Tag: MasterChef Australia Season 16

Episode Summary Second Chance Cook – Eight of the previously-eliminated contestants returned to compete for a place back in the competition. With each assigned a herb from the garden, all received praise but Savindri’s Sri Lankan feast won over the judges, returning her to the competition. In addition, she is also immune from Sunday’s Elimination […]

Episode Summary Lucky Dip Immunity Challenge – Savindri reunited with the other contestants in the MasterChef kitchen, where the five without immunity were asked to select two cloches and use the Hong Kong-inspired ingredients underneath to make a dish. Although all five dishes impressed the judges, Mimi’s was deemed the best, earning her immunity. Don’t […]

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 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 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 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 One Inch Cube Elimination Challenge – In round one of a two-round elimination challenge, the contestants except Lourdes faced the one-inch cube challenge, having to blindly identify cubes of food by taste and smell. The first six to guess incorrectly went into the second round; Josh C., Juan, Lily, Mimi, Stephen and Sumeet […]

Episode Summary French Mystery Box Challenge – All of the contestants visit the Bendigo Art Gallery for a French themed mystery box (mussels, shallots, apples, Dijon mustard, peas, croissant, duck leg, prunes, bouquet garni and apple cider) as well as under-bench staples from the local area in a 75-minute cook at the Bendigo Town Hall. […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Liam Downes’ Smoked Egg Yolk Raviolo, Truffle & Asparagus – Alex, Gillian, Lourdes and Nat traveled to Black Cat Truffles Farm in Wattle Flat. They were given four hours to re-create chef Liam Downes’ smoked egg yolk raviolo with truffle and asparagus. Alex injured herself twice while making her pasta dough, […]

Episode Summary Heirloom Tomato Team Relay – The 16 remaining contestants were divided into four teams and asked to cook a dish featuring heirloom tomatoes in a team relay, given 20 minutes each to cook and 30 seconds to transfer information to the next cook. Josh P., who was captain of the blue team, decided […]