Worst Episodes
MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges. Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series.
Written by Sophie and last updated on jul 14, 2023.
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Every good chef must master the basics, and tonight's Elimination Challenge will surprise our contestants. Rice paper rolls and apple pie should be a piece of cake, right? Think again!
The episode was rated 6.95 from 20 votes.
George cooked up ravioli with potato and leek as well as a quail dolmatha with tahini and yoghurt dressing. Meanwhile guest chef Matt Moran had quesadillias on the menu and a berry and frangipane tart.
The episode was rated 6.93 from 15 votes.
Back in Australia, George cooks up a seafood dish of Char Sui salmon with stir-fried winter melon and wood ear mushrooms, while Gary cooks a rhubarb and blackberry crumble souffle. Joanne returns for that masterclass. Later, the remaining seven contestants, without Joanne, visit Donna Hay for some styling tips.
The episode was rated 6.93 from 14 votes.
While the Blue Team enjoyed their lunch with Giovanni Pilu, the Red Team faced off in a two-round Elimination challenge. The first challenge was to make a traditional Genovese Pesto completely by hand in ten minutes, from which, only Marion's was of an acceptable quality, with Sharnee, Courtney and Daniel as the worst of the rest. Those three then competed in the second round of the challenge: naming herbs.
The episode was rated 6.90 from 29 votes.
Team Elimination - Having lost the challenge, the blue team contemplated who to eliminate
The episode was rated 6.85 from 39 votes.
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The episode was rated 6.83 from 24 votes.
Elimination Challenge 4 - The final elimination round before the final saw the contestants cooking the dishes they would include in self-authored recipe books with cookbook writer Donna Hay acting as the guest judge
The episode was rated 6.82 from 22 votes.
Tonight the battle lines are drawn across the English Channel as the two teams whip up an English and French culinary feast.
The episode was rated 6.80 from 20 votes.
Shaun Presland shows how simple Japanese is.
The episode was rated 6.80 from 15 votes.
Team Elimination - The Blue Team, headed by Brent, faced elimination
The episode was rated 6.79 from 29 votes.
