The Great British Bake off

This has probably got to be one of the best shows on TV at the moment. It’s on every week and because I don’t have TV at uni, I eagerly anticipate when it will be on I player so I can catch up to see what amazing treats will be baked each week and who will be nominated.

At hospital, each morning they have handover, which is when the night staff inform the day staff of the events of the night before and give them updates on patients treatments and test results. This allows the day staff to be fully informed preparing them for that coming day. Handover is also a down time for the staff and they get to have a laugh with their fellow staff and talk about other things. A recent topic of conversation was the Great British Bake off and it’s surprising how many of the doctors watch the show and many also secretly enjoy baking too. They were all so inspired by this refreshing show which has now become a somewhat British icon that they all agreed that once a week one doctor would bring in home baked goods for the rest of the staff.

All the contestants battle it out in 3 rounds where they will ranked by the judges – the delightful Mary berry and the sharp Paul Hollywood in order of worst to best. Then the judges will pick a ‘star baker’ and one person to send home. One of the contestants is a critical care consultant and there is also a medical student participating too. So I am hoping one of them will win!

After watching an episode of the show I am always so inspired to bake. I enjoy baking at home but at uni I rarely have time to set aside to bake. It’s always such an amazing feeling when you put in the effort to make something from scratch and the outcome is good or better than you expected. On the show they’ve made so many exciting things that I am eager to try – tarts, biscuits, pies, flatbreads, tortes, doughnuts and many many more. I’d love to be a good baker someday!!!