Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series that premiered on January 3, 2010, on Food Network.

[1][2] The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation.

Chefs Beau MacMillan and Anne Burrell lead an intense culinary boot camp.

Casting for season 2 of Worst Cooks in America was held at the LA Marriott Burbank Airport, Hotel & Convention Center on March 27, 2010.

[6] Food Network's website announced that Robert Irvine would replace Beau MacMillan for season 2.

Anne Burrell hosted season 3 with Bobby Flay, who replaced Robert Irvine.

This challenge involved more basic cooking techniques (e.g. knife skills) and the winner would be decided by a blind judging from both Anne and Rachael.

Rachael Ray returns with Anne Burrell to host season 2 of the Celebrity Edition.

Rachael Ray returns with Anne Burrell to host season 3 of the Celebrity Edition.

Three contestants from this season—runner-up Steven Crowley, Sharon Shvarzman, and Kevin Pettice—would compete in, and win, season 9 of The Great Food Truck Race.

Tyler Florence returns with Anne Burrell to host the fifth run of the Celebrity Edition.

[24] In episode 4, Chef Alton deemed the recruits' performances in the Main Dish challenge are too flawed to declare a winner in his team.

Tyler Florence returns with Anne Burrell to host the sixth run of the Celebrity Edition.

Immediately following, spin-off companion series Worst Cooks in America: Dirty Dishes begins its first-ever run.

[31] The show sees former boot camp contestants and comedians commenting on past episodes.

[32] An additional twist added this season is the "Danger Zone," in which the worst recruit on each team in the Skill Drill must cook their Main Dish at the stations used by Burrell and Hall in demonstrating the recipe, giving the mentors the ability to keep a close eye on them as they cook.

First, the cast includes 5 pairs of recruits with previously established relationships: Angie & Cheyenne (long-lost cousins), Bianca & Hector (married), Deneise & Hilda (neighbors), Eddie & Kara (married), and Marti & Peachez (best friends).

Jeff Mauro joins Anne Burrell to host the seventh run of the Celebrity Edition.

[35] Darnell Ferguson joins Anne Burrell to host the first run of Viral Sensations.

[36] This season features a cast of single recruits eager to learn some cooking skills to impress future dates.

The pairs are: The winner of each team's Skill Drill cook receives the power to "recouple" by staying with their current partner or choosing a different one.

In Episode 2, Michael was the first to recouple by choosing Sterling as his new partner, while James chose to stay with Sami.