The show first aired on 17 August 2010. And since its release, it has had a major influence on many Irish & UK citizens, who got inspired by the show & started their own baking businesses. According to a report, there was a big spike in the sales of “baking ingredients” across the UK. People showed a lot of interest in baking, and some even started their own baking businesses.
The show is a baking competition that features several amateur bakers taking part in the competition, trying to compete and show their baking skills to the world. Although the winner of the show doesn’t receive any prize money, instead, he gets the popularity for showing his baking skills on television, a popularity which he can later use to monetize his baking business or grow his influence over social media.
Over the course of 12 years, the show has been remade in several other languages and has received multiple spin-offs. Currently, the show is on its 13th season & recently, its 8th episode has released. Fans are quite excited about the upcoming episode. For them, we have got everything covered up, from the show’s main plot to episode 9’s release date & its streaming guide.
Format of The Great British Bake Off
Where several contestants who are taking part in the show have to face various challenges & have to present their skills in front of the judges & the whole world, there are three kinds of challenges that each contestant has to go through every week.
First is “Signature Bake” In this challenge, the contestants are tasked to bake one of their well-known dishes, which they have been baking & practicing for several years. It’s one of the least complicated rounds, as the contestants have to bake their tried and tested recipes.
The 2nd challenge is called as “Technical Challenge.” This challenge mainly tests individual baker’s technical skills in baking. The judges here try to evaluate whether or not they are good at the basics & can they even produce something really good out of it. In this round, the contestants are just provided with the ingredients, and with these ingredients, they have to accomplish the baking task assigned to them.
The last and final challenge is called as “Showstopper Challenge.” It’s the most important challenge among the three challenges. Here the bakers have to show their creativity along with their baking skills and have to create something unique, professional, and delicious.
Those candidates who successfully manage to impress the judges with their incredible baking skills shall become the star baker of the week. At the same time, the one who scores less and fails to impress the judges shall be eliminated.
Recap For The Great British Bake Off Season 13 Episode 7
The 7th episode was named “The Custard Week.” Because In this episode, the primary challenge for all the contestants was to make custard-based dishes like “poached meringues floating on crème anglaise” for the signature challenge round and Pistachio Ice cream for the technical round and the delicious gateau for the ultimate showstopper round.
The Great British Bake Off Season 13 Episode 8 Preview
The theme for episode 8 of The Great British Bake Off season 13 is “Pastry” this week, and all the bakers are tasked with making the best pastry of their life using their creativity and technical skills. They will be tasked to create the delicious French pastry“Vol-au Vents.”
Release Date for The Great British Bake Off Season 13 Episode 8
The Great British Bake Off Season 13 Episode 8 will be released on 1 November 2022. The episode is scheduled to air by 3 pm EDT, UK time. Each episode is about 68 minutes long, and it is sure fans of the master chef TV show would definitely enjoy this baking show!
The Great British Bake Off Season 12 Episode 8 Streaming Guide
You can watch the 8th episode of The Great British Bake Off Season 13 once it starts airing on Channel4 at the above-mentioned time. You can also stream the show on Netflix. The show currently has 13 seasons and about 121 episodes. For those who have missed the previous episodes, you can stream them on Netflix.
