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MasterChef Australia
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Grand Final - Welcome Masterchef 2010 Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 84 - Aired 07/25/2010
Adam and Callum faced three rounds in the finale, worth 100 points in total. The first round involves basic skills tests. The second round is an invention test. The final round is a pressure test, cooking a Peter Gilmore dessert.
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Finals Week - Day 6 - Final Masterclass Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 83 - Aired 07/23/2010
Callum and Adam each spent time with a chef, from the markets to service, with Justin North and Peter Kuruvita. The top 24 contestants returned to the MasterChef kitchen for the last MasterClass. Alvin showed how to make his Drunken Chicken with Bruised Cucumber Salad and Fiona demonstrated her Chocolate Ganache Tart with Lavender Cream and Fresh Raspberries. Gary and George then felt the pressure in their own mystery box challenge.
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Finals Week - Day 5 - Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 82 - Aired 07/22/2010
Cooking dinner for the Governor-General and 30 guests, the contestants were judged on their dishes and their performance in the kitchen.
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Finals Week - Day 4 - Signature Dish Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 81 - Aired 07/21/2010
The final four cooked three dishes that would appear in their cookbook if they became Australia’s next MasterChef. Maggie Beer was a guest judge. Each contestant explained the concept of their cookbook to the judges.
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Finals Week - Day 3 - Mystery Box Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 80 - Aired 07/20/2010
Vue de Monde’s Shannon Bennett was a guest judge for the mystery box challenge. Jimmy had picked the ingredients, which included spices and lentils. The contestants had to make two dishes – one sweet and one savoury.
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Finals Week - Day 2 - Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 79 - Aired 07/19/2010
The contestants have four hours to recreate Adriano Zumbo’s V8 cake, which features eight different textures of vanilla and tempered white chocolate on the outside. The winner's prize is choosing the ingredients for tomorrow’s mystery box challenge.
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Finals Week - Day 1 - Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 78 - Aired 07/18/2010
Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai was a guest judge for the invention test. The core ingredient was crustaceans and the contestants, working in two teams, had to cook a banquet.
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Season 2, Episode 77 - Aired 07/16/2010
At her restaurant, Universal, Christine Manfield showed Claire and Jimmy different spices and then used the spices to make Rare Roasted Venison with Garam Masala Potatoes. In the MasterChef kitchen, Gary demonstrated how to cook Smoked Trout with a Winter Salad and George made a childhood favourite of his, Prawn Kalamaki with Tzatziki and Herb Salad. Gary finished with a chocoholic’s dream dessert – Chocolate Gluttony with Spun Sugar.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 76 - Aired 07/15/2010
Alvin, Aaron and Jimmy had to identify eight different kinds of fish. Jimmy got the most correct, so was through to finals week. In the next round, Alvin and Aaron had 40 minutes to cook fish and chips, in whatever way they liked. Alvin made chunky chips, whereas Aaron cooked skinny fries. George said both dishes were good but in the end, Aaron’s “soggy” chips let his dish down and he was eliminated. Alvin will join the other contestants in finals week.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 75 - Aired 07/14/2010
The contestants cooked a signature dish for Matt and four guest judges – renowned chefs Alla Wolf-Tasker, Mark Best, Kylie Kwong and Jacques Reymond. Each judge marked the dishes out of 10 and the four best won a place for its cook in finals week. The judges awarded Claire’s dish the most points. Even though Callum failed to complete his plating in time, he tied for second place with Courtney. Adam is also through to finals week. Alvin, Jimmy and Aaron now face an elimination round.
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Celebrity Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 74 - Aired 07/13/2010
Claire cooked off against chef Shaun Presland. The dish was a tuna tasting plate with sushi rolls, tuna sashimi tacos and tuna tataki. Claire’s thermometer broke in her oil and she had to use Shaun’s oil to deep fry her taco shells. Shaun finished early and helped Claire, who was upset. Gary gave Claire an extra 10 minutes and she plated up. The judges thought Claire’s dish had good flavours, but Shaun won the challenge, with an excellent score of 29/30.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 73 - Aired 07/12/2010
Jonathan, Courtney and Jimmy cooked off in a pressure test recreating Christine Manfield’s dish, ‘Spice-Roasted Squab with Turnip Cake'. They were given 2 hours 10 minutes to complete the dish which included 55 ingredients. Courtney flustered throughout but managed to produce a top-quality dish. Jimmy also produced a great dish and had the best broth. Unfortunately Jonathan’s luck had run out and after incorrectly carving the squab, it was undercooked and he was eliminated.
