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Episode Summary Two-Round Elimination Challenge: One-Inch Cube — The contestants other than Theo faced the one-inch cube taste test, with a twist: they were divided into three teams, each with only one person tasting, blindfolded, for their team. The first person to give an incorrect answer sent their team into round two. Jamie, Audra and […]

Episode Summary Shannon Bennett’s 20-Minute Immunity Challenge — Shannon Bennett was cooking in the MasterChef kitchen when the contestants entered. He presented fried scallops with black pudding and pea puree, all cooked in 20 minutes. He challenged the contestants to make a dish of their own in 20 minutes; the best would win immunity from […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs’ Coffee Caviar Tin — Ben, Darrsh, Sarah and Sav had 3+1⁄4 hours to re-create Kirsten Tibballs’ chocolate and coffee caviar dessert, featuring coffee pearls placed in a tempered chocolate container modelled on a caviar tin. Sav initially missed the step of chilling the tempered chocolate tins before unmoulding, so […]

Episode Summary Peter Gilmore Mystery Box Challenge — Legends Week began with a mystery box challenge set by Peter Gilmore, who filled the box with a variety of his favourite ingredients, with many suitable for either sweet or savoury cooking. The contestants were given 75 minutes to cook a dish using at least one ingredient […]

Episode Summary Food Journey Elimination Challenge — The judges announced that Sarah was unwell and as a result, she must compete in Tuesday’s pressure test. The contestants besides Audra had 90 minutes to cook a dish demonstrating their progression as a cook. The judges were impressed by Rhiannon’s coral trout wontons, Jimmy’s toothfish with tomato […]

Episode Summary Late Night Snack Immunity Challenge — The judges announced that Pete had left the competition for personal reasons. The contestants competed for the first time this season as individuals with their own choice of dish. They had 75 minutes to prepare an elevated version of their favourite late-night snack using Gordon’s favourite snack, […]

Episode Summary Keep Up with Gordon Challenge — The eight members of the green team needed to keep up with Gordon in a two-dish challenge, with the prize being the season’s only immunity pin. The main course was caramelized duck breast with parsnip puree, endive and a port wine sauce, and the dessert was sticky […]

Episode Summary Series Premiere: Gordon Ramsay’s Team Service Challenge — The Top 24 were split into three teams of eight, with the three contestants who previously competed on MasterChef twice being named team captains: Callum (green team), Sarah (blue) and Laura (burgundy). Each team had to cook a two-course meal for 30 guests in a […]