1 00:00:07,341 --> 00:00:09,377 Previously on MasterChef Australia, 2 00:00:09,377 --> 00:00:11,345 it was the perfect setting... 3 00:00:11,345 --> 00:00:12,946 How cool's this! Oh, wow! 4 00:00:12,946 --> 00:00:16,417 ...for a big, fat, Greek Service Challenge... 5 00:00:16,417 --> 00:00:17,751 Opa! 6 00:00:17,751 --> 00:00:20,388 ...with a sophisticated twist. 7 00:00:20,388 --> 00:00:23,357 Being at the NGV, we wanna plate up some art. 8 00:00:23,357 --> 00:00:24,558 Come on, push. 9 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:25,959 I've gotta move now. Come on. 10 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:28,629 I feel like a bit of pressure because of my heritage, 11 00:00:28,629 --> 00:00:30,398 being the resident Greek. 12 00:00:30,398 --> 00:00:33,267 Watch out, Theo. This could be a winner. 13 00:00:33,267 --> 00:00:36,937 They all put in a herculean effort. 14 00:00:36,937 --> 00:00:41,008 Service, please! Whoo! 15 00:00:41,008 --> 00:00:43,144 Ooh. This looks stunning. 16 00:00:43,144 --> 00:00:46,514 That looks epic. I absolutely loved that. 17 00:00:46,514 --> 00:00:47,848 Smashed it. 18 00:00:49,750 --> 00:00:51,419 I'm stoked. I'm happy. 19 00:00:51,419 --> 00:00:55,189 And the red team had the Midas touch. 20 00:00:55,189 --> 00:00:57,525 Opa! Opa! 21 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:04,532 Tonight... all four are going for gold... 22 00:01:04,532 --> 00:01:07,201 I just want this immunity so badly. 23 00:01:07,201 --> 00:01:11,139 ...because beat the chef is back. 24 00:01:19,647 --> 00:01:21,081 Here we go. 25 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:22,516 Welcome. 26 00:01:25,253 --> 00:01:27,621 Yes! Whoo! 27 00:01:27,621 --> 00:01:29,056 Here we go, crew! 28 00:01:29,056 --> 00:01:31,259 I'm feeling pumped today. 29 00:01:31,259 --> 00:01:33,561 We have a white apron on and one of us 30 00:01:33,561 --> 00:01:36,597 will get that immunity from Sunday night's elimination 31 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:39,267 and immunity is more important than ever 32 00:01:39,267 --> 00:01:41,169 because there's only eight of us left. 33 00:01:41,169 --> 00:01:42,170 I'm super excited. 34 00:01:42,370 --> 00:01:44,938 Well, what an entrance that was, and look at you all. 35 00:01:44,938 --> 00:01:46,640 All full of beans, huh? 36 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,209 And there's a reason to be excited 37 00:01:48,209 --> 00:01:50,878 because Shannon Bennett is back in the kitchen. 38 00:01:50,878 --> 00:01:52,213 Yes! Yes! 39 00:01:57,151 --> 00:02:01,489 And another immunity day, which means immunity from Sunday's elimination, 40 00:02:01,489 --> 00:02:04,525 and an immunity pin is up for grabs today. 41 00:02:07,261 --> 00:02:11,064 In round 1 today, savoury is off the table. 42 00:02:11,064 --> 00:02:12,166 Ooh. 43 00:02:12,166 --> 00:02:14,034 You'll need to cook us something sweet 44 00:02:14,034 --> 00:02:16,970 using whatever is under this cloche. 45 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:18,706 This ingredient 46 00:02:18,706 --> 00:02:24,412 is consumed by billions of people around the world every single day. 47 00:02:24,412 --> 00:02:27,881 It can be strong, it can be rich. 48 00:02:27,881 --> 00:02:30,584 It can even be bitter. 49 00:02:32,085 --> 00:02:34,988 Of course, I can only be talking about... 50 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:38,226 ...coffee. 51 00:02:38,226 --> 00:02:39,993 Yes! 52 00:02:39,993 --> 00:02:42,996 Yay for coffee! Whoo! 53 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:45,165 I could use some of that. Yeah. 54 00:02:45,165 --> 00:02:49,002 Oh, coffee. I mean, who doesn't love a 'coff' in the morning? 55 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:50,571 I love that bitterness, 56 00:02:50,571 --> 00:02:54,041 I love a really strong espresso, so I'm excited. 57 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:56,143 We're gonna give you 60 minutes 58 00:02:56,143 --> 00:03:00,648 to cook us something sweet that features coffee. 59 00:03:02,250 --> 00:03:04,452 If you bring us the best dish in this round, 60 00:03:04,452 --> 00:03:07,755 you'll win immunity from Sunday night's elimination 61 00:03:07,755 --> 00:03:13,627 and have the chance to beat the chef in round 2 to win an immunity pin. 62 00:03:13,627 --> 00:03:14,862 Jock, I've got one. 63 00:03:14,862 --> 00:03:16,630 That one. This one. 64 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:18,532 That one. 65 00:03:18,532 --> 00:03:20,100 Are you excited? Yes! 66 00:03:20,100 --> 00:03:21,769 Good, 'cause your time starts now. 67 00:03:21,769 --> 00:03:23,871 Go, guys! Go, guys! 68 00:03:23,871 --> 00:03:26,307 Whoo! Thanks, Mal! 69 00:03:26,307 --> 00:03:27,908 That's alright. 70 00:03:27,908 --> 00:03:32,980 I love coffee, so I'm really looking forward to this challenge. 71 00:03:32,980 --> 00:03:36,350 Straightaway, I'm thinking about, you know, when I drink a coffee, 72 00:03:36,350 --> 00:03:41,289 what would I like to have it with - a biscuit or some beautiful fruit? 73 00:03:41,289 --> 00:03:43,223 Oranges. 74 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:46,960 I'm thinking of flavour combinations that go really well with coffee. 75 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:48,296 Go, Malissa! 76 00:03:49,563 --> 00:03:52,433 I think this challenge does play to my strengths a little bit. 77 00:03:52,433 --> 00:03:55,303 You know, I'm quite comfortable making desserts. 78 00:03:55,303 --> 00:03:57,971 I'm making a chocolate parfait with a burnt orange. 79 00:03:57,971 --> 00:04:03,210 A coffee syrup and a chocolate par... crumble. 80 00:04:03,210 --> 00:04:06,647 Sorry, I can't speak. I've already had too much coffee. 81 00:04:06,647 --> 00:04:10,183 Oranges is a good combo with the coffee, I reckon. 82 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:12,119 So I'm currently working on my parfait. 83 00:04:12,119 --> 00:04:15,856 The tricky thing about coffee is that it's really, really bitter 84 00:04:15,856 --> 00:04:19,360 and if you don't balance the flavours really well, 85 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,195 it's either gonna be super sweet or super bitter. 86 00:04:22,195 --> 00:04:24,932 Today with coffee, it's all about balance. 87 00:04:24,932 --> 00:04:27,435 Oh, I can already smell coffee. 88 00:04:27,435 --> 00:04:29,737 Did you get the intense ones? 89 00:04:29,737 --> 00:04:30,938 I did. 90 00:04:30,938 --> 00:04:34,542 That's what I like. Ooh! 91 00:04:34,542 --> 00:04:35,809 Yeah, coffee! 92 00:04:35,809 --> 00:04:37,778 Bloody hell, I tell you what, um, 93 00:04:37,778 --> 00:04:41,048 I've never really done sweet things with coffee before. 94 00:04:41,048 --> 00:04:44,652 I don't even put sugar in my coffee, so we're trying new things. 95 00:04:44,652 --> 00:04:48,522 I'm not a dessert guy, so this is definitely new for me. 96 00:04:48,522 --> 00:04:51,325 A couple of months ago, I was just another chippie 97 00:04:51,325 --> 00:04:53,226 on a job site in Sydney 98 00:04:53,226 --> 00:04:56,530 and now I'm down here in Melbourne in the MasterChef kitchen. 99 00:04:56,530 --> 00:04:59,967 This whole experience has shown me what I can do 100 00:04:59,967 --> 00:05:03,671 when I put my mind to it, so I really wanna push myself 101 00:05:03,671 --> 00:05:06,474 and maybe do a couple of risky things today. 102 00:05:06,474 --> 00:05:10,844 Um, so I'm making a coffee creme caramel. 103 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:15,115 Tempered chocolate and a coconut crumb and some coconut flakes. 104 00:05:15,115 --> 00:05:16,484 Beautiful, Deccy. 105 00:05:16,484 --> 00:05:19,453 Uh, so first thing I've got going on is just my caramel 106 00:05:19,453 --> 00:05:22,155 that I'll be pouring on the bottom of my ramekins. 107 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:24,958 I just really wanna get it nice and golden. 108 00:05:24,958 --> 00:05:26,760 How's the flavour in it, the coffee flavour? 109 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,862 Yeah, it's intense. I put two shots. Good. Awesome. 110 00:05:28,862 --> 00:05:29,863 Good job, Declan. 111 00:05:30,063 --> 00:05:32,366 Very nervous about getting this done in 60 minutes. 112 00:05:32,366 --> 00:05:34,101 But I reckon I can do it, 113 00:05:34,101 --> 00:05:37,838 so I've just gotta work hard and, uh, yeah, just try my best. 114 00:05:37,838 --> 00:05:40,040 Beautiful. 115 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,442 Let's talk coffee. 116 00:05:41,442 --> 00:05:44,111 Coffee chat - I think I'd try and challenge myself 117 00:05:44,111 --> 00:05:46,480 and pull out a bombe alaska, coffee ice cream. 118 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:47,881 Ooh! Yeah. 119 00:05:47,881 --> 00:05:50,851 You know how I love a little ristretto macchiato, right? 120 00:05:50,851 --> 00:05:53,253 So I would make a ristretto macchiato, 121 00:05:53,253 --> 00:05:55,188 thicken it just a touch, 122 00:05:55,188 --> 00:05:57,090 so as it's, like, silky and velvety, 123 00:05:57,090 --> 00:06:02,696 freeze it and then create a meringue around the outside, 124 00:06:02,696 --> 00:06:05,633 dip it in it, into the liquid nitrogen and then serve it to you. 125 00:06:05,633 --> 00:06:07,868 You bite into it, it explodes. 