She has a likable TV persona but her cooking doesn’t seem too healthy to me. I’ve never been inspired to try a single one of her recipes.

I was off work for 2 weeks after my surgery and when I was awake I would have her show on. IMO, she's a phoney. I basically had the show on because there was nothing else on so it was pretty much just background noise. Not a fan at all.

I've never been a fan. Nothing really wrong with her, but she doesn't draw my interest. Her cooking doesn't appeal to me either. My brother in law loves her.

i've never cared for her or her recipes...i've always though it was because she was from new england and i'm from the south...nothing she cooked interested me...i have generally enjoyed ina (also new england..mostly) and some of the other cooks from that area

I've heard many stories that she is not a nice person at all. Rude to waiters, rude to fans. I used to watch her years ago and she seemed more genuine then but maybe she's just a good actress. She became famous for the bubbly girl next door thing.

I used to enjoy her on the cooking channel. No chatting with anyone, just cooking. I have tried her fudge wreath. It looks pretty--makes a great and is tasty. Her network show is a snoozer.

I never liked her recipes, although at the beginning of her career she was likable. After awhile, all the cutesy abbreviations and catch phrases got on my nerves. Her talk show is boring and at times awkward. I watched maybe 5 episodes and don't watch it anymore.

I have also heard she is rude to her staff and fans and that she's got a huge ego and a filthy mouth. But I appreciate the work she does for animal charities and in particular her pit bull specific charity work.

Bleh

Your hatred of that stupid word is not irrational. The word itself is. :)

She's not from New England, but from upstate NY. Just saying in case New Englanders don't want to claim her, lol.

I cannot tolerate her, not for two minutes. And I'm formerly from upstate NY!

To me, she's like the energizer bunny on crack. I get anxiety attacks from watching her.

I've never watched her talk show because I don't like that sort of programming, but I have to say that her 30-minute meal show/strategies taught me a lot. I have a mother who doesn't know how to cook. Consequently, I never really knew either and since I was busy with my career, cooking was pretty low on my list of priorities. Ms. Ray gave me some good basic training in techniques and I moved on from there. And, yes, the word sammies grates on my nerves as do many other cutesy shortened words like chandy (chandelier) and DFM (dear family member).

I have caught bits and pieces of her shows a few times. Not one I purposely watch. I do appreciate her animal work. Other than that I don't know much about her.

Funny, I had this exact same conversation with my Aunt just the other day. She had been watching her show when I called and I told her that although she's talented with the cooking, I can't tolerate watching her but couldn't put my finger on why, so I haven't watched for years. She also mentioned that she doesn't let any of her guests finish a thought or sentence. I admire anyone who can handle doing such a demanding show but she's not for me.

EVOO, Sammies & hot sauce. lol I do like her. I don't watch her show.

I "had" this GF. Total narcissist. Last time I saw her she announced she looked like Rachel Ray & Valerie Bertinelli and for some reason I saw Rachel Ray in a whole new light. lol

During her first season I enjoyed the show. After a while, the acronyms, giggling and perma-grin got on my nerves. I never made any of her recipes so I stopped watching. I then went to Paula Deen. I was sad when she was cancelled. I just don't find TV chefs re-latable. I guess that is my mid-western plainness speaking. LOL :-)

My mom and I would watch her cooking show when she first got started. Mainly because we thought she was such a nerd. lol

I have also heard that she's not very nice and in my opinion you can just tell by looking at her that she would be that way. She tries to act the way she used to but she's not doing a very good job.

I rarely watch her show, and when I do it usually isn't for long. To me her voice seems to be an odd combination of scratchy and screechy which I find particularly annoying. A few times when I've looked for recipes and her version is one of the ones that comes up, her recipe never really seems to inspire me. Maybe its because I read the recipe and "hear" her in my mind.

I also find her continual use of "EVOO" or "sammies" annoying.

I also watched the early years. I remember when she got engaged. Didn't her husband cheat on her or was that just something I read on a tabloid in the grocery check out line?

She’s too loud for me. Always barking orders at her staff behind the scenes that are doing most of the work.

I liked it better when it was a cooking show but now I guess she has to be a talk show host also which is annoying.

I get sick of her kissing all the guests butts. Everyone is her “favorite” person in the whole wide world. Ugggg.

Nope - dislike

Completely dislike her personality; we wouldn't be friends. I am one of those people that hates acronyms, shortened words, jargon, etc. so that may be why. Did you know she's had her show for 12 seasons? Someone must like her.

I stopped watching Rachel for the same reason I stopped watching Oprah's talk show, they don't let a guest finish a sentence.

Rachel's recipes have way too many ingredients. I watched her make a chicken sandwich once that must have been 8 inches high, with bacon, avocado, fried egg, ham and veggies. Couldn't even see the chicken lol

I have never watched her show. But our dog eats her dog food.

My cat took one sniff of her food and tried to bury it. He then marched off in a snit.

Elizabeth, my cats LOVE the fish based wet food. The chicken purrcata, not so much. I've never tried any dry. Could be the kind? In case you ever wanted to try again. Not that you have to. Cats are discerning souls.

I used to watch her and liked it but I gave it up a long time ago. I don't really care for her recipes.

She’s obnoxious and doesn’t seem to have much tact, grace or humility about her. In the beginning when it was all new to her, her demeanor was a lot more understandable, now it’s just annoying.

Don't particularly care for her but I'd definitely watch her before the 4timeFelon or the Yeowling Belle of the Bigots.

Eh, she's o.k. I guess. I've seen short pieces of her show here and there. I'm talking 5 min. or less. I prob wouldn't like watching the whole show all the time.

Now Oprah on the other hand, I can not STAND that woman. All she did was talk over people and look at the camera to make sure it was on her. I will never in a million years understand how she got so popular and ridiculously rich. Everyone always says what a class act she is, not in my opinion. Her shows were trash in the beginning, like Jerry Springer, Maury etc. trash, now that she's filthy rich everyone thinks she classy. Nope, she can just buy expensive stuff, lol.

A few years ago, I was given as a Christmas gift Rachel Ray's garbage bowl and a subscription to her magazine. The garbage bowl is a large plastic bowl that you throw stuff in as you cook; for example, eggshells. It gets rave reviews, but I don't see the point of it. I throw stuff directly into the trash. I have never used it. I don't care for plastic bowls. I keep saying I am going to give it to Goodwill. As far as her magazine goes, I would flip through each issue but I never made any of the recipes. There seemed to be a lot of southwestern recipes, which I am not a fan of, and a lot of burger recipes. Another total waste.

Cynic...I must be uneducated...can you help us out

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I just turn my tv off when I don't care for a person or a show - I like to do that before I get so miffed.

Agree with Matti5 and Katian about both R.Ray and Opera! Yuk.

LucyStar1, I use the garbage bowl method (not RR's bowl, but one I already owned) a lot when I cook because my garbage is in a cabinet by the dish sink, but I tend to prep and cook on the island by the stove. It's handy to have the bowl right there to toss stuff in, then the stuff can get sorted into compost materials and recyclables later when I do the dishes.