Easy-Bake Battle

I was so excited to see this show in my Netflix recommended. The Easy Bake oven was something I dreamed of having as a kid! I also thought it would be such a neat concept to see how different people adapt to and cook fabulous dishes in the easy bake oven.

The reveal in the final moments of the first episode left me disappointedd. They basically called it an upgraded easy bake. No honey, that's just an oven! I don't get why they would call it that. It's not even a baking show. It's a cooking show, so the title seems really bait-y.

I kind of agree with another reviewer that there is some favoritism going on.

The only redeeming quality is the main judge. He is nice, calm, caring, and funny. This is kind of rare these days. Many hosts on cooking/ baking shows are over-the-top and obnoxious, but I really like his energy!

I wouldn't really recommend this show, but if you got nothing to watch and don't want to really follow what's playing, then this is an okay show for background noise.

I was pleasantly surprised at this show. I was ready to be disappointed, but it was actually very good. The host, Antoni, is charming, playful and also kind. The competitors are amazing cooks and I was really impressed that they were people who just cooked at home. They turned out superior dishes that would rival any "top" chef out there. It's all in the passion. I learned some very clever cooking hacks as well, which was quite cool and I WILL use.

I really do hope that Neflix will bring out a Season 2, because it's an enjoyable show, good concept, and viewers learn a lot whilst having fun watching.

There are some. Comments claiming the judges favoured Giselle when she didn't deserve it. They did not favour her unfairly. She was highly skilled and earned the accolades. People are just being haters or maybe they are relatives of the other competitors, but she earned her winnings! (and no, that comment doesn't mean she won the big prize, I won't comment on that and spoil it for everyone)

Well worth watching, well worth more episodes!

I know Antoni can be a lot, but I think he does a really good job here of balancing praise and critiques.

The other guest judges were great too.

I enjoyed the easy bake hacks at the beginning of the series, but it seems like they kinda stopped doing them by the end of the series. And there a couple "hacks" that I would find make my life harder, but hey to each their own.

I also thought the premise was interesting. I like that it was different to any cooking show I've seen before.

I also like that the contestants were super sweet with each other and they seemed to genuinely like each other.

Hmmm. Well, while I like Antoni, his judging skills are very poor. He seemed to choose the pregnant contestants just because of that fact and maybe she might really need the money... This show overall is so so... Can I finish this season? I'm really not sure.

I absolutely love cooking shows because I love to cook and this one didn't make me feel excited at all. There were only three contestants (Dave, Aprille and Michael) who I would clap for and weirdly enough they added that 'extraness' that should've gotten them to another round but hey, I'm not surprised at all but guess who they chose lol...

As a food show I liked it hence the 7 coz I'm honestly just here for the light hearted but tense fun of cooking plus seeing all the dishes (plus points that they do this VERY close-ups of the dishes, made me hungry)...but the overall premise is a wasted potential.

-There's no use of the easy bake oven toy. It's a large oven that the cooks have a limited time to use. Idk how the toy oven works so on a technical standpoint I cannot tell if it's actually a large version of the toy oven or is it just an oven with one temperature.

-The champion tier is unfair, basically if you are in the first group you can actually have a chance to win more money but for the last group even if they win the initial $25k they aren't given any chances at all to double it.

-Generic feel. They could've made this fun like Nailed it. Use the easy bake oven toy or utilize unusual machines to cook like cooking using an iron, which they did do but only once. Imagine if they actually made that their 1st cooking segment? Would've made the show more fun and creative.

-Questionable requirements. I'm honestly confused about their criteria. They encourage using hacks for quick and easy cooking, which I appreciate as I find it informative being able to see what can be done with a canned soup or leftover chicken (similar to Best Leftovers Ever! Show but that one also didn't really bring their premise to justice) but what is actually needed to win? You have cooks who make a simple dish more complicated while some make a complicated dish in an easier way... both styles have won.

Anyway as a generic food show I liked the dishes and what not so I'm generous with the rating but overall I don't think they really delivered on their premise. IF they actually get a season 2 I'd still watch it but would be so great if they revamped the whole thing.