Masterchef 2022

HeidiHeidi

Started tonight, I'm just about to watch....

Am I imagining things or has the format changed drastically??

HeidiHeidi

I'm 10 minutes in and Pookie is already driving me mad 😠

HeidiHeidi

Glad to see I'm not the only one to struggle with those star silicone ice cube trays from IKEA!! 🤣

Eddie the pilot is already my firm favourite. I just hope he's not a one trick pony.....

stargazer 68

Trying to do the Australian nd US format where they have to win their place. Doesn't quite have the impact of the bigger productions though

HeidiHeidi

Eddie proving to be far from a one trick pony!!!

I love him, he'd light up a room. The most unlikely ships pilot I've ever seen!!

Laura also up there for me.

The standard is unbelievable in this first week.

ETA - I've just realised I'm still watching last week's shows!

HeidiHeidi

Is there nobody tuning in this time round?

I've been binge- catching- up on the last couple of weeks.

The standard this series is really high!

But they've clearly saved all the headcases for the last week of the heats!!

My money is on Thomas from last week to win, he's been outstanding, and so understated and humble - I can already see him sitting at next year's past winner's table! And I would travel a long way to try that rice dish that he served up to Jay Rayner!!!

siblers

Gregg seems very cranky this season. He's fairly unforgiving in his critique and seems very hard to please and is overall a bit dour. I wouldn't be too upset if they replaced him

stargazer 68

I'm watching but the 'new' Boards is knocking me off my posting if that makes sense!

Enjoying it. Definitely liked Thomas last week. He was great. Liked Hannah this week too, really likeable.

HeidiHeidi

And that young girl, Radha - not sure how long she'll last, but she'll surely get picked up by a modelling agency if this doesn't work out! She reminds me of Uma Thurman in Dangerous Liaisons.

Can't be doing with the theatrics of the Iranian drama teacher - I've seen Gordon Ramsey somewhere in the ads/ titles - I'd fear for his safety if he gets that far 😱

And the lady with the nettles and the hogweed - meh. How much of that is just to be different?

The Jamaican marathon fella is a bit too hyper for my liking - but he can clearly cook, his chicken dish sounded only amazing.

Looking forward to getting into the next rounds, there are some seriously good cooks this time around 🤗

HeidiHeidi

I really miss the chat that used to go along with all these series 😭

Anyone else still watching?

I'm just catching up on tonight's episode - and as much as Pookie would drive me mad in 10 mins flat, now that Thomas has been sent home, she's my new firm favourite for winner - she's utterly bonkers, but brilliantly so.

Can't get over Radha, for her age and lack of experience, she's done brilliantly. Tippling on her prosecco under the table just made me love her even more!

HeidiHeidi

I just think Eddie is gorgeous - if he served up a bowl of cornflakes, I'd put him through!

And I love Sarah for doing a savoury dish - I do not for the life of me know what their problem was with the presentation, it looked perfectly lovely to me..... that just smacked of looking for holes to pick in things for the sake of it.

stargazer 68

I have watching but the setup of the site now its so difficult to follow threads! I love Eddie too. But the whole lot of them that are left are all good.

stargazer 68

Episode tonight is in Ballymaloe!! Dying to see who the dinner guests are.

The Master

Rachael and Derina are at the table.

Tim must be busy at his computer.........

HeidiHeidi

Ballymaloe looking absolutely fabulous, great advertising for Ireland!

Did John go arse over tit after a few pints, and smack his chin??

HeidiHeidi

Good girl Radha!!! That can't have been easy as a veggie....

Pookie's sauce looked rank!! Grey and watery. Her worst dish by some distance for me.

I thought poor Sarah was going to have a coronary, but she cobbled it together somehow, and her flavours sounded so good they all forgave her dodgy pastry!

Eddie's dessert looked a bit of a mess.... but I'd say it tasted damn good!!!

If there's one going after this, I'd say it would be Pookie.

stargazer 68

Oh I'm warming to Pookie. "It's cocktail time" lol

Not sure I would eat her food though

The Master

Oops

HeidiHeidi

Awww, Eddie and his bow tie is as cute!!!!

HeidiHeidi

Interesting that before yesterday Radha being a vegetarian was never mentioned - by John/ Greg or her!

Usually contestants make a big deal of something like that.

I sort of noticed a a very by-the-way thing that she did a lot of Indian veggie dishes.

I like her, a LOT. Hope she goes all the way.

sporina

just watched the final now.. didn't watch the series tbh..

for those of you who did, what did ye make of the final? was Eddie the best? how was the competition this year?

odd final I though.. as in the finalists.

Alquaa

I enjoyed the series, it’s a poor relationship to masterchef Australia though. I must admit I disliked Rahda from the moment she said she never made a dessert and then pulled an insane looking pudding complete with caramel out of the bag. It was a little far fetched for even a talented cook to get that on the first attempt tbh.

Pookie definitely talented but the colours she made food didn’t have me salivating, I’m ok for blue/green/purple rice any day of the week. Eddie was my winner as he seemed to have a decent food knowledge, didn’t make blue food and seemed the most affable.

sporina

I believe one of the episodes was filmed at Ballymaloe? anyone see it?

Alquaa

Yes, Ballymaloe looked great, they really have great credit to the Allen family - particularly Myrtle and heaped praise on the produce and culinary school.

The Master

Back at 8pm this evening

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120462441#Comment_120462441

woo hoo thanks for the heads up

HeidiHeidi

The blue rice 😱

ETA - outdone by the pink chicken 😳

HeidiHeidi

Hollandaise sauce to cut through the richness? Really??

I can feel the indigestion just thinking about it!

HeidiHeidi

And now green rice??

HeidiHeidi

I'm sick of Nickolas already.

Great opening show, lots of potential there!

HeidiHeidi

Nobody watching and posting??

John and Greg raved about them, but those burger dumplings looked revolting!

Poochie05

seems to be an awful lot of undercooked poultry this season.

HeidiHeidi

Potato, in white bread, wrapped in batter, and deep fried?

I'm the biggest carb fiend going, but that just sounds revolting!!

Poor Forest should have entered MasterDesserts - I haven't quite got to the end of Friday's q-f, but I'm assuming his first foray into savoury will be the end of him.

HeidiHeidi

Anyone following this to the end?

Chariya looking like a nailed-on favourite after tonight.

Although Terri could give her a run for her money......

And Enurag if he sticks to Indian cuisine looks unstoppable.....

Oh, I don't know! But I'm looking forward to the last two nights of the series!

sporina

only watching bits of it on playback.. will come back to this thread when I'm done

stargazer 68

Had to catch up on 2 weeks worth after my hols! I love Charya- she's great. Loving Anurag as well. Either of those I hope win - there's the kiss if death!!

The Master

I was rooting for Terri all the way but tonight was a disastrous choice of dish at this stage in the competition

HeidiHeidi

I'm a bit late to the party, just watching the dishes being eaten now.

Anurag's is a bizarre dish - heavy pastry, with rice inside, and a potato side.... I've said it before, but I'm the biggest carb monster going, but that's just overload!

HeidiHeidi

Chariya's dish, on the other hand, I would eat 10 of! And then more for dessert!!

HeidiHeidi

Omar's..... not so much..... that's just waaaaay out there....

HeidiHeidi

I'd say that Clare Smyth would be a nightmare to work for!

Do they deliberately give them an hour or so less than is actually practical to do their dishes??

sporina

just finishing this now - delighted for Chariya x

HeidiHeidi

She was great - really imaginative, and a great character. I can well imagine her at the previous winners' table in future series.

Hope she stays as is - she reminds me of Ping from a previous series, and she was lovely but has become very pompous of late.