Great British Bake off 2021

stargazer 68 · 12-10-2021 8:31pm

Oh Maggie! For goodness sake!

FunLover18 · 12-10-2021 8:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118010967#Comment_118010967

Came here to post the same.

PsychoPete · 12-10-2021 8:37pm

Chig could be a bit of a dark horse in this. That surely has sealed Maggies faith, absolute disaster

sammyjo90 · 12-10-2021 8:37pm

Let me just not use this container of flour I've been given 🤷

sammyjo90 · 12-10-2021 9:04pm

Chiggs deffo upped his game this week!

HeidiHeidi · 12-10-2021 11:11pm

How has Amanda scraped through each week? Her time surely has to come soon....

Maggie sticking to basic, classic bakes and flavours was never going to win it for her - but having said that I'd have thought she'd last a bit longer!

German week next week - a gimme for Jürgen??? Or can Giuseppe out-German the German??

Xander10 · 12-10-2021 11:16pm

Maggie had a disaster but there are a couple of others hanging on by a thread.

Posy · 13-10-2021 12:07am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118011808#Comment_118011808

She did basic and simple (Paul commenting a couple of times that he didn't think it was __ hours of work) but made a mess of basic and simple! I'm surprised she even lasted this long!

Delighted for Chigs tonight. 😁

German week next week- what do I buy or make for that?! All I can think of is a black forest... 🙄

HeidiHeidi · 13-10-2021 12:13am

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Lebküchen, stollen (or is that Austrian?), rye bread, black bread, strüdel......

But Black Forest Gateau...... mmm mmm MMMMMM!!

DvB · 13-10-2021 7:34am

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Ah Posy, I knew your dislike for Stollen would end up coming back to bite 😉

DvB · 13-10-2021 7:36am

Thought the judges got the decisions spot on this week, for a second when they were commenting on the showstopper & they made reference to Jurgens being up there I briefly thought 'not again' but no, they did the right thing & gave it to chigs who was the best across the three challenges.

Funnily enough I wasn't as hungry for sweet stuff watching this week, even bread week brought out more of a sugar craving in me.

miamee · 13-10-2021 9:44am

I agree @DvB I think they made the right choices last night and that the right person went, she was only in by the skin of her teeth last week in my opinion and this week was even worse for her, It's a shame but for some people it seems that baking in the tent is a much tougher experience than baking in their own kitchen and they can't duplicate the bakes from home in another environment. Simple and classic would have been ok if she had nailed them every time but alas, no. Forgetting the flour for a sponge was a big disaster in fairness!

DvB · 13-10-2021 11:10am

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Spot on.

Surely an experienced baker would have copped any traditional sponge needed flour, especially when a bag of it had been provided. An avoidable error that just compounded the others across all three stages, she was the right choice to leave. Though Freya was clearly sweating a little & looked visibly relieved to have retained her place in the competition, makes you wonder are we seeing all the comments/feedback from the judges as from a viewers POV she was nowhere near as poor as Maggie and it was no contest as to who was going.

Penn · 13-10-2021 11:16am

I think a big issue with Maggie was just she could replicate classic stuff, and most of her baking was probably fine (flour aside), but there was no style or anything interesting about her baking or flavours. She clearly showed she was never going to do anything really special or unique, nothing to separate herself from everyone else. There is a value to that in many instances, but overall for the competition she was never going to proceed too far like that.

Sunny Dayz · 13-10-2021 12:45pm

So next week is German week.... And on bread week they featured two Italian bakes... Are the producers engineering who they want in the final?

Penn · 14-10-2021 8:14am

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If these weeks were quarter or semi final weeks, you could argue that. Though it's unknown how far in advance they plan the weeks/challenges and whether they know what the mix of contestants will be at that point, which is pretty unlikely as it's probably different people/teams and there's always a possibility every type of week will play to the advantage of one or more of the bakers regardless.

But this early, either of the two lads could still badly mess up in a later week and not make it any further. One bad week is all it takes, and plenty of bakers in the past have stumbled on areas they should have been great at.

miamee · 14-10-2021 9:36am

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Hard to know when they plan the recipes and challenges but I'd imagine it's done well in advance. You couold also argue that every other week is 'English' week with a lot of the non-English competitors having to get their heads around bakes they have never heard of.

HeidiHeidi · 19-10-2021 8:01pm

Also, wer ist im Zelt fuer (can't do umlauts) Deutsche Woche?

HeidiHeidi · 19-10-2021 8:05pm

Mmmmmm..... German biccies..... yum!!

Bringing back super-happy memories of living in Munich way, way back when 😍

HeidiHeidi · 19-10-2021 8:48pm

Mmmmm... rum-soaked raisins, and something-soaked cherries - I'm dribbling here!

Bluebell woods · 19-10-2021 8:59pm

is It me or does Freya speak in a very affected accent/ gone/??

