Great British Bake Off 2023 discussion thread

Dan, wedding cake boy or forager.
Can see forager going far but the ‘bit’ becoming a bit tired and a stretch to try and make the ingredients diverse over time.

Would everyone agree that Dana had the worst of 3 challenges then Amos. His chocolate orange cake wasn’t all that in the Signature though placing 2nd in the technical yet he went out when Dana came to the showstopper knowing she was in trouble yet her cake was over baked.

I agree

Looked lovely. Well deserved showstopper.

Still think the bloke who won last year will win. He's come near the top in everything.

Would be the first back-to-back GBBO winner

In all seriousness, quite possibly yes. He feels probably at the head of the pack but not by much?

Overall though I'm really liking this series so far – I think they realise they crossed a line into silly challenges last series and have stripped it back to a more relatable competition with more things that the average person could at least aspire to baking.

The Sri Lanka woman seems quite weak and will probably go next. The old woman might last longer than she should by being forgettable.

The young bloke could do well along with this week's star baker.

Saka just whinges too much imo but her are nicki should go next I agree

I think Nicky is weaker to be quite honest. I watched with a friend last night and she was laughing at me saying 'you're next' when Nicky was having her post-result interview

I do feel like in GBBO you can fairly easily see who is struggling and I am rarely surprised by who the judges choose to go home.

Don’t forget that 2 bakers could go at once

Overall though I'm really liking this series so far – I think they realise they crossed a line into silly challenges last series and have stripped it back to a more relatable competition with more things that the average person could at least aspire to baking.