Episode 1
Aired Apr 29, 2019
Auditions (Part 1)
A group of home cooks prepare their signature dishes in the first of two audition shows, hoping to get a place in the main competition.
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Episode 2
Aired Apr 30, 2019
Auditions (Part 2)
The second day of auditions sees 13 contestants return for another chance at grabbing a spot in the top 24, but after giving away 18 aprons on the first day, only six remain.
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Episode 3
Aired May 1, 2019
Desert Island Dish
The contestants are tasked with cooking a dish they would eat for the rest of their lives if they found themselves on a deserted island; they have an open pantry and 75 minutes to create something delicious.
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Episode 4
Aired May 2, 2019
Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone
The winners of the previous challenge face off with special guest chef Curis Stone in order to win an immunity pin.
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Episode 5
Aired May 5, 2019
Special Ingredient Mystery Box & Black Mystery Box Challenge
The cooks face a mystery box challenge, choosing from ingredients including lemons, tarragon, calamari, spatchcock and mangoes.
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Episode 6
Aired May 6, 2019
Pressure Test: Darren Purchese
Three cooks who failed to impress the judges in the last challenge find themselves facing a pressure test - a complex but delicate dessert set by professional pastry chef Darren Purchese.
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Episode 7
Aired May 7, 2019
Immunity Challenge: Max Sharrad
Four of the amateurs are asked to prepare crunchy, crispy and juicy fried chicken with a sauce, with the chance to compete against professional chef Max Sharrad for an immunity pin.
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Episode 8
Aired May 8, 2019
Off-Site Team Challenge: Briagolong Drought Feast
The contestants are outside the studio for the first time, preparing a feast for the 150 volunteer truckers of Lions Need for Need, who deliver fodder to farmers in need across Australia.
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Episode 9
Aired May 9, 2019
Elimination Challenge: Choices & Mastercalss 1
The contestants who failed to impress in the last challenge face an elimination cook-off, producing dishes using their favorite and least favorite ingredients to cook with. Plus, there is the first masterclass.
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Episode 10
Aired May 12, 2019
Nigella's Mystery Box Challenge & Team Relay Invention
Nigella Lawson visits the kitchen for the start of a week-long visit, choosing the ingredients for today's challenge, including minced lamb, semolina, red plums and nigella seeds.
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Episode 11
Aired May 13, 2019
Pressure Test: Nigella's Roast Chicken
The contestants face a challenging Pressure Test, and have 90 minutes to prepare Nigella's infamous roast chicken with two sides and gravy.
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Episode 12
Aired May 14, 2019
Immunity Challenge: Coskun Uysal
Nigella Lawson week continues and the four best cooks from her Mystery Box challenge must cook a dish that celebrates custard; the top contestant will compete against Coskun Uysal, of the renowned Tulum restaurant.
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Episode 13
Aired May 15, 2019
Off-Site Team Challenge: State Library of Victoria With Nigella
Those that failed to impress yesterday are facing the dreaded pressure test; the cooks are charged with recreating a Darren Purchese dessert and whoever doesn't wow the judges will be going home.
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Episode 14
Aired May 16, 2019
Elimination Challenge: Condiments & Masterclass 2 With Nigella
The losing team are given a series of condiments to identify, with the first five to guess incorrectly going straight to the elimination cook; Nigella hosts a Masterclass.
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Episode 15
Aired May 19, 2019
Rick Stein's Mystery Box Challenge & Fish and Potatoes Invention Test
Rick Stein joins the judges and chooses the ingredients for the next mystery box challenge, including cuttlefish, pine nuts, basil, garlic, tomatoes, Australian raisins and marrow bones.
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Episode 16
Aired May 20, 2019
Pressure Test: Clare Smyth's Dessert
The contestants in the Pressure Test must recreate a dessert from culinary legend Clare Smyth, within a four-hour time frame; a dish collapses right before the judges' eyes and the cooks start to panic about who is going home.
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Episode 17
Aired May 21, 2019
Immunity Challenge: Donovan Cooke
Former runner-up Matt Sinclair mentors four hopefuls through an immunity challenge, and for the first round they are allowed to cook using only a sandwich press, a microwave and a kettle.
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Episode 18
Aired May 22, 2019
Team Challenge: Street Food for 360
The cooks take on a street food challenge, split into three teams to serve different cuisines, Malaysian, Indian and Mexican, and preparing enough food for at least 120 people.
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Episode 19
Aired May 23, 2019
Elimination Challenge: Deli Challenge With Yotam Ottolenghi
Legends week continues as Yotam Ottolenghi hosts a deli item challenge; the first three contestants to incorrectly name a deli item must cook to stay in the competition.
