Anne Burrell
Self - Host
Worst Cooks in America (2010)
Season 1
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.
Released Jan. 3, 2010
Episode 59 min
10+
Genres: Comedy, Game Show, Reality, Reality TV
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Watch Providers: Hulu, The Roku Channel, Disney Plus, Food Network, Food Network + 7 more, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: Optomen Productions, All3Media America, Optomen Television, Objective Media Group
Network: Food Network
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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. 3, 2010, midnight
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. 10, 2010, midnight
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. 17, 2010, midnight
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. 24, 2010, midnight
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.
Jan. 31, 2010, midnight
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.
Feb. 1, 2010, midnight
Network: Food Network
Episode Runtime: 59 min.
Season Runtime: 13098 min.
Released: Jan. 3, 2010
Last Air Date: Sept. 1, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Jan. 4, 2026, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 10+
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