TV Show

Worst Cooks in America

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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29 seasons

219 episodes total

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

2010

Rating

TV Show

6.6/10

29 votes • HD

Season 1

6 episodes
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Into the Fire
Episode 1

Into the Fire

Episode 1 • Jan 03, 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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Looking Good
Episode 2

Looking Good

Episode 2 • 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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Feelin' the Flavor
Episode 3

Feelin' the Flavor

Episode 3 • 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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Multitasking
Episode 4

Multitasking

Episode 4 • 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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Are You Ready
Episode 5

Are You Ready

Episode 5 • 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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The Final Test
Episode 6

The Final Test

Episode 6 • Feb 01, 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.

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Season 2

8 episodes
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Worst Food Forward
Episode 1

Worst Food Forward

Episode 1 • Jan 02, 2011

Sixteen unskilled home cooks arrive in New York City to begin a culinary boot camp in the Season 2 opener. Hosts Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine divide the recruits into two teams and challenge them to butcher a whole chicken and replicate the entrées they've been taught.

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Farmageddon
Episode 2

Farmageddon

Episode 2 • Jan 09, 2011

The remaining recruits take a field trip to a farm, where they're challenged to prepare the perfect omelet. Later, the hopefuls try to re-create a pork dish, relying only on their own memory after their notebooks are taken away.

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Frozen to Fabulous
Episode 3

Frozen to Fabulous

Episode 3 • Jan 16, 2011

The hopefuls must replicate three simple sauces and incorporate them into seafood dishes. Later, they re-create frozen meals using fresh and flavorful ingredients.

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Grill Skills
Episode 4

Grill Skills

Episode 4 • Jan 23, 2011

The recruits construct creative burgers in a grilling Skill Drill. They then prepare elegant meals for two and dine one-on-one with their chef, defending their dishes.

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Game-Day Party
Episode 5

Game-Day Party

Episode 5 • Jan 30, 2011

The recruits cater a cocktail party for Kris Jenkins of the New York Jets. Later, there's a double elimination.

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Facing Food Fears
Episode 6

Facing Food Fears

Episode 6 • Feb 06, 2011

The six remaining recruits make sausage from scratch during a trip to a butcher shop. Then, they face their seafood fears when tasked with cleaning and prepping whole fish and squid.

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Season 3

8 episodes
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Best of the Worst
Episode 1

Best of the Worst

Episode 1 • Feb 12, 2012

Sixteen hapless home cooks begin culinary boot camp in the Season 3 opener. First, the recruits prepare signature dishes, which are then critiqued by hosts Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay. Later, they learn the basics of cooking breakfast.

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Going Global
Episode 2

Going Global

Episode 2 • Feb 19, 2012

The recruits will be tested on an international level as they attempt to learn to make Hand Pulled Chinese Noodles and meatballs from around the globe. Will the recruits pull through or will they create an international disaster?

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Flavor Combos
Episode 3

Flavor Combos

Episode 3 • Feb 26, 2012

It's all about flavors for the recruits as they have to make and top their own pizza and have their palates tested with extreme and odd flavor combinations. With 12 recruits left, they will all have to fight to taste victory!

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Late Night/Date Night
Episode 4

Late Night/Date Night

Episode 4 • Mar 04, 2012

The 10 remaining recruits will be up all night learning how to make a late-night treat at a local diner, then Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay will take it up a notch and teach them all an exquisite romantic entrée for two.

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Luck of the Irish
Episode 5

Luck of the Irish

Episode 5 • Mar 11, 2012

Eight recruits will be asked to re-create one of Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay's favorite meals using nothing but their sense of taste, smell and sight while their teachers secretly watch and judge. Then it's a St. Patrick's Day surprise as the recruits have to cater a party for 40 hungry Irish New Yorkers.

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Something Fishy
Episode 6

Something Fishy

Episode 6 • Mar 18, 2012

It's time to get down and dirty as the recruits visit a fish market and have to make a colossal raw bar tower. Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay will then put their names on the line as the recruits cook for the chefs' own families!

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Season 4

7 episodes
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The Worst of the Worst
Episode 1

The Worst of the Worst

Episode 1 • Feb 17, 2013

Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay are back to turn teams of charmingly helpless recruits into fearless culinary masters.

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Straight Edge Skills
Episode 2

Straight Edge Skills

Episode 2 • Feb 24, 2013

This week Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay test the knife skills of the worst cooks in America. The remaining 12 recruits hit the high seas in a fishing skill drill and also have to take a huge step into the world of farm to table butchery.

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Fire and Ice
Episode 3

Fire and Ice

Episode 3 • Mar 03, 2013

Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay train the remaining 10 recruits' palates as they work on creating their own unique flavor combinations. The worst cooks freeze while making gelato and play with fire — as well as burgers — in this week's challenge with special guest Willie Degel.

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Do It Yourself Cooking
Episode 4

Do It Yourself Cooking

Episode 4 • Mar 10, 2013

The recruits are encouraged to rely on themselves when they make their own Chinese takeout. Later, Ron Ben-Israel ("Sweet Genius") joins them in the kitchen as they attempt to bake cakes.

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Face Your Fears Of Feeding Others
Episode 5

Face Your Fears Of Feeding Others

Episode 5 • Mar 17, 2013

Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay take the remaining six recruits to the grocery store to make samples for the shoppers and then they face their toughest critics yet, as they host a party for some large hairy, scary bikers.

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Revisit Your Past Before The Last
Episode 6

Revisit Your Past Before The Last

Episode 6 • Mar 24, 2013

Chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay challenge the final four recruits to see how far they have come in the last six weeks. The recruits are in for a surprise as they get to cook for some very special guests, their loved ones.

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Season 5

7 episodes
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Worse Than Ever
Episode 1

Worse Than Ever

Episode 1 • Feb 17, 2014

Coming off her first loss in four seasons, to Bobby Flay, Anne Burrell is out for revenge. In a rematch, they scour the country for the 14 worst cooks in America, pick teams and gives the recruits their first cooking lesson.

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Scratching the Surface
Episode 2

Scratching the Surface

Episode 2 • Feb 24, 2014

Since Chefs Bobby and Anne are starting from scratch with these bad cooks, the lessons for the week involve learning to cook from scratch -- including an "udder-ly" hands-on experience sourcing milk for homemade cheese.

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Glazed and Confused
Episode 3

Glazed and Confused

Episode 3 • Mar 03, 2014

It's time to learn how to build flavors. From a sweet skill drill making doughnuts to a savory main dish challenge making roulades, the recruits are asked to experiment for the first time and create their own take dishes.

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Surprise!
Episode 4

Surprise!

Episode 4 • Mar 10, 2014

The recruits may have mastered putting out one plate of food but they are still a far cry from being able to cook for their families. Anne Burrell's and Bobby Flay's challenges this week teach them how to cook quantity.

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Two-A-Day
Episode 5

Two-A-Day

Episode 5 • Mar 17, 2014

The recruits face two challenges in one day, beginning with making breakfast for Bobby and Anne.

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Eat, Pray, Love
Episode 6

Eat, Pray, Love

Episode 6 • Mar 24, 2014

The final four recruits cook for their loved ones during a blind-tasting challenge to determine who will compete in the final.

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Season 6

7 episodes
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It Just Keeps Getting Worse
Episode 1

It Just Keeps Getting Worse

Episode 1 • Jan 04, 2015

The fourteen new recruits, nominated by family and friends for their horrendous cooking skills, are selected to compete in a grueling culinary boot camp.

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Prepping for Success
Episode 2

Prepping for Success

Episode 2 • Jan 11, 2015

The teams face-off in an effort to gain recipe steps through food trivia; learning and executing knife skills; the recruits must successfully create the Spanish dish paella.

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Spice Up Your Life
Episode 3

Spice Up Your Life

Episode 3 • Jan 18, 2015

The Recruits try their hands at experimenting with flavor combinations with a Skill Drill where they serve their crepe creations in a blind tasting. Then the Recruits make their own international tacos: Some flavor combinations are good enough to take over the world while some are truly Worst Cooks worthy!

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Scared Straight Into the Kitchen
Episode 4

Scared Straight Into the Kitchen

Episode 4 • Jan 25, 2015

This week, the Recruits huddle up to tackle game day dishes as they as they create deep-fried fan favorites for Chefs Anne and Tyler. Will they make crowd pleasing dishes, or be defeated by the fryer? After the big game, the Recruits try not to lose their noodles when they break down a raw squid to make squid ink pasta with calamari.

