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ok Stray will do next week when i watch it :-D

Wish I hadn't found this, will be baking for a fortnight :-)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b013pqnm

I so enjoy this programme, Brendan such a lovely man and
nothing seems to faze him.
Roll on next week.

Emma

It was all about butter fingers, oily arms and blo--dy hands this week.

A decent evenings viewing

Looking forward to next weeks offering, wonder what it will bring???

:-( mam record it for me :-D :-D

i will be watching next week to now Lynda :-D

I don't watch very much T.V Joy, but the Bake off is my favourite, apart from the gorgeous Paul, who I could just look at :-D I love the dishes they make, and like the ordinary people who bake, Brendan is a sweetie and very knowledgeable baker, Sarah Jane, the vicars wife is a good laugh, and Danny the doctor, she's really enjoys her cooking. Shame about the cut finger tonight, good job Danny was there :-D

A good hours viewing, usually I can't watch the t.v for longer than half an hour, it bores me sensless :-)

Ive never watched this before
but to be honest it was quite good

and as for strudel
yep i will be having ago :-D :-D

Puddings tonight...yummy :-D

Am watching!

Has started :-D

There's a large Lakeland not far from me Julia, and I often go in there. They have so many odds and ends that you don't see anywhere else, which are reasonably priced, but like you say, there are some things that seem extremely expensive, so once I;ve seen them in there I look on-line for the cheaper version :-D

Yes, I agree with you there Lynda, but having watched many cooking programmes, I find that in particular the baking tins, are from Lakeland. Do you have a shop near you. We have one in Derby, which I will look in occassionally. But they are very expensive.

Julia in Derbyshire

Juiia, It would be a good idea if, after the programme, they told us where to get certain things, like the baking paper that Cathryn used last week, to make a pattern for her cake.

Lynda, I saw a trailer for this week's programme, and noticed they were using moulds for Pork Pies, which I have been trying to find for years. I have looked in Lakeland, but with no success. They are the old fashioned ones where you mould the pastry OVER the wooden pie mould.
So, I shall be watching carefully.

Julia in Derbyshire

It's pies tonight, using equipment the contestants haven't used before...should be interesting :-D

Good to see Brendan so pleased.

I liked the look of his 70's creation, would love to have one like that on my table.

Would be tempted to have a photo of it as my Avtar.

I think that the right persin went as well. He was gettng a little out of his depth.
Hope though that he continues to bake, and isn't put off by some of his "little hitches" during the programme.

Wasn't Brendan chuffed he won tonight, I wish he lived next door to me, he seems a lovely neighbour :-)

Cathryn is a bit too twee for me, James is still a big favourite.

Think I will be trying out some new meringue recipes :-)

A reminder for us "bakers" ;-)

Hello Lynda, Good Afternoon.
Cleanliness in cooking, ie touching hair, and indeed, having uncovered hair when doing food preparation, was among the things we were taught at school in Domestic Science.
And, although we were taught to make all types of pastry including Rough Puff, I was never taught to make Full Puff, as done by the young lad with the Shetland sweater. I must give it a go, some time.

Julia in Derbyshire