John Torode and his fellow MasterChef host Gregg Wallace have little time for the outdoor army of enthusiastic amateursThe sun may finally be out but British men cannot be trusted to enjoy it. That at least is the view of some of the BBC’s leading presenters. Weeks after Monty Don told male gardeners to abandon their “obsession” with lawn-mowing, the hosts of MasterChef have turned their fire on another favourite summer pastime: barbecues. SponsoredJohn Torode and Gregg Wallace have accused men who shun cooking for most of the year of putting the health — and taste buds — of their guests at risk by attempting to prepare meat outdoors without the necessary skills. “Men who only ever go into a kitchen to throw beer cans away suddenly seek to perfect one of the most difficult techniques known to man,” Wallace, 56, said.

Source: The Times March 29, 2021 22:52 UTC