Masterchef AU

Contestants must create a dish using the staple ingredients under their benches as well as two ingredients from the garden for flavour. Contestants with the top 5 dishes will compete for immunity.

Elimination Challenge: Sweet & Savoury Tart. Each contestant must choose the dish they feel most comfortable making: a savoury tart or sweet tart. Jock then switches the dishes and contestants must cook the dish they’re least comfortable with.

Team Challenge: Least & Most Comfortable. Each team must cook the same six dishes within the time allocated. Each contestant on the team will cook one of the dishes and will be judged against the same dish made by the other two teams.

MasterChef alumni Poh, Callum and Reynold present the contestants with three dishes from their venues. Contestants must create a dish worthy of a place on the menu at any of these establishments.

Immunity Challenge. Heston Blumenthal sets an immunity challenge in which contestants must use a popular breakfast ingredient to create a delicious dessert.

Clare Smyth reveals the dish that has inspired her choice of mystery box ingredients. Contestants must create a sweet or savoury dish using the ingredients that Clare has chosen for the mystery box.

The judges reveal this elimination challenge is over two rounds and is set by cooking legend Massimo Bottura. Massimo presents his take on the classic dish: mac and cheese.

Yotam Ottolenghi presents his favourite flavour bombs – numbing oil, fenugreek marinade and chipotle peanuts. Each team must create a meal which needs to feature one of Yotam’s flavour bombs.

Superstars Week kicks off with Nigella Lawson. Contestants must recreate Nigella’s favourite dish based on her detailed description, with no ingredient list, recipe or visual reference to work from.

Chicken Or The Egg? In this two round challenge, contestants must create dishes that feature a chicken or an egg. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be the first sent home.