How to Win at Come Dine With Me

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get on Come Dine With Me

   If you are lucky enough to get picked then the work must start, you have to be prepared.
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   Step 2: you can apply by going on the Channel 4 website.

   , (Don't worry if you can't, half the time the best meal doesn't even win) Always make sure that you will have time to cook what you want on the day, preferably make stuff that you can do in advance (like pate or pots of soup). , Souffle will win you points, as will terrine or homemade pate, if you're well pretentious either shoot or rear your own ingredients. ,, Nice little individual puddings are a good choice, obscure fruit and homemade ice cream can fail spectacularly, so go with a chocolate pud or if your good with pastry now is the time to show it! ,,, This will often make you lose. ,
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   Step 3: Design a menu without knowing what your guests will like - so avoid these proven faux pas - rhubarb in any form

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   Step 4: anything REALLY spicy

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   Step 5: anything with a high food poisoning potential (you will not win if you kill the guests) loads of seafood (people always moan about it).

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   Step 6: The Next menu consideration is based on how well you can genuinely cook.

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   Step 7: So for the starter people are often impressed with prawns or scallops

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   Step 8: try not to do a pastry tart because no one is fooled about how hard it is to make.

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   Step 9: For the main course stew will not cut it

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    Step 10: neither will pie.. Good choices are risotto (hard to get right)

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    Step 11: steak (cooked well

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    Step 12: and to the liking of the guests) randomly

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    Step 13: skate wings won once so that might be worth a go.

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    Step 14: You can live or die on the quality of a pudding

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    Step 15: so obviously jelly is always a bad choice.

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    Step 16: A menu based on weight watchers is always something of let down

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    Step 17: When the guests arrive always be incredibly fake and nice to other people and never reveal your game plan to the camera because they will use your admissions to make you look stupid

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    Step 18: Never be a wine buff.

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    Step 19: After the meal do not attempt to get your guests to do any of the following - belly dancing

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    Step 20: magic tricks

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    Step 21: origami

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    Step 22: flambeing pancakes

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    Step 23: wii tennis

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    Step 24: smoking pot or anything to do with spiritualism

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    Step 25: they will all be horrible and the guests will talk about you behind your back.

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