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32 minutes ago, Mellowyellow said:
The whole baking powder thing was really shady because they didn't edit Malissa as doing poorly. It was very weird.
Actually, they did show it in the edit because I remember her talking about it when she was putting it in and I thought to myself, 'wow, that looks like a LOT!'. I know recipes usually call for about a teaspoon, it looked to me like she put in a quarter cup.
1 hour ago, katisha said:😢 Yeah, it's really starting to sink in now.
I'm thankful the editors allowed us to laugh tonight with all of the fly-swatting and it didn't wind up on the cutting room floor.
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The preview for the next episode clearly showed Declan and Kath walking in wearing white aprons being followed by Brent and Theo without. The judges shout 'surprise' and Declan's jaw drops as he looks down beside him (at Kath, I assume) and then we see all four of them cooking in white.
Either production messed up royally or Rhiannon could no longer participate and they've moved the immunity challenge up to include all four.
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not in a hurry to see this season end. It crushes me that we won't get to see Jock and his enthusiasm, compassion and great sense of humor.
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On 4/20/2022 at 1:18 PM, limecoke said:
Well, while enjoying what comments there are, I’m feeling sorry for myself because my source for MCAU (I’m in the US) has completely brought down the hammer on the copyright issues & the 10Play website keeps detecting my VPN. So far, I can’t find a reliable source online. Frustrating. I was looking forward to seeing Billie compete again along with others. Part of me understands the copyright stuff but in the end it’s all about $$$$$ and really, who does it hurt if I watch it? So, this will be the first season I’ve missed ‘cause it hasn’t been easy but I’ve always managed. 🥺
I'm also in the US and I've been watching AU TV shows on SHVideos dot net. There's no need for a VPN there, even though I have one for other stuff. Enjoy the show(s)!
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On 11/2/2021 at 10:43 AM, babs1226 said:
It was Collette who changed the dish from the back of the line.
Technically, it was Collette fretting over the fact that she didn't understand Thorpy's chicken dish and Rebecca was the one who came up with the idea of changing it to her version. So... I'll change my statement to "Next on my 'hit list' would be Rebecca and Collette after they decided to change up the team challenge dish."
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On 10/31/2021 at 7:47 AM, SnideAsides said:
Christ, ANOTHER extended preview? Here goes with the spoilers:
There's three crowd shots associated with challenges we know aren't tomorrow night. So here's the best guess:
Tomorrow: Heston "use your kid photos as inspiration" challenge. Based on other information, either Archie or Nick wins immunity.
Sunday November 7: The "every fifteen minutes, we reveal another pantry of ingredients" challenge. Ian is eliminated, six players remain.
Monday November 8: "Cook Along With Jock". White aprons are visible and everyone except Ian is present.
Sunday November 14: Elimination (black aprons) service challenge at Vue de Monde. Archie, Dilruk, Collette, and especially Nick are seen here, as is a blonde in a pink shirt that's either Tilly or Rebecca, so whichever one it isn't won the Jock challenge and is immune.
After that all we know is there's a Martin Benn pressure test but I have no clue on the timing - Mel's in a gown and Andy's in a black suit which suggests the final, but so is Jock when he usually wears his kilt.
I froze the group shots, too, and came to the same conclusions you did. The pink shirt you mention is definitely Tilly, you can see her long straight blonde hair in a ponytail in the mirror. After Thorpey's poor performance at the whiskey distillery challenge (come ON, who takes two hours to chop potatoes for two dozen people? Especially when he didn't even peel them!!) and his irritating begging to try to get immunity from the judges, I'll be happy when he's gone. Next on my 'hit list' would be Rebecca after she decided to change up the team challenge dish. Karma does come around, it just takes a little time sometimes.
I don't know about anyone else, but I think this season is too hard to get engrossed in because it's only two shows a week. Being from the US and not knowing any of these people (aside from Tilly) or their careers, it takes me half an episode just to remember everyone's names and what they've done previously.
On 10/25/2021 at 7:09 AM, SnideAsides said:Even with the amazing cast, this season kind of isn't grabbing me because it's falling into the same traps as the civilian season now, where instead of being creative with the challenges and keeping them on their toes naturally it's just "how will a new batch of contestants handle yet another version of this Masterchef challenge that people liked that one time? And how about THIS challenge? But what about THIS bullshit twist?" Especially given part of the fun of this season in particular is that they AREN'T looking for someone who wants to work in the industry, they really should be getting quirkier with the challenges instead of sticking to restaurant-style challenges and the usual gimmicks. This is the perfect season for a Lockdown Baking™-inspired bread challenge, for example, and based on the three weeks so far I don't hold enough faith in the current producers for them to even have that small level of creativity.
