Series

Tent Ready

Bear trains in public as if he is headed for the tent. Show data decides what to practise, Jana judges, and follower milestones make it harder.

Start with what the show actually tests, or read why I am doing this.

Week 1 lands this week. It is a sponge.

The syllabus

Each week is revealed when it is time. Until then you get a hint.

  1. Week 1 · Pilot · Sep 22

    Cake

    Creamed sponge: even rise, level layers, clean crumb

    Drill the sponge until it is boring, then sit a real week one technical that Jana picks. Sponge shows up in a third of all challenges, so this is the foundation for everything.

  2. Week 2 · Pilot · Sep 29

    Something with a snap.

    Reveals Sep 27

  3. Week 3 · Pilot · Oct 6

    The one Bear thinks he has a head start on.

    Reveals Oct 4

  4. Week 4 · Series 1

    Back to the start, but harder.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  5. Week 5 · Series 1

    Thin, brittle, unforgiving.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  6. Week 6 · Series 1

    Butter, and a lot of it.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  7. Week 7 · Series 1

    No soggy bottoms.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  8. Week 8 · Series 1

    Wobble, set, torch.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  9. Week 9 · Series 1

    It shows up in almost a third of all challenges.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  10. Week 10 · Series 1

    Hot, fast, and easy to burn.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  11. Week 11 · Series 1

    Layers on layers.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  12. Week 12 · Series 1

    Small, precise, French.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

  13. Week 13 · Series 1

    All three. One weekend.

    Unlocks at 1K followers

The deal

This keeps going as long as people keep showing up. Every milestone makes it harder for me. Next up at 1K followers: a full 10 week series.

  1. Now

    The pilot: 3 weeks

    Sponge, biscuits, bread. The same first three weeks the show opens with almost every year. No clock, just learning to do it properly.

  2. 1K

    A full 10 week series

    One discipline a week, ending in a final. Jana picks the technicals and I do not see the recipe first.

  3. 10K

    The clock starts

    Every challenge gets a time limit, and you vote on how long I get.

  4. 50K

    You pick the technicals

    Followers choose the surprise bake. Jana keeps it secret.

  5. 100K

    Showstoppers

    Full three-challenge weekends: signature, technical, showstopper.

  6. 1M

    I apply to a baking show

    I would love for it to be the real tent. I am not sure how possible that is from Los Angeles. I will not give up.