Bake Off is back ?

I liked Sandi Toksvig and would have preferred her to be replaced by another women (it's not like there's a shortage of us !!) Sorry but to me that's just more balanced.

I agree with Helgawils too much sugar involved.
Why not cut the calories in baking?
I do enjoy watching though.

Am I alone in never having seen it and having no interest in it and all the other similar programmes, including the ghastly 'talent' shows? Cheap to make TV!

Mamma bear, get yourself a pvr and you can record programmes. Brilliant for skipping the ads. Or watch bake-off an hour later on C4+1.

I watched it ,as a keen baker I just put my mind in neutral and enjoy it,I try not to pass judgement (Yet)
I think PH is good looking,great hair for a man of his age so all in all a bit of escapism from Covid.

I love bake off and am happy with Matt . Don’t shoot me but I have a niggle . I thought the show stopper challenge was just plain silly . It seemed to me to be just a way of making sure that funny ( odd looking?) cakes were dished up . It was too ambitious for a first outing and felt too contrived .... just me?

I enjoyed watching but agree with Grannyscott, not enough time to let the cakes cool and a sculpture cake seemed too difficult for week one. Think they needed more time to calm their nerves and settle in before baking a sculpture. Even so I'm looking forward to the rest of the series and seeing how everyone develops. Agree with jaylucy about Prue, how either of them kept a straight face I'll never know. ?

I can't remember the contestants being asked to make a cake sculpture on week one ever before, can anyone else?
It's a really difficult task that takes a lot of experience to do competently - or maybe they included it for the comedy value?
Still, Prue just about kept a straight face !!!

Loved bake-off last night, big decision as to whether to watch or record as All creatures great and small was on channel 5 and I love that too.
But bake off won , I think star baker or cake gate will win, unless they can only bake cakes and not bread, biscuits etc..

Bake Off is getting worse. Now they have two nine year olds presenting who are both socially awkward-nice enough individuals. My biggest gripe though is they don’t give the bakers enough time to do a good job and so often we just see their mistakes. Asking them to top a cake with cream when there is no time to cool it first is ridiculous. It wouldn’t matter if they had longer time as it is all edited anyway.

I wish they would not put so much emphasis on decorating and icing. In an obeisity crisis they should concentrate on healthy bakes, not make icing overload the acceptable norm. They should encourage fruit and veg use in their bakes, sweet or savoury. Also more nuts instead of butter, works in my butter and oil free carrot cake.

I so enjoyed it. Matt Lucas is so funny. He samples the cake along with the judges. Sandy never did that. Already there is a young man who looks like a winner.

I've just watched it this morning. I enjoyed it apart from the alleged humour at the beginning, I could live without that.

I haven't learnt names yet but so far I'm rooting for Operaman, Star Baker, and the one who caused Cakegate.

Am hungry for cake now but also on a diet ?

I haven’t watched it since Mary left and have no desire to do so.

Fantastic throughly enjoyed it

I was out for the day and forgot to record it, which means I have to watch it adverts and all!

I used to love it but without Mary the newer version is a poor substitute & I gave up after the first episode.
I'll give it another go though.

It was enjoyable. The bakes get more outlandish each time, don't they? It's a shame that an ordinary two tier Victoria Sandwich is now considered a bit boring perhaps. Not in my house. I enjoy baking but I don't think I'll be attempting to make a bust of anyone.

I wasn't sure how Matt Lucas would fit in but I too feel he fitted in from the start.
So glad Bake Off is back but I do wish Paul Hollywood would leave - he just really gets on my nerves.

I enjoyed the pairing of Noel and Matt like them both and Matt is really funny unlike Mel and Sue. Sue's okay when she does her travelogue progs but really couldn't stand the pair of them on Bake Off.

That head and bust task they gave the bakers was ridiculous imo

Drives me mad when some of the contestants have their hair drooping everywhere!

Pantglas I know!
Matt Lucas may have been “doing “ Boris, but he was a dead ringer for Michael Fabricant at the same time!

I did not watch all of it but I did enjoy seeing Matt Lucas there as a presenter. I prefer the men to the ladies presenting I think.

Friends in Kent say they can't stand Hollywood as he had massive local debts in Canterbury when he went bankrupt- but never ever paid his debts once he could afford to do. Hearsay only, but- he give me the creeps.

EAch to their own- yes Nadia was great - but now it just leaves me cold. Too many series repeat, again and again.