professional masterchief.... what a joke!!

[Dupont666]

I watched this for the last two nights and its beyond a joke that some of them can call themselves professional.

First round is a prep round were 4 become 3 and its nothing too complex in 10mins:

prep this chicken and do some goujons.
open 3 oysters and make an omlette
fillet this fish and cook a bit with butter sauce.

No matter who it is, one will always get over zealous and slice himself to ribbons and make an absolute mess of the 2nd dish.

Last time it was johnny bignuts coming in saying he had been a chief for 8 years and that he wanted to have a michelin star and then he promptly hacks his hand off straight away...

when down to 3 they make 2 dishs of their own with preset ingredients (last night all had issues not serving raw poultry).

Then they have to make 2 classic dishes, which always look like a 5 year old made them....

Car crash TV at its best.....

[Ross1988]

I thought someone had been playing too much Halo after reading this title....

[adycav]

They definitely have the wiff of 'pub cook' about them, especially the younger lads.

There was a woman on last night who managed to serve a dish with raw chicken in it - twice in succession.

I've never done that!

[escargot]

That raw chicken was an absolute joke.

Also, it's getting on my tits that the fat grocer simply just repeats everything roux jnr says.

[adycav]

escargot said:

Also, it's getting on my tits that the fat grocer simply just repeats everything roux jnr says.

Yeah, the missus pointed this out too.

[Dupont666]

Ross1988 said:

I thought someone had been playing too much Halo after reading this title....

Spelling is not my best thing especially when multi tasking like at the moment.

Note to self.... stop multitasking and get the dictionary out.. :P

[Bill]

adycav said:

They definitely have the wiff of 'pub cook' about them, especially the younger lads.

The other day they had to spatchcock a chicken, none of them knew how to do it

[whitechief]

Did you see the episode when the 'professionals' had to spatchcock a Poussin, then make a lemon curd?
It was embarrassing.

[Dupont666]

I liked the bit when it looked at the paella took a bite and said:

'What gorgeous rice.'

Then it cut to the next scene, Im wondering if he spit it out off scene.

[escargot]

Next week:

Skills test - Opening a bag of pre-prepared chips with a knife and without drawing blood
Taste test - Putting a brake bros lasagna in the microwave

Edited by escargot on Thursday 24th September 12:45

[adycav]

[Wildsea]

adycav said:

There was a woman on last night who managed to serve a dish with raw chicken in it - twice in succession.
I've never done that!

And she went through to the quarter finals

[flimper]

Thought the programme was poor, would like to see the true heavyweights going head to head, Ramsay, Oliver, Harriott, The Hairy Bikers, The Two Fat birds, now that would make good TV

[escargot]

In general, the amateur masterchef actually seems to contain a higher quality cook.

[Soovy]

Sorry.

[escargot]

flimper said:

The Two Fat birds,

Now that would be impressive.

[B Oeuf]

I love the way that Roux bloke injects drama into everything, you'd think he was briefing a mission to bomb Afghanistan rather than telling a couple of numpties to boil an egg

[flimper]

escargot said:

flimper said:

The Two Fat birds,

Now that would be impressive.

Has one/both of them kicked the bucket?

[Man-At-Arms]

Ross1988 said:

I thought someone had been playing too much Halo after reading this title....

definately too much 'alone time'

[smack]

adycav said:

escargot said:

Also, it's getting on my tits that the fat grocer simply just repeats everything roux jnr says.

Yeah, the missus pointed this out too.

He has been like that in every series with John Toad too, repeating what someone who actually knows how to cook says.
And every time a sugar laden "pud" gets put in front of his face, you can see fatty's eyes light up!