{"id":17549,"date":"2023-07-27T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/?p=17549"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:03:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T14:03:52","slug":"the-great-south-african-bake-off-meet-the-bakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2023\/07\/27\/the-great-south-african-bake-off-meet-the-bakers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great South African Bake Off: Meet the bakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>BBC Lifestyle reveals the new line-up of South Africa\u2019s very best amateur bakers competing in its much loved baking competition, <em>The Great South African Bake Off<\/em> Season 4.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The 10-part series, judged by chefs Siba Mtongana and Paul Hartmann and presented by Lesego Tlhabi and Glen Biderman-Pam, will premiere on Wednesday 9<sup>th<\/sup> August at 8pm on BBC Lifestyle, DStv channel 174.<em>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 12 bakers will take on the ultimate baking challenge and compete to be crowned South Africa&#8217;s best amateur baker. Let&#8217;s have a look at them, shall we:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amber Govender<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17550\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image012-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image012-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image012-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image012.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would the other bakers describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The other bakers would describe me and the stressed one. I was always stressing about everything!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I expected the time not to be a problem because I\u2019m quite a fast baker but the time in the bake off tent goes so fast you don\u2019t even realise it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chikomborero &#8220;Chiko&#8221; Chiobvu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17552\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image014-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image014-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image014-281x420.jpg 281w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image014.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would the other bakers describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The just in time baker as I often left things to the 11th hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The execution of my showstoppers. One showstopper was such a huge expectation vs reality fail. I still feel the need to apologize to the whole nation of Mozambique for that one \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dwight Morton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17554\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image016-256x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image016-256x400.jpg 256w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image016-269x420.jpg 269w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image016.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would the other bakers describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The other bakers would probably see me as the naughty baker. Also, clueless but very technical. They may have also seen me as the easy baker because my flavours were all simple and not as exciting as theirs were.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I never expected the amount of work that goes into producing such a show. Everything that goes on in the background one does not see. I applaud the entire team for their hard work and determination to put together the best show ever.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faizal Meyer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17556\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image018-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image018-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image018-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image018.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would the other bakers describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I definitely think that the other bakers would describe me as the sassy-jokester who brought light and laughter to the tent completely WINGING IT at times of adversity. For the most part motivating everyone to keep on trying and to never give up and just to have an absolute blast while doing it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I expected the competition to be intense and fierce; however, all the bakers were so friendly, welcoming and ready to share tips and ideas on how to make our bakes better. We formed a family-like environment that I wouldn&#8217;t change for anything!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johan van Gass<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17558\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image020-266x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image020-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image020-279x420.jpg 279w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image020.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">How would the other bakers describe you?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">The serious baker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">My expectation was that it was a lot of fun, but in the end it was even more fun than I could have imagined<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Matshele \u201cMatty\u201d Molaoli<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17560\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image022-254x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image022-254x400.jpg 254w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image022-267x420.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image022.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">How would the other bakers describe you?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Everyone knows me as the dancing and singing baker!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">I thought I\u2019d be as comfortable as I am in my kitchen, quite a shocker when baking with a limited timeframe.. man was I wrong!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mia Steenekamp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17562\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image026-266x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image026-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image026-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image026.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">How would the other bakers describe you? <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">The anxious baker with very high expectations of herself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">I knew I was going to be challenged, especially on time, but never realised how I&#8217;d be racing against the clock! It was heart-stopping \/ heart-racing stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Molebatsi Moagi <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17564\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image028-260x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image028-260x400.jpg 260w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image028-273x420.jpg 273w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image028.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">How would the other bakers describe you?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">&#8220;The Experimental Baker&#8221; as I was always trying new and outlandish flavours and techniques. I am now referred to as &#8220;The Flavour King&#8221; in our bakers group chat<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">One definite expectation versus reality disparity I felt throughout filming were the concepts around the time limits. Every challenge seemed to pass by in a flash! I could attribute that to being a freestyle baker myself, but the entire environment and baking with an entire crew of production watching every move seemed to prove a lot more challenging than I had first anticipated. Albeit it was an extremely fun and boundary testing experience!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nomahlubi \u201cHlubi\u201d Gcilishe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17566\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image030-266x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image030-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image030-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image030.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would the other bakers describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I would probably be described as one of two things: the Monologue Baker or the Last Minute Baker. The Monologue Baker on account that I always speaking to myself during the bake, and I\u2019m not sure my neighbours in the tent appreciated it. LOL! Then\u2014 \u201cLast Minute Louisa\u201d was another one I took on. I was scrambling till the very last minute!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The entire experience was a whirlwind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Rizwana Adam <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17568\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image032-263x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image032-263x400.jpg 263w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image032-276x420.jpg 276w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image032.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">How would the other bakers describe you?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">The other bakers would probably describe me as the \u201cHelpful Dark-Humoured Baker\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin-right: .55pt;line-height: 150%\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans',sans-serif\">Things won\u2019t go as planned no matter how much you practice!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Xolile Makutoana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17570\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image034-266x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image034-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image034-279x420.jpg 279w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/07\/image034.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would the other bakers describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A word that comes to mind is \u201cwing it\u201d &#8211; which means an Improviser. This was all of us as bakers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share one thing expectation vs reality of your experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Definitely it is not as easy as it seemed &#8211; I expected it would be a cruise experience, as this is something we do or familiar with in our lives. In reality it was a competition that required mental discipline, a huge amount of time and dedication. Definitely NOT a holiday \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Lifestyle reveals the new line-up of South Africa\u2019s very best amateur bakers competing in its much loved baking competition, The Great South African Bake Off Season 4. 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