They can't do a 'Lockdown Baking™-inspired bread challenge' for this group, half of them use plain white bread from the pantry! 🤣
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Of all the beautiful dishes served up, why am I not surprised the judges picked the one that looked like dog vomit to win the pin? They never disappoint in choosing the most unappetizing looking dishes. They do know the viewing audience can only judge on sight, right?
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I just struggled to sit through and watch the last two episodes, knowing via Twitter who won, I was in no hurry to witness it for myself.
I call BS that Mel got raw quail and the guys didn't when they were all cooked in the oven together and served on one dish. Also, why did she score it a 6(!!!) when the very next day she scored Justin's raw cake a 9... that all of the judges said was a problem?!??!!
I just want to say what I've said for years... if Masterchef AU is going to insist on having a pressure test for the winner, the judging MUST be done blind so that the audience KNOWS the winner isn't predetermined.
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On 5/25/2021 at 8:03 PM, Niuxita said:
Didn't they also do a sight-unseen pressure test last season? IIRC, it was the one where they had to do a curry that sent Sarah T home even though it probably should have been Poh (that's probably why I still remember it so well). Felt kinda weird how they kept emphasizing that this had NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE EVER, but maybe I'm hallucinating.
The challenge you are referring to was an Indian curry dish that they had to recreate by taste, there was no recipe. What got people so up in arms was that Poh made a Malaysian curry, not an Indian curry, but because it tasted better than Sarah's Indian curry, she was saved. I know it infuriated me so much I haven't forgotten.
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On 5/9/2021 at 8:24 PM, Niuxita said:
Oh wow, they're really not hiding the fact that they're gunning for a male winner this season, huh? I'm not even a Wynona fan (although I don't see what's so wrong about her Instagram-ing her food?), but that was bull. Shit. This might be a controversial opinion, but hear me out: it seems to me that on a cooking reality show, what sends you home should be not getting the cooking part right, and not failing to adhere to a set of incredibly abstract and wildly subjective instructions. I'm actually so angry that I'm debating whether I even want to continue watching, because now I know what they're on about. My darling Kishwar will probably be eliminated on a technicality in a few weeks to make way for Conor the Culinary Genius.
Speaking of, God, he's this season's Reece, isn't he? There's NO WAY that simple ass, terrible-looking dish was one of the top.
I did get a laugh out of Elise's "Guys, there's 13 cucumber granitas in the freezer!" and Melissa's "On a day where we've eaten 10,000 granitas...", but it wasn't enough to wash off the bitter taste this episode left.
I'm with you on being pis$ed Wynona was eliminated when the judges clearly stated that Jess' dish was so gingery they couldn't taste the cucumber in hers. How did she fill the brief then?!?
As for Conor's dish (I haven't seen anyone mention this)... what the HELL did he do for 90 minutes?!?!? He made an olive ice cream and put it in the churner, made a cucumber granita (TOO) and put it in the blast chiller... what did he do with the last hour, practice his model walk????? Seriously! He didn't even take the time to go out and pick something from the garden to decorate the dish with. How could he get away with doing TWO frozen elements in all that time and not be dragged on the carpet for it?!?!
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8 hours ago, katisha said:
Hmm, is it just me or does anyone else have the biggest craving for mac and cheese and bread and butter pudding? 😋 Some of those mac and cheese dishes had me drooooling. I wonder how hard it was for Therese to resist the temptation to produce a pasta ice-cream with a parmesan crumb, bechamel tuille and blue cheese granita? No word of a joke, I was preparing for that outcome! As it turned out, Tom went slightly nuts and "did a Therese" with that mille-feuille so I was actually glad he ended up in round 2. Sometimes doing something simple well can be its own reward.
Eliminations aren't very stressful at this stage of the competition because there's barely been time to learn even half the contestants' names, let alone form any kind of attachment to them. But if I had to choose between Katrina and Dan, I'm glad Katrina left. Good luck to her anyway and if they bring them back for the second chance thingy again this year, we'll see her then.
