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akr

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  1. I'll watch Weekend Update, but otherwise I'll wait and see whether people here & elsewhere liked the episode before I decide whether to watch. I don't care for Elon Musk, but I like a lot of the cast, so I won't hold it against them.
  2. I resolve this problem by reasoning that we're hearing the story of the improbably lucky one because the improbably lucky one is the one who lived to tell the tale.
  3. I rewound to catch the description: duck skin furikake popcorn, and spiced caramel popcorn
  4. A couple of things I found on twitter just now: Link to episode recaps: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/recipe-collections/the-masterchef-australia-2021-recap-collection-we-watch-the-show-so-you-dont-have-to-20210421-h1vbx2 MCAU Bingo card:
  5. I think this is pretty clear evidence that the instructions were very hard to follow. You'd probably need a diagram (or a lot more time to work it out, probably including making multiple attempts at drawing one yourself). Sometimes the assignment is badly drafted; when everyone fails, I blame whoever it is who designed the challenge.
  6. Thanks for the tip! I didn't check it out when it was first mentioned, because I thought it was just going to be a list. The ranking is particularly helpful since I still can't remember half of these people's names.
  7. Re podcasts vs synopses: I'm always going to prefer a 3-minute read to a 45-minute listen, but I've pretty much given up on anybody putting such things in writing anymore. Podcasts are easier for the hosts, but they just demand too much of the listener's time, in my view. Oh, well. I haven't checked for Top Chef, but I do find that I can catch up with Masterchef AU via the twitter feed reasonably well. It's not the same, but if you're just trying to figure out what happened, that's an option. But if anyone knows of someone who puts something in writing, I'd love to know, too.
  8. Did Kandy Muse mean to do something else with her outfit for the second lip synch? I was expecting yet another reveal (beyond the flag), because the white jumpsuit just wasn't that flattering. The rest of her outfits tonight were really good, though. Maybe there was a reference I didn't get. Congrats to Symone, and La La Ri! Two of my favorites from the get-go.
  9. I believe the host is Canadian, so you weren't wrong about the North American accent.
  10. We have a date! Masterchef AU premieres April 20.
  11. I agree that Tayce was better in the lip sync, but both were good & it would have been a good time for a double shantay, especially as I think Ellie should have been in the bottom instead based on what we saw. I thought Tayce did well! It's hard to know how A'Whora did with all the bleep-outs, but I found Ellie's kind of forced & uncomfortable (not because it was racy but because it was all a little awkward). I don't know why she won the mini challenge either, although I don't have any strong feelings about who should have. It seemed more a case of she's due for a win and let's see what she does with it. Then again, results often seem a bit arbitrary.
  12. There is! I just watched it - it was also fun. Oli from 2018, Olivia & Exose from 2019, & Steve from 2011. A bit more success on the skills test in this one, and everyone did well with their own dishes.
  13. Not quite! Next week is semifinals, then finals the next week. I don't think I've ever seen salsify (I'm in the US), but celery root is around and I'll sometimes buy it (to roast or mash (try with cream cheese & everything bagel seasoning! I think I got that from Blue Apron), although you can also do a celery root salad). I didn't encounter it until I was at least 30, though, and probably only started using it semi-regularly in the last 10 years. Still, it feels like it's always been there, and I just didn't know how to use it and avoided it because I don't much like celery. Anyone who's willing to put a parsnip on a plate should give it a go - it deserves to be right up there with carrots (actually, higher) as something starchy that's not a potato or sweet potato. It shows up a lot on Masterchef Australia, too. Do chefs just get bored with potatoes sometimes, or think they're not special enough for competition?
  14. I found it telling that neither Dave nor Laura had made sable before (or knew what it was, even?), or marshmallows, so I was not surprised that Peter came through in the end. I can't recall which of his elements in the showstopper weren't perfect & think they oversold that in the discussion at the end a bit, although if they said it was the closest it's ever been, I'll assume it really must have been pretty close. While I didn't like the idea of using the rice krispie thing for Peter's presentation, in the end it wasn't really a tasting element & his showstopper looked much more attractive to me than Dave's (his base was great, but then, like Laura, he just sort of piled stuff on top of it.) Then again, I often haven't particularly liked his aesthetic, so maybe it's just me. Congrats to all three. If I'm asking for recipes, I'll ask for Laura's. I don't really care that much about presentation, & my best bakes are, shall we say rustic, because the pastry is best when I handle it as little as possible.
  15. Very odd! Usually if someone gets sick partway through, they say so rather than edit them out, right? Perhaps a quarantine violation (wouldn't want anyone participating who'd put others & the production at risk), ineligibility, or some sort of off show misbehavior would be other possibilities. Anyway, no real answers here, but an article about it: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8983729/Mystery-MasterChef-Professionals-edits-one-four-contestants.html Perhaps whoever it was came second or third. It felt like they'd had to pretend there was a question between them, asked the original #4 to record a "maybe I'm still in it" bit even though it was obvious he wasn't, & refilmed the part where they announce who's staying.
  16. Jono actually managed to intrigue me about the ants, but I'm not warming to him so far (too much ego?), & the dessert as a whole just didn't look very good to me. However,
  17. I suppose it won't show dirt.
  18. I get the feeling, but I think Dev's just a big (tall) kid. Laura's the same age (13), & Carter & Filo are 12, so there's not that much difference (Georgia is 11). They could all be within about 13 months of each other!
  19. I still haven't watched episode 10, but know how it went - as for episode 11:
  20. I had accidentally spoiled myself about losing and so found myself in the uncomfortable position of rooting for two of the remaining three round two contestants against the third. Non-spoilery bits - how delighted so many were at the snow, & how delighted Ben was about the ice cream! What a face. You can only wish to feel such uncomplicated joy again. I guess I hadn't thought about it, but when Ruby said she'd never seen snow before, I wondered if that was true of most Australians, at least ones their age, especially those whose idea of travel is to go wherever it was that Ben first had steamed buns . . . .
  21. I was in my 20s in the 80s (well, teens and 20s). Never heard or seen of any of those things! I suppose it's not a serious article, though😉. Just stuff that terrible marketers tried to foist on people. Tiramisu, maybe? Quiche, as someone suggested earlier, would be 70s, I think, but maybe it depends on where you lived. I would guess it'll just be an invitation for a very loud showstopper theme.
  22. Agreed. I thought for sure she'd won but when I went back & looked, not only was the cage heavy (but attractive, & probably tastier than many of them), but the pastry base was too thick as well, which may have been the bigger problem (a number of others were also too thick). I think this put her somewhere in the middle for the showstopper, but they glossed over it pretty quickly.
  23. Sherry's scandal was for behavior predating the show; here's an article from March that'll give you the gist without spoiling the results, if you're interested. I'd say keep the suspense about what Heidi does with her name - it was fun. But if you want to know,
  24. It's so hard to see any of these kids go! Anybody else notice that Ruby seemed to have gigantic limes & passion fruits? I hadn't realized how little her hands were . . . I know she's tiny (so was I) but I don't remember limes ever seeming like fairly large fruit ;). The citrus squeezer was really too big for her hands, too; I hadn't thought about what an extra challenge that might pose for some of the smaller kids. I know Ruby said she felt having small hands was an advantage in working with pasta, and I'm sure she's right, but some of these kids might benefit from having some tools that are better scaled to their size.
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