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Worst Cooks in America

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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.

Jan 3, 201030 seasons226 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Anne Burrell

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Seasons

Season 1

6 episodes

Premiered Jan 3, 2010

Season 2

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 2, 2011

Season 3

8 episodes

Premiered Feb 12, 2012

Season 4

7 episodes

Premiered Feb 17, 2013

Season 5

7 episodes

Premiered Feb 17, 2014

Season 6

7 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 2015

Season 7

6 episodes

Premiered Sep 23, 2015

Season 8

7 episodes

Premiered Jan 3, 2016

Season 9

8 episodes

Premiered Sep 14, 2016

Season 10

10 episodes

Premiered Jan 1, 2017

Season 11

8 episodes

Premiered Aug 23, 2017

Season 12

10 episodes

Premiered Jan 7, 2018

Season 13

6 episodes

Premiered Apr 15, 2018

Season 14

7 episodes

Premiered Aug 13, 2018

Season 15

9 episodes

Premiered Jan 6, 2019

Celebrity Edition

7 episodes

Premiered Apr 21, 2019

Season 17

8 episodes

Premiered Aug 4, 2019

Season 18

10 episodes

Premiered Jan 5, 2020

Celebrity Edition

6 episodes

Premiered May 10, 2020

Season 20

8 episodes

Premiered Jun 21, 2020

Season 21

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 3, 2021

Season 22

6 episodes

Premiered Apr 25, 2021

Season 23

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 5, 2022

Celebrity Edition

7 episodes

Premiered Apr 24, 2022

Viral Sensations

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 1, 2023

Love at First Bite

8 episodes

Premiered Aug 6, 2023

Spoiled Rotten

7 episodes

Premiered Jan 7, 2024

Celeb Heroes vs. Villains

7 episodes

Premiered Jan 5, 2025

Talented & Terrible

7 episodes

Premiered Jul 28, 2025

Reality Check

7 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 2026

Episodes

1–6 of 6

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Ep 1

Into the Fire

Jan 3, 2010

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.

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Ep 2

Looking Good

Jan 10, 2010

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.

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Ep 3

Feelin' the Flavor

Jan 17, 2010

The importance of flavor is emphasized when the recruits learn to make crepes. Then, Anne and Beau teach the basics of marinating and grilling.

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Ep 4

Multitasking

Jan 24, 2010

The recruits learn how to make fresh pasta. Then they prepare a variety of hors d'oeuvres while catering a 30-person cocktail party.

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Ep 5

Are You Ready

Jan 31, 2010

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.

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Ep 6

The Final Test

Feb 1, 2010

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.