Masterchef 2020 week beg 19 Apr

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Jock says with spun too mucb or not enough zantan0
He is adding a bit more zantan
He says he has a lot to prove to himself so hoping it works
Looks like the foam has come good now

Jock says pointy end now
Pressure is getting techniques right
20mins to go


Rolling the damper now
All seem to be at the same spot
Reece onto his butter
Finally heard Courtney speak
Says just like making mayo
Jock says courtney is doing perfectly well
Which indicates why they haven't focused on her at all until now when she is running just that bit late.
Lots of encouragement from upstairs
Courtney is a tad behind but not much
Jock telling her to take a deep breath
Andy telling her to trust her instincts
Lots of encouragement for her
Only 10 mins to go
Reece onto his cones
Ben is too
Courtney hasnt started her cones yet
She is on them now but they are fiddly
She is going to make them infront of the judges....risky move
I am really worried for her now.
Reece has his tea towel on fire
Only 10seconds left
Things going everywhere

Time.is up
Ben is proud of himself for getting it done as he had no energy left
"Keep pushing , keep pushing. No I was planning on stopping just before the clock stopped."
Reece is up first
He says it has sparked the fire he has back in season 10
Bread cooking and assembling the cone
I dont think courtney will have time for the cones

Reece says he knows elements arent perfect

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But he is happy with jt
He made a lot of mistakes round 1 but he always learnt from.making mistakes.
He is waiting for his moment to shine
Tasting time now
It does look good
Jock says damper is extraordinary . Restaurant ready
Butter is great too
But salad balance is out
Dressing is intemse
But a good job all round
He gave it everything and Jock is proud of him
Ben next
Damper on to cook
And assembling the salad
But foam problems
It isnt coming out
To foam or not to foam
Thumping the canister on the bench and peering inside

Susanne Pendock Oh dear.
So I think Reece is safe, I think Ben will be close to be going home, but Courtney will definitely go home because she won't have time to do those cones as well as everything else.
He has something out and spooning it on. Only 10 seconds lef tthough
Jock shaking his hand
Andy says it was emotional for them to watch
Ben says he was so close last time, he wants to prove he isnt a 1 trick pony woth ice cream
Jock says it looks, not bad
Has issues because of the foam
Butter consistency is spot on

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Damper is light and airy
Cones are good
Flavour of butter had issues
A red hot go
And finally courtney
She is going to struggle havign no cones ready
Her hands are shaking
Only 10 seconds left
Her dressing wouldnt come out
Missing the dressing as a result
She is gone.
Susanne Pendock if all her other flavours are spot on she might be safe
But she got the cones done
Jock says a shame she is missing the dressing
Damper looks good
Beautiful smells
Best lamb butter of then all
ooh. She might be ok then.
Barata is also the best of all 3
Melissa says the butter and batmrata hold the doshes together
Andy says closest butter to Jocks
Jock says missing some cones and dressing
Will the incomplete dish send her home?
Jock thanking everyone who cooked today
Reece your damper was thr best of everyone
Ben cones were perfect
Courtney barata and lamb butter best of the lot but a dish incomplete
And that is why Courtney is going home

Hugs with Jock
And the other 2 as well
Strangling andy as he is supposed to be her friend
Hugs with everyone else too
She is proud she had a crack and came back

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wed

tonight is the first mystery box with ingredients picked by melissa...no one knows that yet
Everyone contemplating what is inside and who picked what
and here come the judge

Everyone except Tracy loves the mystery boxes
best thing is if you lose, you don't go home
Khanh likes have the restricted options in the mystery box.. you have to concentrate and create
finally they find out that Melissa picked all the ingredients


Reece saying oh no- He thinks it will be a bit wild they all laugh

Inside is chicken feet, scallions, cherries, corriander, black vinegar, whiting, manuka honey chinese five spice galangal spring onions... Taro
Some people love it, some people don't

Each ingredient had a special meaning to her

New rules, all dishes will be tasted....fairer


Top 5 get to cook to stay safe from the next elimination.( via a cook off) Everyone else will be in it
75mins must use 1 or more of the ingredients in the box staples are under the bench
Time starts
More people go to the equipment than stay to plan

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Andy asking if Melissa has gone evil...no way lots of possibilities
Jocks worst nightmare..I don't cook with most of these
Melissa wanted to pick ingredients they could play with and experiment with too

Melissa talking to sarah who was happy with the box. Excited to use ingredients that they arent used to seeing
She cant wait for Sarahs dish which she loves the sound of....deep fried taro mashed filled with whiting coriander five spice and deep frying it taro croquettes

Reynald is doing savoury with the whiting, chicken feet and scallions..what is it with chicken feet?
He doesnt want to be stuck in the dessert corner..he describes the dish to andy and Jock...


Simon calling himself names Melissa laughs....
Steaming the taro, chicken foot jelly. Wants to make himself a hit uncomfortable...she approves
He doesnt want to be safe but he wants to be top too...first time trying chook feet

Ben saw chicken feet...after the pressure cook yesterday never wants to go there...
And is doing a dessert with them..yes with chicken feet... um........... chicken feet caramel ice crea hmmmm...Jock just keeps repeating chicken feet ice cream over and over

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56mins yo go

Poh doing vinegar braised chicken feet..never cooked them just eaten them

Dani doing a cherry dessert with spices star anise vinegar

Laura doing whiting whole and butterflied on the hibachi with a smoked fish head sauce

Brandon is making wontons.. Melissa asks what sort.... she says it is the first thing she learned to make.. he said he made them in primary school with nana king whiting and coriander.....


Hayden using cherries.. pitting cherries is a stress reliever he says lol

Rose doing an upside down cake.. an upside down cake manuka honey and cherries chinese five spice ice crea
simon is making chicken feet jelly and taro.. he really loves taro chips and is using some vanilla beans adding galangul mmmm
he knows the taro is slimy if not cooked properly so steams it fist and then to the hibachi

Khanh making a noodle dish
Usong chicken feet to make a broth Jock and andy guess this is his style... yep broth is a fave he makes a herb paste it is good for infusing taste... AJ worried about time but khanh say he can do it

Sarah is so happy she loves this sort of food. deep fried taro stuffed with whiting and a sauce.. agian chook feet.. brown them and spice and black vinegar and makes a stock

Reece making a dessert

Amina savoury taro noodles and a soupy thing

Callum also a dessert, he would love to have another crack at immunity this week
Coriander cream (shiver)

Reynald wants to stand out, and avoid elimination Hoping his flavours will stand out as he experiments with them. melissa talks with him about t he dish.... fishbones and chicken feet.. smoking chook feet and bones marinationg i and caramelising
Melissa loves that he is experimenting

She is excited about Ben's chicken feet caramel She is concerned he has a lot of elements and might not finish icecream and shortbread..... it is just the chook feet!

Andy thinks brendans challenge is to give them a wonton they haven't tasted before
Jock says the challenge is that brendan and khanh are bothi making chicken feet broth

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so both khanh and brendan are a lil nervous now
Jock is most excited about the broth off

Chris has crispy fried chicken feet.. he really likes his dish it is the way to every girls heart.. um no
red haired girl portugese custard tarts
tessa also doing chook feet...... five spice honey broth

Poh is braising hers


Simons jelly is nowhere near set
Simon looking for a fast plan b
Now he is going to try and turn it into a mousse into blast chillers

Sarahs croquettes are looking good.. taro folded inside and into deep fryer doesn't take much time
Melissa is excited

simons chook thing hasn't set... so aha...mousse and nitrogen ha ha

sarahs croquettes are out and she is ganishing them
2 mins

Ben is happy with his caramel
Khanh is happy with his broth but hell can he get the dish together

Time is up

Melissa is excited to see the dishes and wants to try them all

Sarah up first with her croquettes
Whiting stuffed with taro is the official title
Jock loves it says she would have a queue around the corner for them
Melissa loves the flavours and textures. Wants her to open up a restaurant somewhere and serve them so she can attend
Andy also loves them

Reynald next
He has his whiting dish
Melissa can smell it....mmmmm she just raves.. this is a dish to dress up for
A very dainty looking reynald style dish
His dishes are always works of art.
Jock a nd Andy are also raving

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Amila next, cherry milfei...masses of elements meringues cream sauce
Jock could see himself eating it in a restaurant or cafe with a coffee

Harry has chinese style fish with taro on the side
Andy says tasty tasty food full of flavour

Laura, whiting too spring onions and black vinegar
Melissa says it says I know what i'm doing and came to play
Jock says as close to perfection as you are going to get

Khanh and Brendan called down together for their broth off

Khanh sneaking a look before they get to the table
Two very different looking broths
Khanhs looks to have more body
Khanhs dish first
Jock says he is thinking could he do it in 75kins and probably not.
Melissa says depth of flavour in the broth is amazing
Andy loves that he made a paste for his broth
Brendans dish now
Melissa says his grandmother would be so proud of him. Balance of heart, soul and where you come from
Jock says delicious
Andy says it is seamless and brendan to a t
Jock couldn't pick a winning broth
They loved both dishes

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Simon now
Will his mousse work?
I don't know whether this will work
Untested element
. Stand back
Well it has come out
"See how that goes" from Simon
Melissa asking how does he feel he went

He had fun with the experiment
Taro wasnt as fun to eat as she was expecting
She is glad he took the risk with the mousse
Jock said amazing things at his bench. Beautiful pregnancy but ugly baby
started off so well just didnt quite come together but these are the days to try this stuff

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Hayden now a salad and fish
Slightly over cooked taro is good

Rose now
The cake is a bit too dense but flavours are beautiful

Callum now....dish looks great
Vibrant green cream
Parfait amazing, crisp is nice. But the corriander doesn't work for them

Poh and Ben together
Crispy chicken feet vs braised fried feet
.Andy doesn't love chicken feet. Not his favourite dish but he loves ben's sauce
Melissa loves the eggs could eat it on its own
Both good dishes says Jock a good feet off

other Ben with his chicken caramel and ice cream now
It looks pretty
Jock says it is more than delicious
Clever, the chicken feet gives it a richness
Icecream is awesome but the caramel.is clever. Jock just drinking it from the pot