Worst Cooks in America - Season 25 - Eps 1: Culinary Clickbait
Chefs Anne Burrell and Darnell "Superchef" Ferguson welcome 12 technically savvy but culinary challenged recruits to their cooking boot camp. Before picking teams, Anne and Darnell kick off the competition by having the recruits make their signature dish to show off their skills -- or lack thereof -- in the kitchen. Then in the Main Dish challenge, the recruits learn a unique way to cook chicken -- under a brick! After assessing everyone's skills, Anne and Darnell choose their teams.
About Worst Cooks in America

Title: Worst Cooks in America
First Air Date: 2010-01-03
Last Air Date: 2025-02-02
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.3/10 (from 27 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 29
Total Episodes: 212
Network: Food Network
Genres: Reality, Comedy
Production Companies: Optomen Productions, All3Media America, Objective Media Group, Optomen Television
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Anne Burrell
Herself - Host