This is the final elimination before Finals Week, and will determine the top five for 2018. It’s an elimination over three rounds. Plus, a MasterClass with Curtis Stone.
MasterChef – Thurs, elimination for final five
This is the final elimination before Finals Week, and will determine the top five for 2018. It’s an elimination over three rounds. Plus, a MasterClass with Curtis Stone.
Ben took more punishment than Rocky Balboa last night. I doubt the producers and judges can make it look fair dinkum tonight. That’d be a “surprise”
Ben would have to be shattered after the Greek grilling he took last night.
To me George is a short, insecure man whose masculinity is threatened by someone like Ben, and reacts by being overly critical of his food.
This dish isn’t a parfait – Reece is screwed
“It’s my parfait and I’ll cry if I have to”……to get to the Finals.
Can we please eliminate Khanh tonight?
Can the Khanh~ Suzi Quatro said that.
Oh Ben
Gender imbalance, so one of the boys will go. Hopefully not, but probably Ben.
The women didn’t need to even show up. Totally safe.
Ben looks defeated – I think even he knws he is going
The Ma$terfix is in.
Ben is in elimination.
Only 19 wrongly guesses sugar.
If Chloe joins them, then Ben is gonski
Ffs Matt is literally frothing on Chloe
Is Jess having a cold or has she been crying?
It’s the cutesy look!
She probably thought the apricot resembled one of her HEROES!!:)
Is it quince, Kanh?
That’s my guess.
Gary looked irritated that Kanh was right.
The look of disappointment on George face when khan got quince
Reece’s blunder saves Chloe.😡😡😡
They didn’t give all the ingredients but here is the list:
chicken
apricot
chickpeas
parsley
cinnamon
pine nuts
pistachios
onion
green olive
bay leaf
potatos
salt
tomatoes
eggplant
chilli powder
preserved lemon
yoghurt
ginger
garlic
olive oil
cumin
coriander seeds
quince
No fennel?
“Surprise!”
Thanks for the list.
I missed the start Maz, how were they guessing?
By tasting the tangine dish. And guessing what is in it.
Thanks Monkeymich.
Thanks Maz
Why didn’t they reveal the rest of the ingredients like they usually do. Do they not know how to finish a segment anymore.
Pfft I say.
I think to get to Top 5 they should all do a pressure test or cook the same dish
So if Ben is the chosen one, third round will be dessert challenge against forever 19.
Crap-the judges are picking who gets what. They can screw the contestant over.
My thought exactly! Bet George is kicking himself for giving Jess the cheese!
How wrong was that challenge. No mystery, no pretense of cloches in a predetermined order. Why bother drawing for spots if the judges just randomly strollled over and picked cubes? The judges could give an easy one to their favourites and screw over others. But backfired big time on Only 19.
I mean honestly, how can ANYONE have respect for Only 19 as an all rounder if she can’t pick the difference between feta and parmesan?? I do think she is great at sweets, but seriously- those two cheeses are really nothing alike and as she hasn’t entered Bake Off and HAS entered Masterchef I think this is a pretty basic level of attainment.
I know I am speaking about the person who put mushroom into a Dessert (and given my son nightmare trust issues forever as he despise mushrooms and now thinks they might pop up in icecream sometime). BUT REALLY. get a grip Masterchef.
(Rant over. Possibly.)
I think George was quite disappointed she got it wrong! He had to remind her it’s in all Greek salad. But heck what can he do? He’s already emotionally attached to her LOL so have to safe her even though he wasn’t sure if he like the dish she put up!
Hey Monkeymich, we’ve made it to the gantry! We were quincessentially correct 😃
bahaha
Only 19 in elimination
Even though I don’t like cheese, I think Parmesan has much stronger flavored than fetta.
For Ms 19 to say she is losing her dream just because she is going to 3rd round is BS.
So winning is the only way to realize her dream?
You think? My taste buds seem to be different. 😛 Feta is very salty and strong, I love eating it (it also is super delicious being on a BBQ and then starting to slightly melt, same with haloumi). Parmesan is softer, I had some in Italy and I bought some here at the market (one was soooo expensive, I really felt a bit guilty paying so much money for a piece of cheese). Pecorino on the other hand has rather strong flavours. A bit more nutty, so yummy on pasta. 😀
19’s Boat is sailing
Let’s not get too excited yet!
I guess my boat is sailing.
I am on team JustBrian conspiracy. I’ve been signed up for days now! Only 19 for the win.
