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Weak sauce: She admits to being intimidated by the competition.

Weak sauce: But at the same time, he doesn't edit his dishes.

But basically this stuff is all weak sauce.

Weak sauce: Jesse never went to culinary school, which could later make her stand out -- and not in a good way.

Weak sauce: She can cook, but she'd better pep up that personality if she wants to win.

You can’t just show up with weak sauce.”

Weak sauce: In a pot full of big city chefs, this small-town girl may not have the chops (or attitude) needed to win.

It had established a sturdy chemical-delivery system and was using it to dispense weak sauce.

Weak sauce: He's got some time-management issues.

Weak sauce: He assumes a negative review means the judges don't understand his Latin American style.

Weak sauce: But he should make sure that confidence isn't just arrogance because trash talking won't get him too far (again, see Stefan).

Critics of digital projectors knock the projectors for weak sauce black levels and, in many cases, they are right to do so.

Weak sauce: Her temper and stubbornness.

Weak sauce: The self-taught cook plays it too safe for Top Chef caliber challenges.

Usually “DWTS” has some clever pre-taped clips, but this week’s were a little weak sauce.

"Requiring Rincon to attend 'pat-down' training is weak sauce that does nothing to hide the unpleasant taste of complicity."

Weak sauce: With his troublemaker personality, Mike's drive to beat his brother could make him the loser in this sibling rivalry.

Weak sauce: After an embarrassing performance at the quickfire and an unmemorable elimination challenge dish, Preeti isn't off to a good start.

Weak sauce: We didn't see much on Ash in the premiere, but let's hope his dishes don't come with a side of New York pomp.

There is lots of awkward staring, kissing attempts and weak sauce man fights over Bella (Kristen Stewart).

Weak sauce: He pulled out the sympathy card — that he took a treacherous 27-day boat ride from Haiti to America — too quickly.

Weak sauce: Well, weak sauce.

Weak sauce: Mattin makes a fine lobster and a mean buffalo rib eye, but the lack of personality in his cooking could cut his Vegas vacation short.

While there are digressions into tricksy post-bop and abstract sonics, Metheny's glossy makeover is weak sauce next to Zorn's other group, Masada"."