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Feeding Frenzy
Episode 5

Feeding Frenzy

Episode 5 • Feb 01, 2015

The Recruits are faced with their biggest struggles yet: cooking for others in larger quantities. They are asked to make a breakfast for special guest star, Good Morning America's Meteorologist Ginger Zee, who happens to know a thing or two about how important breakfast is. Then they complete this week's challenge by throwing a dinner party for past Recruits, who know exactly what it's like to be in their shoes.

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Blast From the Past
Episode 6

Blast From the Past

Episode 6 • Feb 08, 2015

The Recruits are down to the final four when they are faced with their most important challenge so far. They recreate their signature dishes from the first episode, using their newfound skills and food knowledge, showing who has truly improved and who is still a Worst Cook. The next day, the Recruits are shocked to find they will be cooking for their family members. As this is a blind tasting, the Recruits risk being sent home by their very own loved ones.

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Season 7

6 episodes
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Celebrity Pot-un-lucky
Episode 1

Celebrity Pot-un-lucky

Episode 1 • Sep 23, 2015

With Rachael Ray beside her, Chef Anne Burrell faces a new challenge — celebrities who can't cook. They only have six weeks to transform seven pampered celebs into kitchen stars. To assess everyone's skills, Anne and Rachael host a potluck and find themselves tasting some very interesting dishes. After Anne and Rachael pick teams, one celebrity is sent back to Tinsel Town.

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Takeout or Get Out
Episode 2

Takeout or Get Out

Episode 2 • Sep 30, 2015

The celebrity recruits put their palates to the test in a blindfolded taste and identify game. After seeing what they're working with, Chef Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray focus on getting the celebs to lose their biggest kitchen crutch — takeout. The two recruits with the worst takeout dishes go head-to-head in an elimination challenge.

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Celebrity Showdown
Episode 3

Celebrity Showdown

Episode 3 • Oct 07, 2015

Chef Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray's remaining celebrity recruits start the week by testing their food knowledge in a game that gets everyone's competitive side fired up. They then have to use their newfound food knowledge to make a signature celebrity sandwich. Anne and Rachael select the cooks of their least favorite sandwiches into a blind elimination challenge.

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Riddle Me This
Episode 4

Riddle Me This

Episode 4 • Oct 14, 2015

When the remaining celebrity recruits walk into Boot Camp, they find two huge boards with incomplete recipes. As a team, they work to fill in the blanks and cook the recipe. Then the recruits are tasked with making fresh pasta with seafood, pushing the culinary boundaries of the seafood-averse.

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Tapas Can't Stop Us
Episode 5

Tapas Can't Stop Us

Episode 5 • Oct 21, 2015

Chef Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray teach the final three recruits about entertaining, showcasing how to make chips, salsa and guacamole from scratch. Then, putting their entertaining and multitasking skills to the test, the celebs are challenged to make several tapas to be served simultaneously. The final blind elimination of the season will determine which two recruits head to the finale.

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Final Food Fight
Episode 6

Final Food Fight

Episode 6 • Oct 28, 2015

Chef Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray lead the final two celebrity recruits to a professional kitchen for their final challenge: Cook a refined three-course menu for a panel of culinary experts. The recruits work tirelessly to determine which mentor gets the bragging rights, which recruits' charity will win $50,000 and who will be crowned the first winner of Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition.

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Season 8

7 episodes
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Fear the Worst
Episode 1

Fear the Worst

Episode 1 • Jan 03, 2016

Chef Tyler Florence returns to the kitchen to challenge reigning champ Chef Anne Burrell to a rematch. An open casting call attracts some of the worst cooks that they've seen yet, but they choose 14 recruits to train back at culinary boot camp. These "home cooks" make their signature dishes, and after an unsavory tasting, Anne and Tyler pick their teams and attempt to teach them how to make a well-balanced dinner.

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Getting Stuffed
Episode 2

Getting Stuffed

Episode 2 • Jan 10, 2016

Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence test the recruits' food knowledge in a game show-style battle of "Family Food," where they go head-to-head to win steps for an incomplete recipe. After the game, they clumsily attempt to fill in the blanks in their partial recipes and cook the dish. Then, they all must stuff and prepare a delicate cut of meat.

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50 Shades of Flavor
Episode 3

50 Shades of Flavor

Episode 3 • Jan 17, 2016

The recruits learn all about flavor combinations by taste-testing some unlikely pairings, then then the Skill Drill tests their creativity as they construct unique ice cream sandwiches. The flavor showdown continues when the recruits must create their own unique filling for empanadas, and two recruits fail to deliver.

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Taking It to the Streets
Episode 4

Taking It to the Streets

Episode 4 • Jan 24, 2016

Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence give the recruits a hard lesson in kitchen multi-tasking, as they must cook four eggs, each in a different style — leaving some of them scrambling for time, and others cracking under the pressure! Then, the kitchen gets even hotter when the recruits make four different Asian street food dishes.

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The Cod Squad
Episode 5

The Cod Squad

Episode 5 • Jan 31, 2016

The remaining recruits must use exotic proteins to grind out some unforgettable burgers. After serving their original sliders to Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence, the recruits learn they must each fillet a whole cod to make homemade fish and chips.

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Blast From the Past
Episode 6

Blast From the Past

Episode 6 • Feb 07, 2016

For the last Skill Drill, Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence challenge the final four recruits to replicate a dish. With no help from their mentors, the recruits must rely on their taste buds and newfound skills. The trials continue when the recruits must cook a revamped version of their Day 1 signature dishes for their loved ones -- but their loved ones don't know which recruit cooked what dish and could unwittingly send their own loved one packing! (Special airtime - 10 PM ET)

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Season 9

8 episodes
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Celebrity Dish-Asters
Episode 1

Celebrity Dish-Asters

Episode 1 • Sep 14, 2016

Celebrity contestants compete in the Season 9 premiere, which begins with Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray assessing the skills (or lack thereof) of their celebrity recruits, who are asked to cook a dish, using some unique ingredients from Hollywood gift swag bags. Later, instructions are given for how to prepare a simple steak and eggs dish.

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Hawaiian Pig and a Poke
Episode 2

Hawaiian Pig and a Poke

Episode 2 • Sep 21, 2016

The celebrity recruits are introduced to unique tropical flavors and then given the task of replicating Hawaiian poke and pork dishes.

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Oktoberfest Feast
Episode 3

Oktoberfest Feast

Episode 3 • Sep 28, 2016

Anne and Rachael get into the spirit of Oktoberfest by having their teams cook a traditional wiener schnitzel. But there's a twist when the challenge involves a relay race. Then, sausage is made from scratch.

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Boooot Camp!
Episode 4

Boooot Camp!

Episode 4 • Oct 05, 2016

Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray get Halloween-ready with scary challenges for the celebrities like unique monster Bloody Marys and frightening foods in their main dish. Then two celebrities face a "devilish" elimination challenge.

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Celebrity Cheat Meals
Episode 5

Celebrity Cheat Meals

Episode 5 • Oct 12, 2016

A game of Family Food is played by the celebrity recruits, who are asked food and pop culture questions. Later, they must make chicken and waffles exactly as demonstrated by their mentors, Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray.

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Hollywood Goes Bollywood
Episode 6

Hollywood Goes Bollywood

Episode 6 • Oct 19, 2016

The tables are turned, when the remaining celebrities are instituted to teach hosts Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray how to make a dish. Then, the celebs are introduced to the often intimidating world of Indian cooking in their main dish challenge.

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Season 10

10 episodes
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A Decade of Dish-Asters
Episode 1

A Decade of Dish-Asters

Episode 1 • Jan 01, 2017

The new recruits enter boot camp with dreams of becoming great chefs, but their dreams become nightmares when they see photos of their culinary failures mounted on their stations. To start off, mentors Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray have the recruits cook their signature dishes so that they can assess their skills in the kitchen. Then, the recruits dive headfirst into a main dish challenge where they must cook shrimp and live lobster. The recruits with the least successful dishes on each team will be sent home.

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Frozen Freak Out
Episode 2

Frozen Freak Out

Episode 2 • Jan 08, 2017

Mentors Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray help the recruits break out of their shell by starting with the most important meal of the day: breakfast. First, the teams get cracking in a game that will get their hands messy and show how much they know about the many different egg dishes. The mentors then bring the day full circle in the main dish challenge by teaching the recruits how to ditch frozen microwave meals and create a home-cooked dinner that will have their friends and family coming back for more.

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All Aboard!
Episode 3

All Aboard!

