Have you ever tried imitating what you say on TV?! Well let me tell you, its not as easy as it looks. One of my roommates favorite shows is Iron Chef. I have watched it a few times with her, along with Cup Cake Wars or other cooking shows. Well we had this great idea that we would attempt to have an Iron Chef of our own.
As roommates we all got together and asked someone out for our Iron Chef adventure. We bought all these different ingredients and got two different kitchens where we could have the show down. The time came and our Iron Chef adventure started. We had one hour to complete the task. My group was feeling very confident in our ingredients and our ability. As time passed and the cooking and baking continued we hit road bump after road bump. Our first cake got burnt, the frosting wouldn't thicken, the second cake fell apart into crumbs, our crushed white chocolate chips looked more like clumps of cheese then anything else. Time came to a close and we had to head back with our less then ideal cake.
We had a grand time making it and of course enjoyed laughing at all our mistakes but our Iron Chef turned out nothing like we saw on TV.
I have always thought that would be such a fun idea! It's true...Growing up, I always was convinced that the items "as seen on TV" were the way to go! Experience proved that sometimes what is portrayed on tv is just not accurate.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said! I once tried to have an iron chef competition and things just got messy. Wouldn't it be great if everything we saw people do in the media was just as simple as they make it look?
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like tons of fun. Watching these competitive cooking shows inspire me but I would never want to work within their time constraints...crazy! BTW: I'm sure that the atmosphere is stressful and they work under hot lights. However, I am grossed out when I see sweat rolling down their faces possibly into the food!
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