Cooking Shows

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 […]

Episode Summary Series Premiere: Identity Dish — Jamie Oliver, guest judge for 2 weeks, tasked the contestants to create a dish that represents them. The majority of the contestants receive positive feedback with Savindri & Nat were named the top 2. While Savindri’s Sri Lankan breakfast (Blackened Coconut Snapper with milk rice, snapper sauce, raw […]

Episode Summary Luke Nguyen Ingredient Gamble Elimination Challenge – The three losing teams faced a two-round elimination challenge set by Luke Nguyen. In round one each contestant was assigned a pair of ingredients, one visible and the other hidden underneath a cloche, and 75 minutes to cook a dish with the ingredient of their choosing. […]

Episode Summary Jamie Oliver’s Team Service Challenge — Each team had to cook a three-course meal for 40 previous MasterChef contestants in a service mentored by Jamie. The judges revealed four compulsory ingredients: mushroom for entree, cashews and peppers for main, and grapefruit for dessert. The purple team led by Mimi served an entree of […]

Episode Summary Vincent Yeow Lim Wok Mystery Box Challenge – All of the contestants competed in a mystery box challenge that is set by guest judge, chef & social media star Vincent Yeow Lim who ask the contestants to create a dish in 75 minutes using a wok. Lachlan’s sweet & sour barramundi, Mimi’s turnip […]

Episode Summary Finger Food Invention Test — Judge Sofia set the winning team a challenge to create a dish that anyone can eat with their hands in 75 minutes. Lourdes’ Lemon Choux Buns, Savindri’s Seeni Sambal & Egg Bun, Snezana’s krofne with strawberry jam & cream patisserie, Stephen’s Pork belly with Whiskey Tamarind Sauce and […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou’s Sunny Side Up – Darrsh, David, Harry and Snezana were given three hours to re-create chef Anna Polyviou’s sunny side up dessert. Harry’s dish was almost identical to Anna’s. David performed well and his efforts were praised. While Darrsh’s flavours and textures were perfect, his performance was erratic with […]

Episode Summary Time Versus Ingredients Immunity Challenge — Lourdes, Savindri, Snezana, Stephen & Sumeet were given a choice to cook with one ingredient with 90 minutes or 20 ingredients with 45 minutes. Both Snezana & Stephen selected the 90 minute cook. Snezana chose Onion and Stephen chose Macadamia nuts as their only ingredient, while the […]

Episode Summary Microwave Hack Immunity Challenge – The 14 remaining contestants had 75 minutes to prepare a dish using one of the judges’ microwave hacks of their choice (Andy’s three-minute crispy chicken skin, Jean-Christophe’s two-minute crispy sweet potatoes, Sofia’s quick caramelised white chocolate crumb or Poh’s under three-minute marshmallow meringue). Sue accidentally mixed up the […]