Triggered by Masterchef

pineapplecrushed · 2026-03-19T20:55:31+00:00

to hate the way the chefs on Masterchef always say 'plate of food' instead of just 'food' or 'dish'? I HATE IT.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 24/03/2026 15:15

Not MS but I watched 30 seconds of Megan's cookery show . She had friends sitting round the kitchen as she baked etc.
One sampled some cake or pudding and did the over exaggerated Mmmm face where the eye brows go up , the mouth curves up , shoulders rise and there's an OMG this is the most delicious thing EVER look
Totally false and OTT and FGS woman you're an adult . (And it's only a bit of bloody sponge cake )

CurlewKate · 23/03/2026 22:21

LaMarschallin · 21/03/2026 06:48

I also don’t like the expression "a wine" or "a few wines" or "a tea".
Illogical because I don’t mind "a beer" or "a few gins" or "a coffee" 🤷‍♀️

That’s one of those tedious British class indicators that shouldn't matter but do to people like me, however hard I try not to let it!

Callipygion · 23/03/2026 10:11

Some people trigger me (Chris Mason, Laura Kuessenburg, Peter Levy to name a few BBC news ones). They make my finger viciously stab the tv remote control pretty darn quick.

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 23/03/2026 07:22

LaMarschallin · 21/03/2026 09:37

@Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride

Marcus and Mon and even Torode ok, but Gregggggggg and Matt aren't chefs.(someone will now rock up and say Matt is. He's isnt now)

I don't know much about John and Matt other than what I've just Googled, but I don't see why John still counts and Matt doesn't.
Not "rocking up" to start an argument, just curious to know what the distinction between them is.

Actually true, John was "just" a cook too.

WaryHiker · 23/03/2026 01:24

Doggymummar · 19/03/2026 21:24

8 had to switch womans hour earlier because the guest kept saying ' if that makes sense?' after every sentence. So annoying

Half the posters on MN do that, even after a perfectly clear sentence.
'I have a daughter who's six and she goes to ballet twice a week, if that makes sense.'

DisabledDemon · 22/03/2026 22:44

I hate 'Enjoy', as if I were being ordered to enjoy whatever's been placed in front of me. I'll decide whether or not I've enjoyed it and if I haven't, you'll soon know!

financialcareerstuff · 21/03/2026 10:25

Oh I have a gentle defence for ‘plate of food’ - I think that is meant to encapsulate not just the food, but the plating/aesthetic- overall dish, which they are judged for…. Maybe? The problem with these things is once you have heard them you can’t unhear them! I’d never particularly noticed this before. But it will probably bug me now! 😆

LaMarschallin · 21/03/2026 09:37

@Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride

Marcus and Mon and even Torode ok, but Gregggggggg and Matt aren't chefs.(someone will now rock up and say Matt is. He's isnt now)

I don't know much about John and Matt other than what I've just Googled, but I don't see why John still counts and Matt doesn't.
Not "rocking up" to start an argument, just curious to know what the distinction between them is.

ObelixtheGaul · 21/03/2026 09:35

Bliejogs · 21/03/2026 08:55

The perpetrator is alleged, but the victim is a victim, no matter if the wrong person has been charged. I suppose it's the way it's presented though "the alleged victim of Mr X" would be correct, but the "alleged victim of being pushed down the stairs" wouldn't be, if someone has been pushed down the stairs there's nothing alleged about it.

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My apologies, my first response which I can't edit, misunderstood. Yes, they shouldn't be using 'alleged' in conjunction with an action, like 'pushed' or 'stabbed'.

ObelixtheGaul · 21/03/2026 09:33

Bliejogs · 21/03/2026 08:55

The perpetrator is alleged, but the victim is a victim, no matter if the wrong person has been charged. I suppose it's the way it's presented though "the alleged victim of Mr X" would be correct, but the "alleged victim of being pushed down the stairs" wouldn't be, if someone has been pushed down the stairs there's nothing alleged about it.

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That is true to a certain extent, but...
The victim is only a victim if we know for certain that somebody, known or unknown, pushed them down the stairs, to use that example. If there is a possibility they were not pushed, but simply fell, then they remain the 'alleged victim'.

When the term 'alleged' is used in, for example, the 'alleged victim of an assault', it means that it has not yet been proven that an assault took place.

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 21/03/2026 09:16

Aaaaaand another one. When the contestants all go "oui chef". Marcus and Mon and even Torode ok, but Gregggggggg and Matt aren't chefs.(someone will now rock up and say Matt is. He's isnt now) And professional chefs do it, but why do the muggle contestants do it?