126 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:08,936 Pow! 127 00:06:09,102 --> 00:06:12,139 I think you've gotta keep things simple today 128 00:06:12,139 --> 00:06:13,641 and I think that that bitterness 129 00:06:13,641 --> 00:06:17,210 is basically the force field of all other flavour. 130 00:06:17,210 --> 00:06:19,312 Without bitterness, you don't have other flavours. 131 00:06:19,312 --> 00:06:22,249 So I think that they've just gotta discover that today. 132 00:06:22,249 --> 00:06:25,653 And there is a reason why when you have a coffee, 133 00:06:25,653 --> 00:06:27,387 you normally eat it with something sweet 134 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:29,256 because it is on the bitter end. 135 00:06:34,361 --> 00:06:35,463 Brent. G'day, Brent. 136 00:06:35,463 --> 00:06:36,897 G'day, guys. How are you, mate? 137 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:38,298 Yeah, good. Tell us your dish. 138 00:06:38,298 --> 00:06:41,168 So today - I know the flavours of cherry, chocolate, coffee 139 00:06:41,168 --> 00:06:43,170 really well go together, so it's a chocolate ice cream, 140 00:06:43,170 --> 00:06:48,341 macerated cherries, um, and a coffee caramel syrup that get poured over. 141 00:06:48,341 --> 00:06:50,711 Texture of the ice cream. Yep. 142 00:06:50,711 --> 00:06:52,179 What are you thinking? Talk to me. 143 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:53,747 Um... How you gonna make this amazing? 144 00:06:53,747 --> 00:06:56,984 'Cause if you've only got ice cream and some macerated cherries, 145 00:06:56,984 --> 00:06:58,652 it's gonna have to be pretty good. 146 00:06:58,652 --> 00:07:01,221 Wanna be perfect, wouldn't it? Yeah. It would have to be perfect. 147 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:02,756 Yeah. Good luck. 148 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:03,824 Thank you. 149 00:07:03,824 --> 00:07:06,326 After talking to Jock and Andy, I'm thinking 150 00:07:06,326 --> 00:07:08,762 the dish probably actually needs a little bit of texture, 151 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:11,532 so I think I'm gonna do some tempered chocolate as well. 152 00:07:11,532 --> 00:07:15,435 But it's a very simple dish, so it needs to be perfect. 153 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:17,505 Keep going. Come on. 154 00:07:17,505 --> 00:07:20,574 Hope you had your coffee, because you need to work quick today. 155 00:07:20,574 --> 00:07:22,075 45 minutes to go! 156 00:07:22,075 --> 00:07:23,376 Come on! Go, guys. 157 00:07:23,376 --> 00:07:26,079 Come on, guys! Go, guys. Come on. 158 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:28,048 You can do it! 159 00:07:28,048 --> 00:07:30,117 Good job, Theo. Go, come on, Theo! 160 00:07:30,117 --> 00:07:31,719 Go, Theo! Let's go, buddy! 161 00:07:31,719 --> 00:07:34,454 I need coffee. Jesus! 162 00:07:36,890 --> 00:07:39,459 Featuring the coffee is a really important part of this challenge. 163 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,695 You gotta hit the brief. 164 00:07:41,695 --> 00:07:43,363 Delicious. 165 00:07:43,363 --> 00:07:47,000 And I'm getting these images of when I used to drink coffee in Paris 166 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,804 and they would give me a little Biscoff biscuit 167 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:53,607 and I'd dip it in my coffee and that's what I'm going for today. 168 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:56,544 Um, I'm cooking a parfait with a coffee caramel, 169 00:07:56,544 --> 00:07:59,246 then have biscuit just all around the outside of the parfait. 170 00:07:59,246 --> 00:08:02,583 Replicating dipping your biscuit into a coffee but as a dessert. 171 00:08:02,583 --> 00:08:03,884 Looking good. 172 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:06,386 How's it taste, Theo? 173 00:08:06,386 --> 00:08:08,155 Ooh, yeah, good. Really good. "Ooh, yeah, good"? 174 00:08:08,155 --> 00:08:09,723 Yeah. 175 00:08:09,723 --> 00:08:12,025 Go, Theo! Yes! Do it. Come on! 176 00:08:12,025 --> 00:08:13,961 Go! 177 00:08:19,967 --> 00:08:21,501 Hey, Declan. 178 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:23,704 How are we? Shannon? Melissa? I'm fantastic. 179 00:08:23,704 --> 00:08:26,607 There's a lot on the go, as there should be. What's the dish? 180 00:08:26,607 --> 00:08:30,310 Um, so I'm doing a coffee creme caramel. 181 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:33,681 Um, so... Yeah. Uh, wow! Challenging. 182 00:08:33,681 --> 00:08:35,182 It is very challenging. Um... Yeah. 183 00:08:35,182 --> 00:08:36,584 Mm. Um... 184 00:08:36,584 --> 00:08:39,052 It is. However, high risk, high reward. 185 00:08:39,052 --> 00:08:41,889 If you manage to nail this, you could very well see yourself 186 00:08:41,889 --> 00:08:44,958 with a pin back on that apron, and how good would that be? 187 00:08:44,958 --> 00:08:46,594 It would be amazing. 188 00:08:46,594 --> 00:08:49,529 Time is not on your side. Don't switch off. 189 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:51,064 OK. Thank you. OK. 190 00:08:51,064 --> 00:08:54,334 Doing a creme caramel in this amount of time 191 00:08:54,334 --> 00:08:56,469 is extremely risky 192 00:08:56,469 --> 00:09:00,641 because you want to cook it at a low heat for a long amount of time, 193 00:09:00,641 --> 00:09:04,411 but today I'm gonna have to be cooking it at a bit higher heat 194 00:09:04,411 --> 00:09:07,981 in a shorter amount of time, so hopefully I can pull this off. 195 00:09:07,981 --> 00:09:12,519 My creme caramels are in the oven, so I'm just motoring now. 196 00:09:13,954 --> 00:09:16,990 There's no time for a coffee break. You've only got 30 minutes to go! 197 00:09:16,990 --> 00:09:18,458 Come on, guys! 30 minutes! 198 00:09:18,458 --> 00:09:20,628 Come on! 199 00:09:20,628 --> 00:09:22,896 Ooh. Come on, Theo. 200 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,131 Go, Malissa. 201 00:09:24,131 --> 00:09:26,199 Come on! 202 00:09:26,199 --> 00:09:29,569 Come on, Declan! Let's go! Come on, Brent. 203 00:09:32,305 --> 00:09:35,408 I am actually a little bit worried about Brent. 204 00:09:35,408 --> 00:09:40,180 Because he's spent a lot of time preparing his anglaise, 205 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:42,916 so I am crossing my fingers 206 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:45,485 his chocolate ice cream has enough time to set. 207 00:09:46,553 --> 00:09:48,622 Go, Mal. Come on, Mal. 208 00:09:51,391 --> 00:09:52,860 Alright. 209 00:09:52,860 --> 00:09:55,228 Oh, good job. 210 00:09:55,228 --> 00:09:57,865 Malissa. Hello. How's it going? 211 00:09:57,865 --> 00:09:59,667 How you going? I'm good. How are you? 212 00:09:59,667 --> 00:10:01,268 Really good. Interested to know what you're cooking. 213 00:10:01,268 --> 00:10:05,072 I am doing a coffee parfait with burnt orange 214 00:10:05,072 --> 00:10:07,641 and a chocolate biscuit crumb. 215 00:10:07,641 --> 00:10:09,977 Right. How hectic is the coffee parfait? 216 00:10:09,977 --> 00:10:13,313 I didn't want to overpower the coffee flavour in the parfait. 217 00:10:13,313 --> 00:10:15,215 I wanted it to be a bit more subtle. 218 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:17,751 I have a syrup that I'm gonna put with it as well. 219 00:10:17,751 --> 00:10:19,720 Um... Ooh, man. That has got some... 220 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:20,721 Ooh! Yeah. 221 00:10:20,721 --> 00:10:22,756 I did really try to think of all the elements, 222 00:10:22,756 --> 00:10:25,192 how they're gonna work together and how they're gonna eat 223 00:10:25,192 --> 00:10:27,494 when you have them and if they're gonna be balanced. 224 00:10:27,494 --> 00:10:29,262 I'm excited about this one. So am I. 225 00:10:29,262 --> 00:10:30,731 I think, if you can balance 226 00:10:30,731 --> 00:10:33,133 the absolute living daylights out of this, 227 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:34,301 you win, you win. 228 00:10:34,301 --> 00:10:36,970 Come on, Malissa! Alright. OK. I've got it. Thank you. 229 00:10:44,745 --> 00:10:45,946 Check your syrup. 230 00:10:49,817 --> 00:10:51,151 Oh, man. 231 00:10:51,151 --> 00:10:53,186 Oh, what happened? 232 00:10:53,186 --> 00:10:55,422 It's not supposed to look like that. 233 00:10:55,422 --> 00:10:56,957 Oh, my gosh. 234 00:10:56,957 --> 00:11:01,729 My syrup, it's crystallised and it's definitely not looking good. 235 00:11:01,729 --> 00:11:03,731 'Cause it was on for a fair while, yeah? 236 00:11:03,731 --> 00:11:05,098 Goodness! 237 00:11:21,048 --> 00:11:23,316 It's getting a bit tense and whatever you've got to do, 238 00:11:23,316 --> 00:11:24,918 you need to do it in 20 minutes. 