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Cooking Doesn't Get Tougher Than This!

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    Posted by: nick909 16/01/2012 at 20:14
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    Er, yeah, how about in a wind tunnel, Gregg?  Or at gunpoint?  You haven't really thought this through, have you?

    Anyway, everyone's favourite pudding-loving billiard ball and his dirty-faced Aussie chum are back on tomorrow, bellowing incoherent rubbish about delivering big flavours.

    Like a particularly nasty scab, it repulses me, yet I can't leave it alone and despite initially pretending I'm not interested, I predict I'll be pathetically addicted by next week.

    Let's hope they've ditched the freakish format of the heats from the last series.

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfeyUGZt8nk
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    Posted by: SuzeJ 16/01/2012 at 21:01
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    Mr J and I are quite excited about the prospect of it all starting again tomorrow evening, I even tweeted about it (only started with Twitter this weekend). We refer to GW as the tubby grocer, must think of an apt name for JT. We were fairly unimpressed with the new format last year although I suspect they'll probably keep to the same formula, going back to the old way may be viewed as admitting it didn't quite work.
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    Posted by: lapinrose 16/01/2012 at 21:07
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     Like Nick, I'll watch it, bit like a roadcrash it's compelling viewing!

     

     

    SuzeJ:
    We refer to GW as the tubby grocer, must think of an apt name for JT.

     

    On the good old Nicebites, they were referred to as Toad and Pastie, Torode=Toad, Greg=Pastie. still use the names myself.

     
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    Posted by: Bethannie 17/01/2012 at 08:17
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    Love the show...eagerly awaiting the new series.

    I hope they haven't ficked around with the format too much this time.

     

    Biggest problem for me...The 'Dave' channel is going to start showing the series 'Suits' which i haven't managed to see yet, and they are starting from the beginnign...and the first episode is ....tonight at 9pm!!! AAAAAGGGGGGH! (I don't have the option to record a show or watch catch-up TV....it is a simple - or not so simple - choice of watch one show and miss the other! Crying.....so far the deciding factor is that Suits will probably come out on DVD at some point
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    Posted by: bizent 17/01/2012 at 08:45
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    Is there a Dave +1?
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    Posted by: Bethannie 17/01/2012 at 09:24
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    bizent:

    Is there a Dave +1?

     

    I think there might be...but then Suits doesn't just last an hour...so I need to watch Masterchef first (BBC don't do +1) and then start watching Suits on Deja-Vu (the +1 channel)...for I think it's 90 minutes...I won't get to bed before midnight! And I'm a  lark not an owl!

    However, I could watch Suits.....switch over in the adverts...and then watch Masterchef for the rest of the week!
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    Posted by: egyptgirl 17/01/2012 at 10:01
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    Beth, why don't you watch Suits tonight then catch the Toad and Mr 'Cooking doesn't get tougher than this' on iPlayer?

    I don't like the new format so I wasn't going to watch...but I know I'll end up switching it on tonight.

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    Posted by: Bethannie 17/01/2012 at 10:16
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    egyptgirl:
    Beth, why don't you watch Suits tonight then catch the Toad and Mr 'Cooking doesn't get tougher than this' on iPlayer?

     

    I have the world's slowest internet connection....and can't watch youtube clips let alone i-player!

    (Partly because I only have a dongle for connection, and partly because of the area I live....it is notorious for slow internet....and rubbish TV signal too!)

     

    I gave up on X-factor because they pfaffed around with it so much....but I am loathe to give up on Masterchef!
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    Posted by: egyptgirl 17/01/2012 at 10:27
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    Oh, I see! Never mind, I'm sure there will be plenty on here who will be happy to fill you in!

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    Posted by: nick909 19/01/2012 at 09:04
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    A heck lot of showing off from what I've seen so far.  Faffing around with sous vide this, confit of that, blobs and smears and micro-herbs and artful presentation.  Some of them have been watching too much Prof Masterchef!  Trying to be Michelin starred chefs when they've never stepped foot outside of their own kitchen.

    I'd love to see some of them just put a decent plate of honest food down and let the food speak for itself.
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