Masterchef Australia Season 2

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Top 50 Begins - BBQ Challenge
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2x01 Top 50 Begins - BBQ Challenge aired Apr 19, 2010

The top 50 began with a barbecue challenge, with the freedom to cook whatever they wanted. The 10 worst performers were sent into a pavlova pressure test led... read more

Signature Dish
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2x02 Signature Dish aired Apr 20, 2010

The remaining contestants were asked to prepare their signature dish. In a first for MasterChef Australia the contestants did the judging, with the men votin... read more

Bottom 10 Elimination Challenge
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2x03 Bottom 10 Elimination Challenge aired Apr 21, 2010

The 10 contestants who performed worst in Tuesday's signature dish challenge were split into 5 groups of 2 and given 7 hours to drive out to local farms, col... read more

10 More Spots with Matt Moran
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2x04 10 More Spots with Matt Moran aired Apr 22, 2010

With 10 spots in the Top 24 on the line, the remaining contestants competed in a mise en place challenge. The challenge had 4 stages, with the worst performe... read more

Masterclass 1
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2x05 Masterclass 1 aired Apr 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 seaf... read more

The Top 24 - Mystery Box Challenge
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2x06 The Top 24 - Mystery Box Challenge aired Apr 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 pressur... read more

Childhood Memory Invention Test
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2x07 Childhood Memory Invention Test aired Apr 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 me... read more

Chef Challenge - Luke Nguyen
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2x08 Chef Challenge - Luke Nguyen aired Apr 27, 2010

Luke Nguyen

Italian Restaurant Team Challenge
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2x09 Italian Restaurant Team Challenge aired Apr 28, 2010

The off site team challenge, to take over the running of two Italian restaurants, saw the Red Team conquer despite having a simpler menu. From the Blue Team,... read more

Eggy Elimination Challenge
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2x10 Eggy Elimination Challenge aired Apr 29, 2010

As the Red Team enjoyed their reward: lunch and a mini MasterClass with Luke Mangan, Jonathan and Devon faced off in the Elimination Challenge; a best of th... read more

Masterclass 2
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2x11 Masterclass 2 aired Apr 30, 2010

The judges share their own food memories in this week's MasterClass. A good old English Sunday Roast was Gary's dish of the day while George cooked up lasagn... read more

Mystery Box & Invention Test
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2x12 Mystery Box & Invention Test aired May 02, 2010

Japanese theme. The Mystery Box challenge saw the contestants making the "perfect burger", with only five selected to taste by the judges. Marion won the cha... read more

Pressure Test - Peter Gilmore
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2x13 Pressure Test - Peter Gilmore aired May 03, 2010

Carrie, Kate and Fiona faced off in the Pressure Test after cooking the three least impressive dishes in the Invention Test. They were asked to replicate a c... read more

Chef Challenge - Philippa Sibley
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2x14 Chef Challenge - Philippa Sibley aired May 04, 2010

This dessert is no piece of cake

Kids Birthday Team Challenge
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2x15 Kids Birthday Team Challenge aired May 05, 2010

In an unprecedented twist, Callum as winner of the weeks Invention Test was granted the power to pick his entire team first. The off site challenge was to pu... read more

Fix That Dish Elimination
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2x16 Fix That Dish Elimination aired May 06, 2010

As the Blue Team enjoyed their reward at Sails on Lavender Bay with Nathan Darling, Jonathan and Adele faced off in a "fix the dish" challenge. They had to f... read more

Masterclass 3
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2x17 Masterclass 3 aired May 07, 2010

Shaun Presland shows how simple Japanese is.

Mystery Box & Invention Test
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2x18 Mystery Box & Invention Test aired May 09, 2010

Indian theme. The Mystery Box challenge saw the contestants choosing between a main and a dessert, with Skye's Crispy Duck winning her the challenge and pick... read more

Black Forest Cake Pressure Test
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2x19 Black Forest Cake Pressure Test aired May 10, 2010

Dominic, Joanne and Matthew faced off in the Pressure Test; to make a black forest cake. Joanne was able to put off a shaky start and finish strongly, leavin... read more

Chef Challenge - Justin North
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2x20 Chef Challenge - Justin North aired May 11, 2010

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Classic French Meal Team Challenge
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2x21 Classic French Meal Team Challenge aired May 12, 2010

The two teams were tasked with preparing a Classic French 3-course meal for Matt Preston, Tetsuya Wakuda and Guillaume Brahimi. Michel Roux mentored the Red ... read more

Name That Herg Elimination
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2x22 Name That Herg Elimination aired May 13, 2010

While the Blue Team enjoyed their lunch with Giovanni Pilu, the Red Team faced off in a two-round Elimination challenge. The first challenge was to make a tr... read more

