Whats wrong with FoodTV?

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I have been meaning to say this for quite some time now.
I dont know where to go for innovative recipes on TV!

Ronnie

Innovative recipes predate television by several thousand years. While I
don't click on your web site link because I'd rather you post just recipes,
you seem to be doing okay without television. Books are good 🙂

Jill

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I have been meaning to say this for quite some time now. It is sad to
see the new chefs on FoodTV, they are all doing the same recipes, the
same way! Its so boring. And everyone's using heavy cream, butter and
tons of sugar.

I dont know where to go for innovative recipes on TV!

I have been debating cancelling the package on my satellite that includes
Food TV (Canada). That station is the only reason for the package, and I
have not been impressed with the offerings on that station. Half the time
that I think of watching it they have Iron Chef, which I always
considered to be more of a comedy, along the lines of the old Woody Allen
movie "What's Up Tiger Lily".

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Quoted message said:

I have been meaning to say this for quite some time now. It is sad to
see the new chefs on FoodTV, they are all doing the same recipes, the
same way! Its so boring. And everyone's using heavy cream, butter and
tons of sugar.

I dont know where to go for innovative recipes on TV!

Ronnie

PBS

Dimitri

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Quoted message said:

I have been meaning to say this for quite some time now. It is sad to
see the new chefs on FoodTV, they are all doing the same recipes, the
same way! Its so boring. And everyone's using heavy cream, butter and
tons of sugar.

I dont know where to go for innovative recipes on TV!

I have been debating cancelling the package on my satellite that includes
Food TV (Canada). That station is the only reason for the package, and I
have not been impressed with the offerings on that station. Half the time
that I think of watching it they have Iron Chef, which I always
considered to be more of a comedy, along the lines of the old Woody Allen
movie "What's Up Tiger Lily".

Well, I probably won't cancel but I've been really disappointed lately
because I used to enjoy watching Christine Cushing - not only have the
changed the time of her show, but she's all dolled up, has strange eye
makeup and new hair 'do'. Damn, just not the same.

And every time I turn to watch Food TV, Emeril is on - I'm not crazy about
him - way too phoney. And I don't like the baking stuff.

Hey, perhaps I should cancel!

E.

elaine said:

Well, I probably won't cancel but I've been really disappointed lately
because I used to enjoy watching Christine Cushing - not only have the
changed the time of her show, but she's all dolled up, has strange eye
makeup and new hair 'do'. Damn, just not the same.

And every time I turn to watch Food TV, Emeril is on - I'm not crazy about
him - way too phoney. And I don't like the baking stuff.

I have mixed feelings about Emeril. I hate it when he talks about 40 or 50
cloves of garlic when he is using 5 or 6, and the audience roars in approval,
as if they could stomach anything with that much garlic. He gives the
impression when using some ingredients that if a little is good a lot is
better. I cringe when I see him make a nice dessert and garnishes it with a
sprinkle of icing sugar and then gives 3 or 4 BAMs to overdo it and ruin a nice
presentation.

However...... I have tried a number of his recipes and had wonderful results.
The chocolate chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and chocolate sails was
terrific. Even so, I had a problem with the quantities. The recipe called for
a hell of a lot of chocolate, which is an expensive ingredient. The problem was
that it called for way more than was needed. I used heavy cream and melted
chocolate chips for the ganache, as per the recipe. I had enough left over for
another cake. Then I made the chocolate sails which is mainly a garnish. I had
enough for three cakes. If the recipe had the amounts that were actually
needed it would probably cost about half as much for ingredients. The rest was
waste, and very expensive waste.

The French Canadian Pea Soup was great. The Sauguanie Tortiere was great, The
Tarte au Scre was incredible. I made that one because we happened to have some
maple sugar hanging around the house for years. I went to the local maple farm
to get some more and just about fell off the floor when I saw the price of it.
It would have cost me about $20 for enough of that stuff to make another one. I
did try it again but adjusted it to substitute maple syrup for the maple sugar.

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Quoted message said:

I have been meaning to say this for quite some time now. It is sad to
see the new chefs on FoodTV, they are all doing the same recipes, the
same way! Its so boring. And everyone's using heavy cream, butter and
tons of sugar.

I dont know where to go for innovative recipes on TV!

Ronnie

PBS

Dimitri

Except that PBS has THE worst cooking program ever..."America's Test
Kitchen". I enjoy the Food Channel very much. I am not a fan of Emril though
I respect his abilities and knowledge. I actually enjoy Iron Chef America
though not the original program. I dislike "Semi-Homemade". Most of the rest
I enjoy or at least appreciate. I do dislike the constant repetitions
though. I'd rather see repeats of old programs than multiple repeats of
current programs. I wish Jamie Oliver was on the food channel! He is so
damn cute!

Charlie

I agree, America's Test Kitchen is really bad, I saw it a couple of
times and I disliked it. I wish Food TV has an Indian Cooking show 🙂

Ronnie

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I agree, America's Test Kitchen is really bad, I saw it a couple of
times and I disliked it. I wish Food TV has an Indian Cooking show 🙂

Well, what are you waiting for! I think you still have time to try
for the next foodtv star!

I was so disappointed, I was waiting for that new show to start,
Sugar Rush? with that hottie from Washington DC ... I only caught a
quick glimpse of it and found that it's not him baking, he's a fabulous
baker, but just goes around looking at other people baking? Am I
wrong?