I'm thankful to find out that the 'bumper' announcement saying "Sunday night on Masterchef Australia, superstar week continues..." was wrong and that there was no (nearly) week long thing happening there that we (the rest of the world) were unaware of. 🙃 Nearly gave me a panic attack that I'd have to start all over trying to figure out names and faces. It's bad enough I couldn't remember who Katrina is, so I decided to re-watch a little of the previous episode and I just have to comment on the outstanding chipotle peanuts 'flubs' from the editing room.
The teams have run to their stations and are compiling their menus and tasting the flavor bombs while Melissa is shown happily tucking into a 2/3's full jar of chipotle peanuts saying "these are addictive", followed by the teams rushing thru the pantry and the judges talking to Yotum about his dishes and displaying the full jars of flavor bombs as they do their initial tastings along with his menu descriptions... 1 (numbing oil), 3 (fenugreek marinade) then 2 (chipotle peanuts) but they left in Andy's statement and hand gesture signaling from 1 to 2, "and let's go down one to those chipotle peanuts". I'm not quite sure why editing decided to switch the order up, maybe to follow along with Yotum's meal order, but it was very distracting because it was obvious when the peanut jar was always at different levels throughout their tasting. I'm not sure if they were being used as palette cleansers or what, but the jar was never as full as it should have been. 🤣
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4 hours ago, EmpressElle said:
Is it just me or did Poh get the MOST DRAMATIC ELIMINATION EVER edit? The music, the musing, the shock, the awe!!!! I will say though, she took it like a champ.
Wasn't just you that saw how excessive the edit was for her farewell episode. It was obviously someone's idea to say 'we love you, Poh' since she was their cash-cow with the sound-bites. Those of us tired of her laughing at her own attempts at humor merely sat here waiting to see if the death knell was truly dire this time or whether she'd have another judge's unjustified save.
To be honest, they transmitted her farewell so blatantly throughout the whole show that I was only surprised the judges couldn't find some excuse... like, "oh, didn't we tell you? There's no elimination this week because today ends in a 'y'."
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On 6/30/2020 at 11:26 AM, TVbitch said:
I was thinking, Poh, you should have selected the largest bowel in the pantry to make them look smaller!
Hahahahaaa, you said 'bowel', not 'bowl'... but it still works!!!
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Sorry it's taken me a full week to calm down before I could come and post without swearing up a storm. I warned you I'd hit the ceiling if they pulled some BS and sent Tessa out. Sure enough, that's exactly what they did. I'm still not over it. HOW can they say her dish didn't fit the brief? In my opinion, hers was the only one that did. "Make something creative we've never seen before"... cue Poh making another curry and serving it in! a! piece! of! lettuce!!!... cue Reynold making his typical dessert elements and calling it 'space'. Oooo, aaaaah... BS!!!! Tessa served up Indian food as tacos... a blending of two cuisines... CLEARLY not seen before. Mel said all of the elements tasted wonderful, but they then complained about the flavors being too strong and the heat lingering, etc... but it was a BUILD YOUR OWN style... if they put too much hot sauce on then that's on THEM!!!!
I'm sick of it. Obviously with these judges the briefs only matter to determine who follows it most closely so they can eliminate them. Who cares if the remaining cooks can only cook dishes they're comfortable with, a BS story is all it takes to sail through. It also helps if you've got a fat paycheck from production, you really don't even have to present a dish... I'm SURE they'll find some other crock of BS to eliminate ANYone else.
On 6/28/2020 at 3:03 PM, TVbitch said:PPS. I did notice the Laura butt shot, but, to be fair, they had been doing that to Simon earlier, so at least they are not sexist in the exploiting of butts.
Maybe so, but I don't recall that because he probably wasn't specifically talking about 'bottom' when they did it to him. It was overly obvious with Laura.
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Okay, I haven't seen anyone mention this and it just seemed too odd for me to let it slide by completely unnoticed.
During Laura's immunity dish tasting at the judge's table, the editor's had a little cheeky fun (no pun intended) when Laura was talking about being 'the bottom' last time. They didn't give us a view of her talking. Instead, it was a full on butt shot of her and the judges beyond sitting at the table. WTH!?! Was I the only one who caught this?
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1 hour ago, babs1226 said:
I believe the tart was gin, but I thought the ice cream was ginger.?
You're right, but because they didn't mention it, I forgot where it was suppose to be.
I have a sneaky suspicion that the judges, or at least Jock, read reviews before the second half of the season started filming. It's blatantly obvious with his change of attitude towards Laura. First half she could do no wrong, now she can't do anything right... but yet she still manages to squeak by. I still haven't been able to work out if she's really a good cook or not and whether she deserves to still be there.
