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In the kitchen with Davis

Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 10 May 2021 12:18:03 GMT

Have not watched this show in years. Was surprised how it has changed! Does David ever cook anymore? All I saw was a lot of gimmicky things.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 10 May 2021 12:21:13 GMT

Sorry for the error,should read David.

In The Kitchen With David

Johnnyeager — Mon, 10 May 2021 12:59:39 GMT

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fthunt — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:04:07 GMT

It never was a 'cooking' show - selling pots & pans and gadgets hasn't changed. Vendors or the Q kitchen staff provide beautiful dishes of food to show what that product ...can do for you.

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Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:22:10 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 when was ITKWD ever a cooking show? I've never seen David cooking, at least not in the 10 years I've watched.

He flips and stirs and presents food that the food stylists have prepared, so he can sell kitchen items. Even his quick recipe segments aren't actually cooking.

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KatieB — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:25:04 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:
Have not watched this show in years. Was surprised how it has changed! Does David ever cook anymore? All I saw was a lot of gimmicky things.

I don't think he ever cooked much on this show. It's certainly not the same type of program that the show was with host Bob Bowersox (pre-David Venable). Bob was always cooking on his show.

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RetRN — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:36:40 GMT

Since he keeps writing cookbooks it seems he would cook on the show.

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aroc3435 — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:53:18 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 I have watched David's cooking shows from their inceeption when he replaced Bob Bowersox.

He often presents a recipe at the beginning of his show that uses a product that will be for sale--like a particular pan--but it is not a long cooking demo such as you would find on Food Network. There is a theme for the recipes for the month, too. For May I think it is picnic basket food recipes.

But it is definitely NOT a cooking show but rather a show to sell kitchen and food items.

Hope this helps.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

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Miss Pepsi — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:53:58 GMT

@RetRN wrote:
Since he keeps writing cookbooks it seems he would cook on the show.

He has made it abundantly clear many MANY times he is not a chef he is a home cook like we all are.

He sells cookbooks because they sell. I think that is pretty much the bottom line.

I personally prefer the gadgets to all the cooking. His was never a cooking show it was a kitchen show. Cooking doesn't really sell anything and since this is a sales channel there in lies the difference.

Comparing David to Bob is apples to oranges. I much prefer David.

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Sooner — Mon, 10 May 2021 14:42:35 GMT

Hasn't been a cooking show since Bob left. QVC used to have cooking shows. And they actually sold pots and pans and things to cook with.

Now it's gadgets. And fan products of the host. And Tara and lock n lock.

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SandySparkles — Mon, 10 May 2021 17:23:00 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 That is an excellent concept for a show; a cooking segment! I would love watching him prepare an entire dish, or dishes from start to finish, while selling the items that were presented throughout the show; pots, pans, utensils, aprons, etc... Perhaps an hour long, "Cooking in the Kitchen With David".🤔😁

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proudlyfromNJ — Mon, 10 May 2021 17:28:41 GMT

@SandySparkles wrote:
@Group 5 minus 1 That is an excellent concept for a show; a cooking segment! I would love watching him prepare an entire dish, or dishes from start to finish, while selling the items that were presented throughout the show; pots, pans, utensils, aprons, etc... Perhaps an hour long, "Cooking in the Kitchen With David".🤔😁

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

@SandySparkles The thing is, David can't cook. All he can do is mix things together. He even says he can't.

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SandySparkles — Mon, 10 May 2021 18:00:53 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ David declares that he is not a chef; but a home cook.😊 That makes him more relatable, because he is likely to experience the same "oopses" I do while turning out my self-professed culinary "masterpieces". 😁

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ValuSkr — Mon, 10 May 2021 18:13:43 GMT

I was hopeful when I saw the thread's title - hopeful the ITK series would have a new host, or at least another host. David's version of it has worn thin, with me at least.

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 10 May 2021 18:41:27 GMT

@SandySparkles wrote:
@Group 5 minus 1 That is an excellent concept for a show; a cooking segment! I would love watching him prepare an entire dish, or dishes from start to finish, while selling the items that were presented throughout the show; pots, pans, utensils, aprons, etc... Perhaps an hour long, "Cooking in the Kitchen With David".🤔😁

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

@SandySparkles QVC did offer the kind of cooking show you describe. It was called "Step By Step Cooking with Stacey" It lasted for a millisecond, and then it was gone. And, after a while so was Stacey. I really liked that show (and Stacey), but they aired it over dinnertime, so I guess they didn't get many viewers.

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SandySparkles — Mon, 10 May 2021 18:55:50 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@SandySparkles wrote:
@Group 5 minus 1 That is an excellent concept for a show; a cooking segment! I would love watching him prepare an entire dish, or dishes from start to finish, while selling the items that were presented throughout the show; pots, pans, utensils, aprons, etc... Perhaps an hour long, "Cooking in the Kitchen With David".🤔😁

~~~All we need is LOVE💖
@SandySparkles QVC did offer the kind of cooking show you describe. It was called "Step By Step Cooking with Stacey" It lasted for a millisecond, and then it was gone. And, after a while so was Stacey. I really liked that show (and Stacey), but they aired it over dinnertime, so I guess they didn't get many viewers.

@PA Mom-mom I too, enjoyed Stacey and was sad to see her go, but embarrassingly admit to having forgotten about her cooking show.😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

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Free2be — Mon, 10 May 2021 19:01:49 GMT

It's not a teaching show on how to cook so they aren't going to waste any time on that. And so many people don't cook without using grocery store short cuts anyway so David's cookbooks fit right in with his demos.

They do an adequate job showing how the gadgits operate although they spend too much time touching, hand hovering, and going over which colors are available. More time spent on how to clean the item would be helpful and seldom mentioned unless it is basic.

How about ideas on how to to store the many pieces that go along with small ovens, air fryers and pressure cookers. So many small pans and racks of varying shapes. Nary a mention.

Right now, I'm using Fridge Binz in a lower cupboard to hold small racks and grills.

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Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 10 May 2021 22:54:48 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@SandySparkles wrote:
@Group 5 minus 1 That is an excellent concept for a show; a cooking segment! I would love watching him prepare an entire dish, or dishes from start to finish, while selling the items that were presented throughout the show; pots, pans, utensils, aprons, etc... Perhaps an hour long, "Cooking in the Kitchen With David".🤔😁

~~~All we need is LOVE💖
@SandySparkles QVC did offer the kind of cooking show you describe. It was called "Step By Step Cooking with Stacey" It lasted for a millisecond, and then it was gone. And, after a while so was Stacey. I really liked that show (and Stacey), but they aired it over dinnertime, so I guess they didn't get many viewers.

@PA Mom-mom I think what they didn't get many of was sales.

QVC has a Youtube channel -- ITK Half Homemade. There are dozens of David doing half homemade recipes, all videos are less than 5 minutes long. So even there, QVC is not taking up much time to just cook.

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Jinlei — Mon, 10 May 2021 23:44:35 GMT

He says he doesn't cook? Then why does he act like he knows everything about cooking?

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Northern Belle 2 — Wed, 12 May 2021 14:16:52 GMT

David is an accomplished home cook, like many of his viewers. He often mentions the recipes he makes for guests at his home, as he entertains often. When he became the permanent host, he mentioned that he was taking cooking classes to hone his skills. He knows what he is doing, but his job is to sell products, not to teach his viewers how to cook. If you are looking for cooking classes, may I suggest that you tune in to the Food Network channel where you will get expert instruction. Also, YouTube has many instructional videos that are excellent.