Worst Cooks puts the "camp" in boot camp as the teams of recruits play a culinary scavenger hunt and then must cook dishes using only camping equipment and utensils. Chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon up their game for the main dish challenge by teaching the recruits how to smoke and grill game meats. The least successful recruit on each team must compete in a blind elimination challenge that tests their grilling skills, and the recruit with the worst dish has to hit the trail and head home.

The teams of recruits compete in boot camp's first "Tour de Petit Four" to get acquainted with different types of desserts. They must ride scooters around a French-themed obstacle course collecting ingredients to create elaborate dessert platters. For the main dish challenge, chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon teach the recruits how to make classic French eclairs. The recruits with the most faux pas will compete in the blind elimination challenge, where they have just ten minutes to make tarts, and the recruit with the worst dish must say au revoir.