The Bake Is Back - the countdown to Great British Bake Off 2026 starts here

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Trailer for the new series just dropped - no transmission date yet though.

Anyone else excited to see how Nigella gets on as the new judge? A worthy successor to Pru and Mary, I think.

I’m a couple of mins behind, but baking from what is in the cupboard isn’t really a challenge. I do it regularly.

I thought the point of this was for everyone to do the same thing so they displayed their skills against each other? This is just a load of different bakes...

So Swiss meringue buttercream seems an all round disaster in the tent today!

Those glass bowls are absolutely pointless. Style over substance. Give me a dented metal one I can drop on the floor any day.

It looked fantastic - my mouth was watering. I love cheesecake but not too mucked about - that combo of filling and slightly tart decoration would be perfect. I like Gary's as well but with less lake.

Well yes, that is what they've done on every single technical challenge since bake off began. But this is at least as much a test of skill. I think it makes a really interesting change.

Ok so my personal opinion is plase never bring this round back again.

This!

Oh no Christmas adverts 🤦‍♀️

Shannon is having a shocker

Deal. I want cosy comfort predictability not all messed with.

She's overcorrected, from too much flavour to too little.

I fear id have done something similar.

Apparently Lidl now do mobile over here?!

I enjoyed that technical. it’s allowing them to do what they know. When you think how often they have no idea what the finished product should look like. This played to their strengths

I’m with you. This is woeful nonsense.
I want proper baking!

I didn’t mind that new twist on the technical. The bakers really had to pull out their creativity and be brave.

So do I, but not without a recipe! Also, it's harder if you're not in your own kitchen AND you're on telly and being judged.

That technical was a bit Masterchef .

What something you can wear. Heck

Yes, they do that challenge on Masterchef.

Wearable baking - sigh.

Did someone just suggest that they make a defecate jerkin? Surely I misheard??

And you have to make something as good as or better than everyone else. Really not that straightforward. I thought it was a really interesting challenge.

bah humbug
im boring I know
but fuck me
this is just awful

At least the technical actually judged their basic baking nous

But why? What for?