40 Things You Need to Know About The Great British Baking Show

Each contestant is given bare-bones instructions — "bake this" with no temperature or time specified — of one of Mary or Paul's classic recipes. It's usually a more obscure delicacy, so most of the bakers have never made it before. This is my favorite part of each episode, as each chef gets the exact same directions and half of the bakes come out all wonky. Usually one person gets it right.