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I’ve caught a couple of glimpses of the Food Network Challenges every chanel surf or so, and I must say, how boring!  This week, the Food Network has devoted its “Food Netwok Challenge” show to breaking world records.  Among the shows, we have, Popcorn Giants, Fastest Foods, Sugar Skyscrapers, and Pizza Champions. 

I’ve never been a fan of the challenges in the first place, but this time they are taking things to a new boring low.  A popcorn sculpture?  I’d never even heard of such a thing, until now.  OK, the world’s largest pizza sounds cool, but pretty much all I need to see is the finished product for about ten seconds and I think the marvel is over.  I do have to admit, I paused a bit on the onion chopping in the “Fastest Foods” episode, mostly because they were using big knives and chopping at lightning quick speeds through the fast forming tears.  It was kind of like watching someone on a balance beam.  You watch in horror that something tragic just might happen.

I worry that these episodes will be played over and over and over again for the next couple of months.  That’s what Food Netowrk tends to do with these shows.  I’ve passed through the Gingerbread Mansion episode countless times in the past couple of weeks and I would just rather watch someone cook. 

Don’t take my word for this, folks.  If you love the challenges, let me know why.  Also, if you’ve caught any of the World Record breaker episodes, and think that a certain moment might change my mind about the challenges, let me know what moment.   I’m sure it will be on TV a hundred or so times next week and I’ll try to catch it. 

You can catch glimpses of these challenges on the Food Network Website.