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Old 25-10-2016, 21:03
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I'm clalling, Matt, Elena, Harry and Theresa as final 4. I would like Matt to win
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Old 25-10-2016, 21:03
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I was thinking that, everything she's done has turned to gold

Is this so they can prove that returning contestants are not just elimination fodder?
I wouldn't have thought so - Jimmy and Samira both went quite a long way in their years, iirc.

Chloe and Brett - into elimination
Yay.

But the way they're doing it doesn't it mean there'll only be two people safe at the end of the week and there'll be a mob of them in elimination? Or have I miscounted?
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Old 25-10-2016, 21:10
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I wouldn't have thought so - Jimmy and Samira both went quite a long way in their years, iirc.



Yay.

But the way they're doing it doesn't it mean there'll only be two people safe at the end of the week and there'll be a mob of them in elimination? Or have I miscounted?
I was just thinking exactly the same thing.
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Old 25-10-2016, 21:12
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like the concept of the pop-up restuarants but feel its wasted on "heston week", i would like to see him more involved in the daily challenges rather than just being a judge
The general feeling on the local forum was that Heston phoned in his appearance this year.

I would actually eat vegemite ice cream - I think that probably says a lot about me
It doesn't sound good to me. It's nice on bread/toast but I wouldn't want it anywhere else.
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Old 25-10-2016, 21:49
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The general feeling on the local forum was that Heston phoned in his appearance this year.
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What do you mean? I don't understand the phrase 'phoned in his appearance'.
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Old 25-10-2016, 21:53
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The general feeling on the local forum was that Heston phoned in his appearance this year.
I wonder how much say the guest chefs have in what they do? It feels to me as if they're scratching around for something different - MPW and Nigella did mystery boxes and team challenges so they wanted something different from Heston. If he didn't have any input into what he was doing I don't blame him for not being very engaged in it - just hanging around tasting stuff can't have been that interesting.
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Old 25-10-2016, 23:00
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What do you mean? I don't understand the phrase 'phoned in his appearance'.
It means going through the motions, making a minimal effort.

cika, I think everyone here assumed it was Heston's idea, but I suppose it's possible that it wasn't. However, it doesn't make sense to me that the MC producers would want to waste him like this.
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Old 26-10-2016, 00:08
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And not before time

Listen to the judges, especially Heston or "back yourself"? It's a no brainer!
That's the second time Chloe has ignored advice from the professional chefs! Heston was practically begging her not to add cheese. Maybe Brett messed up as well by not paying attention so Chloe may have added extra cheese to the last tray but in any case why didn't she take his advice. Both Chloe and Brett deserve to be in elimination.

I may have to eat humble parfait and take back all my negative comments about Theresas return she has been pretty good so far...
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Old 26-10-2016, 04:18
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did they really need to have a challenge that told them to make savoury ice creams

they do that every challenge
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Old 26-10-2016, 06:28
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did they really need to have a challenge that told them to make savoury ice creams

they do that every challenge
If we have the "parfait pop-up party challenge" later this week we'll know they're taking the mick
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Old 26-10-2016, 06:51
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If we have the "parfait pop-up party challenge" later this week we'll know they're taking the mick
the "who can put a parfait inside a tempered chocolate sphere and make the most artistic image when dropped onto a plate pop-up restuarant"
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Old 26-10-2016, 12:18
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I used to like Chloe but in last few weeks she seems to have really taken the early success she has had to her head and became too self assured and cocky, never in a million years would most ignore what someone like Heston tells them, no matter how assured you feel you are, there is a reason why you are the amateur and he is not....

As for Theresa I will continue to maintain that it is not fair she should have been allowed to work professionally during her time away because it gives her an advantage of sorts, the minute she was working outwith the competition automatically renders her ineligible IMO as she is therefore no longer an Amateur Contestant.
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Old 26-10-2016, 13:06
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Triton, were the local forums commenting on the abundance of parfait S/ pastry queens this season or is it just us whinging Brits?!
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Old 26-10-2016, 15:37
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I used to like Chloe but in last few weeks she seems to have really taken the early success she has had to her head and became too self assured and cocky, never in a million years would most ignore what someone like Heston tells them, no matter how assured you feel you are, there is a reason why you are the amateur and he is not....

As for Theresa I will continue to maintain that it is not fair she should have been allowed to work professionally during her time away because it gives her an advantage of sorts, the minute she was working outwith the competition automatically renders her ineligible IMO as she is therefore no longer an Amateur Contestant.
There's a precedent - in series 1, I think it was - Julia and Lucas both won their immunity challenges, Julia very early on. There were no immunity pins then, they went off to spend several weeks doing work experience in professional kitchens, coming back into the competition later.

Didn't do either of them any good!

I don't think I'd expect an eliminated contestant to go home and do nothing in the hope that there might be a chance to get back into the competition - it's not a given that it's going to happen, some years they haven't done it. And I don't think it would be fair to penalise anyone who'd gone and got themselves into a kitchen thinking their chance was over. Arguably, being in the Masterchef kitchen and all together in the house for however long it is between the elimination and the come back counterbalances any work experience in a commercial kitchen.
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Old 26-10-2016, 16:49
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It is slightly amusing how Brett dismissed Heston at the beginning 'this isn't my week... I like actual food'. Something along those lines

Also nice of Chloe to blame the disaster on him (because of course, her idea was actually great, it's not like a professional chef told her it was doomed or anything...). He said one tray might not have cheese in it (and for all we know, it didn't, and adding made no difference to the recipe). Also she chose to not taste it and lob more in. And there were several trays anyway. I doubt the ice cream was brilliant save for that extra wodge of cheese. But Brett isn't a favourite so lets blame him hey Masterchef.