Bliejogs · 21/03/2026 08:55

ObelixtheGaul · 20/03/2026 18:44

It's 'alleged' if the case hasn't gone to court yet. Legally, the media has to say that if it's still at the allegation stage.

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The perpetrator is alleged, but the victim is a victim, no matter if the wrong person has been charged. I suppose it's the way it's presented though "the alleged victim of Mr X" would be correct, but the "alleged victim of being pushed down the stairs" wouldn't be, if someone has been pushed down the stairs there's nothing alleged about it.

likelysuspect · 21/03/2026 08:37

PyongyangKipperbang · 20/03/2026 23:28

Lol I have worked with chefs for years and they have all said the same thing, that they were trained to do it and why!

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I makes no logical sense given you just move your hand, as I do and the salt (or any other condiment/spice/herbs are distributed bettter.

ObelixtheGaul · 21/03/2026 07:48

Isittimeformynapyet · 20/03/2026 23:27

As it happens, I am actually a chef 😄 (true)

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Well, there you go, not gonna argue with a chef, lol

LaMarschallin · 21/03/2026 06:48

I also don’t like the expression "a wine" or "a few wines" or "a tea".
Illogical because I don’t mind "a beer" or "a few gins" or "a coffee" 🤷‍♀️

PyongyangKipperbang · 20/03/2026 23:28

Isittimeformynapyet · 20/03/2026 23:27

As it happens, I am actually a chef 😄 (true)

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Lol I have worked with chefs for years and they have all said the same thing, that they were trained to do it and why!

Isittimeformynapyet · 20/03/2026 23:27

PyongyangKipperbang · 20/03/2026 23:25

It is a genuine chef thing for a reason.

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As it happens, I am actually a chef 😄 (true)

Isittimeformynapyet · 20/03/2026 23:26

@ObelixtheGaul but yeah, if it's a sauce I just shove it in.

If it's cooked pasta I sprinkle from on high even if I'm going to stir it - it would really bug you 😉

PyongyangKipperbang · 20/03/2026 23:25

Isittimeformynapyet · 20/03/2026 23:22

I do move my hand.

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It is a genuine chef thing for a reason.

Isittimeformynapyet · 20/03/2026 23:22

ObelixtheGaul · 20/03/2026 23:19

Well, yes, if you don't move your hand when dropping it in or, you know, stir the sauce or whatever afterwards. You don't need to drop it from a great height, you just need to move your hand and sprinkle.

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I do move my hand.

ObelixtheGaul · 20/03/2026 23:19

Isittimeformynapyet · 20/03/2026 22:21

Has anyone answered this yet?

It's so the seasoning covers as wide an area as possible. If you do it lower down all the salt would fall in one small area.

He can bloody stop "going in with" ingredients though.

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Well, yes, if you don't move your hand when dropping it in or, you know, stir the sauce or whatever afterwards. You don't need to drop it from a great height, you just need to move your hand and sprinkle.

PyongyangKipperbang · 20/03/2026 23:07

NoMoreLifts · 20/03/2026 20:41

Many years ago I listened, confused, to someone talking about 'a trans-seasonal trouser'.

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What a load of horse shit! All of my clothes are "trans-seasonal" because I can put my coat and a cardi on over them or tights/leggings on under them!

Haha! People get PAID to come up with this crap!

PyongyangKipperbang · 20/03/2026 22:59

pineapplecrushed · 20/03/2026 22:56

yes! This is like Bake Off - 'it's a really nice bake'.
Stop.

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I thought of that earlier but DD rang and I forgot to post!

"Your bake..."
"My bake..."
"The biggest bake so far..."

Its a fucking cake! Call it a fucking cake.

PyongyangKipperbang · 20/03/2026 22:58

RobertaFirmino · 20/03/2026 22:45

That doesn't half sound like an unfortunate soiling incident at the work Christmas do!

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I think, given the context, that it sounds like a posh gay gang bang for men who only wear red chinos! Hilarious whichever you read it really!

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pineapplecrushed · 20/03/2026 22:56

Lillers · 20/03/2026 15:53

The one that’s bugging me at the minute is that they seem to all now be using “cook” as a noun: “This is a really important cook”, or “I really need to impress with the next cook.”

yes! This is like Bake Off - 'it's a really nice bake'.
Stop.

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