Worst Cooks in America
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Worst Cooks in AmericaCelebrated chefs mentor amateur cooks in an attempt to transform them from rookies to kitchen experts. Twelve to 16 contestants (referred to as "recruits") with very poor cooking skills are put through a culinary boot camp to earn a cash prize of $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set. 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.No live or upcoming content available at this time
S27, EP5 "Spoiled Rotten: Supermarket Speedway"Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry send the recruits into a place they've never been before: the supermarket! Then, they'll go head-to-head in a tostadas challenge and learn how to make fresh tortellini from scratch with sauce just like Nonna used to make!
S27, EP4 "Spoiled Rotten: From Farm to Fumble"Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry teach their spoiled recruits that food doesn't come from an app as they navigate an outrageous farm-themed obstacle course. Then, the teams replicate biscuits and gravy before creating an entire composed dish on their own.
S27, EP3 "Spoiled Rotten: Deep Sea Disasters"Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry welcome the recruits to the S.S. Worst Cooks; the cooks will have to serve it up below deck to make seafood appetizers, shrimp and grits and a delicious fish entrée worthy of the captain's table.
S27, EP2 "Spoiled Rotten: Culinary Cadets"The pampered recruits learn the kitchen basics as Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry task their teams with replicating chicken paillard with salad. Then, things get spicy when the chefs teach their teams how to make lamb curry and see who can handle the heat.
S27, EP1 "Spoiled Rotten: Spoon Fed"Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry are ready to transform sixteen coddled culinary novices into home cooks, but first they need to see what they are working with. The recruits must recreate their favorite takeout dish, giving the chefs a look at their skills.
S26, EP7 "Love at First Bite: What Happens in Boot Camp"Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro are fresh from a wild night of partying, and the recruits use clues to retrace their steps from the night before and locate a misplaced dish; the singles learn about plating and presentation with a showstopping fish dish.
S26, EP6 "Love at First Bite: If the Choux Fits"Boot camp transforms into a Parisian patisserie as Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro task the singles with tasting and re-creating pastries; then, the teams create flavored profiteroles, and the recruits face cooking a romantic dinner for two on their own.
S26, EP5 "Love at First Bite: Some Like It Hot"Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro have their teams compete in a game where recruits taste spicy ribs, find ingredient balls hidden in a hot tub, and play catch with Velcro suits; the recruits create spicy wontons and learn how to make spice-rubbed steaks.
S26, EP4 "Love at First Bite: Flavor of Love"Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro challenge the recruits with a blindfolded taste test of dangling, flavored bagels with cream cheese; the singles must create their own decadent breakfast sandwiches before trying their hand at fried chicken and slaw.
S26, EP3 "Love at First Bite: Double Dish of Love"Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro have their teams face off in boot camp's very first date night showdown, The Cupid Games, in which the recruits learn how to make sushi and hand-pulled noodles.
S26, EP2 "Love at First Bite: That's Amore"Anne and Jeff introduce the recruits to the classic flavors and dishes of Italy with a trivia-filled gondola ride, an outrageous cooking relay, and making sausage and pepper sandwiches, which includes making sausages from scratch.
S26, EP1 "Love at First Bite: Fiery First Date"Chefs Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro welcome 16 fun-loving singles who are eager to learn some cooking skills and impress future dates.
S24, EP7 "That's So '90s: From Worst to First"The celeb recruits draw on all their new culinary skills for the final challenge: creating a three-course, restaurant-quality meal.
S24, EP6 "That's So '90s: Saved by the Dough"Channeling their inner superheroes, the recruits have to complete an obstacle course in order to unlock clues and retrieve a mystery dish to re-create.
S24, EP5 "That's So '90s: Baking Me Crazy"The celebs find boot camp transformed into a colorful, retro diner, and they have to make a loaded burger and fries in a fast-paced, tag-team cooking relay.
S24, EP4 "That's so '90s: Going Coco-Nuts"The celebrity recruits play Legends of the Hidden Coconut and must solve a recipe puzzle and then cook coconut shrimp with a dipping sauce; then things get fishy when mentors Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro teach the celebs how to make seafood curry.
