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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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Worst Cooks in America
First Air Date	January 3, 2010
Last Air Date	February 2, 2025
Seasons	29
Episodes	212
Episode Runtime	42min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	Optomen Productions All3Media America Objective Media Group Optomen Television
Networks	Food Network

S29E02

Culinary Pageant

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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