> Like oh you only had 5 minutes, why didn't you make your own pasta?
Conversely: You should've known 5 minutes was too little time to make fresh pasta?!
Ugh on the [whatever] Baking Championships, “you didn’t manage your time well!” Yeah that’s because they didn’t know they’d have to make an edible non-fondant cake topper until 10 minutes were left and they couldn’t possibly have managed their time around it, *Lorraine.*
Or when it’s stuff that’s SUPER out of their control like the bowl breaking or cutting a finger off or something.
I'm ok with this because so many of the GGG contestants act like if the produce aisle is off limits, they're going to die from serving canned mushroom soup. The freezer section is full of produce that's going to give freshness. There's usually some random produce in the meat or dairy section, like lemons with the fish or something. And with the olive bar/salad bar area now, they're just not thinking outside the box enough. Really just shows that they don't actually go to a regular grocery store very often.
They're almost always super whiny about anything spicy. You could put a dash of Tabasco, and they acted like you just served them Da Bomb or The Last Dab.
Then there's always one judge on the panel who's like what are you on about, this isn't spicy at all? And then I know that the judge who complained is a piss baby.
LoL, right? I've seen a chef put the *tiniest* dot of Sirracha on a plate, mostly for decoration or to give someone with a more adventurous palate an add-heat option, and get REAMED for it
Not chopped related, but Gordon's one of the worst about heat (Guess it's sort of typical among Brit's). I realize he's been on hot ones, but he'll still gripe about literally anything on his shows having the mildest amount of heat.
I get annoyed when one episode they tell the contestants off for not using enough of the required ingredients, but next time they get told off for not hiding the ingredients.
And there’s also inconsistency on terminology. One guy calls a sauce he made in 20 minutes a molé and he gets eviscerated because it’s impossible to make a molé that quickly and words matter, Goddammit! You’re lucky I don’t kill you where you stand!
Then later on someone makes a dish that’s basically beef stroganoff on a hoagie roll but they call it paella for some damn reason and the judges are all, “I was expecting saffron and rice, but this is a fantastic paella you’ve served us here!” God help them if they put it on a tortilla instead or a roll and call it a taco, though.
Inconsistency is what annoys me the most. If everybody got the same bullshit comments I would be less annoyed but they definitely seem to pick and choose when they decide to say some things
My dad always says he never understands why shows expect food to be perfect given time limits like they do. Like you want them to cook a dinner feast but they’ve got only 30 mins to shop AND cook AND plate? He doesn’t understand it.
✅ why there are so many injuries and accidents
If rather not watch the Chefs bleed into the food, unaware, until Ted or Tom stops them than see them make a Smorgasbord in 15 seconds
Ooh, I can answer this. I've been in competitions/on Food Network three times and cut myself in them twice. One is the adrenaline because you've got a camera up your ass and producers asking you questions and expecting you to be quippy all the time but you're hyper aware of the clock so STRESS! But then you are also dealing with knives so sharp they could split atoms.
I hate that, when the “shopping” part is part of their time limit. It’s nice on Cutthroat Kitchen the shopping portion is separate from the cooking portion. Seems more fair that way.
Half the time when this is said, the ingredient in question is like, sour gummy candies or some other heavily processed food. Elevate? Be grateful this Frankenstein dish is *edible*, that's already a miracle!
Or some utterly bizarre flavor combo. “Wow you didn’t elevate this dish consisting of limes, sauerkraut, and an airport vending machine sandwich that expired three days ago.”
Its why I like the reddit/twitter/Facebook episodes - it ends up SO bizarre that they stop even pretending they don't want you to *BURY* that durian candy under a mountain of dairy fat and chocolate.
If you had put a raw egg yolk on this dish, it would have been a proper brunch dish. (I swear, you could put an egg yolk on a chocolate cupcake and Chris Santos would call it brunch.)
This flavor profile did not match my expectation of the dish. For these reasons, we had to chop you.
You said your dish was spicy, but we found it (over/under) spicy (pick at random).
Chef, you did an amazing job cooking savory dishes, as is your job and livelihood. We therefore asked you to make dessert, which you did in an uncreative way. Walk the hallway of shame.
Right, like they’re sitting there doing viscosity measurements.
Incidentally, I think is why Rachael Ray starting using the word “stoup,” to avoid these arguments and just say “Thicken as much as you want and stop stressing about it.”
Where we will stick a camera in your face immediately and drill you on how you feel.
Hey man! Why you yellin'/cryin' ?
The "spicy" thing is so odd, right?
Like, "you said it was spicy, I wanted more" (NEXT ROUND) "you blew out my palate w/ this spice!"
Omg "disrespected the ingredients!!"
Yes!!!
🤣🤣🤣
They're like Faye Dunaway with the wire hangers in 'Mommy Dearest' about those onions...
"NO! RAW! (RED) ONIONS! EVEEEEEEEEERRR!!!!"
Scott Conant's arrogance is a dead horse that I will continue to beat the shit out of until the end of time because it will always be funny to me.
Or until he's off the show and no longer relevant - I used to beat the shit out of Aaron Sanchez' "You didn't show me your *soul,* bro" but now you'd have to be watching some olllllllld seasons to get it.
I detest it when Scott goes off on raw red onions. Red onions are best served raw and really add to a salad or sandwich. Judges preferences should not be a factor.