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Mystery Box & Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 72 - Aired 07/11/2010
Claire won the mystery box challenge and didn’t have to compete in the invention test. Avoiding the pressure test, she will also now cook off against a celebrity chef. The theme of the invention test was the Seven Deadly Sins. No one was declared the winner of the invention test – just the bottom three. Jonathan didn’t manage to plate up his ‘lust’ dish properly; Jimmy’s ‘sloth’ rissoles weren’t up to scratch and Courtney’s ‘envy’ dish lacked technique, so all three will be in the pressure test.
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Season 2, Episode 71 - Aired 07/09/2010
Gary cooked a Roasted Pheasant and George showed how to prepare and cook salsify, an unusual root vegetable. Courtney and Callum had a Masterclass with Lauren Murdoch, Head Chef at Ash St Cellar. She showed them how to make several tapas dishes, including Garlic Prawns with Basil and Grilled Chorizo with Crumbed Artichokes, Mint and Lemon Oil. Gary made Chocolate Fondant and George concocted an Amaretto Milkshake to serve with it.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 70 - Aired 07/08/2010
Aaron, Jonathan and Marion had to name eight different nuts. Jonathan gave one incorrect answer and the others got two nuts wrong, so Jonathan didn’t have to compete in the next elimination round. Marion and Aaron had 15 minutes to cook a satay sauce, without a recipe. Gary and George thought both sauces were good, but said Aaron’s looked more appealing and was full of flavour. They thought Marion’s satay sauce was too thick and she was eliminated.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 69 - Aired 07/07/2010
The contestants had to cook for 100 soldiers of the Australian Army in a field kitchen. The teams had to adjust their menus after they found out they were too similar. Each soldier voted for the team whose food they liked the best. Courtney’s meatballs were a stand out dish from the red team. Receiving 66 votes, the red team won the challenge. The blue team - Jonathan, Marion, Adam and Aaron - all faced elimination, but Adam used his immunity pin to avoid it.
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Celebrity Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 68 - Aired 07/06/2010
Claire had to cook a Green Peas and Egg dish by chef Adam Melonas, which used cutting edge techniques to create pea sorbet, a pea gel and sphericated peas. Adam helped Claire lift up the pea gel without tearing it. The judges enjoyed Adam’s dish but George and Matt wished there was more salt and black pepper. George thought Claire’s dish looked “juicier” but Matt said her gel was leathery. Adam was awarded the most points and won the challenge.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 67 - Aired 07/05/2010
Alvin, Marion, Peter and Aaron had to create a macaron tower by Adriano Zumbo, made up of olive macarons, as well as raspberry and beetroot macarons. The pastry chef also joined the judging panel, who thought Alvin’s macarons were delicious. Both Marion and Aaron’s purple macarons were a disaster but the judges liked their pink macarons. Adriano thought Peter’s effort was the least impressive because his macarons lacked flavour and filling and Peter was eliminated.
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Mystery Box & Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 66 - Aired 07/04/2010
Alvin won the mystery box challenge with his unusual combination of Snails on Egg Net with Pickled Rhubarb and White Chocolate Salad. The invention test was to cook, in pairs, a two course home-style meal and Margaret Fulton joined the judging panel. Claire and Adam won with Green Tea Chicken Dumplings and Fried Masterstock Chicken. Alvin, Marion, Peter and Aaron were judged to have made the worst dishes and now face a pressure test.