The close-ups? Are we watching Criminal Minds?
Blind cubes:
chocolate
feta (Jess goneski)
banana
avocado
pear
pumpkin
orange
carrot
tuna (Reece goneski)
There was 30 cubes so it was a quick challenge.
George looks at Reeth “This is going to be a tough battle” The fix is in.
Yep, particularly since Reece didn’t “Yes, George!”
I have so much love for Only 19 and Reece that I am enjoying this elimination. Jess needs to go but I am thinking it’s Reece…. hope I am wrong
Ooh, will Reeth create chicken mooth?
Has Chloe ever had an original thought? She parrots others on the gantry,”Think clearly, Jess.”
Only difference is her voice is extremely annoying
19 does ice cream. Chloe mentions she is 19 wasn’t sure I knew that.
I remember last year Callan was only 18 when he applied to go on MC. He was a young Heston in the making with his crazy combination. The judges didn’t keep barking that he was only 18/19. I guessed he doesn’t has a ponytail.
Or be cutesy and act all innocent I guess
and there was also the other 18 year old girl as well. Again only a couple of mentions that she was 18
And the lovely Callum from Adam Liaw’s year was I think around 19 but I don’t recall them mentioning it every 2.2 nano seconds.
Apparently introducing a savoury element in a dessert makes you a genius. The words of wisdom are coming thick and fast.
19 never tasted Quince?
Or cheese apparently.
Or porcini, or frozen meals (TV dinners). In fact it’s quite a long list of foods she’s never experienced ….. but then she is only 19. (And I’m so sorry I had to).
Or preserved lemon obviously because anyone who has wouldn’t be moronical enough to suggest putting it in a dessert. I’ve noticed the trend in recent years of having wannabe Hestons/Reynolds who practise techniques but actually do not understand food (and have really undeveloped palates).
Another thing: Since when is food meant to be challenging? I thought it was supposed to be tasty.
They are making a big deal about her ambitions which makes me think she will be safe. They willl re enforced her age again.
They are telling her exactly what to do. Reece is on his own.
My thoughts exact. Poor Reece against judges favourite.
Oh Reeth.
Their attitude to poor Reece is very different to Jess. It’s not even subtle anymore
So which part of the chicken is fatty??
The part that overeats?
The skin? 😂
They’re really are promoting Only 19! FFS just wrapped it up and just give her the title!
I heard it was the wings…..buy who really gives a cluck?
George plating up with them Alabama Shakes. And his question will he like it. My guess. He will like it and the hail her as a genius 19 year old.
Matt Preston all gaga over a 19 yr old, euuugh. They need more than 1 girl in finals week yeh?
Yeah
Matt basically said it was Jess’s to lose before tasting the dish.
He was the strongest contestant left.
The strongest contestant got eliminated against Only 19 so does that make her the strongest left?
No. It is a competition who can flirt better with the judges now.
Ben will be the next contestant eliminated.
The only thing that has me thinking maybe Jess is going is that there hasn’t been “to camera” words of wisdom. If she’s gone we know she would have cried and maybe her face would have been puffy and a giveaway.
As I deal with the latest explosion, I wonder if Reeth has cooked his goose (thats an old Tassie – if not elsewhere – expression meaning you’ve stuffed up). Unfortunate for him so, cos twas meant to be chicken skin.
19’s Crocodile tears, for the departing Reese.
Mustard ice cream??????
Shakey Pete is making mustard ice cream. hmmm. did 19 inspire him with her mushroom ice cream? or whatever mushroom desert she did.
Tuned out, phone is ringing at work, distracting me from MC Snark mission. I see Matt has his serial killer apron on. Making “Dood Food” Veggie Nacho’s? Master Class? You wot mate?
Oh, well, thank god I voted for Jess as the potential winner… I guess they try to push the youngest evahhhhh winner on the viewer. Or the most annoying one aka GIL. This season has written Mumbling Fringe written all over it again.
Gice, I can’t watch until tonight. Was Reece’s dish bad, or simply that they wanted a Jess win?
And VOTE IN THE NEW POLL!
It came down to 19 years v 19 strands of hair.
Won’t see it all until the weekend myself. What I have seen …….it’s like Fine Cotton.
Reece’s dish they said was too oily. He will be offering cooking classes at the Essential Ingredient Newcastle and will have a pop-up restaurant as well.
https://www.facebook.com/EssentialingredientNewcastle/videos/1759247220820218/
Jess had an usual flavour combination (that probably would have gotten any other contestant eliminated) but by jove gice, she is a genius.
