MasterChef – Matt’s review test

Tonight the bottom three from last night’s Vue de Monde challenge have to cook a dish using only a review by Matt Preston as a guide.
That’s Ben, Samira and Jess.
From the ad it looks to be a lemon curd dessert.
Matt is a great writer and very descriptive, so I look forward to seeing how they go.



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Jayblossom

The year of surprises – more like the year of stupid, pointless challenges!

Littlepetal

Samira will be at a disadvantage. Didn’t she mention she watch Maggie Beer to learn English.

Maz

So it is basically a pannacotta?

Littlepetal

Yes. There are 2 pannacotts

brain dead dave

Ben’s is a panna rotter.

Rox

The chef’s dessert might have great flavours and textures, but it is presented like an amata’s crime, AND it’s on one side of a big plate!

Justbrian

Lemon curd dessert? Only 19 should breeze through it. They really want to get rid of Samira and Ben eh?

Littlepetal

Jess think she is going home = she is safe.

Justbrian

I couldn’t be bother watching, just reading the comments here. I can’t tolerate her…

Jayblossom

I’m only watching because HYBPA is on next.

Jayblossom

Jess is so scared! FFS find another descriptor!

Jayblossom

And my other pet peeve ….. Reece is a little bit worried about …. (in this case Ben). What BS, as if Reece gives a shit about the other contestants.

Rox

Ooh, a close one. But it’s not over until the fat lady sings. Can you sing, Jess?

Maz

George reminds everyone again how old Jess is again. Wasn’t listening. How old is she again?

Brussellsprout

Missed it. I think she’s around 30.

Carole Morrissey

I remember Big Brother when the oldest person to have been on the show at that time was 30. And she would say over & over that she’s 30.

Littlepetal

Do you know Jess is 19???

Justbrian

OMFG IS SHEEEEEEEEEE?

Brussellsprout

No way! That would have been an interesting fact. I hate the way Masterchef keeps key facts hidden from us.

Rox

Samira reckons that in comparison to her dish the chef’s is “way too sophisticated” (she hasn’t tasted it, so is just going on looks). I live on a different planet. Yeah, she had unsuccessful elements, but that doesn’t elevate the chef’s Eton Mess to “sophisticated”.

Justbrian

Does any one know how many times have the pressure tests been desserts this seasons?

Jayblossom

Too many!

Justbrian

I lost counts. I still think Jess will take the crown this year.

Brussellsprout

I’m with you! Tonight convinced me.

brain dead dave

19? Just a guess.

Maz

Samira is gone.

Jayblossom

For the first time this series no faux tears – good on Samira.

Justbrian

Are we even surprised with the outcome? 😡

Littlepetal

Yes. Samira just enjoyed the experience and left without tears. Not at if your life depended on winning MC

Littlepetal

So for the very important immunity pin challenge, they brought in 2 former contestants.

brain dead dave

Two patsies.

Rox

I reckon make-everything-Samira has been the most accomplished cook of this series. But Jess certainly shone brightest tonight in her special subject of desserts. A very admirable effort. I might now defrost a slice of outsourced Xmas pudding.

Jayblossom

Just when I thought I was safe – George is on HYBPA. Aaaaaaaaargh!

Justbrian

Did he remind Sam Pang Jess is only 19? Lol

Carole Morrissey

Oh but how funny when they made fun of him being on A Current Affair. To his credit he took it in good fun.

lulu

Don’t worry about Samira – she’s already auditioning for her third reality show.
The Azerbaijanis Want a Wife … and The (eastern) Bloc. Maybe even The Bold and the Dutiful in LA.
Hence the serene smile. I thought her accent was fake anyway.

So another dessert, I wonder why.
And who needs an immunity pin if you’re Teflon 19? She always survives.
(and it’s mandarine, George, not Mandarin, if you’re referring to the fruit)
Chubby 19 pretends to have a meltdown early on, so of course, she’s safe – and gets to carry on about her 150th idol, Reynold. I lurrrve Reynold sooo much etc.

Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing Matt Sinclair, who was a fabulous cook and lovely to boot. I lurrve him, he’s mah idol!

Fijane

I know it should be “mandarine (reen)” but it always has been mandarin around here. Hearing people say mandareen hurts my ears.

Tina

It’s not one or the other that’s correct – they are just variations of pronunciation. Both are correct.

brussellsprout

I really like Matt Sinclair too! But it is getting increasingly difficult to watch. I can’t bear the idea that I have to ditch Masterchef too – I had to ditch MKR this year. Et tu Masterchef?

Littlepetal

Ch 10 is filming Dancing with the Stars next year. Bet you, Sarah and maybe Only 19 will be in it since Ch 10 don’t have that many stars

Justbrian

Chloe and Georgia?

Carole Morrissey

Heard a rumour about this a while ago, wasn’t sure if it was true. Will be a nice change to have Neighbours stars instead of Home & Away.

Von

And tonight’s test is…reading comprehension skills!

Jess said reading is not her strong point. Damn, Jess, I’d be embarrassed to admit that.

This was a silly, pointless challenge. They need to get back to cooking skills and get rid of contests that do nothing to test contestants’ skills in the kitchen.

I missed Samira’s exit, but gather she had a graceful, tearless one. Good for her. What was her exit blurb?

Brussellsprout

Writing a cookbook based on her culture. Name escapes me where she comes from as I think they barely mentioned it.

