Episode
MasterChef Australia: Pressure Test
Overview
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from last nights the invention test face off in the pressure test. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2016-05-16
- Runtime
- 75 min
Episode context
Pressure Test is Episode 12 in Season 8 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2016-05-16. The runtime is 75 min.
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