Colin Fassnidge was really cracking the whip on last night’s episode of MKR, and viewers aren’t happy about it.
The straight-talking Irish judge didn’t hold back as he chastised contestants Eve and Jason for using – wait for it – bottled lemon juice during the rodeo-themed cook-off. The pair attempted to defend themselves by pointing out that they had 21 whole chickens to marinate, but for Fassnidge, that simply wasn’t a good enough reason to forgo fresh produce.
Part of the reason Colin pulled on his cranky pants was that this wasn’t the first time Jason and Eve had reached for the bottles. They’d previously been slapped on the wrist for whipping out trusty store-bought lemon juice and bottled garlic.
“Have we been down this road before?” asked Colin last night. “Have you tasted it?”
The MKR Facebook page lit up after the episode went to air, with commenters clearly irked by Colin’s snarky attitude. Several also pointed out that other contestants were using pre-made stock.
Lemongate wasn’t Colin’s only peeve. He also slammed Anna and Jordan’s dish of spicy Sicilian sausage with focaccia and tomato relish. “So basically, are you doing a posh sausage sizzle?” he spat at the mother and son duo.
After eating the dish he also had to eat his words. “It was great,” he admitted.
Perhaps his cowboy boots were on a little too tight.
Top Comments
Yes criticised for bottled lemon juice, but not all the cartons of Campbell's Stock, guess you just need to be a sponsor to get away with not using fresh ingredients
I think the point is to make a proper stock, you need probably 3-4 hours and there really aren't any challenges that provide that sort of time (except maybe the home kitchens) ... but yes, they use the bottle tomatoes too. Lemon juice is easy to make fresh, as is crushed garlic and ginger - all of which this team has used in their challenges. They aren't really stretching themselves.
When you look at other teams making fresh pasta, pastry for 100 guests, and such, this team just comes across as lazy and really shouldn't be there.
Seriously. If this was remotely real, then every contestant would know they have cameras and microphones on them all the time. They wouldn't cheat by doing something as dumb as using a bottle of something they aren't supposed to use - and they wouldn't talk about it in front of the camera and while they are hooked up to microphones.
It's not real.
bottled lemon juice is nothing like fresh squeezed lemons, so no, they shouldn't have been using it. They should have squeezed their own. I'm sure MKR headquarters has an electric juicer they could have used to speed things up. That particular team likes to use jar stuff quite a bit. I suppose he's over it or having a bad day LOL