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	January 18, 2026
Seasons	30
Episodes	226
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

S30E03

The Worst Lotus

The celebrity teams hustle during "The Worst Lotus," a head-to-head relay race through a faux-luxury resort to create poolside platters. After sweating it out, the recruits tackle a seafood classic: crab cakes. In the main dish challenge, chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry have their teams dive into the deep end with seafood curry. The recruits who shine move on, while the bottom two face a blind elimination cook-off, preparing seared fish with a tropical sauce.

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