A pinch of salt

Baking whizz Fritz Schoon reveals what makes his first foray into reality TV so delicious and how to win him over in The Taste Master SA: The Baking Edition.

- CRAIG FALCK

The guideline of watching international versions of the reality show you’re joining has been thrown out the window by baking star Fritz Schoon, who’s judging the best bakers on season 2 of reality cooking series The Taste Master SA: The Baking Edition along side celebrity TV chef Zola Nene. “I didn’t watch any cooking shows after joining. It’s quite funny because I don’t watch all that much TV to start with and maybe the last thing I’d watch is a cooking show,” says Fritz, whose bread products can be found in select shops and delis around the country. “Because this is my first judging job, I opted to keep myself away from outside influence and to be as original and real as I could. It needs to be an organic experience and viewers will pick up on anything fake or forced onscreen,” adds the 37-year old baker who stumbled on the food industry as a matter of chance.

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