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So Mike is making a curry dish and Barry is making a Currie dish.

One posh dish, one James dish and a curry dish. It's like the episode is a tribute to everyones favourite ginger chef😂

Regardless of what happens, it feels like we've been on a journey with Jamie. Back in 2019 he would ahve just seared a steak, fried some chips, and called it a day. If he said he was making a pasta back then, you'd hear the funny music play instantly. Now it feels like he can actually pull this off.

okay we have to give mike some credit here. it looked like he was the only one knowing what he was doing and therefore was very calm, like a good chef!

I wish I could give Mike a pat on the back, he has so many hidden skills but he needs to believe in himself.

These two Finale episodes have ended very strangely. The scores are given at the end in about 2 seconds with no discussion or commentary. I would think there would be a quick reveal of the scores, a final commentary by the judges as to which dish was their favorite, and reaction from the normals. The lack of any follow up is just weird. 🤔

You don't need bloopers if half of the episode is a blooper :D

Have you thought about Ben teaching a dish to the Normals and then the Normals have to teach the dish to a non-cook?

I gotta thank Mike Huttlestrone for always bringing in Asian cuisines throughout the years - It really helps to show that simple cooking can go up against (and win!) expensive, more "fancy" ingredients.

Jamie shucking oysters is the most nerve-wracking moment in this entire series. #Can'tLook

Those judges must be really good to work for. Their ability to give productive criticism is amazing. Really liked seeing that in online content where many other channels would give in to the dramatic or silly. Offsets the comedic vibe they normally have on this channel in a very good way.

i love how Barry managed to annoy 2 chefs in 10 seconds he's lucky Kush and James arent judges

Ohhh, so that’s how you make a dill dough. Thanks Jamie!

YES! I love this format with the panel of chefs. Keep this up please! Also ongoing request for buzzed/drunk chefs remote control sober normals. Love you all!

I loved the interaction between the chefs. I especially loved how respectful they were with each other and let each other talk without interrupting or talking over each other.

With those end scores the final part of this final is definitely something I don’t want to miss. Given that Mike used to do loads of sweet dishes, he might be able to win this after all.

Can’t wait for the finale! Team Mike here!

I was laughing my ass off when Jamie was making a toast, and then burning his shallots in the process 😂 I had a feeling something was gonna happen somewhere lol

This channel has genuinely made me a better cook. I always thought I was a decent home cook, but seeing the differences between a chefy mindset and a normal's mindset has slowly but surely helped me dial in my knowledge and skills. Thank you!

So after 2.5 years of ultimate chef skills challenges - Barry doesn't know how to work a pressure cooker, Jamie broke Kush's knife while shucking oysters, and Mike is frying chicken. 🙃 Jokes aside, you can see in these videos just how far they've come. As delightful as it is to watch our favorite normals cook and banter with each other, watching the chefs talk about the dishes is a pleasure. All the chefs had so much to comment about - be it the technique, the flavour pairings, the plating - it wasn't like they just said, oh it's good, or Oh it's bad. Every dish had its good points and bad points and that's what makes this so exciting to watch. I'm really proud of all the boys irrespective of who wins this. Personally, I still think Barry's gonna win this. The last time they did something even close to a long term battle like this was the brownie points, and I think the memories of the shark's cage, the popsicle in the winter, and the fermented herring are pushing him to go all out, play to his strengths and really give his all here.

Was fully expecting Jamie to do a paella burrito for the main course 😆

I’m so sad this is coming to an end but this and the previous episode has me feeling SO PROUD of the boys the entire time I’m watching it

Love that the champagne made its way into everyone's dishes 😂 why not right?

IDK how Barry got such high scores from the judges when the main part of his dish (the lamb) wasn't done right... Poppy literally emphasized the need to do the protein well and then gives Barry an 8 for messing it up

Mike has to be feeling good about that one. That chicken looked amazing.

I'm about halfway through, but it doesn't matter to me who wins, as I think all three are winners. Thinking back 5 years plus, 3 years, even 2 years, you guys have come soooooooooooo far. The "flapping" that didn't go on was amazing to watch. I used to get so nervous watching, but today was an absolute pleasure. Great job to you three! BTW I wanted to add: Jamie, your plating skills were top notch. You've come a long way in that area. It's been entertaining to watch. Mike, your dish looked so appetizing, I wanted to jump into the screen and grab a bite. And Barry, lovely as usual.

I really liked that the reviews were genuine. No fake enthusiasm, just honest and very fair opinions.

ME: "I'm not sure we should still be calling them normals." JAIME (not 10 seconds later): "I'm now going to go in with a butt ton of cream and some dill." ME: "OK. Normals it is."

Baz I feel your pain I have the same pressure cooker at work and every single time the lid will not bloody go on.....my colleague of course then comes along and does a Kush.......lol

How about a "cooking for allergies" series, each episode covering different allergies and alternatives you can use in recipes?

Question: are there going to be opportunities for the normals to try and topple one another out of the position of "Sorted Sous Chef"?

