Comments on: Fig & Almond Frangipane Tart http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/ Are you Australia's Best Home Chef? Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:31:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5202 Linda Bullard Thu, 27 Jun 2013 02:27:31 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5202 I find both a problem as rules are rules, and all rules are important! They clearly state the top 25 recipes as ranked by the community, will be chosen from. Well, of course, if the top 25 are hypothetically all from one person, that person will not cook off against themselves! Common sense tells us that the next person who is ranked and the next till believe they have 25 suitable entries to choose from. But this Fig Frangipani Tart recipe was not ranked whatsoever. It must have given Melissa a terrific shock to find out that her unrated tart was a contender as it really was not in the running ever till this mistake (to put it into the top 25) was made. I find both a problem as rules are rules, and all rules are important! They clearly state the top 25 recipes as ranked by the community, will be chosen from. Well, of course, if the top 25 are hypothetically all from one person, that person will not cook off against themselves! Common sense tells us that the next person who is ranked and the next till believe they have 25 suitable entries to choose from.

But this Fig Frangipani Tart recipe was not ranked whatsoever. It must have given Melissa a terrific shock to find out that her unrated tart was a contender as it really was not in the running ever till this mistake (to put it into the top 25) was made.

]]> By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5201 Linda Bullard Thu, 27 Jun 2013 02:16:01 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5201 I think I confused you with how I wrote that so hopefully, I have made the comment about the cooking time and temperatures clearer in my last comment. My last comment is found in the replies to your comment about the origin of the recipe for this filling and base. I think I confused you with how I wrote that so hopefully, I have made the comment about the cooking time and temperatures clearer in my last comment. My last comment is found in the replies to your comment about the origin of the recipe for this filling and base.

]]> By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5192 Linda Bullard Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:16:42 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5192 This tart was NOT in the top 25. It was NOT even ranked as it had one vote only. This tart was NOT in the top 25. It was NOT even ranked as it had one vote only.

]]> By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5189 Linda Bullard Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:10:22 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5189 So you would argue that you could win even if you did not submit a photograph? All that matters is the recipe??? I like to see that a recipe works and to my way of thinking, this does NOT work. The crust was different crust from the instructions it was written for (by Gary) and therefore it was the wrong length of time or temperature of the oven which caused this. Also the rules say it is judged on three things. 1. originality 2. Ability to be replicated at home and 3. Flavour. Sorry, this fails two of those criteria. So you would argue that you could win even if you did not submit a photograph? All that matters is the recipe??? I like to see that a recipe works and to my way of thinking, this does NOT work. The crust was different crust from the instructions it was written for (by Gary) and therefore it was the wrong length of time or temperature of the oven which caused this. Also the rules say it is judged on three things.
1. originality 2. Ability to be replicated at home and 3. Flavour. Sorry, this fails two of those criteria.

]]> By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5188 Linda Bullard Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:06:05 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5188 And THIS is where WE ALL went wrong! How will you check the recipes are original? The Best Home Chef website will be constantly monitored and scraped for copyright content. If the community reports a recipe as being plagiarised, an investigation will take place immediately. Any reported will be taken down pending an investigation and anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the competition. And THIS is where WE ALL went wrong! How will you check the recipes are original?

The Best Home Chef website will be constantly monitored and scraped for copyright content. If the community reports a recipe as being plagiarised, an investigation will take place immediately. Any reported will be taken down pending an investigation and anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the competition.

]]> By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5186 Linda Bullard Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:02:06 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5186 4. Semi finalists — the top 25 recipes as voted by the community (based on ratings and reviews) by April 15, 2013, will become semi finalists. This is where the problem BECAME BIG and we did not notice at that time because we trusted their judgement. 4. Semi finalists — the top 25 recipes as voted by the community (based on ratings and reviews) by April 15, 2013, will become semi finalists.
This is where the problem BECAME BIG and we did not notice at that time because we trusted their judgement.

]]> By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5183 Linda Bullard Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:45:22 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5183 Type your reply here... think she is probably a fake profile having an argument with you. It seems Ronda has not cooked, not rated anything and has only made this one comment ONLY after the competition was over. Dear Ronda also has no photo so you are probably replying to Melissa...just my feeling. No proof of course but the true identity could be proven if someone wished to do so. Type your reply here… think she is probably a fake profile having an argument with you. It seems Ronda has not cooked, not rated anything and has only made this one comment ONLY after the competition was over. Dear Ronda also has no photo so you are probably replying to Melissa…just my feeling. No proof of course but the true identity could be proven if someone wished to do so.

]]> By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5182 Linda Bullard Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:41:07 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5182 How is it possible that this burnt tart made it to the top 5 when it clearly stated 4 more votes required. This entry was not even in the running to begin with. Look at all the ingredients!!!! Is it possible that all those ingredients could have fitted into an individual serve tart? Obviously the photo does not even match the recipe. Something very, very odd happened for this to be chosen in the top 5 for the Cook Off. People had left this poor little tart alone and not commented on it because they did not think it would be nice to write what they really thought!! If this competition is ever run again, I think the entries should be final. I think entries should not be allowed to be changed after people explain the faults to the home chef and they should not be able to be changed after the competition has closed. It's a sad joke. How is it possible that this burnt tart made it to the top 5 when it clearly stated 4 more votes required. This entry was not even in the running to begin with. Look at all the ingredients!!!! Is it possible that all those ingredients could have fitted into an individual serve tart? Obviously the photo does not even match the recipe. Something very, very odd happened for this to be chosen in the top 5 for the Cook Off. People had left this poor little tart alone and not commented on it because they did not think it would be nice to write what they really thought!! If this competition is ever run again, I think the entries should be final. I think entries should not be allowed to be changed after people explain the faults to the home chef and they should not be able to be changed after the competition has closed. It’s a sad joke.

]]> By: Linda Bullard http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5181 Linda Bullard Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:32:56 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-5181 I don't even find the taste of burnt pie crust to be yummy at all. :-( Where is the cream from the instructions. Where oh where are all the figs?? I don’t even find the taste of burnt pie crust to be yummy at all. :-( Where is the cream from the instructions. Where oh where are all the figs??

]]> By: ANNA LINHART http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-4120 ANNA LINHART Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:44:58 +0000 http://besthomechef.com.au/recipe/fig-almond-frangipan-tart/#comment-4120 Yummy. Yummy.

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