The 10 Most Disgusting Dishes Made On Cooking Competitions In 2012

Everyone has their off days, and the chefs who put themselves through the hellish pentathlon that is a cooking reality show often crack under the pressure. But this list isn’t about kicking the chefs who may have made fatal errors — this is a list of dishes that were, quite simply, terrible. These dishes failed hard, from conception to execution, and in some cases, the contestants had it coming. Enjoy this slideshow of the year’s best long-simmering schadenfreude, in no particular order.

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