Lacey Stout

16 of the worst cooks in America - including a sportscaster, a feisty granny and a professional balloon artist - arrive at boot camp with dreams of putting their kitchen nightmares behind them.

Mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence introduce the recruits to magical and mysterious kitchen gadgets. Then boot camp transforms into a fish market where the recruits learn to fillet and prepare fish.

The Worst Cooks boot camp is transformed into a Family Food game show where the recruits compete in trivia and culinary tasks. For the main dish challenge, they put down roots in the kitchen and learn about cooking vegetables.

Anne and Tyler secretly watch the boot camp recruits as they learn the ugly truth of sausage making and present their dishes for a potluck dinner.

The recruits learn how to create new dishes from common leftover ingredients. Then Anne and Tyler leave them alone for the first time to make pizza from scratch. Some pizzas impress the Chefs, while others get boxed out.

Recruits compete in cornhole and darts to determine flavors for their craveable game day creations. For the main dish challenge, mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence teach the recruits how to make irresistible stuffed burgers.