Episode 3 • Jan 15, 2017

Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray teach the recruits all about flavor, starting with a skill drill that puts their tongues and taste buds to the test. For the main dish challenge, the recruits put their newly-learned flavor combination skills to work as they take a culinary trip around the world and make a roulade inspired by a basket of ingredients that corresponds to the cuisine of a foreign country.

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Fish Freak Out
Episode 4

Fish Freak Out

Episode 4 • Jan 22, 2017

Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray are replaced with two surprise culinary giants who don't "kid" around as they mentor the recruits through the skill drill of making unconventional pizzas. For the main dish challenge, the recruits have to get their hands dirty and face their fishy fears by learning to fillet and prepare a fish dinner.

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All Fun and Game Day
Episode 5

All Fun and Game Day

Episode 5 • Jan 29, 2017

Competition is in the air as the recruits enter boot camp to see that it has been transformed into a game day arena. They must put their culinary knowledge to the test in a game of Family Food, where only one team can be named the winner. For the main dish challenge, the recruits must cook for a crowd and impress their guests with the ultimate game day sandwich and an appetizer.

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The Proof Is in the Pudding
Episode 6

The Proof Is in the Pudding

Episode 6 • Feb 05, 2017

A special guest mentor teaches the recruits the art of making a decadent chocolate dessert for Valentine's Day; the winner receives a special advantage in the main dish challenge, which consists of cooking a romantic meal.

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Season 11

8 episodes
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Celebrity: Social Media Food Failures
Episode 1

Celebrity: Social Media Food Failures

Episode 1 • Aug 23, 2017

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Celebrity: Shabby to Chic
Episode 2

Celebrity: Shabby to Chic

Episode 2 • Aug 30, 2017

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Celebrity: Starting From Scratch
Episode 3

Celebrity: Starting From Scratch

Episode 3 • Sep 06, 2017

Boot Camp is transformed into "Cafe Worst Cooks" as the celebrities learn how to make classic crepes. The main challenge proves to be a lot scarier for these novice cooks when they have to butcher whole chickens, grill them, and create their own unique side dishes. The two least successful recruits go head-to-head in a chicken challenge, and one recruit is sent packing.

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Celebrity: Around the World in a Day
Episode 4

Celebrity: Around the World in a Day

Episode 4 • Sep 13, 2017

Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray test their knowledge of world cuisine; the recruits stretch their cooking boundaries by making hand-pulled noodles from scratch; an international-themed blind elimination challenge.

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Celebrity: This Meat is Offal!
Episode 5

Celebrity: This Meat is Offal!

Episode 5 • Sep 20, 2017

Playing a game of food trivia and culinary tasks; the recruits learn the art of beef butchering and the least successful recruits go head-to-head in a high steaks challenge.

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Celebrity: Get Baked
Episode 6

Celebrity: Get Baked

Episode 6 • Sep 27, 2017

The celebrity recruits finally tackle desserts, starting with a fast-paced assembly line challenge; over-the-top milkshakes topped with decadent sweets; the two recruits with the worst desserts battle it out in a cupcake challenge.

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Season 12

10 episodes
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Can It Really Be This Bad?
Episode 1

Can It Really Be This Bad?

Episode 1 • Jan 07, 2018

Sixteen of the worst cooks in America, including a sportscaster, a feisty granny and a professional balloon artist, arrive at boot camp with dreams of putting their kitchen nightmares behind them. Mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence need to assess the level of disaster they're facing, so they ask the recruits to make their own specialty dishes -- and the results are worse than the chefs could have imagined! For the first main dish challenge, the mentors teach the recruits how to make the most important meal of the day, and the recruit on each team with the worst breakfast dish is sent home.

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Fish Are Food, Not Friends
Episode 2

Fish Are Food, Not Friends

Episode 2 • Jan 14, 2018

Mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence introduce a game in which the recruits meet some magical and mysterious kitchen gadgets. The recruits become fast friends with the most important tool of all, a knife, to make fajitas while demonstrating their knife skills. Then boot camp transforms into a fish market, and the recruits get up close and personal with the catch of the day as they learn to fillet and prepare fish. The recruits who don't get along with their new friends end up sleeping with the fishes.

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Show Me the Vegetables!
Episode 3

Show Me the Vegetables!

Episode 3 • Jan 21, 2018

The Worst Cooks boot camp is transformed into a game show, Family Food, and the teams of recruits go head-to-head in trivia rounds and culinary tasks that test their knowledge. For the main dish challenge, they're finally ready to put down roots in the kitchen and learn about cooking vegetables. Some will make dishes that taste fresh from the garden, but some recruits will leave mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence missing the meat.

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Game Day
Episode 4

Game Day

Episode 4 • Jan 28, 2018

It’s game day at Worst Cooks boot camp, and the recruits must make varsity-worthy nachos inspired by different flavor profiles. They get into the game day spirit by competing in a game of cornhole to determine what flavor profile they will use. For the main dish challenge, mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence teach their recruits how to make irresistible, stuffed burgers. The recruits step up to the plate and throw darts at a map to determine which of the 50 states will inspire their own craveable creations. The recruits who score touchdowns with their burgers will continue on, but those who fumble in the kitchen will be cut from their teams.

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Leftovers Again?
Episode 5

Leftovers Again?

Episode 5 • Feb 04, 2018

The recruits are halfway through boot camp and they’re learning how to create new dishes from common leftover ingredients. They play a taste and describe game, “What’s in My Mouth? Leftovers Edition,” and then Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence leave the recruits alone for the first time to make pizza from scratch. Some pizzas impress the Chefs in the blind taste test, but others get boxed out.

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Sweets for My Sweetie
Episode 6

Sweets for My Sweetie

Episode 6 • Feb 11, 2018

On Valentine's Day, a prancing cupid finds his way into the kitchen and the recruits test their ability to whip cream and create molten chocolate cakes; for the main dish challenge, they must make a swoon-worthy, multi-component dessert.

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Season 13

6 episodes
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Celebrity: Hit Me With Your Best Dish
Episode 1

Celebrity: Hit Me With Your Best Dish

Episode 1 • Apr 15, 2018

The new cast of celebrity recruits arrive at Boot Camp, and chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence immediately hit them with their first challenge to cook their signature dishes so the chefs can assess their skills in the kitchen. Then the chefs teach the celebrities how to make a classic breakfast dish, and the lesson proves to be disastrous for the clueless cooks. After Anne and Tyler choose their teams, the celebrities are ready to officially start their culinary training.

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Celebrity: Rolling in the Deep
Episode 2

Celebrity: Rolling in the Deep

Episode 2 • Apr 22, 2018

Anne and Tyler throw the celebrities into the deep end and start off the day with a fast-paced seafood tower relay game; things get ugly when the recruits tackle monkfish and learn how to make fish and chips.

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Celebrity: Mother Dough
Episode 3

Celebrity: Mother Dough

Episode 3 • Apr 29, 2018

Anne and Tyler watch their teams go head-to-head in the kitchen playing multiple rounds of celebrity-driven food games; the recruits have to make their own unique pizzas; the two least successful recruits face off in a bruschetta challenge.

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Celebrity: Nutritious and Delicious
Episode 4

Celebrity: Nutritious and Delicious

Episode 4 • May 06, 2018

Chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence gather the celebrity recruits to play a unique taste-and-describe game with delicious comfort foods; actress Melissa Peterman arrives to help with the main dish challenge.

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Celebrity: A La Cuisine!
Episode 5

Celebrity: A La Cuisine!

Episode 5 • May 13, 2018

The oven mitts come off as the celebrity recruits fight for a spot in the finale; in the first challenge, the celebrities must tell mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence how to cook a dish; they face their toughest challenge yet.

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Celebrity: It's All for the Fans
Episode 6

Celebrity: It's All for the Fans

Episode 6 • May 20, 2018

The remaining celebrities must cook a restaurant-quality meal for Rocco DiSpirito, Aarthi Sampath and Cady Huffman; with coaching from mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence, the celebrities must use all of their hard-won skills.

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Season 14

7 episodes
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Celebrity: A La Cuisine!
Episode 1

Celebrity: A La Cuisine!

Episode 1 • Aug 13, 2018

Fourteen cooks join culinary boot camp with hopes of putting their kitchen nightmares behind them. Chefs Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine want to see what they are dealing with, so they ask the recruits to make their signature dishes. The recruits split into teams and learn to make a surf-and-turf dish.

