Saturday Kitchen host Matt Tebbutt faces the camera today
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Saturday Kitchen fans divided over big change to BBC show: ‘It doesn’t work as well’

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Viewers of Saturday Kitchen today (August 19) were divided on social media over a big change to the cooking show.

Fans were delighted by the guests on the BBC One series, which included chefs Georgina Hayden and Paul Ainsworth.

Comedian and actor Ben Miller was also a hit, as he joined host Matt Tebbutt to reveal his ‘Heaven or Hell?’ dishes.

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Paul Ainsworth joined Matt Tebbutt on Saturday Kitchen today
Paul Ainsworth was among those to join Matt Tebbutt on Saturday Kitchen today (Credit: BBC iPlayer)

“Wow that was fun today,” one Instagram user commented on a snap of the episode’s stars.

Meanwhile, someone else wrote: “Loved Ben Miller, he was so entertaining.”

But amid the praise on social for this morning’s programme, there were some objections about a fundamental adjustment to the show.

Saturday Kitchen today on BBC One

Ben’s options were Moroccan chicken tangia with smoky aubergine salad (Heaven) and taramasalata with crispy potato skins and stewed greens (Hell).

But when the picks were put to Twitter users about which they would prefer to see made in the kitchen, there was a proviso.

“We’re not live today so there’s no online vote but let us know your favourite below!” the tweet from the show’s account read.

And that set off a few respondents who weren’t overly impressed that the episode was pre-recorded.

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Saturday Kitchen host Matt Tebbutt speaks into the camera today
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Robert Leigh
Freelance writer