I just feel more comfortable with my instinct and more comfortable to bake and not be paranoid about any bad comments. It’s a conflict within myself, so Bake Off really helped my self-confidence. I have a confidence issue: I don’t think I’m good enough to be a baker. ![]() And you ask: why does it have to heat up to this temperature? Why can’t I use them cold? And it is the same with butter, flour, eggs and everything. Because in research, before you start anything, you always research every single component of an experiment: what you need, why they are there, and why you need them. I work as a research scientist and, without thinking, I implement all my research skills and lab skills in baking. I came back home and I said to my partner: “Right, I’m going to take all of the judges’ comments, go back to the blank drawing board and start again.” So I did that, I hardly slept because my mind was thinking how to do that. My lowest point on Bake Off was week five when I was nearly kicked out. So that’s when I started to cook myself and I started to discover where to find Asian ingredients in England because I can’t survive on sandwiches. My first week in England, I had to eat egg and cress sandwiches, sandwiches every day! And I just sat on a bench at my university and cried. And I’m really proud of what I achieved so far: I got a PhD and then I won Bake Off! The sadness is real, but I have to move forward and make the best of my life. Whatever happens, yep, I’ll cry, but then I’ll pick up the pieces because I have to survive anyway. It still affects me now, but it has also shaped me to become the person I am today. They got divorced and it ended up in a very bad way. I have been separated from my parents since I was 15. And when the ratio is correct, then you work out the quantity. And now, whenever I develop any recipe, even baking, I go by ratio, rather than grams. ![]() But then she said: “You can throw anything in your pan, but it always has to have a ratio.” So that’s what I learned from her. But she would only tell you the ingredients list, not how much to put in. My grandmother lived next door, and taught me to cook.
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