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Old 18-11-2016, 14:49
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Understood, but they enjoyed all the other elements of Mimi's dish - it was just the ricotta that tipped the balance. If only she had not plated it. Although that may have resulted in Harry being sent home, which would have been a real pity.
Just hope that if Elise scrapes it into the final, there are no desserts in the final! She needs to show she can cook other things well! I'm gobsmacked how popular parfait shave been this year!
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Old 18-11-2016, 15:05
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to me the final should always be serving up a three course menu of their own food with no restrictions

that would show they can cope with more than just their comfort zone and also how they balance each course

iirc the final itself usually covers three challenges and they get a score from each judge for each challenge
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Old 18-11-2016, 15:08
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to me the final should always be serving up a three course menu of their own food with no restrictions

that would show they can cope with more than just their comfort zone and also how they balance each course

iirc the final itself usually covers three challenges and they get a score from each judge for each challenge
Oh, I like the way the final is set up. I prefer to see them asked to cook things they're not expecting in the final. That puts them under more pressure than cooking things they've had time to practise and tells the judges more about them, I think.
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Old 18-11-2016, 17:32
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Brownies aren't meant to be cooked through, it's that gooey consistency in the middle that determines the difference between a cake and a brownie. I couldn't believe a contestant even considered something as simple as a brownie would be a suitable dish for get them into the semifinal of a major cooking competition, but then I clearly know nothing.
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Old 18-11-2016, 18:34
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to me the final should always be serving up a three course menu of their own food with no restrictions

that would show they can cope with more than just their comfort zone and also how they balance each course

iirc the final itself usually covers three challenges and they get a score from each judge for each challenge
Agree plus I would like it to be a blind tasting too so it's won entirely on skill & taste.
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Old 18-11-2016, 18:39
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iirc the final itself usually covers three challenges and they get a score from each judge for each challenge
from memory one tends to get a bit more heavily weighted than the others, which can distort the result.

Still, it's better than the earlier ones, some of those finals ended up being stupidly one-sided because of the odd scoring system way back when.
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:03
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Blimey, what's with Matt's weird leather apron? He looks like a serial killer.
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:05
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Nice to see (some) of the old contestants, however they only talked to Con, Zoe and Nicolette about what they're up to (Con opening restaurant in October , Zoe and Nicolette working in kitchens )
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:08
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Didn't we find out what some of the others were doing when Theresa won her return?


This'll be interesting.
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:08
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I know it's terribly kitsch and silly but I do enjoy when the tables are turned in finals week 😄
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:09
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Embarrassed to admit I don't remember all the old contestants
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:17
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Blimey, what's with Matt's weird leather apron? He looks like a serial killer.
just needs the hockey mask and chainsaw
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:22
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not really into the sort of "poncey" food george does but the way he thinks about food and plating does fascinate me a bit
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:37
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they're trolling us here with letting Elise pick the mandarins as the core ingredient
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:40
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they're trolling us here with letting Elise pick the mandarins as the core ingredient
If they want to play along properly they'll make a savoury parfait
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:40
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just needs the hockey mask and chainsaw
Thanks for the image!
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:45
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I know it's terribly kitsch and silly but I do enjoy when the tables are turned in finals week 😄
You wouldn't get this in the po-faced UK Masterchefs, that's for sure
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:53
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i could eat that dessert

love the mix of dark chocolate and orange/mandarin
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:56
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I haven't caught sight of The Pirate on the gantry...
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:59
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is it the last 4 or the last 3 they do the service challenge in the masterchef kitchen where they all have to do their own menus for an invited group ?
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Old 18-11-2016, 20:59
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UK masterchef final ends with a three course menu right? I still think I prefer that

Seemed a bit rich to call Harry's idea a bit "week three" when Elise has been chucking up the same mousses/icecreams etc. forever.
I felt sorry for Harry during that episode, it seemed every time the judges were picking on him thank goodness he made it through!

Elise is starting to remind me a little of Georgia from last year?
Although I don't understand why she cooked savoury as her audition dish when her dream was a cake shop? Did she cook lamb before? I would have liked to see a lamb dish
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Old 18-11-2016, 21:00
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UK masterchef final ends with a three course menu right? I still think I prefer that



I felt sorry for Harry during that episode, it seemed every time the judges were picking on him thank goodness he made it through!

Elise is starting to remind me a little of Georgia from last year?
Although I don't understand why she cooked savoury as her audition dish when her dream was a cake shop? Did she cook lamb before? I would have liked to see a lamb dish
Georgia was way more annoying than Elise
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Old 18-11-2016, 21:30
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And Elise gets to do another dessert...
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Old 18-11-2016, 21:56
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actually being nice to eat is more important than technique imo

you wont survive long in the food industry making stuff that doesn't taste very nice no matter how well made it is
...or indeed how pretty it looks on the plate.

Whilst I understand the concept of presentation from a restaurant perspective, at the end of the day the customer is going to destroy it with their cutlery so does it really make that much difference?

(yes, for e.g. if the purpose is to break open the chocolate shell to reveal some salted caramel fondant or whatever but for a plate of chicken, pasta and vegetables? Not really!!! ).
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Old 19-11-2016, 10:32
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Brownies effin' brownies was driving me bonkers.

Ffs eff off and take your effin' brownies with you.
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