Dont think I've joined in the thread before, been a long time reader, and avid watcher. Like most on here am irritated beyond belief with several contestants, *beautiful* Mindy, Audra, Debs, Julia. Kylie I love, she seems really upbeat and genuine. The boys are really impressing me, more so now the numbers are diminishing. Wade probably more than some others, where has he been hiding? This show is the highlight of my day, George/Gary/Matt Preston combo = perfect mix. Love them!!!
Okay then, rumtruffle. That does sound like a silly thing to say.
BTW, are you sure you should be reading Michael's tweets right now? One might give away a big spoiler. What if he runs into the winner somewhere and tweets about it?
I would agree with you by the way. The general sweeping term of protein, I get. Holding a bit of chicken and still saying protein, not so much.
Michael hasn't tweeted for ages as far as I'm aware - if he has, it's not been pulling into my feed. I just recall him saying he was working there.
I've not looked. I'm itching to follow some of them though!
Good point about Mindy having the pin, Mermaid - now that its top ten its even more likely to send someone good home ... wonder what would happen if both Kylie and Mindy were bottom two!
I can't wait for tonight when we go all Italia! Perhaps we should take the opportunity to learn a few words of Italian?
I would agree with you by the way. The general sweeping term of protein, I get. Holding a bit of chicken and still saying protein, not so much.
Michael hasn't tweeted for ages as far as I'm aware - if he has, it's not been pulling into my feed. I just recall him saying he was working there.
I've not looked. I'm itching to follow some of them though!
Don't scratch that itch yet! I accidentally saw the result from last year before the final and it took all the shine and suspense out of the last three weeks for me...
I've also watched Australian and Junior Masterchef since the beginning but haven't posted before.
I'm really enjoying this series though the screaming and shrieking is a bit much at times and that's just me at Debs and pretty much all the female contestants.
I'd love to give Julia the benefit of the doubt and say she is just having bad air time but unfortunately I can't. She just seems to come over all superior and unable to take the criticism, though I think she will get found out. No one can win only being able to do desserts...can they!?
I can't say anything more about Debs than what has been previously posted, it's a shame as I actually think she is quite a good cook.
'Beautiful' Mindy, I thought up until the last week or so she was ok but now she has really started to annoy me. After last nights Masterclass, it felt like she was auditioning for her own show and as much as you have to cook to your strengths, surely she can cook more than beautiful Asian protein.
I'm not sure what Alice has cooked to keep her in the competition, I don't remember any of her dishes being in the top 3.
I like all the boys and have a soft spot for Wade and Andy, both seem to be growing in confidence and skill so I'm keeping my fingers crossed they stay in for some time yet.
It's still a great programme and I'm really looking forward to Italy to see if any of the one trick ponies can produce some star dishes
I don't want it to be top 10 yet. That means it's nearly over, and I'm not ready for it to be over yet!
But then, I would like to watch the All Stars series. I inadvertantly found out who won when I was trying to find the recipes for Julia's Melting Moments and Audra's Chocolate tart. Luckily it had just finished, so it was all over the website and no mention of the season 4 winner!
I am most definitely resisting the temptation to look! I want to be surprised! I was disappointed last year when I spoilt it for myself - I thought Michael should have won! Same in series 1, I liked Julie, but Justine was by far and away the best!
I don't want it to be top 10 yet. That means it's nearly over, and I'm not ready for it to be over yet!
But then, I would like to watch the All Stars series. I inadvertantly found out who won when I was trying to find the recipes for Julia's Melting Moments and Audra's Chocolate tart. Luckily it had just finished, so it was all over the website and no mention of the season 4 winner!
I am most definitely resisting the temptation to look! I want to be surprised! I was disappointed last year when I spoilt it for myself - I thought Michael should have won! Same in series 1, I liked Julie, but Justine was by far and away the best!
I know - it seems to have gone so quickly! Do we know if we're definitely getting Allstars in the UK?
