The Cook Up with Adam Liaw

Where do the producers find all these boring nobody guests? Why is Adam so awkward and cringey when talking to them? Why is the layout of the set so awkward? Why is the food so boring? Why does Adam cut off the guests while they're in the middle of saying something? If you're going to interrupt people you may as well not invite them on. Has Adam never watched the edited show back and realised that it awful and unwatchable? Does the director have a clue? Why has it lasted so long? Do people actually watch it and don't change channel in exasperation? So many questions to which I'm unlikely to ever receive satisfactory answers.

Adam seems like a lovely person however in the show comes across....unauthentic. He cuts guests off when talking, chops to another guest in awkward timing. He talks more rather than allowing his guests to shine. It's the Adam show yes but weird how the spotlight is barely given to guests. At times it seems Adam is nervous and not listening to guest's answers to his questions. Kitchen matches vibes of being dull, no natural light, stuffy. There are some great guests. Adam seems nice but he just doesn't pull it together to be fun or authentic interactions. Awkward. Prefer shows where it's only Adam.

This show is not about the people, it's not about any competition. It's about introducing people of all different cooking skills to amazing food.

In 400 episodes with 3 recipes an episode so far, there has barely been even similar dishes. (Banana muffins vs banana bread not withstanding).

If you are not interested in food, this may not be the show for you, but if you are, even if you are starting your journey or well on your way there is so much here to learn and admire.

Sure, some guest are not the greatest personalities, but they all have interesting dishes that can inspire you to try something new.

This show makes cooking accessible to everyone. It seeks to remove the barriers people find intimidating about cooking while still making some amazing food.

Things to love: Everyday people showing their tricks to making cooking easy.

Talented chefs making impressive dishes and sharing their secrets.

Talented chefs showing the food they cook when they're lazy or short on time.

Foods from every culture you can think of and some you haven't.

There's good reason SBS keeps ordering more episodes. Some people obviously don't get it, but it really is an amazing showcase of modern Australian food.

Every time I come across this show I am left amazed by how boring the host and his guests are. What random food court do they find these absolute dull no-bodies in?

Adam seems like a very nice guy trying his best to give off a lively tv persona, but the dry banter and fake laughing leave me cringing so hard I could have a stroke.

...ugh... Each episode features two random C- or DE-list nobodies who sit and listen to Adam explain what he's cooking with very bored or uninterested expressions while he cooks a random meal. Then the C-l or D-list nobodies cook some stuff and try to explain what they're doing while Adam interrupts every word they say at every opportunity. Then those non-celebrities are expected to rave about how good his meal is while they spend the final 10 seconds of the show eating whatever food the guests cook, while pretending to like it. Every episode - rinse and repeat. Every episode has been cringe-worthy at best.