239 00:11:24,918 --> 00:11:27,487 Come on, guys! Come on! 240 00:11:27,487 --> 00:11:31,058 Come on! Go, Malissa. Come on. 241 00:11:31,058 --> 00:11:32,860 I'm just gonna make my syrup again 242 00:11:32,860 --> 00:11:34,627 'cause I'm not happy with the first one. 243 00:11:34,627 --> 00:11:38,565 My first batch didn't work, so I've just gotta shake it off 244 00:11:38,565 --> 00:11:41,368 and do it again and hope that it works out. 245 00:11:41,368 --> 00:11:43,570 How's it looking? Just need it to reduce. 246 00:11:43,570 --> 00:11:44,571 OK. Yeah. 247 00:11:44,571 --> 00:11:46,606 I've got some really tough competition 248 00:11:46,606 --> 00:11:48,075 I'm going up against today 249 00:11:48,075 --> 00:11:50,377 and I really, really want that immunity. 250 00:11:50,377 --> 00:11:52,579 Yeah, I'm gonna work ex... Yeah, really hard. 251 00:11:52,579 --> 00:11:54,214 I'm gonna push in these last few minutes 252 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:55,883 just to make sure I get everything done. 253 00:11:55,883 --> 00:11:58,085 Yes, go, Malissa. Come on! 254 00:11:58,085 --> 00:11:59,452 Go, Mal! Go! 255 00:12:02,322 --> 00:12:03,924 Are you gonna temper some chocolate, Dec? 256 00:12:03,924 --> 00:12:06,493 Yeah. Nice one. 257 00:12:06,493 --> 00:12:11,564 My coconut crumb is done and my creme caramels are in the oven. 258 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:13,266 Alright, so... 259 00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:15,602 Now I need to get started on my tempered chocolate. 260 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:18,105 So I've still got a bit to do. 261 00:12:18,105 --> 00:12:19,572 Oh, far out. 262 00:12:19,572 --> 00:12:21,674 I check on my creme caramels in the oven 263 00:12:21,674 --> 00:12:25,745 and I realise most of the water's evaporated from my bain-marie. 264 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:29,883 What's happening? What's going... I dunno. 265 00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:31,484 It's gonna affect the texture 266 00:12:31,484 --> 00:12:33,921 of how this creme caramel cooks and the time. 267 00:12:41,895 --> 00:12:43,997 Hoo! 268 00:12:43,997 --> 00:12:45,833 Oh, sheesh! 269 00:12:45,833 --> 00:12:50,370 My creme caramel is my only coffee element in this dish 270 00:12:50,370 --> 00:12:53,640 and if it doesn't cook in time, I'm gonna have nothing to plate up. 271 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,509 Uh, it burns! 272 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:57,945 Stay calm. 273 00:12:57,945 --> 00:13:00,080 God, look at Declan. He's sweating. 274 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,015 He's really pushing himself. 275 00:13:02,015 --> 00:13:04,151 Yeah. You right, mate? Yeah. 276 00:13:04,151 --> 00:13:05,986 What's your milk for? 277 00:13:05,986 --> 00:13:09,256 In case the creme caramel doesn't work, I was gonna do an ice cream. 278 00:13:09,256 --> 00:13:11,158 OK. 279 00:13:11,158 --> 00:13:14,294 Plan B is liquid nitrogen coffee ice cream. 280 00:13:14,294 --> 00:13:16,796 I don't want it to be a complete failure today. 281 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:19,499 So, yeah, we'll give the ice cream a shot 282 00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:21,969 and I'll be relying on that liquid nitrogen. 283 00:13:27,107 --> 00:13:28,208 Mm. 284 00:13:28,208 --> 00:13:29,709 Oh, yeah. 285 00:13:30,911 --> 00:13:33,313 Go, Theo. Move quicker, please. 286 00:13:33,313 --> 00:13:37,250 Parfait's in the blast chiller and this is my coffee caramel. 287 00:13:37,250 --> 00:13:39,920 Everything seems to be coming along nicely, 288 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,554 so, yeah, I'm... I'm happy. 289 00:13:41,554 --> 00:13:44,157 I've got all my elements pretty much ready to go 290 00:13:44,157 --> 00:13:46,759 and I've still got a few minutes before I need to plate up, 291 00:13:46,759 --> 00:13:50,030 so I'm thinking about how I can elevate the dish 292 00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:52,599 to emulate that froth of a cappuccino. 293 00:13:52,599 --> 00:13:54,267 I'm just gonna experiment. 294 00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:56,469 Um, 'cause it's a take on a coffee, 295 00:13:56,469 --> 00:13:59,339 I'm gonna do some cream in an espuma gun 296 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:01,474 to create a foam on top of the parfait 297 00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:04,711 and maybe that'll give that element of like a froth on a cappuccino. 298 00:14:05,712 --> 00:14:06,746 Perfect. 299 00:14:06,746 --> 00:14:08,882 Nice, Theo. Looking good. 300 00:14:11,418 --> 00:14:13,520 Oh, go, Dec. Come on, Dec! 301 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,056 I've got toasted coconut flakes. 302 00:14:16,056 --> 00:14:19,059 My crumb, my creme caramel's in the fridge. 303 00:14:19,059 --> 00:14:22,862 But there's no time to get this in the ice-cream churner, 304 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:26,066 so the only option I have is to use the liquid nitrogen. 305 00:14:26,066 --> 00:14:27,567 You're gonna need every drop of that. 306 00:14:27,567 --> 00:14:28,668 Alright. 307 00:14:29,736 --> 00:14:30,904 Surprise. 308 00:14:30,904 --> 00:14:32,973 Good job. Hustle, hustle. 309 00:14:32,973 --> 00:14:34,307 Keep going. Come on. 310 00:14:34,307 --> 00:14:38,178 You've got one last shot at this. Five minutes to go! 311 00:14:39,980 --> 00:14:42,315 Go, Brent! Come on, Brent! 312 00:14:44,417 --> 00:14:46,886 Is it looking OK? BRENT: It's taking a while to set. 313 00:14:51,124 --> 00:14:53,060 The ice cream, it's getting colder, 314 00:14:53,060 --> 00:14:55,996 but it's not getting any closer to what I want it to be. 315 00:14:57,597 --> 00:15:00,733 I don't know. It just didn't, um, come down to temp in time, I think. 316 00:15:00,733 --> 00:15:04,171 I'm just gonna leave it in there for as long as I can 317 00:15:04,171 --> 00:15:05,872 and hope for the best. 318 00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:10,777 Your mix looks nice. I hope it sets. 'Cause the mix looks nice. 319 00:15:18,485 --> 00:15:20,153 Go, Declan! 320 00:15:20,153 --> 00:15:21,521 Yes! 321 00:15:21,521 --> 00:15:23,223 It's working. 322 00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:26,793 My coffee ice cream, it's looking good. 323 00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:28,295 Get it into ya! 324 00:15:28,295 --> 00:15:30,663 I'm pretty happy my plan B has worked 325 00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:34,234 and now it's time to unmould my creme caramel 326 00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:36,036 and I'm so nervous. 327 00:15:37,070 --> 00:15:38,238 Ahh! 328 00:15:40,207 --> 00:15:42,342 Come on. Let's go, Dec! Come on, mate. 329 00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:45,778 Moment of truth. Let's go! 330 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:52,185 Well done! Well done! 331 00:15:53,486 --> 00:15:55,688 Wow! Well done. 332 00:15:55,688 --> 00:15:57,957 Looking at the creme caramel on the plate, 333 00:15:57,957 --> 00:16:00,627 it's set, it's got that jiggle-jiggle to it. 334 00:16:00,627 --> 00:16:02,262 Love your work! 335 00:16:02,262 --> 00:16:03,496 That's awesome. Wow! 336 00:16:03,496 --> 00:16:04,998 I'm so stoked. 337 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:12,872 I'm so happy with my parfait. 338 00:16:12,872 --> 00:16:14,907 It set really nicely. Whoo-hoo! 339 00:16:14,907 --> 00:16:16,609 Oh, nice, Theo! 340 00:16:18,011 --> 00:16:21,948 I've got my Biscoff biscuit and I roll my parfait in that. 341 00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:23,916 Come on! Come on! 342 00:16:23,916 --> 00:16:25,852 Get it in there! You can do it. 343 00:16:25,852 --> 00:16:28,255 I'm really happy with my concept. 344 00:16:28,255 --> 00:16:31,224 I just hope that the balance of flavours is... is right. 345 00:16:31,224 --> 00:16:34,161 Come on, Brent! 346 00:16:34,161 --> 00:16:35,928 The cherries are great. 347 00:16:35,928 --> 00:16:38,131 My chocolate's pretty good. 348 00:16:38,131 --> 00:16:42,269 And my coffee caramel sauce is really delicious. 349 00:16:42,269 --> 00:16:45,738 Come on, Brent. You're nearly there, buddy. Come on. Come on. 350 00:16:46,973 --> 00:16:48,941 The ice cream is quite soft. 351 00:16:50,710 --> 00:16:53,213 I don't have enough time to fix it with liquid nitrogen. 352 00:16:53,213 --> 00:16:56,949 I have to just get it on the plate as it is. 353 00:17:01,288 --> 00:17:04,224 Start getting your dishes together. You've only one minute to go! 354 00:17:04,224 --> 00:17:06,493 Come on! 355 00:17:08,128 --> 00:17:09,729 Quick, Mal. Quick. 356 00:17:11,164 --> 00:17:14,167 I've torched my oranges. They're looking really delicious. 357 00:17:14,167 --> 00:17:16,002 Come on. Go! Go, Mal! 358 00:17:16,002 --> 00:17:20,039 I need to get my parfait out of the blast chiller and unmould it. 359 00:17:27,614 --> 00:17:30,217 Parfait! Parfait! 360 00:17:30,217 --> 00:17:32,619 Oh, good job, Malissa. 361 00:17:32,619 --> 00:17:35,655 I'm really, really happy with how it's looking. 