Tag: MasterChef Australia

Episode Summary In the mystery box challenge, the contestants had 75 minutes to make a dish using the following ingredients, selected by Nigella Lawson: mint vanilla bean, lamb mince, whiting, semolina, date molasses, red plums, red witlof and nigella seeds. Jess advanced to the immunity challenge with her pavlova with vanilla and plums. The other […]

Episode Summary The Bottom 5 were given 90 minutes to recreate Nigella’s roast chicken with two sides and a sauce of their choice. In the tasting, Leah and Abbey excelled and the latter’s dish was the dish of the day. Mandy’s side dishes impressed but her sauce did not have enough flavour, while Larissa’s fennel […]

Episode Summary In the first round, the contestants had 60 minutes to prep a custard dish (sweet or savoury) to compete for immunity. Simon’s beat Tessa with his Japanese set custard to cook against guest chef Coskun Uysal. With 75 minutes to cook, Simon selected duck, onion, garlic, bay leaf and peas for his dish. […]

Episode Summary The contestants were taken to the State Library Victoria, where they were divided into two teams of 10 and given two and a half hours had to recreate two three-course dinners from 20th century royal state receptions in Australia for 80 teachers from Victoria. The Burgundy Team, led by Steph, prepped the menu […]

Episode Summary In the first of a two-round elimination challenge, the 10 contestants on the Burgundy Team took turns guessing the names of condiments in front of them. Abbey, Jess, Mandy, Steph and Tati, with incorrect guesses, were sent to the second round, in which they had 60 minutes to make a condiment that complemented […]

Episode Summary Grand Finale: Three-Course Dinner Service — Emelia and Laura faced off in a three-course service challenge, in which they had to serve an entrée, main and dessert to the three judges, as well as most of their fellow contestants. With four hours to prepare all three courses, both Emelia and Laura faced hurdles, […]

Episode Summary Sudden-Death Pumpkin Immunity Challenge — Laura, Poh, Reece and Emelia faced a sudden-death knockout challenge, where they were each given one pumpkin with which to cook across three rounds. Each round lasted 30 minutes, and, in each round, the contestant with the worst dish would fall out of the running for Weekly Immunity. […]

Episode Summary Semi-Final Pressure Test: Martin Benn’s “Toffee Apple” — For the semi-final of the series, chef Martin Benn arrived to set a pressure test for the Top 3. They were given 3 hours and 45 minutes to recreate his intricate “Toffee Apple” dessert, with 5 minutes to plate the dish prior to the tasting. […]

Episode Summary All-In Elimination: Street Food and Fine Dining — Chef Charlie Carrington arrived to set a two-round elimination challenge for all the contestants aside from Reece. For the first round, the contestants were split into pairs and given 75 minutes to cook two street food dishes from a given cuisine. The Orange Team (Laura […]

Episode Summary Golden Mystery Box — The Top 8 were greeted with a fireworks display and a golden Mystery Box, containing golden raisins, golden Swiss Chard, golden beetroots, golden trout, golden syrup, gold leaf, Golden Delicious apples and gold mustard. Brendan and Tessa received high praises for their trout dishes, as did Reece and Callum […]