S24, EP3 "That's so '90s: Cross-Country Cooking"The celebs discover boot camp has been transformed into WC Peaks, and they compete in winter-inspired culinary games before making loaded waffles; mentors Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro show them how to make classic European schnitzel with potato sides.
S24, EP2 "That's So '90s: Clueless in the Kitchen"The celebrity recruits play Hollywood Stars, a '90s-style game show, and the winning team gets an advantage for the next challenge, where it creates avocado toast; Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro teach their teams how to prepare steak oscar.
S24, EP1 "That's So '90s: The Fresh Chefs of Boot Camp"Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro welcome a fresh batch of celebrity recruits who may have won over hearts in the 1990s but don't win over anyone's taste buds in the kitchen; for a baseline challenge, the celebrities cook a potluck dinner.
S23, EP8 "Let's Make a Meal!"The remaining recruits forage for produce at a rooftop farm and create unique dishes with farm-fresh ingredients; their final challenge is making a three-course, restaurant-quality meal for judges Matt Abdoo, Kwame Onwuachi and Millie Peartree.
S23, EP7 "Kitchen Ballers"The teams have to taste and describe a dish to chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks so that they can replicate it without seeing or tasting it themselves; the recruits must then create an elegant dinner for two.
S23, EP6 "The Good, the Bad and the Burnt"Chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks introduce their recruits to cowboy cuisine, Southwestern flavors and ingredients, and teach them how to make eggs Benedict; the recruits then tackle chile rellenos, a classic Tex-Mex dish.
S23, EP5 "Queen of Tarts"The recruits find boot camp transformed into a Mad Hatter-style tea party; chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks send them down the rabbit hole to discover the world of desserts and pastry; making fruit tarts, gnocchi and a hearty sauce.
S23, EP4 "Don't Lose Your Noodle"With a focus on flavor, chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks test the recruits' palates with new ingredients; the amateurs create pasta bowls, learn how to make loaded mac and cheese, and put their own spin on an elegant rack of lamb dinner.
S23, EP3 "Beach Bites"Boot camp becomes a beach side resort, and Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks challenge the recruits to explore iconic summer dishes and ingredients; they create beach picnic baskets, make crab cakes with a sauce and salad and cook grilled fish dinners.
S23, EP2 "Worst Cooks Warriors"The recruits find boot camp transformed into a gladiator-style arena, and chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks challenge their stamina, speed and palates; after making falafel platters, they have to prepare chicken adobo, and one recruit is sent home.
S23, EP1 "Welcome to the Disaster Zone"Recruits arrive at boot camp to meet up with chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks; the recruits must cook a loved one's favorite dish, and then they're tasked with replicating the chefs' surf-and-turf dinner before Anne and Cliff choose their teams.
S22 "Best of the Worst: Fly Me to the Flavor"The recruits arrive to find boot camp transformed into an airport; chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon welcome them to "Worst Cooks Air" to set off on an exploration of international flavors, including appetizers and paellas.
S22 "Best of the Worst: Choux Ready for This?"The teams of recruits compete in boot camp's first "Tour de Petit Four," riding scooters around a French-themed obstacle course and collecting ingredients to create elaborate dessert platters.
S22 "Best of the Worst: No Cuts, No Glory"Chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon teach their final two recruits how to make a three-course meal, and the judges choose a winner; former recruits react to an episode with celebrities, an hors d'oeuvre cook-off and chef Tyler Florence.
S22 "Halloween Redemption 2"Anne Burrell and Michael Symon are back with more chills and grills as four disastrous "Worst Cooks" recruits return to boot camp for Halloween redemption; they must face their fears in the kitchen to create a spooktacular feast for the judges.
S22 "Best of the Worst: Redemption"Anne Burrell and her newest competitor, Michael Symon, welcome eight returning recruits who are eager to master the kitchen; the chefs start off with a culinary time trial to see who has improved and who has reverted to their old, disastrous ways.
S22 "Best of Worst: Viva Boot Camp"The teams of recruits go head-to-head in a series of casino-themed culinary challenges; after winning some "cheddar" in the money booth, the recruits must make gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and high-end seafood dishes.
S22 "Best of the Worst: Happy Campers"The teams of recruits play a culinary scavenger hunt and then must cook dishes using only camping equipment and utensils; Chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon teach the recruits how to smoke and grill game meats for the main dish challenge.
S21, EP8 "Fight for Finale"Anne Burrell and Carla Hall teach their final two recruits how to make a three-course, restaurant-quality meal. Adrienne Cheatham, JJ Johnson and George Mendes sample the recruits' final dishes in a blind taste test and award the $25,000 prize.
S21, EP7 "This Ain't No Yolk"The recruits learn how to cook an elaborate breakfast spread. Then they hope to earn a spot in the finale as they execute dishes requested by their loved ones and serve them family-style for the remaining recruits and Anne Burrell and Carla Hall.
S21, EP6 "Bonkers for Baked Goods"The recruits get a crash course in cake decorating from pastry chef Zac Young and then have to decorate cupcakes. In the main challenge, they return to the savory side as they're asked to make fresh pasta from scratch.
S21, EP5 "Hook, Line and Sink 'Em"It's time for the recruits to conquer the sea, first by playing a seafood identification game and then by whipping up steaming bowls of mussels; in the main challenge, the chefs task their recruits with making seafood risotto.
S21, EP4 "Between Two Buns"Recruits are challenged to put a new spin on fried chicken sandwiches and are judged on unique roulades; former recruits react to a finale episode of "Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition."
S21, EP3 "Sauce Boss"Boot camp gets an '80s makeover, and the recruits use their palates and culinary senses to learn about different sauces; in the main challenge, the recruits are tasked with making enchiladas.
S21, EP2 "Farm-to-Table and Horse Racing"Chefs Anne Burrell and Carla Hall show the recruits how to make meatless meals, and the recruits are judged on their pairings of seasonal fruit and meat; former recruits react to a derby day-themed episode of "Worst Cooks in America."
S21, EP1 "Home Cooking and Date Night"Chefs Anne Burrell and Carla Hall ask 14 recruits to make their favorite homemade recipes; the recruits replicate their chef's favorite Asian takeout.
S20, EP9 "Halloween Redemption"Four former recruits return to boot camp for a shot at culinary redemption by learning from Chefs Anne Burrell and Carla Hall how to make a holiday party buffet for the scariest night of the year: Halloween.
S20, EP8 "Fight for Food Fame"Chef Anne Burrell and chef Alex Guarnaschelli teach the recruits their finale menus before they put their new skills to the test by cooking a three-course restaurant quality meal for a panel of culinary experts.
S19, EP6 "Fight for Food Fame"For the skill drill, the recruits team up with their chefs in a recipe relay race where they will be working together to make steak fajitas; chef Anne and chef Tyler break off to teach their recruits their finale menus.
S19, EP5 "Sweet Showdown"The recruits play a dessert scramble game before they are tasked with making their own sweet parfaits; then, the final two recruits on each team cook head to head to earn their spot in the finale.
S19, EP4 "Robo-Dough"The roles reverse in boot camp as the recruits and chefs play the fan-favorite game Remote Control Chef; in the game, the recruits instruct their chef on how to make a dish that they cannot see, taste or touch; the recruits make homemade ravioli.
S19, EP3 "Sea-List to A-list"Boot camp is transformed into a nautical oasis, equipped with fish tanks and a live mermaid; for their skill drill challenge, the recruits solve a recipe riddle to make ceviche; the main dish challenge is fish en papillote.
S19, EP2 "Race Day and Diaries From Boot Camp"It's Derby Day at boot camp; Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence challenge recruits to identify flavors as they make crostini; recruits have to make fancy steak dinners while proving that they have more skills in the kitchen than the very worst.
S19, EP1 "Famous Dish-asters"Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence are ready to whip seven of the worst celebrity cooks into culinary shape; recruits are tasked with making their go-to dish for a dinner party; how a boozy brunch can cure their dinner party dish-asters.
S18, EP6 "Opposites Attract"The recruits learn how to combine unlikely ingredients and kick things off with a game where they must punch their way to success.