One other note I'd like to mention that is very confusing to me. The contestants talk about how someone will be leaving every three days now, yet we're seeing those three days over a full week, and the judges talk about Sunday's elimination. I know it's all the 'magic of Hollywood', but stop confusing the issue please.
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11 hours ago, SnideAsides said:
What do we think of the new structure?
Personally, I'm really missing the master classes. It was a way for the viewers to get to learn alongside the contestants. I also prefer the eliminations where the contestants have to make a guest chef's dish (from the recipe!!!) because they are all then judged on the same dish and their abilities; not on some random dishes and where the judge's favoritism factors in.
I've noticed how badly production sucks this season because we have no idea how the vast majority of these dishes are being made. We see them cutting, stirring, and flipping... but hardly any explanation of what they are wanting to accomplish. For example, Emilia's choux pastry was too wet... I know that from watching a lot of baking shows... but they didn't say that, contestants just said it didn't look right. Producers should be there asking what's wrong with it and having the contestant explain. These are missed opportunities that would make the show more view-worthy, in my opinion.
BTW, I'm with others in wishing the immunity had gone to anyone other than (this year's token meme-man) Reece. He's had more than enough practice making tarts, cakes, meringues and ice creams in this competition that they should always be perfect. *yawn* Jess made a lot of desserts, but at least she pushed herself and tried outrageous combinations that worked and surprised the judges, and she did a lot of different savory dishes (that weren't always curry). I thought it odd not one judge described the gin ice cream - it sounds disgusting to me, since I'm not a drinker, so can only imagine it being akin to gasoline.
And lastly... poor Tessa. I feel like she's getting no love this season. The judges are great at boosting the confidence of other contestants, but I feel like she gets complimented on her greatest cooks and not really praised personally that she has what it takes to win it. She was last year's runner-up (and should-have-been winner), but if you added up all of the airtime Tessa's had this season (46 episodes), I'm guessing she has about an hour combined. That's ridiculous for a final 8 out of 24 contestant.
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This show needs to be a lot clearer to the viewers at home. The contestants are given a brief. Why? It seems this year that Poh can fly thru without ever having to follow said brief. Most recent cases in point:
IMO, Sarah definitely got Poh'd. Poh makes a Malaysian curry instead of a Thai one that the guest chef called "unpleasant" and the only thing they complimented was the rice. Sarah was sent home for having too weak of a broth... but it was still a Thai curry and it was suppose to be a replicate without a recipe task. I was fuming!!!
Then tonight's show, Melissa clearly says "That's right, it's a smoking gun, because this challenge is all about smoke. We would like you to use that gun to bring us a dish with a smoky element. But more than that, we want you to bring us a dish with a depth of flavor and dimension that only smoke can bring ". After Andy's rambling about being able to smoke anything (I think he's experimented with a few too many weeds, but...), Jock then repeats the brief "we want you to use that smoking gun to bring us a truly amazing dish."
So what does Poh do? She grabs a wok and foil to make a stove top smoker to make a duck dish... that failed to have enough smoke flavor... and she sails thru to the immunity challenge leaving rule-following Tessa in her wake as another of her victims. BTW, Callum also didn't follow the brief as he used the hibachi to get smoke into his octopus, but his didn't have enough smoke to even be considered... seems odd when Poh's didn't either but she won.
The Poh bias is REAL and if Tessa or anyone else I like goes home standing next to her, again breaking the rules of the brief, I will be PI$$ED!!
Oh yeah, I'd also like to state that most of my fury comes from the fact that Poh can only cook dishes she's done before. The only creativity I've seen from her is 'how can I shove this dish into this cook's brief'. Prime example was the fairy tale cook when she made the tofu lotus flower in broth that she tried to make the cook before and failed at because she didn't turn on her pressure cooker. Seriously? Most of the contestants say 'I'm going to try to do such and such, I think it will pair well together', with her it's always 'I've done something similar (or before)'.
By the way, I mistakenly put this on the wrong week's. *smh*
Quote6 HOURS AGO, REALLYREALREALITY SAID:
Gonna just put this out there... I saw a tweet about Benjamin Cooper's Jungle Curry (40 chilies!) in tonight's episode. Besides the fact that all curries have peppers, which I can't eat, that dish looks like the storm drains around here after a really heavy rainfall.
NO! THANK! YOU!!!
