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all right lovelies here we are again first elimination oh no

Everyone has a box on their benches.
Each box contains Gordons gift from Thursday
Callum feels he learns a lot watching from the Gantry
Time for Dani to decide to use the pin or to cook? she decides to risk it and cook
There is a 1 in 23 chance to go so it is a fairly good chance to stay.

gusses as to what is in the box..... Ben saying tickets to go eat with Gordon at his restaurant
Someone else says mint sauce and another pie

It is a 90 minute timer for a 2 round challenge
Use as much time in round 1 but if you end up in round 2 you only have the time left on the clock. Open pantry garden in play Sweet or savoury upto everyone All cook together. Tasting on the fly as soon as it is cooked if you are good enough you might get sent straight to the gantry 18 safe from round 1..5 worst dishes go to round two w here you cook again with the time left on t he clock

time starts now..

mad rush to the pantry

Poh is considering a taking a huge risk that could.send her home

Reece planning a quick 1st dish dessert
He is making coconut snow with yoghurt
And onto hischoc mousse alread

Lunton has a huge fish

Melissa doesn't want anyone to use all 90mins

5 mins dowm already

Lyntom Filleting a huge fish and chats to the judges
He is aiming for 40mins
He also has an idea for round 2

Dani is making hot sour thai seafood soup piles of lovely stuff in it and
She was distracted by melissa stroking the pineapple...strange people huh

Time.is going fast

Chris is doing korean influenced beef tartare

Courtney Steamed prawns

Lots of south east flavours at various benches apparently

brendan a traditional Chinese beef pie in 45mins

Reynald is doing savoury slow roasted quail He is also aiming for 45mins

15mins down

Laura making noodles - Hand rolled noodles, a bit more time consuming with cheese and pepper...

Poh is whisking something in a huge bowl
She is making strawberry lychee chiffon cake And using all 90 on the first cook
Jock reminding her that if this isn't good enough she is gone - judges try and dissuade her Poh is surprised she is the only one using the full 90 mins...you can do so much in that amount of time.. she knows the odds.. she knows it is risky, but the benefits are better


Simon is making a cabbage veggie dish using the hibachi
He is aiming for 45mins max but hoping for earlier he loves his vegies and hopes to pack it full of flavour

Noone wants to be in the 5 cooking in round 2

Hayden aiming for 45mins with his dish. a pork chop cream corn crackling
He is aiming to keep it simple.

Callum says there is some interesting stuff going on

Reece plating up his dish... clock stops at 28 mins... it is tasted with 62 mins left
Jock loves it. Likes the temperature and texture differences
Andy says for 30 mins it is a really good dish
Reece now has the advantage of thinking about what he will do in the 2nd round IF he has to cook

60mins left

Laura feeling the pressure
Khanh is done looks gorgeous......
Harry and Chris done
Chris gets negative comments, missing seasoning and flavour

4 done. 19 to go

Simon plating Burnt soy cabbage
Jock loves it
He would eat more. Delicious well balanced great flavour. Nailed it
Melissa loves the brightness and acidity. She has sent him up to the gantry

Laura is happy but it is stressful for her
And she is done
Melissa says fantastic texture in the pasta
Andy says it is a really good dish. Not an easy pasta to make
Jock says it is not easily made, go straight to the balcony
2nd safe is Laura


Rose telling her well done whilst still cooking
Rose is waiting on her moroccan tarts
47mins left

Almost half through time

Courtney is done. Typical flavours apparently this isnt good enough
Lynton missing flavour
Hayden under seasoned you must taste that could have been safe

Rose stressing Keeps taking the pastry out but not cooked still
She was hoping for 40mins minimum in cook 2 but it isn't going to happen
Rose tarts are out but need to cool before she can fill them

Brendan is stressing as he was eliminated twice in his season..he now runs his own dumpling kitchen doesn't want to be the first going home....
He is 1 of 8 left cooking

Only 40mins left for those still cooking

Poh is pacing

Callum telling Simon and Laura Poh is using all 90mins
Laura cant believe it

3more are done

Poh taking her cake out of the oven Put it straight into the blast chiller
The cake normally takes 2hrs to cool She is hoping 15mins in the chiller will.be enough to be able to ice it...can she cool it down enough to ice it....

Perfect cooked prawns from Tessa

Only poh and reynald still cooking by the looks of it

Brendan tasting now
Jock had his dish from a chinese street vendor not long ago
Beautiful balance. Juicy filling
Melissa almost fell over it was so good
Pastry not too thick
Andy sending Brendan to the gantry i think. He would have it again and again and again

Dani now
Has cooking paid off?
Jock says beautiful flavours but it is off balance
Should she have played the pin?

Poh still waiting and pacing
Khanh and Chris at her bench to see what she is doing

Reynald is done

Rose tart now
She is freaking out Nervous about the flavours
Pastry is blond and a big hit of chocolate and coffee

Bens fish now
He has 36 seconds to go....he means 36 minutes
Melissa says light, fresh, balanced
Andy says cooked perfect fish
Jock says 10/10 upto the balcony

Reynald now roasted quait breast
Will his savoury save him
32mins and 7 seconds left on his clock
Excellent dish. Beautiful cooking
Andy says if it isn't on your menu chuck it on there

Only Poh still cooking
Everyone clapping and giving encouragement
She says it will be down to the wire
Poh has 20mins left
Everyone is watching her, adding more pressure
The cake is cold enough she thinks.. but no the cake is still hot.in the middle
Cant put cream.on it Back into the chiller

She only has 15mins left
Bottom.layer is cool.enough to work on
Putting the cream, lyche and strawberries

10mins, the other layers are now cool enough
Time to ice and dress it

And she is done
She usually takes 3 or 4 hrs to make the cake It does look pretty
Jock says she thrown everything at it


Andy wants Poh to cut it she does and slices came out cleanly
Perfectly cooked,light airy.
Gutsy move says Jock
Melissa says it was a pure joy to eat
Andy says he doesn't even like cake and he ate the most. so Technically perfect
Genious and insanity says Melissa

Time to find out who will be joining the 5 on the gantry and which 5 will be cooking
Chris, Lynton, Courtney Hayden and Rose will be in round 2

Everyone else is safe

Dani is relieved
I don't think anyone is more relieved than Poh

Same rules as before
Chris has little over 60
Cortney 56
Lynton 44…
hayden 42
rose 36


Staggered start
Chris first
He is making a dessert a cheesecake which normally takes him an hour in the oven but he doesn't have that time today
Others saying it is a ballsy move for chris who is known for cooking meat...apparently it is a family tradition


Courtney starting now roasted cauliflower steak and a pile of vegies and a big gutsy salad
To the equipment first... her basket is overflowing.. they approve of the dish

hmm chris hasnt got his cheesecake in yet. but chris says it is okay I a m doing really small ones

Lynton has an idea of what he will make... 44 mins.... race to pantry..... herbs barley... sauces... adam keeps talking so I dont know what it is.... buckwheat and crabmeat.... on an hibachi charcoal gril.....

Hayden has a dish in mind, squid carbonara in 40mins
Talking about it with Lynton

lyntons dish smells amazing
chris is a dding a sherry cream

Time.for Hayden to start
And straight to the pantry
Needs his squid and carbonara things

Rose left alone to watch everyone
Rose is nervous
And finally she gets to start. She has a dish in mind but never made it in 36mins.

To the pantry she goes