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Hibachi Heroes
Episode 2

Hibachi Heroes

Episode 2 • Aug 19, 2018

Boot camp transforms into the game show Family Food and the teams go head to head in trivia rounds and culinary tasks testing their knowledge; a Teppanyaki chef performs dazzling tricks over a grill; the recruits learn to make a hibachi-style meal.

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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Episode 3

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Episode 3 • Aug 26, 2018

For the skill drill, the recruits must work in teams to identify the ingredients of five mother sauces and then create their own chicken with pan sauce dishes for their chef; the recruits make fried chicken and cornbread for the main dish.

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The Ick Factor
Episode 4

The Ick Factor

Episode 4 • Sep 02, 2018

The kitchen can be a scary place, but the recruits must learn to face their fears in boot camp; first, they're forced to expand their palates with some unusual ingredients in a Cake Walk-inspired game that proves to be anything but a cakewalk.

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Piece of Cake
Episode 5

Piece of Cake

Episode 5 • Sep 09, 2018

Chefs Robert Irvine and Anne Burrell leave the recruits to their own devices, asking them to work in teams to recreate a dish by taste alone. Unbeknownst to the recruits, the chefs secretly watch their every move and are shocked by what they see. For the main dish challenge, the recruits have to bake a tiered cake to suit two special guest judges, Food Network’s Gesine Prado and Jason Smith. In the end, Anne and Robert decide which recruits satisfy their sweet tooth and which ones leave them with a toothache.

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Duck, Duck ...
Episode 6

Duck, Duck ...

Episode 6 • Sep 16, 2018

The final four recruits start thinking about life after boot camp and learn to navigate a grocery store when boot camp transforms into Worst Cooks General Market; recruits reunite with their loved ones and must make them a dish.

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Season 15

9 episodes
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The Perfect Bird
Episode 1

The Perfect Bird

Episode 1 • Jan 06, 2019

Fifteen bad cooks enter boot camp with dreams of putting their kitchen nightmares behind them. Chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence want to see what they are dealing with so they begin by asking the recruits to make their signature dishes.

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Eggtastic
Episode 2

Eggtastic

Episode 2 • Jan 13, 2019

The remaining recruits enter boot camp to find it has been transformed into a casino complete with a game of egg roulette.

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Cowboy Cuisine
Episode 3

Cowboy Cuisine

Episode 3 • Jan 20, 2019

The recruits enter boot camp and discover that they will be going back to the basics with meat-and-potatoes challenges.

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Meat Me at the Game
Episode 4

Meat Me at the Game

Episode 4 • Jan 27, 2019

The teams go head-to-head in a potato-sack relay race to collect ingredients for game-day meatballs.

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Spice Up Your Life
Episode 5

Spice Up Your Life

Episode 5 • Feb 03, 2019

The recruits begin by getting up-close and personal with their spice cabinets in a "Skill Drill" game that requires the teams to identify various commonly used spices.

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Carnival Chaos
Episode 6

Carnival Chaos

Episode 6 • Feb 10, 2019

After finding that boot camp has been turned into a carnival, the recruits are asked to participate in a pie-eating contest for the chance to dunk their opponent's chef.

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Season 16

7 episodes
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This Isn't How It Looks in the Pictures
Episode 1

This Isn't How It Looks in the Pictures

Episode 1 • Apr 21, 2019

Eight of the worst celebrity cooks in America arrive at culinary boot camp, and chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence ask them each to cook their favorite restaurant dish to see how they measure up to the original.

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Wheel of Misfortune
Episode 2

Wheel of Misfortune

Episode 2 • Apr 28, 2019

It's Celebrity Game Night at boot camp, and the teams of celebrity cooks go head to head for food games and trivia, including a Wheel of Horror; celebrities go on a museum tour of famous movie dishes and are asked to replicate movie-inspired dishes.

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Celebrity: Take the Bait
Episode 3

Celebrity: Take the Bait

Episode 3 • May 05, 2019

Celebrity recruits are introduced to fish; for the skill drill, teams race to assemble sushi rolls off a speedy conveyor belt; for the main dish challenge, recruits make fish tacos with homemade tortillas.

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Celebrity: Around the World in 60 Minutes
Episode 4

Celebrity: Around the World in 60 Minutes

Episode 4 • May 12, 2019

Celebrity recruits learn how to make Thai ice cream rolls and must create their own flavor profile; then they depart for Spain, where chef mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence teach them how to make paella; two chefs face the elimination round.

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Celebrity: Waited on Hand and Foot
Episode 5

Celebrity: Waited on Hand and Foot

Episode 5 • May 19, 2019

Boot camp is transformed into an elegant cocktail party; mentors Anne and Tyler announce that the recruits each have to make their own champagne cocktail and a tray of blinis from scratch; celebrities must cater lunch for the entire crew.

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Celebrity: There's No We in Food
Episode 6

Celebrity: There's No We in Food

Episode 6 • May 26, 2019

The celebrity recruits are left to run free in boot camp, working in teams to recreate a dish from taste alone. Unbeknownst to them, though, chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence are secretly watching their every move.

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Season 17

8 episodes
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Nowhere to Go But Up
Episode 1

Nowhere to Go But Up

Episode 1 • Aug 04, 2019

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"My Big Fat Greek..."
Episode 2

"My Big Fat Greek..."

Episode 2 • Aug 11, 2019

The recruits are tasked with making their own mezze platters and a Greek lamb dish.

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Summer Catch, Summer Heat
Episode 3

Summer Catch, Summer Heat

Episode 3 • Aug 18, 2019

For the main dish, the recruits must filet a whole fish and create a side dish with a kick of heat.

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The Bird is the Word
Episode 4

The Bird is the Word

Episode 4 • Aug 25, 2019

For this episode, the recruits learn to make fried chicken.

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Viva Mexico!
Episode 5

Viva Mexico!

Episode 5 • Sep 01, 2019

The recruits create a mole dish for their main dish challenge.

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A Very Brady Brunch
Episode 6

A Very Brady Brunch

Episode 6 • Sep 08, 2019

A special guest star Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady) join the recruits as they learn how to make brunch dishes.

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Season 18

10 episodes
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Bottom's Up
Episode 1

Bottom's Up

Episode 1 • Jan 05, 2020

Sixteen of the worst cooks in America enter boot camp with dreams of putting their kitchen nightmares behind them. Food brainiac Alton Brown and Chef Anne Burrell want to see what they're dealing with, so they ask the recruits to make a baseline dish, and the results are truly disastrous. After being sorted into teams, the recruits try to make their chef's chicken soup and sandwich dish, and the recruits with the worst dishes are sent home.

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Indulge Me
Episode 2

Indulge Me

Episode 2 • Jan 12, 2020

The recruits enter boot camp and find out that the theme is indulgence. Their first lesson is that salads can be indulgent, too, and the recruits play a game where salad elements are tossed into a bowl on their teammate's head. Anne Burrell and Alton Brown teach the recruits how to make fresh mozzarella for a salad, and for the main dish challenge, the recruits re-create their chef's craveable dish. The recruits who indulge their worst tendencies in the kitchen will be sent home.

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Chinese New Year
Episode 3

Chinese New Year

Episode 3 • Jan 19, 2020

The recruits enter boot camp and see it transformed for a Chinese New Year celebration. First, they play a game where fortune cookie clues lead them to ingredients, and they learn to make fried rice. For the main dish challenge, Anne Burrell and Alton Brown mentor the recruits as they make dumplings, and while some dumplings are great, others are filled with disappointment.

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Simple Yet Sophisticated
Episode 4

Simple Yet Sophisticated

Episode 4 • Jan 26, 2020

The recruits enter the world of culinary sophistication, starting with a game where they have to taste and identify different crepe fillings. Then Anne Burrell and Alton Brown show them how to make their own crepes. For the main dish challenge, the recruits create a duck dish, and the recruits who "quack" under the pressure will be going home.

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Let's Get Ready to Tailgate
Episode 5

Let's Get Ready to Tailgate

Episode 5 • Feb 02, 2020

It's game day, and the teams of recruits face off as they make game day dishes in order to move down the field to the end zone. Then they re-create burgers made by Alton Brown and Anne Burrell. For the main dish challenge, the recruits make Southern tailgating staples, and those who fail to make tasty game day fare get cut from the team.

