Why don’t they just get some bloody aircon units for the bake off tent

[trashcanjunkie]

Watching on catch up tonight and it’s sweltering in the tent and everyone is sweating and it’s ruining the food....

I thought that too. Or just do it somewhere other than the bloody tent!

Because having stuff go wrong makes for more entertaining tv I suppose.

Coz that would be boring. I bet the producers pray for scorching hot days for the drama.

Because how dull would that be. Making them make ice cream cake in 35 degree heat makes better tv.

But some of them produced perfect bakes. Maybe it sorts the wheat from the chaff?

Mobile aircon units are super noisy (or they used to be anyway) so they'd probably interfere with sound quality for filming.

I believe the sides of the tent are open for a lot of the filming so air con wouldn’t make much difference anyway. Plus it’s much more entertaining when something falls over

Mobile aircon units are super noisy (or they used to be anyway) so they'd probably interfere with sound quality for filming

Came in to say this. It's a noise issue.

I think it makes it boring and repetitive

Because it's funny to see cakes go wrong. And Peter's was brilliant in the same environment. Although I would have sent Dave home.

2020 is stressful enough. Give the poor bakers some aircon!

Nothing to add except I miss Sandi

Give them another hour for the Showstoppers too, and let them finish them properly rather than a rush messy job.

@lidoshuffle

Give them another hour for the Showstoppers too, and let them finish them properly rather than a rush messy job.

I always think this in these kinds of programmes (same as the Sewing Bee, The Apprentice etc). Why not give them time to do it properly, at least some of the time? Sure, you could have a "speed week" where they have to complete things under time pressure, but it would be nice to see what they can do when they really have time to do it properly!

Oh! I assumed someone had left carelessly their oven door open. Was not that the case?

I think a studio building would be fine now. I don't care if it is a cute tent. I want functionality 😁

They could give them some commercial grade blast chillers, instead of just domestic freezers. But as a pp said, things going wrong makes good tv.

It's the timings that annoy me. How fast your bread proves is not a test of how good a Baker you are.

They must be allowed a little 'dressing' time on the showstoppers because the finished item sits on the end of a very clean work station when judging starts.

Our house were saying that when we watched it too

Because air con units blow air and so are not approved of under coronavirus restrictions?

Agree: the ‘false jeopardy’ of arbitrary /too short time limits and ridiculous heat etc is not what they’re there for-it’s supposed to be about cooking skill.

Because air con units blow air and so are not approved of under coronavirus restrictions?

@mineofuselessinformation

Because air con units blow air and so are not approved of under coronavirus restrictions?

Aren’t they in a guaranteed covid free bubble?

Bit of sweat will add a tasty flavour for Paul to try and figure out