Masterchef UK 2017

HeidiHeidi

Those tacos look yummy!!!

Meauldsegosha

The tacos look messy not really fine dining.

robyntmorton

Ahhhhh rookie error!

HeidiHeidi

Is that Steve's first slip-up of the competition?

robyntmorton

Steve pushed the prawns to one side to do his purée artwork in the middle?!?!

Meauldsegosha

The pressure is getting to a few of them tonight.

robyntmorton

Brodie with nearly a fish kebab there.

Giovanna in line for a meltdown.

HeidiHeidi

How have so many of them miscalculated quantities that badly?

Brodie's dish is a lot more bun than fish!

robyntmorton

Brodie and Giovanna both cooking for survival.

Let's not mention Allison's gnocchi.

robyntmorton

Another meltdown in the making there for Jamie!

Meauldsegosha

Alison's presentation always looks good.

HeidiHeidi

Never mind them, I feel like I'm going to have a meltdown if this carries on much longer :eek:

robyntmorton

Saliha straight through, and I think Lorna, but Allison will run it close.

Meauldsegosha

Do the diners get to taste each dish? If not, how could they choose a favourite.

HeidiHeidi

Meauldsegosha wrote: »

Do the diners get to taste each dish? If not, how could they choose a favourite.

Good question!

robyntmorton

I'm slightly surprised there. I would have had that curry many times over.

HeidiHeidi

I thought Saliha would be a shoo-in!

Oooh, veggie challenge.... devious!

Saliha should do well again.......

Meauldsegosha

Sallya has cooked a few vegetable curries during the series so this should suit her.

HeidiHeidi

Does it matter what Jamie's dish is called, John? If it tastes good....

HeidiHeidi

That's a lot of dishes Saliha is planning on cooking in 1 hour 15.....

HeidiHeidi

How do you make icecream (never mind all the rest) in 75 minutes???

Gwan Steve - all the others took the easy route with desserts! Well, bar Saliha.

I'm rooting for the savouries!

robyntmorton

Bit dodgy by Steve, but not bad.

robyntmorton

They're being vicious tonight!

robyntmorton

Jamie goes.

HeidiHeidi

robyntmorton wrote: »

Jamie goes.

Well called!

robyntmorton

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Well called!

It was essentially shortbread and strawberry. It was too simple and not executed as it needed to be.

sporina

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Is that Steve's first slip-up of the competition?

no he made a slip up with his risotto too one of the days this week..
his prawn cocktail was poor though = serious lack of texture combinations.. and should not have called it a prawn cocktail

Meauldsegosha wrote: »

Do the diners get to taste each dish? If not, how could they choose a favourite.

i was wondering about this too - i am sure that they have some format for working it out..

robyntmorton wrote: »

Jamie goes.

Yeah I feel that Jamie reached a natural end here - he had run out of steam - in every way.. nerve, skill.. he has talent - but it ends here (in this competition)

stargazer 68

Brodie hanging on by a thread IMO

sporina

upon reflection here are my thoughts to date on the comp..

i think Alison might win - she seems to have the best knowledge and skill with all meat/fish..

has she done a desert though? not that i think it realllly matters.. (if they are gonna do deserts they need to be fab - but i feel some do them cos they have nothing else up their sleeves and they are often crap ie Jamies mess yday - I could have knocked that up)

but steve is showing weaknesses..

giovanni is stressing and ok when it comes to italian food but falls at more challenging tasks..

lorna never filleted a fish before?? lack of skill..

Saliha imo needs to show more than indian veggie cuisine..

brodie - well i'd say he is reaching saturation point now..

HeidiHeidi

So..... who do we reckon is for the chop tonight???

My guess would be Brodie - he's been shaky the last few rounds, and the others are far more sure of themselves when cooking their own food.