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Season 2, Episode 65 - Aired 07/02/2010
Alvin and Adam met Jan ter Heerdt, a third generation chocolate maker from Belgium and owner of Belle Fleur Fine Chocolates. He taught them how to temper chocolate and make Peruvian truffles. George showed the other contestants how to make Risotto with Wild Mushrooms and Mushroom Powder. Gary made Hollandaise sauce for George’s “adults only” version of Eggs Benedict, which featured a Ham Hock Terrine. To finish, Gary made a complicated classic, Gateau Opera.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 64 - Aired 07/01/2010
The red team enjoyed a reward lunch and Masterclass at Bilson’s. Jimmy and Aaron had to fix a dish in the elimination challenge, which was Coq au vin. They had eight turns each to pick an ingredient to add to the dish to make it better. Both Jimmy and Aaron added eschalots, garlic, red wine vinegar, thyme and parsley. George liked Jimmy’s finished dish the best, while Gary preferred Aaron’s. The result was a tie and neither Aaron nor Jimmy was eliminated.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 63 - Aired 06/30/2010
Each team was given five Country Women’s Association (CWA) recipes to cook for 100 CWA members and each contestant was responsible for a dish. CWA member Alison Mutton joined the judges. Adam’s lamingtons was a win for the blue team, but the red team’s scones and jam were declared the best. Neither teams’ below par cakes won. The red team won the challenge and Jimmy and Aaron will face elimination because they made the worst dishes in the blue team.
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Celebrity Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 62 - Aired 06/29/2010
The contestants cooked off against 2010 Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year, Mitchell Orr. His dish was Saffron and Bone Marrow Risotto with Prawns and Licorice Powder. The judges blind tasted all 11 dishes. They thought Mitchell’s risotto was beautiful. The judges were impressed with Peter’s presentation and Donna thought his prawn component was a stand-out. The judges said Peter, Courtney and Mitchell had cooked the best dishes. Mitchell won the challenge.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 61 - Aired 06/28/2010
Devon, Courtney, Peter, Philip, Jimmy and Jake had an hour and 15 minutes to prepare a dish of their choice. The current contestants judged their dishes, but didn’t know who had cooked them. When the contestants tasted Jimmy’s soft shell crab dish, they had an inkling the former contestants were the cooks, saying it tasted like something Jimmy would have cooked. They decided Courtney, Jimmy and Peter’s dishes were the best and these contestants are now back in the competition.
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Mystery Box & Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 60 - Aired 06/27/2010
11 of the eliminated contestants had chosen to return for a second shot at MasterChef. There were four challenges to test their basic cooking skills, with contestants leaving after each round. They had to clean prawns; make a serve of perfect mashed potato; make ten French-style pancakes and cook an Eggs Benedict. After the final round, Peter, Devon, Courtney, Jimmy, Jake and Philip were left. They will now cook off to win a place back in the competition, with three spots up for grabs.
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Season 2, Episode 59 - Aired 06/25/2010
George and Gary cooked a recipe from George’s recipe notebook from his apprentice days – Char Sui Salmon with Winter Melon and Wood Ear Mushrooms. George made Scallop Loukoumades with Taramosalata and Candied Lemon Zest, and Gary baked a Rhubarb and Blackberry Crumble Soufflé. The contestants headed to Donna Hay’s test kitchen, where Donna showed them how to style pasta and achieve perfect cake presentation. She also cooked a Caesar Salad.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 58 - Aired 06/24/2010
Joanne and Jonathan had to recreate a dish by Brett Graham, chef and owner of the two Michelin-starred restaurant, The Ledbury. It was a roast pigeon with morel mushrooms and an onion tart. The judges thought the winglets in Joanne’s dish were overcooked and didn’t like the onion. Jonathan’s dish was judged to be a little on the salty side, but his sauce was praised. The judges said Joanne and Jonathan had both done a great job cooking the rest of the pigeon. Joanne was eliminated.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 57 - Aired 06/23/2010
The contestants had to cook two French-inspired dishes incorporating truffles. They were paired up and had five hours to get the Eurostar to Paris, find the truffle shop, buy their ingredients at the markets and cook their meal on the banks of the Seine. Joanne and Jonathan were the last to start cooking. Chef instructor at Le Cordon Bleu, Franck Poupard was a guest judge. Marion and Callum won, while Joanne and Jonathan were judged to have performed the worst and now face elimination.