Honestly, this was the first time in a long while that I couldn’t possibly choose between the three dishes if they were on a menu in front of me. They all look bloody fantastic. Normals!? Pfft, no chance. You boys absolutely smashed it! 🔥

The audio mixing in this video is top notch!

I love that jamie is actually holding his own in these last challenges. His character arc has been one heck of a roller coaster 😂 in terms of all i genuinely think spaff daddy has come the farthest.

Ya know what, I'm proud of Jamie for launching himself out of his comfort zone in terms of the style of cuisine here, he challenged himself when playing it safer would've made all the sense. That's gutsy.

Way to go Barry! Pulling into the lead!🎉🎉🎉 With the scores so close it’s still anyone’s game! Can’t wait to see the end results! Good luck guys!

I really appreciate how Poppy comes out sounding more like a loving big sister than the other two chefs.

I feel like it’s a marathon I’ve seen a lot of but I don’t want it to end. And obviously rooting for TEAM MIKE*! Happy Sunday to everyone! *Provided there’s no Huttlestorm

I'm glad we have someone covering the innuendos while ben is not here

Thank god someone (Mike) is finally playing it safe, I didn’t think they knew the concept haha

Team Mike here! Watching from a broken down train somewhere in the West Midlands very ready for food bed and this isn’t helping my hunger! 😂

Kush having to close the pressure cooker for Barry is just the cherry on top for this video, that's so funny

You guys have helped my cooking improve so much over the past few years, I can not thank you enough for the knowledge and laughs. I can't wait to see what the future holds for our normals.

Although I think Barry should have points off for not coming up with a dish like the other, I’m still so happy to have been on this journey of watching them improve as home cooks throughout the years 😭 great job to all of them! ❤❤ impressive dishes all around!

Both Barry and Jamie not being able to use some of the equipment they’ve been given, made me wonder: should they be penalised for this? 🤔

Absolutely in love with Kush's "why is the Normal telling the Chef what to do" face.

wish there was a chef skills playlist so I could binge all the badge videos before this!

I'm so excited for the finale! I think they all looked wonderful, but Mike's in particular looked amazing! Quick note for the future, I wish there was a little bit more emphasis on the scores ala just saying them out loud or leaving them up a little longer. With the captions on I couldn't read them. I didn't even realize we were told last episode what the appetizers ranked

I haven't finished watching but...Mike cooking chicken and the boys trying to impress with ingredients just seems that the universe should reward Mike.

That 1.4 point leed Barry has is HUGE

what I like about this is that they still complement and cheer each other, despite this is a competition👏

Barry, that attempt at the pressure cooker was a shocker. I could feel the heavy sigh from Kush

Mikes dish is definitely the most aesthetically pleasing❤

Wow, Jamie just shocked me. He is not cooking steak 😮

Loved this! These chefs have amazing pallets to pick out all of these points of improvement, its pretty impressive to me. Unfortunate that all 3 of them skimped on freshness seemingly Looking forward to desert!

Wow! That was all mighty cheffy for normals. Well done!

Recently made a butter chicken sandwich. Made the butter sauce (general ingredients: cashews, onion, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, tandoori masala, butter, chicken broth), saved half. To the other half I added some milk, some more spices, the chicken and more salt (1% of the weight of the chicken). It marinated overnight, and in the morning I set it in the flour mixture ( 4 parts ap flour 1 part potato starch 1 part cornstarch, seasoned with salt, pepper, hot chili powder and tandoori masala). Let sit for 4-6 hrs. Sepparate the reserved sauce into halves again. To ½ add milk til watery. Preheat high temp frying oil to 185°C. Set up a baking tray or plate with paper towels. Pass every piece of chicken briefly through this dredge (it should be a thin coating) and return to the flour mixture, coat in its entirity + shake off excess. Fry each piece til done 2 at a time, 3 at most ( check with thermometer) ~6 min breast, ~ 8 min thighs. Drain + season while oil comes back to temp. When done with ¾, butter bread + toast. *I like to toast in the oven @180°C that way I can keep @ temp the chicken I've already fried.* As for the sandwich construction, a small dollop of butter sauce in bottom, japanese pickled red cabbage, chicken, dollop of sauce, pickled red onion, onion sprouts and on the top bun, mustard of choice, and butter sauce (sour pickle slices optional).

Everyone is doing so well!! No matter who wins, I think we can all agree you've all come a long way and I hope you're as proud of yourselves as we are of you!!

Mike did so well. The dish looked amazing and sounded delicious. 👏

Really like Francks descriptions. No idea if he is correct or anything, but he sounds extremely convincing.

Wow, direction and production quality is out of the park on this episode, intro absolutely smoked.

The fact they keep using that janky spoon is so funny 😂

Oh hey, woke up at just the right time to enjoy this. Chef Franck is always a treasure.

The toast made me so happy. Thank you for everything (so far). It’s been a blast

jamie referencing champagne problems is the greatest thing that i have ever watched, swifties everywhere are so proud

They've come so far, it's really impressive!

