Masterchef: The Professionals

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Jelly Bean

Jelly Bean

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Crumpet41 said:
I thought Luke would win . I liked Gareth but Luke has been much more consistent throughout the whole series. It was obvious that BBQ chef wouldnt win .
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I wondered if Luke was a little 'rough around the edges' to be a winner for the judges :unsure:
Plus he was wonderfully not toadying to anyone. I know the cheffy world is all 'oui chef' 'oh that's marvellous chef' and surpressed tears when they praise your food. At the Austrian place Gareth and Mark were tying themselves in knots to be gushing and describing all the flavours of chef's creations (as would I have been tbh - a terrible people pleaser 😂) while Luke just sort of nodded and said 'mm nice'.
I could imagine Marcus in particular thinking deference and awe were important qualities and Luke was always quietly confident and just got on with it. When they liked his food he'd just say 'oh. Cheers' 😂

I didn't mind Gareth though, he was obviously good. And Mark was always the outside chance and lost it the minute he didn't serve those doughnuts.
 
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Jelly Bean

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I was a bit annoyed at the Bangladeshi chef going out too. He was consistently rated highest by guest judges and at the pop up place.
In the last cook off he was in he made that vegetable curry. Matt and Monica said they loved it and it tasted amazing. Marcus said it tasted lovely but that it was mushy. I mean it was a vegetable curry - what did he expect?
I just think they keep knocking out the best ones - it's bizarre. So we're left with two who are good and three who, imo, are extremely lucky to be there.
 
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Crumpet41

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Not what I was expecting ( and also not what Alysha was expecting either). She had a right face on her. The minute she mentioned about the egg gel not being right I thought she would be in the firing line ( especially as the other 3 did so well).

Tom is a standout for me! Really hope he does well in the remaining rounds.
 
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ldn12345

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her face!! not seen a reaction like that before. she def didnt expect it especially after she finished with the critics and she said she thought she did well.
 
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I really like Matt but there was just no room for him on Professionals. He’d have been better off on the Celebrity version where he could have the same kind of banter he has with the guests on Saturday Kitchen
 
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Well I just finished the final and disappointed for Luke who was my winner. Haven’t been keen on Gareth, found him a bit smug and insincere. Totally agree with the comments that it was nailed on for him to win from the start of the episode. You can weirdly often tell from the editing who the winner will be.
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Yes totally agree, Luke didn’t fit the brief of a Masterchef Professionals winner. I expect if the public voted he would have won by a country mile, in case anyone takes me at my word that’s just an analogy, obviously cooking competitions have to be judged by people who’ve tasted the food.
I did wonder how long it was between rounds, as in the earlier episodes Luke looked absolutely tired out and stressed but by the time the competition went up to Edinburgh he looked much better, had colour in his cheeks and seemed far less stressed. By comparison Gareth was more or less cool, calm and collected throughout the series, guessing life is far less stressful for private chef than one who works in a high-end kitchen. Guessing demeanour is a factor in choosing a winner 🤫
 
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VeniVidiVicki said:
Am I the only person watching this? Won’t do spoilers but I think the decision was fair

This year really is fish year. Fifteen different white fish and they’re all really hard to cook but cooked perfectly.

I don’t like fish very much. Can you tell? 🤣
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Yea I'm watching & loving it (although I don't know what a lot of the Ingredients are - Ponzu etc) but the right people have been chucked out so far
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Lurkeryaar said:
Why would you make cake and ice cream in a pop up, what an odd choice 🤣 Marcus looked suspicious as soon as Molly mentioned ice cream.
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It just looked messy - plus her voice really grated on me 🤣
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Really wanted to try all the other dishes though
 
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Jelly Bean

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It pains me to say it but I'm not loving Matt Tebbut. He's just quite bland and looks like a rabbit in the headlights to me. Not terrible. Just a bit meh.
Different to Grace who hit the ground running.
 
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Jelly Bean

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traceymrsd said:
She was not impressed at being kicked out! She has a face like thunder when that said her name but she was by far the worst tonight
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I know 😂
She seemed actually surprised but was the worst.
I'm so impressed with Tom still. Seems a real talent.
 
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Am I the only person watching this? Won’t do spoilers but I think the decision was fair

This year really is fish year. Fifteen different white fish and they’re all really hard to cook but cooked perfectly.

I don’t like fish very much. Can you tell? 🤣
 
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Jelly Bean

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Twitter are ripping the piss out of it 😂
It is beyond pretentious. And who the feck wants to eat a chicken foot in a wire cage? :sick:
 
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