Best Home Cook
It's the quarter final of Best Home Cook and the remaining 6 home cooks are still reeling from the fact that last week no one was sent home. Now they're in for another surprise as for one week only, Michelin starred chef, Tom Kerridge has joined the judging line up in Angela Hartnett's place. He joins Mary Berry, the queen of home cooking and produce expert, Chris Bavin, as they continue to test the remaining 6 talented home cooks on their finest dishes. As usual the cooks have to perform to their very best ability in the first two challenges set by Mary and Chris if they are to avoid the much feared Eliminator, this week set by Tom, and risk being sent home. Claudia Winkleman hosts with her wonderful blend of irreverence and fun. Tonight Mary's given the quarter finalists 2 hours and 15 minutes to cook their Ultimate Family pie, and it must be fully encased in pastry they have made from scratch. A perfect fully encased pastry pie is a tricky challenge, and the cooks are feeling additional pressure as Tom is renowned for being a pie expert. Oli is super excited about this challenge, he's known as a pie master amongst his friends, will his suet crust pie win him his first judge's favourite? Eager to win a place in the semi-final the cooks are all doing everything they can to impress : Sarah and Georgia both add additional flavours to their pasty, Suzie pushes herself as always and cooks two different types of pastry, and Robin has come up with a "bomb proof" pastry that has the judges scratching their heads. With 6 completely different pies to taste and each of the judges picking their own personal favourite, which of the cooks will come out on top? Back at the house there are slaps on the back for some and commiseration hugs for others. But next morning, everyone is feeling nervous and with two cooks leaving the competition at the end of the day their nerves are not unwarranted. The first hurdle to jump is Chris's Rustle Up challenge which is designed to test the cooks' knowledge, palates and creativity. This week he's chosen a root vegetable that's more usually served as a side dish but now the cooks must make it the star of the show. Robin and Katie, determined not to be in the Eliminator for two weeks in a row, gamble on dishes with technically tricky elements, will their punt pay off? Both Suzie and Sarah come up with similar recipes stoking the competitive fires even more. At the end of the challenge Mary, Tom and Chris give their verdict on the six dishes, will this round have changed the fortunes of the cooks? The judges must then decide, taking both the Ultimate and the Rustle Up into account, who is safe and who needs to prove themselves by cooking again in the Eliminator. This week the Eliminator is set by Tom and he announces that it's a recipe close to his heart that he expects to be executed perfectly. No pressure then. Added to the fact that the result of this Eliminator will see two people miss out on a place in the semi-final, this turns out to be the tensest Eliminator so far. At the end of this round, the judges must agree which is their least favourite version of the dish, and with that decision made all the cooks return to the kitchen. Everyone learns at the same time which cooks are leaving the competition. At the end of this week, 4 cooks become semi-finalists.
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