Tina

They did this pressure test based only on reading a review of Matt’s once before. I am sorry Samira went, but glad that Ben and Jess stayed. When I saw Samira was releasing a cookbook of Azerbaijani recipes, I was glad she was the one to go. It grates on my nerves when they leave and release cookbooks!

Littlepetal

And they are all soft in texture. Also serving pannacotta with sorbet must be the trend now. How many times have they serve this combination this year.

brussellsprout

That dessert did not appeal to me in the slightest. Honestly shoving lumps and spoonfuls and dollops of nuked sponge all over the plate just does not look the least bit appetising to me.
While the snow egg probably wasn’t my thing either, I could see the skill. The challenge (was it last year) where they had to inject caramel into an egg yolk or something like that looked skilful.
This looks like something my 15 year old throws together based on shoving his favourite stuff on a plate – a scoop of ice cream, a dollop of yoghurt, a few strawberries, a drizzle of chocolate sauce, etc. I must get him to “plate it” onto a charcoal-coloured square plate (if we have something like that – i fear we have plain white plates) and see how it photographs.

Jazzman

I fell asleep on the couch, and woke to see Samira walking out. Will have to watch re runs

Carole Morrissey

I was surprised to see Samira go, I thought Ben made more mistakes. But twitter went off. A lot of very angry people on there.
I thought Jess was in trouble there when they pointed out a mistake she’d made & when she read the thing again still couldn’t understand what she did wrong. Didn’t see if she corrected it.

Amanda

Hi all, you may not remember me but this is Amanda from the now dead (RIP) Reality Ravings. I finally found my way here..mainly because of the need to extend some Masterchef snark.

In saying that – i watched this episode while being too sober. I wish they would mute Georgia-errr sorry, Chloe’s microphone so we dont have to hear her fake valley girl accented insights.
Jess – I am waiting for george and matt to just drop all pretence and cook for her, they seem to not being subtle in their….”helpfulness”.
Ben – he can plate up vegemite on toast (not toasted properly) and still manage to get through.
*exhales*

Jayblossom

Glad you found your way here Amanda. I could not have tolerated MC or MKR this year without TTV.

brussellsprout

Welcome to Snark Central! Plus, I think Amanda your wish will come true. We are teetering on the brink of George and Gary just taking over for Chloe. When Gary ran the pass for Chloe recently he was itching to demonstrate how to whip the mousse. And that’s not a euphemism, by the way. He told her exactly where to position her plates, how many, and corrected her dodgy ideas. It was super touching . . well, it would have been if Chloe was a wayward toddler trying to master putting ice cream on a plate, rather than an actual contestant.

HeWhoHasNoName

Thank goodness Matt is no longer a food critic… that review was terrible.

Reading through the recipe last night… wonder if any of them knew what the vacuum machine was for (none of them appeared to use it anyway).

Although 19 did teach me something new, the egg test for ensuring the sugar to fruit ratio is good for the sorbet.

I’m upset Samira left as she’s really a competant cook (ignoring her androidness and continuous references to her mother land).. and guess english being her second language having to follow a review vs a recipe would of been a lot more challenging for her than the other 2.

Watching this season has been like taking on an eating challenge in Man Vs Food. You know you’re not going to finish the challenge but you keep taking mouthfuls and fight it out… 1 week and a half left till it’s over and done with and wonder how many of us will barf.

brussellsprout

I agree – I often looked at what Samira cooked and thought ‘that looks good – I’d eat that’. Some of the others, not so much.

Jayblossom

An article (not a particularly enlightening one) about Jess’ Mum calling her daughter chubby.
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/masterchef-mum-accused-of-fatshaming-her-daughter/news-story/e212768552427682d5b61e8563a2d338
And just in case you weren’t aware of it, Jess’ age (she’s 19 apparently) was mentioned multiple times.

Justbrian

Interesting Jayblossom. I didn’t watch the episode so not sure what makes her think Only 19 has put on the kilos! And coming from an Asian Chinese background, Asian mum would rarely refer to their children Chubby/fat unless it’s bluntly obvious. I think only 19 mum is seeking some attention on camera in my opinion.

brussellsprout

Wow. good to finally crack the mystery of how old Jess is – that article kindly informed me that she is Only 19.
I’ve been watching Masterchef all this time and could easily have missed that fact.

Bobi

I have a friend who is Asian (but born here). She has always been told she has cankles. By European standards, she is pretty perfect. By Asian standards, not so much.
She is understanding and doesn’t take any of it to heart. Apparently, that’s just the way it is.
Stoic.

lulu

I agree. Mama 19’s chubby comment was just a throwaway line, something a mother would say.
For the net to do an in-depth analysis and call it ‘fat shaming’ is ridiculous.

Anyway, lucky Ma didn’t meet Kristen.

Jayblossom

Yes and it was mentioned by Jess, we didn’t actually hear Mum use the word chubby.

Littlepetal

The Chinese sisters on MKR also said her parents were very blunt. They will say they are fat.

Mbappe

So sad to see Samira gone, she was the most likable contestant left imo. It was a silly challenge as well, tough enough with a recipe, without one it was a farce.

I starting to believe the final two will be blokes, the 2 gals left have no chance.

Amanda

So is there anyone left for them to bring in just so Jess can go off her nut in fangirl over them?