereof) of their celebrity recruits, who are asked to cook a dish, using some unique ingredients from Hollywood gift swag bags. Later, instructions are given for how to prepare a simple steak and eggs dish.

  2. 2Hawaiian Pig and a Poke

    Sep 21, 2016

    The celebrity recruits are introduced to unique tropical flavors and then given the task of replicating Hawaiian poke and pork dishes.

  3. 3Oktoberfest Feast

    Sep 28, 2016

    Anne and Rachael get into the spirit of Oktoberfest by having their teams cook a traditional wiener schnitzel. But there's a twist when the challenge involves a relay race. Then, sausage is made from scratch.

  4. 4Boooot Camp!

    Oct 5, 2016

    Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray get Halloween-ready with scary challenges for the celebrities like unique monster Bloody Marys and frightening foods in their main dish. Then two celebrities face a "devilish" elimination challenge.

  5. 5Celebrity Cheat Meals

    Oct 12, 2016

    A game of Family Food is played by the celebrity recruits, who are asked food and pop culture questions. Later, they must make chicken and waffles exactly as demonstrated by their mentors, Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray.

  6. 6Hollywood Goes Bollywood

    Oct 19, 2016

    The tables are turned, when the remaining celebrities are instituted to teach hosts Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray how to make a dish. Then, the celebs are introduced to the often intimidating world of Indian cooking in their main dish challenge.

  7. 7Live and Let Dough

    Oct 26, 2016

    For the skill drill challenge, the celebrities must execute a simple recipe that is missing some key words. Then, for their main challenge, the remaining recruits must cook complicated pasta dishes for special guests and former Worst Cooks contestants Jenni "Jwoww" Farley and Kendra Wilkinson. The celebrities with the best dishes head to the finale.

  8. 8The Final Showdown

    Nov 2, 2016

    The last two recruits face a tough panel of culinary experts, including Sarah Gore, chef Akhtar Nawab and Laura Vitale. Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray coach their recruits, and one will walk away with $50,000 for their charity.

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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