362 00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:37,890 Come on, Malissa. Yeah, go! 363 00:17:37,890 --> 00:17:40,127 Nice, Mal. Looks beautiful. 364 00:17:40,127 --> 00:17:41,561 Make the girls proud. 365 00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:44,063 Plate with that beautiful crumb around there. 366 00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:45,998 Drizzle of the syrup on top. 367 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,137 My plan A and my plan B worked, 368 00:17:50,137 --> 00:17:52,372 so I plate them both up together. 369 00:17:52,372 --> 00:17:54,407 This is risky. 370 00:17:55,975 --> 00:18:01,047 Serving the judges both because I'm giving them more things to critique. 371 00:18:02,315 --> 00:18:06,853 10, 9, 8, 7, 372 00:18:06,853 --> 00:18:12,525 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 373 00:18:12,525 --> 00:18:13,560 That's it! 374 00:18:14,761 --> 00:18:16,596 Good job, matey! 375 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:19,732 That's OK. Good job! 376 00:18:19,732 --> 00:18:21,401 Good job. 377 00:18:21,401 --> 00:18:23,035 Well done, guys, nice work! 378 00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:24,371 Well done, guys. 379 00:18:24,371 --> 00:18:26,506 I worked hard to really balance the dish, 380 00:18:26,506 --> 00:18:31,878 but I am feeling nervous about my coffee syrup after having to redo it. 381 00:18:31,878 --> 00:18:34,113 We'll just have to wait and see what the judges think. 382 00:18:38,751 --> 00:18:41,188 Righto, guys, a little coffee-themed cook 383 00:18:41,188 --> 00:18:43,156 to put a pep in your step this morning. 384 00:18:43,156 --> 00:18:46,759 The first dish we'd like to taste belongs to Declan. 385 00:18:46,759 --> 00:18:49,028 Go, Declan. Good one, mate. 386 00:18:49,028 --> 00:18:52,232 I'm quite proud of my creme caramel, 387 00:18:52,232 --> 00:18:53,933 as well as the ice cream. 388 00:18:53,933 --> 00:18:55,902 Yum! Look at that! 389 00:18:55,902 --> 00:18:58,471 I'm just hoping that it wasn't a mistake 390 00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:00,072 putting them both on the plate. 391 00:19:18,124 --> 00:19:20,227 Declan, what do we have here? 392 00:19:20,227 --> 00:19:22,362 I have done a coffee creme caramel. 393 00:19:23,696 --> 00:19:25,097 Tempered chocolate. 394 00:19:26,366 --> 00:19:29,068 Some coconut crumb, with coffee ice cream. 395 00:19:53,726 --> 00:19:54,994 Declan. 396 00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:57,997 I thought it was a really fantastic dish, 397 00:19:57,997 --> 00:19:59,899 and I think that it's really great 398 00:19:59,899 --> 00:20:03,503 that you put both the ice cream and the creme caramel on the one dish 399 00:20:03,503 --> 00:20:06,773 because I think the creme caramel on its own presented really nicely, 400 00:20:06,773 --> 00:20:08,174 decent texture, 401 00:20:08,174 --> 00:20:12,345 but the coffee ice cream reinforced the coffee in the dish, 402 00:20:12,345 --> 00:20:15,081 the flavour that we really, really wanted to pick up the most 403 00:20:15,081 --> 00:20:16,716 and then the crumb 404 00:20:16,716 --> 00:20:19,051 just added a little bit of coconutty, 405 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:21,988 biscuity kind of caramelisation to everything. 406 00:20:21,988 --> 00:20:24,223 Really nicely executed. Well done. Thanks, Mel. 407 00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:26,225 I really like it. 408 00:20:27,394 --> 00:20:28,961 I think the right amount of caramel. 409 00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:31,063 The technique. Very brave with the oven. 410 00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:33,800 So, for me, congratulations. 411 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,902 Just the creme caramel, though, 412 00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:37,770 I just wanna say, epic work. 413 00:20:37,770 --> 00:20:39,539 I'm telling you, it was that good. Yep. 414 00:20:39,539 --> 00:20:40,840 Well done, buddy. 415 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,309 Thank you, Declan. 416 00:20:46,413 --> 00:20:47,514 Good job, buddy. 417 00:20:47,514 --> 00:20:50,583 Good job, Declan. Well done. Thank you. 418 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:53,986 The next dish we'd like to taste belongs to Brent. 419 00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:56,155 Yes! 420 00:20:56,155 --> 00:20:58,425 Wow! 421 00:20:58,425 --> 00:21:00,527 Look at that! 422 00:21:01,928 --> 00:21:03,863 A few things went wrong today. 423 00:21:05,565 --> 00:21:07,767 That actually looks better now. 424 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:12,372 The ice cream, it's not looking amazing. 425 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:15,542 Brent... Yep. 426 00:21:15,542 --> 00:21:18,277 Other than a, uh, chocolate puddle, 427 00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:19,779 what have you made us? 428 00:21:19,779 --> 00:21:23,716 Chocolate ice cream, a coffee caramel syrup 429 00:21:23,716 --> 00:21:26,285 and macerated cherries. 430 00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:28,321 Look, we've just gotta taste it for what it is... 431 00:21:28,321 --> 00:21:30,557 Yeah, oh, yeah, I know. OK. 432 00:21:49,376 --> 00:21:51,077 Mate, the flavours are nice. 433 00:21:52,412 --> 00:21:53,646 It's actually surprised me 434 00:21:53,780 --> 00:21:56,248 how much that coffee syrup actually permeates the ice cream. 435 00:21:56,248 --> 00:21:57,450 It's really tasty. 436 00:21:57,617 --> 00:22:00,853 But if you had some sort of crumb to put your ice cream on, 437 00:22:00,853 --> 00:22:02,922 I'm not saying you would have got away with it 438 00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:04,424 but it would have helped the situation. 439 00:22:04,424 --> 00:22:05,425 Yep. 440 00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:07,360 Another five minutes and it would have been fine 441 00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:09,462 and we would have been having a different conversation. 442 00:22:09,462 --> 00:22:10,930 Yeah. Yep. 443 00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:14,534 In summation, a Cherry Ripe puddle pop? 444 00:22:14,534 --> 00:22:17,670 But delicious flavours. 445 00:22:17,670 --> 00:22:19,472 A tasty combination of the cherry, 446 00:22:19,472 --> 00:22:22,041 the chocolate and the coffee, of course. 447 00:22:22,041 --> 00:22:23,275 Thank you. Thanks, Brent. 448 00:22:31,584 --> 00:22:33,386 Next up is Theo. 449 00:22:47,434 --> 00:22:49,068 Theo, what have you made us? 450 00:22:49,068 --> 00:22:53,005 It's a coffee parfait, Biscoff around the outside 451 00:22:53,005 --> 00:22:56,709 with a coffee caramel and a cream on top. 452 00:22:58,445 --> 00:23:00,547 OK, beautiful. Thank you. Iced cappuccino. 453 00:23:13,660 --> 00:23:14,661 Theo. 454 00:23:16,863 --> 00:23:19,131 The texture of the parfait is beautiful. 455 00:23:21,267 --> 00:23:22,935 Light and airy. 456 00:23:22,935 --> 00:23:26,338 Velvety smooth that melts beautifully in your palate. 457 00:23:26,338 --> 00:23:28,908 Overall, though, it's very, very sweet. 458 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:30,009 OK. 459 00:23:30,009 --> 00:23:32,545 And I don't feel as if you've used coffee 460 00:23:32,545 --> 00:23:35,114 to the best of its ability here. 461 00:23:35,114 --> 00:23:36,616 You know what I mean? Yep. 462 00:23:36,616 --> 00:23:38,718 To dial down that sweetness and the sugariness. 463 00:23:38,718 --> 00:23:39,719 OK. 464 00:23:39,719 --> 00:23:41,454 The only thing that it missed out on 465 00:23:41,454 --> 00:23:44,390 was a couple of extra shots of coffee in that parfait. 466 00:23:44,390 --> 00:23:45,391 Yeah. 467 00:23:45,391 --> 00:23:46,859 'Cause all the technique was there, Theo, 468 00:23:46,859 --> 00:23:49,028 and I really like that foam on top. 469 00:23:49,028 --> 00:23:51,030 'Cause that didn't have any sweetness to it at all, 470 00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:55,134 which I liked, it was just cream and milk, which contrasted nicely. 471 00:23:55,134 --> 00:23:56,703 Thanks. Well done. See ya. 472 00:24:01,708 --> 00:24:03,275 Damn the coffee. 473 00:24:04,410 --> 00:24:06,746 Next up to the tasting table, Malissa. 474 00:24:11,918 --> 00:24:14,286 I'm feeling pretty proud of what I made. 475 00:24:14,286 --> 00:24:16,489 It looks beautiful, Malissa. 476 00:24:16,489 --> 00:24:19,158 I worked hard to really balance the dish. 477 00:24:19,158 --> 00:24:21,761 I just hope that it's enough to win. 478 00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:25,297 Malissa. What's the dish? 479 00:24:25,297 --> 00:24:31,203 A coffee parfait with a chocolate biscuit crumb, 480 00:24:31,203 --> 00:24:35,041 some burnt orange and a coffee syrup. 481 00:25:01,367 --> 00:25:03,269 Malissa. Yes? 482 00:25:05,738 --> 00:25:07,707 The texture of your parfait was fantastic. 483 00:25:07,707 --> 00:25:11,678 The beautiful flavour of coffee running through that as well. 484 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:13,245 Perfectly balanced. 