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Worst Cooks in America
Worst Cooks in America

Worst Cooks in America

—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.
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  • Twenty-four of the worst home cooks in America hope to participate in a 10-day culinary boot camp.

  • The 10 recruits learn to execute five fundamental knife cuts.

  • The chefs provide a basic crêpe dish for the recruits to flavor for a blind taste test.

  • 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.

  • Each chef teaches two recruits a difficult dessert.

  • A winner is declared.

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5 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Reality Check: The Worst Lotus
    Reality Check: Culinary Outlaws
    Reality Check: Glitz, Glam and Gourmet
    Reality Check: Agents of Flavor
    Reality Check: Bite Club
  • Reality Check: The Worst Lotus

    The celebrity teams hustle during a head-to-head relay race through a faux-luxury resort to create poolside platters; then, chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry challenge them to make crab cakes and seafood curry.
    Upcoming
  • Reality Check: Culinary Outlaws

    Chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry wrangle the recruits into action to rustle up some Tex-Mex tacos; then, it's time for a high-stakes main dish challenge, cowboy rib-eye steaks with potato and vegetable sides.
    Upcoming
  • Reality Check: Glitz, Glam and Gourmet

    The recruits are tasked with creating an after-party event that's high on flavor and flair; then, chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry challenge their teams to craft brunch burgers with fries and a Bloody Mary.
    Upcoming
  • Reality Check: Agents of Flavor

    The recruits embark on a scavenger hunt to uncover ingredients and piece together a mystery dish; in the main dish challenge, chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry teach their teams how to make elevated proteins and luxury desserts.
    Upcoming
  • Reality Check: Bite Club

    Chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry mentor the final recruits in preparing a three-course restaurant-quality meal; Judges Judy Joo, Viet Pham and Justin Sutherland decide who takes home the $25,000 charity prize and ultimate bragging rights.
    Upcoming
Worst Cooks in America

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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.

Starring

Jeff Mauro, Tiffany Derry, Rich Aronovitch, Michael Berry, Tessica Brown, David Chen, NaJe' Elmore, Tina Kim, Adam Kreutinger, Paris Nicholson

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