The BEST episodes of The Big Family Cooking Showdown season 2
Every episode of The Big Family Cooking Showdown season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Big Family Cooking Showdown season 2!
Presented by Zoe Ball and Nadiya Hussain, this competitive food show celebrates the families who make ordinary food extraordinary. Over the next few months, 16 multigenerational family teams of passionate cooks battle it out for the chance to be crowned the nation's best family of home cooks. Judging their efforts every step of the way are top Michelin-starred chef Giorgio Locatelli and renowned cookery teacher Rosemary Shrager. In each episode, two families face a series of challenges based on the realities of everyday meals, cooking up their favourite dishes both in the studio and in their own homes. At the end of each show, the judges decide which family make it through to the semi-finals.
#1 - Episode 14
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/2/2018
It is the final showdown. Each family must create a three-course extravaganza fit for the most special of family celebrations, with canapes to start, two main courses and two puddings. Tension mounts between family members as they strive for perfection. But who will win the Family Showdown title?
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#2 - Episode 11
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/30/2018
This time, there is the incredibly tough Taste It Now Make It challenge, where the families must recreate a Catalan fish stew. Then the families are given a whole salmon and tasked with creating a selection of dishes that will use as much of the fish as possible. The families are pushed to their limits as they vie to stay in the competition.
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#3 - Episode 13
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/1/2018
In the last episode, one of the remaining families was fast-tracked to the final, leaving two families fighting it out for the other place. The day's surprise task is to prepare and cook a guard of honour - an impressive lamb rib centrepiece - whilst also choosing and making complimentary side dishes. Then it is party time as they create their ultimate children's birthday cake. With rainbow cakes all round, will the judges be able to separate the two families?
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#4 - Episode 10
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/29/2018
It is the second of the play-offs. The four winning families from last week's heats now have to compete for just two places in the finals. First, there is another unprepared challenge to test their creativity in the kitchen - a surprise pick 'n' mix of ingredients that they all have to cook with. Then they rustle up a family treat night meal and hoping to impress the judges enough to secure a place in the finals.
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#5 - Episode 5
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2018
Tonight it is the play-offs. The four winning families from this week's heats now have to compete for just two places in finals week. First, there is another unprepared challenge to test their creativity in the kitchen - a surprise pick 'n' mix of ingredients that they all have to cook with. Then they are rustling up a family treat night meal and hoping to impress the judges enough to secure a place in finals week. On the menu tonight - duck, jollof rice, churros and chocolate and orange tarts.
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#6 - Episode 9
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/26/2018
This time, the three remaining families from previous day's heat face a surprise head-to-head challenge: they must volunteer one family member to cook without knowing the dish they'll then have to prepare - a shepherd's pie. For the second task, the families are back together to make a two-course meal with smoked haddock and chocolate as the star ingredients. The pressure is on as only two families can make it through to Monday's play-offs.
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#7 - Episode 4
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2018
Tonight, the three remaining families face a surprise head-to-head challenge for which they have to nominate one family member to cook on their own. There are pastry disasters, fruit controversy and raw egg whites as the cooks tackle a lemon meringue pie. For the second task, the families are reunited to make a two-course meal with lamb and almonds as the star ingredients. The pressure is on as only two families can make it through to Friday's play-offs.
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#8 - Episode 6
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2018
This time, the Bonehams from Weston-super-Mare take on the stylish Antonious from London, the competitive Bird family and the all-singing, all-dancing Fasayes from Kent. All four families enter the Showdown kitchen, totally unprepared for their first challenge - to make a £10 meal for a family of four with a surprise selection of ingredients. After cooking up 'breakfast with a twist' for their second task, they then face elimination, as only three families can make it through to next day's heat.
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#9 - Episode 7
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/2018
This time, the three remaining families from previous day's heat face a surprise head-to-head challenge: one member from each family has to make a Tommy Banks favourite - chicken kiev. For the second task, the families are back together to make a two-course meal with goat's cheese and passion fruit as the star ingredients. The pressure is on as only two families can make it through to next Monday's play-offs.
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#10 - Episode 8
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/2018
This time, the Mistrys from south London take on the Whittakers from Lancashire, the Walker-Kings from Wandsworth and the Varmas from Walsall. All four families enter the Showdown kitchen totally unprepared for their first challenge - to make a £10 one-pot wonder with a surprise selection of ingredients. Their second challenge is to cook up their family's take on fishcakes. Taking both dishes into account, judges Angellica Bell and Tommy Banks decide which three families can cook for them again in next day's heat.
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#11 - Episode 3
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2018
Tonight, the Butlands from Cornwall take on the fun-loving Lees from Warrington, farming family the Whites from Scotland, and the Gohils and Al- Sheikhs from London. All four families enter the showdown kitchen totally unprepared for their first challenge - to make a £10 meal for a family of four with a surprise selection of ingredients. After cooking up fish and chips with a twist for their second task, they then face elimination, as only three families can make it through to the next heat.
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#12 - Episode 12
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/31/2018
Tonight, it is all about the judges. First there is an unprepared challenge that features a meat and veg box from Tommy's farm, then the families must make two of Angellica's favourite desserts - carrot cake and trifle. But which family will win a free pass to Friday's grand final?
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#13 - Episode 2
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2018
Tonight, the three remaining families from the first heat face a surprise head-to-head challenge - they must volunteer one family member to cook without knowing the dish they have to prepare - a salted caramel tart. For the second task, the families are back together to make a two-course meal with beetroot and oats as the star ingredients. The pressure is on as only two families can make it through to Friday's play-offs.
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#14 - Episode 1
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2018
The competitive food show that celebrates the families who make ordinary food extraordinary is back! Over three weeks, 16 family teams battle it out in the showdown studio kitchen. They face a series of challenges based around family cooking and they are judged by presenters Angellica Bell, herself a Celebrity MasterChef winner and cookery book author, and Tommy Banks, Britain's youngest ever Michelin-starred chef. In each episode, the teams are given two tasks - one they have had time to practise at home, the other a complete surprise, testing their collective ability to work together and think on their feet. Tonight, the Whites from Hampshire take on the Penmans from Lincolnshire, the Stones from Dorset and the Abimbola-Younges from London. All four families enter the showdown kitchen totally unprepared for their first challenge - to make a £10 brunch for a family of four with a surprise selection of ingredients. Their second challenge is to cook up their family's take on a pasta bake. Taking both dishes into account, judges Angellica Bell and Tommy Banks decide which three families can cook for them again in the next heat.
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