485 00:25:14,714 --> 00:25:17,584 It was very, very, very well done. 486 00:25:17,584 --> 00:25:18,718 Thank you. 487 00:25:18,718 --> 00:25:21,588 The syrup, it is supercharged. 488 00:25:21,588 --> 00:25:27,627 It just carried that beautiful coffee aroma all the way throughout. 489 00:25:27,627 --> 00:25:29,629 That was dynamite on its own. 490 00:25:29,629 --> 00:25:32,765 You've really considered the balance of everything. 491 00:25:32,765 --> 00:25:35,134 I'm so thrilled for you. I think you smashed it. 492 00:25:35,134 --> 00:25:36,302 Thank you. 493 00:25:36,302 --> 00:25:38,871 Biscuit, really nice texture. 494 00:25:38,871 --> 00:25:41,874 It all worked really nicely all together. 495 00:25:41,874 --> 00:25:43,910 Well done. 496 00:25:43,910 --> 00:25:45,645 Thank you. Thank you so much. 497 00:25:45,645 --> 00:25:48,981 Well done, Malissa. 498 00:25:52,151 --> 00:25:54,621 Yay! Good job! 499 00:25:57,456 --> 00:26:01,728 Today, one of you had the best use of coffee. 500 00:26:04,563 --> 00:26:05,832 And that's why... 501 00:26:06,966 --> 00:26:09,401 ...Malissa... you've won immunity. 502 00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:12,371 Ahh! 503 00:26:12,371 --> 00:26:18,745 Not just that, you now get the chance to play for this shiny pin. 504 00:26:18,745 --> 00:26:20,179 Wow! I need it. 505 00:26:20,179 --> 00:26:21,513 Yeah! 506 00:26:21,513 --> 00:26:24,116 Lads, solid effort today, but you know the drill, 507 00:26:24,116 --> 00:26:25,985 up to the gantry for the cheer squad. 508 00:26:25,985 --> 00:26:27,987 Thank you. Yeah, good luck. Thank you. 509 00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:29,656 I'm on cloud nine right now. 510 00:26:31,323 --> 00:26:33,092 Oh, that's amazing. 511 00:26:34,493 --> 00:26:38,530 I get the chance to go against a chef to win that immunity pin. 512 00:26:39,732 --> 00:26:41,634 Yeah, the girls! 513 00:26:41,634 --> 00:26:42,835 Yes, girl! 514 00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:48,174 Mal, it's the moment of truth. 515 00:26:48,174 --> 00:26:51,010 You have won immunity, but to secure your pin, 516 00:26:51,010 --> 00:26:54,914 you'll need to beat the chef that's about to walk through those doors. 517 00:26:54,914 --> 00:26:57,216 Oh, gosh! Ooh! 518 00:26:58,785 --> 00:27:02,021 Mentored by the master himself, Joel Robuchon, 519 00:27:02,021 --> 00:27:06,125 she landed in Melbourne and became head pastry chef 520 00:27:06,125 --> 00:27:09,461 at hatted restaurants Tonka and Coda. 521 00:27:11,163 --> 00:27:14,000 Recently she's been named executive pastry chef 522 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,003 at the brand-new Ritz-Carlton hotel in Melbourne 523 00:27:17,003 --> 00:27:20,239 and is a master of flavour and fusion. 524 00:27:21,808 --> 00:27:25,745 Please put your hands together for Kay-Lene Tan! 525 00:27:32,551 --> 00:27:34,086 Kay-Lene Tan! 526 00:27:34,086 --> 00:27:38,891 She is an incredible pastry chef and she's an incredibly talented woman. 527 00:27:38,891 --> 00:27:42,028 Lovely to meet you. And you. 528 00:27:42,028 --> 00:27:45,865 It's quite intimidating, but bring it on. 529 00:27:45,865 --> 00:27:49,101 Kay-Lene, how are you? I am doing well, thank you. 530 00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:50,703 How's it going at the Ritz? 531 00:27:50,703 --> 00:27:52,939 Uh, the Ritz-Carlton has been, um, amazing. 532 00:27:52,939 --> 00:27:55,407 Such an incredible experience and beautiful hotel. 533 00:27:55,407 --> 00:27:57,143 Can't wait for you guys to come visit. 534 00:27:57,143 --> 00:27:58,544 Everyone. Yeah, thank you. 535 00:27:58,544 --> 00:28:04,583 Executive pastry chefs rarely come this young and this talented. 536 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:05,584 Wow. 537 00:28:05,584 --> 00:28:07,386 And she's gonna be really hard to beat today. 538 00:28:07,386 --> 00:28:09,321 Yeah. 539 00:28:09,321 --> 00:28:10,689 Ooh. 540 00:28:10,689 --> 00:28:12,291 Nervous? Yes, so nervous. 541 00:28:12,291 --> 00:28:13,760 You'll be right. 542 00:28:14,761 --> 00:28:16,528 Well, let's get to the challenge. 543 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:18,130 Oh, God. 544 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:21,400 The key ingredient that you need to feature in your dish 545 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,836 is hiding just under here. 546 00:28:25,471 --> 00:28:26,438 Malissa. Yes. 547 00:28:26,438 --> 00:28:29,641 You will have first choice of what's under here 548 00:28:29,641 --> 00:28:32,845 and a head start with 75 minutes on the clock. 549 00:28:34,380 --> 00:28:37,917 Kay-Lene, you will have to choose from the remaining options 550 00:28:37,917 --> 00:28:40,820 and you'll just have 60 minutes. 551 00:28:42,521 --> 00:28:46,926 The good news is the pantry and the garden are open today. 552 00:28:46,926 --> 00:28:50,596 And this round, you can cook sweet or savoury. 553 00:28:51,597 --> 00:28:53,800 Kay-Lene, I reckon I know what you're gonna do. 554 00:28:58,004 --> 00:29:00,973 We'll taste both your dishes blind. 555 00:29:00,973 --> 00:29:03,275 And we're gonna score them out of 30. 556 00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:07,079 Malissa, if you score higher than Kay-Lene, 557 00:29:07,079 --> 00:29:08,915 you win the pin. 558 00:29:08,915 --> 00:29:10,516 Yay. Simple as that. 559 00:29:10,516 --> 00:29:15,021 Kay-Lene, it's time to head on out the back while we do the reveal. 560 00:29:15,021 --> 00:29:16,355 Alright? Alright. 561 00:29:16,355 --> 00:29:17,556 Off you go. Good luck. 562 00:29:17,556 --> 00:29:19,859 Thank you so much. You'll do great. 563 00:29:28,334 --> 00:29:29,368 Malissa. 564 00:29:30,402 --> 00:29:32,738 In round 1, we gave you coffee. Yep. 565 00:29:32,738 --> 00:29:35,474 So naturally, in round 2, you're cooking with... 566 00:29:35,474 --> 00:29:38,010 ...tea! 567 00:29:40,412 --> 00:29:42,514 I've come in today really excited 568 00:29:42,514 --> 00:29:45,351 but I've never cooked with tea before. 569 00:29:45,351 --> 00:29:48,420 This is where we leave you in Shannon's very capable hands. 570 00:29:48,420 --> 00:29:49,455 Good luck. 571 00:29:49,588 --> 00:29:51,657 Thank you. I need it. We'll see you the other side. 572 00:29:51,657 --> 00:29:53,759 Malissa, good luck. Thank you so much. 573 00:29:53,759 --> 00:29:55,361 Come on. Bring it on! 574 00:29:55,361 --> 00:29:57,196 I wanna see a badge at the end. OK. 575 00:29:57,196 --> 00:29:59,899 Alright. 576 00:29:59,899 --> 00:30:03,269 There are so many different teas lined up here. 577 00:30:03,269 --> 00:30:05,437 Teas that I've never seen before. 578 00:30:05,437 --> 00:30:07,306 Ones I've never tasted. 579 00:30:07,306 --> 00:30:08,574 Take a deep breath. 580 00:30:10,509 --> 00:30:12,511 Do I look stressed? 581 00:30:12,511 --> 00:30:14,413 Yes. You look a little bit nervous. 582 00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:15,915 I am very nervous. 583 00:30:15,915 --> 00:30:19,251 I just want to win that immunity pin so badly. 584 00:30:33,432 --> 00:30:34,833 Ooh. 585 00:30:36,936 --> 00:30:41,307 This is an ingredient that I have no idea how to use in a dish 586 00:30:41,307 --> 00:30:43,509 and I'm going up against a head pastry chef, 587 00:30:43,509 --> 00:30:48,514 so this is like worst-case scenario for me right now. 588 00:30:49,916 --> 00:30:53,252 I need to go with a tea that I know the flavour of really well. 589 00:30:53,252 --> 00:30:56,522 I've had it before and I can use it in a savoury dish 590 00:30:56,522 --> 00:30:59,959 because I honestly think it would not be a good idea 591 00:30:59,959 --> 00:31:01,493 to be making a dessert 592 00:31:01,493 --> 00:31:04,530 going up against someone as experienced as Kay-Lene. 593 00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:06,265 Um... 594 00:31:06,265 --> 00:31:08,200 So which tea are you leaning towards? 595 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,402 Ooh, I'm leaning towards jasmine tea. 596 00:31:10,402 --> 00:31:11,904 Jasmine? Yep. OK. 597 00:31:11,904 --> 00:31:15,841 I'm thinking that tea can be commonly used in smoking, 598 00:31:15,841 --> 00:31:18,744 and I know that jasmine tea has a floral base 599 00:31:18,744 --> 00:31:20,746 but it's also quite smoky as well. 600 00:31:20,746 --> 00:31:23,282 I think I'm gonna go jasmine tea. OK. Jasmine it is. 601 00:31:24,316 --> 00:31:26,218 Alright, Malissa. Alright. 602 00:31:26,218 --> 00:31:30,189 You've got 75 minutes and your time starts now. 603 00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:38,464 Straightaway, I'm thinking I'm gonna make a smoked-tea chicken. 604 00:31:38,464 --> 00:31:39,765 Alright. 605 00:31:39,765 --> 00:31:41,600 You going Asian theme here? Yes. 606 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:45,037 I want to make a sauce to go with it. You wanna make that beautiful glaze. 