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On cooking shows, how much of the food that is prepared off camera is actually prepared by the show's star?

Asked by jca (36062points) December 3rd, 2011

On cooking shows, when the host/hostess of the show takes food out of the oven, or shows the final version of a cake, roast, appetizers, whatever, how much of that is actually prepared by the star themselves? Do they really cook or prepare all of the food on the show?

I know assistants do the chopping, and other tasks like that. I mean when Paula Deen has a cake that is iced, did she ice it? When Rachel Ray has a platter of appetizers, did she make them? When you see a host take cookies out of the oven, did that host make the cookies?

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