Masterclass 4
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2x23 Masterclass 4 aired May 14, 2010

The judges serve up duck two ways and invite guest chef Kumar Mahadevan to cook a spicy prawn curry. Justin North also helps the contestants make crackling p... read more

Mystery Box & Invention Test
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2x24 Mystery Box & Invention Test aired May 16, 2010

"Around the world" theme. The Mystery Box challenge saw the contestants tackle a complex range of ingredients and a time of just 25 minutes. Peter took out t... read more

Schnitzel & Chips Pressure Test
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2x25 Schnitzel & Chips Pressure Test aired May 17, 2010

Alvin, Daniel and Fiona faced off in the Pressure Test; to recreate a Pork Schnitzel with chips and coleslaw with no recipe to follow. While each contestant ... read more

Chef Challenge - Restaurant Arras
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2x26 Chef Challenge - Restaurant Arras aired May 18, 2010

Team "Restaurant Arras" (Adam Humphrey, Lovaine Allen, Aaron Eady) face off against Aaron, Joanne and Matthew.

Normal Family Meal Team Challenge
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2x27 Normal Family Meal Team Challenge aired May 19, 2010

The two teams were tasked with preparing a 3 course meal for a normal family and judges Matt Preston and Curtis Stone, on a tight budget and time limit. In t... read more

Bouillabaisse Taste Test Elimination
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2x28 Bouillabaisse Taste Test Elimination aired May 20, 2010

As the Blue Team and Red Team enjoyed their lunch at Sailor's Thai, the four contestants were asked to name the ingredients of a traditional Bouillabaisse in... read more

Masterclass 5
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2x29 Masterclass 5 aired May 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, showe... read more

Pizza Over Challenge
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2x30 Pizza Over Challenge aired May 23, 2010

"Modern Australia" theme. There was no Mystery Box challenge this week, instead the contestants faced a pizza making challenge. Fiona was the victor and pic... read more

Duck Two Ways Pressure Test
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2x31 Duck Two Ways Pressure Test aired May 24, 2010

Their task was to recreate a dish by Australian food icon, Stephanie Alexander, a confit duck-neck sausage with grilled duck breast in sour cherry sauce, pot... read more

Chef Challenge - Frank Camorra
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2x32 Chef Challenge - Frank Camorra aired May 25, 2010

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The Press Club Team Challenge
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2x33 The Press Club Team Challenge aired May 26, 2010

The two teams were faced with their toughest challenge yet: to take over the running of George Calombaris' own restaurant The Press Club on its relaunch, ser... read more

Mystery Box Elimination Challenge
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2x34 Mystery Box Elimination Challenge aired May 27, 2010

In a mystery box Elimination Challenge, the Blue Team members were tasked with creating a dish to complement a specific bottle of wine.

Masterclass 6
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2x35 Masterclass 6 aired May 28, 2010

Gary and George showed the contestants how to make the perfect pizza, while Gary also served up an English rice pudding, and George cooked up some chicken oy... read more

Mystery Box & Invention Test
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2x36 Mystery Box & Invention Test aired May 30, 2010

Pasta theme. After a trying Mystery Box challenge featuring lambs' brains, Marion emerged as winner and picked seafood as the core ingredient for the Inventi... read more

Seafood Platter Pressure Test
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2x37 Seafood Platter Pressure Test aired May 31, 2010

Jake, Jimmy and Matthew faced off in the Pressure Test; to recreate a Rick Stein seafood platter worth $350.

Chef Challenge - Maggie Beer
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2x38 Chef Challenge - Maggie Beer aired Jun 01, 2010

Aaron cooked off against Maggie Beer, making her pheasant pie.

Pacific Jewel Team Challenge
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2x39 Pacific Jewel Team Challenge aired Jun 02, 2010

In the biggest Off Site Challenge ever, contestants were faced with preparing 8000 canapés for 2000 guests on the P&O Pacific Jewel, who would vote for their... read more

Taste Test Elimination Challenge
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2x40 Taste Test Elimination Challenge aired Jun 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 chan... read more

Masterclass 7
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2x41 Masterclass 7 aired Jun 04, 2010

George cooked up ravioli with potato and leek as well as a quail dolmatha with tahini and yoghurt dressing. Meanwhile guest chef Matt Moran had quesadillias ... read more

Mystery Box & Invention Test
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2x42 Mystery Box & Invention Test aired Jun 06, 2010

Vegetarian theme. In a meaty Mystery Box challenge, it was Claire who managed to impress the most and was given a significant advantage in the Invention Test... read more

