Thanks Baz

For reasons best known to the BBC the episode on Monday 8th is scheduled to be shown in two halves:
19.35 to 20.05
then Eastenders
and the second half 20.30 to 21.00

Thursday 11th 21.00 to 22.00
Friday 12th 20.30 to 21.30

@El Loro posted:

Thanks Baz

For reasons best known to the BBC the episode on Monday 8th is scheduled to be shown in two halves:
19.35 to 20.05
then Eastenders
and the second half 20.30 to 21.00

Thursday 11th 21.00 to 22.00
Friday 12th 20.30 to 21.30

Thanks El …does seem a bit a strange ….especially as Eastenders could easily have been shown at 19.35 !

Oooh didn't realise this was starting up

@slimfern posted:

Oooh didn't realise this was starting up

I didn’t , until I saw an advert for it today

@Baz posted:

I didn’t , until I saw an advert for it today

Not keen on the timings...am bound to forget to watch here and there 

@slimfern posted:

Not keen on the timings...am bound to forget to watch here and there 

Hopefully the timings will settle down a bit …

@Baz posted:

Hopefully the timings will settle down a bit …

There are six weeks for this series, the first 4 weeks are the heats, the 5th week the semi-finals, with the finals in the last week. There are 22 episodes in all.
So that suggests that the first 4 weeks have 4 episodes with the 5th and 6th weeks 3 episodes each.

@El Loro posted:

There are six weeks for this series, the first 4 weeks are the heats, the 5th week the semi-finals, with the finals in the last week. There are 22 episodes in all.
So that suggests that the first 4 weeks have 4 episodes with the 5th and 6th weeks 3 episodes each.

Thanks El

Episode timings:
1 Tonight 19.30 (30 minutes)
2 Tonight 20.30 (30 minutes)
3 Thursday 21.00 (60 minutes)
4 Friday 20.30 (60 minutes)
Next week (different due to Children in Need on Friday 19th):
5 Monday 15th 19.30 (30 minutes)
6 Monday 15th 20.30 (30 minutes)
7 Wednesday 17th 19.30 (60 minutes)
8 Thursday 18th 21.00 (60 minutes)
Following week:
9 Monday 22nd 19.30 (30 minutes)
10 Monday 22nd 20.30 (30 minutes)
11 Thursday 25th 21.00 (60 minutes)
12 Friday 26th 20.30 (60 minutes)

Thanks El

The first heat with 4 chefs tonight.
The first episode is the Skills Test. Marcus's test for 2 of the chefs the classic bangers and mash served with a beer and onion gravy, Monica's test for the other 2 monkfish with a pea and bacon ragout.
In the second episode the 4 chefs return to create their Signature dishes - a main and a dessert.
2 of the 4 go home, the other 2 through to Friday's quarter-finals

@El Loro posted:

The first heat with 4 chefs tonight.
The first episode is the Skills Test. Marcus's test for 2 of the chefs the classic bangers and mash served with a beer and onion gravy, Monica's test for the other 2 monkfish with a pea and bacon ragout.
In the second episode the 4 chefs return to create their Signature dishes - a main and a dessert.
2 of the 4 go home, the other 2 through to Friday's quarter-finals

Thanks El ….if they can’t do those skills tests they probably shouldn’t be professionals

@Baz posted:

Thanks El ….if they can’t do those skills tests they probably shouldn’t be professionals

Marcus and Monica will be looking very closely at the skills the chefs demonstrate with both tests. You'll see with Marcus's preparation of bangers and mash that his sauce is rather special, that the bangers are fried so that they are evenly browned, that the mash is passed through a sieve to ensure it's smooth - the chefs are given 20 minutes and if they rush through in 10 minutes that won't impress.

@El Loro posted:

Marcus and Monica will be looking very closely at the skills the chefs demonstrate with both tests. You'll see with Marcus's preparation of bangers and mash that his sauce is rather special, that the bangers are fried so that they are evenly browned, that the mash is passed through a sieve to ensure it's smooth - the chefs are given 20 minutes and if they rush through in 10 minutes that won't impress.

Yes, Marcus takes no prisoners !

Hello chefs and popty pingers it’s starting now in Wales

@Amythist posted:

Hello chefs and popty pingers it’s starting now in Wales

What the heck is one of they ?

Evening Amy

Hi Amythist It’s starting here in a couple of minutes

Evening Ladies ....will try and keep up

Hi Slim

Evening Slim and Amy

@slimfern posted:

What the heck is one of they ?

Evening Amy

Evening slim it’s Welsh for microwave

Evening Baz

@Amythist posted:

Evening slim it’s Welsh for microwave

Ah right ..gotcha

Baz & Katyee

Hi Kaytee

@Baz posted:

Hi Amythist It’s starting here in a couple of minutes

Hi Baz I’ve trawled through the channels so I can be in synch

@Amythist posted:

Hi Baz I’ve trawled through the channels so I can be in synch

Ros has to do that sometimes too

Ok ….I’m ready to perv Marcus …so bring it on

@Baz posted:

Ok ….I’m ready to perv Marcus …so bring it on

*gets defib on standby*

Those sausages look yummy

@slimfern posted:

*gets defib on standby*

Oh shut up Greg !

Bet Marcus didn’t do all that in 20 mins🤣

I don’t like smooth mash….I prefer sort of crushed spuds

@Kaytee posted:

Bet Marcus didn’t do all that in 20 mins🤣

🤣🤣

@Baz posted:

Ok ….I’m ready to perv Marcus …so bring it on

Oh gawd, she’s off🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️

Beautifully done Marcus

I like a few lumps in my mash

@Kaytee posted:

Oh gawd, she’s off🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️

🤣🤣🤣🤣

I'm here, but eating!