607 00:31:45,037 --> 00:31:47,573 And I'm gonna really stick to that Asian profile, 608 00:31:47,573 --> 00:31:51,978 those Asian flavours and serve a veggie san choy bow on the side 609 00:31:51,978 --> 00:31:53,812 just to really add a bit of freshness, 610 00:31:53,812 --> 00:31:55,681 a bit of lightness to this dish. 611 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:01,487 Yeah, nice. 612 00:32:01,587 --> 00:32:04,556 OK, let's get going and then I can keep adding. 613 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:06,325 Let's go, Malissa! 614 00:32:06,325 --> 00:32:07,626 Let's do it! 615 00:32:12,631 --> 00:32:14,266 Oh, my God. 616 00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:17,236 It's gonna be probably the slowest 15 minutes of my life. 617 00:32:17,236 --> 00:32:18,804 Talking to myself. 618 00:32:18,804 --> 00:32:21,807 This room will make you go crazy. 619 00:32:24,676 --> 00:32:26,512 I kind of wonder what she's cooking. 620 00:32:29,181 --> 00:32:30,749 Get that chicken straight on. OK. 621 00:32:30,749 --> 00:32:33,119 Start toasting those off. 622 00:32:33,119 --> 00:32:35,988 I need to get my spice rub going, 623 00:32:35,988 --> 00:32:38,524 so I need to toast off some beautiful spices. 624 00:32:38,524 --> 00:32:42,028 I've got Szechuan pepper, I've got white pepper, salt, 625 00:32:42,028 --> 00:32:44,163 I've got star anise and cinnamon. 626 00:32:45,864 --> 00:32:48,434 And then I need to steam that for at least 40 minutes 627 00:32:48,434 --> 00:32:51,670 before I pop that in a wok and really smoke that chicken 628 00:32:51,670 --> 00:32:54,706 to infuse all of that jasmine tea flavour throughout the meat. 629 00:32:54,706 --> 00:32:56,842 I was gonna put some ginger in there as well. 630 00:32:56,842 --> 00:32:59,711 Yeah, great. I can smell the spices. 631 00:32:59,711 --> 00:33:02,881 The star of the show is the chicken. That is the main thing. 632 00:33:02,881 --> 00:33:04,583 That is where the tea element is 633 00:33:04,583 --> 00:33:07,753 and that's what's gonna help me hit the brief and hopefully get that pin. 634 00:33:07,753 --> 00:33:09,221 Alright, starting to be confident now. 635 00:33:09,221 --> 00:33:11,390 Yes. Yeah. We got this. Yeah? The plan's there? 636 00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:12,791 Yep. Got a plan. Yeah, good, good. 637 00:33:12,791 --> 00:33:14,460 I'm going to get Kay-Lene. Time. OK. 638 00:33:14,460 --> 00:33:16,495 What, already? Yeah, hurry. 639 00:33:16,495 --> 00:33:17,963 Hurry. That's too quick. 640 00:33:21,067 --> 00:33:24,503 Good job! Yay! 641 00:33:27,773 --> 00:33:29,641 Is my timeout over? Kay-Lene. Yes. 642 00:33:29,641 --> 00:33:31,143 Thank God! Let's go. Follow me. 643 00:33:35,114 --> 00:33:37,416 Nervous? Uh, just a little bit. 644 00:33:37,416 --> 00:33:40,852 KAY-LENE: I have been super nervous, 645 00:33:40,852 --> 00:33:42,721 spending the first 15 minutes 646 00:33:42,721 --> 00:33:45,557 sitting in what I now will deem "the panic room". 647 00:33:45,557 --> 00:33:47,025 I've got a reveal for you. 648 00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:49,295 I'm just hoping that there's something in there 649 00:33:49,295 --> 00:33:53,299 that I can somehow swim into a dessert. 650 00:33:53,299 --> 00:33:55,167 That would be perfect. 651 00:33:57,035 --> 00:33:59,171 Is that tea? Mm. 652 00:33:59,171 --> 00:34:03,642 Kay-Lene, today you get to choose from different types of tea. 653 00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:09,581 Just so you know, Malissa chose jasmine, so that is out of play. 654 00:34:09,581 --> 00:34:11,450 You cannot choose jasmine. 655 00:34:17,789 --> 00:34:21,493 I wanna go with the bai hao yinzhen tea, the white tea. 656 00:34:21,493 --> 00:34:23,095 White tea? Yep. At the end, yeah. 657 00:34:23,095 --> 00:34:26,132 What would you do with it? Mm. 658 00:34:26,132 --> 00:34:28,066 Um... 659 00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:30,402 Keeping it close to your chest there? 660 00:34:30,402 --> 00:34:32,704 More because I don't know what I'm doing. 661 00:34:32,704 --> 00:34:36,108 Not so much keeping it close to my chest. I don't know yet. 662 00:34:36,108 --> 00:34:38,444 I'm still a bit all over the place. 663 00:34:38,444 --> 00:34:41,880 But try and figure out something I can do in an hour. 664 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,317 OK, Kay-Lene, well, your one hour starts now. 665 00:34:45,317 --> 00:34:47,519 Yeah! Go, Kay-Lene! 666 00:34:47,519 --> 00:34:49,621 Uh, she's walking. Oh, right. 667 00:34:49,621 --> 00:34:50,889 Oh, my God. 668 00:34:50,889 --> 00:34:53,825 Walking into the pantry after I've chosen my tea, 669 00:34:53,825 --> 00:34:56,162 I have no idea what I'm making. 670 00:34:56,162 --> 00:34:58,130 So many choices! 671 00:34:58,130 --> 00:34:59,798 All I'm thinking to myself 672 00:34:59,798 --> 00:35:02,301 is that I need to get all those key ingredients I need. 673 00:35:02,301 --> 00:35:05,871 I wanna make a cake. I need to infuse cream. I need to infuse milk. 674 00:35:05,871 --> 00:35:08,073 I know I need sugar. I'm gonna need eggs. 675 00:35:08,073 --> 00:35:10,008 Amazing. 676 00:35:10,008 --> 00:35:12,144 I know that I wanna make something 677 00:35:12,144 --> 00:35:14,045 that celebrates the flavour of that tea 678 00:35:14,045 --> 00:35:16,682 but I also know that I gotta get out of that pantry quick. 679 00:35:16,682 --> 00:35:18,350 I need to start steeping this tea. 680 00:35:18,350 --> 00:35:22,053 Go, Kay-Lene! Come on! Whoo! 681 00:35:22,053 --> 00:35:23,689 OK. Let's go. 682 00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:29,228 I am doing a... 683 00:35:29,228 --> 00:35:31,763 I actually don't know what I'm doing. 684 00:35:31,763 --> 00:35:36,768 At this point, I'm still, uh, kind of just trying 685 00:35:36,768 --> 00:35:39,471 to get my bearings a little bit 686 00:35:39,471 --> 00:35:41,840 'cause it's always hard working in a new kitchen. 687 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,442 You don't know where everything is. 688 00:35:43,442 --> 00:35:45,076 You don't have all your things. 689 00:35:45,076 --> 00:35:49,080 So I'm just trying my best to get my bearings right now, actually. 690 00:35:51,217 --> 00:35:54,052 I'm doing a jasmine tea smoked chicken. 691 00:35:54,052 --> 00:35:56,755 So I've got that on. That needs to steam for about 40 minutes. 692 00:35:56,755 --> 00:36:00,091 Whilst my chicken is steaming, I need to get my sauce ready. 693 00:36:00,091 --> 00:36:02,594 Dark soy. 694 00:36:02,594 --> 00:36:04,396 And I need to get started 695 00:36:04,396 --> 00:36:07,032 on making the little smoking tray for my chicken 696 00:36:07,032 --> 00:36:09,801 and then bring that up to temp so it's starting to smoke 697 00:36:09,801 --> 00:36:11,370 for when I pop my chicken in. 698 00:36:12,938 --> 00:36:16,675 I really wanna give myself the best shot at winning this immunity pin, 699 00:36:16,675 --> 00:36:20,145 so I wanna see how far I can push myself today. 700 00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:22,581 I really want you to start concentrating on the garnish now. 701 00:36:22,581 --> 00:36:26,017 There is no time really at all to just relax in this cook. 702 00:36:27,219 --> 00:36:29,755 Malissa, you've had 30 minutes. 703 00:36:29,755 --> 00:36:33,091 Kay-Lene, you've had 15 minutes. 704 00:36:33,091 --> 00:36:36,595 There is now 45 minutes to go. 705 00:36:36,595 --> 00:36:37,863 Come on! 706 00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:40,031 Time has gone super quick. 707 00:36:43,235 --> 00:36:45,304 Come on, Kay-Lene! Come on. Come on, Kay-Lene! 708 00:36:45,304 --> 00:36:47,439 Whoo! 709 00:36:47,439 --> 00:36:49,908 KAY-LENE: Oh, my God, it smells so good! 710 00:36:49,908 --> 00:36:52,077 Malissa, what are you cooking? 711 00:36:52,077 --> 00:36:55,180 I'm cooking a jasmine tea smoked chicken. 712 00:36:55,180 --> 00:36:59,184 Oh! That sounds yummy. Yeah, I hope it's yummy. 713 00:36:59,184 --> 00:37:01,520 What are you cooking? 714 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:07,759 Um, I'm gonna make a teacake with some pears in the tea syrup. 715 00:37:07,759 --> 00:37:09,027 Oh, beautiful. 716 00:37:09,027 --> 00:37:12,331 And then I am also gonna make a tea ice cream. 717 00:37:12,331 --> 00:37:14,533 Sounds delicious. Thank you. 718 00:37:14,533 --> 00:37:17,369 I finally made a decision for my dish. 719 00:37:17,369 --> 00:37:20,639 And for me, the white tea holds a very dear place in my heart 720 00:37:20,639 --> 00:37:23,108 and I love creating desserts and food 721 00:37:23,108 --> 00:37:26,044 that tell stories and evoke memories. 722 00:37:26,044 --> 00:37:27,646 We always used to have tea and fruit 723 00:37:27,646 --> 00:37:30,382 during mooncake festival in Singapore 724 00:37:30,382 --> 00:37:35,321 and I'm gonna try to evoke those memories with this dessert. 725 00:37:35,321 --> 00:37:36,522 Fruit and tea. 726 00:37:36,522 --> 00:37:39,658 So right now I've got my sponge in the oven. 727 00:37:39,658 --> 00:37:44,663 I'm working on an ice cream and a tea syrup for the pears. 728 00:37:44,663 --> 00:37:48,500 Just multitasking as best I can right now. 729 00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:55,206 I am feeling a little bit all over the place at this current moment. 