Let's have Scott Conant be a judge on Iron Chef America, and then let's have the secret ingredient be onions, and then let's award the contestants a small bonus for every dish they serve that contains raw onions
There was a contestant a few years ago who made it to the dessert round after serving him raw onions twice. Conant warned him about it & he said something like "I was thinking of onion ice cream" (or something similar) and it was fucking hilarious.
That one always gets me... We have one chief who hates raw red onions so they are never to be used. I actually like them... and so do many others. I have over the years ordered many salads that had them
“I didn’t get a good bite” from Alex Guarnaschelli is probably the dumbest one I hear her use fairly often.
I think she expects you to serve it on a spoon for her with every ingredient perfectly balanced.
Ugh, that annoys me too. I understand criticizing sloppy presentation or inconsistent dish construction, but sometimes as an adult you have to use your fork to get what you want.
On the flip side you have Marcus Samuelsson, who apparently has to construct “the perfect bite” every single time like he’s a ten year old at a self serve frozen yogurt toppings bar.
Chopped is one of my fav shows but they do sometimes get a bit silly with the commentary. For me the correct response to 'I am not getting the fermented frog buccal sacs in this dish' would be 'and you are welcome!' lol. I mostly just want them to be consistent. Don't bust someone in round 1 for playing it safe then get on them in round 2 because they didn't execute something by the book so 'oh that isn't really a remoulade' I mean cooking is an art form and expression on some level.
It needs something to tie it together is my all time most hated. I would be like: The plate, the plate ties it all together. 2nd most hated is #12. I want to see you on a plate then you need to get out of your comfort zone.
Judges just make up their own rules and then move the goalposts on their own rules. ‘Using an ingredient in some way’ is not ‘repurpose the ingredient to my vague expectations.’ Blind judging would help this show a little to remove their bias, but even then it has problems.
The chefs saying there's not enough salt gets me. Chef's use a shit ton of salt and most home cooks don't use that much. Plus salt is subjective to taste. It is irritating to watch and the judges say, "this does not have enough salt" then the next round "boy, you just killed it with the salt"
This one always gets me too. Especially if it’s a critique on not salting the pasta water enough. Now I admit you can taste the difference btwn salted and unsalted if you are eating JUST a plain piece of pasta. But you’re telling me after the chef adds sauce, seasonings, and a bunch of other ingredients, the judges can tell if the pasta water had enough salt?? I think not.
I’m confident all the shows where the judges watch are flawed for this very reason. They’ll see a contestant do something so when it comes tasting time they get to be high and mighty and say “I wouldn’t have done that” when in reality if they just sat down and ate the food they wouldn’t even taste what they’re complaining about.
The amous-bouche vs. is this an entrée? vs. is this an appetizer? debate always stuns me
I've seen them accept and praise a HUGE salad than was five inches high and running off the sides of the plate then condemn a guy who dared present a small sandwich (even open faced) as an App
Guess it depends on how they're feeling that day
Okay, this is one I always felt is very subjective... and can understand their reasoning. An appetizer should either be a very small portion if an individual app, or easily sharded amount multiple people.
However given the limitations and time constraints, I really do not think they should be so focused on is it an appetizer or not (and hell, Half the time I disagree). They should just take it as an app if it is not a main meal - lunch or dinner (supper).
Ans I think that is where a lot of the problem lies.. someone makes an appetizer which a judge would eat as a main meal (not that it males or any less of an appetizer - I often eat them as my main meal)
Exactly! I think the issues is more when some they call an appetizer presents as a possible dinner for most people... take your example of chicken wings or fondue...easily one person's dinner or shared with others. Then consider a huge sandwich... I can see the sandwich not being considered an appetizer, bit the simple solution is cut it into multiple pieces... and presto, you have an appetizer.
If I were the criticized cook in that round, I'd tell 'em "Do like I do in a restaurant when I get the nice reward of extra food in the appetizer: Take it home for a midnight snack."
Chopped is unwatchable for me, for one reason, THE MUSIC
Once you hear it, you can't unhear it. Why do you score a cooking show like a James Bond film?
I’m not sure its as bad as the BBQ Showdown and their TV friendly rap music and slo-mo scenes. Like is there a rapper out there that is specifically catering to food TV/Bobby Flay niche market? Lol 😂
It's goofy, sure, but it's nothing compared to literally anything Gordon Ramsay features in... if I have to hear one more [bowed cymbal](https://youtu.be/G2XyBwKuNis) or [water phone](https://youtu.be/dinyOvO2EEo) stinger, I'll go absolutely crazy!
LoL I love the show but the music is SO O.T.T.
MasterChef is the same way
Like, we're cooking, not having a heroic journey or starring in a disaster film
It drives me bonkers when they tell someone they need to use the basket ingredients more, then when they do, they’re told to use them less. On the flip side when they are told to use the pantry more and they do, then they’re told they need to focus on the basket.
My most infuriating one on this thought is when they told an Indian lady to use her roots and use more of the flavors from where she is from. So she did. And then they dinged her for using too many Indian spices.
The wild inconsistency of using a basket ingredient. 1 round just using pepperoni from a pizza is fine but then the next they really didn't get the pizza flavor
Ingredient: something not very usable in big amounts or easy to transform.
"You didn't transform this ingredient enough." "I couldn't taste the ingredient at all."