Oyster Terrine Pressure Test
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2x43 Oyster Terrine Pressure Test aired Jun 07, 2010

Callum, Joanne, Peter and Skye faced off in the Pressure Test; to recreate George Calombaris' oyster terrine. Callum's terrine was described as a dog's break... read more

Chef Challenge - Aaron vs Adam
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2x44 Chef Challenge - Aaron vs Adam aired Jun 08, 2010

In a twist on the traditional format, Aaron and Adam competed against each other to win immunity. They had 1hr 45min to complete three dishes with three core... read more

Molecular Gastronomy Team Challenge
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2x45 Molecular Gastronomy Team Challenge aired Jun 09, 2010

Teams were tasked with creating a dining experience using principles of molecular gastronomy. With the help of two leaders in innovative cooking, each team w... read more

Chicken Korma & Name Spices Elimination
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2x46 Chicken Korma & Name Spices Elimination aired Jun 10, 2010

In a two-round Elimination Challenge testing basic skills, members of the Blue Team were first asked to cook Chicken Korma. They were provided with all the i... read more

Masterclass 8
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2x47 Masterclass 8 aired Jun 11, 2010

Callum and Sharnee were treated to a masterclass on Cheese by Australian cheese expert Will Studd, while the remaining contestants were treated to a steak an... read more

Mystery Box & Invention Test
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2x48 Mystery Box & Invention Test aired Jun 13, 2010

"Australian Food Icon" theme. The winner of Masterchef Australia 2009, Julie Goodwin, returned as a guest judge for the Mystery Box Challenge, the ingredient... read more

Beef Stroganoff Pressure Test
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2x49 Beef Stroganoff Pressure Test aired Jun 14, 2010

Callum, Matthew and Sharnee faced off in the Pressure Test, where they had to recreate a Beef Stroganoff with Parsley Fettuccine without a recipe to follow. ... read more

Chef Challenge - Josh Emett
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2x50 Chef Challenge - Josh Emett aired Jun 15, 2010

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Qantas Business Team Challenge
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2x51 Qantas Business Team Challenge aired Jun 16, 2010

Teams were tasked with creating a 3 course menu suitable for Qantas business class passengers. They were required to prepare the food at the MasterChef Kitch... read more

Carrot Cake Elimination Challenge
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2x52 Carrot Cake Elimination Challenge aired Jun 17, 2010

In a taste test Elimination Challenge, all members of the Blue Team were asked to name the ingredients to a carrot cake.

Masterclass 9
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2x53 Masterclass 9 aired Jun 18, 2010

Aaron and Marion are treated to a masterclass in artisan baking by Michael Klausen, while Gary and George cook up a dish of lamb backstrap fillet cooked in ... read more

London Week Day 1: Invention Test
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2x54 London Week Day 1: Invention Test aired Jun 20, 2010

"Afternoon Tea" theme. It was revealed to the contestants that this Invention Test would take place in London. After settling in at the Langham Hotel, the co... read more

London Week Day 2: Heston Pressure Test
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2x55 London Week Day 2: Heston Pressure Test aired Jun 21, 2010

Contestants competed in pairs to recreate Heston Blumenthal's elaborate signature dishes. Heston praised the contestants' attempts at dishes he'd taken years... read more

London Week Day 2: Chef Challenge - Martin Blunos
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2x56 London Week Day 2: Chef Challenge - Martin Blunos aired Jun 22, 2010

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London Week Day 3: Super Off Site Challenge
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2x57 London Week Day 3: Super Off Site Challenge aired Jun 23, 2010

In the first ever Super Challenge, contestants raced from London to Paris, France with the task to create a two-course meal based around the French favourite... read more

London Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge
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2x58 London Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge aired Jun 24, 2010

In the Elimination Challenge, Joanne and Jonathan both recreated one of Brett Graham's dishes. Although both dishes had positives and negatives.

Masterclass 10
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2x59 Masterclass 10 aired Jun 25, 2010

Back in Australia, George cooks up a seafood dish of Char Sui salmon with stir-fried winter melon and wood ear mushrooms, while Gary cooks a rhubarb and blac... read more

Return Elimination Challenge 1
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2x60 Return Elimination Challenge 1 aired Jun 27, 2010

Eleven of the 17 eliminated contestants returned to the MasterChef kitchen to compete for three second-chance spots. Devon, Kate, Courtney, Daniel, Philip, J... read more

Return Elimination Challenge 2
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2x61 Return Elimination Challenge 2 aired Jun 28, 2010

Devon, Courtney, Philip, Jimmy, Jake and Peter competed in the final round for one of 3 spots back in the competition. They were faced with an Invention Test... read more