730 00:37:55,206 --> 00:37:56,575 Oh, God. 731 00:37:56,575 --> 00:37:57,776 Watching Kay-Lene... 732 00:37:57,776 --> 00:37:59,411 Oh, my God! 733 00:37:59,411 --> 00:38:01,747 That is really difficult for a pro chef. 734 00:38:01,747 --> 00:38:04,450 Like, you're coming into a kitchen you don't know, 735 00:38:04,450 --> 00:38:05,984 equipment you're not used to. 736 00:38:05,984 --> 00:38:08,720 There's that time limit that they're not used to. 737 00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,922 She's got her anglaise. 738 00:38:11,923 --> 00:38:13,825 She's about to put it into the ice-cream machine 739 00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:15,894 and she's putting it in hot. 740 00:38:15,894 --> 00:38:18,597 Argh! I made a mess. 741 00:38:18,597 --> 00:38:21,933 There's no way that it's gonna cool down in time and churn 742 00:38:21,933 --> 00:38:24,135 and I'm worried for her. 743 00:38:24,135 --> 00:38:26,372 Normally it has to be cool before it goes in there. 744 00:38:26,372 --> 00:38:27,973 I don't know if that's any different. 745 00:38:27,973 --> 00:38:29,441 That's OK... It's alright. 746 00:38:29,441 --> 00:38:32,711 It will be... What will be will be, I reckon, at this point. 747 00:38:32,711 --> 00:38:34,680 I don't have time to cool it. 748 00:38:35,681 --> 00:38:37,282 I'm just gonna take a chance. 749 00:38:37,282 --> 00:38:39,551 I'm just gonna put that mix into the ice-cream machine 750 00:38:39,551 --> 00:38:41,753 and hope for the best. 751 00:38:49,027 --> 00:38:51,430 Get inspired by our fabulous home cooks. 752 00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:57,068 Stream full episodes of MasterChef Australia now on 10 play. 753 00:39:04,476 --> 00:39:06,878 Malissa, Kay-Lene, 20 minutes to go. 754 00:39:06,878 --> 00:39:08,380 Come on, let's start getting this together. 755 00:39:08,380 --> 00:39:10,749 Come on, guys! Go! 756 00:39:10,749 --> 00:39:13,051 Go, go, go! It's gone so quick. 757 00:39:13,051 --> 00:39:14,920 Come on, Malissa. Come on, Malissa! 758 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:17,589 Smells beautiful, Malissa. Come on. 759 00:39:17,589 --> 00:39:20,358 My chicken is looking perfectly cooked. 760 00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:22,661 Beautiful colour, Mal. Yeah, it looks nice. 761 00:39:22,661 --> 00:39:23,762 Gorgeous. 762 00:39:23,762 --> 00:39:26,665 So it's ready to start smoking. 763 00:39:26,665 --> 00:39:29,635 Alright, there we go. Starting to get some smoke. 764 00:39:29,635 --> 00:39:31,336 Oh, that's... I can smell it. 765 00:39:31,336 --> 00:39:35,173 I need to put the lid on and let it do its thing for as long as I can 766 00:39:35,173 --> 00:39:38,309 because I really wanna infuse all that flavour. 767 00:39:38,309 --> 00:39:39,344 Alright. 768 00:39:39,344 --> 00:39:41,212 That tea-smoked chicken, 769 00:39:41,212 --> 00:39:44,750 that's the only element that she has using the tea. 770 00:39:44,750 --> 00:39:47,318 So that tea flavour has to come through. 771 00:39:47,318 --> 00:39:49,788 Otherwise she doesn't hit the brief 772 00:39:49,788 --> 00:39:51,857 and there's no chance at that pin. 773 00:39:55,126 --> 00:39:56,094 Yep. 774 00:39:56,094 --> 00:39:59,064 Alright, now I've got my sponge in the oven. 775 00:39:59,064 --> 00:40:01,433 I've got a syrup that I'm just cooling down, 776 00:40:01,433 --> 00:40:05,170 'cause I'm gonna vac-seal my pears in the tea liquid, 777 00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:08,840 and then I've got my ice cream in the churner. 778 00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:11,610 This is not cooling as quick as I want it. 779 00:40:11,610 --> 00:40:14,079 I've got less than 10 minutes left. 780 00:40:16,181 --> 00:40:18,116 I've got this ice-cream machine going 781 00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:19,918 and I keep looking in there and I'm like, 782 00:40:19,918 --> 00:40:23,254 "It's still liquid. What am I gonna do?" 783 00:40:23,254 --> 00:40:24,590 This is a nightmare. 784 00:40:26,357 --> 00:40:27,559 Hey, Kay-Lene. 785 00:40:27,559 --> 00:40:29,861 Hey, Chef. How's the ice cream going? 786 00:40:29,861 --> 00:40:31,630 Uh, it's going. 787 00:40:31,630 --> 00:40:34,132 I've gone... I'm working on my plan B now. 788 00:40:34,132 --> 00:40:35,233 What's plan B? 789 00:40:35,233 --> 00:40:37,803 I'm gonna use liquid nitrogen. 790 00:40:37,803 --> 00:40:41,172 Um, I've decided to go in a different direction. 791 00:40:41,172 --> 00:40:44,309 Life is very unexpected. This is not working out. 792 00:40:44,309 --> 00:40:46,945 Time to bring out the big guns. Let's go. 793 00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:51,082 It's either I use liquid nitrogen right now and get this going 794 00:40:51,082 --> 00:40:54,419 or I'm not gonna end up with this component on my plate. 795 00:40:54,419 --> 00:40:56,321 I'm gonna drip that liquid into the liquid nitrogen. 796 00:40:56,321 --> 00:40:58,089 I'm gonna make dippin' dots. 797 00:41:00,859 --> 00:41:03,428 It's like Nutty Professor, hey? 798 00:41:03,428 --> 00:41:05,330 I have so little time left 799 00:41:05,330 --> 00:41:07,733 and I'm trying to make sure that these dippin' dots 800 00:41:07,733 --> 00:41:08,934 are perfect. 801 00:41:08,934 --> 00:41:11,369 Looks really good. 802 00:41:11,369 --> 00:41:13,038 Thank you. Yeah. 803 00:41:13,038 --> 00:41:14,606 I was worried for you. 804 00:41:14,606 --> 00:41:18,610 I was worried for me. I was worried for me. 805 00:41:20,278 --> 00:41:21,479 Ooh, yeah, nice. 806 00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:25,016 My chicken has been smoking for just over 10 minutes now. 807 00:41:25,016 --> 00:41:26,685 I need to get the chicken out 808 00:41:26,685 --> 00:41:29,054 because I need to break it down and on the plate. 809 00:41:30,121 --> 00:41:33,258 I'm trying to give myself the best shot at winning this pin. 810 00:41:33,258 --> 00:41:36,094 I need to make sure that my plating is perfect. 811 00:41:36,094 --> 00:41:37,929 OK. 812 00:41:37,929 --> 00:41:39,598 You know, using those Asian flavours. 813 00:41:39,598 --> 00:41:42,568 I think I wanna serve the chicken on the banana leaf 814 00:41:42,568 --> 00:41:43,902 on a beautiful plate 815 00:41:43,902 --> 00:41:46,104 and bring a bit of colour into this as well. 816 00:41:46,104 --> 00:41:47,138 OK. 817 00:41:47,305 --> 00:41:49,841 OK, both of you, start thinking about your plating up. 818 00:41:49,841 --> 00:41:51,543 There's only five minutes to go. 819 00:41:51,543 --> 00:41:53,812 Come on! Five minutes to go, Malissa! 820 00:41:55,213 --> 00:41:59,050 Oh, my gosh. Five minutes? What the heck? 821 00:42:01,419 --> 00:42:02,788 You've got five minutes. 822 00:42:02,788 --> 00:42:04,956 Who knew an hour could go by so fast? 823 00:42:04,956 --> 00:42:06,592 In the MasterChef kitchen, 824 00:42:06,592 --> 00:42:09,795 there's surprise, intrigue, mystery, something else. 825 00:42:09,795 --> 00:42:12,764 And, you know, it's full of so many unexpected things. 826 00:42:12,764 --> 00:42:16,935 But I feel that I've really brought the memory 827 00:42:16,935 --> 00:42:19,504 of those times spent with my parents onto a plate 828 00:42:19,504 --> 00:42:21,506 with the dish that I've created. 829 00:42:21,506 --> 00:42:24,309 Have you tasted your sponge? I did. 830 00:42:24,309 --> 00:42:26,044 Does it taste good? Tastes good. 831 00:42:26,044 --> 00:42:27,245 Mm. 832 00:42:27,245 --> 00:42:29,280 I've tasted all the components of the dish together. 833 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:31,249 The tea flavour really rings out true 834 00:42:31,249 --> 00:42:33,919 and I think that is exactly what I wanted to achieve. 835 00:42:33,919 --> 00:42:35,587 Pears. 836 00:42:37,322 --> 00:42:38,657 Dippin' dots. 837 00:42:40,792 --> 00:42:42,527 I think I'm done, actually. 838 00:42:43,762 --> 00:42:46,632 The one thing that I'm most concerned about 839 00:42:46,632 --> 00:42:47,733 with the dippin' dots 840 00:42:47,933 --> 00:42:50,636 is that might change, you know, the texture of the sponge, 841 00:42:50,636 --> 00:42:53,739 but at this point, I have no idea what's gonna happen. 842 00:42:56,074 --> 00:42:58,644 Praying to the culinary gods tonight, I think. 843 00:42:58,644 --> 00:42:59,678 That's it, Mal. 844 00:42:59,678 --> 00:43:02,648 I'm plating up my san choy bow. Beautiful. 845 00:43:02,648 --> 00:43:05,150 It's got all those beautiful vegetables in there 846 00:43:05,150 --> 00:43:08,419 that add a bit of freshness, a bit of lightness to this dish. 847 00:43:08,419 --> 00:43:09,621 Alright. 848 00:43:09,621 --> 00:43:11,757 But the chicken's the highlight. 849 00:43:11,757 --> 00:43:13,124 Ooh, gosh. 850 00:43:15,126 --> 00:43:16,795 That's it, Mal. Look at that! 851 00:43:16,795 --> 00:43:19,597 Come on, Mal. Oh! Imagine if I dropped it. 852 00:43:19,597 --> 00:43:20,899 You can do it. Come on. 853 00:43:20,899 --> 00:43:24,335 I've tried the chicken. It tastes really good. 854 00:43:24,335 --> 00:43:25,771 Ooh, it's so hot. 855 00:43:25,771 --> 00:43:28,974 And I just hope that I've done enough to hit the brief today. 