The application process begins with thousands of hopefuls looking to get their big break on the reality show. From the thousands who apply, the field is eventually narrowed "down to about 20 or 30," according to former contestant Ali Imdad, who spoke to Insider. Imdad revealed those chosen 20 or 30 potential contestants are then required "to see a psychologist to see if [they] could handle the fame that might come from [being on the show]."
Once the final bakers have been selected, the arduous filming process begins. After intense edits are made, the audience only sees the finished, polished product. However, each one-hour episode takes about 10 to 16 hours to film. Season 9 baker Antony Amourdoux revealed, "You start early in the morning and it ends a little after six or seven in the evening." Amourdoux also admitted that the show is filmed mostly over the weekend as well, because, get this, most of the contestants are still holding down nine to fives while filming. "So Saturday will be the whole day and Sunday will be early in the morning to around midday," he revealed.