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Opposites Attract
Episode 6

Opposites Attract

Episode 6 • Feb 09, 2020

The recruits learn how to combine unlikely ingredients and kick things off with a game where they must punch their way to success. Then Alton Brown and Anne Burrell challenge the recruits to make a flatbread including an unusual pairing, and for the main dish challenge, they must make a dish pairing fruit and meat. It's a sweet victory for the recruits with the best dishes, but for those with the worst dishes, it's sour grapes and a ticket home.

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Season 19

6 episodes
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Famous Dish-asters
Episode 1

Famous Dish-asters

Episode 1 • May 10, 2020

Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence are back in boot camp to whip seven of the worst celebrity cooks in America into culinary shape. But before the chefs can pick their teams, they want to see what skills -- or lack of skills -- they're working with. For the baseline challenge, the recruits are tasked with making their go-to dish for a dinner party. After the recruits are split into teams, the chefs show them how to cure those dinner party dish-asters with a delicious boozy brunch that they must replicate in order to stay in the competition.

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A Day at the Races
Episode 2

A Day at the Races

Episode 2 • May 17, 2020

The celebrity recruits enter boot camp to see chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence sporting fabulous derby hats! In honor of the Triple Crown, the recruits enter a race of their own to test how well they can identify and put together flavors on a crostini. For the main dish challenge, the chefs show the recruits how to make a fancy steak dinner worthy of any celebrity table. The least-successful recruits face a blind elimination challenge where the "steaks" have never been higher.

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Sea-List to A-List
Episode 3

Sea-List to A-List

Episode 3 • May 24, 2020

The celebrity recruits enter boot camp to find it transformed into a nautical oasis equipped with fish tanks and a live mermaid! For their skill drill challenge, the recruits dive into the world of seafood by solving a recipe riddle to make ceviche. For the main dish challenge, chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence show them how to butcher their own fish and make the classic fish en papillote. The recruits have to replicate their chef's fish but also create their own vegetable side dish. The two recruits that sink to the bottom enter the blind elimination challenge and attempt to cook their way into another week of boot camp.

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Robo-Dough
Episode 4

Robo-Dough

Episode 4 • May 31, 2020

The roles are reversed in boot camp as the celebrity recruits and chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence play the fan-favorite game, Remote-Control Chef. In the game, the recruits instruct their chef on how to make a dish that they cannot see, taste or touch. For the main dish challenge, Anne and Tyler teach the recruits how to make homemade ravioli. The recruits put their own flavor riff on their ravioli, and the bottom two are sent to the blind elimination challenge.

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Celebrity: Sweet Showdown
Episode 5

Celebrity: Sweet Showdown

Episode 5 • Jun 07, 2020

The final four celebrity recruits enter boot camp to find a sweet surprise! To kick things off, they play a dessert scramble game before they're tasked with making their own sweet parfaits. Then, things get competitive for the main dish challenge as chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence challenge the final two recruits on each team to cook head-to-head to earn their spot in the finale. Each team is given an ingredient to use in a composed meal. The two recruits with the best dishes move onto the finale while the bottom two recruits say a bittersweet goodbye to boot camp.

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Fight for Food Fame
Episode 6

Fight for Food Fame

Episode 6 • Jun 14, 2020

The two final celebrity recruits are greeted by former celebrity recruit and referee for their final skill drill challenge, Carson Kressley! The recruits team up with their chefs in a recipe relay race where they work together to make steak fajitas. Then chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence break off to teach their recruits their menus for the three-course, restaurant-quality final challenge meal. Judges Dan Churchill, Jeff Mauro and Grace Mitchell blindly taste each course and pick the winner of $25,000 for their chosen charity.

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Season 20

8 episodes
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Doomed Dinners
Episode 1

Doomed Dinners

Episode 1 • Jun 21, 2020

Chef Anne Burrell and new mentor Alex Guarnaschelli welcome 14 of the worst cooks in America into boot camp with frightened but open arms. In order to pick teams and see what they're working with, Chef Anne and Chef Alex task the recruits with a baseline challenge to make their favorite childhood dish. Then, for the main dish challenge, the recruits learn how to spice up their cooking by making Jamaican jerk chicken. The two recruits who cluck it up will be sent home.

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Culinary Games
Episode 2

Culinary Games

Episode 2 • Jun 28, 2020

The recruits participate in the first annual Boot Camp Culinary Games and compete in culinary-related events, from whipping cream to stomping tomatoes. Then, Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Alex Guarnaschelli teach them how to roll sushi for their skill-drill challenge and make traditional Japanese bento boxes for the main dish challenge. The bottom recruit on each team will say "sayonara" to boot camp.

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When in Boot Camp
Episode 3

When in Boot Camp

Episode 3 • Jul 05, 2020

The recruits take a trip to Italy by playing a game of blindly identifying Italian ingredients using touch, taste and smell. Then, Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Alex Guarnaschelli test the recruits on making Italian antipasto in the skill drill challenge. In the main dish challenge, the recruits must replicate a classic Italian American dish in order to stay in boot camp for another week.

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Boardwalk Bites
Episode 4

Boardwalk Bites

Episode 4 • Jul 12, 2020

The recruits kick off the day with a doughnut eating game to learn about flavors -- Glaze of Glory! Then, they put their newfound knowledge to the test by making their own uniquely flavored doughnuts for the skill drill. For the main dish challenge, Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Alex Guarnaschelli teach the recruits how to make sausages from scratch, and the recruits must grind, case and flavor their own sausage sandwiches. The two bottom recruits who don't "meat" the chefs' expectations will be sent home.

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The Cost of Cooking
Episode 5

The Cost of Cooking

Episode 5 • Jul 19, 2020

Chef Anne Burell and Chef Alex Guarnaschelli are in full game-show mode as the recruits play a game to see if they can determine a higher quality ingredient from a lower quality ingredient solely by taste. Then, things take a turn in the skill drill challenge when the red team goes head-to-head with the blue team. For the main dish challenge, the recruits tackle breaking down a full fish to make a "sofishticated" dinner. The least successful recruit on each team will be sent home.

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Eat Your Heart Out
Episode 6

Eat Your Heart Out

Episode 6 • Jul 26, 2020

The final four recruits walk into boot camp to find photos of their past kitchen disasters and play a quick game that takes them on a trip down memory lane. Then, Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Alex Guarnaschelli show the recruits how to make classic comfort food dishes before the recruits cook for their toughest critics and the people who sent them to boot camp -- their loved ones! With hearts and bellies full, only two recruits move on to the finale, while the bottom recruits will be sent home.

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Season 21

8 episodes
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Home Cooking and Horse Racing
Episode 1

Home Cooking and Horse Racing

Episode 1 • Jan 03, 2021

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Farm-to-Table and Date Night
Episode 2

Farm-to-Table and Date Night

Episode 2 • Jan 10, 2021

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Sauce Boss
Episode 3

Sauce Boss

Episode 3 • Jan 17, 2021

Boot camp gets a retro, '80s makeover, and the recruits use their palates and culinary senses to learn about different sauces in a zany "Balls to the Wall" game. Then chefs Anne Burrell and Carla Hall teach their recruits how to make meatballs and sauce from scratch. In the main challenge, the recruits are tasked with making the ultimate saucy dish, enchiladas. Unfortunately, the fiesta is over for the two recruits with the least successful dishes.

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Between Two Buns
Episode 4

Between Two Buns

Episode 4 • Jan 24, 2021

The recruits start the week learning about flavor pairings in a wacky sandwich tasting game. For the skill drill, chefs Anne Burrell and Carla Hall have their teams put their own spin on fried chicken sandwiches. In the main challenge, the recruits rock and roll while creating unique roulades, but it may be the last week of boot camp for the least successful recruits.

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Hook, Line and Sink 'Em
Episode 5

Hook, Line and Sink 'Em

Episode 5 • Jan 31, 2021

Chefs Anne Burrell and Carla Hall congratulate the recruits for mastering the land, but now it's time to conquer the sea. First, the teams go head-to-head in a seafood identification game with trivia questions and traveling by boat to grab ingredients. The skill drill challenge has them whipping up steaming bowls of mussels, and in the main challenge, the chefs task their recruits with making seafood risotto. The least successful recruits who are still lost at sea are sent home.

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Bonkers for Baked Goods
Episode 6

Bonkers for Baked Goods

Episode 6 • Feb 14, 2021

It's time for the recruits to learn about the wonderful world of desserts. They get a crash course in cake decorating from pastry chef Zac Young, and then their cake decorating skills are put to the test. For the skill drill, chefs Anne Burrell and Carla Hall teach the recruits how to make anything-but-ordinary cupcakes. Then the recruits return to the savory side when they have to make fresh pasta from scratch. The least successful dishes earn their recruits a trip home.

