Must See Bake TV

There's yet another reality  competition  show out there and it's actually pretty sweet. It's called The American Baking Competition and it' a great summer diversion. CBS, did well with putting this on the air.All the contestants need to be is savvy  and creative in the kitchen. Best of all, they're not pros, just folks like you and me who just love to create sweet treats in their kitchen.

The show is a take off on a British reality show aptly named The Great British Bake Off which has spawned Comic Relief and wedding cake bake offs in England. One of the judges, Paul Hollywood becomes a judge here on the Yank version as well.He is a top professional baker in the UK and here  on the CBS show alternates between gruff and sweet. The other judge is Marcela  Valladolid who is famous for her show Mexican Made Easy on The Food Network. Not only is she a chef but she trained as a pastry chef at Paris' famed Escoffier School. Rounding this out is the host, surprisingly enough Jeff Foxworthy. He checks in with the contestants,  encouraging them like a folksy Tim Gunn.

I like this show. The contestants are real and don't come with the usual drama and tears that other realty show contestants have. They';re also not as backstabbing too. Another fun thing are the competitions. There are three within each show , focusing on on theme (the first was pies, this last week was cookies). Whoever gets the highest marks in all three is the winner, the one who gets the lowest sadly does have to go home.It should be interesting as the weeks go by to see who will survive or not. Hopefully there will also be recipe book too with this and a long life like Project Runway.

The summer TV season is usually lackluster with very few hits. CBS , however has definitely a full baked idea with The American Bake Off. This is must see TV at its' best.