Britain's Best Home Cook

These types of shows have been over done in my opinion, & the presenter dressed in black puts me right off with all the touching she does during the show, if I was. Contestant I would certainly complain about that aspect. Mary Berry is outstanding as usual.

This is the absolute best cooking competition in my humble amateur home cook opinion. The cooks, the judges, the host all get on so well. I have watched so many cooking and baking shows over the years and never I have I felt so emotionally invested into each competitor as I have watching this series. The idea of them developing relationships and living together and cooking together and really learning who their competing against makes it all so very metaphorical in the sense that the ingredients we cook with must all go beautifully together to make something wonderful and these lovely people all come together to make something wonderful as well. What a joy of a show. I hope it continues. I have learned loads from this series and taken so many notes.

I love watching cooking competition shows, but could never be a judge. Boars heart? No thank you.

I can only make rice because I have a rice cooker. Amazed people can do these things. Real people, not trained chefs.

I hope there are more seasons to come.

Season 1 was way better than 2. Had a homey feel with the set up and the contestants. Season 2 feels mass produced like an upscale version of Bake Off. Always having to go back in the episode of S2 and see if I missed an explanation but was probably on editing floor. I'm mostly asking myself "how were some of these people chosen??" S1 were great! S2 im just baffled. And how does judge Chris Bavin NOT know what's brunch?!?

American watcher here who loves all things BBC and ITV. HUGE difference btwn American home cook shows and this show. American shows are 50 percent scripted and so ridiculous with the cooks and their designer clothes or spike heels and conceited attitudes. Editing chooses who's evil and who's good. NO written recipes or help and there's a LOT of screaming and fake drama. Our judges are cruel, condescending and throw plates of food. Every contestant is looking to be head chef in a Michelin Star restaurant. Britain's Best Home Cook is VERY different and I thought it was really slow until I caught on. It truly is a show about HOME cooks who want to show their skills. The judges EXPECT a home cook to cook like at home, no fancy stuff, give your best. Contestants support and help each other, they share ideas and recipes. They are given cook books the night before, to study, they each have their own pantry of complimentary food items for the challenge. There's no yelling and rarely a last few seconds freak out as well as when times up you can still throw a last bit on or do a quick wipe. The judges are kind and soft spoken and generous with praise or helpful tips. Elimination is based on the least favorite dishes and those people are given the exact ingredients with a detailed recipe and you'd be surprised how different the dishes look. Each cook does a short private chat with a personal camera each day and they could scrap that, it adds nothing and not interesting. Maybe liven it up a little, there is literally NO excitement at all. It's a pleasant slow friendly pace so slow it's a little hard to stay awake and then I have to start over. I like it.