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Celebrity Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 56 - Aired 06/22/2010
Marion cooked off against British chef Martin Blunos. His signature dish looked like a boiled egg with toast soldiers, but it was actually a dessert of vanilla ice-cream, pastry cream and mango coulis in an egg shell, served with shortbread. UK MasterChef judges, John Torode and Greg Wallace joined George to taste the finished dishes. All three judges rated Marion’s dish 8/10. John and George each gave Martin’s dish one more point and the chef won the challenge.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 55 - Aired 06/21/2010
In pairs, the contestants had to recreate four ingenious signature dishes of Heston Blumenthal. Aaron struggled with his “Meat Fruit” grapes and Jonathan burnt the paper thin pastry for the Taffety Tart, while Adam and Joanne remade their parsley mixture for the Snail Porridge after Heston tasted it. All four pairs managed to plate up their dishes, however. Heston, Gary and George judged Marion and Alvin’s “Sound of the Sea” dish to be the best and Marion was declared the overall winner.
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Mystery Box & Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 54 - Aired 06/20/2010
The contestants travelled to London where their first challenge was to create a pastry inspired by the Imperial Crown. Many of the contestants fell short but Callum, after remaking his macaroon mixture, impressed the judges with his finished pastries. Winning the challenge, Callum’s reward was a Masterclass with Jamie Oliver, which he chose Jonathan to attend with him. Callum and Jonathan then headed to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards with Matt.
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Season 2, Episode 53 - Aired 06/18/2010
Artisan baker and owner of Brasserie Bread, Michael Klausen taught Aaron and Marion how to make an Italian flatbread, Schiacciata con L’Uva. Gary and George cooked a Barramundi and Lamb Cutlet with Mushroom Sauce and Hash Browns, and Julie Goodwin made one of her recipes, Scallops with Cauliflower Puree and Bacon Crumble. To finish, the judges made a Golden Gaytime tribute dish - Chocolate Ganache with Peanut and Caramel Ice-Cream.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 52 - Aired 06/17/2010
While the red team lunched at Assiette, the blue team endured a taste test. The dish was a cake with 16 ingredients and the contestants correctly said eggs, butter, walnuts, pistachios and flour were in the cake. Matthew then said apricot and clarified “dried apricot” when Gary questioned him further. George explained the ingredient was actually apricot jam, made with fresh apricots and Matthew was eliminated. George revealed his taste test cake was a carrot cake.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 51 - Aired 06/16/2010
The red and blue teams had to cook a three course meal which would be worthy of the Qantas business class menu. They had to plate up in the galley of an airplane and serve it to the judges in the hanger outside, including Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce. Both teams had a prawn entrée and quail as a main but the judges preferred the red team’s Teriyaki quail, cooked by Adam. The blue team’s chocolate cake dessert was a success but the red team won the challenge overall.
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Celebrity Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 50 - Aired 06/15/2010
Jonathan cooked off against Josh Emett, Chef de Cuisine at Gordon Ramsay’s Melbourne restaurant, Maze. The dish was coral trout wrapped in chicken skin, with turned vegetables and a lemon thyme consommé. Jonathan had never cooked a consommé or turned vegetables before, but his finished dish impressed the judges. Matt and George rated Jonathan’s dish 7/10 and Donna gave it 8/10. The judges all gave Josh’s dish 9/10, however, and he won the challenge.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 49 - Aired 06/14/2010
The pressure test dish was Beef Stroganoff and fresh parsley pasta but the contestants were not given a recipe. The youngest cooks in the competition, Sharnee, Callum and Matthew, had to guess what was in this 70s dinner party classic after tasting it and had 60 minutes to recreate it. Although the judges liked her pasta, Sharnee used chuck steak instead of beef fillet and didn’t use paprika in her Stroganoff, which was the key spice the contestants needed to add. Sharnee was eliminated.
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Mystery Box & Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 48 - Aired 06/13/2010
Guest judge Julie Goodwin also chose the mystery box ingredients. Marion won with Spring Rolls with Cream Cheese, Lemon and Mint Filling. The invention test was a “reinvention” test, with the contestants putting their own spin on an Aussie food icon - the Chiko Roll. Jonathan won the challenge with his Classic Beef and Vegetables with Reduction and Corn Pastry. Sharnee, Callum and Matthew were judged to have made the least impressive dishes in the challenge and will face a pressure test.
