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Post by rembrant on Jun 7, 2023 7:09:45 GMT
I'm so glad we finally got season 2 of this show. An interesting take too, having one group of bakers be professionals and the other be self-taught. The premiere was great and a lot of fun, and it's clear that whoever sets up the crime scenes really stepped their game up, as this was jus the first epsiode and these were definitely not as easy to deduce as those in season 1. Especially that round 1 dessert, I'd never even heard of it before.
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Post by dagwood on Jun 7, 2023 14:01:31 GMT
I loved the girl that was fangirling over Joel. It made me laugh. I would probably be the same.
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Post by MissGriss on Jun 7, 2023 14:20:46 GMT
Oh, yay! I'm so excited to check out the new season!
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Post by Arielflies on Jun 7, 2023 16:32:23 GMT
I like that they switch weeks so you get to know all the contestants before the (merge?) They didn't say anything about a merge, but perhaps at semi-finals?
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Post by MissGriss on Jun 8, 2023 5:51:26 GMT
Joel did mention that, after they had eliminated multiple teams from each group, those who were left would compete against each other, but he didn't really say at what point that would happen.
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Post by nicksmom on Jun 8, 2023 10:38:14 GMT
So glad this is back .
So happy for the winners. Wouldn’t have thought a pie crust could be made with saltine crackers .
Those girls opening the oven all the time ,knew that is bad . I’m the girl that puts the burner on high and would burn the custard . My husband says I only know high…lol
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Post by Bearcata on Jun 8, 2023 15:44:53 GMT
So glad this is back . So happy for the winners. Wouldn’t have thought a pie crust could be made with saltine crackers . Those girls opening the oven all the time ,knew that is bad . I’m the girl that puts the burner on high and would burn the custard . My husband says I only know high…lol A saltine crust who knew. But the girls constantly checking their bake by opening the open a big no. Haven't they ever watched The Great British Bakeoff you only stare at the bake not open the door. |
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Post by MissGriss on Jun 9, 2023 0:35:02 GMT
The gurus who won the first round were lucky they had the right crust. What were they thinking putting their pie in the freezer long enough for the whipped cream to get so hard?
I felt bad for the guys who went home, but they were the right choice. There was no fruit at the bottom/top of their cake, and adding the butter cream couldn’t fix that.
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Post by rembrant on Jun 9, 2023 8:28:26 GMT
I agree. On the one hand, Steph and Cherry made the big mistake of putting their bake in the freezer, resulting in arguably the most unsuccessful dessert in the first round, but on the other hand, their closer inspection of the food processor and Cherry's general knowledge of desserts from reading tons of cookbooks led to them being the only team who got the correct dessert, one that I know a lot of us have never even heard of, granting them that much coveted immunity (I also like that the team that wins immunity gets to stay in there and watch the others work rather than just go backstage).
It goes to show just how important not just baking skill is in this show, but knowledge of desserts in general as well, really interesting how said knowledge gave immunity to the etam who made such a big blunder. Also, from this episode, all the teams made a good first impression, I liked everyone well enough. We'll see if that changes as the competition continues, though.
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Post by Bearcata on Jun 10, 2023 22:27:45 GMT
I agree. On the one hand, Steph and Cherry made the big mistake of putting their bake in the freezer, resulting in arguably the most unsuccessful dessert in the first round, but on the other hand, their closer inspection of the food processor and Cherry's general knowledge of desserts from reading tons of cookbooks led to them being the only team who got the correct dessert, one that I know a lot of us have never even heard of, granting them that much coveted immunity (I also like that the team that wins immunity gets to stay in there and watch the others work rather than just go backstage). It goes to show just how important not just baking skill is in this show, but knowledge of desserts in general as well, really interesting how said knowledge gave immunity to the etam who made such a big blunder. Also, from this episode, all the teams made a good first impression, I liked everyone well enough. We'll see if that changes as the competition continues, though. I could see the mother/daughter team getting annoying ... well the mom. |
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Post by Bearcata on Jun 13, 2023 18:56:55 GMT
Season 2 Episode 2 - introducing the classically trained bakers
Did any of these folks watch this show before? Their detective skills were so off. Their team dynamics are also overruling their common sense.
Team I do extra - glad Curtis cut them down by telling them to duplicate the dessert not do extra.
Team Jersey - "ikes" - husband is always right
No one checked the garbage can or compost?