856 00:43:28,974 --> 00:43:31,276 Look at that. Come on, Malissa. Come on! Come on! 857 00:43:31,276 --> 00:43:32,711 Come on. Malissa, it looks beautiful. 858 00:43:32,711 --> 00:43:34,379 OK, let's do this, gantry. 859 00:43:34,379 --> 00:43:37,215 10, 9, 8, 860 00:43:37,215 --> 00:43:40,218 7, 6, 5, 861 00:43:40,218 --> 00:43:43,922 4, 3, 2, 1. 862 00:43:43,922 --> 00:43:46,624 That's it! Yeah, Malissa! 863 00:43:46,624 --> 00:43:49,027 Oh, wow! Yay! 864 00:43:49,027 --> 00:43:50,195 Thank you. 865 00:43:50,195 --> 00:43:52,998 Thank you so much. Give me a heart attack. 866 00:43:52,998 --> 00:43:54,432 Bloody hell. 867 00:43:54,432 --> 00:43:56,835 You did well, Malissa. I'm happy with it. 868 00:43:56,835 --> 00:43:59,470 Good job. How did you go? Ooh, good job. 869 00:43:59,470 --> 00:44:03,641 Look at you. Oh, my God! It's like an Asian feast over here. 870 00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:05,076 Yeah. Looks beautiful. 871 00:44:05,076 --> 00:44:07,245 Thank you. Oh, wowee. 872 00:44:07,245 --> 00:44:10,148 I'm really proud with what I've put up at the end. 873 00:44:10,148 --> 00:44:11,983 And I'm really hoping it's enough, 874 00:44:11,983 --> 00:44:16,922 because to have an immunity pin at the end of today would be amazing. 875 00:44:16,922 --> 00:44:18,456 Amazing! 876 00:44:30,235 --> 00:44:34,172 Well, tea's the name of the game in the old Immunity Challenge. 877 00:44:34,172 --> 00:44:36,174 Hopefully Malissa can get one of these. 878 00:44:36,174 --> 00:44:37,909 But who knows what they cooked? 879 00:44:37,909 --> 00:44:39,945 Tea. There's a lot of trip hazards. 880 00:44:39,945 --> 00:44:42,814 Definitely requires a fair amount of delicacy 881 00:44:42,814 --> 00:44:44,883 in order to tame and bring balance to a dish. 882 00:44:44,883 --> 00:44:46,617 Let's hope they did. The first dish? 883 00:44:46,617 --> 00:44:48,086 Let's do it. Do it. 884 00:44:49,087 --> 00:44:50,756 Hello. Hello. 885 00:44:52,190 --> 00:44:54,926 Jasmine tea smoked chicken. 886 00:44:59,831 --> 00:45:01,366 What do we think? 887 00:45:01,366 --> 00:45:02,734 I wanna eat it. Yeah, same. 888 00:45:02,734 --> 00:45:03,835 Yeah, smells great. 889 00:45:04,836 --> 00:45:06,037 Thank you. 890 00:45:27,592 --> 00:45:29,360 I love the glaze. 891 00:45:30,929 --> 00:45:33,398 The little side hustle, it was crunchy, 892 00:45:33,398 --> 00:45:35,600 it was full of flavour. 893 00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:37,102 But the chicken for me... 894 00:45:38,236 --> 00:45:42,440 ...the tea flavour is infused all the way through the chicken. 895 00:45:44,142 --> 00:45:46,277 Winner. Very good. 896 00:45:46,277 --> 00:45:48,446 You have beautiful, succulent chicken. 897 00:45:48,446 --> 00:45:52,183 It's not only attractive to look at but it's attractive to eat. 898 00:45:52,183 --> 00:45:55,787 And you kind of almost get, like, a soy braised idea... 899 00:45:55,787 --> 00:45:57,288 But tea. ...but tea. 900 00:45:57,288 --> 00:45:58,289 Tea vibes. Yeah. 901 00:45:58,289 --> 00:45:59,490 It was delicious. 902 00:45:59,490 --> 00:46:01,893 Really smart to use a tea like that 903 00:46:01,893 --> 00:46:05,230 'cause it's really tasty, it's cooked perfectly. 904 00:46:05,230 --> 00:46:07,032 I thought it was epic. 905 00:46:07,032 --> 00:46:08,299 Let's score. 906 00:46:18,810 --> 00:46:19,978 Hello. 907 00:46:28,820 --> 00:46:30,355 Fruit and tea. 908 00:46:33,458 --> 00:46:35,861 Interesting. Yeah, curious. 909 00:46:38,496 --> 00:46:41,066 Certain components on that dish came out really well, 910 00:46:41,066 --> 00:46:44,335 but also with the ice-cream machine, that really threw me. 911 00:46:45,803 --> 00:46:48,206 So I can only hope for the best at this point. 912 00:47:24,009 --> 00:47:25,343 The cake... 913 00:47:25,443 --> 00:47:29,347 ...I think it suffered from having the ice-cream pearls sitting on top 914 00:47:29,347 --> 00:47:30,715 and some of them melted. 915 00:47:31,849 --> 00:47:34,419 So it's kind of, like, wet on the top. 916 00:47:34,419 --> 00:47:37,622 It's a shame because I think the texture of the sponge 917 00:47:37,622 --> 00:47:41,559 would have been nice had it not been for the ice cream leeching into it. 918 00:47:41,559 --> 00:47:44,629 The cake itself, there is a light perfume of tea throughout it. 919 00:47:44,629 --> 00:47:46,797 Of course, conceptually, it's quite clever. 920 00:47:46,797 --> 00:47:49,667 I think there have been some flaws in the execution 921 00:47:49,667 --> 00:47:52,570 and whoever cooked this didn't have the best cook in this kitchen today. 922 00:47:52,570 --> 00:47:54,772 Shall we score? Let's do it. 923 00:48:08,920 --> 00:48:11,289 Well, it's time to spill the tea. 924 00:48:11,289 --> 00:48:13,558 Oh, my goodness. 925 00:48:14,825 --> 00:48:16,427 Malissa, what did you cook? 926 00:48:16,427 --> 00:48:18,496 I cooked the tea-smoked chicken. 927 00:48:18,496 --> 00:48:20,331 Ooh, righto! 928 00:48:20,331 --> 00:48:24,269 That means, Kay-Lene, you made your teacake, so we'll start with you. 929 00:48:24,269 --> 00:48:25,303 Kay-Lene. 930 00:48:26,837 --> 00:48:29,007 Tea was definitely present in your cake. 931 00:48:30,041 --> 00:48:33,945 But the finished product showed that even the most accomplished chefs 932 00:48:33,945 --> 00:48:36,314 can struggle here in the MasterChef kitchen. 933 00:48:38,349 --> 00:48:39,985 I scored your dish 934 00:48:39,985 --> 00:48:42,153 a 7 out of 10. 935 00:48:43,554 --> 00:48:44,855 I scored it 936 00:48:44,855 --> 00:48:46,024 a 6 out of 10. 937 00:48:47,325 --> 00:48:48,293 I scored it 938 00:48:48,293 --> 00:48:50,028 6 out of 10. 939 00:48:52,163 --> 00:48:53,731 Malissa... 940 00:48:53,731 --> 00:48:55,333 ...you definitely met the brief. 941 00:48:55,333 --> 00:48:59,971 That chicken was beautifully cooked. Had a great flavour of tea. 942 00:48:59,971 --> 00:49:01,172 I scored you 943 00:49:01,172 --> 00:49:02,373 8 out of 10. 944 00:49:08,779 --> 00:49:09,914 Malissa. 945 00:49:10,915 --> 00:49:12,917 I also gave it a score 946 00:49:12,917 --> 00:49:14,585 of 8 out of 10. 947 00:49:18,056 --> 00:49:19,357 Alright, Malissa. 948 00:49:19,357 --> 00:49:22,227 I thought the chicken was an absolute winner. 949 00:49:22,227 --> 00:49:24,029 So I scored it an 8 out of 10. 950 00:49:26,664 --> 00:49:28,833 Congratulations, you win the pin! 951 00:49:31,469 --> 00:49:33,238 You want it? 952 00:49:33,238 --> 00:49:35,473 Yes! It's all yours. 953 00:49:35,473 --> 00:49:38,043 Thank you! Oh, my God! Congratulations. 954 00:49:38,043 --> 00:49:39,144 Thanks, Shannon! 955 00:49:39,144 --> 00:49:40,711 There you go. 956 00:49:40,711 --> 00:49:42,213 Congratulations. 957 00:49:42,213 --> 00:49:43,581 Oh, wow! 958 00:49:43,581 --> 00:49:46,017 I have won an immunity pin. 959 00:49:46,017 --> 00:49:48,586 I've beaten a chef in the MasterChef kitchen. 960 00:49:48,586 --> 00:49:51,356 This is just the best. I'm so proud. 961 00:49:51,356 --> 00:49:53,491 Kay-Lene, commiserations. 962 00:49:53,491 --> 00:49:57,428 In an unfamiliar kitchen with only 60 minutes, 963 00:49:57,428 --> 00:50:00,665 you were set a difficult task, for sure. 964 00:50:02,067 --> 00:50:04,935 But we love your food and we can't wait to see you here 965 00:50:04,935 --> 00:50:07,305 back again in the kitchen and at the Ritz-Carlton. 966 00:50:07,305 --> 00:50:08,573 Everybody, give it up for Kay-Lene! 967 00:50:08,573 --> 00:50:10,275 Yeah, Kay-Lene! 968 00:50:10,275 --> 00:50:12,277 KAY-LENE: Thank you. 969 00:50:15,846 --> 00:50:17,515 Malissa, congratulations once again. 970 00:50:17,515 --> 00:50:19,950 Not only do you have that pin, 971 00:50:19,950 --> 00:50:23,421 you are also immune from Sunday's elimination. 972 00:50:23,421 --> 00:50:27,058 The rest of you, Sunday's make or break. 973 00:50:27,058 --> 00:50:28,959 So go home, get some rest 974 00:50:28,959 --> 00:50:32,897 and come back ready to fight for your place in the top 7. 975 00:50:32,897 --> 00:50:34,699 See you then. 976 00:50:34,699 --> 00:50:37,335 'Bye, guys, see you later. Thank you. 977 00:50:37,335 --> 00:50:40,938 My God! Oh, my God! 978 00:50:40,938 --> 00:50:43,040 What the heck? Oh, that's the best. 979 00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:44,542 Oh, I'm so happy. 980 00:50:44,542 --> 00:50:47,512 Sunday night on MasterChef Australia... 981 00:50:47,512 --> 00:50:50,148 Wait till you see what we've got in store for you. 982 00:50:50,148 --> 00:50:51,949 Is it a taste test? 983 00:50:51,949 --> 00:50:53,851 I don't have a clue what it is. 984 00:50:53,851 --> 00:50:55,453 What the heck is it? 985 00:50:55,453 --> 00:50:58,723 Or is it a scene from a sci-fi film? 986 00:50:58,723 --> 00:51:01,992 Ooh! Ooh, that face isn't good. 987 00:51:01,992 --> 00:51:03,594 One thing's for sure... 988 00:51:03,594 --> 00:51:05,896 It's just gonna keep getting harder and harder. 989 00:51:05,896 --> 00:51:07,365 Oh, my goodness. 990 00:51:07,365 --> 00:51:08,899 You don't want to miss 991 00:51:08,899 --> 00:51:12,370 Sunday's incredible elimination. 992 00:51:12,370 --> 00:51:13,771 Bloody hell. 993 00:51:13,771 --> 00:51:14,805 Boom! 994 00:51:20,711 --> 00:51:23,047 Captions by Red Bee Media