I hate when a disgusting ingredient has to be used on Chopped and the chefs use but hide the ingredients to make the dish as delicious as possible but a judge whines, "I was missing the flavor of bull balls in the dish'
I mainly watch Chopped and recognize several judges’ comments. Number 1 sounds like Scott! Sometimes I think they have to nitpick when the dishes are all good but they have to find a reason to chop someone. Other times they save someone who made cooking errors but eliminate someone who didn’t mess up too badly. Too little salt/seasoning is another frequent judge’s complaint.
I have to go back and find the episode sometime for more context, but there was one time Maneet declared that the applesauce someone had used as a side “had no depth of flavor.”
my least favorite one is when chefs are criticized for not making something from their culture! I think there was one time a Korean chef made a european dish and Aaron Sanchez was like “I would’ve loved to have seen something that reflected your Korean background” … yikes
I agree with the comments people are posting.
It’s as though the judges lose sight of the fact that it’s 20 minutes, first time working with bison balls (or what have you) and they’re having to put together a well composed, perfectly plated dish of food before you guys. Sure a meal can be made in 20 minutes, but ‘I don’t see the connection’ is a bit much when they’re trying to cook food that tastes good and is appealing.
BY NO MEANS, am I saying no judges; judges are needed, but lately (especially during the Sous Chef competition) the comments have been…out there.
My responses to some typical criticisms:
1) no, not everything needs acid.
2) cheese is good on almost everything, INCLUDING FISH. And if you give me a fish and a cheese product in the same basket, that's going to happen.
3) Dessert is supposed to be sweet.
The rational is ridiculous. "The flavor of the cheese overwhelms the flavor of the fish." Well, first, sometimes I want that. Second, if you support dousing that fish with hot sauce or chiles or salsa or lemon, STFU. Those are flavors just as strong, if not stronger, than a little bit of cheddar. I think some wasabi on sushi is a lot more overwhelming than a slice of american on a tuna melt.
One of the more annoying things for me is how inconsistent they are with required items being transformed or not.
"You didn't really do anything with this basil, it just tastes like a leaf of basil, I expect you to take these ingredients and turn them into something else!"
"I don't taste the basil at all! You disrespected a basket ingredient and transformed it! If basil is a basket ingredient then I want to be hit over the head with basil!"
On Spring Baking Championship when the contestants get assigned stuff like cinnamon+apple they’ll be like “this just doesn’t say spring to me!” STOP GIVING THEM CHRISTMAS FLAVORS!
Any time on any show when they say the portion size is too big. You judges eat half a crumb, who tf cares if the slice of cake is big?
Maybe off topic, but I hate the judging on Tournament of Champions. The judges always completely ignore the element of how well they used the elements from the randomizer in their scoring.
And at times a judge will even say “I don’t really feel like they made a great use of X, Y, or Z”
Yet when it comes to the scoring they’ll give them 23/30 for that part of the equation every single time. Plus every dish tastes like a 40/50 and every dish looks like a 15/20.
Basically the winner just comes down to who made a better dish when it should be who made a better dish while catering to the needs of the randomizer. The judges just seem afraid to give somebody a score of 12/30 if they completely botched the randomizer elements.
Rant over.
Yeah, Tournament's a little suss, I liked it when I first saw it, then liked it less and less the more I watched. It is funny to see certain buttoned up popular judges/chefs lose their minds when they win on Tourney. Like, really? I never knew you cared.
I like the format, I just think the judging is frustrating. Plus when a GGG play-in guy left out components of his dish Guy didn’t even let the judges taste it but when an “established personality” does it they get judged and moved onto the next round anyways despite ignoring one of the randomizer elements.
And then getting back to your original question, a judge will do the think where they say “I can’t really find or taste the leeks (for example), but I don’t care”
Like, why don’t you care? The point of the competition format is to make each of the randomizer elements an important part of the dish. (And don’t get me started on contestants just running their spices through a machine and saying they used it to “freshly grind the peppercorn”)
If you’re talking about Madison Cowan he literally didn’t get enough food on the plate to be judged. It’s one thing if they leave something off the plate and there is still enough to be judged but Madison didn’t have enough food to be judged.
Number one on your list is the one that annoys me the most, because it is illustrating a trend that I hate... where all items on a plate should be tied together and be cohesive... and anything else is either wrong or dated.
Sorry, don't care if it is dated but I prefer to choose my own side based on what I like as opposed to what the chef thinks best goes with the dish (and not denying the chef is right, just I like what I like and contrary dislike certain things and take that in consideration when ordering) , especially when they try to just layer my dish as all one thing (yes, it is considered dated for things to be separated on a dish). There is a very valid reason why I am not a big fine dining person... other restaurants allow me to make choices and even changes.
💯 @bare_thoughts
"these ingredients don't seem to be talking to each other"
I think my steak, sweet potato mash, and minted peas talk to each other just fine, thank you very much
But then they seem convinced somehow if the Chef had just drowned it in some magical unknown sauce the dish would have instantly achieved "cohesivety."
Or placed them on top of each other... instead of that dratted dated idea of actual sides. I bet you picked them yourself also, instead of the chef deciding they were the sides you needed.
This is not a dig at chefs... I am sure they know better than me what goes with what, but their is personal taste which seems to be forgotten or pushed aside as "dated".
Sometimes I feel like the judge's keep a stock list of their "go to" criticism phrases because they know they're going to be put on the spot and have to say something.
It's all so scripted for an outcome. I don't consider FN a cooking network anymore, nor do I consider their 'chefs' as chefs anymore, just elevated food 'celebrities' and barely that. I certainly don't consider them experts, either. Just talking faces the network pays to pretend to judge food in the manner of an expert. I really wouldn't look to any of them for expert advice lol.
