Tag: MasterChef Australia

Episode Summary The two teams were tasked by Darren Purchese with constructing edible dessert art installations in their respective stations for public viewing in eight hours. The Red Team, led by Sarah, chose a Japanese Zen garden concept, while the Blue Team, led by Tamara, took inspiration from a beehive. During prep time, the Red […]

Episode Summary In their first challenge of the season, the Top 24 contestants faced a mystery box that consisted of ingredients chosen by Elena Duggan, the winner of season 8. Cooking with 75 minutes on the clock, most contestants opted to cook a pasta dish while others chose to make an inventive dish. Rashedul suffered […]

Episode Summary The nine losing contestants (except Eloise, who used her immunity pin) had to correctly guess each ball of a dessert ingredient while blindfolded, to avoid landing in one of three places in the second elimination round. The bottom three: Ray (who mistook grapes for watermelon), Benjamin (banana instead of rockmelon) and Tamara (cucumber […]

Episode Summary Benita, Benjamin, Lee and Rashedul competed in the first elimination challenge. Each had to pick an ingredient of their choice next to a cloche that contained a hidden paired ingredient and make a dish in 75 minutes. Rashedul selected mangoes paired with green peppercorns, Benjamin had walnuts and dates, Benita got peaches and […]

Episode Summary The 23 remaining contestants could only rely on the basics of home cooking for the week by using simple kitchen equipment. They faced a Mystery Box Challenge with ingredients like prawns, chillies, pineapple and Parmesan, that were chosen by the judges for the 75-minute cook. Sarah, Pia, Diana, Michelle and Eloise were chosen […]

Episode Summary Lee, Pete and Ray had to follow and recreate Gary’s roasted chicken dish without a recipe provided; they had to follow the chef before plating the dish within 10 seconds of Gary. Ray struggled throughout as he poured too much cream in his pea custard and his fondant potatoes were cooked inconsistently. Pete […]

Episode Summary In the 32-minute first round, Eliza, Sarah and Karlie had to make a savoury dinner plate with just one trip to the pantry. Sarah’s Pan Friend Barramundi with Bok Choy and Vinaigrette won the round and she advanced to the Immunity Challenge against Jarrod Di Blasi, who was the Victorian Young Chef of […]

Episode Summary The contestants arrived at the 400 Gradi Pizzeria, headed by World Pizza Champion Johnny Di Francesco, for a team challenge, where they were split into two teams of 10 and given fours to prepare an Italian three-course meal for 250 people. The Green and Red Teams, led by Diana and Eloise, respectively, had […]