BAKE Off is back on our screens with a fresh batch of amateur bakers showing off their skills in the kitchen.
But after judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith take their tiny nibbles out of the delicious goods, who gets to eat all the delicious leftovers?
Who eats the leftovers on The Great British Bake Off?
The Great British Bake Off contestants put their heart and soul into preparing scrumptious treats for judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
As a result, there are often lots of leftover cake, biscuits, bread and other goodies throughout the series.
But fear not, the delights do not go to waste - unlike MasterChef, the first pick of leftovers goes to the bakers themselves.
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The show's Chief Home Economist Faenia Moore told BBC Good Food: "It’s important for the bakers to eat what they’ve slaved over, so after each challenge, I make up a 'baker’s basket' to go to their lunchroom.
"Then any leftovers go to the crew's lunch. Everyone gets quite excited.”
Most of the bakes are cold but it's not known if there are any different procedures for hot bakes.
Former contestant Ali Imdad told the Birmingham Mail: “The cameramen literally stand there with forks in their back pockets, waiting to swoop as soon as filming stops.”
He also revealed that there are more baked goods than we may think, confessing that in order to test the ovens, the technical team bake a Victoria sponge in each one every day.
Explaining the reasoning behind this, he said: "They do that to make sure that all the ovens are working properly and no-one can blame a bad bake on a technical malfunction.
"And on the first day, everyone gets an hour practice run-through so they know where everything is."
It's not just the crew who are rushing to get a bite of the action.
Chetna Makan, from the 2014 series, told Digital Spy: “It's not just the cameramen who swarm over the food, we (the other contestants) definitely do it too.
“We all run to the food made by whoever got the most compliments. Literally, everybody runs, nearly knocking each other over to have a taste.”
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Contestant Kim-Joy also admitted on the Big Fat Quiz of the Year: "The crew eats it. They’d know the best ones so they descend on them."
When is the Great British Bake on TV?
Bake Off returns to our screens TONIGHT (September 26, 2023) at 8pm on Channel 4.
The programme will then continue on Tuesday nights at the same time.
Judge Prue Leith revealed the exciting news on X (formerly Twitter).
She said: "The Bake Off team is back on Tuesday 26th September at 8pm. Join us in the tent for lots of laughter."
You can catch up with any missed episodes on All 4.
