Episode 4: Craig heads outdoors for a classic summer event — the great Aussie BBQ.

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As part of our series of encore screenings of Let’s Cook! With Craig in the lead-up to final episode, I proudly present to you the third episode.

Episode 3: Craig cooks a Saturday night boys-and-beer favourite — lamb curry.

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As part of our series of encore screenings of Let’s Cook! With Craig in the lead-up to episode four, I proudly present to you the second episode.

Episode 2: Craig cooks an Australian family staple — Meat and three veg.

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UPDATE: Rabbi Surname reminds us in comments that Craig quickly became a gay icon after episode one. And how!

Craig puts gay in the food as part of the gay agenda

It’s been a long time in the planning, but it’s finally here (almost): the concluding episode of Let’s Cook! With Craig. Three episodes last year took YouTube by storm, amassing over 30,000 hits between them, but the series came to a sudden halt when the production team (read: Craig and I) lost access to the set. However, keen Craig fans will get their final fix of Craig goodness later this week as long as I can stay sober enough to edit after tomorrow’s shoot.

In anticipation of episode four I will post one episode a day this week for an encore screening. Today we’re going to take a look at where it all started.

Episode 1: Craig cooks one of his favourite dishes — Spaghetti Bolognaise.

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Episode 3: Craig cooks a Saturday night boys-and-beer favourite — lamb curry.

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The Editor, John Surname, Ant Rogenous, Chuck A. Spear, Keri and Craig discuss:

* Let’s Cook! With Craig
* Mardi Gras
* John Howard
* Gay marriage
* Kevin Rudd’s razor gang
* Carers’ allowance
* Joe Hockey’s arse
* Young Liberals
* Left wing bias in education
* Christopher Pyne
* Nick Minchin
* Andrew Laming
* Brendan Nelson
* Hire A Hubby
* Masculinity
* SNAGs

** Because there’s still a blockage in the (inter)tubes use only the “Play in popup” link or the “Download” link. **

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GrodsCorp’s Let’s Cook! With Craig videos have been going nuts on YouTube, having been featured on the front page and receiving thousands of views. There is an undeniable thirst out there for more Craig action but unfortunately I’m so busy at work at the moment that I just can’t spare the time required to produce Let’s Cook! episodes. Therefore I’m pleased to announce that the production of Let’s Cook! With Craig has been outsourced to a filmmaking couple called Fred and Sharon. Here’s their showreel.

Make sure you check out some of their other stuff. Especially this one.

GrodsReader Chel has emailed us a photo of her work colleague showing how much of a Let’s Cook! With Craig fan she is by holding up a signature Craig ingredient and a Craig catchphrase.

“There’s a couple of bucks right there in my pocket”

Apparently Craig is a bit of a hit in Chel’s office due to his mad cooking skillz and his too-hot looks. But it’s not just Chel’s workmates — we reported last week that Craig had become a bit of a gay icon and the compliments have just kept on flowing.

Nice eyes.
– chickles4022

Good God…! you call that cooking..? I wanna eat the chef instead..! yum yum yum..!
– bayut71

I noticed that the hits for Let’s Cook! With Craig Ep.2 were going a bit crazy but I had no idea why. Thankfully Mikey’s paying attention because it flew directly under the GrodsRadar.

Is that the second time it’s happened? Love the backing music. Does it imply Craig both delivers pizzas and cleans pools professionally?

To answer Mikey’s questions: It is the second time it’s happened; Craig cooks (microwave) pizzas, not delivers them; and Craig can barely clean himself let alone a large structure.

Let’s Cook! With Craig is, if nothing else, really good at eliciting an amazing range of responses. Episode one really drew the nutters out from underneath their rocks and episode two has divided the opinions of those who view it. These three comments were posted today.

Craig is a spunk!!! Yum, he can cook in my Kitchen anyday.
– TARDISDOWNUNDER

User TARDISDOWNUNDER’s profile reads: “I’m gay and have a parter. I’m living in Wagga in NSW, Australia. I’m a dag and a nerd, love socialising, I’m very open love to be around my friend’s family and partner.”

I mean, you can’t deny that Craig is a very sexy man.

Mmmm, tasty.

And then user BigRedIsGod countered with these comments.

hes a fuckin fag
– BigRedIsGod

the glue that holds you and your dad together

mash potato make the real thing you tight arse
– BigRedIsGod

Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Craig.

