Great British Bake Off - Discuss

Oh purhlease radicalnan - this is a wind up isn't it? You cannot be serious.

I wonder if Mel and Sue and the two presenters from Strictly (can't remember their names) could present a programme thousands of miles away on some channel I can't receive and we wouldn't have to put up with their inane chat ever again.

Seems there will be a repeat on Sunday at 4.15.

I agree NanKate. I didn't get into Strictly because I don't like Bruce Forsythe or Tess Daly and, although I do like Claude Winkleman, I haven't found it any better with her. I found the American version much better and really liked the presenters on that but could only get it a couple of years.

I haven't got into Bake Off but I do like the showing one. Some of them are so clever.

It is such a shame that cookery and sewing classes rarely exist in schools nowadays. There should be Saturday classes available for children that want to do them and I think that clothing factories could sponsor some. It might be to their benefit in the end as they always say that they cannot get British people to work for them (not that that should be the only reason for learning). It is often lack of confidence.

I do enjoy this programme, it's light hearted and easy to watch with no gritty drama, violence and swearing etc. Mel and Sue bring some humour to the show, and it would be dull without them.

I like the program not the silly fooling around but just seeing the very good skills of these people is quite impressive. Not something I could do.

I was impressed by Nadiyas chronicals and how articulate Nadia is about her family and her religious views etc. She is not full of herself the way some presenters are.

food porn ???????????>

Are you watching the same lopsided , undercooked, overcooked, total disaster cake show I am RadicalNan ???

Crikey ... I'm sorry and obviously that's your view but I was just thinking to myself what a harmless show this was and suddenly I find I'm watching food porn probably with a subliminal obesity message ---- I'm off for a lie down and a nice piece of cake !!

Love Bake-Off but this year's contestants seem a bit hand-picked to be as PC as possible; Twinkly Black Guy? Tick. Ditzy Old Lady? Tick. Glam Buff One? Tick - you get the picture. None of them seem to be very good bakers so far IMHO.

And yes, Mary Berry's eyes really are that blue, OH and I stood in the same queue as her for our flu jabs a couple of years ago. OH beamed at her and said Hello, then later he asked me how he knew her!

I wish they'd ditch the idea that just because the contestants have been selected for Bake Off they're among the best in the country.

No they're not!

If she does wear coloured contact lenses, gulligranny she probably does so all the time!

PRINTMISS You are not alone! ? I've never watched it.

No, not alone. I don't watch it because I don't like cake. All that sugar and cream makes me feel ill, and I can't stand Mel and Sue.

I don't like Strictly either, but I do like Masterchef and the Great British Sewing Bee.

Love it! Never seen so many having to start all over again! Nerves?

DH loves it, I commited the cardinal sin in D H's eyes of falling asleep at last nights programme. It's O K as a programme and I quite like watching them bake and the contestants ideas. But seeing them eat all those cakes at the end makes me feel nauseous. Think I preferred the sewing and the gardening competitions.

Yes, Paul's eyes are that colour, and he is a really nice bloke... they had a proper Bake Off at his son's school a couple of years ago! He lives not far from me...

Love GBBO and add it to the list of my gastroporn programmes DH terms "rubbish". I reply that it is inoffensive, clean, no rude words, no violence and I'm up to date with all the trends (as if I would do that sort of food )

The right one went, he wasn't very good, my sponges look much better than his . I like the lady who won "star baker" but I'm thinking Selassi will be the one to watch and I'm guessing so does the girl with the crimson lips and two failed Genoese sponge attempts I didn't think that green concoction that allegedly tasted like grass was a good idea on the opening night that one of the smart arses dreamed up. Mel and Sue, annoying as ever, the programme really could function without their, now very predictable double entendres.

I'm not watching it this time round. I don't like they system of all having to wait an unecessary 60secs until they know who's leaving.
The best cakes are not eaten fresh, Mary knows this and and every thing has to conform to make a show.

My gd reckoned my lemon drizzle was better than theirs!!! Now I know why I love her!! Mirror glaze on icing, forget it.

You're not alone PRINTMISS and grannylyn65. Never watch Bake off either. Like to do the odd bit of baking myself but the fancy stuff? Thats why God invented Mr Kipling, Auntie Bessie etc etc!

I don't bake these days nor do I dance but that doesn't stop me from enjoying watching Bake Off and Strictly. Sometimes I find that a person I disliked turns out to be a lot nicer than I thought, and vice versa.

I watched it for the first time last night with my young grandson and found it mildly entertaining but, as someone has already said up-thread, it does not fit at all with the anti-obesity message. Some of the recipes were so rich they made me feel mildly sick. Incidentally, said grandson fell asleep after 20 minutes.

Love GBBO
Have to say I really liked the slightly 'ditzy' older lady - think her name might be Val

Silly programme that we could do without? Surely we COULD do without ALL television if we chose to. I happen to love the GBBO but there are many popular reality TV shows that I have never watched nor ever want to watch, but I am not advocating they should be axed.

I enjoy GBBO although I hardly ever eat cake and I also like Strictly although I don't go dancing.

I appreciate the contestants developing their skills but I would never watch Big Brother or that ridiculous jungle programme where people just make fools of themselves,

I'm often suspicious re the timings. Those mirror glaze cakes would have taken longer than three hours.