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Season 22

6 episodes
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Redemption and Boardwalk Snacks
Episode 1

Redemption and Boardwalk Snacks

Episode 1 • Apr 25, 2021

Eight recruits return to finally master the kitchen under the mentorship of Anne Burrell and Michael Symon. The chefs challenge the recruits to remake the dish that sent them home the first time. Then former Worst Cooks recruits watch and comment on an episode in which the contestants compete in boardwalk-themed cooking challenges led by Chef Anne and Chef Alex Guarnaschelli.

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Sin City and Final Showdown
Episode 2

Sin City and Final Showdown

Episode 2 • May 02, 2021

Teams of recruits go head-to-head in a series of casino-themed culinary challenges under the watchful eyes of chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon. Then former Worst Cooks recruits watch and comment on a Celebrity Edition finale with Wells Adams and Johnny Bananas.

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Camping and Global Eats
Episode 3

Camping and Global Eats

Episode 3 • May 09, 2021

Chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon watch as the recruits cook using only camping equipment and utensils. Then former recruits watch and comment on an episode with international food-inspired challenges and mentor Rachael Ray.

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Worst Cooks Air and Romance
Episode 4

Worst Cooks Air and Romance

Episode 4 • May 16, 2021

Chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon welcome the recruits to boot camp, which is transformed into an airport, and the challenges explore international dishes and flavors. Then former recruits watch an episode where the recruits have to create a romantic meal under the mentorship of Chef Anne and Chef Tyler Florence.

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French Desserts and Cravings
Episode 5

French Desserts and Cravings

Episode 5 • May 23, 2021

The recruits get to know different types of desserts, and chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon teach them how to make classic French eclairs. Then former recruits watch and react to an episode with craveable foods and Chef Alton Brown.

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Final Test and Celebrity Caterers
Episode 6

Final Test and Celebrity Caterers

Episode 6 • May 30, 2021

Chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon teach their final two recruits how to make a three-course, restaurant-quality meal, and the judges choose a winner. Then former recruits react to an episode with celebrities, an hors d'oeuvre cook-off and Chef Tyler Florence.

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Season 23

8 episodes
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Welcome to the Disaster Zone
Episode 1

Welcome to the Disaster Zone

Episode 1 • Jan 05, 2022

A new batch of kitchen chaos, food fumbles and culinary confusion is fresh out of the oven as 12 recruits arrive at boot camp to meet up with chefs and mentors Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks. Even though some of these recruits know each other, they're all strangers to the culinary arts. To start the competition, Anne and Cliff have them show off their skills (or lack thereof) by cooking a loved one's favorite dish. For the main dish challenge, the recruits must replicate the chefs' surf-and-turf dinner. Anne and Cliff are shocked by the kitchen disasters, and the recruits hope they are chosen for a team.

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Worst Cooks Warriors
Episode 2

Worst Cooks Warriors

Episode 2 • Jan 12, 2022

The recruits find boot camp transformed into a gladiator-style arena. Chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks explain that to be a successful chef, the recruits need stamina, speed and a developed palate. For the skill drill challenge, the recruits learn how to make a falafel platter fit for a culinary titan, and in the main dish challenge, they're tasked with making flavor-packed chicken adobo. Anne and Cliff judge all the dishes, and the battle is over for one recruit.

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Beach Bites
Episode 3

Beach Bites

Episode 3 • Jan 19, 2022

Boot camp becomes a beachside resort, and chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks ask the recruits to explore some iconic summer dishes and ingredients. To start, the teams face off in a head-to-head relay race to make a beach picnic basket, and they're tasked with making crab cakes with a sauce and salad. In the main dish challenge, the chefs fire up the grill and have the recruits cook grilled fish dinners. It's smooth sailing for some, but the recruit with the least successful dish must sail off into the sunset.

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Don't Lose Your Noodle
Episode 4

Don't Lose Your Noodle

Episode 4 • Jan 26, 2022

With a focus on flavor, chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks test the recruits' palates with a variety of new and fun ingredients. After plunging face-first into pasta bowls, it's time for the recruits to create their own. The chefs teach them how to make loaded mac and cheese, and in the main dish challenge, the recruits must put their spin on an elegant rack of lamb dinner. While some of the amateurs have palates bursting with potential, it's time to say farewell to one recruit.

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Queen of Tarts
Episode 5

Queen of Tarts

Episode 5 • Feb 02, 2022

The recruits find boot camp transformed into a Mad Hatter-style tea party, and chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks send them down the rabbit hole to discover the magical wonderland of desserts and pastry. To learn about the different types of sweet treats and ingredients, the recruits go on a scavenger hunt that involves solving riddles and completing tasks. They learn how to make fruit tarts, and things get saucy for the main dish challenge when the chefs ask the recruits to make gnocchi and a hearty sauce. Unfortunately, it's "Arrivederci!" for the recruit with the least successful dish.

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The Good, The Bad and The Burnt
Episode 6

The Good, The Bad and The Burnt

Episode 6 • Feb 09, 2022

Chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks introduce their recruits to cowboy cuisine, starting with a game showcasing Southwestern flavors and ingredients. After a tough morning on the ranch, it's time for a hearty breakfast, so the chefs teach their teams how to make eggs Benedict with a Southwestern twist. For the main dish challenge, the recruits tackle a classic Tex-Mex dish, chile rellenos. While some recruits really pull themselves up by their bootstraps, the least successful recruits are put to pasture.

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Season 24

7 episodes
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That's So '90s: The Fresh Chefs of Boot Camp
Episode 1

That's So '90s: The Fresh Chefs of Boot Camp

Episode 1 • Apr 24, 2022

Chef Anne Burrell and co-host Jeff Mauro welcome a fresh batch of celebrity recruits to culinary boot camp, hoping to take these '90s stars from culinary duds to all that and a bag of chips in the kitchen. In order to choose their teams, the chefs need the 411 on what these recruits can and can't do in the kitchen, so Anne and Jeff ask the celebrities to cook a potluck dish. For the main dish challenge, the recruits have to make elevated versions of classic TV dinners, and the chefs decide which dishes deserve to be syndicated and which recruits should be cancelled from the competition.

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That's So '90s: Clueless in the Kitchen
Episode 2

That's So '90s: Clueless in the Kitchen

Episode 2 • May 01, 2022

Boot camp is transformed into Hollywood Stars, a '90s-style game show where the celebs must put their culinary skills and knowledge to the test. The winning team gains an advantage for the skill drill challenge, where the celebs must create their own spin on avocado toast. Things get fancy for the main dish challenge when mentors Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro teach their teams how to prepare Steak Oscar. The recruits with the least successful plates must compete in a blind elimination challenge and make unique crostini. Anne and Jeff decide which star's dish doesn't shine as bright as the other.

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That's So '90s: Cross-Country Cooking
Episode 3

That's So '90s: Cross-Country Cooking

Episode 3 • May 08, 2022

It's time for the celebs to shred some serious gnar when they discover boot camp has been transformed into WC Peaks, a winter chalet. The recruits compete in a series of winter-inspired culinary games, and then mentors Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro task the recruits with making a classic apres-ski snack, loaded waffles. In the main dish challenge, the chefs demonstrate classic European schnitzel with potato sides. The two recruits with the least successful dishes must compete in the blind elimination challenge and attempt to cook their way into another week of boot camp.

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That's So '90s: Going Coco-Nuts
Episode 4

That's So '90s: Going Coco-Nuts

Episode 4 • May 15, 2022

Chef-mentors Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro send their recruits on a tropical adventure by playing Legends of the Hidden Coconut. It's a race to please the island gods as the celebs must solve a recipe puzzle and then cook coconut shrimp and a dipping sauce. Then things get fishy in the main dish challenge when the celebs learn how to make seafood curry dishes. While some of the recruits crush the curry game, the two celebs with the worst dishes must compete in the blind elimination challenge.

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That's So '90s: Baking Me Crazy
Episode 5

That's So '90s: Baking Me Crazy

Episode 5 • May 15, 2022

The celebs find boot camp transformed into a colorful, retro diner, and chefs Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro challenge them to tackle diner favorites like burgers, fries and milkshakes. First, the recruits must determine the flavors in various milkshakes and then retrieve those flavors in a gigantic bowl of sprinkles. Then, the celebs have to make a loaded burger and fries in a fast-paced, tag-team cooking relay. The main dish challenge is stuffed with flavor when Anne and Jeff teach the recruits how to make fruit-filled pastry pockets. Some recruits successfully embrace the sweeter side of boot camp while the bottom two recruits compete in the blind elimination challenge and one is eliminated.

