New Bake Off anyone?

[tinyjoys]

We watched this week's episode and now I really want fun flavored homemade pizza.

[cakewench]

Is it wrong that I didn’t even notice two bakers were out sick this week?

[Bookshelves]

I’m glad they didn’t send someone home this week. It would’ve felt like Rebs got a free pass. (I know, if you’re sick, you’re sick.)

Those Swedish sandwich monstrosities all looked disgusting. What on earth.

[Bookshelves]

My favorite moment is when the pink-haired lady was moaning about how her pizza was overloaded with cheese, and Kevin exclaimed emphatically in his Scottish burr, “Grrrreat!” Lol. I agree! All the cheese is grrreat!

I watch everything with closed captions. So far, the closed captions have misidentified Kevin as “James” twice. Apparently it thinks all Scottish men sound alike.

[dingdongbitch]

Mental note: beware “cake” in Sweden, as it may contain a mayonnaise layer

🤮

[lizblue]

FFSC: those sandwich cakes look like something I would eat and enjoy!

I love this show. It’s like medicine to me.

[armpants]

I just caught up on the first three episodes yesterday. I love in the first episode at the end when the star baker said he got "star caker in the bake week" 😆 So glad this show is back, I love everything about it.

[lucilleaustero]

I preferred the type of baking that was done when the show was on bbc. I bake and the others they were tasked with were interesting, but the focus was on baking and presentation. Now, it seems like more of the focus is on edible art. Biscuit masks and cookie chandeliers and such.

Chetna is favorite IG Bake Off follow.

[tinyjoys]

Oct 3, 2022 5:01:16 GMT -6 lucilleaustero said:

I preferred the type of baking that was done when the show was on bbc. I bake and the others they were tasked with were interesting, but the focus was on baking and presentation. Now, it seems like more of the focus is on edible art. Biscuit masks and cookie chandeliers and such.

Chetna is favorite IG Bake Off follow.

I agree to an extent, but the show stopper has always been an edible art piece. Bread lions, donut trees, biscuit houses with a story, etc.

[lizblue]

I love the artistry. It’s amazing what they can do.

[byjove]

Oct 2, 2022 13:39:59 GMT -6 Bookshelves said:

I’m glad they didn’t send someone home this week. It would’ve felt like Rebs got a free pass. (I know, if you’re sick, you’re sick.)

Those Swedish sandwich monstrosities all looked disgusting. What on earth.

I was trying to remember if they film one a week or if it was more compressed? I was wondering if they were out with covid.

[tinyjoys]

Oct 3, 2022 6:36:36 GMT -6 byjove said:

Oct 2, 2022 13:39:59 GMT -6 Bookshelves said:

I’m glad they didn’t send someone home this week. It would’ve felt like Rebs got a free pass. (I know, if you’re sick, you’re sick.)

Those Swedish sandwich monstrosities all looked disgusting. What on earth.

I was trying to remember if they film one a week or if it was more compressed? I was wondering if they were out with covid.

I think this is back to the normal once a week filming (arrive to the location on Friday afternoon/evening, film Saturday & Sunday, leave for home Sunday evening) since they said in one of the first episodes that they're back at whatever location. The previous two seasons, they filmed somewhere else so that they could all bunker down and quarantine together, including children of contestants.

[byjove]

Oct 3, 2022 6:59:56 GMT -6 tinyjoys said:

Oct 3, 2022 6:36:36 GMT -6 byjove said:

I was trying to remember if they film one a week or if it was more compressed? I was wondering if they were out with covid.

I think this is back to the normal once a week filming (arrive to the location on Friday afternoon/evening, film Saturday & Sunday, leave for home Sunday evening) since they said in one of the first episodes that they're back at whatever location. The previous two seasons, they filmed somewhere else so that they could all bunker down and quarantine together, including children of contestants.

I missed that! Well that's good, and I stand by my guess that they have covid and FX no other contestants get it!!

[abbandkaa]

I also wondered if they were covid-related absences. I was less than enthusiastic about them getting a free pass to the next challenge, so am glad no one went home this week. Though double-elimination got a low oooooooooooooooooooh outta me.

When I finished the ep, I started the JBO series as I hadn't yet seen it. Those kids are so messy in the kitchen it gives me anxiety to watch some of them - and then I get all sad when they get eliminated! What a surprise to see them having bakers participate in challenges in Heats! I'm just to the second Heat so don't have an opinion yet on the format difference.

[tinyjoys]

As soon as they said Rebs and Abdul were gone, I told H no one was going home and next week will be a double. And he's like nooo, they'll send someone home. Dude, I have watched so many of these episodes, I know what I'm talking about. I do think it's not fair that they missed bread week since I feel like it's such in important week as a whole. I mean, they all have their importance, but I feel like bread week is one of the top ones.

[tinyjoys]

I would also feel comfortable betting that Rebs & Abdul are the two that go home next week, assuming they're back. They've been on the lower end so far and then missing this week, I don't think it'd be "fair" to send anyone else.

[armpants]

This has happened a few times in past seasons, so I didn't expect anyone to go home. If I recall correctly they don't always do the double elimination the next week, just when they feel two really didn't do well.

[Sundae]

I laughed when they called the one pizza “American style”. Uh, nope. 😂 looked almost like the Sicilian Sfincione pizza to me.

[Wtfshouldmynamebe]

I, too, knew they wouldn't send anyone home with two people missing.

[armpants]

Oct 3, 2022 9:46:52 GMT -6 Wtfshouldmynamebe said:

I, too, knew they wouldn't send anyone home with two people missing.

I prefer this way to someone being gone because they are sick one week. I feel like there was an early season where someone I thought was going to go far was out for being sick.

[willow]

I agree that those sandwich cakes looked vomit inducing. But I also don't like sandwiches that are normal, so there's that.

[tinyjoys]

Oct 3, 2022 10:34:07 GMT -6 armpants said:

Oct 3, 2022 9:46:52 GMT -6 Wtfshouldmynamebe said:

I, too, knew they wouldn't send anyone home with two people missing.

I prefer this way to someone being gone because they are sick one week. I feel like there was an early season where someone I thought was going to go far was out for being sick.

I wonder if there's some kind of clause in contracts that is something like "one weekend, aside from the finals weeks is excused, but after that you'll forfeit". I remember Diana being gone for one episode in Chetna's season, then saying in the next episode that she wouldn't be returning, but then her being in the finale at the carnival & seeming well.

[byjove]

Yikes!

ETA I did not see any spoilers about what was being made or contestants specifically in this thread

[abbandkaa]

byjove, WOOF to all of that.

[armpants]

😬

[cakewench]

Yikes is right.

[byjove]

I'm about to watch the episode. I've heard no one can pronounce taco correctly. I'm concerned.

[elle]

Oct 7, 2022 12:28:05 GMT -6 byjove said:

I'm about to watch the episode. I've heard no one can pronounce taco correctly. I'm concerned.

[ldubhawksfan]

Oct 7, 2022 12:28:05 GMT -6 byjove said:

I'm about to watch the episode. I've heard no one can pronounce taco correctly. I'm concerned.

It was…..interesting. Some of their refried beans looked so disgusting.

[tinyjoys]

We've been watching on Sundays over breakfast, but we have plans out early Sunday morning this week. Leaning towards making H watch tonight instead.