Worst Cooks in America (2010)

Name: Worst Cooks in America
Genre: Reality, Comedy
Cast: Anne Burrell

★ 6.6 42m/ep Reality · Comedy Latest: S30 E07

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.

Cast: Anne Burrell
Country: United States of America
First aired: January 3, 2010

Seasons

Season 1 · 6 episodes
Season 2 · 8 episodes
Season 3 · 8 episodes
Season 4 · 7 episodes
Season 5 · 7 episodes
Season 6 · 7 episodes
Season 7 · 6 episodes
Season 8 · 7 episodes
Season 9 · 8 episodes
Season 10 · 10 episodes
Season 11 · 8 episodes
Season 12 · 10 episodes
Season 13 · 6 episodes
Season 14 · 7 episodes
Season 15 · 9 episodes
Celebrity Edition · 7 episodes
Season 17 · 8 episodes
Season 18 · 10 episodes
Celebrity Edition · 6 episodes
Season 20 · 8 episodes
Season 21 · 8 episodes
Season 22 · 6 episodes
Season 23 · 8 episodes
Celebrity Edition · 7 episodes
Viral Sensations · 8 episodes
Love at First Bite · 8 episodes
Spoiled Rotten · 7 episodes
Celeb Heroes vs. Villains · 7 episodes
Talented & Terrible · 7 episodes
Reality Check · 7 episodes

Season 1 Episodes

1. Into the Fire
In 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 field is narrowed down to 12 hopefuls and they begin competing for a $25,000 grand prize.
2. Looking Good
The 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 Beau post a recipe on the blackboard, only to erase it halfway through the challenge.
3. Feelin' the Flavor
The importance of flavor is emphasized when the recruits learn to make crepes. Then, Anne and Beau teach the basics of marinating and grilling.
4. Multitasking
The recruits learn how to make fresh pasta. Then they prepare a variety of hors d'oeuvres while catering a 30-person cocktail party.
5. Are You Ready
The 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 they cooked for Anne and Beau on their very first day.
6. The Final Test
Season 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 who serves the best-executed meal is declared the winner.