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Episode Summary Condiment Immunity Challenge — In the first round, Chef Curtis Stone announced that Adi, Brent, Ralph, Rhiannon & Rue have an opportunity to make their own condiment (Sauce, relish, jam or chutney) in 45 minutes. Brent’s mango chili sauce, Rhiannon’s ‘Troppo’ chutney (mango & pineapple chutney) and Rue’s ‘BarbeRue’ Sauce (sweet and spicy […]

Episode Summary Root Vegetable Service Challenge — The contestants except for Theo (who was unwell) were split into two teams; the green team (Adi, Brent, Ralph, Rue and captain Rhiannon) and the brown team (Antonio, Cath, Declan and Malissa) had to cook a two-course meal for 24 guests. The judges revealed the choices of root […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Luke Nguyen’s No Recipe Beef Pho — Chef Luke Nguyen set the pressure test, which required Adi, Grace and Theo to recreate his beef pho without a recipe in two hours. Even though Theo was unsure at the start, his was the closest to the original with the cooking of the […]

Episode Summary John Dory Mystery Box Challenge — The mystery box was set by chef Josh Niland which contains different cuts of the John Dory fish, which they had 75 minutes to cook a dish featuring the fish. Most of the contestants’ dishes receive praise particularly Antonio’s dory al asado negro with cauliflower puree and […]

Episode Summary Rick Stein Travel Elimination Challenge — The contestants aside from Antonio and Rhiannon faced a two-round challenge set by Rick Stein. In round one they had 45 minutes to cook a dish with squid where the bottom four would face round two. Declan, Malissa, Phil and Ralph’s dishes were criticized and they were […]

Episode Summary Ingredients or Time Invention Test — Brent, Rue and Theo had to cook against Ross Magnaye’s team from Serai Kitchen and had up to 75 minutes to cook a dish using up to twelve sets of ingrediants, with one set becoming available every four minutes. The dish of the day will win for […]

Episode Summary Non-Verbal Team Relay — Adi, Cath and Declan had to cook against Louis Tikaram’s team from Stanley restaurant in a relay team challenge, given twenty five minutes each without communicating during the changeover. Benson started for team Stanley and opted to cook a Cantonese feast of crispy skin chicken, steamed fish and Asian […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Khanh Nguyen’s Three-Course Meal — Chef Khanh Nguyen set the pressure test, which required Malissa, Phil and Ralph to cook against Nick Holloway’s team from Nu Nu to recreate his macadamia tofo with Skull Island prawns, tamarind, lemon myrtle for entrée in two hours and thirty minutes; wagyu rendang pie with […]

Episode Summary NOMAD Mystery Box Challenge — Every challenge this week was a home cook vs professional cook battle where contestants competed with one of four chef teams to win immunity from Sunday’s elimination challenge. The first group, consisting of Antonio, Grace and Rhiannon, cooked against Jacqui Challinor’s team from NOMAD. Each team had 75 […]

Episode Summary Aussie Classic Elimination Challenge — The contestants aside from Brent (who had immunity) and Grace (who was unwell and must compete in the next elimination) faced a two-round challenge. In round one, they took turns identifying different cheeses. Malissa, Ralph, Rhiannon, Robbie and Rue were the first five to guess incorrectly and were […]