Masterchef (US) - General Discussion

[susannot]

It's my understanding that last season's inner Grant will be on the show partnered with last season contestant Wayne Lewis.  Can anyone confirm?  Wayne Lewis is kind of a big deal here in my area so I'm excited.

[AZChristian]

2 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

yes! 

I was disappointed that the divorced couple didn't get aprons. that could have been a juicy storyline featuring conflict!

I'd rather watch newlyweds still in the honeymoon phase than people who have been divorced for 16 years.  Too much manufactured drama already in a lot of cooking shows.  JMO.

[Trey]

I wonder if the losing team from the first competition will somehow magically secure a spot on the show.  The judges made such a big deal about hating to see them go.

Good to see Tiffany Derry replacing Aaron Sanchez.

 

 

[dmeets]

I’m shocked that FOX would let the one divorced team leave before the competition really begins. I’m convinced there will be a sudden death for a final pair of aprons, which they’ll win (probably against J-squared).

[eel2178]

23 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

I was disappointed that the divorced couple didn't get aprons. that could have been a juicy storyline featuring conflict!

Me too. I thought they would be fun to watch.

[Colorado David]

i was surprised, i thought sure that was a producer favorite couple.  the drama would have been off the chart. were they italian, i cant remember?

[GHScorpiosRule]

10 minutes ago, Colorado David said:

i was surprised, i thought sure that was a producer favorite couple.  the drama would have been off the chart. were they italian, i cant remember?

No, they were speaking Spanish, not Italian.

Frankly, the male ex looked kinda meanish? So I'm glad they didn't win. I don't need no extrrraaaaaz drama as it is.

[Colorado David]

ah k.  i didnt get the mean vibes but i will take your word for it. he seemed more quiet.

[oliviabenson]

19 minutes ago, Colorado David said:

ah k.  i didnt get the mean vibes but i will take your word for it. he seemed more quiet.

maybe he is a good listener and likes to follow directions. or she beat him down.

[mlp]

Here we go again.  On the positive side, I'm very happy to see Tiffany Derry replacing Aaron whom I haven't cared for since he was on Chopped.  On the negative side, I don't like the couples format.  We're going to have a whole season of hugging and kissing and eventually quarreling and other things that don't belong in a supposedly serious cooking competition.  I can see it coming.

[KeithJ]

Was there really any question that the Masterchef Jr women were going to make it through? Also, not sure why you’d choose to make a burger (let alone a turkey burger) for your Masterchef audition.

Not sure I really like the battles format as it probably pushes a few teams through that shouldn’t go through.

I also have to add, unless it’s a lighting issue, Gordon’s medium rare seems to constantly change from show to show. Tonight’s mid-rare looked closer to rare to me and sometimes I’ve see what looked like medium pass as mid-rare.

Edited May 29 by KeithJ

[GHScorpiosRule]

16 hours ago, KeithJ said:

Was there really any question that the Masterchef Jr women were going to make it through?

Nope. And now I must go back to season 3 when they were both on in the Masterchef Junior show.

I wonder about all the contestants, or would be contestants, who are pure vegetarian/vegan coming onto shows like this, considering that meats are cooked; use of dairy products as well. How far would the Animal ER women have gotten if they had made it through?

And now, I BETTER get an episode of Gordon cooking and the camera staying focused on HIM, instead of the 'ooh!' and 'aaahhh' expressions of the contestants!

Wot???

[Deskisamess]

So so glad the "Glam-Ma's" didn't get aprons. So much schtick.

[mertensia]

Like I believe Gordon wasn't told about the Junior contestants ahead of time. 🙄

Like I believe there was any question about their getting aprons.

[dmeets]

And of course next week is the second chance competition. Congrats in advance to the divorced couple.

[Diana Berry]

On 5/28/2025 at 9:18 PM, KeithJ said:

Was there really any question that the Masterchef Jr women were going to make it through? Also, not sure why you’d choose to make a burger (let alone a turkey burger) for your Masterchef audition.

Not sure I really like the battles format as it probably pushes a few teams through that shouldn’t go through.

I also have to add, unless it’s a lighting issue, Gordon’s medium rare seems to constantly change from show to show. Tonight’s mid-rare looked closer to rare to me and sometimes I’ve see what looked like medium pass as mid-rare.

It looked Raw  I tell you Raw as it’s flung across the room 

[Pietr]

Well they finally found the gimmick too far.   After years of hate watching this show, I finally deleted it from my schedule.

I'm FREEEEEEEEEEE  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited Tuesday at 04:33 AM by Pietr

[joanne3482]

On 6/2/2025 at 11:32 PM, Pietr said:

Well they finally found the gimmick too far.   After years of hate watching this show, I finally deleted it from my schedule.

I'm FREEEEEEEEEEE  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm 9/10ths of the way to freedom. I haven't watched last week's episode yet. That doesn't bode well for me watching the rest of the season. 

[KeithJ]

Four more duos.  I am guessing grandma and the divorced couple will be two of them.

[cameron]

12 hours ago, KeithJ said:

Four more duos.  I am guessing grandma and the divorced couple will be two of them.

Actually the grandma duo didn't make the cut.  Guess her overdone lip augmentation didn't do the job.

[KeithJ]

Just now, cameron said:

Actually the grandma duo didn't make the cut.  Guess her overdone lip augmentation didn't do the job.

Yeah. All the grandma team had to do was not mess up and I'm pretty sure they would have gone through. There was no way they could push them through with their broken sauce though.