Take a bow, fellow forumites!

[PaulB]

When people get all excited about someone throwing an egg into a bit of flour, then I despair for the current (none intended) state of the world. One forum I go on, where I have cause to respect the majority of the contributors, now has no fewer than 18 pages, each over 25 postings long, where grown men (nearly all) are giving serious discussion to a programme about cooking stuff last night that apparently took the nation by storm!

But the contributors on THIS forum are clearly made of stronger stuff as I don't see any threads regarding last night's debacle of a programme about blending carbohydrates, protein and fats in an 'entertaining' way. And if one does exist on here, it hasn't found much interest as it has done the decent thing and faded rightfully away down amongst the forgotten threads.

Well done to all! You've gone a notch higher in my estimation for this!

 

[TVC]

Would you like a nice slice of cake?

 

[steveindenmark]

I made some apple crumble for tea.

Am I banned?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I did see a thread yesterday using the initials GBBO and had no idea what it was about until well afterwards.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Whenever there is a cookery programme on TV (Every bloody day) I cross my fingers that something will go horribly wrong and they all get food poisoning.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Cake is so last year

 

[TVC]

Well done to @PaulB for starting the Great British Bake Off thread.

I think Nadia was brilliant

 

[Simpleton]

A little bit like people who get exicted about grown people who dress in lycra and ride a bike.

Each to thier own and FWIW I throughly enjoyed the programne last night. All three showstoppers were superb and it was great to see the best person winning.

 

[Dave 123]

Bake off is great, I just don't want to talk to you lot about it!

 

[jonny jeez]

When people get all excited about someone throwing an egg into a bit of flour, then I despair for the current (none intended) state of the world. One forum I go on, where I have cause to respect the majority of the contributors, now has no fewer than 18 pages, each over 25 postings long, where grown men (nearly all) are giving serious discussion to a programme about cooking stuff last night that apparently took the nation by storm!

But the contributors on THIS forum are clearly made of stronger stuff as I don't see any threads regarding last night's debacle of a programme about blending carbohydrates, protein and fats in an 'entertaining' way. And if one does exist on here, it hasn't found much interest as it has done the decent thing and faded rightfully away down amongst the forgotten threads.

Well done to all! You've gone a notch higher in my estimation for this!

I'm afraid i shall have to cast myself out from your considerations and plaudits.(never like clubs anyhow)

Whilst I have only caught a couple of this years episodes (I was away a fair bit and then saw the result on the news so figure I may just give it a miss) I do actually like it, It feels a little like the antidote to a lot of materialist celebrity rejoicing "reality" crap that is about as reality as time travel. It also offers an escape from some of the more serious and worrying aspects of the media.

And of course, reminds me of my childhood, watching regular evening programmes like telly addicts or last of the summer wine with the whole family (how times change!!).

The bake off is one of the few times that mobile devices don't even need to be banned in my house, they are willingly left on the side in favour of Mary and Paul.

Long Live The Bake off!!!

 

[LocalLad]

And paradoxically, this is probably the forum with the biggest cake consumption

 

[13 rider]

We don't talk about cooking programmes that don't do flapjacks
Edit , predictive text error corrected

 

[vickster]

We don't talk about cooking programmes that don't do flat jacks

Or even flapjacks . Call yourself a cyclist

 

[TVC]

Wot Jonny said.

Real people showing genuine skill and artistic flair. They spend their weekends in the tent and their entire week practicing. There is no manufactured jeopardy, Simpleton voice overs and slow mo replays to pad it out. Well made, well paced and intelligent. Proper telly.... If you want to know how not to do it, the Apprentice starts soon.

 

[User482]

I fail to see the point of watching people make cakes you can't eat. Issue solved by not watching it.