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Season 1 – Pressure Cooker

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Living under one roof, 11 chefs use culinary skills and strategic plays in a tense cooking contest during which they vote on who among them will win $100,000.
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Pressure Cooker — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Khadjiah Johnson Black Nerd Problems 02/02/2023
Pressure Cooker showed me the world behind the reality cooking competition I thought always existed but was edited out for family friendly viewers. Go to Full Review
Ashley Moulton Common Sense Media 01/11/2023
3/5
Foodie teens will enjoy both the cooking and the drama. Grown-ups may not appreciate the backstabbing and popularity-contest behavior. Go to Full Review
Scott Hines Decider 01/10/2023
The competitors are spouting the same cliches we’ve heard on countless episodes of Big Brother or Chopped, and the dishes–while delicious-looking–aren’t anything we haven’t seen elsewhere. Go to Full Review
Jason Flatt But Why Tho? 01/08/2023
8/10
Pressure Cooker is true to its word: a unique cooking competition show experience. Putting some really heavy personalities in one house to cook against each other inherently breeds high pressure and high heat among the contestants... Go to Full Review
Nicole Ackman Ready Steady Cut 01/07/2023
4/5
Just as Netflix reinvented reality dating with Love is Blind, it has done the same for cooking shows with Pressure Cooker. Go to Full Review
Andy Dehnart Reality Blurred 01/06/2023
D
Pressure Cooker is, honestly, a far more palatable and watchable version of Big Brother than CBS’s annual sewer main break. But as a culinary competition, it’s mostly nonsense. Go to Full Review
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Nicole G. @RT98116669 May 17 The ending ruined the entire show! Don’t waste your time watching, Mike should’ve won! The show was originally interesting but the finale was not a blind test and everyone voted based on who they liked more and not who had the better food and deserved to win. Robbie served RAW bison and somehow won $100,000??? They all said he “grew” but if that’s the case why did he serve raw food in the finale. See more Tyler C @RT28646559 05/02/2025 I loved this!! It was real everyday people cooking and doing what they do. Of course there was the Villian who tried to play the game due to her lack of talent and chooses to lie instead of cooking but overall very well put together show. I love how they are their own judges and they have to rate each other. Very different dynamics and skills came together to make some rally cool stuff. I really hope there is another season! I would definitely watch. The one thing that gets me a little is how the voting at the end is calculated and goes because you have people who dont want someone to win. Mike was consistent all season, shown impressive innovation throughout for his age, worked as a team, shown growth and helped basically everyone and saved a lot of their dishes with quick thinking and innovation, so in my opinion he was the clear winner. Everyone wanted to work with him and he was the one to fear all season. Plus his platting was everything, especially the chocolate caviar tasting, that was amazing, new and a fresh idea that was executed flawlessly. So I really dont see how he didnt win. But overall a great watch and want more!! See more M P @MP1999 01/25/2025 A cooking show that has nothing to do with skill or execution... The final dish didn't even matter. Most of them didn't even vote based off the food. Mike CLEARLY should've won. See more LEOR T @RT19997438 11/10/2024 This show is a mix of Big Brother with Master Chef . on the paper it sounds cool but eventually it falls apart . I managed to put allot of my issues aside but the Finale got me Pissed . Im Extremely Disappointed and Angry that Mike didn't win. watching someone getting robbed is Very very unpleasant . talent got no room here - and nothing is more irritating to watch than a clear winner losing to someone who's half as good only because he got more friends. Moreover - almost every elimination was made because they were afraid from each other / or they wanted to keep their friends. Good Food was never the discussion. throughout the show and the finale, Mike made phenomenal dishes, and they all were amazed by him - so why did they choose Robbie? Im So pissed ive waisted so much time on this stupid show. I hope the show gets cancelled See more Jesse N @RT17943012 07/03/2024 I think the whole concept for the show was amazing. It was generic cooking show meets Big Brother. And it worked for a majority of the show. My only issue with it was at the end. Having the former contestants, not only be the taste testers, but it not being a blind taste test was the wrong call (although it's easy to argue they would've known whose dish is whose, still not the best choice overall). Adding on to my gripes with the finale episode, the way they shot the tallying of the votes felt very much predictable and dragged out. Overall, it was a sour note to end it on but the concept was fresh and exciting. We need more new and exciting spins like this over the same ol same ol generic cooking shows. I wouldn't pay much mind to all the negative reviews, they're all basically just complaining about the finale and letting that be the bases of which they judged the totality of the show. See more Jonathan S @RT81826233 06/11/2024 I think it's a pathetic when you have a "cooking" show, a skill show where talent takes the back burner. There were alot of incredible chefs and personalities but I guess if people feel sorry for you and you cry all the time then merit goes in the trash. It feel very much like a popularity contest where all the contestants who were bitter at the end couldn't check their egos and make the right vote. The only upside of the show was watching Mike do his thing. If you want to see a show where people feel sympathetic and hand over 100 k to a weak and undeserving chef then maybe this will be to your liking. What an utter disappointment. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Check Your Ego at the Door With 90 minutes on the clock, 11 chefs showcase their signature dishes in the competition's first challenge; then, they rank each other's food. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Someone Is Lying Two teams are tasked with creating a five-course meal with sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umani notes; an elimination vote sees calculated moves. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Eight Aprons, Nine Chefs Contestants pair up for a nontraditional surf-and-turf challenge, during which tensions run high; the only chef without a partner is given a crucial role. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Traitors While selecting teams, new alliances are forged and bonds are broken; the chefs then host a five-course dinner inspired by all four seasons. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Break Up the Alliance An emotional decision leaves the house divided; in a cheesy dessert challenge, the judge determines the time allotted to each chef. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Don't Take It Personally Two chefs are going home in the competition's first double elimination, in which savory dishes must feature a chocolate-forward spin. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Yelp Doesn't Count Using ingredients from different global cuisines, the chefs go head-to-head with bold flavors; the final four collaborate for a party of food critics. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 6, 2023 Start Together, End Together In the last challenge, chefs must draw from personal stories to craft the perfect progressive menu; finally, each makes their case for victory. Details
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Season Info

Director
Paul Starkman
Executive Producer
David Friedman, Michael Agbabian, Dwight Smith
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 6, 2023