Episode 2: Craig cooks an Australian family staple — Meat and three veg.

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Last week Let’s Cook! With Craig done got featured on the front page of YouTube Australia and 13,000 views later the comments keep rolling in. Let’s pull together some of the highlights.

pasta, (canned) tomatoes, onion, garlic, oil, meat, (dried herbs). that’s spaghetti bolognese!

why the fuck would anyone put expensive, additive packed, pre-prepared shit-sauce or supermarket garlic in there??????
fuck the jam : the tomatoes are already sweet!

go to hell mr. salesman
– wadadde

What exactly is Craig selling?

hmmm…very good idea for the average home cook but you can always find the recipe for the sauce and make it from scratch, that way you can tweek it any way you like, i was in culinary school so i think thats the way id go, but thanks for the ideas!
– drakenvaile

Culinary school hey, big shot?

Interesting point is that this dish would taste 1000 times better if you use fresh ingredients and make it from scratch. Might take you an extra 20 minutes and cost another $5, but it would be better than eating this disgusting shit that Craig serves up.

Makes Huey’s turds look like quality food.
– maxbuc

Ouch! That hurts.

There’s already a guy on TV whose show uses the same pacing, the same kind of music, the same intonations (except for the accent), etc. In fact everything is the same except he uses fresh ingredients.
Just an observation.
– draginladi2002

Jee-sus. You don’t say.

I gotta admit this is exactly how I make spagbog, so to criticise would be somewhat hypocritical…but then again I’m not reading out the jar’s instructions on film like some mongul bachelor…

Good editing though
– stu22aus

The video production is top shelf but man, you have no effin’ idea how to cook boognaise! I deadset hope that was a piss take! Bottled garlic! bottled premade sauce and … strqberry jam… what the?!? Mate, as long as you like it fine but … what you just made ain’t Spag Bol. Good video work though.
– christo65

These are great comments: they slag off Craig and compliment me.

Unwashed, unshaved and wearing a smelly old shirt. Only things missing are the belch and Craig scratching himself. ‘The smell when I came home…’
– mixedgrain

Best part is that Craig wasn’t even in costume. That’s what he looks like all the time.

hahaha you’re using pre-made spaghetti sauce and tomato KETCHUP. im sorry but this aint a recipe for spaghetti bolog…it’s just instructions how to put together pre-made ingredients. average.
– johnmair

Again, point missed. Completely.

You put cooking shows in their place. Great parody!
– mikeamor

I dont think it’s a parody….
– karmasouthra

One of you is right, and one of you is dead fucken wrong.

I got to try this strawberry jam next time. My “secret” ingredient for this is Oyster Sauce. Pretty much the same amount used for strawberry jam and add it to the meat when frying it with onion and garlic. Also to enhance the flavour I use oregano and rosemary.
– sillychild420

Bloody hell! I thought Craig’s recipe was shit…

What the hell kind of baloney is that Bolognese? Can’t wait to see the episode where you cut your fingers since you obviously don’t know how to handle a knife. You know what you should serve this meal with? A dumpster.
– midtowner

Midtowner’s actually quite perceptive. I feared for Craig’s fingertips during the shoot.

wauu man srry for saying this but WHAT THE FUCK????????
that doesnt look so eatdible i mean serously man
– ExotermalGuy

Wauu man srry for saying this but WHAT THE FUCK??? That dsn’t look lik english.

it looks delicious, and it’s a good idea to add some personnal ingredient to have your personnal toutch, the jam should be fine.Don’t care about the stupid commments. The cooking is an art and each artist is different.
– darkyannouche

That’s the first and last time Craig will be called an artist in his life.

Mate, Whats up with that…..
Why would you want to announce to the world you are a shit cook.
If you want a good receipe for Bolognase I can give you one…..
So you have substituted Jam for Sugar…WOW.
Hope you have a Gas oven so you can Gas yourself. Would you know how to turn it on?
– oxygen719

Who would’ve thought that a cooking show could breed so much hatred?

looks like somthing id make and eat when im drunk.
– CuntGut

With a username like that I doubt you can cook at all.

GrodsCorp’s resident suburban Australian chef and leading podcast contributor, Craig, has shot to stardom following a plug on the front page of YouTube Australia.

Looks like we’d better get off our arses and make a second episode.

Episode 1: Craig cooks one of his favourite dishes — Spaghetti Bolognaise.

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