having survived another massive week, the contestants are ready and raring to go to see what Gary and Matt have in store for them
Gary takes a sip of some delicious egg nag
Emma is so embarrassed when Gary suggests that Andy can be Emma's new boyfriend
Matt Moran shares some knife skills with Alice
Matt gives the contestants a little class in some of the different types of Potato
Debbie and Julia have a taste of Gary's melt in your mouth Gnocchi. So delicious
The contestants get some R & R and a chance to eat some serious Masterclass quality food
It's a sombre welcome to the MasterChef kitchen as the contestants face an Elimination and the reality that someone will be going home
Time for the contestants to taste the 25 ingredient Tagine with the first five to make a mistake heading to Round 2
Debbie guesses Peanut which is unfortunately not in the dish and is the first person through to the second Round
With only three ingredients to go, the pressure starts to take it's toll on Emma
Some incorrect guessing has put these five contestants through to Round Two
With 45 minutes on the clock, the contestants get to use any five of the Tagine ingredients to make a delicious dish that will keep them safe
After winning the previous challenge, the Blue Team are rewarded with lunch at The Bathers Pavilion and a Masterclass from Serge Dansereau
Matt is in panic mode and is making some critical errors in the last precious minutes
Gary's in love with Emma's crumbed Lamb cutlet and even describes it as a savoury Gaytime
With the others being dubbed safe, the judges decide that it's time for Matt to go home giving Filippo another chance
The contestants take a trip to Sydney's Chinese Garden of Friendship to take part in the Great Yum Cha Challenge
One by one, the contestants pick a random fortune cookie and find out their fate if they are in the Blue or Red team
The Captains are pitted against each other to produce the best dish in 90 seconds
With Beau the winner of the 90-second challenge, he has gained the advantage of being able to swap out one member of his Blue team for one of the Reds
With Andy carrying most of the brunt, a bag accidently breaks spilling fish sauce everywhere
Tregan starts passing out the Panko Prawns as swarms of happy passersby gobbled down the prawn dish in seconds
Debbie starts feeling the pressure of being Team Captain with many of her Red members feeling unsure about her leadership skills
Alice puts her spruiking powers into action as the Reds haven't been able to put out any dishes
The Blues are in big trouble when Audra recalls forgetting to pick up the wonton wrappers needed for the Sui Mai
The Blues win the competition and team leader Beau said it's the best team he has worked with
Mindy is feeling a little short in terms of stature and also in terms of experience facing off with Three Blue Ducks Head Chef Darren Robinson
Mindy chooses her two favourite partners in crime Julia and Amina to help her cook off in the Celebrity Chef challenge
Three Blue Ducks' Chef decides to take a peek at what Amina is cooking
The Three Blue Ducks' Chefs sure have it hard as they have decided to do the 'Death Dish' Risotto
With only 45 minutes remaining on the clock, the girls put their heads together and get cracking
The boys from Three Blue Ducks can't help taking a peek at the girls cooking
Why not try Amina's Beetroot and Goat's Cheese Salad Recipe
The judges are torn with their decision over which dish is best
The judges decide that the girls dish is the winning Entre
With two out of three dishes, the boys are announced as the Challenge winners
TK, Lydia and Wade faced their first Pressure Test of the series which will result in one contestant going home
The three battling contestants die a little inside as they realised that the day's challenge will have them replicating current Sydney Chef of year, Peter Gilmore's dish
Wade takes a systematic approach to this mammoth challenge and starts with the Chocolate Mousse layer
Peter Gilmore questions TK's decision to create her dish in a different order than suggested
Lydia aims to give herself 30 minutes to plate up but Peter Gilmore suggests that she needs to redo her cream as it has spilt, but she decides to carry on as is
The judges have made their tastings as the three contestants sit on the edge of their chair awaiting their verdict
Lydia's mistake of curdling the cream was to much for the judges to over look and unfortunly costs her the spot in the game
The contestants are buzzing to get into the MasterChef kitchen to face another exciting Mystery Box Challenge
Facing a somewhat random bunch of ingredients, the contestants are unsure of the unusual ingredient combination, but are happy to have a crack
Gary and George are a little concerned with Matt's wacky Crab dessert concept
As Kylie soon finds out, it's not all about the thrills in the MasterChef kitchen
Fillipo finds himself fighting with a cake tin as his freshly baked cake refuses to budge
The judges ask to sample Debra, Mindy and Fillipo's dishes
The judges decide that Fillipo is the winner of the Mystery Box Challenge which means he gets to chose
The contestants are then asked to create a sandwich and they must bake their own bread
Lydia goes against the norm and decides to create her own bread using poelenta
Lydia and Matt try to convince Gary and Matt that Lydia's Polenta creation is a sandwich
The judges have narrowed down their decision to Mindy, Debbie, Dalvinder and Fillipo with only one being able to go through to the Pressure Test
Mindy's dish is the judges favourite and now she has the right to fight for an immunity pin
The judges decided that TK, Lydia and Wade's dishes were unfortunately the least impressive which means they will go forward to a Pressure Test which means one of the three will be going home
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