No one checked the bag?
The Teams need a strategy on how to search the kitchen.
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Post by AZChristian on Jun 13, 2023 21:11:56 GMT
I look at this show and think that the perfect team would be Jessica Fletcher and Julia Child. One figures out obscure clues while the other has the "how to make a ______" from the ingredients in the clues part of it.
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Post by MissGriss on Jun 14, 2023 6:23:49 GMT
I couldn't believe that five of the teams didn't make the connection to the date not being two days from 4/8. If you know that the list is for the wrong date, then you'd better be looking for something having to do with the 20th. The French women were the only ones to figure that out. They totally deserved to win round 1.
Same with the nut allergy card in the bag. If a bag is sitting there, look in it. It's not there for no reason.
And they don't seem to have figured out that just because a food is in the kitchen doesn't mean it's been used. They need to look for signs of it actually being included. (The almond flour was tricky, though. It did look like it had been used. The cocoa not so much.)
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Post by Critical on Jun 14, 2023 20:13:24 GMT
I couldn't believe that five of the teams didn't make the connection to the date not being two days from 4/8. If you know that the list is for the wrong date, then you'd better be looking for something having to do with the 20th. The French women were the only ones to figure that out. They totally deserved to win round 1. Same with the nut allergy card in the bag. If a bag is sitting there, look in it. It's not there for no reason. And they don't seem to have figured out that just because a food is in the kitchen doesn't mean it's been used. They need to look for signs of it actually being included. ( The almond flour was tricky, though. It did look like it had been used. The cocoa not so much.) The same thing happened last week, maybe with the fruit in the fridge?
I had the same thought - did these people not watch last season OR are they just feeling like being trained pastry chefs will win them the competition? We know the latter is just not true. It doesn't matter how great a pastry chef you are. On this show, if you bake the wrong thing, your baking skills won't save you!
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Post by MissGriss on Jun 14, 2023 21:47:01 GMT
Exactly! And the way they add embellishments that have nothing to do with the clues! I couldn’t believe that the husband-wife team put gold foil on top of their dessert after Curtis chastised the “glasses guys” in the first round for adding stuff that wasn’t indicated by the crime scene.
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Post by rembrant on Jun 17, 2023 19:22:59 GMT
Another fun episode, but man, the self-taught bakers were definitely better than these professional ones at reading the clues and inspecting the kitchen. Baffling how just one teamm per round decided to inspect the trash can and the purse respectively. These teams were not thorough enough and they need to step it up or the self-taught ones will be kicking their butts once the merge comes.
The first round dessert reminded me of the cheesecake from season 1, in a way. This time, it was obvious that donuts had been made, and the key clues were saved with the dates and the donut box in the trash, which was definitely a fun way to go about deducing the mystery this round over checking for crumbs and leftovers and stuff.
Second round was super easy to deduce in general, though. Much like the teams, I was thinking dacquoise due to the meringue and almond flour clearly set up as a decoy, but as soon as the twins decided to search the purse in the corner and found the nut allergy card, that absolutely clinched it as the dessert being a pavlova. Though I was especially impressed with the two guys with glasses for deciding to go with pavlova due to noticing that even though the almond flour was open and the container wasn't full, that there were no crumbs or other signs that it had actually been used.
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Post by Bearcata on Jun 20, 2023 5:14:46 GMT
Season 2 Episode 3 - Self-Taught: Not So Simple - June 19, 2023 SELF-TAUGHT BAKERS: TORRE LIEBCHEN & MICHELLE MICEK Hometown: Saddle Brook, NJ STEPH HSU & SIN YI CHERRY LAU Hometown: Baltimore, MD DONOVAN PETERS & DAYVEON SHAWVER - Eliminated Episode 1 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA KATHLEEN REGELMAN & HANNAH REYES Hometown: Wausau, WI T LAWRENCE-SIMON & FADI ODEH Hometowns: Sommerville, MA & Austin, TX KRISTY GARDNER & TARSHA JOYNER Hometowns: Richmond, VA & Lynchburg, VA
Safe Bake: Two Kinds of Brownies
Some of the bakers just don't read the clues well. Congrats to Steph and Sin Yi for winning the Safe Bake two times in a row.
These girls are smart and pay attention to the details.
What surprises is how some of the teams have terrible memory retention and can't remember what they just saw.
