Cooking Shows

Episode Summary Murtoa Stick Shed Immunity Service Challenge — The contestants were taken into the Stick Shed in Murtoa, where Brent, Theo and Declan competed for the final immunity of the season. For this service challenge, each was assigned a course which required them to feature a specific grain. Brent, as winner of the advantage […]

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Episode Summary Anchovies & Dijon Mustard Duel Elimination Challenge — The contestants aside from Declan faced a two-round challenge. In the first round, the contestants were paired up and competed against their partner. Each pair was given 75 minutes to cook a dish featuring either anchovies (Brent and Rhiannon) or Dijon mustard (Cath and Theo), […]

Episode Summary Family Mystery Box Challenge — The final mystery box of the year contained letters and photos from the contestants’ families, in addition to an envelope mentioning their favourite dish cooked by the contestants at home. Brent, Declan, Rhiannon, and Theo were given 75 minutes to give their take on pork belly satay, chili […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Peter Gilmore’s No Recipe XO Squid — Chef Peter Gilmore set the pressure test, which required Declan, Rhiannon, and Theo to re-create his XO squid with scallops and pipis in 2 hours and 15 minutes, without a recipe. The contestants except for Brent were taken to the Bennelong restaurant at the […]

Episode Summary Keeping Up with Curtis Stone Challenge — The semi-finalists competed in a challenge where they had to keep up with Curtis Stone and replicate his scotch fillet au poivre with a beurre rouge, pureed potatoes, and roasted bone marrow, with the winner of the challenge gaining a 30-minute head start in the semi-finals. […]

Episode Summary Semi-Finals: Service Challenge — Brent, Declan, and Rhiannon competed in the semi-final service challenge, cooking a three-course meal for 20 guests and the three judges, with Shannon Bennett mentoring and supporting the semi-finalists. Brent, who had won a 30-minute head start, was given 4 hours and 30 hours to cook, while Declan and […]

Episode Summary Grand Finale — Brent and Rhiannon competed in a two-round challenge, with the first round consisting of a choice between three challenges and the second round consisting of a pressure test. In the first round, the finalists were presented with the choice between a mystery box, an envelope containing a brief, or a […]

Episode Summary Colours Elimination Challenge It’s a colour palette for the palate with a pearler of a taste test to set the tone. Who will then be caught red-handed and feeling blue cooking an elimination dish that highlights one chosen colour” MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 Episode 1 | […]

Episode Summary Everything Mystery Box Challenge — The Everything Box contained parsley, sugar snap peas, sherry, labneh, fenugreek, bacon, lamb, and garlic, with the contestants given 75 minutes to present a dish featuring every component. Brent and Theo were declared the winners of the challenge, with their dishes of lamb koftas and lamb skewers respectively. […]

Episode Summary NOMAD Mystery Box Challenge — Every challenge this week was a home cook vs professional cook battle where contestants competed with one of four chef teams to win immunity from Sunday’s elimination challenge. The first group, consisting of Antonio, Grace and Rhiannon, cooked against Jacqui Challinor’s team from NOMAD. Each team had 75 […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Clare Smyth Internationally renowned chef Clare Smyth of Sydney’s Oncore Restaurant is here to put contestants through their Pressure Test paces with a complex dish inspired by beef, oyster and Irish stout pie. MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Khanh Nguyen’s Three-Course Meal — Chef Khanh Nguyen set the pressure test, which required Malissa, Phil and Ralph to cook against Nick Holloway’s team from Nu Nu to recreate his macadamia tofo with Skull Island prawns, tamarind, lemon myrtle for entrée in two hours and thirty minutes; wagyu rendang pie with […]

Episode Summary O.My Farm Service Challenge At the beautiful grounds of the O.MY Farm, contestants are split into 3 teams of 2. After foraging for one ingredient to hero in a dish, only THEN do they find out what course they’ll be cooking! MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 Episode […]

Episode Summary Non-Verbal Team Relay — Adi, Cath and Declan had to cook against Louis Tikaram’s team from Stanley restaurant in a relay team challenge, given twenty five minutes each without communicating during the changeover. Benson started for team Stanley and opted to cook a Cantonese feast of crispy skin chicken, steamed fish and Asian […]

Episode Summary Immunity Challenge: Chase Kojima — In the first round, Brent, Declan, Malissa, and Theo were given one hour to cook a dish featuring sound. Theo’s dish of crispy betel leaf with grilled kangaroo was deemed to be the best, winning him immunity from Sunday’s elimination and a chance to win the final immunity […]

Episode Summary Ingredients or Time Invention Test — Brent, Rue and Theo had to cook against Ross Magnaye’s team from Serai Kitchen and had up to 75 minutes to cook a dish using up to twelve sets of ingrediants, with one set becoming available every four minutes. The dish of the day will win for […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs — The contestants aside from Theo faced a two-round challenge set by Kirsten Tibballs, who presented her favourite dessert ingredients. The contestants had to split the ingredients and 90 minutes, with the bottom three in the first round only getting whatever ingredients and time they had left after the […]

Episode Summary Rick Stein Travel Elimination Challenge — The contestants aside from Antonio and Rhiannon faced a two-round challenge set by Rick Stein. In round one they had 45 minutes to cook a dish with squid where the bottom four would face round two. Declan, Malissa, Phil and Ralph’s dishes were criticized and they were […]

Episode Summary John Dory Mystery Box Challenge — The mystery box was set by chef Josh Niland which contains different cuts of the John Dory fish, which they had 75 minutes to cook a dish featuring the fish. Most of the contestants’ dishes receive praise particularly Antonio’s dory al asado negro with cauliflower puree and […]