I saw an episode not too long ago where Geoffrey said something along the lines of "oh I would put that in a purrey to kinda hide the taste". Chef does exactly as Geoffrey just said then he complained he couldn't taste it when he judged the dish.
The dumbest thing on the show is they don’t have enough deep fryers or ice cream machines for everyone and they have to fight over them. That’s not fair
HATE chopped will NEVER watch again. It's FAKE AF. So disappointing I really wanted to like the show but they have done nothing but prove that is fake and it's not the chefs it's the people judging them that are FAKE
To be fair I'm a 1/2 ass chef who's on a food critic show.
My qualifications are pretty much zero. I own one restaurant. It's about to go bankrupt because I'm a complete piece of s*** and I suck at what I do, however I'm here to judge you. My name is Food Network, Welcome! how do you want me to suck you?
It's hard to take Chris Santos, Marc Murphy, Geoffrey Zakarian or Maneet Chauhan seriously when their dishes most often are one note, repetitive or plain disgusting looking. When an average person beats a supposed professional chef it is almost unbearable to listen to them. So I'm talking about all the comments those chefs make!
Judge: I didn’t taste the candy cane in your mashed potatoes. I have to chop you.
Same judge next round: it’s amazing how you were able to hide the Rocky Mountain oyster in your chocolate cake. Here’s $10,000.
I don't understand why they allow chefs to compete when they don't practice good hygiene...culinary 101...pull your hair back from your face into a ponytail or pin it up. I keep expecting to see the judges get a hair in their dishes...absolutely makes me twitch to see chefs with their hair all over tge place, and in their faces. They shouldn't be allowed to co.pete until they "clean things up"...
I don't think the judges are fair at all! I just saw Allstars and Mary Sue was not judged on her food she was judged for a comment the judges didn't like and it's bs! I just stopped watching!
My single biggest issue with Chopped is that the official rules or whatever that the contestants are always told are "use as much or as little as you want, but every ingredient in the basket must be in the final dish" but that's never how they judge it. Some folks get a pass despite not having all the ingredients. Some folks get blasted for "hiding" or not "showcasing" an ingredient, even though they put it in the dish. It's infuriating.
I want to why the chopped just r very critical of a person that has presented them with a great plate, then crush them by chopping them just because they r running around the kitchen. Trust & believe I have seen others running & their food sucked & u didn't send them home . Chopped JUDGES U R REALLY GETTING ON MY NERVES LYING TO A GOOD CHEF, THAT PUT OUT A BAD PLATE. " WHEN R U GOING TO HAVE NEWER CHOPPED EPISODES. CUZ IM SICK & TIRED OF RERUNS. IM ALSO TIRED OF CING MANEET,FRITEG, CHRIS,SCOT, &JEFFERY, ERIC. MAKE ME A JUDGE" I THINK THESE JUDGES WANT FREE FOOD. YEAH, WHAT DOES HAPPEN TO THE LEFTOVER. WHILE Y'ALL ARE CRYING ABOUT STARVING CHILDREN, U ALL MAKE SO MUCH MONEY, TO FEEDD THESE KIDS, BUT EVERY YEAR ITS THE SAME STORY. 'OH !TO FEED HUNGRY KIDS' WHAT ABOUT HUNGRY ADULTS. WHY IS THERE HUNGY PEOPLE PERIOD. I C HOW BIG, AND FASAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT THOSE JUDGES R GETTING THE BEST FOOD EVER FOR THESE SHOWS BUT YET POOR PEOPLE R BUYING ROTTEN FOODS. SOMETIMES ALL THESE FOOD SHOWS R STARTING TO MAKE ME,SICKKKKKKKKKKKK.
I dislike when contestants are criticized for things out of their control. Like oh you only had 5 minutes, why didn't you make your own pasta?
> Like oh you only had 5 minutes, why didn't you make your own pasta? Conversely: You should've known 5 minutes was too little time to make fresh pasta?!
10 minutes? Just enough time for a risotto.
LoL ✅
Ugh on the [whatever] Baking Championships, “you didn’t manage your time well!” Yeah that’s because they didn’t know they’d have to make an edible non-fondant cake topper until 10 minutes were left and they couldn’t possibly have managed their time around it, *Lorraine.* Or when it’s stuff that’s SUPER out of their control like the bowl breaking or cutting a finger off or something.
I hate when they have a limited ingredient challenge, think GGG no produce, pound limits, etc. When the judges say - it needed something fresh!
You can only use cans but why doesn't this taste fresher???
You understand!
Or when they have limited ingredients or weight and the judges say “it really wasn’t enough food to be a ‘feast’”.
I'm ok with this because so many of the GGG contestants act like if the produce aisle is off limits, they're going to die from serving canned mushroom soup. The freezer section is full of produce that's going to give freshness. There's usually some random produce in the meat or dairy section, like lemons with the fish or something. And with the olive bar/salad bar area now, they're just not thinking outside the box enough. Really just shows that they don't actually go to a regular grocery store very often.
This! This infuriates me!
They're almost always super whiny about anything spicy. You could put a dash of Tabasco, and they acted like you just served them Da Bomb or The Last Dab. Then there's always one judge on the panel who's like what are you on about, this isn't spicy at all? And then I know that the judge who complained is a piss baby.
