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Twenty-four of the worst home cooks in America train under the watchful eyes of the Food Network chefs to become one of the best. Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Ready? Multitasking. The scourge of many a cook that doesn't know how. A few of the cooks got the better of it, while Rebecca and Marque didn't, resulting in some really crazy dishes and a one-way ticket out of Boot Camp. Now only four remain as we prepare for the big finale to come next time. DAY 7 The final four arrives, ready for crunch time. Next, they're ready to tackle dessert. Chef Beau will help the Jen(ny)s make a liquid-center chocolate torte with salted caramel sauce and caramelized bananas. They started to veer off on their own, and it's starting to piss Chef Beau off. But it comes together in short order, and Jenny finds newfound joy in setting bananas on fire. Chef Anne is making profiteroles with hazelnut mascarpone mousse and chocolate sauce. She thinks that Eddie and Rachel are ready for this, though she doesn't feel any energy. Folks, if you're going to whip cream, beat the devil out of it. Beat it like it owes you money! Beat it like you mean it! Eddie's ends up gloppy, while Rachel is a lot lighter. There's more to this challenge... They know how to make dessert, but can they impart that knowledge onto... the Ridgefield Park Scarlets? They'll be judged on how well their dishes compare to the chefs... And they have 75 minutes. What time is it? GAME TIME! Football players know how to run, tackle, and beat up on the little guy, but they don't know how to cook. Jen has an advantage going into this challenge, as she's a natural teacher. Jenny, on the other hand... very slow going. Over on the red side... Eddie walks the players through step by step. Rachel, on the other hand, thinks that he's going to just be condescending the whole time. He isn't... but on the other hand, Eddie decides to doctor up the recipe... you don't doctor up a recipe from a chef in front of said chef! Rachel was going to declare the profiteroles done, except... they're burnt. You don't give up. And Jenny's not panicking. She's taking this very calmly. That's good, especially when you consider that she just broke down last time. And... TIME! Eddie's chocolate is good, but his profiterole was "a little damp" on the inside. Rachel has decided to use the burnt profiterole. The sauce doesn't look like a sauce. It's a successful dish, but again... sloppy. Over on the blue, Rachel's student plated an overcooked cake upside down and forgot the powdered sugar. Jenny has all the elements down on the plate, but her cake has too much ooze. DAY 8 Back to the grind. On the first day of Boot Camp, the cooks were asked to cook something that represents their ability to cook something. Those were pretty nasty. Now they have to go back and reinvent those dishes into something that's a little more palatable. The cooks that do that the best will represent Anne and Beau in the finale. Each cook will get $100 to shop for ingredients and one hour to prep and cook... in a private restaurant kitchen. To recall... Rachel: Three-Cheese Mac & Cheese After grocery shopping, they head to Benoit, where they will also be cooking for a loved one. This is understandably an emotional time for all of the cooks in waiting. Those dishes above are going to be transformed into... these. Jen V: Pan-Seared Tuna with Fettuccini,
Asparagus & Roasted Tomatoes Jenny is not hoping for another meltdown in the kitchen. Jen called her experience in the kitchen "harder than giving birth to all four of her kitchen". Let's go to the dishes. Jen V's pasta was underseasoned, but the fish was absolutely beautiful to her husband. Jenny C's grandmother has worked in restaurants her whole life. And yes... she's impressed by the look and the taste. The vegetables, though, could be a little cooked. Now it's time for the Red Team's shot in the kitchen. Rachel: Mac & Cheese with Bacon Cheddar,
Fontina & Parmesan Béchamel Eddie's looking to undercook the shrimp just a tad. Rachel... just doesn't want to get burned. Rachel's dish looks very delicious... and it's restaurant quality. Eddie's fried rice is a little disappointing. Now it's decision time. For the first time, we didn't see Rachel pull off a tasty-but-sloppy dish. Eddie's dish was light years ahead of "rice, salt, oil, and egg." Beau is extremely proud of both of his chefs. Jenny, on the other hand, gets frazzled a lot. So this is going to to the cooks themselves, who make their case. But representing the chefs in the final challenge are... RACHEL (Chef Anne) and JENNY CROSS (Chef Beau). For Eddie and Jen Vecchio, though, this is not an end, but a beginning. So what did we learn this week? - If it's burnt, do it over. What will we pick up as the worst cooks in America reach their final culinary crush, bearing the weight of two culinary giants on their tiny shoulders? Find out in the finale, next time!. To see bonus footage from this episode, or to nominate someone for season 2, go to www.foodnetwork.com/worstcooks. |
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