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Hulu Discovery+ Amazon Channel HBO Max Amazon Channel Max
Network: Food Network
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 9651 min.
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 10+ cc

Worst Cooks in America (2010)

Season 1 (Jan. 3, 2010, midnight)

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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Worst Cooks in America (2010)

Season 1 (Jan. 3, 2010, midnight)

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.

63
37
IMDb 4371
6.3
/1793/
Trakt
65
/157/
TMDb
63
/27/
Tomatoes
Anne Burrell
Anne Burrell
Herself - Host
Darnell Ferguson
Darnell Ferguson
Self - Co Host
Rich Aronovitch
Rich Aronovitch
Self
Michael Judson Berry
Michael Judson Berry
Self
Tessica Brown
Tessica Brown
Self
David Chen
David Chen
Self
Naje Elmore
Naje Elmore
Self
Tina Kim
Tina Kim
Self

Jan. 3, 2010, midnight 0.0

S1E1 - 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.
Jan. 10, 2010, midnight 0.0

S1E2 - 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.
Jan. 17, 2010, midnight 0.0

S1E3 - 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.
Jan. 24, 2010, midnight 0.0

S1E4 - 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.
Jan. 31, 2010, midnight 0.0

S1E5 - 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.
Feb. 1, 2010, midnight 0.0

S1E6 - 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.
Hulu Discovery+ Amazon Channel HBO Max Amazon Channel Max
Network: Food Network
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 9651 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 2010
Last Air Date: Feb. 2, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 10+ cc

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