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Reader234
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08-13-2000

Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
I so didnt get that challenge AT ALL!! Now come on - really are they going to freeze dry a lamb bone? and the astronaut said, they dont want the bones in space... NO large meat chunks - and yet 3 out of the 5 did just that - they made what they wanted to make

so were they judged on how good the food tasted? Or how well it could be taken up in space?

I was thinking a great pasta dish - shrimp maybe would've been good - not sure about white fish, and soups...?

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I am pretty sure the dishes were judged on taste - what else do the judges know? Certainly not how food adapt to space travel!

The lady astronaut was talking about how they missed crunch, but how do you do frozen "crunch?" Hard to think of anything but nuts that stay crunchy after they have been frozen/thawed - perhaps freeze drying is very different from freezing?

Scout
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01-20-2005

Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
Reader - I know what you mean about the challenge. I figured they'd cook their meal, then have it frozen, thawed and reheated. Then the judges would know how well it would do in space.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 5:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I think the freeze drying idea did come in to play as they specifically mentioned that, although Kelly's dish was delicious, the soupy part wouldn't work well, and she wasn't top two. Just my guess, but I do think each challenge is judged first on taste and then in a secondary manner on whatever the challenge's specifications are.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I can't help thinking back to last year's final four and how mediocre this group is by comparison. It was nice to see Chef Bourdain, though, and his humorous jabs at Chef Ripert. They obviously had a great mutual respect.

Nevets
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08-24-2010

Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 8:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nevets a private message Print Post    
I do not understand how Angelo survived the frozen pastry puff on the episode prior to the space meal one. I really wanted Tiffany to win this "competition." She sure seemed unstoppable in the past episodes winning quickfires and challenges. And has anybody else had enough of the "Just Desserts" commercial constantly promoting that guy with the lame catch phrases? What exactly does something your mother made taste like after she has been slapped in the face? laaaame...

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Friday, September 03, 2010 - 3:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Nevets, that is a southern saying that something tastes so good it "will make you want to slap your mama." Don't ask me where it came from, but I've lived down south for 34 years and have heard it since I moved down here.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, September 03, 2010 - 4:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Yep, that's one of those phrases I've heard all my life - alternating with "slap your grannny" - and never wondered about its origin!

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Friday, September 03, 2010 - 2:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
Do you think Tiffany has a chance to win the fan favorite money? I hope so. I just loved her and her attitude. And her laugh just made me smile every time.

Rslover
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11-19-2002

Friday, September 03, 2010 - 3:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rslover a private message Print Post    
Reader,
I thought that too about the bone! Also thought that (for a real judging) they should have freeze dried each meal and then had part 2 to see how each one held up. Could you imagine the judges' faces tasting them?

TNT,
I think cashews or peanuts would be a good crunch that would hold up well.

I think Tiffany has a good chance of winning fan favorite. She was really doing well the last few weeks. Too bad about the mussels freezing, although that judge kept harping about the pea shoots. Well, at least she won some money for her wedding and a trip (honeymoon).

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Monday, September 06, 2010 - 12:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I got the impression that the NASA people would "adapt" the winning dish for use in space. There is no way any of them could be reproduced exactly as they were made.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, September 06, 2010 - 3:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Good point, Allie!

Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Monday, September 06, 2010 - 9:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
I am on board with the "confusing challenge" train. If they were judged on just the food then there was no need for the entire "how will it freeze" part of it thus no need for it to be a NASA challenge! if the Nasa people will just adapt it then again, they can adapt ANY of those equally and no need for that part of the challenge requirement. This could just have been a "cook your hearts out challenge" period.

For example, remember the Bertolli challenge years ago? they had to actually FREEZE what they did and be judged on it. It would have not been the same if they cooked it and said " well this taste good and Bertolli will figure out later how to freeze it".

Here is the link:
http://www.miamibeach411.com/news/index.php?/news/comments/topchef3-episode6/

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, September 06, 2010 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Danzdol - great comparison to the Bertolli challenge!

I did google, I remember that Rachel Ray and Emerill were asked to do food for NASA -

Kloeris predicts Ray's dishes, which were cooked at NASA's kitchens, will get eaten despite the astronauts' tendency to skip meals. That's because they'll go in the fresh-food tray, which holds perishables such as fruit and favorite snacks of the crew's choice.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2006-12-01-ray-shuttle-food_x.htm

so maybe they just decided to let them cook food, and not worry about the detail about freeze drying...

and this had an interesting article, with pictures of old freeze dried food - and the end had a recipe of shrimp - which was freeze
http://boingboing.net/2010/08/20/space-food-the-best.html

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Monday, September 06, 2010 - 6:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Just got caught up with this show over a marathon weekend. I was surprised that Tiffany left, she was consistenly good. Now, I think Ed may end up the winner.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, September 06, 2010 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I was just watching Iron Chef America yesterday and who was there? Ed, as Cat Cora's sous chef.

Nevets
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08-24-2010

Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nevets a private message Print Post    
@Tish: Yeah I saw that the other day one time I even saw some other guy...I think it was Richard Blais from 2 seasons ago.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Well, I hope Ed wins. I was hoping for either Tiffany or Ed.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Sorry to see Kelly go - I thought she was learning every week.

Scout
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01-20-2005

Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
I fell asleep in the middle and woke up to see Kelly go. Did she make some huge mistake, or were they all pretty good again, and hers just not quite as good as the others?

Terolyn
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05-06-2004

Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 12:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Terolyn a private message Print Post    
Angelo will win.. he has the "look"

Aurora
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11-24-2006

Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aurora a private message Print Post    
Do you think they might have changed their minds and let Kelly stay to compete? What was that all about when they were called back into the judging area at the end of the show?

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Has a woman ever won this show?

Hermione69
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07-23-2002

Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Didn't Stephanie win?

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Yup, Stephanie is the only woman to have won.