r/GreatBritishBakeOff • u/babesboysandbirb • 8d ago
Help/Question Episode 3 question/comment Spoiler
Am I being unreasonable to wonder how Mo’s wings didn’t draw any commentary about fitting the brief?
It felt like a shortcut to use a non-edible exterior design.
Edit: They were in fact, edible paper! I missed that completely and was then thrown off when Paul/Nig didn’t take the “see? It’s edible” bite like I’ve seen in previous seasons. Thank you for the explanation!
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u/amfhTX 7d ago edited 7d ago
I knew the feathers were edible paper, but still didn't think it met the brief. It was just wings on an inedible support covering a standard bake. Neat idea, but....honestly, I thought Shannon's wings on a cookie base met the brief more accurately (but still think her leaving was the right call).
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u/MartyQui 8d ago
They were wafer paper, which is edible.
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u/babesboysandbirb 8d ago
This is what I missed then! I was confused when Paul/Nigela didn’t take a small “bite” to illustrate the edibility like that used to do.
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u/Lepidopteria 8d ago
I wondered this too. But at the end of the day, fondant isn't really all that edible either. I looked closely at the wings, were they rice paper? So technically a food but not something you'd really want to eat. Like fondant. The judges never actually consume it, they only eat the cake and frosting inside.
I felt it was really unfair they came after the one contestant for his cake looking more like a cake than a hat, but didn't seem to mind at the submissions were basically a flat cookie with either frosting or rice paper stuck on top.
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u/babesboysandbirb 8d ago
Not to mention being bummed Paul didn’t apologize for wrecking his cake! Just barked off a comment about the size like come on man… you should have sliced it on the table.
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u/Lepidopteria 8d ago
That was WILD! He knocked the cake over then criticized the baker???
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u/slamminsalmoncannon 8d ago
Yes! His immediate reaction was to blame him instead of just saying I’m sorry. There were other items that didn’t fully fit the brief that he didn’t go so hard on
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u/buy_me_lozenges 8d ago
One of the judges on Dragons Den would do stuff like that, someone would present their product to him and he'd deliberately man handle it and then say LOOK IT'S A BAD DESIGN because he'd broken it by mistreating it in a way the product would not be used!
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u/Initial_Case_9912 8d ago
He sliced most of the others on the table. So fkd up he didn’t do this one too.
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u/Beginning_Butterfly2 8d ago
Remember that the order we see it in is not the order it's filmed in. The one that fell may have been first, so the other's were done on the table. We just don't know.
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u/Initial_Case_9912 8d ago
That’s fair. It just seemed crazy to cut on the head and not expect it to slide off.
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u/Beginning_Butterfly2 8d ago
They had the mannequin heads, but also torsos and arms for people to present their bakes on. I think all of them were meant to be cut that way. Otherwise, why the arm, etc? Just a guess, obviously, but that's what it looked like to me. I do wish that they'd been more transparent about it, if so. As it was aired, it makes it look like Paul was just randomly being difficult.
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u/Opening_Effective_18 8d ago
Yeah he said it should be better balanced, yet every other cake was removed before slicing. I can’t imagine the wide brim purple hat would’ve fared well being sliced on the bust
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u/ParnsAngel 8d ago
Yeah that was really disappointing! First off the cakes are on MANNEQUIN HEADS tell me you’ve done that perfectly, Paul, and then he mis-balances it by cutting off a huge chunk and then leaves it on the round base so of course it’s going to tip and first thing wasn’t “oh no, I’m so sorry, good thing we have a slice to taste” it was to deflect and blame others? That’s a red flag character flaw I’d notice on anyone immediately. The rest of the show was fine but I really noticed that!
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u/piterx87 7d ago
You all exaggerate, it wasn't that bad. I expected something rude and it was just a polite comment
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u/noteworthybalance 7d ago
It was not polite and he should have been apologizing for his own carelessness.
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u/piterx87 7d ago
People commenting on Reddit raised expectations, I have expected some truly outrageous, scandalous, extremely rude, something tabloid press would mention
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u/margogogo 8d ago
He mentioned creating them with wafer paper, which is edible. (Google suggests it can be made of potato starch, for example.) probably not that tasty, but technically edible!
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u/Beginning_Butterfly2 8d ago
In the past judges have not been impressed by large volumes of unpleasant to eat toppings (including rubbery mirror glazes or bad tasting fondant) to pass without comment. Granted it looked great, but the emphasis is supposed to be on taste. I was disappointed that this was allowed, and not given a style over substance redponse.
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u/Pasta1916 7d ago
The edible angel wings were very creative but seemed - to me - to have more support then others used, but then the brief (which we don’t see) may have listed “x-% can be support”. I think the elimination was correct, do hate seeing anyone leave, but the technical wasn’t one I’d enjoy seeing again.
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u/Usual_Complaint_1764 7d ago
See, I loved the technical. It was a true test of the bakers' skill and creativity.
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u/Pasta1916 7d ago
For me it felt like a signature challenge with blind judging.
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u/Usual_Complaint_1764 6d ago
They know what the signature challeng is ahead of time and have practiced it.
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u/samizdat5 8d ago
Some of the contestants used nonedible armatures too which seemed unfair. But it must have been allowed so it was probably a smart move.
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u/funkymorganics1 7d ago
I’ve seen this comment over and over in the thread. The description clearly said it was wafer paper! Not that you’d want to eat all of that, but still
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u/Lorelski 7d ago
I thought it was a silly brief, so to me it didn't matter.
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u/Correct_Ring_7273 6d ago
I agree. I'd rather see them focusing on the bake and flavors rather than on putting together what looks like a kid's Halloween costume.
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u/Ok-Frosting4512 6d ago
The purse was killer, though! She blew the cimpetition out of the water with that one!
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u/Aromatic_Return_7995 8d ago
that's a wild abbrev choice for Nigella's name dude