Masterchef AU

Movie Food Immunity. After a popcorn taste test, the remaining competitors must create a blockbuster flavour choc-top that will thrill filmgoers.

Immunity 3 Course Service Challenge. Vying for a shot at immunity, contestants are split into two teams for a service challenge. Each team must curate a three-course menu for either the Japanese or Italian restaurant they are cooking in.

It’s an elimination pressure test with a difference. The contestants won’t see or taste the dish, and they won’t be given a recipe. All they have to go on is a review written by judge Melissa Leong.

Smoking Mystery Box Challenge. Contestants enter the kitchen for a smoking mystery box challenge. They must create a dish that incorporates a burnt element or has the flavour of fire, for a shot at a huge advantage.

Marco Pierre White Elimination. Contestants must create a dish using ingredients from culinary king Marco Pierre White’s array of pantry items that he uses at home. The least impressive dish will ensure elimination for its maker.

Marco Pierre White Pressure Test. An imposing figure appears in the kitchen: iconic chef Marco Pierre White. Contestants face a pressure test to win immunity by recreating his panache of sea scallops, calamari and ink sauce.

Creative Service Challenge. Contestants become artists for a creative service challenge, and the judges expect three-course masterpieces as they take inspiration from a virtual forest at digital art gallery The LUME.

Honey Pressure Test. Gelato master Donny Toce presents his intricate dessert, Honey, comprising a honey tuille, gelato honeycomb, and blown sugar beehive for this Pressure Test, and failure will send someone home.

Rainy Day Mystery Box. Andy opens the mystery box to reveal a mini storm cloud as lightning flashes around the kitchen. Contestants must create a dish for a rainy day, with a fast track to the immunity challenge at stake.

Celebrate Greens Elimination. :Competitors must identify a selection of leafy greens and herbs. The first six contestants to incorrectly name the produce must create their tastiest dish that celebrates greens to avoid elimination.