GBBO season 5 - thread #2

[Dolly80]

Thought I better start another one (in case I lose you all next week!)

Yay

Yep. Another daft shirt

Oh my God, I'm welling up at that end bit.

What's wrong with me?

Ah Nancy made her daughter's wedding cake...more damp eyes here.

Glad Nancy won. Her showstopper looked brilliant.

Nancy's showstopper put me in mind of a blood clot but I'm glad she won. Well done to all the contestants.

scowne

Oh dear - i didn't find that an enjoyable watch. Lots of nervous people trying to do things under ridiculous time-constraints. Very few jokes. The whole thing was just so tense.

Glad Nancy won though.

Why does that end section make me so emotional?!

wasn't like I expected. found it really disappointing.

The three finalists were on the One Show this week. Nancy had had a makeover and looked really happy which made me suspect she might have won.

Got home late, just seen who won. Knew that would happen...ages I'm sure I said that they edited Diana badly to let Nancy off the hook as she was going to go far.

She was the best in the final though. It's poor old x5 times star baker bald prince Harry I feel sorry for

Can I just thank you all for the recipes, fun and laughter on these threads. It wouldn't have been the same without you all

Seconded

YYYYAAAAAAAAAY NANCY She really deserved it !! Brilliant !!I was surprised she coped so well with the pressure. And poor Richard couldn't !!

Extra slice!

very disappointing final.
Show stopper fell flat for me.
would have loved luis to win
He put sweat & tears into his bakes every week.

Just watched the final. I agree that the technical was clearly chosen to play to Nancy's strengths.

Nancy was best on the day but surely they should assess the WHOLE series not just the final episode?

Emslife - that is definitely not how it works and it never has. Its a bake-OFF meaning it's considered on each stand alone week unless there are two people tied in performance in which case they look back.

I was really pleased Nancy won, but felt a bid bad for Louis as there wasn't much between them in the final.

I agree that the technical played to Nancy's strengths, but the showstopper played to Luis' and I think Richard said that pain au chocolat were his speciality so the signature might have played to his.

I am a bit at the technical being chosen to play to Nancy's strengths. A scone, a cake, and a tart - the back bone of home baking. I was so PLEASED to see it there because for me that's what the show is all about. And no wonder Nancy won. Because she's the best baker

She also did bloody well in the other two challenges, which were perhaps more the other two's forte

I'm sure all technical challenges are planned ahead, probably for the whole series.

they have to prep and buy stuff and it's all planned down to the littlest thing.

I presume, must add.

Exactly coffee Nancy was just on R2 and she said her DH made all the special gadgets for her BEFORE the BO began.

crje and riverboat But we weren't tasting the baking were we? I noticed that the flavour of Loui's baking was actually mentioned positively yesterday. I don't reckon that his flavours were much good on the whole.

I've recorded Extra Slice and will watch it later were there any surprises?

I totally think Nancy was the right winner, despite all of Richard's Star Bakers, she was the most consistently good baker.

Yes I agree and her little lemon tarts were lovely Gilesgirl. I must say the show stoppers don't do much for me!

Tonight on BBC2 is the Great British bake off masterclass! The judges will be making recipes from the start of the series such as a cherry cake and Swiss roll. I've got it on record.