Chef Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry train sixteen culinary novices who have never cooked. The recruits must recreate a favorite dish so chefs can evaluate skills. For the main challenge recruits must replicate steak and potato dinner.
Chefs Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry aim to provide culinary basic training. Teams compete for medals in cooking and physical challenges. The winning team gains advantage in next task. Burrell and Derry assign chicken paillard with salad.
Chefs Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry welcome cooking novices aboard the S.S. Worst Cooks. Burrell and Derry teach them to make shrimp and grits. For the main challenge teams cook fish entrees. The least successful cooks are eliminated.