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Season 2, Episode 47 - Aired 06/11/2010
Callum and Sharnee joined Will Studd to learn about cheeses and how to make Baked Clarines with Red Wine and Thyme, and Fondue. George and Gary cooked a Steak Sandwich with Kidney and Pommes Soufflé. Kylie Kwong demonstrated a Stir-fried Eggplant with Homemade Chilli Sauce dish and pastry chef Darren Purchese showed the contestants how to cook a beautiful, intricate dessert – Fruit Carnival with Sugar Tuile, Aerated Fruit Chocolate and Toffee Apple.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 46 - Aired 06/10/2010
The red team enjoyed lunch at Lotus with New York chef David Chang. In the MasterChef kitchen, the blue team had to recreate a Chicken Korma to escape elimination. They had to guess which spices were used in the curry and Jonathan’s finished curry was judged to have too much chilli, while Skye’s was too heavy on saffron. Skye and Jonathan then had to name various spices one by one and Skye was eliminated when she mistakenly said ground cloves was garam masala.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 45 - Aired 06/09/2010
The theme of the team challenge was molecular gastronomy, which saw the contestants use unfamiliar techniques to create a three course meal. Chefs Brent Savage and Ryan Squires were mentors. The red team's theme was the beach and the blue team's was carnival. The judges didn’t think the blue team’s scallop entrée reflected their theme but loved their popcorn ice cream dessert. The red team’s kingfish main course was a hit and they won the challenge.
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Celebrity Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 44 - Aired 06/08/2010
Aaron and Adam had one hour and forty-five minutes to produce three dishes and were not supplied with any recipes. Three guest judges arrived with one ingredient each which would form the basis of their dish. Matt Moran brought in lemons and requested a Lemon Curd Tart. Kylie Kwong arrived with silken tofu and requested Salt and Pepper Tofu. Ian Curley brought in eye fillets and asked for a Chateaubriand, chips and Béarnaise sauce. Adam won the challenge and the immunity pin.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 43 - Aired 06/07/2010
Joanne, Callum, Peter and Skye entered the pressure test and George revealed that they were about to recreate his Oyster Terrine. Damien Pignolet featured as a guest judge and also advised the contestants during their prep time. Jo and Skye struggled with shucking the four dozen oysters but all four contestants managed to complete the dish within the three hours. Peter was eliminated as his dish was the least impressive of the day, having overcooked his oysters and undercooked the onions.
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Mystery Box & Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 42 - Aired 06/06/2010
Claire won the mystery box challenge with her Steak and Smashed Potatoes with Pickled Cabbage and Mustard Butter. The contestants were paired up for a vegetarian themed invention test and goat’s cheese was the core ingredient. Matt and George were joined by six meat loving men for the judging. Aaron and Adam won with their Pumpkin Curry and one of them will win immunity later this week. Callum, Skye, Peter and Joanne face a pressure test which will send one of them home.Claire won the mystery box challenge with her Steak and Smashed Potatoes with Pickled Cabbage and Mustard Butter. The contestants were paired up for a vegetarian themed invention test and goat’s cheese was the core ingredient. Matt and George were joined by six meat loving men for the judging. Aaron and Adam won with their Pumpkin Curry and one of them will win immunity later this week. Callum, Skye, Peter and Joanne face a pressure test which will send one of them home.
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Season 2, Episode 41 - Aired 06/04/2010
Matt Moran and George made Potato Ravioli on Leeks with Potato Crisp. Matt cooked Crab and Corn Quesadilla and George made Quail Dolmades and Yoghurt with Tahini Vinaigrette. Matt also made a Frangipane Tart with Fresh Berries. Aaron and Jonathan joined chef Fergus Henderson to learn about nose to tail eating. They tasted Pig Trotter Stuffed with Mashed Potatoes, and Brawn with Chicory and Crispy Ear Salad. They then learnt how to cook one of Fergus’ signature dishes, Crispy Pig Tails.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 40 - Aired 06/03/2010
Marion, Jake and Joanne face an elimination taste test. They must identify 23 ingredients to stay in the competition. Will this be Marion's one and only chance to use her immunity? The red team goes to Red Lantern for lunch and a impromptu master class. They learn to make a quail entree. The 3 up for elimination have to taste a Thai green curry, naming ingredients that are contained within.
