[Anne Victory]

Just finished watching Master Chef with Gordon Ramsey.  Don't get me wrong, I love Gordon.  The show was pretty good.  Contestants who are foodies and good cooks are competing for... something.  Gordon and 2 other judges offer honest criticism.  Profit.

But... they're making stuff like you'd expect in a 5-star french restaurant.  Which is great!

But you know what I'd really like to see?  A "home cooking" contest show.  Seriously.  Judging criteria:
* Prep time / effort to prepare.  Are you slaving away for 2 hours on just the dessert, or is it 20-minute prep time plus an hour in the oven?
* Nutritional value - Ramen noodles are easy to fix, and quick, and cheap, and pretty tasty, but just by themselves there's not a lot of nutrient there.
* Cost - 'cuz, 'um, yeah.  I buy salmon fillets and clams still in the shell EVERY week, and still keep my grocery bill reasonable 
* Taste

Who's with me?

 

[nomesque]

*cheer!* Yep, I'm with you.

(although my thought on seeing the thread title was 'Food Fight Iron Chef!!! Yeah!!!')

 

[Anne Victory]

*cheer!* Yep, I'm with you.

(although my thought on seeing the thread title was 'Food Fight Iron Chef!!! Yeah!!!')

LMAO I'd watch that, too

 

[nomesque]

I do enjoy watching Jamie Oliver's shows for exactly that reason, though (umm, the simple cooking, not the food fights). He typically cooks quite easy, fast dishes... and I often watch and think, "hey, that gives me an idea..."

Maybe Samurai Iron Chef, where each chef is also armed with a (blunted) sword that he can run over and smack his opponent with... *ponder*

 

[Anne Victory]

It'd be more fun (for viewers) if the sword wasn't blunted... Heck, I hear cast-iron skillets make great weapons, so they probably don't even need a sword. :whistles innocently:

 

[nomesque]

It'd be more fun (for viewers) if the sword wasn't blunted... Heck, I hear cast-iron skillets make great weapons, so the probably don't even need a sword. :whistles innocently:

They make great weapons. Not that I'd know from personal experience or anything, though. Neither would hubby. *innocent whistle*

 

[samanthawarren]

*cheer!* Yep, I'm with you.

(although my thought on seeing the thread title was 'Food Fight Iron Chef!!! Yeah!!!')

And they have to salvage and use the food tossed at them by the audience? Heck yeah!

Back to the topic at hand, though, I'd love to see a "home cooking" contest. Most home cooks know the basics, so they'd still be able to compete quite well when given most tasks. Obviously, asking them to do a souffle without showing them first would be cruel, but learnability (new word!) and ingenuity are important assets for a home cook to have.

 

[13500]

Sounds like a great idea! I would love to watch it. 

I can say that I have learned a lot from watching "Chopped." It has helped me to figure out more tasty and food combos.

 

[Val2]

I also love Jamie Oliver, seems he is the type who cooks what real, normal people would cook. Also very entertaining.