Episode
MasterChef Australia: Mystery Box Challenge and Breakfast Invention Test
Overview
The 21 contestants enter the kitchen to find a mystery box at their bench. They have one hour to cook a dish using at least one of the ingredients.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2014-05-11
- Runtime
- 64 min
Episode context
Mystery Box Challenge and Breakfast Invention Test is Episode 5 in Season 6 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2014-05-11. The runtime is 64 min.
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Episode 4: Elimination Challenge: Chinese Fried Rice
In tonight's elimination episode, 21 contestants face elimination for the first time with a three-round challenge. The contestants are given just 30 minutes to cook a perfect Chinese fried rice. Who will be the first contestant to go?
Episode 6: Pressure Test: Shannon Bennett's Fillet of Beef
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face off in the pressure test. They are given the challenge of re-creating guest chef Shannon Bennett's fillet of beef with a bone marrow crust.
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Episode 7: Off-Site Challenge: Lunch Service in St Kilda
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Episode 2: Top 50: Core Skills Invention Test
Just 10 aprons remain for the 18 remaining aspiring home cooks.The contestants are put through their paces in a core skills invention test, then, contestants must recreate George Calombaris' superb lemon lime and bitters dessert.
Episode 8: Elimination Challenge: Three Dishes from One Snapper
The losing team from last night's challenge are all facing elimination and have to plan three dishes from one snapper. In an unexpected twist, one contestant takes the biggest risk in the history of MasterChef Australia. Will it pay off?
Episode 1: Series 6 Premiere
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Episode 9: Mystery Box Challenge: Maggie Beer
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Episode 10: Pressure Test: Alla Wolf-Tasker's Rivers and Lakes
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Episode 11: Immunity Challenge: Ollie Gould & Kylie Kwong
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Episode 12: Team Challenge: Three Course Menu from Memory
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Episode 13: Elimination Challenge in Three Rounds
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