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| Masterchef defends souffle shots | Masterchef defends souffle shots |
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| Any suggestion that a Masterchef contestant was allowed several attempts to cook a souffle after it was shown deflated and then perfectly risen is "completely untrue", the BBC has said. | Any suggestion that a Masterchef contestant was allowed several attempts to cook a souffle after it was shown deflated and then perfectly risen is "completely untrue", the BBC has said. |
| On 1 February, contestant Tom Rennolds was filmed serving a fallen souffle to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. | |
| Wallace was then shown tucking into a risen souffle, declaring it "lovely". | Wallace was then shown tucking into a risen souffle, declaring it "lovely". |
| The BBC said it "naturally deflated" by judging time but producers had cut back to a shot taken "as it was plated up". | The BBC said it "naturally deflated" by judging time but producers had cut back to a shot taken "as it was plated up". |
| "We always shoot the souffles as soon as time is called and cooking is finished," the corporation said in a statement. | "We always shoot the souffles as soon as time is called and cooking is finished," the corporation said in a statement. |
| "Then filming of the judging continues, by which time souffles have naturally deflated." | "Then filming of the judging continues, by which time souffles have naturally deflated." |
| "This doesn't affect the tasting or judging at all as the souffle taste remains the same and, of course, the judges have seen how it looks when first plated up." | "This doesn't affect the tasting or judging at all as the souffle taste remains the same and, of course, the judges have seen how it looks when first plated up." |
| The BBC made its statement after several newspapers wrote that the corporation had been "accused of faking scenes" in the show, although it was unclear who had made the accusations. | The BBC made its statement after several newspapers wrote that the corporation had been "accused of faking scenes" in the show, although it was unclear who had made the accusations. |
| It has received no complaints about the programme. | It has received no complaints about the programme. |
| 'Lovely' | 'Lovely' |
| At the start of the sequence, Rennolds, a 26-year-old plasterer from Silsden, West Yorkshire, was shown placing his collapsed chilli and pineapple souffle in front of the judges. | At the start of the sequence, Rennolds, a 26-year-old plasterer from Silsden, West Yorkshire, was shown placing his collapsed chilli and pineapple souffle in front of the judges. |
| There then followed close-up shots of the risen souffle, before a spoon was shown being placed into the perfect pudding. | There then followed close-up shots of the risen souffle, before a spoon was shown being placed into the perfect pudding. |
| In the next shot, Wallace was shown taking a spoonful of the deflated dessert, before further shots of the unspoiled pudding were shown. | In the next shot, Wallace was shown taking a spoonful of the deflated dessert, before further shots of the unspoiled pudding were shown. |
| "That's lovely, that's lovely - dainty, elegant, beautiful," Wallace said. | "That's lovely, that's lovely - dainty, elegant, beautiful," Wallace said. |
| "Stunning, absolutely stunning - as light as a feather," Wallace's critique continued. "Sunshine sweet of pineapple and a little bit of chilli heat prickling your tongue. Stunning." | "Stunning, absolutely stunning - as light as a feather," Wallace's critique continued. "Sunshine sweet of pineapple and a little bit of chilli heat prickling your tongue. Stunning." |
| The BBC said contestants were always allowed to make more than one souffle. | The BBC said contestants were always allowed to make more than one souffle. |
| "As time is called at the end of cooking they must put only one up to be filmed, tasted and judged," the statement added. | "As time is called at the end of cooking they must put only one up to be filmed, tasted and judged," the statement added. |
| "We always cut back to the shot of the food as it was when first plated up as a reminder of how the dish looked before the tasting." | "We always cut back to the shot of the food as it was when first plated up as a reminder of how the dish looked before the tasting." |
| Tom Rennolds remains a contender in this year's Masterchef, which will conclude next month. | Tom Rennolds remains a contender in this year's Masterchef, which will conclude next month. |