Gary welcomes Anthony Puharich from Victor Churchill butcher to the kitchen.
Gary uses Ben in place of a cow as he talks through different cuts of beef.
Ben and Kylie watch intently as Gary cooks his steak to perfection.
No assistant to Matt Preston would be complete with a cravat.
The judges and contestants toast to the forthcoming final week of MasterChef 2012.
The contestants welcome their loved ones to the MasterChef kitchen.
With support at their sides, the hopefuls get ready to leap into culinary action.
Alice feels the heat as she prepares the lamb for her roast.
Julia's husband joins the judges in a sweet taste test.
Mindy's father congratulates her on making finals week.
The contestants take a moment to reflect with their families on making finals week.
With good humour, Andy tries to negotiate his French inspired dessert.
Audra can't contain her excitement after her dessert wins her passage to finals week.
Patissier of Pain Adriano Zumbo has a new sweet trick up his sleeve.
The contestants can't wait to get a taste of Adriano's decadent creation.
Kylie and Ben work together to construct their towering dessert.
The contestants have to win the favour of some of Australia's finest pastry chefs.
Ben and Kylie are overjoyed to join Audra in finals week.
It's the week of bombshell as all the contestants face Elimination with three contestants with Immunity Pins
Kylie, Mindy and Alice have decided to use their Immunity Pins and will be sitting out of this Elimination Challenge
Audra cries tears of happiness as she sees Kylie Kwong walk through the doors
The contestants will be pushed to their limits to cook and keep up with Kylie's 20 minute Crab dish
The contestants will be pushed to their limits to cook and keep up with Kylie's 20 minute Crab dish
With Ben and Andy being declared safe, the remaining contestants move on to round two with 8 secret ingredients
Using an ingredient of their choice, Audra, Julia and Beau hang on to create a Chinese inspired dish that will impress Kylie and the judges
It's a tough call, but the judges decide that it's Beau's time to say goodbye
Alice's courage decides to not use her Immunity Pin even though she only has one more time to do so
The contestants try to take their time as they try to follow Grant's amazing recipe step by step, which is obviously harder than it looks
George gives Ben a pep talk to make sure that he has that fire in his belly and to get a wriggle on with his preparation
Wade has a bit of a tantrum as he is disappointed with his efforts in the last part of the challenge
The judges decide that it is unfortunately Wade's turn to go home
What's in the fridge? The contestants take on the age old, what's to do with the leftovers
The contestants race to the fridge of their choice to nab the fridge they think is lucky
Kylie decides to embark on a chicken valentine and finds it tricker than it looks
Julia is under the pump as her dish is refusing to cook for her
The judges ask to taste Audra, Mindy and Andy's dishes
The judges decide that Andy has the winning dish
Sally Felmer from Masterchef Magazine joins the MasterChef judging panel and the contestants also get the chance to have their dish grace the cover.
Winning the Mystery Box has earned Andy an extra 30 minutes more than the others.
Mindy is declared the winner, much to her surprise
Runner Up Journey Gallery
Winner's Journey Gallery
Andy's Top 5 Recipes
Julia's Top 5 Recipes
Behind the Scenes: Italy Week
Jamie Oliver Special Gallery
Best of Recipe Collection: Matt Moran
Behind the Scenes: Tasmania
Best of Recipe Collection: Maggie Beer
You on a Plate
2012 Recipe Collection