Posted on 07/28/2017 1:41:12 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Let’s just pause the vitriol and political drama, and instead enjoy some cakes, puns, and Mary Berry for the day.
It’s a rather dismal time in American politics. There’s been lots of fighting, drama, and tweeting of late. Over the past few months, we’ve seen disappointed hopes, angry passions, and forlorn despair all rise to the surface. On the cultural front, we’ve experienced a good deal of unrest and volatility, fragmentation and decay. But there’s hope, friends. From across the pond, the British have delivered unto us the most delightful “reality TV” show an Anglophile could ever ask for. It features people being nice to each other, the punniest hosts on television, two judges talking about “soggy bottoms,” and the most tantalizing baked goods.
So you could turn on CNN, MSNBC, or Fox News and hear about the latest Donald Trump tweets destroying peace and prosperity. Or you could just watch the final episodes of the fourth season of “The Great British Baking Show” instead.
Here are some reasons you should consider the latter.
1. This Is A Different Kind Of Competition
If you’ve ever watched U.S. baking and cooking competitions—such as “Chopped,” “Master Chef,” or even “Master Chef Junior”—you’re likely used to a rather cutthroat culinary competition. We Americans take our bakes seriously. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, and making it to the top often requires (at least in our minds) a steely, even hostile demeanor. After all, you never know when Gordon Ramsay’s going to shout at you in his menacing British accent. “Master Chef Junior” encourages its conniving little contestants to throw each other out of the competition—despite the sunny dispositions of these little kids, they know how to attack an opponent.
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I love cooking shows but hate baking shows.
If I wanted to see sculpting shows I would youtube them. All those beautiful intricate cakes are “cakes” in that there is some flour, eggs, sugar and water in them.
The underlying substructures are made of wood, nails, Styrofoam, and God knows what else. Proof if you use enough icing you can pull anything off.
The one thing baking shows are NOT about is actual cooking.
Ever wonder why there are no ‘British Cuisine’ restaurants?.................
I like food.
My husband and I are huge fans of the show. It is the most civil competition on television. Each contestant is well mannered, even tempered and normal. Not one profane word is ever spoken.
I’ve seen each season and have yet to have a baker’s backstory muck up the show. It’s all about “the bake”.
The other show that's almost as civilized, but much more scripted saccharine, is MasterChef Canada.
Bull.
Watch the show.
Pure skill.
Some cakes, yes...
But with all due respect, in this case, you do not know what you are talking about.
>>But with all due respect, in this case, you do not know what you are talking about.<<
Unless this is different than “Cake Boss” or “Next Great Baker” or, the worst, “cupcake wars” I know exactly what I am talking about.
IMNSHO, baking shows are boring b/c the act of baking is boring. And I saw plenty until I just gave up.
But YMMV.
Chicken. Boiled until it’s just a little gray and drained of all its flavor and mineral content......................LOL!..........
Love this show
A good change of pace
Then you ought to watch this show because it is all about cooking.... but cooling for everything from tea cakes to eclair to fancy cakes. No sculpting or styrofoam etc. just true baking
Having seen all of them, yes, it is different.
Check out one episode, far and away the best cooking show I’ve ever seen in terms of actual skill and fair competition.
Since you have NO idea what you are talking about why not watch it just once?
This is NOTHING like any show you named
Sounds like a great alternative, mind you it has been at least two years since I last watched more than ten seconds of CNN. I’ve been binge watching (on You Tube) 1970s BBC produced period piece shows. Saw “Elizabeth R” and am nearly finished “Edward the Seventh” and want to start on “Fall of Eagles”.
I’m pretty sure the brunette with glasses who yells “Bake!” in falsetto is a fur trapper.
I’ve never seen her drink a glass of water.
I’ll give it a try, sure.
It really is good. Give it a looksie.
I’m still convinced though that if you wake up an English person, they sound just like us—until they remember they’re English.
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