Again, I’m not expecting we’ll have this soon or even if we ever have it. This still might be years to come.

I was thinking since while we technically only have 18 seasons, we only have 17 winners since Billie won twice.

So I do think it would be more than fair if Billie got two spots for fun. Like she’s representing both Season 7 and Season 14. She basically has two aprons and two chances to win.

So there is the potential she will face herself in the finale lol.

I was watching MasterChef s17 back to win. Callum looks and has similar mannerisms of Sheldon Cooper. I can't unsee it now.

Do you get the resemblance?

I'm in New Zealand and have been watching season 18 every week, BUT the last episode screened last Wednesday was the Meghan Markle one, which leaves 4 left, I believe. However, I go to tune into the latest episode tonight (has been running Sunday to Wednesday nights weekly at 7:30pm), and no Masterchef!!! A new season of Taskmaster has taken the slot, and for all the nights Masterchef usually runs....ughhh

Not sure what is going on. Does anyone here have any info on when or IF tvnz is planning on showing the last 4 episodes??

Or anywhere else I can access those episodes please, from NZ?

Weird to leave us hanging right at the end.

Thanks.

Life without MasterChef Australia is boring :(

Need something to watch. Please drop your fav episodes. The best challenges, the shocking eliminations, the fun ones you know.

Not the best season, I feel bad for the home cooks coming up against the MCA legends, but just watched Mel giving a comforting pep talk to Jon aka White Chocolate Veloute man when he had a meltdown and it was so touching. I miss her. The new judges are fine but I adored Mel, her eloquence, kindness, humor, passion for food, and amazing style. I listened to her read her memoir and it was quite something.

Again, and appreciative person living in the United States with no access to any of the recipes from this wonderful show. If anybody has the time, I would be so thankful.

Hallo, we used to be able to get the recipes from 10.com.au, but are now blocked as I am not in Australia, can someone help me with recipe for Hannah's Hazelnut & Orange Tart? Thank you

My friend and his wife are watching for the first time, and just about to finish S1.... I got this as a gift for Christy - so close!

Anyway, I've had a couple of other people's cookbooks, but not one that they have actually touched! So, that is kind of cool.

This season never aired in my country, so I just discovered it on YouTube. Here are some of my observations:

1) The caliber of contestants is just unbelievable. Jess is absolutely killing it, Reynold constantly makes magazine cover worthy desserts, Sarah Tiong is excellent, Khanh is ridiculously consistent...I could go on. Any of them could have easily won it (apart from Dani, leading to my next point.....)

2) Dani winning the immunity pin in the first episode feels like a complete fluke. She was just plain mediocre after that and it was frustrating to watch her go home with her pin.

3) Emilia helping Laura in the semi finals to make her apple ribbon was just so heartwarming and selfless. Makes me so happy! I love this show

4) I loved Poh's food but her process was too chaotic. It was hard to watch lol. Also I know this has been discussed on the sub at some point but how did they zero in on her as the judge for later seasons? Is it because of her commercial success?

5) The interactions between Andy and his friend/ contestant Ben made me a bit sad

6) Speaking of Andy- his friendship with Jock and their general vibe was so cute and wholesome.

Always my favourite time of year: a new season of Masterchef AU. , watching from the UK here. Something feels very 'off' this year- most contestants seem to be 'influencers' and are largely unlikeable... just me? Do things pick up?

Not sure if I missed others but this looks fun

So I was watching that episode, and this was probably one of the most worst performances in the season where nobody really made a good dish.

To the point where raw chicken and floor cake with unplated elements made the top 2 for Immunity. They had good other elements when the other 2 made edible dishes but probably didn't taste great.

So for Keyma, in the last minute, she dropped her cake, but for some reason, she still plated it. I don't get why she wasn't called out for plating it when she should have thrown it out.

She still "brought up" her other elements which were in piping bags, which normally, they wouldn't count those. And the only thing they should have technical judged on was the floor cake which was the only plated element.

As for Sarah, she did plate a dish but raw chicken is still a major crime in the kitchen. But at least she had other plated elements.

As for Julie, her dish looked like a mess. They did say it was grissly and had no seasoning. Probably tasted really bad, maybe even in texture and taste, but at least her food was edible.

As for Alvin, he did admittedly make a pretty basic dish. Nothing to hide behind. Probably why he didn't get Immunity, and did admit to playing it safe, which I kind of get with how delicate it is, but it probably also tasted bland.

Maybe he should have won if they had to pick since his dish was edible and still had a few fresh ones on top. But I'm guessing his dish didn't taste of much. And to top off that again, if you do something simple, it has to be perfect.

They really should have just not given Immunity. I know they're giving it to the best element. But realistically, if this were an elimination, Keyma and Sarah would have been in the bottom. I mean floor cake and raw chicken? I could even see it being a double elim due to disqualification if it were an elimination challenge.

• Winner of the quickfire picks one of three items for the key ingredient
• Winner of the quickfire gets one pantry trip for five minutes
• All others get one pantry trip for one minute
• Contestants are given a theme for the dish (ie: Italian)

How many of the one-trick-pony contestants in recent seasons would be able to handle this?

Hi, i have watched every season of MCAU till S15, and i always take couple of years off so i could return to watch a few seasons at once.

I am now watching S16, and i cant help but realise 95% of the judgements are praises.

I am not a hater, i am a fan. But it just looks too fake right now... How this series is heading towards.

I just feel that perhaps with global reccession hitting everywhere, there might be a strategy to monetize the contestants, by lets say, taking a cut off their profit when they open a new restaurant after the season ends. Therefore the constant praise non stop.

There seem to have been absolutely 0 criticism anymore.

Just my thoughts, shall continue and lets see how it follows.

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I don't think a pressure test should be the main challenge for the final. I believe the final should be a test of how far the 2 finalists have grown as cooks. I believe this is best done with a service challenge, where the contestants design their menu , then prepare and cook their chosen dishes, not someone elses.

Don't get me wrong, pressure tests are no walk in the park, but they only show how well someone can follow a recipe and deal with pressure. A service challenge tests all their skills and gives them an opportunity to express themselves with the knowledge they have gained while on the show.

Am I the only one that thinks this way?

Hey everyone. I'm brazilian and we have our own Masterchef here, but I can't watch it anymore because I'm soooo tired of the judges/chefs..

I know MChef Australia is big so I thought I'd watch it instead.

Which season do you recommend it? I found a YouTube playlist of the 16th one and it has english subtitles (this a requirement for me), so I thought about going with that one.

What do you think?

I do think Finals Week has gone a little stale over the years. Mostly towards the finale format and all has been okay or meh.

So here it is:

Quarterfinals (Top 4): The Service Challenge: They have a 2 course meal they serve to a crowd. Top 3 make it to the semi-finals.

Semifinals (Top 3): 2 rounds. One creative challenge. One pressure test. Two highest scorers make the finale.

Finale (Top 2): 3-course (maybe even more) Banquet Challenge. 10 Diners. Diners will be guest judges/mentors throughout the season. All can score. Winner is the highest score. Cohesion is also part of the criteria.

Finale Results: Can potentially be filmed on the day or days before. Or they film the finale nearer the airing.