|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 2, 2024 20:16:23 GMT
Spring Baking Championship:This episode made me mad for a host of reasons. First of all, I don't like it when they don't give enough time to complete a heat so people have to rush. Macarons can be notoriously tricky for even people with lots of experience baking them, and then they wanted them decorated like corsages as well? Quite frankly, I'm surprised that some people did as well as they did, but it didn't surprise me that some people simply ran out of time. With that said, some of the flavor combinations (especially that blackberry/violet combination Nickey made as well as the olive oil, tangerine, and white chocolate combo Alex used) sounded delicious! While I like Tsunami Prom cakes I don't like twists that make some bakers have a much harder time over others, and I think a fairer thing to do would be to have something that everyone can use. Fruit Punch is not a universal flavor, which meant people like Nickey (who was working with dark chocolate and caramel), Anna (Lemon) and Steven (Honey) were pretty much [censored]. Nickey was able to make it work because she hadn't added the caramel yet to her dessert and substituted the fruit punch instead. Loved the top 2 and was especially happy for the person who won because they had a hard go of it in the Preheat. Angry and disgusted over who went home because I sense some producer intervention at play here; that person's cake wasn't perfect but at least it was edible, plus they won the Preheat? The person they saved made a cake that was mushy and unappetizing. Ugh. I think when it comes to twists, bakers should anticipate something off the wall and not go strongly with one flavor, like a dark chocolate or lemon. Easier to stick with a a more adaptable flavor that you can punch up at the right moment if there is no twist. As for the person who was saved, they have been one of the most consistent bakers who has a good shot at winning. I think the judges do not want them to go home. The one who went home had something green in their cake. Now, I don't think it was mold like the judges were inferring (that would be they give them bad ingredients to work with), but it is possible that it was a part from the orange that should not have been included. They might not have mentioned it to hype up the drama of who was going to go home.
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 2, 2024 21:48:37 GMT
Spring Baking Championship:This episode made me mad for a host of reasons. First of all, I don't like it when they don't give enough time to complete a heat so people have to rush. Macarons can be notoriously tricky for even people with lots of experience baking them, and then they wanted them decorated like corsages as well? Quite frankly, I'm surprised that some people did as well as they did, but it didn't surprise me that some people simply ran out of time. With that said, some of the flavor combinations (especially that blackberry/violet combination Nickey made as well as the olive oil, tangerine, and white chocolate combo Alex used) sounded delicious! While I like Tsunami Prom cakes I don't like twists that make some bakers have a much harder time over others, and I think a fairer thing to do would be to have something that everyone can use. Fruit Punch is not a universal flavor, which meant people like Nickey (who was working with dark chocolate and caramel), Anna (Lemon) and Steven (Honey) were pretty much [censored]. Nickey was able to make it work because she hadn't added the caramel yet to her dessert and substituted the fruit punch instead. Loved the top 2 and was especially happy for the person who won because they had a hard go of it in the Preheat. Angry and disgusted over who went home because I sense some producer intervention at play here; that person's cake wasn't perfect but at least it was edible, plus they won the Preheat? The person they saved made a cake that was mushy and unappetizing. Ugh. I think when it comes to twists, bakers should anticipate something off the wall and not go strongly with one flavor, like a dark chocolate or lemon. Easier to stick with a a more adaptable flavor that you can punch up at the right moment if there is no twist. As for the person who was saved, they have been one of the most consistent bakers who has a good shot at winning. I think the judges do not want them to go home. The one who went home had something green in their cake. Now, I don't think it was mold like the judges were inferring (that would be they give them bad ingredients to work with), but it is possible that it was a part from the orange that should not have been included. They might not have mentioned it to hype up the drama of who was going to go home. I would agree with this except the flavors were preselected and they had to choose from that selection. So no matter what, someone would have ended up with the dark chocolate, lemon, etc. They should have went with a neutral flavor as the twist that could work for all of them rather than completely screwing someone over. It's not the first time it's happened; I remember on one of the Halloween seasons someone was working with something fruity as their main flavor and got assigned Rose as their twist ingredient, and needless to say that person went home. It's blatantly unfair.
I completely forgot that {blank} had something green in the cake that shouldn't have been there, but it still tasted good. I think they gave the other person a pass for all of the reasons you mentioned.
|
|
|
Post by waywyrd on Apr 2, 2024 22:28:31 GMT
I kind of wish they'd stop with the twist ingredients altogether, or at least make it something easier to incorporate. "Fruit punch" just isn't going to mesh with everything.
I think mushy cake person should have went home, too.