I've also watched Australian and Junior Masterchef since the beginning but haven't posted before.
I'm really enjoying this series though the screaming and shrieking is a bit much at times and that's just me at Debs and pretty much all the female contestants.
I'd love to give Julia the benefit of the doubt and say she is just having bad air time but unfortunately I can't. She just seems to come over all superior and unable to take the criticism, though I think she will get found out. No one can win only being able to do desserts...can they!?
I can't say anything more about Debs than what has been previously posted, it's a shame as I actually think she is quite a good cook.
'Beautiful' Mindy, I thought up until the last week or so she was ok but now she has really started to annoy me. After last nights Masterclass, it felt like she was auditioning for her own show and as much as you have to cook to your strengths, surely she can cook more than beautiful Asian protein. I'm not sure what Alice has cooked to keep her in the competition, I don't remember any of her dishes being in the top 3.
I like all the boys and have a soft spot for Wade and Andy, both seem to be growing in confidence and skill so I'm keeping my fingers crossed they stay in for some time yet.
It's still a great programme and I'm really looking forward to Italy to see if any of the one trick ponies can produce some star dishes
I dont think she will last much longer but she has been in the top 3 a couple of times. Once was when she made some doghnut type things
But then, I would like to watch the All Stars series. I inadvertantly found out who won when I was trying to find the recipes for Julia's Melting Moments and Audra's Chocolate tart.
Knowing the winner of that is not nearly as spoiling as knowing the winner of a regular series. The main thing with All Stars is seeing all those past contestants again. They compete for charities. Who wins is not so important
Did anyone else spot Mindy's leopard print false nails when she was filleting the fish. False nails... crikey - I though nail polish was bad enough. Where's the hygiene! Hair, nails, sweat...
Knowing the winner of that is not nearly as spoiling as knowing the winner of a regular series. The main thing with All Stars is seeing all those past contestants again. They compete for charities. Who wins is not so important
Its still like reading the last page of a book first for me... I like a mystery and don't want to know who dunnit until the very last moment
dont know whether it was done deliberately by the edit but wade and alice looked in all sorts making that dish tonight but then came up the best comments of the night
makes you wonder sometimes what shenanigans go on in the kitchen that you dont see before you get a meal put in front of you
loved how ben had to draw on all of his powers of diplomacy when asked about working with debs by the judges
*Edit: Now that I think more about it, I think later in the series there could have been more 90-minute episodes. I'll look into it and post later in the week.
I've checked the episode on the MCA website. It's in six parts that add up to 55 minutes 50 seconds without breaks. That certainly would have put it well over an hour with ads. If you get plenty of ads on Watch and they squeezed it into an hour then they must have cut it.
Did anyone else spot Mindy's leopard print false nails when she was filleting the fish. False nails... crikey - I though nail polish was bad enough. Where's the hygiene! Hair, nails, sweat...
I know, I was stunned! Even during the ' Mindy show' the previous night I noticed her hair dangling - as you say where's the hygiene? Especially after Emma's hair in her dish - why aren't they at least made to tie long hair back?
In reality they should have those skull caps & short, unvarnished nails. Kylie looks like she bites her nails way down.
Did anyone else spot Mindy's leopard print false nails when she was filleting the fish. False nails... crikey - I though nail polish was bad enough. Where's the hygiene! Hair, nails, sweat...
I know, I was stunned! Even during the ' Mindy show' the previous night I noticed her hair dangling - as you say where's the hygiene? Especially after Emma's hair in her dish - why aren't they at least made to tie long hair back?
In reality they should have those skull caps & short, unvarnished nails. Kylie looks like she bites her nails way down.
They aren't false nails, they are just nail sticker things (basically the same as polish).
But yes I was surprised that they would paint their nails, in case it chips into the food. Having said that, I think a lot of people do cook with polish on and generally polish doesn't just miraculously flake off.
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I would agree with you by the way. The general sweeping term of protein, I get. Holding a bit of chicken and still saying protein, not so much.
