The worst episodes of 100 Cooks
Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it. Fewer than 10 rated episodes — treat this ranking as provisional.
- 01
In the supersized season premiere, host Terry Crews welcomes 100 of the best home cooks in America to the food world's most unpredictable cooking competition. In this episode, over 50 cooks compete in five different challenges to impress judges Nick DiGiovanni and Alex Guarnaschelli. The challenges include best noodle dish battle, a rotisserie chicken face-off, an egg challenge, and best party bite competition. More than 20 cooks will be sent home, and the remaining amateur chefs will continue to compete for a life-changing amount of money.
- 02
Host Terry Crews invites the 71 remaining cooks to compete over the course of four challenges: a true/false culinary trivia challenge, a spicy weeknight dinner battle, best sandwich, and a mystery basket challenge. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni will send six cooks home.
- 03
Host Terry Crews selects 18 of the remaining 65 home cooks to compete in three challenges: a bake sale, an at-home takeout battle, and best steak-night dinner. Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni judge which eight cooks will be headed home.
- 04
Host Terry Crews challenges 26 of the remaining 55 cooks to make a Sunday breakfast, a perfect scallop, and the best one-pot dish to impress judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni. After the battles, 14 cooks will be eliminated.
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