Bluebell woods · 19-10-2021 8:59pm

Tone

HeidiHeidi · 19-10-2021 9:04pm

Giuseppe's cake decoration inspired by his hair!

HeidiHeidi · 19-10-2021 9:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118044729#Comment_118044729

That's a young'un's drawwwwl that seems very fashionable these days (makes me sound about 100, I know) - drives me mad! There was a girl on Pointless recently with an even worse case of it.

HeidiHeidi · 19-10-2021 9:15pm

Oooh, Giuseppe stole German week from under Jurgen's nose!

Poor Freya, she was crying before they ever announced her name.... she's just so young, and as much as I have to admire her vegan principles, I don't think that was ever going to win it for her. But fair dues to her.

Savoury show-stopper next week - now, that's my kinda baking.......

miamee · 19-10-2021 11:06pm

I think the right person went this week although I really thought it was between Freya and George even before Paul said they were bottom two. George needs to pull his socks up next week!

I can definitely see a Giuseppe, Jurgen final and maybe Crystelle too if they are doing three.

siblers · 19-10-2021 11:10pm

Chiggs is very intense. Very intense

Zaph · 19-10-2021 11:25pm

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She's from Yorkshire, that's how a lot of people from there speak.

DvB · 20-10-2021 7:45am

Thought George was a very lucky boy this week... agree it was between himself & Freya but IMO he was the one that just about deserved to go. Not a huge miscarriage of justice though. Giuseppe easily star baker, Jurgen may have been 2nd but he wasn't within touching distance of top spot IMO and it was an easy decision for the judges on that score.

Some of those biscuits looked heavenly though....

salmocab · 20-10-2021 8:41am

George is consistently not very good, he’s motored through because others have mucked up but he’s generally one of the poorer bakers. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t go next.

boccy23 · 20-10-2021 9:26am

I agree. I thought George could have gone most weeks since the first one. Just lucky enough that someone lese is just that little bit worse. But he always hags on. Maybe because he seems like a genuinely nice guy.

Chigs has impressed me with his progress. Obviously Giuseppe and Juergen are the favourites, but I can see an upset coming as others improve and they seem to be just doing the same as ever. Won't be fair, but can see it happening.

PsychoPete · 20-10-2021 9:30am

I think George and Amanda are hanging in there. Chigs is a bit of a dark horse and Lizzie has improved a lot. You'd fully expect Jurgen and Giuseppe to get to the final

sammyjo90 · 20-10-2021 8:49pm

I agree with who went, I think george manages to get through because his flavours are good. Same as lizzie really.

Amanda or george will probably be next to go unless someone really fcks up

miamee · 21-10-2021 9:38am

I'd add Lizzie to that list too, she seems to do good flavours but the finish never seems to be great.

PsychoPete · 26-10-2021 8:24pm

Christ, Prue would want to ease up a tad

stargazer 68 · 26-10-2021 8:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118076894#Comment_118076894

I think c4 have forgotten they can edit bits out lol

Addle · 26-10-2021 8:43pm

It was laugh out loud funny.

I love Juergen. He’s so awkward.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CUlKxT2J9fW/?utm_medium=copy_link

HeidiHeidi · 26-10-2021 8:44pm

Haha, I misheard Giuseppe as well!! 🤣

PsychoPete · 26-10-2021 8:59pm

I do love the chaos and mishaps

HeidiHeidi · 26-10-2021 9:33pm

OK, I'm only getting to the pointy end of this week's show now.....

Amanda surely cannot escape the exit door this time???

Delighted to see Crystelle get a handshake, that pie looked just divine!

And Guiseppe's pie was just sooooo cute!

sammyjo90 · 27-10-2021 7:58pm

George got lucky again, What a nightmare the two of them had this week!

miamee · 28-10-2021 7:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118082017#Comment_118082017

I agree I was sure that he was gone this week even though it was definitely between himself and Amanda. He'lll need to pull his socks up next week if he wants to stay now. Delighted that Lizzie did so well, she's always so self-deprecating but she must be good to have gotten this far.

.red. · 28-10-2021 8:39pm

I'd say a night out in Liverpool with Lizzie and Jurgen would be a night to remember. They both seem like great craic.

miamee · 02-11-2021 5:16pm

What is the theme for tonight, I can't remember!

HeidiHeidi · 02-11-2021 5:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118107916#Comment_118107916

Caramel, I think

miamee · 02-11-2021 5:20pm

Oh really, ok great thanks!

salmocab · 02-11-2021 6:12pm

Surely it’s George’s turn later?

HeidiHeidi · 02-11-2021 6:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118108146#Comment_118108146

Who knows, he might be a secret caramel genius!

salmocab · 02-11-2021 6:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118108164#Comment_118108164

Maybe, but…..

miamee · 02-11-2021 6:23pm

Unless he has a fantastic night or someone else has a disastr, I do think it's George's turn to go tonight. I really like him and it'll be a shame to see him go but I think of those left he is one of the weaker ones.

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