It featured 18 professional chefs competing against each other as opposed to amateur cooks. Types of cooking also depend on the skill levels and training of cooks. Twelve chefs competed in the first season of "Worst Cooks in America". Training is also offered to kitchen staff, waiters, cooks and bakers. Examples are broiler cooks, fry cooks, pantry cooks, and sauce cooks. Morels are prized by gourmet cooks, particularly in French cuisine. Food cooks more quickly when cut into smaller pieces. Zimmern also hosts a cooking webseries on YouTube titled "Andrew Zimmern Cooks". But the thinner meat cooks faster with more moisture loss. I think it suffered from too many cooks [in the kitchen]. As the burger cooks, the cheese inside melts. He does not drink, cooks for himself but doesn't eat much. Other contemporary cooks and their specialties are also mentioned. They are often prepared to feed hundreds of guests, requiring groups of cooks. He cooks the finger and eats it.