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 3, 2024 17:06:55 GMT
I think when it comes to twists, bakers should anticipate something off the wall and not go strongly with one flavor, like a dark chocolate or lemon. Easier to stick with a a more adaptable flavor that you can punch up at the right moment if there is no twist. As for the person who was saved, they have been one of the most consistent bakers who has a good shot at winning. I think the judges do not want them to go home. The one who went home had something green in their cake. Now, I don't think it was mold like the judges were inferring (that would be they give them bad ingredients to work with), but it is possible that it was a part from the orange that should not have been included. They might not have mentioned it to hype up the drama of who was going to go home. I would agree with this except the flavors were preselected and they had to choose from that selection. So no matter what, someone would have ended up with the dark chocolate, lemon, etc. They should have went with a neutral flavor as the twist that could work for all of them rather than completely screwing someone over. It's not the first time it's happened; I remember on one of the Halloween seasons someone was working with something fruity as their main flavor and got assigned Rose as their twist ingredient, and needless to say that person went home. It's blatantly unfair.
I completely forgot that {blank} had something green in the cake that shouldn't have been there, but it still tasted good. I think they gave the other person a pass for all of the reasons you mentioned.
There still has to be a way to use a flavor but not overuse it. I don't know but good point.
|
|
ccl
FORT Regular
Posts: 438
|
Post by ccl on Apr 4, 2024 0:58:04 GMT
I think the twists should not be flavours but something else…like when they had to make a flag (which they didn’t show as a twist). Some form of decoration or something that doesn’t impact the main thing. Anna did have issues with her cake (the green thing, her tsunami didn’t fully work) so she was fairly on the bottom. But, as a Steven supporter, I can see why people think he should have been the one eliminated based on his cake’s texture. Personally I’m glad he wasn’t but I would have understood it.
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 4, 2024 10:33:02 GMT
I think the twists should not be flavours but something else…like when they had to make a flag (which they didn’t show as a twist). Some form of decoration or something that doesn’t impact the main thing. Anna did have issues with her cake (the green thing, her tsunami didn’t fully work) so she was fairly on the bottom. But, as a Steven supporter, I can see why people think he should have been the one eliminated based on his cake’s texture. Personally I’m glad he wasn’t but I would have understood it. They took his past bakes into consideration which is something people have said they need to. Maybe if he was more inconsistent, he would have gone home but honestly, he is pretty up there all the time.
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 9, 2024 14:52:33 GMT
SBC-- the right person for sure went home last night. They just couldn't be consistent.
|
|
|
Post by waywyrd on Apr 9, 2024 14:58:29 GMT
I wish the editing didn't make it so obvious who was going home on SBC. This week's boot didn't do anything particularly awful, but they were always kind of riding the strugglebus. I need that recipe for Kate's biscuits the judges were drooling over!
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 9, 2024 15:52:51 GMT
I wish the editing didn't make it so obvious who was going home on SBC. This week's boot didn't do anything particularly awful, but they were always kind of riding the strugglebus. I need that recipe for Kate's biscuits the judges were drooling over! Yes, so it really came as now surprise. It was just not the time to just do an "okay" job. Those biscuits where what helped her win, because those were not flowers on her wreath.
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 12, 2024 14:17:55 GMT
It's getting down to the wire on SBC. Just doing enough to get by isn't going to cut it now. While the eliminated person struggled sometimes they also had amazing highs, and I hope they're proud of what they accomplished on the show.
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 16, 2024 10:37:16 GMT
SBC--- you need to bake.
|
|
|
Post by waywyrd on Apr 16, 2024 19:44:28 GMT
Again, I knew who was going home by the end of the first challenge. I really liked them (I honestly like everyone left), too bad they stumbled this week. And yes, there should have been more baking to that dish!
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 17, 2024 13:01:48 GMT
I wasn't quite sure what happened there; did they do a jelly set for their filling when the whole thing should have been baked?
|
|
ccl
FORT Regular
Posts: 438
|
Post by ccl on Apr 17, 2024 13:54:19 GMT
Nanaimo bars are not baked. There’s a bottom layer that’s coconut mixed with crushed cookies (usually graham cracker or such), middle layer is a set custard, top is chocolate. Then it is set in the fridge. People at home would just use store bought graham cracker or whatever rather than making it and that’s what she did as well (I missed if she used graham cracker but either way she used a pre-made cookie). She knew she needed a baked element so she made some streusel and put it on the side but that wasn’t really a part of the dish so they dinged her on it. She did say later she should have made shortbread or whatever for the bottom layer as her baked element.
|
|
|
Post by sunnydayz on Apr 18, 2024 0:57:40 GMT
Yeah the streusel on the side seemed like an afterthought on the plate. I get that she was trying to meet the baked requirement, but it wasn’t even really a part of the bar.
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 18, 2024 10:28:10 GMT
Yeah the streusel on the side seemed like an afterthought on the plate. I get that she was trying to meet the baked requirement, but it wasn’t even really a part of the bar. Plus, they mentioned it had a lot of white chocolate on it.
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 10:59:11 GMT
SBC--- I was not surprised by the ending. I'll say it again, they have had some very good bakers this season.
