Watch all
the cooking competitions, but if your own secret (or not-so-secret) are
aspirations to being a great cook or baker, tuning into the following can only
help.
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Some of us watched “The Great Australian Bake
Off” in rapt attention because we are sweet demons. Some of us may have been
accused of salivating in front of the screen in the way a teenage boy looks at
Margot Robbie or a teenage girl looks at Liam Hemsworth. Nonetheless, all we
can imagine is sampling the delights. Then again, there are those who tune into
TGABO and other cooking competitions because they adore the drama, the
emotional outbursts, the…epic fails.
But there’s a strong minority of viewers whose
emotions and intentions are geared more towards their own spirit of the game.
Meaning, sure, you’re happy Nancy Ho and her 22-year-old self and her signature
white chocolate mud cake with sour cream and white chocolate ganache
won the whole kit and caboodle. But there’s a side of you, one that you might
not want to voice, for fear of reprisal: you know you could do well on the
show. You’re not entirely sure you’d win (that’s a whole combination of elements,
all falling into rightful places), but you would be a fierce competitor. If you
could just get a little help to prep you… luckily, there are well-established
and highly regarded services like Planet Cake offering online cakes Sydney
and world-wide (all you need is the Internet) with courses that will push you
towards your goal of master baker.
Get motivated by keeping up with the best and
brightest Australian television has to offer chefs, cooks and bakers – and
anyone who just likes a good TV show. Here are some shows you must tune into:
MasterChef Australia
We couldn’t write about TV cooking
shows/cooking competitions without mentioning the juggernaut that is
MasterChef. Since it first aired in 2009, the Logie Award-winning series
captivated Aussies everywhere. And, in the interest of transparency, it
elevated the original inspiration, Britain’s MasterChef. When a “mere” I.T. office manager
(38-year-old Julie Goodwin) won the first seasons, audiences were addicted. The
drama only increased when second-season winner Adam Liaw took the prize over
next-best competitor Callum by the tiny margin of seven points! Four more
seasons only garnered more viewers. The second series final became the third-highest
rated show of all time. The show was so profoundly successful that it sparked
spin-off fever (“Celebrity MasterChef Australia,” “Junior MasterChef
Australia,” “MasterChef Australia All-Stars,” and “MasterChef Australia: The
Professionals.”)
Planet Cake TV
No matter how many steps your favourite on-air
baker or chef goes through on one of their television shows, you’ re going to
need better and more thorough directions. That’s where Planet Cake TV comes in.
The online cake decorating school allows anyone who has Internet the
opportunity to bake and decorate like a professional. Planet Cake has the
distinction of its uniquely decorated cakes, so this is definitely a situation
where they know what their doing. Subscriptions are available monthly and annually
and members have access to all Planet Cake TV courses and the new tutorials,
which debut monthly.
My Kitchen Rules
What can we say? We love a good cooking
competition show and “My Kitchen Rules” certainly qualifies. We love the
“grace-under-pressure” moments, especially “Rapid Cook-Off,” “Showdown” and
“Sudden Death,” because if you’re rooting for a chef, and as the time seems to
speed up, it’s effectively emotional and stressful. At my house, we refer to
the series as “Amazing Race in the Kitchen.” The “Video Diary” is dubbed “Top Model in the
Kitchen.” The results (food cooked) on “My Kitchen Rules” are consistently
out-of-the-box and are interesting and lively. Yes, the show has borrowed from
others, but they borrowed the best and the show is very strong.
Given the success of the aforementioned
series, it’s likely you’re already watching these shows. If not, it’s
definitely the right time to try it out. You’ll feel honoured and supported.