As others said, looks like it's going to be most people in the elimination?

Good for Theresa with her eggless ice-cream. I can understand why Elena was getting annoyed but it did seem a bit rude.
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Old 26-10-2016, 17:28
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I used to like Chloe but in last few weeks she seems to have really taken the early success she has had to her head and became too self assured and cocky, never in a million years would most ignore what someone like Heston tells them, no matter how assured you feel you are, there is a reason why you are the amateur and he is not....

As for Theresa I will continue to maintain that it is not fair she should have been allowed to work professionally during her time away because it gives her an advantage of sorts, the minute she was working outwith the competition automatically renders her ineligible IMO as she is therefore no longer an Amateur Contestant.
Doing work experience does not make one a professional, in any industry. She's still an amateur.
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Old 26-10-2016, 17:29
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There's a precedent - in series 1, I think it was - Julia and Lucas both won their immunity challenges, Julia very early on. There were no immunity pins then, they went off to spend several weeks doing work experience in professional kitchens, coming back into the competition later.

Didn't do either of them any good!

I don't think I'd expect an eliminated contestant to go home and do nothing in the hope that there might be a chance to get back into the competition - it's not a given that it's going to happen, some years they haven't done it. And I don't think it would be fair to penalise anyone who'd gone and got themselves into a kitchen thinking their chance was over. Arguably, being in the Masterchef kitchen and all together in the house for however long it is between the elimination and the come back counterbalances any work experience in a commercial kitchen.
One of the digital channels (Home and Health) showed Lucas winning the challenge last night - it sent him from top 9 all the way into finals week.. He was specifically told by George to get out there and find work in the pro Kitchens, so it seems to be in the rules

I think it would have been fairer to keep him in the competition, but make him immune in the challenges. He would have gained a broader range of skills, and would be able to keep up with the others
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Old 26-10-2016, 17:36
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just one thing from last night, is it just me or is the thought of cold chips with ice cream not pretty revolting ?
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Old 26-10-2016, 17:37
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One of the digital channels (Home and Health) showed Lucas winning the challenge last night - it sent hime from top 9 all the way into finals week.. He was specifically told by George to get out there and find work in the pro Kitchens, so it seems to be in the rules
It's swings and roundabouts, I think. Work experience exposes you to a restaurant atmosphere but doesn't have the same sort of pressure you get in the MCA kitchen or doing a team challenge. There's always someone there to help and advise you and if you're a minute late plating up its not the end of the world. So what you might gain in learning some restaurant techniques you lose in learning techniques that help you in MCA rounds.

And as JulesF says, it doesn't make you a professional.

It does seem to have given her a lot of confidence, but that was happening when she left - she was getting better at not flying into a panic every five minutes by then anyway.

She's still far from my favourite, though!
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Old 26-10-2016, 17:38
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I don't like Heston at all. All this faffing about making food that looks like one thing and tastes like another!
They say you eat with your eyes first.
I guess I'm just not very adventurous when it comes to food.
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Old 26-10-2016, 17:42
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I don't like Heston at all. All this faffing about making food that looks like one thing and tastes like another!
They say you eat with your eyes first.
I guess I'm just not very adventurous when it comes to food.
i like him as a guest on shows like this as he just seems to have a great personality and enthusiasm about food and isn't as "up himself" as alot of the celebrity chefs are

i am in two minds about his food tho, i am fairly fussy when it comes to what i enjoy eating and am not a fan of gimmicky food, it would be an experience to go just once tho
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Old 26-10-2016, 18:26
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It's swings and roundabouts, I think. Work experience exposes you to a restaurant atmosphere but doesn't have the same sort of pressure you get in the MCA kitchen or doing a team challenge. There's always someone there to help and advise you and if you're a minute late plating up its not the end of the world. So what you might gain in learning some restaurant techniques you lose in learning techniques that help you in MCA rounds.

And as JulesF says, it doesn't make you a professional.

It does seem to have given her a lot of confidence, but that was happening when she left - she was getting better at not flying into a panic every five minutes by then anyway.

She's still far from my favourite, though!
It's certainly good experience, but it won't give him the range of skills that the Masterchef kitchen will

Working for 2 months in a French restaurant means nothing if the next task is a Thai or Vegetarian challenge
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Old 26-10-2016, 18:45
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just one thing from last night, is it just me or is the thought of cold chips with ice cream not pretty revolting ?
I think that chips (or straw fries as they called the french fries) are soggy when cold, but that said, it's the only way I could ever eat McDonald's fries because they were gross...cold dipped in strawberry milkshake.
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Old 26-10-2016, 18:49
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I think that chips (or straw fries as they called the french fries) are soggy when cold, but that said, it's the only way I could ever eat McDonald's fries because they were gross...cold dipped in strawberry milkshake.
I've never had a MacDonalds so I can't comment. Hate anything to do with milk though.

But I don't mind cold chips. Back when I could eat it, a cold chip sandwich, lots of butter and vinegar, yum. Not with ice cream, though. Nasty stuff!

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Old 26-10-2016, 19:01
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you lot are weird

i cant stand the thought of cold chips
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