T and Fad always seem to have really good flavors and bakes, not so much good detective skills.
Kristy and Tarsha the mom and daughter, their power dynamic interferes with their detective skills almost as if they want to one up each other.
Kathleen and Hannah, the military moms are lucky they are worst detectives in the group.
Torre and Michelle, do not stand out in the crowd.
Elimination Round: Some kind of cheesecake
Two with crusts and two without. Which one is right?
Mom and daughter shocked the heck out of me winning this round.
The crust bakers, the military moms and the two unremarkable ones, just don't get that just because an ingredient is on the counter it does not mean that it was used.
This was a fun episode and boy do I wish I had a bite of any of the cheesecakes and T and Fad's double layer brownie cake.
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Post by rembrant on Jun 25, 2023 4:57:09 GMT
Quite a fun episode. Round 1 was surprisingly easy, but of course the teams just had to overcomplicate it, from makign a double layer brownie to making to batches of the same, to adding ingredients that weren't available and even making a blondie rather than a brownie. Lave it to Steph & Cherry to read the clues correctly and nail it, they're easily the team to beat at the moment. Round 2 had me baffled due to the obvious cheesecake stuff but then the burnt parchment and the over at 450 degrees. I'd never even heard about Basque cheesecake before, it was very interesting.
I was rather shocked that Tarsha & Kristy got it, and it tasted great to boot. I do agree with Bearcata, Tarsha & Kristy just seem to be trying to one-up the other rather than work well as a team The rest of the teams are likable, but Kathleen & Hannah really need to step it up in their inspecting the kitchen and clues or they'll be the next eliminated, a while T & Fadi also tend to have issues with reading the clues, they've shown that they can achieve fantastic flavors, which could save them in the future. Torre & Michelle just didn't seem to get a hang out of reading the clues well enough, especially Torre, plus their personalities were quite stoic, they didn't show much.
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Post by Bearcata on Jun 27, 2023 18:43:30 GMT
Season 2 Episode 4 - CLASSICALLY-TRAINED: GOING PLUM CRAZY - June 26, 2023
Safety Bake: Raspberry Clafoutis
Wow, only two of the classically trained bakers guessed it was a clafoutis, some looked as if they didn't know what it was. I am sorry the male partner of the New Jersey team seems so sure of himself but he was constantly wrong. The crime scene kitchen had lots of berries and apples on the counters and yet New Jersey Guy is the only one who thought apple tart. The twins with the cat ears did a Bakewell Tart but at least they used raspberries.
It is so funny to watch the teams second guess themselves or create new desserts no one has heard of, yes Ricky and DJ I am talking about the pancake tart you invented.
Impressed that Amber and Yass won elimination.
Elimination Bake: Plum Tart with Apricot Glaze.
Wow again. This time because every team guessed it was a plum tart. All teams had a chance to taste the glaze. Of course New Jersey Guy tasted oranges and everyone else tasted apricots. Of the four teams New Jersey's tart was the best flavor and bake. While team Cat Ears burned their tart and Team Ricky and Team French Girls under cooked their tarts they were safe because they all attempted to bake the correct dessert.
Classically Trained Bakers:
Bob Deluca & Vikki Deluca from New Jersey - eliminated episode 4
Amber Croom & Yassmeen Haskins from Maryland
Laissa Forlini & Camille Marion from New Jersey and New York
Enrique “Ricky” Saucedo & David “DJ” Thomas from Georgia
Christina Mathis & Jenae Cartwright from Washington - eliminated episode 2
Sherry Mach & Sally Mach from California
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Post by Critical on Jun 27, 2023 20:21:34 GMT
How is Bob a classically trained baker, but he can't taste the difference between orange and apricot? I really did not love the way he steamrolled his wife in every challenge. I've seen comments about how burning the dessert was worse than getting the glaze wrong, but those people don't understand the rules. The first rule is "get the dessert ingredients right." Someone could burn the crap out of something, but if they made the correct dessert, they're going to win. People are still having issues with really figuring out the clues. Pancake tart  |
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Post by MissGriss on Jun 27, 2023 22:41:36 GMT
Bob deserved to go home just for how rude he was to his wife. There were multiple times when she was right and he ignored her. One of those times was when he told her to "just stop talking." At that point, I was ready for them to go home. What a jerk! And how could he not tell the difference between apricots and marmalade? They are not at all the same.
