Worst Cooks in America (series)
- User score: 6.2
- Production country: United States of America
- Production companies: Optomen Productions, All3Media America, Objective Media Group, Optomen Television
- Genre: Reality, Comedy
- Release date: 1/3/2010
- Release date of last episode: 2/4/2024
- Series status: Returning series
- Seasons count: 27 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 204
- Run time: 60, 42 min.
Series description
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.