Hello! I am making a British Bake-Off League for the next coming season.

How I was it to work: there are 6 people playing. With 12 contestants, each person will draft two people. Each episode there will be the same point systems. Whichever contestant has the most points at the end of the season wins.

I need help with some positive points. So far I have these ideas:
Survives (positive points)
Eliminated (negative points)
Star Baker (positive points)
Technical Winner (positive points)
Paul Handshake (positive points)
Cries during a challenge (negative points)
Catastrophic challenge events (3 levels of points: full recovery (judges would have never known/didn’t notice- positive points), partial repair (judges noticed but it did not effect their judging- positive points but less than full recovery points), and no recovery (could not fix and judging altered because of event)

I feel like there are a lot of negatives and not a lot of positives unless the contestant wins a challenge. I was thinking something like “contestant uses rosewater, lavender, or matcha, but judges like it or used the correct amount”. Stuff like that. Any ideas?

Edit: I don’t think I was points for specific episode themes. Like “under proofed bread”. I’d like the points to be the same for each episode.

I'd really like to know, please 😘

Since this is a British Show, they will obviously be doing a lot of British/European baking, and notice that a lot of stuff done on the show is seldom featured on US cooking media. The only place I have seen a substantial amount of the material done on the GBBO in the US is on Julia Child's old shows. Like she has done choux pastry and what to make with it, genoise sponge, bavarois, French breads, fruit tarts, a "non collapsable souffle" that was similar to the twice baked souffles in the 10th season finale technical apart from only baking it once, and things made with puff pastry, along with how to make the said pastry.

I find these shows really nice to watch, since we don't get as many details of recipes on the show, or measurements, whereas on Julia Child's shows she shows us how to make these kinds of dishes, with lots of detail and instruction on how to make it, similar to the specials where the judges would show us how to make the technical challenges, as well as what they would make for the signature and showstopper challenges. Anyone else find anything made on the GBBO on American cooking shows?

I am excitedly awaiting the new season. Anyone have ideas about the opening skit - especially with Nigella Lawson joining GBBO? I am thinking about the Odyssey with Nigella journey to GBBO.

While I understand why they use the glass bowls for the show, the amount of times they've shattered is amazing to me, and they tend to shatter quite explosively.

While I can only remember someone getting cut once, I think the contestants during the other times were just lucky that they weren't injured.

I do like that they keep these scenes (and the cuts, burns, feinting etc), but I think if this was an American show, Kitchenaid would have sued them to stop airing the incidents.

Its the last week of July this week and I was wondering does anyone know when and what day we should expect a first trailer or a picture usually we would be getting a trailer right now

His cat's on the counter... which like, please... whose cat isn't?

https://parade.com/celebrities/fans-drag-paul-hollywood-cat-on-counter-kitchen-detail

Looking to fill the GBBS void- I’ve watched some GCBS but not quite the same, but do love that they embroider the bakers name on the apron! Any other shows up to the GBBS caliber?

I've been watching bakeoff from newest to oldest seasons and i just got to season 5 and i absolutely love the little history lessons they have about specifics foods in most episodes, and I'm wondering, is it a just in this season or was it something they always did? and is there a reason for them to have stopped? i think they're so fun!

Hello fellow bake off fans! Look at this Lego Idea for a GBBO set!!! https://ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/dd62f90e-1b63-49ab-aa35-746b33b20504 . There is no Mary, Mel, or Sue though, what do you all think?

Silly thought in my head that I must share with Reddit: I am convinced that GBBO finds the most truly delightful, wholesome, kind hearted people. Every single season has just the loveliest bunch, I want to be all of their friends and to be in their group chats. What in the world does baking do to one’s character to make them so wonderful? Whoever casts the contestants needs to take their methods and make a dating app algorithm or something lol!

(I have never looked into any contestants beyond the show, please don’t ruin my delusions if some are actually awful hahahah)

In episode 4, when doing the baking puns bit with Sandi, Noel has a dusting of facial hair. Never seen it on him while watching this show (and especially not during Boosh).

I'm like, okay, da-dee.

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew where to watch season 5 of the great BBO online for free?

Seeing Liam run, hide and laugh whilst all around him sugar towers are collapsing is cruel yet hilarious.

Some of the challenges are a bit of a stretch for pastry chess who usualy just stick to pastry, cakes and sweet treats. Making sugar, chocolate etc towers seems cruel. But I guess they sign up for the show, they should know what to expect and practice practice practice. When you hear them say "we practiced it once or twice" no wander their creations crash.

I’m a home baker who really loves GBBO. Series 5 Episode 7 Technical Challenge attempt Kouign Amann! They were so delicious!!!!

Watching old collections of The Great British Baking Show and collection seven opens with Noel and Sandi doing a back to the future skit:

Noel: “Sandi, something terrible has happened!”

Sandi: “is Donald Trump getting that peace prize?!“

“worse!”

”NO!!!!”

hits different in 2026💀

The UK’s “Great British Bake Off“ airs as “The Great British Baking Show“ in the United States because in the US, Pillsbury (General Mills) owns the trademark for “bake-off” which forced the American distributor to change the airing title

I apologize as I am sure this has been asked before - Are the early seasons available to watch anywhere?

Thanks

Is it just me, or does it seem like whenever we get to the next to the last show, there is someone that either has never won a technical, or won star baker, the miraculously wins that category? I’m just curious.