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Old 28-09-2016, 19:45
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Yes, it was often a bit of a joke before, especially when the guest chef got to choose what they were going to cook.

I've said it before and no doubt I'll say it again, I love Shannon Bennett as mentor. Neither of the others would have actually shown a contestant how to de-vein a prawn quickly like that. They would have stood and asked if they thought they were doing it right.
being devil's advocate shannon bennett is there specifically as a mentor for this round rather than a judge

in the challenges where all are competing i think it might be favouritism if the judges showed a contestant how to do something rather than just dropped hints and let them work it out for themselves
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:48
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being devil's advocate shannon bennett is there specifically as a mentor for this round rather than a judge

in the challenges where all are competing i think it might be favouritism if the judges showed a contestant how to do something rather than just dropped hints and let them work it out for themselves
I didn't not agree - it's usually fairly obvious that the contestants, especially at this early stage, aren't going to to beat a professional chef unless something goes very wrong for the chef. So as long as he gives all the contestants the same level of help and advice I have no problem with it.

I suspect if they find they're giving away of lot of pins this series things will change again, though.
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:48
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Meh on the pretension of the guest chef dishes. I think that I'd choose Matt and Chloe's if only because they aren't all "glob of jelly over everything so you can't see it" and "three prawns..." sorry I came for FISH!
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:50
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They didn't like the bitter melon, here's hoping Matt's is better
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:51
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isn't that dessert reminiscient of the carpacchio dish a chef did in an earlier immunity challenge
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:51
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Meh on the pretension of the guest chef dishes. I think that I'd choose Matt and Chloe's if only because they aren't all "glob of jelly over everything so you can't see it" and "three prawns..." sorry I came for FISH!
May I interest you in my fish finger and salad cream jaffle?

That gel has been done before and the bitter stuff did not go down well!
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:52
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Matt loves his crispy prawn heads doesn't he
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:55
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Gary always has a gripe
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:55
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May I interest you in my fish finger and salad cream jaffle?

That gel has been done before and the bitter stuff did not go down well!
That sounds perfect, thank you I will eat that and enjoy it...
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:56
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Gonna be close
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Old 28-09-2016, 19:57
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Gary always has a gripe
It's his 'thing'.

Matt's going to be this series Marion, isn't he? Suddenly crashing out unexpectedly.

And screen black out. Yay.
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Old 28-09-2016, 20:00
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Yayyy well done Matt and Chloe
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Old 28-09-2016, 20:01
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Oh wow!!! I didn't think they hated the chefs prawns that much Very very happy, and cika - damn, I hope not, I'm still not over that
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Old 28-09-2016, 20:01
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Phew, picture and sound back.

So what's that, four pins now already? They've gone a bit too far the other way, in favour of the contestants, in this series.
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Old 28-09-2016, 20:04
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Some really tight edits in the episode tonight. Guessing this was a longer episode down under or just a bad job of editing tonight?
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Old 28-09-2016, 20:05
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Oh wow!!! I didn't think they hated the chefs prawns that much Very very happy, and citka - damn, I hope not, I'm still not over that
Best winner they never had.

Matt won't have to worry even if he does go out before the final. There must be chefs queuing up to employ him, if Gary or George don't grab him first!
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Old 28-09-2016, 20:11
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Best winner they never had.

Matt won't have to worry even if he does go out before the final. There must be chefs queuing up to employ him, if Gary or George don't grab him first!
Marion was amazing, it was disappointing that she didn't win - and she was always so smiley too.

Matt's fantastic, think that he's either going to be disappointingly knocked out early, or he's going to get all the way through and be in the semis.
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Old 28-09-2016, 20:17
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Best winner they never had.
i would put justine into that argument tbh

got knocked out because she was unfamiliar with chinese cuisine despite being consistently very good with just about everything else
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Old 28-09-2016, 20:21
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i would put justine into that argument tbh

got knocked out because she was unfamiliar with chinese cuisine despite being consistently very good with just about everything else
There are several in the category, tbh. The nature of a knock out competition like this is that luck plays as big a part as talent. But the beauty of MCA is that if they're good and determined they get a career out of it anyway.
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Old 28-09-2016, 21:25
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Yeah we're getting a bit saturated with immunity pins, interesting to see how that plays out in the long game...wonder if we'll see some more superstar guest chefs in the immunity challenge to ensure that we don't end up with pretty much everyone getting one

As mentioned, yeah, the editing was slightly weird there, they must have had to cut a lot to squeeze that into an hour and indeed my recording gave out literally ten seconds after they announced the winning scores!
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Old 28-09-2016, 22:22
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So what's that, four pins now already?
Three isn't it? Nicolette was the other one.
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Old 29-09-2016, 19:03
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Yeah we're getting a bit saturated with immunity pins, interesting to see how that plays out in the long game...wonder if we'll see some more superstar guest chefs in the immunity challenge to ensure that we don't end up with pretty much everyone getting one
I was wondering about that too...they can't give one out to everyone!

I thought they were a bit harsh on the chef's main over the bitter melon. Although it is an acquired taste! I was the same at first but got used to it once you eat it a few more times.
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Old 29-09-2016, 19:32
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I was wondering about that too...they can't give one out to everyone!

I thought they were a bit harsh on the chef's main over the bitter melon. Although it is an acquired taste! I was the same at first but got used to it once you eat it a few more times.
They really need to get the immunity pin balance right - series 5 was the worst, iirc they had them cooking against each other because they'd dropped the standard of contestant so drastically. It really ought to be a rarity for contestants to get one, not a regular occurrence. They're getting what amounts to one to one tuition anyway, which ought to be an advantage over the spectators in the gallery even without a pin.

I wonder whether they have to have chefs lined up and booked in from before the series starts or if they book them as they go along.

Three isn't it? Nicolette was the other one.
I thought there was someone else but I'm very likely to be misremembering!
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Old 29-09-2016, 20:01
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They really need to get the immunity pin balance right - series 5 was the worst, iirc they had them cooking against each other because they'd dropped the standard of contestant so drastically. It really ought to be a rarity for contestants to get one, not a regular occurrence. They're getting what amounts to one to one tuition anyway, which ought to be an advantage over the spectators in the gallery even without a pin.

I wonder whether they have to have chefs lined up and booked in from before the series starts or if they book them as they go along.



I thought there was someone else but I'm very likely to be misremembering!
I think that there have been 4 immunity challenges, but the first girl didn't win a pin, though it was a close won thing (1 point iirc).
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Old 29-09-2016, 20:03
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Brett as team captain? I think that team might well be losing. Zoe is a strong lead and even though she is young that's not going to make a difference if she performs as well in this kitchen as she normally does in the MC one.
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