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Episode Summary Two Round Team Immunity Challenge – There are two cooktops and three cloches per bench as the 18 contestants enter the MasterChef kitchen. When they open their cloches, they reveal an everyday ingredient and a coloured team apron. To win immunity, the groups of three select one member to cook with the ingredient. […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Jean-Christophe Novelli’s Jack in a Box – Khristian, Mimi, Snezana and Sumeet were given three hours to recreate Jean-Christophe’s intricate dessert Jack in a Box, the dish that earned him a Michelin star in 1992. Snezana started off very stressed but ended up creating a great rendition of the dessert and […]

Episode Summary Mystery Box Challenge with a Twist! – All of the contestants competed in a mystery box challenge that contained six visible ingredients (quail, spring onion, nectarine, nduja, parsnip and thyme). There were four small boxes as well, that contained an ingredient that each of the judges have chosen (Andy chose vino cotto, Jean-Christophe […]

Episode Summary Inspired by Family Elimination Challenge – The three losing teams from the previous challenge faced a two-round elimination challenge. In round one, they had 75 minutes to create a dish inspired by one of Andy’s mum’s dishes. Savindri’s pine and swine pastry dish and Snezana’s carrot & three veg dish received the highest […]

Episode Summary Queen Victoria Market Street Food Immunity Team Challenge – The 20 contestants were taken to the Queen Victoria Market for a team challenge, where they were split into four teams. The Blue Team (Darrsh, Harry, Lily, Nat and Captain Khristian), The Red Team (Mimi, Stephen, Sue, Sumeet and Captain Josh P.), The Yellow […]

Episode Summary Cook with Jamie Elimination Challenge – The elimination challenge included the four contestants whose dishes were weakest in the previous episode, plus Stephen, who had missed that episode due to illness. The challenge was to cook alongside Jamie Oliver as he prepared a dish from his family’s pub: chicken breast stuffed with duxelles, […]

Episode Summary Jamie Oliver’s Parents Mystery Box Challenge — The judges announced that Stephen was unwell and as a result, he must compete in the next elimination. The remaining contestants faced a mystery box challenge set by Jamie’s parents. They were given 75 minutes to make a dish using one or more of the following […]

Episode Summary Food Dreams Elimination Challenge — In one round the contestants had 75 minutes to cook a dish inspired by their food dreams. The dishes with the highest praise were David’s winter squash soup with cocoa cream, Harry’s ocean parcels with green peppercorn sauce, Juan’s beef empanadas, Nat’s khao soi gai and Snezana’s three-course […]

Episode Summary Time Versus Ingredients Immunity Challenge — Lourdes, Savindri, Snezana, Stephen & Sumeet were given a choice to cook with one ingredient with 90 minutes or 20 ingredients with 45 minutes. Both Snezana & Stephen selected the 90 minute cook. Snezana chose Onion and Stephen chose Macadamia nuts as their only ingredient, while the […]

Episode Summary Finger Food Invention Test — Judge Sofia set the winning team a challenge to create a dish that anyone can eat with their hands in 75 minutes. Lourdes’ Lemon Choux Buns, Savindri’s Seeni Sambal & Egg Bun, Snezana’s krofne with strawberry jam & cream patisserie, Stephen’s Pork belly with Whiskey Tamarind Sauce and […]