- HD 1080
- Runtime: 60m.
- Status: Returning Series
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Stars: Anne Burrell
- keywords: competition, cooking, culinary arts, cooking competition, unskilled
- Production_studio: Optomen Productions, All3Media America, Objective Media Group, Optomen Television
- Seasons: 28
- Episodes: 209
- First air date: 2010-01-03
- Last air date: 2024-02-04
- providers: Hulu, Max, Max Amazon Channel, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Food Network, Discovery +
- The Worst Cooks in America is featured in the top rankings of 2010
- #19 in Top Reality Series of 2010
- #47 in Top Comedy Series of 2010
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.