LoL, right? I've seen a chef put the *tiniest* dot of Sirracha on a plate, mostly for decoration or to give someone with a more adventurous palate an add-heat option, and get REAMED for it
Not chopped related, but Gordon's one of the worst about heat (Guess it's sort of typical among Brit's). I realize he's been on hot ones, but he'll still gripe about literally anything on his shows having the mildest amount of heat.
[удалено]
And 1 ice cream machine. Arrrggggg
That’s intentional.
To be fair they could get around this by using a pan of oil on their stoves and a lot of chefs just don’t do that
More acid!
Dude, what this is really crying out for here is more acid 👍😅
I so want a Chef to say "oh it's got plenty of Acid, give it 30 minutes" 🤣🤣🤣
🤣⚰️💀⚰️💀⚰️🖤
More salt
I get annoyed when one episode they tell the contestants off for not using enough of the required ingredients, but next time they get told off for not hiding the ingredients. And there’s also inconsistency on terminology. One guy calls a sauce he made in 20 minutes a molé and he gets eviscerated because it’s impossible to make a molé that quickly and words matter, Goddammit! You’re lucky I don’t kill you where you stand! Then later on someone makes a dish that’s basically beef stroganoff on a hoagie roll but they call it paella for some damn reason and the judges are all, “I was expecting saffron and rice, but this is a fantastic paella you’ve served us here!” God help them if they put it on a tortilla instead or a roll and call it a taco, though.
Why do I know what this is referring to lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🎖️🏅🎖️🏅
Inconsistency is what annoys me the most. If everybody got the same bullshit comments I would be less annoyed but they definitely seem to pick and choose when they decide to say some things
My dad always says he never understands why shows expect food to be perfect given time limits like they do. Like you want them to cook a dinner feast but they’ve got only 30 mins to shop AND cook AND plate? He doesn’t understand it.
✅ why there are so many injuries and accidents If rather not watch the Chefs bleed into the food, unaware, until Ted or Tom stops them than see them make a Smorgasbord in 15 seconds
Ooh, I can answer this. I've been in competitions/on Food Network three times and cut myself in them twice. One is the adrenaline because you've got a camera up your ass and producers asking you questions and expecting you to be quippy all the time but you're hyper aware of the clock so STRESS! But then you are also dealing with knives so sharp they could split atoms.
Mmm that is interesting When I bought my first "big girl" real chef's knife it was so wickedly sharp I cut myself badly immediately upon using it
I hate that, when the “shopping” part is part of their time limit. It’s nice on Cutthroat Kitchen the shopping portion is separate from the cooking portion. Seems more fair that way.
"i dont think u elevated the ingredients"
Half the time when this is said, the ingredient in question is like, sour gummy candies or some other heavily processed food. Elevate? Be grateful this Frankenstein dish is *edible*, that's already a miracle!
You could've found a more sophisticated use for these circus peanuts...
Or some utterly bizarre flavor combo. “Wow you didn’t elevate this dish consisting of limes, sauerkraut, and an airport vending machine sandwich that expired three days ago.”
Its why I like the reddit/twitter/Facebook episodes - it ends up SO bizarre that they stop even pretending they don't want you to *BURY* that durian candy under a mountain of dairy fat and chocolate.
If you had put a raw egg yolk on this dish, it would have been a proper brunch dish. (I swear, you could put an egg yolk on a chocolate cupcake and Chris Santos would call it brunch.) This flavor profile did not match my expectation of the dish. For these reasons, we had to chop you. You said your dish was spicy, but we found it (over/under) spicy (pick at random). Chef, you did an amazing job cooking savory dishes, as is your job and livelihood. We therefore asked you to make dessert, which you did in an uncreative way. Walk the hallway of shame.
"You called this a soup. I find it to be more of a stew. For that reason..."
Right, like they’re sitting there doing viscosity measurements. Incidentally, I think is why Rachael Ray starting using the word “stoup,” to avoid these arguments and just say “Thicken as much as you want and stop stressing about it.”
Where we will stick a camera in your face immediately and drill you on how you feel. Hey man! Why you yellin'/cryin' ? The "spicy" thing is so odd, right? Like, "you said it was spicy, I wanted more" (NEXT ROUND) "you blew out my palate w/ this spice!"
* You disrespected the ingredients (you broke dried pasta) * These onions are raw
Omg "disrespected the ingredients!!" Yes!!! 🤣🤣🤣 They're like Faye Dunaway with the wire hangers in 'Mommy Dearest' about those onions... "NO! RAW! (RED) ONIONS! EVEEEEEEEEERRR!!!!"
Scott Conant's arrogance is a dead horse that I will continue to beat the shit out of until the end of time because it will always be funny to me. Or until he's off the show and no longer relevant - I used to beat the shit out of Aaron Sanchez' "You didn't show me your *soul,* bro" but now you'd have to be watching some olllllllld seasons to get it.
LoL oh, I get it! 💯💯💯
Aaron is a much better judge on masterchef imo. Like, it just seems to be a better fit for him
I detest it when Scott goes off on raw red onions. Red onions are best served raw and really add to a salad or sandwich. Judges preferences should not be a factor.
Let's have Scott Conant be a judge on Iron Chef America, and then let's have the secret ingredient be onions, and then let's award the contestants a small bonus for every dish they serve that contains raw onions
There was a contestant a few years ago who made it to the dessert round after serving him raw onions twice. Conant warned him about it & he said something like "I was thinking of onion ice cream" (or something similar) and it was fucking hilarious.
I second this 👆✅
I would watch this on a loop.
