We’ve all been there haven’t we? Worked up a sweat in the kitchen over a dish we were sure was going to be Michelin-worthy only for it to be a huge flop.
Even if you can’t relate, yesterday’s episode of Masterchef has shown me I’m certainly not alone.
At least I’ve only let my own boyfriend down, not two hard to impress judges, John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
Masterchef contestant and budding chef 49-year-old Peter was sent home from the competition after mistaking salt for sugar - and ‘nearly poisoning’ the judges in the process.
Peter presented his dish of trout with coriander, lemon juice and parsley, and roasted vegetables and chillis, with lemon veloute.
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It quickly became apparent that Peter had cooked his vegetables - namely the carrots - in butter and salt, rather than butter and sugar.
John Torode took one bite before exclaiming “Woah!”
He asked: “What’s the acidic heat on the carrots?”
Peter replied: “There was none, that was just butter and sugar.”
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“I think you’ve mistaken the sugar for salt”, John replied.
Gregg simply added: “Yeah, you have.”
Walking out of the kitchen with his tail between his legs, Peter had a chat with the film crew.
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He said: “They say it’s not over till the fat lady sings, but I can hear her in the distance.”
When he was told he’d be leaving Masterchef, he opened up: “I feel disappointed, I can’t hide that, anybody would.
“I’ll maybe have a small chuckle to myself that I nearly poisoned John and Gregg with salt rather than sugar," he added, before laughing.
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Earlier in the day, Peter had also had a cabbage blunder - burning an entire pan of it.
Peter admitted that the nerves ‘got the better’ of him.
It’s safe to say it wasn’t the Scottish chef’s day, but it did provide some great TV and people rushed to social media to share their reactions.
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One person wrote: “Peter is already a series highlight. What a delightful disaster of a man."
Another added: “Bless him. Taxi for Peter!”
A third chimed in: “Peter has burnt his cabbage" is a bit of an understatement. That's fully cremated. You could scatter its ashes in a memorial park.”
A fourth reasoned: “I'm sure Peter's a decent cook, but he's had an utter nightmare under pressure.”
We all have bad days, Peter!
Topics: BBC, TV And Film, Food and Drink
Kya Buller