FoodTV has really lost it. More and more shows about food other
people cook ... Unwrapped??? It was okay as a one time thing.
How many times can I see candy coating machines, I get the idea!

nancy

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I agree, America's Test Kitchen is really bad, I saw it a couple of
times and I disliked it. I wish Food TV has an Indian Cooking show 🙂

I don't often watch America's test kitchens, but I have enjoyed the
episodes that I have seen. It tends to be more about cooking and
particular dishes that about some wannabe celebrity cook's performance.
It would be nice to see some shows with more cultural diversity, (oh [censored]
I am starting to sound PC). It would be nice to learn how to do dishes
from various ethnic groups without having to deal with fusion.

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Except that PBS has THE worst cooking program ever..."America's Test
Kitchen". I enjoy the Food Channel very much. I am not a fan of Emril
though
I respect his abilities and knowledge. I actually enjoy Iron Chef America
though not the original program. I dislike "Semi-Homemade". Most of the
rest
I enjoy or at least appreciate. I do dislike the constant repetitions
though. I'd rather see repeats of old programs than multiple repeats of
current programs. I wish Jamie Oliver was on the food channel! He is so
damn cute!

Charlie

He is (Jamie Oliver), he's just been cycled to Saturdays or Sundays. I like
Iron Chef America too. You can learn a lot by watching them take basic
recipes and tweak them to focus the secret ingredient.
Janet

Dave Smith said:

I don't often watch America's test kitchens, but I have enjoyed the
episodes that I have seen. It tends to be more about cooking and
particular dishes that about some wannabe celebrity cook's performance.
It would be nice to see some shows with more cultural diversity, (oh [censored]
I am starting to sound PC). It would be nice to learn how to do dishes
from various ethnic groups without having to deal with fusion.

Food TV used to run Melting Pot, a program full of cultural diversity and
quite often terrific recipes. Not "white bread" enough for some viewers,
perhaps??

America's Test Kitchen is usually about technique and the "best" way to
prepare a certain dish. Some of the experiments are very successful, others
less so. I pick and choose.

Spitz
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"Home, James, and don't spare the horses!"

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Quoted message said:

I have been meaning to say this for quite some time now. It is sad to
see the new chefs on FoodTV, they are all doing the same recipes, the
same way! Its so boring. And everyone's using heavy cream, butter and
tons of sugar.

I dont know where to go for innovative recipes on TV!

Ronnie

PBS

Dimitri

Except that PBS has THE worst cooking program ever..."America's Test
Kitchen". I enjoy the Food Channel very much. I am not a fan of Emril though
I respect his abilities and knowledge. I actually enjoy Iron Chef America
though not the original program. I dislike "Semi-Homemade". Most of the rest
I enjoy or at least appreciate. I do dislike the constant repetitions
though. I'd rather see repeats of old programs than multiple repeats of
current programs. I wish Jamie Oliver was on the food channel! He is so
damn cute!

Charlie

I too enjoy Food TV. I've never seen Semi-Homemade and checking
foodtv.ca shows it isn't offered. I really enjoy Christine Cushing,
Unwrapped, Top 5, Chef at Home, Barefoot Contessa, and several of the
other shows. I'm not all that fond of Iron Chef. I watch Emeril
occasionally. I'll have to check out America's Test Kitchen just to see
what it is like.

Nancy Young said:

FoodTV has really lost it. More and more shows about food other
people cook ... Unwrapped??? It was okay as a one time thing.
How many times can I see candy coating machines, I get the idea!

nancy

Ooooooooooh, I can't stand that host either! He makes my skin crawl. I
dunno why? Waste of good tube time, if you ask me?
Can I please have "Two Fat Ladies" back in reruns.. pleaseeeee?
Goomba

Nancy Young said:

FoodTV has really lost it. More and more shows about food other
people cook ... Unwrapped??? It was okay as a one time thing.
How many times can I see candy coating machines, I get the idea!

nancy

Ooooooooooh, I can't stand that host either! He makes my skin crawl. I
dunno why? Waste of good tube time, if you ask me?
Can I please have "Two Fat Ladies" back in reruns.. pleaseeeee?
Goomba

Nancy Young said:

Unwrapped??? It was okay as a one time thing.

"Unwrapped"? Is that a show on FoodTV? Oh, wait, you mean "The Conveyor
Belt Show"!

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-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail fm

Nancy Young said:

Unwrapped??? It was okay as a one time thing.

"Unwrapped"? Is that a show on FoodTV? Oh, wait, you mean "The Conveyor
Belt Show"!

--

-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail fm

Nancy Young said:

Unwrapped??? It was okay as a one time thing.

"Unwrapped"? Is that a show on FoodTV? Oh, wait, you mean "The Conveyor
Belt Show"!

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-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail fm

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Nancy Young said:

Unwrapped??? It was okay as a one time thing.

"Unwrapped"? Is that a show on FoodTV? Oh, wait, you mean "The Conveyor
Belt Show"!

(laugh!) You know it, the very same!

nancy

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I agree, America's Test Kitchen is really bad, I saw it a couple of
times and I disliked it. I wish Food TV has an Indian Cooking show 🙂

I don't often watch America's test kitchens, but I have enjoyed the
episodes that I have seen. It tends to be more about cooking and
particular dishes that about some wannabe celebrity cook's
performance.
It would be nice to see some shows with more cultural diversity, (oh
[censored]
I am starting to sound PC). It would be nice to learn how to do
dishes
from various ethnic groups without having to deal with fusion.

I like America's Test Kitchen too. I don't mind basic-level cooking
shows (I'm no great cook myself) as long as they focus on knowledge and
technique, rather than simply shortcut recipes (like Sandra Lee does).

Ming is on right before ATK where I live, and he provides some
diversity.

-T