MASTERCHEF - The Professionals. With beards, my liege.

[Halsall]

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Ach, wumman. Such a shame.

Well we do need a Henry VIII body double

Baby Daddy goes - I thought he would.

But it's leaving our madrigal quartet pretty short of mandolin players

God I hope Callum had someone keeping an eye on him at the end of that day.

If that knob head wins the series I will not be happy

AoF reminds me of someone.

Sad to lose Sohan, but he really did stuff up.

Oh well, I'm off to watch some more pretentious twats on The Apprentice. See you tomorrow for the critics.

Looking at that trailer for tomorrow I bet it's Matt that uses the sheep dung.

Nutty lamb won't be cooking for the crits. Time for Cillian. 😍 See you for a blissful Gregg free zone.

I am now going to have my tea. I was defrosting the freezer earlier today and I found some unlabelled food (no surprises there - i always think I'll remember and I never do). As I Hate Waste, And am heating it up - I am working on the premise that if it was in the freezer, it must once have been food - we will see.

If I survive, I will see you on Gregg-free Thursday.

See you tomorrow everyone.

Tomorrow one and all

He's not an assassin, he's the minor player in a treason plot that ends up with a hot poker up the arse in order to give up the big boys.

I'm enjoying everyone's witty Tudor comments, but not quite understanding. Can I be let in on the joke? Maybe a carry over from another season? (Carry On Henrys?) This is first series I've seen. And even late to the game, can I add my loathings to everyone elses for the Hispi cabbagesque presenter, pointy-headed Gregg.

I think it all stemmed from one episode this series where all of the contestants had beards and one of them looked like Henry VIII.

What an ep, still pondering it today.

Sweetbreads
Lamb
Turnips

I mean, pffft. Who the fuck even eats that shit?

Massive massive ROFL @ “the lamb has only become a texture”. That’s a winning Pseud of the Year quote

If Greg Wallace says 'buttery' one more time I swear I will hunt him down and disembowel him with a rusty spoon. Why is he part of this show? What are his qualifications, apart from being able to stuff food into his mouth?

I must admit to being surprised at the lack of basic technique and skill amongst the participants this series. Foaming and gelling is all very well but surely the critical part is cooking the meat or fish properly.

He's not an assassin, he's the minor player in a treason plot that ends up with a hot poker up the arse in order to give up the big boys.

Serve the smug bugger right Goose

There have been a lot of very poor contestants this year - and worse, because of the heats, we have lost some talented chefs who were unfortunate enough to have been up against strong competition, and have kept some rubbish ones who were up against even worse shite in a heat with even weaker comettitors.

There have been a lot of very poor contestants this year - and worse, because of the heats, we have lost some talented chefs who were unfortunate enough to have been up against strong competition, and have kept some rubbish ones

Could not agree more. 2017 appears to be a particularly shit year plus (almost) NAE WIMMINZ.

Critics tonight with my faves Rayner & Dent

@schadenfreuder damn straight.

This year hasn't been good at all. I'm hoping there are one or two from the heats that I have just forgotten that come into their own in the knockout weeks.

Awwww, look. Wee Gary from last year's Professionals series has been named Scotland's National Chef.

Hooray!

I LOVED Wee Gary!

And he was outstanding (and remember his lovely big family of gorgeous ginger children?)

And he's bringing a book out next year.

(Twitter)
Big news out today I am going to be publishing my first book in Autumn 18 Gary Maclean's Kitchen Essentials

Greg(g) free zone. Squeeeee.

And hunk-er, hunk-er man too.