Masterchef 2016

[kopenhagen5]

Anyone watching it ?

I have just started so can someone tell me how many at the start and how many have been eliminated. 

Thanks.

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One thing that amazes me with this show is, they know months in advance that they have been selected to try out. Why don't they practice some of the basics? There is always some challenge that involves tempered chocolate, yet so many say "I've never tempered chocolate before". Why not? Every year something has it, PRACTICE it! Perfect it!

Same with risotto. It's supposedly the death dish. Practice it! There's always something involving duck, quail and tuna. Even if you don't eat it, learn to cook it. You're not going to survive if you can only make a few pretty desserts.

[michellebartley]

I have been watching it a bit but I preferred the other one on the other channel "My Kitchen Rules".

[kopenhagen5]

Good show tonight, great guest. A fun episode.

Heather impressed me and I think she can go all the way.

And Mimi can cook.

The cooks are being sorted from the rest with so many errors.

But some great looking desserts.

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I don't really like Karmen, she annoys me, but you couldn't not admire what she presented. I think if she had a sprinkle of something on the plate, it would have looked a million dollars. It still looked pretty amazing on its own.

I'll put the spoiler as a spoiler so Stawks doesn't see it before she watches it after midnight. Stawks, DON'T read the spoiler! You've been warned!

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As much as I want to see Miles go through, just because he's a bit older and seems like a genuine person, I think he will get the boot tomorrow. I'd actually like to see Jimmy go, but I think he'll pull off a miracle. I guess it all comes down to what they have to cook. Miles seems to do OK when they are told what to cook.

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I'd like to see Charlie get the immunity pin on Tuesday.

[kopenhagen5]

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I think it will be Chloe. 3rd time in a row in elimination apparently.

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I hope so, I don't like her that much. She knows how to cook, but I don't think to the standard a lot of the others do. I guess we'll find out tonight!
Then we'll have to be careful in case Stawks makes an appearance.

[imastawka]

You don't have to do spoilers, guys

I won't open this thread until I've watched it.

Having said that....I don't know if watching it late at night works.

I seem to have forgotten most of what happened....senility, I guess.

I do remember Karmen's choc ball though and thought it should have

had something else on the plate.

Miles seems to be falling in a hole.  I really want him to do better

His effort last night looked like someone had been violently ill on his plate.

And what kind of body scaffolding was Nigella wearing anyway?

[davewil1964]

Unfortuately I think Miles is the least masterchef. He stumbles from challenge to challenge. Ben he ain't. Ben started with a limited repertoire but had that nailed. Miles overthinks and doesn't understand time management/ how long it takes to cook his ideas.

[davewil1964]

I always thought Nigella was 'average', not G cup. Threw me a bit. Apart from the fact she, unlike real Michelin chefs, has taken 7 seasons to get on the bandwagon.

Marco and Heston have a lot more cred with me, simply because they were prepared to back the concept from the start, pretty much.

Edit: Yes I realise this is CS and I don't intend to make it a habit.

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I think Nigella's appearance is purely a publicity stunt. Has she got a new book coming out? I don't know if it's just her accent, but she comes across as though she'd be a real b1tch.

I agree, the "real" chefs have believed in and supported the show from day one. Not to mention the guest chefs that come in for the immunity challenges.

As much as I'd like to see Miles do well, I don't think he's good enough for the long haul. He seems to do OK in the pressure tests when he's got a recipe, but the rest of the time he stuffs it up.

Fingers crossed that Jimmy gets the boot tonight. He's becoming really irritating. With the raw lamb, that should be enough hopefully! I guess we'll find out in the next few minutes.