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TV series

Worst Cooks in America

2010TV-G30 seasons6.6 / 10

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.

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Synopsis

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.

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More about Worst Cooks in America

Cast

Anne BurrellSelf - Host
Beau MacMillanHimself - Host
Robert IrvineSelf - Host
Rachael RaySelf - Host
Tyler FlorenceSelf - Host
Alton BrownSelf - Host
Alex GuarnaschelliSelf - Host
Darnell FergusonSelf - Co Host

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Reality
Episodes
226
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Food NetworkUnited States
  • Optomen ProductionsUnited States
  • All3Media AmericaUnited States
  • Objective Media GroupUnited States
  • Optomen TelevisionUnited Kingdom

Themes

competitioncookingcooking competitionculinary artsunskilled