Ooh, Masterchef Professionals!

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

8 weeks of head-shaking and smug superiority from my sofa. "Supposed to be a professional chef and doesn't know how to make a beurre blanc / joint a pheasant / poach a salmon?"

opinion of your culinary talents garnered in your own kitchen alone?

[Sir C]

opinion of your culinary talents garnered in your own kitchen alone?

Actually I have no great opinion of my own cooking, except that I do the simple things well (or at least, with care) and can manage the basic technical tasks - decent knife skills, consistent emulsion sauces, accurate judgement when sauteeing, that sort of thing.

Solid, but dull. That's how I'd describe my culinary abilities.

[TheCurly]

Actually I have no great opinion of my own cooking, except that I do the simple things well (or at least, with care) and can manage the basic technical tasks - decent knife skills, consistent emulsion sauces, accurate judgement when sauteeing, that sort of thing.

Solid, but dull. That's how I'd describe my culinary abilities.

I once made spaghetti bolognese.I couldn't have been more proud.

[Burney]

I once made spaghetti bolognese.I couldn't have been more proud.

You put ketchup in it, didn't you, c?

[TheCurly]

You put ketchup in it, didn't you, c?

No,no....sauce from a jar of course but added in onions,garlic and what not.THAT I CUT UP MYSELF

[Burney]

No,no....sauce from a jar of course but added in onions,garlic and what not.THAT I CUT UP MYSELF

This almost certainly makes you one of Northern Ireland's top 10 chefs, c.

[Sir C]

No,no....sauce from a jar of course but added in onions,garlic and what not.THAT I CUT UP MYSELF

What of the spaghetti, c? Did you add sufficient salt to the water to make it 'as salty as the Mediterannean'? Did you cook it until just al dente but not chalky?

[TheCurly]

What of the spaghetti, c? Did you add sufficient salt to the water to make it 'as salty as the Mediterannean'? Did you cook it until just al dente but not chalky?

Oh i would put salt on my salt given the chance.In regards to the pissgetty I believe 5 minutes after it comes to the boil was my choice.

[Burney]

What of the spaghetti, c? Did you add sufficient salt to the water to make it 'as salty as the Mediterannean'? Did you cook it until just al dente but not chalky?

Shall we tell him pasta has eggs in?