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Gonna just put this out there... I saw a tweet about Benjamin Cooper's Jungle Curry (40 chilies!) in tonight's episode. Besides the fact that all curries have peppers, which I can't eat, that dish looks like the storm drains around here after a really heavy rainfall.
NO! THANK! YOU!!!
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On 6/3/2020 at 5:29 AM, Mellowyellow said:
In one of the episodes Poh spoke about not wanting to bring fried rice to school.
It's amazing how far we've come in Australia. My son who was born here and speaks only English will do anything to avoid a sandwich!
His favorite lunch is a Thermos loaded with fried rice or pasta etc
He's been known to bring seared duck breast to school and steak!
He tells me a lot of kids throw their sandwiches straight into the bin but will eat lunch when their parents pack them leftovers.
Hmm, I don't know that it's really that far. When Poh was bringing rice, she was probably being teased and bullied for her lunch. When you son's peers throw their sandwiches away it's probably the same thing... they're trying to avoid being picked on by the bullies, 'Oh, look at the poor kid!' (been there, done that... doesn't always work)
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7 hours ago, katisha said:
I quite enjoyed this review of tonight's episode which hopefully the viewers from overseas can read as well. Here's some bits I especially liked.
We can see it, thank you... good read! Only one issue I had with it was in the first paragraph... it was Twist Week's Hot & Cold DAY that brought Katie Perry, not week.
I'm still stunned by Khahn's flavor combination. I've heard of pretzels and beer or peanuts and beer... NEVER anchovies!!!! I'll give that one a solid pass, thank you. Never really liked the flavor of beer, only drink one if it's ice cold and a blistering hot day and there's no other option.
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4 hours ago, Mellowyellow said:
How are you guys feeling about the judges?
I'm really liking all three, they create a good diversity for judging... and they appear to be getting along pretty well. Jock has the experience from working in the food industry for so long, he's able to keep things focused and under control without being a Ramsey. Andy's like an excited puppy wanting to please everyone. He'll grow into his role more next season when he doesn't have to oversee his peers. Melissa is great at showing her heart and describing what the food looks like, which we already know for ourselves,
Unfortunately, all three of them need to watch a few episodes of MasterChef UK and see how the judges there critique food. The viewers can't taste it, it's up to the judges to describe what the contestants have done. Hearing 'that's banging', 'wow, the flavor in that is spot on' and other useless comments does nothing for the viewers.
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2 hours ago, katisha said:
All except Jess, that is, and her accent intrigues me because I know she was born in Perth and her heritage is Indonesian, and I associate her "American" twang more with the Phillippines.
I never took it as an American twang. When she spoke, I always associated it more of a baby-doll way of speaking... meek and calm... but not a strong 'accent'. Hmm, interesting... and now she's gone I can't try to decipher it further. 😞
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15 hours ago, TVbitch said:
The judges did a bit better this episode. They seemed to be having some unscripted fun moments like Jock being dazed by Reese's calm tarragon tweezing. Also, Jock is Italian??? Why does he have an Irish accent?
You really didn't ask that, did you?!? His accent is Scottish. Every Asian on the show has an Australian accent. Accents are based on where you are raised, what you hear and learn to speak as a child. Even if you're raised in a home that speaks another language, turn on the TV or walk out the door and you are surrounded by it. Go to school and you must learn to speak the local language. I know it can be shocking sometimes, I was quite floored by it the first time I watched a Big Brother AU series and heard a perfect Aussie accent coming from Nobbi. 😄
I haven't caught up on a couple episodes yet, the last I saw was the fairy tale one. Not really in a hurry to catch up now that I know Jess is gone. I'm steadfastly holding onto hope that Tessa makes it far, along with a few others.
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2 hours ago, xchouchoutex said:
I just saw this on tweeter, it’s a cute picture but where is the 6’ distance required ?
We all know that when it comes to the contestants, it's just for show, they're trying to keep the aesthetic up for the public. It's well known they live together and arrive together in vehicles (unless it's an elimination challenge... and wastefully use separate ones). Possible cross contamination to and from the judges is the main concern, especially when we know they aren't constantly sequestered like the contestants are.
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S15.W10 (E45-49)
in Masterchef (AU)
I was surprised that Brent lost to Rhiannon because we all know it will be an all male finale, the women just aren't good enough.
I was also surprised that Andy, describing Kath's memorable dishes, said "they will live on with us". It triggered another flood of tears. I can't help it, Jock has always been my favorite MasterChef judge, across all versions I watch every season.