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Off Site Team Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 39 - Aired 06/02/2010
The hopefuls have to prepare 8000 canapes for an off-site challenge. Each team prepares 4000 canapes for the Pacific Jewel cruise ship. The winner receives the chances to go into the kitchens of Red Lantern to work along side head chef Mark Jensen. 1 member of the losing team is sent home in the next elimination round. Blue Team: Salmon Sashimi, Crumbed Lamb Cutlets, zucchini flowers stuffed with goats cheese. wagyu bresaola and prosciutto on toast Red Team: Beef Tendrloin w/Red Wine Onions, Pork Belly w/Cabbage and Apple, Sesame chicken wings and Tuna with wasabi mayonnaise.
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Celebrity Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 38 - Aired 06/01/2010
Aaron cooked off against Maggie Beer, making her pheasant pie.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 37 - Aired 05/31/2010
The pressure test dish was an impressive seafood platter by chef and restaurateur Rick Stein. The platter had 15 different elements and Jake, Jimmy and Matthew had two hours to recreate it. Jimmy cut open his sea urchin and lobster badly and the judges thought the presentation of Jimmy’s seafood platter was clumsy in general. Jimmy was judged to have made the least impressive pressure test dish and he was eliminated.
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Mystery Box & Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 36 - Aired 05/30/2010
Mystery Box Challenge: Lambs Brains, pears, white pickled anchovies, bacon, paprika, hazel nuts, sugar snap peas and a bread roll. Pasta Invention Test
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Season 2, Episode 35 - Aired 05/28/2010
In Masterclass, George and Gary made pizzas - Pizza Bianca and a classic Margherita. Some of the contestants spent time with Chef Peter Gilmore of Quay restaurant, who cooked a squid and oyster dish and taught the contestants about edible flowers. George demonstrated a chicken, hummus and raw vegetable salad, and both Gary and George made rice pudding.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 34 - Aired 05/27/2010
The red team had lunch in the Chandon vineyards and Claire and Jake also enjoyed a helicopter ride. Facing elimination, the blue team had to create a dish using any of the various ingredients provided. The catch was they had to match their dish to the sparkling wine they were given to taste. Jimmy, Matthew and Fiona were judged to have made the least impressive dishes of the group. The judges decided the beef steak in Fiona’s dish wasn’t a suitable match for the wine and Fiona was eliminated.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 33 - Aired 05/26/2010
George’s restaurant, The Press Club was reopening and for the team challenge, the contestants cooked and served the celebrity guests and culinary elite at the relaunch. Callum had to remake his soup and ran to the supermarket three times to buy ingredients. He also sent out raw chicken in one dish. Each customer gave the team who was responsible for their table a score out of ten. The red team won by 12 and a half points and the blue team now face an elimination challenge.
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Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 32 - Aired 05/25/2010
In one of Melbourne’s laneways, Marion cooked off against MoVida’s Frank Camorra. She had to cook two of his dishes; Bomba and Cornets with Chicken Liver Pâté. Donna and George scored both Marion and Frank’s dishes 8/10. Matt liked Marion’s cornets better than Frank’s and she won the challenge by one point. Marion now has an immunity pin which she can use to avoid one elimination of her choice, right up until the final week of the competition.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 31 - Aired 05/24/2010
Carrie, Peter and Jimmy flew to Melbourne for the pressure test. They had to race to source their ingredients at the markets and then headed to a hotel to meet the judges and Stephanie Alexander. The pressure test dish set by Stephanie was Grilled Duck Breast with a Confit Duck Neck Sausage and Sour Cherry Sauce. Carrie forgot to plate up the spinach component of the dish. The judges thought Carrie’s sauce was too thin and sausage too grainy and she was eliminated.
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Season 2, Episode 30 - Aired 05/23/2010
The contestants were given a recipe to make pizza dough and chose their own toppings for their pizzas, which they cooked in pizza ovens outside. Fiona won the challenge with her Caramelised Onion Pizza with Pear, Prosciutto and Walnuts. The theme of the invention test was Modern Australian and Fiona chose tropical fruit as the core ingredient. Marion won with her Mango and Lychee Stack with Fish Sauce Caramel and Chilli Sugar. Peter, Carrie and Jimmy face a pressure test elimination.
