7.3/1017 votes#1 - Fear the Worst
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2016
Chef Tyler Florence returns to the kitchen to challenge reigning champ Chef Anne Burrell to a rematch. An open casting call attracts some of the worst cooks that they've seen yet, but they choose 14 recruits to train back at culinary boot camp. These "home cooks" make their signature dishes, and after an unsavory tasting, Anne and Tyler pick their teams and attempt to teach them how to make a well-balanced dinner.
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7.8/1014 votes#2 - Getting Stuffed
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2016
Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence test the recruits' food knowledge in a game show-style battle of "Family Food," where they go head-to-head to win steps for an incomplete recipe. After the game, they clumsily attempt to fill in the blanks in their partial recipes and cook the dish. Then, they all must stuff and prepare a delicate cut of meat.
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- 7.6/1015 votes
#3 - 50 Shades of Flavor
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2016
The recruits learn all about flavor combinations by taste-testing some unlikely pairings, then then the Skill Drill tests their creativity as they construct unique ice cream sandwiches. The flavor showdown continues when the recruits must create their own unique filling for empanadas, and two recruits fail to deliver.
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- 7.9/1015 votes
#4 - Taking It to the Streets
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2016
Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence give the recruits a hard lesson in kitchen multi-tasking, as they must cook four eggs, each in a different style — leaving some of them scrambling for time, and others cracking under the pressure! Then, the kitchen gets even hotter when the recruits make four different Asian street food dishes.
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- 7.7/1014 votes
#5 - The Cod Squad
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2016
The remaining recruits must use exotic proteins to grind out some unforgettable burgers. After serving their original sliders to Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence, the recruits learn they must each fillet a whole cod to make homemade fish and chips.
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- 7.9/1014 votes
#6 - Blast From the Past
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2016
For the last Skill Drill, Chef Anne Burrell and Chef Tyler Florence challenge the final four recruits to replicate a dish. With no help from their mentors, the recruits must rely on their taste buds and newfound skills. The trials continue when the recruits must cook a revamped version of their Day 1 signature dishes for their loved ones -- but their loved ones don't know which recruit cooked what dish and could unwittingly send their own loved one packing! (Special airtime - 10 PM ET)
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The Best Episodes of Worst Cooks in America Season 8
Every episode of Worst Cooks in America Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Worst Cooks in America Season 8!
12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits...
Genres:RealityComedy
Network:Food Network
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Fear the Worst" is the best rated episode of "Worst Cooks in America" season 8. It scored 7.3/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/2016. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Getting Stuffed".