MasterChef House Pantry Challenge & Australian Food Culture Invention Test 2014
The Top 7 contestants were greeted by Heston Blumenthal at the MasterChef House. He will be served as their mentor for this weekly challenges. The contestants cook a dish with the use of ingredients from the pantry in one hour at the house kitchen. The best three dishes were made by Laura, Jamie and Ben, who won with his dish. He was informed that the first challenge was an Invention Test where contestants must cook an inventive dish inspired from their families with the use of native Australian ingredients in 90 minutes. The winning dish will grant an advantage for the following challenges each day in a week while the worst contestant from each daily challenge was sent straight into elimination and therefore not participating in the remaining challenges for the week. Two stand out dishes were Brent's Roast Lamb with Native Greens, Carrots and Pumpkin and Ben's Salt and Pepper Snapper with Mustard Emulsion and Charred Cucumber. Brent won the advantage while the worst dishes belong to Amy (whose Stuffed Quail with Davidson Plums and Sweet Potato had overcooked meat) and Tracy (whose Native Herb Cured Beef with Saltbush Salt and Samphire was too salty). Ultimately, Tracy became the first contestant to be sent to the elimination round due to the lack of balance in her dish.