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 23, 2024 13:25:41 GMT
I breathed a huge sigh of relief because it would have been horrible to lose either baker, and both of them made equally big mistakes in the Main Heat. How do you not remember to put in sugar, or soak the cake portion of your entremet? It was a fair decision.
With that said, those succulent cupcakes were gorgeous.
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 13:47:04 GMT
I breathed a huge sign of relief because it would have been horrible to lose either baker, and both of them made equally big mistakes in the Main Heat. How do you not remember to put in sugar, or soak the cake portion of your entremet? It was a fair decision. With that said, those succulent cupcakes were gorgeous. Agree, both deserve to be in the finale along with the other two. As for the sugar, I'm not sure it was left out. I think maybe the dessert wasn't sweet enough for the judges tastes. The soaking, yea, that I can see.
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 23, 2024 14:52:18 GMT
It wasn't that it wasn't sweet enough, it was that they couldn't taste any sweet at all. Considering how close they are to the wire and how fast they have to work I could see him putting the sugar out to use but forgetting it. He wouldn't be the first person to miss a crucial component of their bake while trying to get everything done either because it's happened a few times on the Baking Championship shows (along with people playing hard and fast with undesirable twist ingredients by using them sparingly/hiding them in the cake). There have been people on this show who have whipped up batters and put them in the stove, only to discover that they forgot to put in butter. It happens.
|
|
|
Post by sunnydayz on Apr 23, 2024 19:16:38 GMT
I'm glad they advanced all of them to the finale.
And I wish they didn't give quite such a generous advantage at this point. Ten extra minutes seems like a pretty big advantage. I'd prefer if they kept it an even playing field from the semi-finals onward.
|
|
|
Post by waywyrd on Apr 23, 2024 22:49:01 GMT
I'm glad everyone moved on, too.
I kind of want to watch again to see if he put any sugar at all in that dessert, or if it just wasn't enough for the judges.
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 24, 2024 0:22:36 GMT
I watched the judging part again. Nancy brought up the fact that it needed more sugar, and then when that baker left Duff mentioned that he didn't taste any sugar at all, and Kadea agreed with him. I honestly think he forgot.
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 25, 2024 14:01:54 GMT
The baking fun isn't over next week! The Summer Baking Championship is coming back May 13th, and Carla, Duff, and Damaris will be judging again. The first season of this was great, and I'm hoping we get a lot of talent this year.
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 30, 2024 13:34:07 GMT
Spring Baking Championship:
I figured that they would make Nikki and Alex do a sudden death round, and they did. Thy also did a bit of misdirection because the way one of the contestants was being featured I thought they would win so it was a surprise, and I'm happy everyone was thrilled for the person who made it. They might as well showed us who won the preheat because it was obvious, lol.
Excited for next week. Stained glass wedding cakes? I'm excited!
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 30, 2024 15:27:03 GMT
Spring Baking Championship:I figured that they would make Nikki and Alex do a sudden death round, and they did. Thy also did a bit of misdirection because the way one of the contestants was being featured I thought they would win so it was a surprise, and I'm happy everyone was thrilled for the person who made it. They might as well showed us who won the preheat because it was obvious, lol. Excited for next week. Stained glass wedding cakes? I'm excited! When I saw Alex's tiramsu was a bit "wet", I knew he would be gone. I predict Steven for the win. He has been consistently good through out this whole competition.
|
|
|
Post by AZChristian on Apr 30, 2024 16:35:01 GMT
Spring Baking Championship:I figured that they would make Nikki and Alex do a sudden death round, and they did. Well, at least the challenge wasn't sprinkles. #nomoremolly
|
|
|
Post by libgirl2 on Apr 30, 2024 16:58:04 GMT
Spring Baking Championship:I figured that they would make Nikki and Alex do a sudden death round, and they did. Well, at least the challenge wasn't sprinkles. #nomoremolly Ugh, bad memories. I still say the wrong person won that season.
|
|
|
Post by Kao on Apr 30, 2024 17:01:14 GMT
Spring Baking Championship:I figured that they would make Nikki and Alex do a sudden death round, and they did. Thy also did a bit of misdirection because the way one of the contestants was being featured I thought they would win so it was a surprise, and I'm happy everyone was thrilled for the person who made it. They might as well showed us who won the preheat because it was obvious, lol. Excited for next week. Stained glass wedding cakes? I'm excited! When I saw Alex's tiramsu was a bit "wet", I knew he would be gone. I predict Steven for the win. He has been consistently good through out this whole competition. Apparently it was more than a bit wet; I think on of the judges described it as "soggy" which is never a good look.
I think Steven is going to win as well (which makes it anticlimatic) but I want to see everyone's process for creating the stained glass effects on their cakes.
|
|
|
Post by waywyrd on Apr 30, 2024 22:03:05 GMT
I was sad for Alex, if he hadn't drowned that bottom layer those tiramisus would have been almost perfect. I've enjoyed watching him bake.
I like all of the final three, but yeah. I think Steven will win, too.
|
|