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Oct 19, 2022 17:46:27 GMT
Post by marion on Oct 19, 2022 17:46:27 GMT
Well for us Archers fans, this could be a Rob Titchener tribute week. “Custard from scratch, none of that shop bought rubbish, Helen”
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Oct 20, 2022 12:13:22 GMT
Post by beverley61 on Oct 20, 2022 12:13:22 GMT
Just a thought, but you must have to have some money to buy all the ingredients to practice all this stuff at home. Perhaps they could have a Cost of Living week.
I don't know how you qualify to get on the show, there must be interviews, you must have to prove you can cook at some point. This years are just not as good as others, I think. Perhaps they just upload videos of baked items?
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Oct 20, 2022 12:24:48 GMT
Post by Miranda on Oct 20, 2022 12:24:48 GMT
It is out of step with the present times, isn't it?. I'm not saying everything should be grim and austere but that is an awful lot of food going to waste.
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Oct 21, 2022 8:39:44 GMT
Post by marion on Oct 21, 2022 8:39:44 GMT
Perhaps they are given a practice allowance by C4. Austerity week! At least that should show us some basic cookery skills. Same for the Sewing Bee.
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Oct 21, 2022 11:42:56 GMT
Post by beverley61 on Oct 21, 2022 11:42:56 GMT
So how about a batch baking week. Making things that can be made relatively cheaply and frozen. Good heavens that would involve pastry and most of them are useless at that.
I'm thinking oven on for a maximum of one hour - make whatever you can out of a budget of £50 that will provide a family of four with a main dish (minus veggies etc) for 6 meals or something. Yes, it would be pies, and savoury rolls, possibly suet pastry (which costs buttons), filo pastry samosa type things, flatbreads for pizzas and things but it could still be fairy cakes and loaf cakes. It doesn't have to be mean looking.
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Oct 21, 2022 11:54:24 GMT
Post by cakewalk44 on Oct 21, 2022 11:54:24 GMT
I think that's a really good idea. Budget week. Let's face it, there are millions out there who would be terrified at the thought of batch cooking.
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Oct 26, 2022 13:13:39 GMT
Post by marion on Oct 26, 2022 13:13:39 GMT
Oh poor Kevin. They’re all making their set custard gateau, and most are alternating a good layer with a sponge. Kevin is sloshing in pints of the stuff! Needless to say it didn’t set and just collapsed, but it was nice to see three others trying to help, not that they managed to salvage anything. I thought Sandro was unlucky not to get star baker.
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Oct 30, 2022 16:22:00 GMT
Post by bidiein on Oct 30, 2022 16:22:00 GMT
I thought Sandro should have got star baker. His ice cream was the best and his show stopper was lovely.
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Nov 2, 2022 13:52:03 GMT
Post by marion on Nov 2, 2022 13:52:03 GMT
We expect perfection…. We’ll they certainly didn’t get it, did they? Undercooked pastry all round. I was sure Abdul would be out this week but he had a bit of a rally. Poor Maxy had a nightmare. She was my tip for winner! Sandro is getting a bit too desperate for handshakes and victory now I think.
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Nov 6, 2022 16:52:54 GMT
Post by bidiein on Nov 6, 2022 16:52:54 GMT
Sorry to see Maxi go but she did have a very poor week.
Shame that they all struggled with pastry - surely one of the basics in this series?
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Nov 9, 2022 13:29:48 GMT
Post by marion on Nov 9, 2022 13:29:48 GMT
BOOOO!!!!!!! My second tip for the top has gone out. He was robbed!!!!
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Post by beverley61 on Nov 10, 2022 12:33:34 GMT
Sorry to see Maxi go but she did have a very poor week. Shame that they all struggled with pastry - surely one of the basics in this series? They always struggle with pastry, most of them buy it. Even a lot of TV cooks use frozen pastry. I was looking up recipes for French Apple Tart the other day and nearly all were suggesting that you could buy a ready made pastry case, some even said you could put apricot jam under the layered apples to stop you having to stew some! That's not cooking that's dressing a pie crust. |
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Nov 15, 2022 16:52:32 GMT
Post by linseed on Nov 15, 2022 16:52:32 GMT
It’s the final tonight!
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Nov 15, 2022 18:11:45 GMT
Post by sleepyp on Nov 15, 2022 18:11:45 GMT
Usually excited, but not this time  I don’t mind who wins as long as it isn’t as a result of a particularly ridiculous task Tbh, I won’t mind if I forget to watch at all I wonder if they’re taking note of the media criticisms of this series? It needs a change of format I think |
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Nov 15, 2022 21:16:54 GMT
Post by bidiein on Nov 15, 2022 21:16:54 GMT
The tabloids have not been so 'involved' this year - perhaps they could not find any dirt on any of those taking part? Or were unable to suggest that Paul was making eyes at one of the bakers?
I've enjoyed it as much as ever and was pleased with the winner.
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I don’t mind who wins as long as it isn’t as a result of a particularly ridiculous task
Anymore to come?
