Masterchef week beginning 3 May 2020

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dani chooses to cook and not use the pin
2 rounds
5 least impressive in round 1 will cook again in round 2 14 will be safe.
make it delicious. colour aroma and crunch

So round 1 is all about the crunch
Bring a dish which is about the crunch
Taste as and when you finish
So let them know
Gooooo
Half to equipment half to pantry

Khanh has heaps of ideas loves the idea loves crunch

Chris has beer and figs
Beer battered flathead with aoili judges salivate at the idea and it should be crunchy
really cold beer is the secret he says when the cold batter hits the hot oil it happens!

Callum doing chilli crab salt and vinegar onion rings too

Simon loves the challenge and he is doing a chip butty... oh yum... he will smoke the butter for added zing

khanh coating prawns in coconut and kale does it for his sister....... jock looks doubtful

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Ben doing pork.. Indonesian styl
Poh fried peanuts with a pile of other things super crunchy spicy and sweet a fun cook she says

Melissa hoping for a broad spectrum of dishes..lets deep fry everything

Sarah doing fried chicken...mmmm yummo...
Triple dipping in the flour
Jock loves the smell

Jock doesnt look convinced with Callums dish.. the shell is crunchy but I am not eating that....
He is worried that only the onion in his mouth may be crunchy callum keeps looking at him like a deer caught in the headlights....

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30 mins down 45 to go
No dishes ready yet
amina doing a crunchy prawn dish

Callum sticking with his dish he insists there willl be nothing but crunch
Reynald making honeycomb by the looks of it or perhaps noy
He is making isomalt shards full of sugar and chocolate

Hayden doing curry and crunchy popadoms those pops have to work

Tracy has lots of crunchy elements it looks like fried noodles


Red haired sarah is doing carrot cake with honeycomb, candied walnuts carrot crisp
And sorbet.. a mexican drink with chilli hmmmm

Laua fried savoury dough with benito

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Dani doing fried eggplant crunchy and soft.. miso sticky she is excited

Lots of friers today

heartland of crunchiness lies in the deep fryer
Jock wants a layered crunch
Says he will give bonus points for layered crunch...I have no idea what that is

Chris first to serve his fish Can hear the crunch
Crunchy, delicious Jock loves it
Melissa says perfect fish
Andy says simple but tasty
Chris is happy
Now he has to wait a shame I was hoping he would go straight up

Poh is done
No last second dish today
Jock says everything he wants. Salty, crunchy
Andy says a bowl of crunch

20 mins left

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Tessa has Canoli by by looks of it
Oh it is brandy snaps not canoli with lemon verbena cream mmmm looks great and is crunch

Simon is almost done
Trying his chips
They look so thin.

Amelia has done a dessert and it looks amazing cherry chocolate parfait with plums hazelnut twirl
But still noone sent up

Simon is confident
Crisp butty to the judges
Lots of crunch
Andy says double crunch and smoked butter ties it together
They wanted a double crunch!
Crunch and flavour perfection. Jock sends him upstairs
More pressure on everyone now

15mins left

Hayden questioning his dish now
He is worried his papadoms are too thick

tracy is doing some lovely looking potato skins, loaded with bacon, cheese and sour cream....mmmm assures us they re crunchy

Ben happy with his crackling

Sarahs fried chicken is done
Looks crunchy
Can hear the crunch
Andy says crispy batter but moist chicken
Delish and crunchy

Melissa wants the sauce recipe
Jock says you gave me what I asked for
He sends her straight upstairs.. one less safe place

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Reece has a dessert
Complex flavours apparently
looks good and they love it

laura// very crunchy and delicioius..

Dani is worried now
Her eggplant is going up now
Is it crunchy?
didn’t hear it
Andy says batter looks light
Not hearing any crunch
Flavour is delicious
Crunchy batter apparently for mel and Andy
But Jock didnt get the crunch Thank you Jock.

4mins left

Quite a few still cooking

Tracy is done...mmmmmm yum looks like a pizza on a potato skin....Can hear the crunch
Jock says crunchiest potato skin he has ever had yummm full of flavour.. straight up to the gantry thanks Andy


Callum is confident
It does look good
Jock loves it
Crab perfect, killer sauce
But onions are a garnish
And no crunch in a crab
Is a delicious bowl of crab with a hint of crunch enough?

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Khanh is done
Coconut prawns
Crispy kale too
Only a little crunch, not much
Khanh is Disapointed

Crispy prawn wontons from Brandon andy's was soft
red sarah.... mashing her cake Why does everyone destroy their cakes?!?

1min left

Reynald rushing his plating
He is happy with the isomalt sugar
So many still plating
And time is up

Sarah is worried that they will think it is too hot they say we can handle it
Jock says sugary bits crunchy. Honeycomb crunchy. Really delicious
Melissa says spice helps the dish. All textures of crunch there
Andy says a crunchy adventure
Telling her not to doubt it

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Reynald now

Looks pretty, as always
Isomalt is like a wrapping

Jock says short and sweet. Ice cream delicious..honeycomb crunchy
Andy says near on perfect
Melissa loves it
She sends him upstairs
No surprise there really

Amina now
She says she can hear the crunch
they agree delicious

Rose now
She is happy
She does have canoli
Hearing the crunch there
Jock says a clever dish

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Ben is up
looking good.... they are keep and I c an hear the crackling
Lots of elements there Crunch is evident
Ben sent upstairs

Hayden now
Will his popadoms be enough
He is feeling the pressure
He just wants to join them upstairs
Snapping it, definately crunchy
Melissa likes how succulent the chicken is

Popadom is a bit dense

Hard one for Andy. Screams for seasoning
But the crunch was there
Hide or report this
Underseasoned all round
Andy wants to like it but he doesnt know
Hayden is definitely in the bottom 5.
He knew they were too thick
He is prepared to be in round 2

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Varying degrees of delicious and crunchy
Following will be in round 2
Hayden
Khanh
Brendan
Callum
Dani
Everyone else safe
Hayden wants to push it all away so he cookes well in round 2
Round 2 is all about the goo
Jock is more excited about round 2
Khanh worried about this

75mins to cook anything as long as it is gooey

Dani is in a bad space I think
Not the place she remembers
Cooking with everything she has
Pin is super heavy mow
Gooey eggs
Gooey yolk, not runny