S18, EP5 "Let's Get Ready to Tailgate"It's game day, and the teams of recruits face off as they make game day dishes in order to move down the field to the end zone.
S18, EP4 "Simple Yet Sophisticated"The recruits enter the world of culinary sophistication, starting with a game where they have to taste and identify different crepe fillings; Anne Burrell and Alton Brown show them how to make their own crepes; the recruits create a duck dish.
S18, EP3 "Chinese New Year"The recruits enter boot camp and play a game where fortune cookie clues lead them to ingredients, and they learn to make fried rice; Anne Burrell and Alton Brown mentor the recruits as they make dumplings.
S18, EP2 "Indulge Me"The theme is indulgence and their first lesson is that salads can be indulgent; the recruits play a game where salad elements are tossed into a bowl on their teammate's head; the hosts teach the recruits how to make fresh mozzarella.
S18, EP1 "Bottom's Up"Sixteen of the worst cooks in America enter boot camp with dreams of putting their kitchen nightmares behind them; Anne Burrell and Alton Brown ask the recruits to make a baseline dish and the results are truly disastrous.
S17, EP8 "Two Cooks, One Prize"The final two recruits create impressive dishes that require skills they've learned while their mothers watch from the next room; Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay teach them how to make a three-course, restaurant-quality meal they'll have to recreate.
S17, EP7 "A Little Goes a Long Way"In the penultimate week of boot camp, the remaining recruits battle it out for their spot in the finale.
S17, EP6 "A Very Brady Brunch"Boot camp has gone retro and the recruits must work together as a family while tasting and describing dishes while blindfolded.
S17, EP5 "Viva Mexico!"The recruits return to boot camp and find themselves south of the border.
S17, EP4 "The Bird is the Word"The recruits enter the world of poultry where they start off with a bird-based quiz game before making their very own omelets; The recruits learn how to make perfect fried chicken.
S17, EP3 "Summer Catch, Summer Heat"The recruits take a taste buds challenge; chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay ask the recruits to create their own pretzel and dipping sauce that incorporates both sweet and spicy flavors.
S17, EP2 "My Big Fat Greek..."The remaining recruits explore Greek cuisine with a game that explores the tradition of plate smashing before learning how to make the Greek classics tzaziki and dolmas; the chefs task the recruits with making their own mezze platters.
S17, EP1 "Nowhere to Go But Up"Fourteen of the worst cooks in America enter boot camp with dreams of putting their kitchen nightmares behind them; Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay see just what kind of disasters they're dealing with by asking the recruits to create a date night dish.
S17 "Thanksgiving Redemption 2"Four former recruits return to boot camp for a shot at culinary redemption in a competition focused Thanksgiving; chefs Anne Burrell and Scott Conant kick things off by asking the recruits to make a side dish using a Thanksgiving ingredient.
S16, EP6 "Celebrity: There's No We in Food"Team cooking.
S16, EP5 "Celebrity: Waited on Hand and Foot"Boot camp is transformed into an elegant cocktail party; mentors Anne and Tyler announce that the recruits each have to make their own champagne cocktail and a tray of blinis from scratch; celebrities must cater lunch for the entire crew.
S1, EP6 "Final Test"A winner is declared.
S1, EP5 "Are You Ready"Each chef teaches two recruits a difficult dessert.
S1, EP4 "Multitasking"The chefs teach their team how to make fresh pasta, filling and sauce; the recruits are surprised to learn they must cater a cocktail party for 30 guests.
S1, EP3 "Feelin' the Flavor"The chefs provide a basic crepe dish for the recruits to flavor for a blind taste test.
S1, EP2 "Looking Good"The 10 recruits learn to execute five fundamental knife cuts.
S1, EP1 "Into the Fire"Twenty-four of the worst home cooks in America hope to participate in a 10-day culinary boot camp.
Celebrated chefs mentor amateur cooks in an attempt to transform them from rookies to kitchen experts. Twelve to 16 contestants (referred to as "recruits") with very poor cooking skills are put through a culinary boot camp to earn a cash prize of $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set. 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.
Original Air Date: Jan 3, 2010
Genres: Home/CookingRealityTV Series
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
12 seasons available on demand (73 episodes)
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