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Season 2, Episode 29 - Aired 05/21/2010
Gary cooked braised BBQ’d ribs with homemade sauce and George offered up a Waldorf salad. Guest chef Peter Kuravita from Sydney restaurant Flying Fish, showed the contestants two completely different bug dishes– one with an accompanying shaved fennel and edamame salad and a main dish featuring a spicy ginger and chilli sauce.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 28 - Aired 05/20/2010
While contestants from both the red and blue teams enjoyed a reward lunch at Sailor’s Thai, Philip, Callum, Carrie and Jonathan faced an elimination taste test. The dish was a Bouillabaisse with 24 ingredients. It was a sudden death challenge - the first person to name an ingredient incorrectly was out of the competition. The contestants named 16 ingredients correctly before Philip said there was white wine in the dish. There wasn’t and Philip was eliminated.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 27 - Aired 05/19/2010
For the team challenge, the contestants had to find a family at a supermarket who would let them cook a three course dinner at their home. Matt and Curtis Stone joined the two families at their homes for the meals. The two families gave the teams equal points and since Matt and Curtis also didn’t agree on a winner, it was a deadlock. Carrie and Jonathan from the blue team and Philip and Callum from the red team will face elimination because their dishes were judged to be the weakest.
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Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 26 - Aired 05/18/2010
Aaron, Matthew and Joanne cooked off against Adam Humphrey and Lovaine Allen, chefs and owners of Restaurant Arras, and their pastry chef. They had to cook Arras’ signature dish, Rack on Black, which saw Aaron straining pig’s blood in order to make black pudding to wrap around lamb. The judges liked the potato in the contestants’ dish but the lamb was undercooked. The judges said it was a close contest but team Arras was awarded the most points.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 25 - Aired 05/17/2010
Fiona, Daniel and Alvin were not given a recipe and could only rely on tasting the pressure test dish of schnitzel with chips and coleslaw before cooking. Alvin thought it was a pork schnitzel, which was correct, but Daniel and Fiona thought it was veal. In the pantry, Daniel then picked up pork, thinking it was veal. As well as confusing his meats and overcooking his schnitzel, Daniel used store-bought mayonnaise in his coleslaw and the judges decided he should head home.
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Season 2, Episode 24 - Aired 05/16/2010
Peter won the mystery box challenge with Chilli Crab with Pasta Chips. The invention test’s theme was international cuisine and the contestants cooked in trios. Chicken was the core ingredient and each team made a dish from a designated country. Matthew, Aaron and Joanne were team Mexico and won with a twist on tacos which featured jalapeno granita. All three will participate in the celebrity chef challenge. Team Britain – Fiona, Daniel and Alvin – will face an elimination challenge after their dish was judged to be the least impressive.
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Season 2, Episode 23 - Aired 05/14/2010
Some of the contestants headed to Chef Justin North’s restaurant, Bécasse, to learn how to cook Roast Pork with Charcuterie Jus and Potato Puree. Gary made Roast Duck with Flower Salad and George cooked Confit Duck with Lentils. Chef Kumar Mahadevan dropped in to give tips on Indian cooking, making Prawn Okra Curry and George showed how to make the perfect Crème Brûlée.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 22 - Aired 05/13/2010
The blue team enjoyed a reward lunch and Masterclass at Pilu at Freshwater. For the first round of the elimination challenge, the red team contestants had 10 minutes to make pesto. The judges rated Sharnee, Courtney and Daniel’s pesto efforts as the worst and they went through to the second and final elimination round. They had to name herbs and Courtney was eliminated after she incorrectly named mint as spearmint.
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 21 - Aired 05/12/2010
The blue and red teams had to prepare a three course meal of classic French cooking. Tony Bilson and Michel Roux mentored the teams as they cooked recipes from their cookbooks. The judging panel was Matt and Chefs Tetsuya Wakuda and Guillaume Brahimi. The judges thought the blue team’s lobster and duck dishes were outstanding. The challenge over, Matt revealed the blue team had won. All of the members of the red team now face an elimination challenge.