I hope the competition for the red sous chef jacket becomes an annual thing

Honestly congratulations and well done all around boys. This is a mountain of a challenge to end a mountain range of challenges. This whole thing has been the Himalayas and this is your Everest. I'm proud of how far you all have come! ❤

So, what we learned in this innuendo laden episode, is that one of the professional chefs likes it raw, one is a meat and potatoes kind of gal, and one likes it spicy. I miss Ben.

“Main course. This is one of the biggest parts of a three course meal” Thanks for that insight Poppy. Where would we be without you.

GO jaime! Love the thumpnail! Spaff Will shine!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Feel a bit like a proud sister that's shouted at the boys for 30 minutes but knew they'd all pull it out the bag. Well done lads! Uncle James world be proud.

All three dishes were presented so beautifully!

Good job all round lads you've all done well, I was quite surprised and pleased by Jamie's choice as it was quite different for him as I expected it to be steak or bacon or steak with bacon lol

Its great to see the normals pulling these dishes off. I love seeing what they can do when they go all in.

OK - the "thinking shallot" is probably about the funniest kitchen concept I've heard

The normals need to enter the next Masterchef: The Professionals!! They'd blow the competition out of the water! I can't wait for the "Snow Way Out" live special, guys.

All there have earned a Normal + ranking. I hope the sous-chef title is a yearly aspiration, to be earned /defended via championship battles for each course, like this finale series. This way all have the opportunity to showcase their strengths and earn an accolade.

I know we have more more video to go, but this full course competition is amazing, personally I'd love if the Sous Chef title was up for grabs every year. if that were to happen, some changes that could be made, have Kush or other members of the team essentially act as the servers bringing out the dishes, meaning the normals will have to have what they're going for on note cards ahead of time so the servers know what they're presenting (and if there are questions) and have them go from making 1 dish to the next (still split up between 3 videos in a way, but this way they can be working on multiple dishes at a time. alternatively, and I don't think this would work for this, but would just be fun to see as a different competition, each normal creates a menu featuring dishes that presumably they feel confident making, (though I feel a few dishes that they don't feel confident in will slip through) the judges can then select what they're getting at each course. from here, this kind of splits off depending on how you feel it'd best be presented, option 1: 1 judge at a time, so the normals still only need to focus on 1 dish at a time, or option 2: all the judges order something at the same time, meaning the normals are working on multiple dishes at a time. I would imagine for this format it'd only be 1 normal in the kitchen at a time so they have the space to work, whereas in option 1 so long as it was planned properly, could still have all 3 in the kitchen at the same time.

Petition to have that chef record the words ‘elegant vegetable’

When it comes down to combining Fried Chicken with Curry flavour, Mike is more than just semi-good.

This episode was fun! And I think all three of them did really well. :)

the way my neck SNAPPED up when barry said "im going to make it better"... the gall of this man

I suggest a challenge a year from now to see which Normal improved their skills the most.

I love the judges!!! Incredible perspective and great content. 🎉❤

ouu, that scoreing is tense, so tight. And id love all three of the judges to do the 10min burger :)

Tip on parsnip purée which I think is something that gets overlooked all the time. Sauté the parsnip chunks in some butter first to get a nice caramelisation on them before cooking in milk (also half milk and half cream gives a much more luxurious purée)

I’d just like to say that all 3 of those finished plates might have looked the best that each of them has ever done. Well done fellas

Fair play to them all. Each of those mains looked super-cheffy and utterly delicious!

Poppy is an absolute treasure and I'm loving her being on the judging panel

Going into the final with the score so tight, especially between Mike and Jamie, means its make or break and I'm genuinely excited

You guys have gotten so good over the years

Very proud of the boys for their plating, they all looked so nice!

You still want it hot? Better hurry up then love! Bloody love poppy 😂

Those all looked fantastic. The lads have come a long way

They are not normal anymore. After all these years of cooking alongside professional chefs now they are chefs without a degree ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 well done guys. My vote its for mike

8:35 And this is why you toast a job well done WHEN THE JOB IS DONE! Sigh. Normals gonna normal. xD

This is shaping up to be an interesting finale and honestly anyone can win this as there is only a 1.5 point difference between first and last right now, so it all comes down to desert. Assuming cumulative point totals: Mike is in 3rd place with 41.5 points, Jamie is in second with 41.6 points, and Barry is in 1st place with 43 points. It is still very much anyone's game to win (or lose depending on your point of view). I also would like to point out that based on the scores given Poppy(avg score given of 8) is the most generous with points while Franck(avg score given of 5.8) is the least while Philli(avg score given of 7.2) is in the middle. Personally, I am excited to see how this shapes up and it will certainly be interesting to watch; though, all three of them should be immensely proud of themselves as to how far they have come as home cooks and frankly all three of them have earned the ability to call themselves home chefs and not just Normals regardless of who wins this challenge.

What a great episode. Inspiring dishes and lots of great techniques 😊

Excellent video, fascinating dishes!