UNPLANNED 15 Minute Cooking Battle

It’s Mike VS Baz in today's ULTIMATE BATTLE!! No prep, 15 Minutes, 1 winner! What could go wrong

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[HarleyMaebry]

Mike: “I’m not a chef. How many times do I have to showcase that?”
Also Mike: *Huttlestorm*
Also also Mike: *pulls together a really enticing and winning fish curry*

Well done both living up to and showing up yourself, Mate!

[ZanguSwe]

Barry's evil laugh before choosing the steak is exactly what you and your best friends do when you know you can screw someone over. In a friendly way, of course 😂

[grantdaniel]

I appreciate the reality of this. It makes me feel better seeing this when I know that a quick cook during a uni study session can cause me chaos. This also shows the actual retained skills and knowledge of the normals.

[PokhrajRoy.]

“A good vet could bring it back” is such a sick burn. Great job, Ben!

[_nquisitor_]

Mike, next time your brain screams “Thick milk!” try to remember that yoghurt is also a thing! 😄

[livingthelife]

Oh brilliant dishes….I thought I was a reasonable cook (I’m 68) but I have learned so much from all of the team over the last year since I’ve had the Sorted app. My son came to live back home for a while last year after my husband very sadly died suddenly, and as Daniel enjoys veggie food midweek I needed new ideas and have never looked back. My cooking technique has improved and the simple things like grating garlic and ginger have meant my cooking tastes better and takes less time, plus I don’t have a kitchen full of pots before I eat …well, not always! A big thank you, Sorted.

[dolan-duk]

Mike's dish is 50% insanity 50% pure genius.

[Tala_Masca]

I think it was great to see Barry cheering Mike on and Mike complimenting Baz. I mean, all rivalry aside, they are friends! And the bloober featuring Barry's hair! Hilarious!

[dowfreak]

This is actually a massively appreciated format. I do enjoy the other cooking excursions, with some creativity and a goal set in mind before it comes to the actual cooking, but it always lacks a bit of reality.

You don't sit down with a team of chefs to discuss your next experimental dish, if you're a normal person. You just bring together influences and ideas and try to tie them up into an interesting and most of all tasty dish. That influence and the ingenuity required to pull it off get completely lost, when you make a recipe beforehand, try it out and then just cook it on-air without professional help.

I do get that it's essentially required, so the show can actually present a dish, rather than just a jumble of ideas, which would require 5, 6 or 7 revisions to really nail down a final product, but it's nice to see some actual creativity every once in a while.

[andytk]

Mike going with a Spaff level of seasoning. "FLAVOUR!"

[Astertane]

I'm actually not too surprised that rhubarb worked for the curry base, amchur/mango is used in tons of curries and could fit a roughly similar niche of sourness to go along with Ben's tamarind comparison :) Serious props to Mike for pulling that one off though in the time limit lol

[banderdash]

Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I think Mike deserves a little bit more than just the basic badge. Barry did a salad... a delicious salad, but still a salad, with time to spare. Mike went nuts, and did something which, in 15 minutes, I don't think anyone would dream of. Definitely Mike deserved the Advanced Speedy Cooking badge. *nods*

[segoi]

The guys talking about Barry's experience with having his hair done and being supportive of the results at the end.... true friends. I guess Jamie is still feeling poorly? Hope he's better soon.

[AsheramK]

You know, I'd love to see a three-way battle where they're taking turns picking an ingredient to use, which the others can't. And this includes Everything in the kitchen. If someone picks eggs, the others can't use them. If someone picks butter, that's gone too.

[kateh]

Ben and Barry’s faces during Mike’s thoughts on “thick milk” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[exzylek]

The use of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" for when Mike is cooking is perfection. We've found his new theme song.

[ItsPonder]

I loved Barry cheering Mike on at the end, that was cool.

[kateh]

Oh dears this seems like a car crash waiting to happen

[HanChulFan]

Here's an idea: how about a cooking challenge with limited space? I have a really tiny kitchen where I can barely get out a chopping board so prepping/chopping stuff gets pretty tough!

Other than that, love this!

[Anna_TravelsByRail]

Unplanned?!? I’m ready for the inevitable chaos. And some epic dishes. 😁