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That's So '90s: Saved by the Dough
Episode 6

That's So '90s: Saved by the Dough

Episode 6 • May 22, 2022

The celebrities are used to being superstars, but now they have to be superheroes in the kitchen! Chefs Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro don their own superhero suits to make the recruits complete an obstacle course in order to unlock clues and retrieve a mystery dish to recreate. For the main dish challenge, the recruits tackle an "im-pasta-ble" mission of making fresh pasta and sauce from scratch. Unfortunately, some recruits' superpowers shine brighter than others, and the bottom two recruits must compete in the blind elimination challenge.

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Season 25

8 episodes
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Culinary Clickbait
Episode 1

Culinary Clickbait

Episode 1 • Jan 01, 2023

Chefs Anne Burrell and Darnell "Superchef" Ferguson welcome 12 technically savvy but culinary challenged recruits to their cooking boot camp. Before picking teams, Anne and Darnell kick off the competition by having the recruits make their signature dish to show off their skills -- or lack thereof -- in the kitchen. Then in the Main Dish challenge, the recruits learn a unique way to cook chicken -- under a brick! After assessing everyone's skills, Anne and Darnell choose their teams.

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America's Next Culinary Influencer
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America's Next Culinary Influencer

Episode 2 • Jan 08, 2023

After the recruits learn some basics, Anne Burrell and Darnell Ferguson want to see who has what it takes to be America's next top culinary influencer! The teams face off in a series of culinary games inspired by some of the biggest internet trends and viral moments before creating their own veggie burgers in the Skill Drill challenge. In the Main Dish cook, Anne and Darnell teach their teams how to make rice bowls, judge their dishes and send one recruit home.

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My Big Fat Greek Kitchen
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My Big Fat Greek Kitchen

Episode 3 • Jan 15, 2023

Boot camp is transformed into ancient Greece, and the teams face off in a head-to-head relay race to make a Mediterranean mezze platter. After they've channeled their inner culinary gods and goddesses, the recruits learn how to make a classic Greek dish, lamb souvlaki, for the Skill Drill challenge. Later in the Main Dish cook, Anne and Darnell aren't "squidding" around when they task their teams with making grilled octopus dishes. Some recruits conquer the Herculean task, but the least successful recruit must sail off into the sunset.

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That's So Decadent
Episode 4

That's So Decadent

Episode 4 • Jan 22, 2023

Anne Burrell and Darnell Ferguson start the week testing the recruits' taste buds by identifying the flavor of pies that have been launched into their faces! Then, the chefs demonstrate marbled Swiss roll cakes before challenging the recruits to make herb-laminated pasta from scratch. While some recruits roll with the punches, the least successful is eliminated.

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Surviving Worst Cooks
Episode 5

Surviving Worst Cooks

Episode 5 • Jan 22, 2023

Halfway through the competition, it only gets harder to survive boot camp! Anne Burrell and Darnell Ferguson push the recruits' culinary, physical and mental skills in the kitchen by having them compete in Survivor: Boot Camp Edition. For this game, they must work together to navigate through an obstacle course and complete a series of culinary-related tasks. Then, the recruits go head-to-head with the opposite team making international chicken wings. In the Main Dish challenge, the recruits must prove they can survive on their own in the kitchen before facing elimination.

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Glitch in the Culinary Matrix
Episode 6

Glitch in the Culinary Matrix

Episode 6 • Jan 29, 2023

Boot camp's been hacked, and it's up to the recruits to recover the missing recipe data! Anne Burrell and Darnell Ferguson have their teams taste international dishes to find the hidden ingredient disks. Then, the recruits learn how to make pierogies for the Skill Drill cook. The next stop is Mexico for the Main Dish challenge, and the chefs teach their teams to make crispy fish tacos. The recruit who is lost at sea is sent home.

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Season 26

8 episodes
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Fiery First Date
Episode 1

Fiery First Date

Episode 1 • Aug 06, 2023

Chef Anne Burrell and returning mentor, Jeff Mauro, welcome the newest batch of recruits to culinary boot camp. These 16 fun-loving singles are disasters in the kitchen, but they're eager to learn some cooking skills and impress future dates. Before picking teams, Anne and Jeff kick off the competition by having the recruits make their signature "seal the deal" meals to show off their skills, or lack thereof, in the kitchen. Then in the Main Dish challenge, the recruits learn how to make duck paired with a fruit sauce. After assessing everyone's skills, Anne and Jeff reveal a unique twist when choosing their teams.

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That's Amore
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That's Amore

Episode 2 • Aug 13, 2023

Chefs Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro introduce the recruits to the classic flavors and dishes of Italy. They start off with a fast-paced game where recruits answer trivia and ride gondolas, followed by an outrageous cooking relay where they must work in pairs to create a romantic Italian picnic basket. In the Skill Drill challenge, the singles take on sausage and pepper sandwiches, which includes making sausages from scratch! Then in the Main Dish cook, Anne and Jeff demonstrate classic meatballs with sauce and polenta. The recruits that successfully replicate their chefs' dishes continue on in boot camp, and the least successful bid "arrivederci" to boot camp.

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Double Dish of Love
Episode 3

Double Dish of Love

Episode 3 • Aug 20, 2023

Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro have their teams face off in boot camp's very first date night showdown, The Cupid Games. The recruits pair up for multiple rounds of first date-inspired physical food challenges. After that, the chefs teach their teams how to make the ultimate date night meal: sushi. In the Main Dish challenge, the recruits learn how to make fresh hand-pulled noodles with lobster and seafood broth. The chefs are smitten with some recruits, but the recruits with the worst dishes are sent packing.

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Flavor of Love
Episode 4

Flavor of Love

Episode 4 • Aug 27, 2023

Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro test the recruits' taste buds with an outrageous game, The Bagelorette. Blindfolded and with their hands tied behind their backs, the singles must taste flavored bagels with cream cheese dangling in front of them. Then, the chefs challenge their teams to create their own decadent breakfast sandwiches. In the Main Dish challenge, the recruits make fried chicken and slaw, and while some recruits start to find their groove in the kitchen, the least successful is eliminated.

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Some Like It Hot
Episode 5

Some Like It Hot

Episode 5 • Aug 27, 2023

It's halfway through the competition, and it's time to turn up the heat! Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro start by having teams compete in a game called The Inferno Zone, where recruits must taste spicy ribs, find ingredient balls hidden in a hot tub and play catch with their Velcro suits! Then, the recruits create their own spicy wontons before Anne and Jeff teach their teams how to make spice-rubbed steaks and sides. The recruits with the most successful dishes live another week in boot camp, but the ones who can't take the heat are sent home.

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If the Choux Fits
Episode 6

If the Choux Fits

Episode 6 • Sep 03, 2023

Boot camp transforms into a Parisian patisserie, and the singles learn they'll be making desserts in a fast-paced game called Dessert Dash. Recruit pairs taste and recreate pastries by wheeling their "bistro mobiles" to different stations in the middle of boot camp. Desserts continue in the Skill Drill challenge when Anne and Jeff task their teams with making their own flavored profiteroles. The training wheels come off for the Main Dish challenge as the recruits cook a romantic dinner for two on their own. While some recruits manage to sweep their chefs off their feet, those with the worst dishes are eliminated before the second date.

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Season 27

7 episodes
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Spoon Fed
Episode 1

Spoon Fed

Episode 1 • Jan 07, 2024

Chef Anne Burrell and new mentor Tiffany Derry take on a fresh group of recruits in culinary boot camp, and these cooks are spoiled with a capital S! Accustomed to dining out and delivery apps, these sixteen recruits have never cooked a meal in their lives. Anne and Tiffany are ready to transform these coddled culinary novices into actual home cooks, but first they need to see what they are working with. To kick off the competition, the recruits must recreate their favorite takeout dish, giving the chefs a firsthand look at their cooking skills, or lack thereof. Then for the main dish cook, the recruits must replicate the chefs' steak and potato dinner. The cooks with potential will move on, but those who can't keep up will have to move out.

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Culinary Cadets
Episode 2

Culinary Cadets

Episode 2 • Jan 14, 2024

Chefs Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry have their mission: culinary basic training! Their pampered recruits have ignored the kitchen for far too long, and it's time to learn the basics. Teams face off to collect the most medals in culinary and physical tasks, and the winning team gets an advantage for the next challenge. In the skill drill, Anne and Tiffany task their teams with replicating chicken paillard with salad, and things get spicy when the chefs teach their teams how to make lamb curry. Some recruits can handle the heat, but those who can't must exit the boot camp kitchen.

