I don't mind some of the competition ones, although I don't watch any TV regularly. Often times I see someone using an unusual combination of ingredients, a different technique or a unique presentation and I can incorporate that into my own cooking.
As a how-to, it's pretty much worthless, and I definitely miss the days of Good Eats. The best how-to I've seen that's on TV now is Chasing the Yum with Jet Tila. But the competition shows can still be useful and informative if you look past the "reality TV BS" aspect of it and just focus on the food they make and how you can apply it to your own meals.
I agree with CC tho- the baking ones are the worst!!
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