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Post by rembrant on Jul 1, 2023 9:38:36 GMT
Yeah, I'm not sorry to see Bob & Vikki go, if only because he was getting on my last nerve with how confrontational he was towards his wife. She had far more patience than I would ever have with someone talking to me like that. Ironic too, that they got eliminated despite having the most succesfully baked and tasting dessert.
The Twins baffle me a bit. That's twice now that they get the Safety Dessert wrong yet it looks amazing and perfectly prepared, and twice they get the Elimination Dessert right but then somehow screw it up. I was impressed, though, with how in the Safety Dessert round, they deduced that raspberries was the fruit to be used by smearing berries onto the apron to compare with the stain already on it, that's such smart thinking outside the box.
Regarding the desserts of both rounds, this may have been one of the easiest episodes overall I deduced both very quickly, especially the clafoutis in round 1 once the batter and the tart pan were displayed. I chuckled at how I knew of clafoutis but some of these teams of pros have not heard of it.
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Post by MissGriss on Jul 4, 2023 16:03:58 GMT
Does anyone know why this didn’t air last night? Was there some kind of special that preempted it?
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Post by AZChristian on Jul 4, 2023 16:07:59 GMT
Seems like a lot of shows are showing re-runs this week. Fourth of July????
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 6, 2023 15:06:14 GMT
Does anyone know why this didn’t air last night? Was there some kind of special that preempted it? Stars on Mars and Crime Scene Kitchen did not air July 3rd because of the July 4th holiday. Windy City Rehab aired on Tuesday but it was a repeat. Lots of folks traveling this long weekend. Will be back next week. |
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 6, 2023 15:08:44 GMT
Seems like a lot of shows are showing re-runs this week. Fourth of July???? Absolutely. This was supposed to be the most highly traveled weekend so far this year. Everyone went somewhere. I could tell folks were going on vacation as the traffic was lighter as of last Wednesday when folks started to head out of town. Thankfully Netflix does not adhere to the same policy are network TV, they dropped The Witcher and some other fun series. Hulu is also doing a good job of dropping a new movie every week or so. |
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Post by Critical on Jul 11, 2023 7:41:22 GMT
It looks like Steph and Cherry could be the team to beat this season! That quiche looked so good too!
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 11, 2023 16:36:48 GMT
It looks like Steph and Cherry could be the team to beat this season! That quiche looked so good too! Well so far they are the best detectives not necessarily the best bakers as their quiche was not flavorful and the crust was not baked. |
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 11, 2023 16:50:26 GMT
Episode 5 - July 10, 2023
Safety Bake:
Again Steff and Cherry prove they are the best detectives. Did no one pick up the knife and see the tomato and basil? The clues will only get harder.
It was fun to see how the military moms and some of the other teams arguing that it can't be a savory dish as the show only does sweet deserts instead of reading the clues. They were trying to make the clues fit what they thought it should be.
Kristy and Tarsha - who knew bacon, cheese, pears and apples could taste great mixed all together.
Elimination Bake:
Even I was confused. No one baked a lemon cake.
I thought for sure Kristy and Tarsha were going home because they made a lime curd instead of a lemon curd.
T & Fad - made a lemon curd and the military wives made a citrus curd (which was made of grapefruit, lemon, and lime).
I thought for sure that Kristy and Tarsha were going home because of their non lemon curd and not because of the decorating.
It all came down to the chocolate decoration and the military wives did not make the flakes but it seemed to be the best tasting cake of the elimination bake.
Self-Taught Bakers:
Donavan & Dayveon - Eliminated Episode 1
Torre & Michelle - Eliminated Episode 3
Kathleen & Hannah - Eliminated Episode 5
Steph & Cherry - Best Detectives - won three Safety Bakes in a row
T & Fadi
Kristy & Tarsha
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Post by MissGriss on Jul 11, 2023 19:14:40 GMT
Steph and Cherry are lucky that they are the best detectives. Haven’t there been serious issues with each of their actual bakes?
It was sweet to see Kristy and Tarsha’s reaction when they saw how close the decorations on their disaster cake were to the mystery bake. What a huge relief that must have been.
I think the reason Kathleen and Hannah were eliminated was that they missed two of the decorative elements. They didn’t do the chocolate waterfall drips, and there was no brush stroke effect like in the extra clue.
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