Worst Cooks in America

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.

Details

Aired

January 3, 2010

Status

Returning Series

Country

United States of America

Network

Food Network

Episodes

226

View on IMDb

Where to watch

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Seasons

1. Season 1 · episodes: 6 · 2010
2. Season 2 · episodes: 8 · 2011
3. Season 3 · episodes: 8 · 2012
4. Season 4 · episodes: 7 · 2013
5. Season 5 · episodes: 7 · 2014
6. Season 6 · episodes: 7 · 2015
7. Season 7 · episodes: 6 · 2015
8. Season 8 · episodes: 7 · 2016
9. Season 9 · episodes: 8 · 2016
10. Season 10 · episodes: 10 · 2017
11. Season 11 · episodes: 8 · 2017
12. Season 12 · episodes: 10 · 2018
13. Season 13 · episodes: 6 · 2018
14. Season 14 · episodes: 7 · 2018
15. Season 15 · episodes: 9 · 2019
16. Celebrity Edition · episodes: 7 · 2019
17. Season 17 · episodes: 8 · 2019
18. Season 18 · episodes: 10 · 2020
19. Celebrity Edition · episodes: 6 · 2020
20. Season 20 · episodes: 8 · 2020
21. Season 21 · episodes: 8 · 2021
22. Season 22 · episodes: 6 · 2021
23. Season 23 · episodes: 8 · 2022
24. Celebrity Edition · episodes: 7 · 2022
25. Viral Sensations · episodes: 8 · 2023
26. Love at First Bite · episodes: 8 · 2023
27. Spoiled Rotten · episodes: 7 · 2024
28. Celeb Heroes vs. Villains · episodes: 7 · 2025
29. Talented & Terrible · episodes: 7 · 2025
30. Reality Check · episodes: 7 · 2026

Cast

• 
  Anne Burrell

  Self - Host
• 
  Tyler Florence

  Self - Host
• 
  Bobby Flay

  Himself
• 
  Alton Brown

  Self - Host
• 
  Robert Irvine

  Self - Host
• 
  Alex Guarnaschelli

  Self - Host
• 
  Darnell Ferguson

  Self - Co Host
• 
  Jeff Mauro

  Self - Co Host
• 
  Gabriele Bertaccini

  Self - Host
• 
  Tonya Harding

  Self - Contestant
• 
  Wes Bergmann

  Self - Contestant
• 
  Frankie Grande

  Self - Contestant

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