Worst Cooks in America
Worst Cooks in America is a reality competition show on the Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants with very poor cooking skills through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000.
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Worst Cooks in America is a reality competition show on the Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants with very poor cooking skills through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000.
Season 3 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Best of the Worst
Sun, Feb 12, 2012 43 mins
Sixteen of the Worst Cooks In America arrive at Base Camp and attempt to "impress" Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay with their own signature dish.
Episode 2
Going Global
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 42 mins
The Recruits will be tested on an international level as they attempt to learn to make Hand Pulled Chinese Noodles and meatballs from around the globe. Will the Recruits pull through or will they create an international disaster?
Episode 3
Extreme Flavor
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 43 mins
It's all about flavors for the Recruits as they have to make and top their own pizza and have their palettes tested with extreme and odd flavor combinations. With 12 Recruits left they will all have to fight to taste victory!
Episode 4
Late Night/Date Night
Sun, Mar 4, 2012 43 mins
The ten remaining Recruits will be up all night learning how to make a late night treat at a local diner, then Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay will take it up a notch and teach them all an exquisite romantic entrée for two.
Episode 5
Luck of the Irish
Sun, Mar 11, 2012 42 mins
It's a St. Patrick's Day surprise as the recruits have to cater a party for 40 hungry Irish New Yorkers.
Episode 6
Something Fishy
Sun, Mar 18, 2012 42 mins
It's time to get down and dirty as the recruits visit a fish market and have to make a colossal raw bar tower. Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay will then put their names on the line as the recruits cook for the chefs' own families!
Episode 7
Kicked Off by Kin Folk
Sun, Mar 25, 2012 43 mins
The recruits have to impress their hardest critics yet in hopes of moving on to the finale. First they'll feed 30 screaming 3rd graders, then they'll have to cook a family style meal for their loved ones.
Episode 8
Worst to First: The Final Battle
Sun, Apr 1, 2012 43 mins
It's winner takes all as the final two Recruits battle it out for $25,000. Each Recruit will have to cook a full restaurant style dinner for three of America's best chefs. Who will move from worst to first?