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Episode 20
Aired May 26, 2019
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Secret's Week
The amateur cooks are introduced to Secrets Week, throughout which a secret will be revealed every day, whether it be a secret ingredient, recipe, technique or even a secret chef.
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Episode 21
Aired May 27, 2019
Pressure Test: Paella By Leno Lattarulo
The least impressive cooks from the last challenge fight for their place in the competition by serving up a paella - but to make things more difficult, they are not given a recipe.
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Episode 22
Aired May 28, 2019
Immunity Challenge: Sauce, Secrets and Citrus
Four hopefuls compete in an immunity challenge; for the first round, the judges give them their secret sauces, asking them to choose one and make a dish that goes with it perfectly.
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Episode 23
Aired May 29, 2019
Team Challenge: Secret Weapons
The cooks are split into two teams and challenged to serve up an Italian feast for 80 diners, with each group given a secret weapon - an Italian nonna to guide them in the kitchen.
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Episode 24
Aired May 30, 2019
Elimination Challenge: Blindfold Taste Test & One Last Secret
Eight contestants fight for their place on the show; first up is a blindfold taste test, with the first four to make a mistake going through to the elimination cook.
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Episode 25
Aired Jun 2, 2019
The contest moves to Queensland and a mystery box challenge; featuring local ingredients including coconut, blue swimmer crab, peanuts, quail eggs, lychees, oysters and pork belly.
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Episode 26
Aired Jun 3, 2019
Pressure Test: Shannon Kellam
Still in Brisbane after last night's food truck Invention Test, today's four cooking contestants arrive at Montrachet, one of the city's leading restaurants.
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Episode 27
Aired Jun 4, 2019
The contestants are excited about what lies in store and hopeful for their own opportunity to walk away with a coveted pin, as they are greeted by the judges and today's mentor.
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Episode 28
Aired Jun 5, 2019
Team Challenge: BBQ For 150 Noosa Locals
The contestants arrive on the beautiful sunny shores of Noosa beach, met by the judges in front of one of Australia's most iconic surf clubs, the Noosa Heads Surf Lifesaving Club.
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Episode 29
Aired Jun 6, 2019
Elimination Challenge: Skills Test/Seafood Platter Challenge & Masterclass With Ash Martin
As QLD Week comes to an end, the losing team from the team challenge in Noosa arrive in the Gold Coast at beautiful Burleigh Heads, and are introduced to chef James Brady.
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Episode 30
Aired Jun 9, 2019
The contestants arrive home after a spectacular week cooking across Queensland; happy to have survived following the eliminations, the group are greeted by the judges.
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Episode 31
Aired Jun 10, 2019
As the contest reaches the halfway stage, three hopefuls compete in an elimination challenge, creating a dish from a choice of proteins and other ingredients hidden beneath cloches.
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Episode 32
Aired Jun 11, 2019
Four hopefuls compete in an immunity challenge, each choosing one ingredient, which all of them must use to create a dish - with the winner going up against chef Jesse McTavish.
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Episode 33
Aired Jun 12, 2019
The contestants head to the Macedon Ranges for a team challenge at Hanging Rock, where they are joined by special guest chef Maggie Beer.
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Episode 34
Aired Jun 13, 2019
After the Team Challenge at Hanging Rock, the contestants are stopped in the garden, where the judges and chef Maggie Beer stand alongside the cooking benches.
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Episode 35
Aired Jun 16, 2019
At the beginning of Sweet Week, Heston Blumenthal graces the kitchen with a mystery box challenge for the contestants.
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Episode 36
Aired Jun 17, 2019
The bottom three contestants from the cereal invention test are thrown into a pressure test created by Kate Reid.
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Episode 37
Aired Jun 18, 2019
Sweet week continues as the contestants delve into an immunity ice cream challenge; the best cook will go against chef Alice Wright.
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Episode 38
Aired Jun 19, 2019
The remaining contestants are challenged to create a delicious sweet dish that is identical in look, texture, and flavour to their teammate's dish.
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Episode 39
Aired Jun 20, 2019
Elimination Challenge: The Dessert With No Sugar!
The contestants are given the very difficult challenge of creating a sweet dish without the help of any refined sugar.
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Episode 40
Aired Jun 23, 2019
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - Best Selling AndAustralia's Most Popular Ingredients
For the mystery box challenge, contestants must cook with some of Coles' most popular ingredients, along with Vegemite, tomato sauce, or Milo.
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Episode 41
Aired Jun 24, 2019
Pressure Test: Jock Zonfrillo
Special guest Jock Zonfrillo from Restaurant Orana tasks the contestants with using native ingredients to create dishes.