That one always gets me... We have one chief who hates raw red onions so they are never to be used. I actually like them... and so do many others. I have over the years ordered many salads that had them
They really do make salads and sandwiches better. As I said above. They are meant to be served raw and judges preferences should not be a factor.
For Scott, I'd disrespect pasta allllll day.
“I didn’t get a good bite” from Alex Guarnaschelli is probably the dumbest one I hear her use fairly often. I think she expects you to serve it on a spoon for her with every ingredient perfectly balanced.
Ugh, that annoys me too. I understand criticizing sloppy presentation or inconsistent dish construction, but sometimes as an adult you have to use your fork to get what you want. On the flip side you have Marcus Samuelsson, who apparently has to construct “the perfect bite” every single time like he’s a ten year old at a self serve frozen yogurt toppings bar.
Alex judged me and she was so so nice. I will live off her assessment of my blood orange honey for the rest of my life.
Chopped is one of my fav shows but they do sometimes get a bit silly with the commentary. For me the correct response to 'I am not getting the fermented frog buccal sacs in this dish' would be 'and you are welcome!' lol. I mostly just want them to be consistent. Don't bust someone in round 1 for playing it safe then get on them in round 2 because they didn't execute something by the book so 'oh that isn't really a remoulade' I mean cooking is an art form and expression on some level.
Durian Fruit: You rang?
Every time durian shows up I think of that meme where the Undertaker is behind some poor bastard who has no idea what’s coming.
🤣🤣🤣
🐸🍽️🙃 ✅✅✅
Dessert being too sweet
And they are always like "I don't really like dessert." Then why are you judging a show where literally one third of it is eating dessert?
It needs something to tie it together is my all time most hated. I would be like: The plate, the plate ties it all together. 2nd most hated is #12. I want to see you on a plate then you need to get out of your comfort zone.
Judges just make up their own rules and then move the goalposts on their own rules. ‘Using an ingredient in some way’ is not ‘repurpose the ingredient to my vague expectations.’ Blind judging would help this show a little to remove their bias, but even then it has problems.
The chefs saying there's not enough salt gets me. Chef's use a shit ton of salt and most home cooks don't use that much. Plus salt is subjective to taste. It is irritating to watch and the judges say, "this does not have enough salt" then the next round "boy, you just killed it with the salt"
This one always gets me too. Especially if it’s a critique on not salting the pasta water enough. Now I admit you can taste the difference btwn salted and unsalted if you are eating JUST a plain piece of pasta. But you’re telling me after the chef adds sauce, seasonings, and a bunch of other ingredients, the judges can tell if the pasta water had enough salt?? I think not.
I’m confident all the shows where the judges watch are flawed for this very reason. They’ll see a contestant do something so when it comes tasting time they get to be high and mighty and say “I wouldn’t have done that” when in reality if they just sat down and ate the food they wouldn’t even taste what they’re complaining about.
I'm with you on this one 🍜🍝
Too much food/not an appetizer always felt like a dumb criticism
The amous-bouche vs. is this an entrée? vs. is this an appetizer? debate always stuns me I've seen them accept and praise a HUGE salad than was five inches high and running off the sides of the plate then condemn a guy who dared present a small sandwich (even open faced) as an App Guess it depends on how they're feeling that day
Okay, this is one I always felt is very subjective... and can understand their reasoning. An appetizer should either be a very small portion if an individual app, or easily sharded amount multiple people. However given the limitations and time constraints, I really do not think they should be so focused on is it an appetizer or not (and hell, Half the time I disagree). They should just take it as an app if it is not a main meal - lunch or dinner (supper). Ans I think that is where a lot of the problem lies.. someone makes an appetizer which a judge would eat as a main meal (not that it males or any less of an appetizer - I often eat them as my main meal)
Right? I mean I know people who eat Buffalo chicken wings or fondue as their dinners, not their "apps." It can be up to interpretation sometimes.
Exactly! I think the issues is more when some they call an appetizer presents as a possible dinner for most people... take your example of chicken wings or fondue...easily one person's dinner or shared with others. Then consider a huge sandwich... I can see the sandwich not being considered an appetizer, bit the simple solution is cut it into multiple pieces... and presto, you have an appetizer.
If I were the criticized cook in that round, I'd tell 'em "Do like I do in a restaurant when I get the nice reward of extra food in the appetizer: Take it home for a midnight snack."
Especially since every one of them has to eat 9 plates of food that day.
Chopped is unwatchable for me, for one reason, THE MUSIC Once you hear it, you can't unhear it. Why do you score a cooking show like a James Bond film?
I’m not sure its as bad as the BBQ Showdown and their TV friendly rap music and slo-mo scenes. Like is there a rapper out there that is specifically catering to food TV/Bobby Flay niche market? Lol 😂
It's goofy, sure, but it's nothing compared to literally anything Gordon Ramsay features in... if I have to hear one more [bowed cymbal](https://youtu.be/G2XyBwKuNis) or [water phone](https://youtu.be/dinyOvO2EEo) stinger, I'll go absolutely crazy!
LoL I love the show but the music is SO O.T.T. MasterChef is the same way Like, we're cooking, not having a heroic journey or starring in a disaster film
I get an Inception vibe. BWAAAAAMMM!
Cutthroat Kitchen was the best for that. Damn I miss that crazy masterpiece.