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Deep Sea Disasters
Episode 3

Deep Sea Disasters

Episode 3 • Jan 21, 2024

It's yacht week, and chefs Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry welcome the recruits to the S.S. Worst Cooks! While the recruits are more accustomed to chilling on the sundeck than cooking, this time they have to serve it up below deck and make a trio of seafood appetizers worthy of a captain's table. Afterwards, it's time to get shrimpin' when Anne and Tiffany teach the recruits how to prepare shrimp and grits. Then in the main dish challenge, the teams must break down an entire fish and serve a delicious fish entrée. The recruits are thrown into the deep end, and the least successful cooks will be swimming with the fishes.

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Supermarket Speedway
Episode 4

Supermarket Speedway

Episode 4 • Jan 28, 2024

The recruits step into a place they've never been before: the supermarket! Chefs Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry test their recruits' taste buds to see who can successfully identify ingredients and navigate the supermarket aisles to locate them. For the skill drill challenge, recruits compete head-to-head and prepare tostadas. Then in the main dish cook, Anne and Tiffany teach their teams how to make fresh tortellini from scratch with sauce just like Nonna used to make! The recruits with the best dishes get another week in their basket, but the least successful recruits have to check out.

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From Farm to Fumble
Episode 5

From Farm to Fumble

Episode 5 • Jan 28, 2024

Chefs Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry teach their spoiled recruits that food doesn't come from an app -- it actually comes from a farm! The teams must navigate an outrageous farm-themed obstacle course, which includes milking cows by popping udder balloons, searching for corn cobs in haystacks and lassoing stuffed animals from a pen. Afterwards, Anne and Tiffany task their teams with replicating biscuits and gravy. The training wheels come off in the main dish challenge when the chefs leave the kitchen and have the recruits create an entire composed dish on their own. While some recruits start to find their groove in the kitchen, the least successful recruits are eliminated.

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Bake It Till You Make It
Episode 6

Bake It Till You Make It

Episode 6 • Feb 04, 2024

It's a party at bootcamp, but the recruits won't be celebrating -- they'll be cooking! Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry challenge the recruits to throw a fabulous soiree, and the teams must create three appetizers, a signature cocktail and decorate their space to impress the VIP chefs. For the main dish challenge, nothing screams celebration like cake, so the chefs have their recruits bake and decorate their own layer cakes. The best recruits will have their cake and eat it too, but the worst ones will be heading home with no dessert.

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Season 28

7 episodes
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Real Worst Cooks of Boot Camp
Episode 1

Real Worst Cooks of Boot Camp

Episode 1 • Jan 05, 2025

Heroes and villains from reality TV are trading drama for kitchen chaos, and chefs Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso are on a mission to transform these infamous stars into competent cooks! To kick things off, Jeff and Antonia need to assess the culinary carnage, so they ask the recruits to whip up their go-to dinner party dish -- whether it's a hit or a miss. Then, in the main dish challenge, it's sink or swim as they butcher a whole fish and replicate an elegant seafood dish. The recruits who show potential will move on, while the rest sail off into the sunset.

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Culinary Avengers
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Culinary Avengers

Episode 2 • Jan 12, 2025

The recruits step into boot camp and the comic book-themed "Flavor City" to battle in a superfood showdown! Then, chefs Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso challenge the teams to flex their culinary muscles by cooking mussels. In the main dish challenge, the recruits tackle the tricky balance of sweet and sour pork, and the bottom two must face off in a blind elimination by creating a sweet and spicy appetizer.

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The Great Boot Camp Cook-Off
Episode 3

The Great Boot Camp Cook-Off

Episode 3 • Jan 19, 2025

The teams face off in a "Reality Roast" game of culinary challenges inspired by iconic reality TV shows, testing their taste buds, technique and kitchen skills. Then, for the skill drill challenge, chefs Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso teach the recruits to make an all-American breakfast. For the main dish challenge, things get smoking as the teams throw down on the grill with barbecue chicken. The two least successful recruits face a blind elimination challenge to make the ultimate breakfast sandwich.

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Taste Your Tale
Episode 4

Taste Your Tale

Episode 4 • Jan 26, 2025

The recruits put their taste buds to the test in the fairytale-inspired game "Once Upon a Thyme." Then, chefs Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso teach the recruits to craft their own version of a hero sandwich. In the main dish challenge, the teams venture into Mexican cuisine, making flavorful enchiladas. For the bottom two, it's a taco showdown to see who will fold under pressure in the blind elimination.

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Game of Scones
Episode 5

Game of Scones

Episode 5 • Jan 26, 2025

The recruits enter the "Game of Scones," where they must work together to identify mystery ingredients in three different scones. Then, chefs Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso ask the teams to create their own flavorful scones. In the main dish challenge, the stakes get higher as they prepare a multi-course dinner fit for royalty. Unfortunately, some recruits will be banished from the kitchen as their journey comes to an end.

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Reality Stars on Mars
Episode 6

Reality Stars on Mars

Episode 6 • Feb 02, 2025

The recruits compete in an intergalactic scavenger hunt called "May the Course Be with You" as they race to retrieve ingredients for their next dish. The longer they take, the less time they have to cook! Then, chefs Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso invite the teams to dive into the deep with squid ink seafood pasta. The two bottom recruits face a blind elimination challenge, where they must make fresh pasta and sauce to avoid getting lost in space.

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Season 29

7 episodes
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Boot Camp's Got Talent
Episode 1

Boot Camp's Got Talent

Episode 1 • Jul 28, 2025

Chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini have just seven weeks to turn a talented bunch of culinary train wrecks into kitchen stars, but first, they need to know what they're up against! The recruits kick things off with their signature showstopper dish. Then, in the main dish challenge, they tackle the ultimate test: recreating the chefs' "winner winner chicken dinner." Those with promise move on while the rest face elimination.

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Culinary Pageant
Episode 2

Culinary Pageant

Episode 2 • Aug 04, 2025

It's showtime! The recruits step up to the spotlight in the first-ever Boot Camp Culinary Pageant. Competing head-to-head, they show off their kitchen skills in hopes of being crowned Mister or Miss Boot Camp -- and scoring a sweet advantage for their team. Then, it's time to get fancy as chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini teach their teams the delicate art of cooking scallops in the skill drill challenge. Later, in the main dish cook, the recruits take on a restaurant classic, steak au poivre. Those who can't keep up will be sent packing.

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The Da Vinci Cook
Episode 3

The Da Vinci Cook

Episode 3 • Aug 11, 2025

Chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini take their teams back in time for a grand Italian relay race, where the recruits must pull together an epic spread worthy of the era. After soaking up the Renaissance spirit, the skill drill challenge gets even more refined with a dish of pork Milanese. In the main dish challenge, the recruits dive into making fresh mezzaluna pasta. While some shine, it's "pasta la vista" for those who fall short.

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Flavor Freestyle
Episode 4

Flavor Freestyle

Episode 4 • Aug 18, 2025

Boot camp turns up the heat and the volume as the kitchen transforms into a nightclub for the ultimate culinary showdown! The teams face off in a Dish Sync Battle, syncing global flavors to musical genres. After that, it's time to take on international-inspired appetizers in the skill drill challenge. For the main dish, chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini teach the recruits to craft a flavorful symphony with paella. Some recruits will find their rhythm, but those who can't keep pace will be eliminated.

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Big Top Boot Camp
Episode 5

Big Top Boot Camp

Episode 5 • Aug 18, 2025

Boot camp becomes a carnival as chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini lead their teams through a circus-themed extravaganza. First, it's a scavenger hunt under the big top. Then, in the skill drill, recruits whip up a circus-worthy treat -- churros! For the main dish challenge, the recruits create a full dinner-and-entertainment experience. The show must go on, but for some recruits, the curtains will close.

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Encores and Entrees
Episode 6

Encores and Entrees

Episode 6 • Aug 25, 2025

he tables turn this week as the chefs take a backseat! In the fan-favorite Remote Control Chef challenge, the recruits must guide chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini to replicate a mystery dish using only their tasting and describing skills. Then, it's time to dive deep as the main dish challenge has the recruits mastering the art of butchering and cooking fish. Those who can't stay afloat in this high-pressure test will be swimming with the fishes.

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