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Johan's was more impressive, but I REALLY wanted to try Zoe's.
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I hate that kind of challenge--some of those flavors are definitely easier than others.
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This was my wedding cake (from last summer), so naturally I was leaning Clement. His flavors interested me the most, too. I can't believe Christian had basically no chocolate after the couple specifically requested it.
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When I saw Foster pouring in the extract, I knew she was gone. Holy smokes.
I was surprised how many of the kids struggled with all the parts of this challenge. I would've expected more cakes to be better.
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I appreciate the kid who mentioned that he was licensed (and had trademarked his Cinna-Roe name). Whenever these kids talk about having their own businesses, I always wonder about the logistics. Like, the one girl who said how much she's earned--is that net or gross?
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The show lists Kristen as being from Staten Island; there's definitely Long Island in her accent, and I think something else.
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1 hour ago, dgpolo said:
Did anyone notice that the twins only had one backpack between them? Have they always only had one? One of the couples only had one between them too, not sure which one. At first I thought maybe they were allowed to keep stuff on the plane but the brothers and one of the other couples both had their backpacks so I don't think so.
Derek and Claire only have one backpack. I'm not sure they ever had two. Derek's the one who always carries it.
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14 hours ago, LilyP said:
My husband has gotten to enjoy watching this with me and even he, a non baker, scoffed at the s'more's challenge. The end product reminded me of an upscale restaurant's interpretation of a basic recipe that they fancied up so they could charge you more money. Reading comments about homemade marshmallows made me want to try making them. That's a plus.
Yep, I've had fancy s'mores at restaurants and honestly, give me some Honey Maid, Jet Puffed, and a Hershey's bar. (Though I'm fine playing with the chocolate component--Ghiradelli or a Reese's cup in there is amazing.) And honestly, I prefer the mass-produced marshmallows to the homemade/restaurant-made marshmallows. But I also have very basic tastes.
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Loved the woman in Munich who told the cheerleaders they were in the wrong country (and kudos, as ever, to the Amazing Cameraperson for capturing that moment). Her face was classic.
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7 hours ago, Fukui San said:
Also their insistence that their first born will be a son. Not sure that’s up to you, bub.
I found that oddly off-putting. Like, you're not even pregnant yet! It's one thing to say in a talking head that they want to have fun and win money because they want to start a family soon, but weird to be at a task and yelling "This is for Boom-Boom!"
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I thought the EW article was really interesting. A lot of people around here have said that Michael didn't have a social game, but the jury clearly disagrees.
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20 hours ago, Kiddvideo said:
I’m surprised the nuclear worker (was he the non-kilted Scot?) didn’t excel. The scientist tend to jump far ahead on the early bakes.
I believe the scientist was the kilted Scot--James, I think. Kevin was the Scot without the kilt.
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It does all feel rushed, but I am pleased at the body diversity in the final 24. There are people in there who I don't think Nigel would let even sniff that far into the competition.
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20 hours ago, Catfi9ht said:
Every time someone makes macarons I have flashbacks to that poor woman who was kicked off a previous season because her macarons didn't sit overnight. That was some serious bullshit.
Yes! That made just ZERO sense and I also think of it every time someone does a macaron now.
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On 3/12/2022 at 6:00 PM, MyMaui said:
I think the main point, for me at least, is the forcing of this. Molly is being forced here. Forced of her farmhouse, forced of it being her as host, and forced of her being on the judging panel. None of this was forced before. And add in the tad of "with Molly Yeh" on the show too.
To me she is not a host she has become the show "with" the judges and contestants. This is the same thing the Halloween show did too and ruined it Have the show and say she is the host. Don't make her the star of the show. She isn't and never will be.
I hate how contrived these things are--on all the baking competitions. I don't need a story about why you're making the contestants do something. Just say that you want a cake that looks like a Mardi Gras float or a dessert that looks like a garden or whatever. And don't have the judges look surprised at whatever the challenge is. It's all so contrived and dumb. And it's even MORE grating here, where they're pretending they're in Molly's barn? It's dumb. It's not like Chopped tries to pretend it's something more than chefs in a kitchen.
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I don't really remember king cake tasting like cinnamon, either. I mostly found the texture a bit odd.
Jaleesa is on Twitter (@ChefJaleesa) and posted
Quote"This was a brutal episode. A lot of people don't realize that I was a pumping mom on the show. Every 3 to 4 hrs on the hour, my entire time there. I had an 11 week old at home. Not taking care of my body was a big wake up call. "
Also a panic attack.
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4 hours ago, Taeolas said:
Oh and speaking of arbitrary rules, the inflatables puzzle me. In order for them to count, the sweeper has to get them across the line. Now we know that items in the carts and hands when the sweep ends also count even though they aren't across the line. But I thought inflatables might have been different. But in this ep (and in previous ones) the sweep ended with a sweeper having the inflatable (in hand) out on the floor and it still counted. So I guess that's a slight rule bend.
They've enforced the "inflatables must be across the line" rule before, so that was a bit of a mystery.
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I can't disagree with the decision to eliminate Joseph, but I'll miss him. Ellora continues to be adorable.
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I need to know the details behind what happened in the second episode from this week--two teams hit HARD with penalties. I need to see the receipts!
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Joseph probably should've gone over Caroline, but that would've left Santiago as the only boy left. I didn't dislike Caroline, but Joseph's one of my favorites, so I was glad he stayed.
Ellora is definitely my favorite, though. I love her.
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Was definitely annoyed to see that the episode description for the "anti-resolutions" episode have something like, "Guy and Hunter have the chefs..."
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I knew going in that Jurgen would be sent home (my Google app spoiled it for me Tuesday night, WTF), but watching it, it seemed that it should've been Giuseppe. Those flavor critiques for the showstopper seemed much worse than Jurgen's "Your entremets should have been more visually interesting." But devastating to lose any of them; what a fantastic final four.
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I couldn't tell if the bakers were upset about the woodland creatures, having to use marzipan, or both.
I was also very confused by Nancy's critique of Jose's cake. It seemed very negative, but then was...fine?
LOVED the campfire cake. Those flavors also sounded fantastic.
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If Sarah Beth isn't nominated immediately, I will be VERY surprised.
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Summer Baking Championship - General Discussion
in Summer Baking Championship
Duff even pointed it out--ROY G BIV. I was annoyed that Damaris walked it back a bit. My husband also immediately pointed out the wrong order of the colors.
When I saw what John was doing, I was like, "So...a cake?" and then I got concerned that the judges would overlook it. I was very glad they didn't.
I also thought Anrika's pavlova was going to flop, but it clearly tasted good, and her decoration covered the problems enough.