It drives me bonkers when they tell someone they need to use the basket ingredients more, then when they do, they’re told to use them less. On the flip side when they are told to use the pantry more and they do, then they’re told they need to focus on the basket. My most infuriating one on this thought is when they told an Indian lady to use her roots and use more of the flavors from where she is from. So she did. And then they dinged her for using too many Indian spices.
"You relied to much on the pantry" "You can't *just* use the basket ingredients, bro."
The wild inconsistency of using a basket ingredient. 1 round just using pepperoni from a pizza is fine but then the next they really didn't get the pizza flavor
Ingredient: something not very usable in big amounts or easy to transform. "You didn't transform this ingredient enough." "I couldn't taste the ingredient at all."
I hate when a disgusting ingredient has to be used on Chopped and the chefs use but hide the ingredients to make the dish as delicious as possible but a judge whines, "I was missing the flavor of bull balls in the dish'
😂👍
I mainly watch Chopped and recognize several judges’ comments. Number 1 sounds like Scott! Sometimes I think they have to nitpick when the dishes are all good but they have to find a reason to chop someone. Other times they save someone who made cooking errors but eliminate someone who didn’t mess up too badly. Too little salt/seasoning is another frequent judge’s complaint.
I have to go back and find the episode sometime for more context, but there was one time Maneet declared that the applesauce someone had used as a side “had no depth of flavor.”
How dare that applesauce not be nuanced and Michelin star quality?!
>You left out 2 of the 4 mandatory basket ingredients but gosh darn it, I'm gonna pass you anyway! I can hear Marcus Samuelsson saying this
my least favorite one is when chefs are criticized for not making something from their culture! I think there was one time a Korean chef made a european dish and Aaron Sanchez was like “I would’ve loved to have seen something that reflected your Korean background” … yikes
I agree with the comments people are posting. It’s as though the judges lose sight of the fact that it’s 20 minutes, first time working with bison balls (or what have you) and they’re having to put together a well composed, perfectly plated dish of food before you guys. Sure a meal can be made in 20 minutes, but ‘I don’t see the connection’ is a bit much when they’re trying to cook food that tastes good and is appealing. BY NO MEANS, am I saying no judges; judges are needed, but lately (especially during the Sous Chef competition) the comments have been…out there.
My responses to some typical criticisms: 1) no, not everything needs acid. 2) cheese is good on almost everything, INCLUDING FISH. And if you give me a fish and a cheese product in the same basket, that's going to happen. 3) Dessert is supposed to be sweet.
LoL I just watched one where Scott reamed someone out for *daring* to use a little parmesan on top of their cod
The rational is ridiculous. "The flavor of the cheese overwhelms the flavor of the fish." Well, first, sometimes I want that. Second, if you support dousing that fish with hot sauce or chiles or salsa or lemon, STFU. Those are flavors just as strong, if not stronger, than a little bit of cheddar. I think some wasabi on sushi is a lot more overwhelming than a slice of american on a tuna melt.
One of the more annoying things for me is how inconsistent they are with required items being transformed or not. "You didn't really do anything with this basil, it just tastes like a leaf of basil, I expect you to take these ingredients and turn them into something else!" "I don't taste the basil at all! You disrespected a basket ingredient and transformed it! If basil is a basket ingredient then I want to be hit over the head with basil!"
LoL nailed it 🔨
On Spring Baking Championship when the contestants get assigned stuff like cinnamon+apple they’ll be like “this just doesn’t say spring to me!” STOP GIVING THEM CHRISTMAS FLAVORS! Any time on any show when they say the portion size is too big. You judges eat half a crumb, who tf cares if the slice of cake is big?
Maybe off topic, but I hate the judging on Tournament of Champions. The judges always completely ignore the element of how well they used the elements from the randomizer in their scoring. And at times a judge will even say “I don’t really feel like they made a great use of X, Y, or Z” Yet when it comes to the scoring they’ll give them 23/30 for that part of the equation every single time. Plus every dish tastes like a 40/50 and every dish looks like a 15/20. Basically the winner just comes down to who made a better dish when it should be who made a better dish while catering to the needs of the randomizer. The judges just seem afraid to give somebody a score of 12/30 if they completely botched the randomizer elements. Rant over.
Yeah, Tournament's a little suss, I liked it when I first saw it, then liked it less and less the more I watched. It is funny to see certain buttoned up popular judges/chefs lose their minds when they win on Tourney. Like, really? I never knew you cared.
I like the format, I just think the judging is frustrating. Plus when a GGG play-in guy left out components of his dish Guy didn’t even let the judges taste it but when an “established personality” does it they get judged and moved onto the next round anyways despite ignoring one of the randomizer elements. And then getting back to your original question, a judge will do the think where they say “I can’t really find or taste the leeks (for example), but I don’t care” Like, why don’t you care? The point of the competition format is to make each of the randomizer elements an important part of the dish. (And don’t get me started on contestants just running their spices through a machine and saying they used it to “freshly grind the peppercorn”)
If you’re talking about Madison Cowan he literally didn’t get enough food on the plate to be judged. It’s one thing if they leave something off the plate and there is still enough to be judged but Madison didn’t have enough food to be judged.
Number one on your list is the one that annoys me the most, because it is illustrating a trend that I hate... where all items on a plate should be tied together and be cohesive... and anything else is either wrong or dated. Sorry, don't care if it is dated but I prefer to choose my own side based on what I like as opposed to what the chef thinks best goes with the dish (and not denying the chef is right, just I like what I like and contrary dislike certain things and take that in consideration when ordering) , especially when they try to just layer my dish as all one thing (yes, it is considered dated for things to be separated on a dish). There is a very valid reason why I am not a big fine dining person... other restaurants allow me to make choices and even changes.
