Cooking Shows

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Ice Cream The contestants design their own pressure test inspired by seven different Connoisseur ice cream flavours. The best two will win immunity. MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 MasterChef Australia Season 16 MasterChef Australia Season 17 Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | […]

Episode Summary Team Service Challenge: Dough It’s Dough-Fest in the MasterChef garden and time for the contestants to test their team work in an epic service challenge. The teams have four hours to cook a dough-based savoury and sweet. MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 MasterChef Australia Season 16 MasterChef […]

Episode Summary Junda Khoo’s Laksa Taste-Test Elimination Challenge The cooks take part in a laksa taste-test, set by one of Australia’s most renowned Malaysian chefs. First four cooks who guess the wrong ingredient, must fight for their place in the competition. MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 MasterChef Australia Season […]

Episode Summary Mystery Box: Goo — The mystery box challenge for sweet week contained a ‘golden goo’: the contestants had 75 minutes to create a gooey dish. The top four dishes were Callum’s chocolate and macadamia cremeux with parsnip, wattleseed & saltbush, Laura’s amaretto affogato, Andre’s amaro caramel gnocchi and almond ice cream, and Beau’s […]

Episode Summary Immunity Pressure Test: Poh‘s Big Bake Off — Andre, Beau, Callum and Laura had 3.75 hours to re-create three of Poh’s bakes from her business Jamface: mille-feuille, rhubarb lily tart, and strawberry and lychee chiffon cake. Callum’s efforts had the most criticism from the judges as his cake didn’t rise as well as […]

Episode Summary Jelly Gems Taste Test Immunity Challenge — The contestants apart from Laura take part in a two round immunity cook. In round 2 they took it in turns to taste different jellies and identify the flavour, the five left remaining to guess the flavours correctly move on two round 2. Audra, Callum, Declan, […]

Episode Summary Sweet Nostalgia Elimination Challenge — The contestants apart from Laura and Callum had 75 minutes to cook a dessert inspired by their childhood memories. Sarah’s cereal, Snezana’s honey cake and Depinder’s tropical lamington were announced as the top 3 dishes by the judges. Theo had issues with the baking of his baklava and […]

Episode Summary Nornie Bero Mystery Box — The mystery box challenge was set by guest chef Nornie Bero. It contained ingredients that are native to Australia, with which the contestants had 75 minutes to cook a dish from. Callum’s emu carpaccio with yam crisps, Laura’s yabbies & yams and Snezana’s yam knedle with ooray plums, […]

Episode Summary Cook with Curtis Elimination Challenge Aussie legend Curtis Stone returns for a slow cooked lamb raviolo cook-along. MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 MasterChef Australia Season 16 MasterChef Australia Season 17 Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 […]

Episode Summary Ice Cream Immunity Challenge — Curtis returned for the immunity challenge. The contestants were asked to cook a dessert in 90 minutes with an ice cream inspired by winter. In addition to immunity, the winner would also have their ice cream sold at Coles supermarkets. Ben, Depinder and Jamie received praise from the […]

Episode Summary Food Journey Elimination Challenge — The judges announced that Sarah was unwell and as a result, she must compete in Tuesday’s pressure test. The contestants besides Audra had 90 minutes to cook a dish demonstrating their progression as a cook. The judges were impressed by Rhiannon’s coral trout wontons, Jimmy’s toothfish with tomato […]

Episode Summary Butter Elimination Challenge Twelve MasterChef contestants are faced with a bust of judge Jean-Christophe Novelli made entirely of butter. Fighting for their place in the competition, they must create a dish featuring butter. MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 MasterChef Australia Season 16 MasterChef Australia Season 17 Episode […]

Episode Summary Peter Gilmore Mystery Box Challenge — Legends Week began with a mystery box challenge set by Peter Gilmore, who filled the box with a variety of his favourite ingredients, with many suitable for either sweet or savoury cooking. The contestants were given 75 minutes to cook a dish using at least one ingredient […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs’ Coffee Caviar Tin — Ben, Darrsh, Sarah and Sav had 3+1⁄4 hours to re-create Kirsten Tibballs’ chocolate and coffee caviar dessert, featuring coffee pearls placed in a tempered chocolate container modelled on a caviar tin. Sav initially missed the step of chilling the tempered chocolate tins before unmoulding, so […]

Episode Summary Shannon Bennett’s 20-Minute Immunity Challenge — Shannon Bennett was cooking in the MasterChef kitchen when the contestants entered. He presented fried scallops with black pudding and pea puree, all cooked in 20 minutes. He challenged the contestants to make a dish of their own in 20 minutes; the best would win immunity from […]

Episode Summary Two-Round Elimination Challenge: One-Inch Cube — The contestants other than Theo faced the one-inch cube taste test, with a twist: they were divided into three teams, each with only one person tasting, blindfolded, for their team. The first person to give an incorrect answer sent their team into round two. Jamie, Audra and […]

Episode Summary Mystery Fridge Invention Test — The contestants were asked to create a dish using leftover ingredients in one of the judges’ fridges. Jean-Christophe’s fridge contain leftover runes, Poh’s fridge contain pastry offcuts, Andy’s fridge contain herb stalks and Sofia’s fridge contain pickling juices. Andre’s orange and parmesan tortellini, Ben’s pan-roasted quail with pancetta, […]

Episode Summary Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone — Andre, Ben, Jimmy and Snezana had to replicate Curtis Stone’s pork loin with citrus beurre monté and pistachio dukka after being given a demonstration of how to cook the pork. Andre had trouble with the carrot puree and Jimmy’s fennel was undercooked. Ben and Snezana’s dishes were near-perfect, […]

Episode Summary Jean-Christophe’s French Service Immunity Challenge — The contestants were divided into four teams of five. Each were tasked to create a two-course meal for 60 teachers; a main and a dessert, either one of which needing to have a twist to the classic dishes. The green team produced a lobster bisque and a […]

Episode Summary Finishing Flair Elimination Challenge In today’s elimination challenge, the contestants have to create a dish with an element of tableside theatre. MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 MasterChef Australia Season 16 MasterChef Australia Season 17 Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode […]