Masterchef week beginning 21/06/2020

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Reece is already safe having immunity
And the 1 inch cube returns
Call has seen the 1inch cube challenge but never done it.
60 cubes for tasting blindfolded this is the challenge that sent reece home last year

first four to get it wrong go to next round

the old draw for places

stand behind your table and blindfolds on and then ne of the judges brings them the cube

callum first a bright orange one.. only has texture and aroma.... he bites carrot correct

brendan tastes apple correct

poh yellowish banana correct

Laura red,, looks like beetroot and yes it is

reynald orange he sniffs it.... eats it orange correct

Tessa stnk hag brings it over.. creamy white... sniff taste celery.. no she says celeriac and is wrong it was celery what she thought first... stink hag looks so happy

Em bright red... tomato correct

Callum again looks like cheese.... crunch pineapple correct
brendan zuchini correct
poh orange... pumpkin correct
laura cauliflower correct
reynald looks like meat... he picks lamb correct
em beef correct
callum rockmelon yep
brendan cuc
and we keep going but the typist stops
em strange looking thing,,, she is blank very nervous radicchio?? stink hag draws it out correct

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it says turn it up
callum says chook..... correct
bren salkmon correct
poh blue cheese correct

laura cheddar correct
rey pinky ham maybe he says it is dry and smoky...really confused.... turkey.. wrong
it was ham....
brendan knows it is citrus..... which one.... dunno w hat he said but wrong it was lime

one more to go.....

don to 10 hardest... but t hat is relatve isnt it
callum picks star fruit correct
poh persimon orrect
laura mushy but firm confused she says fried tofu yes...
em parsnip.... correct
call horseraddish correct
poh fejoa without tasting
em.... smells nothing crunchy and watery.. it is whitish.... she says daikon............ no it is kohlrabi.


so that is it

round two tessa rey bren and em

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another taste thing

pantries bitter sweet salt savoury and oumani( sp) bitter
cook a perfectly balanced dish from each of these
must be balanced
top 7 up for grabs..
60 mins
staples
but garden a nd big pantry are out

tessa very nervous.. goes for south east asian prawns sweet and sour and that looks like a chucnk of meat.... she is cooking what she loves

Brendan dumplings tp redeem himself...
rey is scared nothing c omes to mind,, he goes for the duck beetroot... kale soy. hopes for balance and flavour he is clouded and cluttery

Em bacon.... choc bits.... omanini vegemite choc parfait
she talks to Jock.... he looks stunned choc and vegemite.. a bold move are you sure today is the day for it.... yes she said

bren is rethinking the dumplings... this will not meet t he brief he changes.... seafood noodles instead...... sounds nice

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brendan now feels better
judges start yapping on about who is doing what and balance

Laura tells tessa to trust herself... she is unsure how to present the prawns...... oh dear bitter gourd.. blanch it first. she says..... mel sticks her nose in... tessa just said I am sticking to what I love....

bren going more towards Jap than chinese.... judges discuss it... balance.... they warn... he says he is concentrating on perfect flavours.. he knows it is risy but wants to t rust himself

oh good lord em sheeps milk... what next.. bacon fat caramel bitter and smokey and sweet now onto yoghurt sorbet that is why the sheeps milk.. determined to extend herself....

rey is nervous.. feels the pressure..... mel wants to know about it and he tells her... and she hassles him are you feeling good.. he says he is free flowing.. oh shut up mel if he wants to experiment let him

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30 mins to go

Tessa seems okay but really trying hard to make it perfect.... poh wanrs her not to let t he meat overpower the seafood tessa has some seafood paste....

rey wants to stay calm a nd make the right decisions.... he keeps talking depth... but sweet... hmm roasted dates on t he hibachi.... adds salt to offset the sweetness.. seasons the duck to make sure there is enough oumani

no one is sure at all about what Em is doing... mel sad bren is not doing chinese dumplings... rey has people impressed...... but also... aware of balance

will Tessas dish be enough asks mel Jock is keen
bren knows he must be balanced too.... keeps telling us all sorts of thigs... but I am lost with half of it!!!

em is going well with th e bacon fat caramel.. a dding walnuts for bitter edge. Jock waorries about t he yoghurt.... it isnt ready.. she says I am gonna let it do it not worry. Jock said that wont make it set.. now that is unnecessary.......

brendan grabs more greens for bitterness

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he is still unhappy.. bitter is not his thing.... he tastes it and decides enough is enough

tessa slowly considering everything.. not the sort of food I would like... apart from the prawns

rey feels it is balanced.....

brens nooodles a re cooked and get tossed in t he oil... he feels broth might be too simple.. adds mushies for oumani....

2 mins to go

Em is happy and the sorbet set!

looks like renald has dropped stuff on the floor

everyone carefully plating....

And time is up

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Tessa up firstshe tells Jock she is confident.... it is about where my strengths lie
Andy agrees that looks like tessa
she dresses it
mel approves
they taste
Jock loves it... he c an taste the prawns an amazing bitterness and sweetness'
mel said sunshine on a plate
all agree it is balanced. andy loves it

Reynald
mel said your energy is low what is going on.. rey shrugs not sure
so they taste
Jock v ery well balanced liked the date puree and the beetroot
mel loved the look of it... delicious and balanced
andy agrees it is balanced

brendan... is it balanced?
it looks lovely I want it
they taste
andy delicious.. sweet broth salty bitter but got lost in the noodles
Jock said an oumani bomb but delightful but it isnt balanced....

now em
looks good but be damned if I want to eat it... it looks pretty though
they taste it
jock real skill involved partfait just enough saltiness... the vegemite worked..
mel s aid it was a luxury to consume
Andy really enjoyed it... she hit the brief

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so today there was one dish which killed it... on multiple levels Tessa and she is so happy

so em rey and bren.. one of you missed the brief.... normally we love oumani.. but on a day t hat was about balance........... alas Brendan you are going home

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chance for Immunity callum tells us good is not good enough have to be 10 out of ten
Tonight is the everything mystery box
Must use all ingredients over 2 dishes Jock saying it wont be easy to make it futher
In the box tonight
Milk, prickly pear, parsnip, wattleseeds, thyme, hazlenuts, rib eye beef, caulini

One sweet and one savoury dish tonight
Must use all ingredients

I like the idea of all the ingredients.
Thats going to be tough


They have 75mins to do 2 dishes all dishes tasted

Top 3 go into the immunity cook
Time starts now

Prickly pear is a noxious weed. It isn't a food! Blech!
Reece is a bit confused still
Tessa loves it

Judges talking what they would do
Jock would use the pears in a dessert with a dairy granita

Mel wants a medium rare steak

Callum using parsnips, thyme, caulini and beef
The rest in the dessert
He has never used prickly pears before and isnt comfortable with it


Tasting the juice
Apparently it is floral flavour
Laura full of self doubt
She stuck because none of the dishes lately she can’t do pasta
She is making rib eye with parsnip ribbons and caulini ribbons
A parsnip caramel in her dessert

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Tessa making rib eye with parsnip puree, caulini and prickly pear and pepper sauce
She has hazlenut ice cream she is really keen

reynald also rib eye with parsnip puree
Lots of parsnip purees, Emilia has one too

Poh doing finely sliced beef
And a fried souffle
Went badly for her in season 1

Poor old laura just keeps hearing t he criticism and it freaks her o ut.. needs to push herself...

60mins left now
Reece is still unclear on his dishes
He has pastry going but no ingrediennts from the box..
He is just blank

When the judges reel off all the things they could do, they have had time to think about it as they have known about the ingredients for a while. The poor contestants have moments to think and if you are stuck it can take such a long time to work things out.

Jock urges them on