Britain's Best Home Cook

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?!?

I love the judges and the camaraderie between contestants, I love British cooking competitions way better than American ones. The American ones seem way over produced and sometimes even corny, this one shows real people and the contestants are actually supportive of each other and not so cut throat which I really enjoy. I find watching it very relaxing and it always puts me in a good mood. Please renew for another season.

American viewer catching up on both seasons and really enjoyed the cooks, the judges, and the competition. God Bless British Shows for being genuine, kind, entertaining, without any phoney drama or filth. Loved this!

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.

It's always a pleasure to watch British TV, especially the reality shows. The contestants are not just civil to each other, they're helpful and affectionate. The trope of "I'm not here to make friends" said with a sneer and a hair toss is unknown in British TV. Such a refreshing difference from American manufactured adversarial drama and whiny sore losers. (Well, that sums things up across the board, really.) Claudia as the host is engaging. Mary Berry - gracious but fun. Dan Doherty is a bit of a prig, as if asserting his imagined big-time chef credentials by contradicting the other judges. I hope there are more seasons to come.