Chef Challenge - Mitchell Orr
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2x62 Chef Challenge - Mitchell Orr aired Jun 29, 2010

Unlike other Celebrity Chef Challenges, Orr was cooking against all of the remaining 10, with the amateur winner (should there have been one) to receive immu... read more

CWA Team Challenge
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2x63 CWA Team Challenge aired Jun 30, 2010

Teams were faced with a seemingly simple challenge; to bake five traditional Australian afternoon tea staples made famous by the Country Women's Association.... read more

Taste Test Elimination Challenge
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2x64 Taste Test Elimination Challenge aired Jul 01, 2010

While the Red Team enjoyed their lunch at Bilson's, Aaron and Jimmy were required to "fix that dish", an unappetising coq au vin. George favoured Jimmy's fi... read more

Masterclass 11
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2x65 Masterclass 11 aired Jul 02, 2010

While the Red Team enjoyed their lunch at Bilson's, Aaron and Jimmy were required to "fix that dish", an unappetising coq au vin. George favoured Jimmy's fi... read more

Mystery Box & Invention Test
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2x66 Mystery Box & Invention Test aired Jul 04, 2010

"Home-style cooking" theme. Contestants were faced with snails under the Mystery Box, and it was Alvin who impressed the judges with his dish, creating a uni... read more

Macaron Tower Pressure Test
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2x67 Macaron Tower Pressure Test aired Jul 05, 2010

Alvin, Aaron, Marion and Peter faced off in the Pressure Test, where they had to recreate Adriano Zumbo's Macaroon Tower. Each contestants had to build their... read more

Chef Challenge - Adam Melona
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2x68 Chef Challenge - Adam Melona aired Jul 06, 2010

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Army Base Team Challenge
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2x69 Army Base Team Challenge aired Jul 07, 2010

Teams were faced with preparing a hearty buffet lunch for 100 Australian soldiers. Starting at Holsworthy army base, contestants trekked to the field kitchen... read more

Thai Satay Sauce Elimination Challenge
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2x70 Thai Satay Sauce Elimination Challenge aired Jul 08, 2010

Marion, Jonathan and Aaron were required to name a variety of nuts to progress to the next round. Jonathan won the first round and was safe. Marion and Aaron... read more

Masterclass 12
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2x71 Masterclass 12 aired Jul 09, 2010

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Mystery Box & Invention Test
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2x72 Mystery Box & Invention Test aired Jul 11, 2010

"Seven Deadly Sins" theme. Contestants struggled to produce stand-out dishes from a simple Mystery Box, with the two women left in the competition emerging a... read more

Pressure Test - Christine Manfield
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2x73 Pressure Test - Christine Manfield aired Jul 12, 2010

Guest chef Christine Manfield set the most technically difficult dish seen so far in a pressure test: spice roasted squab with a turnip cake, with a recipe i... read more

Chef Challenge - Shaun Presland
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2x74 Chef Challenge - Shaun Presland aired Jul 13, 2010

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Signature Dish Challenge
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2x75 Signature Dish Challenge aired Jul 14, 2010

Contestants were tasked with creating a dish that represented themselves and their cooking philosophy. After planning overnight and shopping with a $250 budg... read more

Guess that Fish Elimination Challenge
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2x76 Guess that Fish Elimination Challenge aired Jul 15, 2010

Aaron, Alvin and Jimmy faced a Basic Skills Test in a two-round Elimination Challenge. The first round saw contestants identifying different types of fish, w... read more

Masterclass 13
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2x77 Masterclass 13 aired Jul 16, 2010

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Finals Week - Day 1 - Invention Test
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2x78 Finals Week - Day 1 - Invention Test aired Jul 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... read more

Finals Week - Day 2 - Pressure Test
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2x79 Finals Week - Day 2 - Pressure Test aired Jul 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 o... read more

Finals Week - Day 3 - Mystery Box Challenge
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2x80 Finals Week - Day 3 - Mystery Box Challenge aired Jul 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 cont... read more

Finals Week - Day 4 - Signature Dish Challenge
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2x81 Finals Week - Day 4 - Signature Dish Challenge aired Jul 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 contes... read more

Finals Week - Day 5 - Off Site Challenge
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2x82 Finals Week - Day 5 - Off Site Challenge aired Jul 22, 2010

Cooking dinner for the Governor-General and 30 guests, the contestants were judged on their dishes and their performance in the kitchen.

Finals Week - Day 6 - Final Masterclass
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2x83 Finals Week - Day 6 - Final Masterclass aired Jul 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 Master... read more

Grand Final - Welcome Masterchef 2010
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2x84 Grand Final - Welcome Masterchef 2010 aired Jul 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 te... read more

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