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Watching People Cook

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Our new podcast! from 2020-10-25T12:11:26

Listen to our new podcast, Baffling Cyclops! Pepper and David talk about selling toys to Mick Jagger, cults, how we met, and much, much more! More info at bafflingcyclops.com.

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The mystery of the overcooked risotto: MasterChef season 10 ep23 from 2019-09-15T15:04:12

In the lead up to the finale, the MasterChef judges dress up like English gentlemen, kill a stag and eat a trifle. 

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Fakey-doodle in Londontown: MasterChef Season 10 ep 22 from 2019-09-07T13:16:22

In this episode of MasterChef the contestants fly to London to cook in one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants. However, something seems fishy in London and it's not the langoustine! Pepper and David...

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It's all relative! MasterChef season 10 ep 21 from 2019-09-01T09:48:51

Pepper and David recap the latest episode of MasterChef! We get to meet everyone's family, watch Gordon Ramsay cook, and hear Pepper's recommendations for other cooking shows. 

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Surprise! It's a cast iron pan! MasterChef Season 10 ep 20 from 2019-08-25T16:23:31

MasterChef slows down a bit with only one episode this week. They focus on the cast iron pan, how to plate black beans, and hairstyles that mimic the trails of our tears. Plus, how man Instant P...

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Serving a torso in a paint tray: MasterChef season 10 eps 18/19 from 2019-08-18T13:57:26

A surprise visit from three Michelin star chef Grant Achatz has the contestants in a tizzy. This episode is full of creative plating, weaving personal narratives into your food, and putting your...

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Bobby LeBobby Likes Salmon: MasterChef Season 10 eps 16/17 from 2019-08-11T15:34:53

In this episode, we talk about NASCAR, deadly mushroom allergies, and rainbows! It's MasterChef season 10 episodes 16 and 17!

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Macarons for Macaroons: MasterChef season 10 ep 14/15 from 2019-08-04T14:31:38

The episode that lacked Christina Tosi. Cakes, macarons, and too much rosewater. 

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The Rolls Royce of the Sea: MasterChef season 10 eps 12/13 from 2019-07-28T15:11:23

What happens when an Iron Chef meets the King of Crabs and then someone serves a pile of hot onions in a loaf of bread? Gordon Ramsey says it's the best season ever! Pepper and David are a littl...

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Unselfish about shellfish: MasterChef Season 10 eps 10&11 from 2019-07-21T14:38:53

The wedding bells are ringing in the MasterChef kitchen as lobsters are chopped in half and served raw, simmering tensions boil over, and it turns out that people who have never grilled before a...

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Like watching your parents get a divorce: MasterChef season 10 eps 8&9 from 2019-07-14T12:38:13

Cast iron pans, Jeremy Renner, and succeeding while angry! This is a crazy episode of MasterChef. 

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Secret mysteries and tarte taking! MasterChef season 10 episodes 6/7 from 2019-06-30T09:31:20

Pepper and David talk about secret mysteries, sleeveless hoodies and the flammability of arm hair. One person goes home and the show loses its biggest villain. 

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Unicorns and salmonella! MasterChef season 10 episodes 4/5 from 2019-06-23T13:54:31

It's two hours of MasterChef condensed to 35 minutes by Pepper and David. Gordon Ramsay wields a knife while blindfolded, makes someone water a plant, and calls a dish "cold vomit." 

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Making a fungal infection out of Gordon's mystery box: MasterChef season 10 ep 3 from 2019-06-16T15:50:51

The first mystery box challenge! Gordon reveals his favorite meats and the contestants are challenged with making "Gordon on a plate." 

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Auditions! MasterChef Season 10 audition episodes from 2019-06-09T15:22:28

Pepper and David recap the audition episodes of MasterChef. It begins with helicopters continues into possible spying and ends with a battlepass battle!

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Finals! MasterChef Junior Season 7 ep 14 from 2019-06-05T22:41:05

The final episode! So much food!

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Semi Finals! MasterChef Junior season 7 ep 13 from 2019-05-31T12:32:15

Who makes it through to the finals? Air hugs and everybody loves cherries on this episode!

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President Gordon Ramsay: Masterchef season 7 episode 12 from 2019-05-29T22:44:41

It's the episode where the kids take over a restaurant! And, the restaurant is so fancy Gordon can't throw any food. 

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Too corny, the episode where the comedian sheds a tear:MasterChef Junior season 7 ep 11 from 2019-05-15T21:49:33

In this episode, we learn a new fact about Aaron, watch children get pelted with corn, and hear about Neil Diamond's corndog. 

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Girl power and 3 star shucking: MasterChef Junior Season 7 Ep 10 from 2019-05-08T22:14:45

It's girl power to the extreme on this episode of MasterChef Junior. From members of the judge's families to restaurant professionals the kids cook for inspirational women. A horrible burn, brav...

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Stretching pasta and panning for gold: MasterChef Junior season 7 ep 9 from 2019-05-01T22:27:44

Masterchef Junior stretches pasta and patience with an episode that promises a double elimination but delivers a marinara dump instead. 

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Censoring songs for kids and canned tuna curry: MasterChef Junior Season 7 ep 8 from 2019-04-24T14:13:51

In this episode the kids get to cook with the favorite ingredients of the Kidz Bop singers, Pepper reveals she censored books in a school library, and we talk about how little we want to eat can...

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Chicken for bears! MasterChef season 7 ep 7 from 2019-04-17T22:39:27

The theme this week is Camp MasterChef! It has raw chicken, a coconut dump and David discovers Family Circle and Family Circus are two different things. 

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The number one most beautiful cupcake dress and the number two cupcake MasterChef Season 7 ep 6 from 2019-04-10T14:14:04

In this episode, the kids break down a duck, have a rap session in a field with Gordon and Aaron, and gaze upon the most beautiful thing they have ever seen... Also, a cupcake that looks like an...

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Trifle, pudding showers and raw turkey sliders. MasterChef Season 7 ep 5 from 2019-04-03T21:04:19

In this episode, we talk about whether trifle is a thing in the US, punching graham crackers, and Gordon Ramsay's three kinds of sliders. It's a recap of MasterChef Junior episode 5! 

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Kids love citrus, but think offal is awful! MasterChef Season 7 ep 4 from 2019-03-28T21:39:57

In this fishtastic episode of MasterChef the kids make glistening fish and then cook with every kid's favorite food! Citrus?

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Cooking for clowns! MasterChef season 7 ep 3 recap from 2019-03-20T00:41:14

In this discussion of MasterChef Junior season 7 episode 3 the kids cook for clowns and one mime. Although the mime doesn't actually do mime, he just moves in an exaggerated way. Steak versus sa...

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The MasterChef Junior season begins: "This is my lion until I get a real lion" from 2019-03-13T23:18:06

The first two episodes of MasterChef Junior season 7 are here! David and Pepper discuss everything that went on. We get excited about cherries, make fancy breakfasts and invite Neil Diamond over...

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Our history with MasterChef, Gordon Ramsay and some Top Chef Junior shade... from 2019-03-10T17:18:23

Pepper and David discuss the upcoming season 7 of MasterChef Junior, our history with the show and other kid's cooking shows. Other topics include passive aggressive judge's comments, the weird ...

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