Michael hasn't tweeted for ages as far as I'm aware - if he has, it's not been pulling into my feed. I just recall him saying he was working there.
I've not looked. I'm itching to follow some of them though!
Good point about Mindy having the pin, Mermaid - now that its top ten its even more likely to send someone good home ... wonder what would happen if both Kylie and Mindy were bottom two!
I can't wait for tonight when we go all Italia! Perhaps we should take the opportunity to learn a few words of Italian?
Don't scratch that itch yet! I accidentally saw the result from last year before the final and it took all the shine and suspense out of the last three weeks for me...
I'm really enjoying this series though the screaming and shrieking is a bit much at times and that's just me at Debs and pretty much all the female contestants.
I'd love to give Julia the benefit of the doubt and say she is just having bad air time but unfortunately I can't. She just seems to come over all superior and unable to take the criticism, though I think she will get found out. No one can win only being able to do desserts...can they!?
I can't say anything more about Debs than what has been previously posted, it's a shame as I actually think she is quite a good cook.
'Beautiful' Mindy, I thought up until the last week or so she was ok but now she has really started to annoy me. After last nights Masterclass, it felt like she was auditioning for her own show and as much as you have to cook to your strengths, surely she can cook more than beautiful Asian protein.
I'm not sure what Alice has cooked to keep her in the competition, I don't remember any of her dishes being in the top 3.
I like all the boys and have a soft spot for Wade and Andy, both seem to be growing in confidence and skill so I'm keeping my fingers crossed they stay in for some time yet.
It's still a great programme and I'm really looking forward to Italy to see if any of the one trick ponies can produce some star dishes
English to Italian
meat = carne
fish = pesce
vegetable = legumi
fruit = frutta
potato = patata
salad = insalata
dessert = dessert
At least Andy's safe though
But then, I would like to watch the All Stars series. I inadvertantly found out who won when I was trying to find the recipes for Julia's Melting Moments and Audra's Chocolate tart. Luckily it had just finished, so it was all over the website and no mention of the season 4 winner!
I am most definitely resisting the temptation to look! I want to be surprised! I was disappointed last year when I spoilt it for myself - I thought Michael should have won! Same in series 1, I liked Julie, but Justine was by far and away the best!
I know - it seems to have gone so quickly!
Beautiful = Bello:D
Nooooooooooo more bello!
I always thought it was bella
If your referring to a beautiful woman you would use bella.:)
Oh thats why then.. I've only heard it as its been spoken to me...
Joke!
I dont think she will last much longer but she has been in the top 3 a couple of times. Once was when she made some doghnut type things
Good episode though - bit surprised at gnocchi to be honest !
Knowing the winner of that is not nearly as spoiling as knowing the winner of a regular series. The main thing with All Stars is seeing all those past contestants again. They compete for charities. Who wins is not so important
Its still like reading the last page of a book first for me... I like a mystery and don't want to know who dunnit until the very last moment
makes you wonder sometimes what shenanigans go on in the kitchen that you dont see before you get a meal put in front of you
loved how ben had to draw on all of his powers of diplomacy when asked about working with debs by the judges
I've checked the episode on the MCA website. It's in six parts that add up to 55 minutes 50 seconds without breaks. That certainly would have put it well over an hour with ads. If you get plenty of ads on Watch and they squeezed it into an hour then they must have cut it.
I know, I was stunned! Even during the ' Mindy show' the previous night I noticed her hair dangling - as you say where's the hygiene? Especially after Emma's hair in her dish - why aren't they at least made to tie long hair back?
In reality they should have those skull caps & short, unvarnished nails. Kylie looks like she bites her nails way down.
They aren't false nails, they are just nail sticker things (basically the same as polish).
But yes I was surprised that they would paint their nails, in case it chips into the food. Having said that, I think a lot of people do cook with polish on and generally polish doesn't just miraculously flake off.