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Episode 42
Aired Jun 25, 2019
Immunity Challenge: Beluga Caviar & Phil Wood
Three hopefuls compete in an immunity challenge - and in keeping with the Best of the Best theme, one of their ingredients is beluga caviar, which costs $9,000 per kilogram.
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Episode 43
Aired Jun 26, 2019
Team Challenge: Best Diners & Best Ingredients
The cooks are split into two teams to prepare a four-course meal for 40 diners using celebrated produce including goat's cheese from Victoria and coral trout from the Northern Territory.
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Episode 44
Aired Jun 27, 2019
Elimination Challenge: Massimo Bottura
The amateurs face an elimination cook aimed at minimizing food waste, using one of the most commonly thrown-out foods in Australia - milk, bananas, lettuce or bread - as a key ingredient.
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Episode 45
Aired Jun 30, 2019
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Deja Vu
The top nine are each given a mystery box which has appeared once before in the competition, to demonstrate how they have improved since last cooking with those ingredients.
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Episode 46
Aired Jul 1, 2019
Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs
The three contestants who performed poorly yesterday are challenged to serve up an intricate apple pie - knowing that for one of them, this is their last day in the house.
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Episode 47
Aired Jul 2, 2019
Immunity Challenge: Same Ingredients/Different Styles & Adam D'Sylva
Four cooks compete for immunity, in a challenge that sees them given the same ingredients but being told they must all cook in a different style - Spanish, French, Vietnamese and Japanese.
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Episode 48
Aired Jul 3, 2019
Team Challenge: Q Train Vegetarian Course
The contestants take over the menu of a train running from Queenscliff to Drysdale, preparing a four-course vegetarian menu for 30 before boarding the train to serve 30 passengers.
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Episode 49
Aired Jul 4, 2019
Elimination Challenge: Time Auction
Four hopefuls compete in an elimination challenge, bidding with minutes for the ingredients they want to use in their dishes. But the more they bid, the less time they have to cook.
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Episode 50
Aired Jul 7, 2019
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: WA
The top seven kick off a week of challenges in Western Australia, where their mystery boxes contain local produce such as lamb loin, barramundi, mini pumpkins and sweet mandarin.
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Episode 51
Aired Jul 8, 2019
Team Challenge: Wildflower 5 Course Degustation
Five contestants take on a service challenge at a Perth restaurant, preparing five courses for 20 diners; the makers of the best two dishes will join the cook-off for a final place.
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Episode 52
Aired Jul 9, 2019
Immunity Challenge: Fast Track to Finals Week
Four contestants compete for the chance to win a fast-track place to finals week, shopping for ingredients before being given just 60 minutes to come up with an impressive dish.
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Episode 53
Aired Jul 10, 2019
Team Challenge: Leeuwin Estate Safari Club
With one contestant already through, the remaining six are split into two teams to provide a three-course meal for 25 diners each, using an array of local produce from Western Australia.
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Episode 54
Aired Jul 11, 2019
Elimination Challenge: Santiago Fernandez & Masterclass
As the week in Western Australia nears its end, three of the contestants face an elimination challenge, with all of them desperate to make it through to finals week.
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Episode 55
Aired Jul 14, 2019
Special Mystery Box and Invention Test
The top six arrive for finals week, bringing them a step closer to the finale. Today each of their mystery boxes contains a letter from home and an ingredient selected by their loved ones.
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Episode 56
Aired Jul 15, 2019
Chef director behind "Dinner By Heston" in Melbourne and London, Ashley Palmer-Watts sets a lamington themed pressure test; one contestant will be sent home with only days remaining in the competition.
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Episode 57
Aired Jul 16, 2019
No-Rules Advantage
The remaining hopefuls cook to win an advantage in tomorrow's challenge - and the judges give them an open field by allowing them to serve up anything they like in 75 minutes.
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Episode 58
Aired Jul 17, 2019
Top 5 Challenge: The Press Club
The contestants serve up a five-course tasting menu at George Calombaris' flagship restaurant, The Press Club in Melbourne, with the winner securing a place in the semi-final.
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Episode 59
Aired Jul 21, 2019
Grand Final Week: Elimination Challenge
The remaining five contestants fight to keep their spot in the competition. Plus, in a special MasterClass, the contestants are given the opportunity to set their own mystery box challenge for the judges and Curtis Stone.
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Episode 60
Aired Jul 22, 2019
Semi Final with Peter Gilmore
The semi-finalists enter the kitchen to compete for the chance to win one of the two places in the grand finale. But before they begin the judges have a couple of surprise announcements.
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Episode 61
Aired Jul 23, 2019
Grand Finale With Guest Mentor Shannon Bennett
After 12 weeks of competition, the finalists enter the kitchen to compete for the $250,000 prize, with the judges claiming these are possibly the best finalists in the show's history.
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