Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian View Post
As perfectly put by Ryll, the problem was his dooming a number of students by default regardless of skill.
He didn't doom anyone regardless of skill. Like I said perfectly before, he just expanded selecting the ingredients to be a part of the necessary skill set. He even dropped a hint by telling the students they should consider each other enemies. Megumi's skills were lacking because she didn't go for the most sensitive vegetables first. Lacking skills = fired. Just like the two dudes were kicked out because their rule abiding skills were apparently lacking and they shared info.