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Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 20 - Aired 05/11/2010
Jonathan cooked off against Justin North, chef and owner of Bécasse and Etch restaurants. The dish was roast rack and crisp confit belly of suckling pig, and involved butchering a whole pig. George thought Jonathan’s pork belly was too salty. Donna Hay was a guest judge and admired Justin’s presentation. Matt and Donna liked Jonathan’s cutlet better than Justin’s, but George said the cutlet he was served by Justin was nice and moist. Justin’s dish was awarded the most points.
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Pressure Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 19 - Aired 05/10/2010
Joanne, Dom and Matthew had to make a black forest cake in the pressure test. When he was pitting cherries, Matthew didn’t notice a pip went into his bowl of cherries. Dom’s finished cake only had three levels of sponge instead of the five it was supposed to have. George found the pip in his slice of Matthew’s cake but it was Dom who was eliminated because the judges thought the other contestants’ cakes were better than his.
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Season 2, Episode 18 - Aired 05/09/2010
Skye won the mystery box challenge after cooking crispy duck with red wine and raspberries. It was an Indian-themed invention test and from the core ingredient options of chicken, goat and pulses, Skye chose goat. Jonathan won the invention test with spicy red goat curry with Indian spicy frozen yoghurt. The three least impressive dishes were from Dom, Joanne and Matthew and they now face a pressure test elimination round.
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Season 2, Episode 17 - Aired 05/07/2010
Shaun Presland shows how simple Japanese is.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 16 - Aired 05/06/2010
Just 10 steps to fix a badly cooked dish
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Chef Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 14 - Aired 05/04/2010
This dessert is no piece of cake
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Season 2, Episode 12 - Aired 05/02/2010
A twist of a mystery box & a tough invention test
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Season 2, Episode 11 - Aired 04/30/2010
Luke Nguyen lends a hand, as does Garry's Mum.
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Elimination Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 10 - Aired 04/29/2010
An eggy elimination for the bottom two
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Off Site Challenge Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 9 - Aired 04/28/2010
Two teams, two Italian restaurants, one winner.
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Invention Test Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 7 - Aired 04/26/2010
The Top 24 arrived at the MasterChef house and then headed to the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants had 90 minutes to create a dish that was a childhood memory for them. The winner will now cook off against a celebrity chef and if they win, will be given an immunity prize, which can be uses to escape an elimination if need be.
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Season 2, Episode 6 - Aired 04/25/2010
After a mystery box challenge, 4 contestants will be through to the Top 24, and 4 will be sent home. The contestants cook a Neil Perry fish dish in a pressure test and Neil also judges the dishes.
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Season 2, Episode 5 - Aired 04/23/2010
The six contestants who won Top 24 spots cooking against Matt Moran are treated to a Masterclass with him in ARIA’s kitchen. Matt shows them how to make seafood canapés. The other contestants learn how to cook a dish of baby vegetables and techniques for grilling meat by George and Gary. George also makes a raspberry dessert with jelly, granita and champagne.
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10 More Spots Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 4 - Aired 04/22/2010
The first challenge is a series of kitchen prep tasks.For the next challenge, the remaining contestants cook Matt Moran’s quail, pumpkin and gnocchi dish alongside the chef himself.
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Season 2, Episode 3 - Aired 04/21/2010
The contestants who scored the lowest in the signature dish challenge had to compete and be judged in pairs in an elimination round. The teams had to source ingredients from farms and cook two dishes.
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Signature Dish Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 2 - Aired 04/20/2010
Top 50 Part 2 - The remaining contestants are asked to prepare their signature dish. In a first for MasterChef Australia the contestants did the judging, with the men voting for their favourite dish from the women, and vice versa. The top 7 vote-getters are then put into a beef wellington pressure test, with the best man and woman progressing directly to the top 24.
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Top 50 Begins Edit this episode
Season 2, Episode 1 - Aired 04/19/2010
MasterChef 2010 kicks off with the top 50 contestants cooking a BBQ dish of their own choosing. The ten contestants who cook the dishes the judges liked the least have to face an elimination round. Cookbook author Donna Hay arrived as a guest judge and the contestants have to recreate her pavlova recipe. The five best pavlovas earn their cooks a place in the next round, but several competitors will be sent home.