Cooking Shows

Episode Summary Cereal Mystery Box Challenge — The contestants were given 75 minutes to cook a dish using at least one of the cereals in the mystery box (Coco Pops, Weet-Bix, Corn flakes, Fruit Loops and Rice Bubbles) with an open pantry and the garden; the bottom three would face elimination. Antonio’s coco pops éclairs […]

Episode Summary Series Premiere: The MasterChef kitchen welcomed celebrity chef Jamie Oliver as a guest judge for the next two days. The new contestants were tasked to cook with anything that represented their secret weapon. Larissa’s borscht, Rue’s tart and Alice’s moon-chi emerged as the top 3, with Larissa’s dish being considered the dish of […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Donato Toce’s Messinetta — Chef Donato Toce set the pressure test, which required Alice, Declan and Grace to recreate his Messinetta in four hours and fifteen minutes. Declan’s was declared the best with perfect flavours of the strawberry gel and the vanilla and chocolate gelato, perfect textures with the gelato and […]

Episode Summary Jamie Oliver Two-Round Challenge The contestants cooked in a two-round challenge for a chance to compete for immunity. In the first round they had to cook a dish in 15 mnutes; Andrea’s spaghetti with clams, Antonio’s cachapas, Grace’s bruschetta (with greens, poached egg and bagna gauda), Jessica’s butterflied prawns with chermoula sauce and […]

Episode Summary Mei Jing Chinese Dine In Team Challenge — The 13 contestants were taken to Mei Jing restaurant in Wantirna for a team challenge, where they were split into two teams. The red team (Brent, Cath, Declan, Malissa, Robbie and captain Theo) and the purple team (Antonio, Grace, Phil, Ralph, Rhiannon and captain Rue) […]

Episode Summary Flavour Bomb Invention Test Jamie Oliver left behind 4 flavour bombs for the contestants to use. The contestants could cook anything they wish with the assigned flavour bomb. However, the flavour bombs would only be revealed to them 15 minutes into the cook. These were harissa, pesto, Dijon mustard and red miso. Most […]

Episode Summary Immunity Challenge: Gabriel Gaté — In the first round, Adi, Brent, Cath, Declan, Malissa, Robbie & Theo had been shown by Shannon Bennett how to use a flambé technique for which they had 75 minutes to cook a dish using that technique. While all of the dishes were praised, it was Brent’s bourbon […]

Episode Summary Contestants must raid Shannon Bennett’s fridge to create the tastiest dish in 45 minutes. The winner will go head-to-head with Vue de monde’s Hugh Allen in the hope of winning an elusive immunity pin. MasterChef All Season MasterChef Australia All Season MasterChef Australia Season 15 Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 […]

Episode Summary Aussie Classic Elimination Challenge — The contestants aside from Brent (who had immunity) and Grace (who was unwell and must compete in the next elimination) faced a two-round challenge. In round one, they took turns identifying different cheeses. Malissa, Ralph, Rhiannon, Robbie and Rue were the first five to guess incorrectly and were […]

Episode Summary Childhood Memories Elimination — Before the challenge started the judges announced that Alice, Antonio, Cath, Declan, Jessica, Larissa, Rhiannon and Theo had COVID and missed today’s elimination. When they return, they will cook in the next elimination challenge. In the first of a two-round elimination challenge, the rest of the contestants except Malissa […]

Episode Summary Poh Ling Yeow Mystery Box Challenge — The contestants from yesterday’s elimination challenge except Brent and Rue (who had COVID) had 75 minutes to cook a dish using the mystery box created by Poh Ling Yeow which contained the pantry staples and two other ingredients of their choice. Ali’s Portuguese tarts were undercooked […]

Episode Summary Emelia Jackson Choux Pastry Elimination Challenge — A two-round elimination challenge tasked the eight contestants who missed out the first elimination challenge to create choux buns in 75 minutes using Emelia Jackson’s recipe while choosing either savoury or sweet flavour, with the bottom three having to highlight the other flavour in the second […]

Episode Summary Featured Ingredients Service Challenge — The contestants except for Malissa (who won the mystery box challenge and is through to the immunity challenge), and Brent, Rue and Amy (recovering from COVID), were split into two teams. The green team, led by Matt Sinclair, and the blue team, led by Sashi Cheliah, had to […]

Episode Summary Immunity Challenge: Darren Robertson — In the first round, Adi, Declan, Jessica, Malissa, Ralph, Robbie and Theo had to create a dish in 45 minutes by using roast chicken. Theo’s chicken lahmacun with tzatsiki impressed the judges and won immunity from Sunday’s elimination and the opportunity to win an immunity pin, for which […]

Episode Summary Julie Goodwin Seafood Stew Elimination Challenge — The contestants aside from Theo faced a two-round challenge. In round one, they took turns identifying the ingredients from Julie Goodwin’s seafood stew by taste. Antonio, Declan, Jessica, Robbie and Rue were the first five to guess incorrectly and were sent to the second round where […]