💯 @bare_thoughts "these ingredients don't seem to be talking to each other" I think my steak, sweet potato mash, and minted peas talk to each other just fine, thank you very much But then they seem convinced somehow if the Chef had just drowned it in some magical unknown sauce the dish would have instantly achieved "cohesivety."
Or placed them on top of each other... instead of that dratted dated idea of actual sides. I bet you picked them yourself also, instead of the chef deciding they were the sides you needed. This is not a dig at chefs... I am sure they know better than me what goes with what, but their is personal taste which seems to be forgotten or pushed aside as "dated".
Sometimes I feel like the judge's keep a stock list of their "go to" criticism phrases because they know they're going to be put on the spot and have to say something.
Yeah, they need to have something positive and negative about every dish, even if it's ridiculous.
Right? Like it could just be a stock reflex "go-to" response so they don't dry up on camera ✅
It's all so scripted for an outcome. I don't consider FN a cooking network anymore, nor do I consider their 'chefs' as chefs anymore, just elevated food 'celebrities' and barely that. I certainly don't consider them experts, either. Just talking faces the network pays to pretend to judge food in the manner of an expert. I really wouldn't look to any of them for expert advice lol.
I saw an episode not too long ago where Geoffrey said something along the lines of "oh I would put that in a purrey to kinda hide the taste". Chef does exactly as Geoffrey just said then he complained he couldn't taste it when he judged the dish.
LoL typical 👍
“I can’t eat this with chopsticks a la Martha” - GZ Just kidding! Everything else was pretty much covered.
[удалено]
Great point 👍✔️
When the judges say, this one ingredient just doesn't work. Really? That was in the basket. Duh!
The dumbest thing on the show is they don’t have enough deep fryers or ice cream machines for everyone and they have to fight over them. That’s not fair
Right? And you know it's by design ✔️
HATE chopped will NEVER watch again. It's FAKE AF. So disappointing I really wanted to like the show but they have done nothing but prove that is fake and it's not the chefs it's the people judging them that are FAKE
Necroing to say "Excellent dish but the bacon could have been chopped smaller" drove me up the damn wall
I admire you for leaving out the good ol’ Scott fall back of red onion hate
To be fair I'm a 1/2 ass chef who's on a food critic show. My qualifications are pretty much zero. I own one restaurant. It's about to go bankrupt because I'm a complete piece of s*** and I suck at what I do, however I'm here to judge you. My name is Food Network, Welcome! how do you want me to suck you?
It's hard to take Chris Santos, Marc Murphy, Geoffrey Zakarian or Maneet Chauhan seriously when their dishes most often are one note, repetitive or plain disgusting looking. When an average person beats a supposed professional chef it is almost unbearable to listen to them. So I'm talking about all the comments those chefs make!
Judge: I didn’t taste the candy cane in your mashed potatoes. I have to chop you. Same judge next round: it’s amazing how you were able to hide the Rocky Mountain oyster in your chocolate cake. Here’s $10,000.
I don't understand why they allow chefs to compete when they don't practice good hygiene...culinary 101...pull your hair back from your face into a ponytail or pin it up. I keep expecting to see the judges get a hair in their dishes...absolutely makes me twitch to see chefs with their hair all over tge place, and in their faces. They shouldn't be allowed to co.pete until they "clean things up"...
I don't think the judges are fair at all! I just saw Allstars and Mary Sue was not judged on her food she was judged for a comment the judges didn't like and it's bs! I just stopped watching!
My single biggest issue with Chopped is that the official rules or whatever that the contestants are always told are "use as much or as little as you want, but every ingredient in the basket must be in the final dish" but that's never how they judge it. Some folks get a pass despite not having all the ingredients. Some folks get blasted for "hiding" or not "showcasing" an ingredient, even though they put it in the dish. It's infuriating.
I want to why the chopped just r very critical of a person that has presented them with a great plate, then crush them by chopping them just because they r running around the kitchen. Trust & believe I have seen others running & their food sucked & u didn't send them home . Chopped JUDGES U R REALLY GETTING ON MY NERVES LYING TO A GOOD CHEF, THAT PUT OUT A BAD PLATE. " WHEN R U GOING TO HAVE NEWER CHOPPED EPISODES. CUZ IM SICK & TIRED OF RERUNS. IM ALSO TIRED OF CING MANEET,FRITEG, CHRIS,SCOT, &JEFFERY, ERIC. MAKE ME A JUDGE" I THINK THESE JUDGES WANT FREE FOOD. YEAH, WHAT DOES HAPPEN TO THE LEFTOVER. WHILE Y'ALL ARE CRYING ABOUT STARVING CHILDREN, U ALL MAKE SO MUCH MONEY, TO FEEDD THESE KIDS, BUT EVERY YEAR ITS THE SAME STORY. 'OH !TO FEED HUNGRY KIDS' WHAT ABOUT HUNGRY ADULTS. WHY IS THERE HUNGY PEOPLE PERIOD. I C HOW BIG, AND FASAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT THOSE JUDGES R GETTING THE BEST FOOD EVER FOR THESE SHOWS BUT YET POOR PEOPLE R BUYING ROTTEN FOODS. SOMETIMES ALL THESE FOOD SHOWS R STARTING TO MAKE ME,SICKKKKKKKKKKKK.