They probably miscalculated with the taste cubes hoping to eliminate Ben and they probably need Jess to fan-girl Heston. Let’s face it, Reece is hardly going to squeal for Heston.
I thought Reece will squeal for any celebrity chef. Remember the funny clapping and dancing like a child?
Actually as much as it pains me to give Only 19 credit, i think Reeth made a deeply ordinary chook dish. Nothing special, no fancy pants presentation, etc. I noticed on his farewell montage that an earlier dish of his had charred onion with jews (sp) that I vaguely remember seeing about 20 years ago when the season started. So even though Only 19’s looked great (and I agree it probably tasted disgusting) at least it was a bit more special. Kind of funny that she knocked him out with what was exactly his type of recipe – down to random crunch element.
I really think that independent judges should be brought on board for finals week. The best contestants are not in the final five as far as I am concerned. Ben has zero personality and Khan is too much of an actress. The judges are unpleasant at times – many times.
Below is a list of Ma$terchef winners who had a personality ~
Surprise!
I disagree Dave – Adam Liaw is beyond funny – he is one of the wittiest people around, so I think he definitely has a personality!
Fair enough, for me Twitter is something that birds do.
Unfamiliar with his stuff.
I saw the new poll for the top 5 and couldn’t figure out who was missing. Shows how much I am going to miss Reethe.
Suspected Reeth was on the decline… lately he was taking things way out there and not nailing it. Jess took things way out there yesterday as well and presentation nailed it.. but I suspect it tasted awful… but as said can’t have only Chloe to flirt with in the final week (although the bloody annoying Khan would be happy to flirt).
Am I the only one that hates the idea of a granita and an icecream together. To me itd seem like drinking milk and juice together. No thanks.
I did however like the look/ingredients in crankyarses tangine. Yum. Actually a recipe Id cook
There is something wrong when the ancestry of a contestant is more important than the cooking.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/masterchef-why-this-season-is-better-20180719-p4zsgu.html
I agree. It’s not called Ma$ter Race.
Remind me never to read anything written by this journalist again. Imagine complaining that Matt (!?) was trying to manipulate emotions, and not mentioning Gary’s creepiness. What show is she watching?
But most of all, we all know that the show has very little to do with the best cook now, but she unashamedly says that the show is only important because it reflects her presumably inner-city demographic (nothing at all like a regional one). So the contestants were all chosen for their ethnicity, and adding in a weight-challenged and a couple of older persons for good measure. How condescending to these people who worked so hard to get on the show, and all those with more talent who missed out because their ethnicity didn’t fit.
This article articulates beautifully why they will never let Ben win. The political climate between last year and this is so changed that allowing a casucasian appearing person win would raise a howl of hysteria.
I really thought Ben was a goner when he was knocked out of the first round so quickly. Assumed he wouldn’t do well in the second round but they gave him the easiest cubes. Amazing that Jess missed the feta and thought it was parmesan but she doesn’t eat a lot of cheese and so doesn’t know cheeses which goes along with her lack of familiarity with many other foods. That was not the hardest one to taste but not as easy as chocolate and banana. The salmon vs tuna might have been the hardest but I would think the tuna would be a bit firmer than the salmon. Was surprised how quickly this round ended.
Didn’t care if it was Reece or Jess who would be eliminated. Too bad they just didn’t eliminate both of them. Was very surprised at what Reece chose to cook. Where were the mousse, ice cream, crumbs and shards? Jess went out on a limb with her weird combinations and, for some reason, I just can’t believe that it tasted that good but at least she didn’t play it safe.
Top 5….they would probably be the bottom 5 or somewhere in the middle of the pack in most other seasons.
Once he was up against Only 19, Reece was a dead man walking. No hope. They were keeping her, no matter what.
I take my hat off to Reece for going with savoury, but he didn’t stand a chance, so I feel sorry for him – not even going to make fun of his lithp (oops).
His chook wasn’t earth-shattering, but looked much more appetising than the awful concoction from the ‘genius.’ And pretty plating doesn’t make up for it.
Now we know why she never won an immunity challenge – would’ve been redundant.
She’s been wearing a huge, invisible immunity pin this whole time – a Protected Species.
Puts on that baby voice again banging on about friendship, but 19 needs to work on the fake crying – there were no tears. Why was Reece’s elimination all about her?
Reece took it well, with a great attitude and dignity.
Respect, ‘brother’ (as George may say).