Tag: MasterChef Australia Season 09

Episode Summary Celebrity chef and writer Yotam Ottolenghi made his first appearance as this week’s guest judge. His Mystery Box contained the following ingredients, used in Middle-Eastern cuisine: freekeh, tahini paste, lamb, date syrup, parsley, eggplant, rose water and sumac. After 75 minutes against Michelle, Eliza, Sarah and Ben, Karlie won her second mystery box […]

Episode Summary Eloise, Pete and Ray had one hour to recreate five dishes from Yotam’s mezze: lamb koftas, deep fried olives, butter bean hummus and roasted ricotta with broad bean spread. Eloise won praise for the overall taste and quality of her dishes. Ray also won praise with his feast, but served large chunks of […]

Episode Summary Pete, Pia and Ray had four and a half hours to recreate pastry chef Andy Bowdy’s signature twelve element intricate layered cake. The judges were impressed with Pete’s dish overall, despite the fact that he burned his second batch of candied pecans, and he was declared safe. Ray lost points in the presentation […]

Episode Summary In the 45-minute first round, Eloise, Sam and Sarah were tasked to cook a dish using a waffle maker. While Sam and Sarah opted for the sweet option for their waffle dishes, Eloise’s savoury take on chicken and waffles with chili soy caramel won her the opportunity to cook against chef Charlie Carrington […]

Episode Summary Four teams competed in a relay challenge where each member had 15 minutes of cooking time and 45 seconds to pass their instructions to the next cook. Diana, Benjamin, Tamara and Benita, the captains of the Red, Yellow, Blue and Green Teams, were tasked with choosing a dish that featured maple syrup. Benita […]

Episode Summary Arum, Ben, Benita, Nicole and Pete faced the elimination challenge, in which each contestant could bid part of his/her 90 minutes’ cooking time to purchase their ingredients. Each pantry of ingredients (except the staples) cost different minutes of time. Arum and Nicole spent 20 minutes on ginger, sugar and pistachios. Ben had John […]

Episode Summary The daily challenges in the coming week focused the contestants on cooking desserts. Kirsten Tibballs presented her Mystery Box, which contained chocolate and her chosen ingredients (coconut, raspberries, mint, instant coffee, coffee beans, green tea, nectarines, desiccated coconut and dark rum) along with additional pantry dessert staples, for the contestants to make their […]

Episode Summary The ninth series started with contestants cooking their signature dish in one hour for an automatic entry to the Top 24. Each judge awarded contestants with a “yes” or “no”. Twenty contestants received three “yes” votes and won their way through to the main competition while the second-chance contestants, with one or two […]

Episode Summary Bryan, Samuel and Trent had three hours to replicate Christy Tania’s gravity-defying ice cream dessert and thirty minutes to make their sugar balloons. The time pressure proved too much for the three contestants as they had issues in their dishes: Trent’s balloon was too small as it dispersed when he presented his dish, […]

Episode Summary Maggie Beer set a challenge for the twelve contestants who received a second chance to cook either a savoury dish or a dessert in 75 minutes, with lemons as the core ingredient, to secure a place in the competition. The top three dishes were chosen by Maggie and the judges sent their makers […]