Masterchef (2010) s04e07 Episode Script
Top 16 Compete, Part 1
Previously on MasterChef Gordon Ramsay faced the home cooks in a mystery box challenge Whoo, hoo, hoo, hoo! With some unsavory results.
One cook plated raw fish.
These kind of dishes send you home.
Then a twist in the elimination challenge Remove one mixer.
Are you kidding me? Had Luca target Jordan for elimination.
Good luck! But when his plan backfired They are delicious.
Malcolm became the third contestant - Your time is done.
- To leave the MasterChef kitchen.
Tonight, it's a five-alarm team challenge.
Come on, guys! Let's go.
As the home cooks are dispatched to serve some of america's finest Move your ass and make another plate.
- Come on! with explosive results.
It'll be winter by the time you get it out here.
- This is ridiculous.
- You never call food disgusting.
Everyone just calm the [bleep.]
down.
Followed by a pressure test with an ending nobody sees coming.
This competition is twisted.
I don't know what's gonna happen at any given moment.
Today, the 16 remaining home cooks are at the iconic city hall in Pasadena, California and are about to face another MasterChef team challenge.
We come down the steps, and then we see a white long table with white chairs.
So we're thinking "who and what are we cooking for?" Welcome, everybody.
Great to see you guys.
You're here at the beautiful centennial square in Pasadena, California, A truly heroic setting since today you're gonna be cooking for 101 off duty fire fighters, true American heroes.
My dad is a Portland fire fighter, and if I screw this one up, like, I'm gonna be so disappointed in myself.
And to help you create your heroic dishes, Walmart has provided a wide array of fresh meat and produce.
Each team will have to serve a dish that showcases a 10-ounce New York strip steak of Walmart choice premium beef, which is certified by the usda for quality.
Only one in five steaks is good enough to be called Walmart choice premium beef.
It's aged for flavor and tenderness.
For a guy who lives on the grill, I didn't even know Walmart had all these steaks.
So theythey look pretty good.
I can't wait to get them on the grill andand serve 'em out.
You'll need to make two side dishes using the fresh Walmart produce you see here, which includes carrots, bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, and asparagus.
You'll also make a delicious sauce to complement your steak.
We only use the freshest, top-of-the-line ingredients here on MasterChef.
Make sure your dishes reflect those standards.
You'll have 1 1/2 hours to cook a plate worthy of these heroes.
And this isn't a buffet.
It's a banquet.
You'll have waiters.
We're treating these heroes with the respect they deserve.
You should too.
Bethy and Bime, you had the best dishes in the previous challenge.
So you'll be team captains today.
It's time to pick your teams.
Both of you, please come over.
Put them on, please.
Bethy, you get to pick first.
I have a couple people that I work well with and that I know are hard workers and, bottom line, I want a team that's hard workers.
So the person I'm choosing I already know.
We don't even have to talk.
We know what the other person's doing.
- So that would be Lynn.
- Lynn.
Right away, I'm, like, "hey, I wanna be on Bethy's team with Lynn.
" Over Bime, I just feel that as a cook, she's just way more experienced.
Okay, Bime.
- Jordan.
- Jordan.
Good.
Let's go.
I'm not too excited to be on Bime's team, but I'm gonna try my hardest.
I'm not trying any less.
I'm here to win.
And so my choice is definitely Jessie.
Jessie.
Wow.
So I'm gonna go with mr.
Eddie jackson over there.
Eddie.
Good.
Welcome to the red team.
- James.
- James.
Third choice, Bime, who's it gonna be, please? - Luca.
- Luca.
- Howard.
- Howard.
Natasha.
Let's go.
I want you on my team.
- Jonny.
- Welcome to the blue team.
Down to the wire.
Five left.
Oh, I'm going with Bri.
Bri, welcome to the red team.
Bethy.
Savannah.
I'm gonna have her on sauces with James, so Wow.
Okay, Bime.
Three left.
Let's go through the weaknesses and strengths, please.
Let's start off with Beth.
She doesn't strike me as someone who even eats, never mind steaks.
Seriously? Krissiand I'm, like, "she eats.
" I mean, sheshe Holy [bleep.]
.
Would you like some gloves, or should we just take him out now? I'm gonna [bleep.]
him up.
So who's it gonna be? It sucks standing there with Kathy and Krissi.
I'm goin' with Beth.
But when Bime called my name, I was even more disappointed.
I wanted to be on Bethy's team.
Bethy, tough decision, who's it gonna be? I'm gonna go with Krissi.
Krissi.
- What is going on in these team picks? - I don't know.
They save the best for last.
What can I say? I guess you and me, we see something they don't see, so Prove them wrong.
Welcome to the red team.
- Bethy? - Yeah? Because you had the best cupcakes in the last challenge, we're giving you another advantage in this challenge.
I like the sound of that.
You have the chance to swap one member of your team with one member of Bime's team.
Please don't take Eddie or Jordan.
The steak is gonna be the star dish, and these are the guys that I need to make that star shine.
If I steal this person, they're gonna have a really rough time on the grill.
So I am choosing Eddie.
Aw, Bethy.
You took Eddie.
I'm, like, "no!", 'cause I already know who's coming in return.
Who are you choosing in exchange for Eddie? - I'm choosing Krissi.
- Wow, Krissi.
I get Krissi, and it just so happens Krissi's just mad at me 'cause I called her a big girl.
Get your ass over there.
So now, she really added even more dysfunction to my team.
It's, like, "oh, my goodness.
" I am feeling pretty darn good about my team.
Like, I feel like we're stacked right now.
So one stunning steak, two amazing sides, and a delicious sauce.
Your 90 minutes starts now.
Each team has to prepare a strip steak complete with a sauce and two sides for 101 heroic off duty fire fighters, who will be arriving in just 90 minutes.
The team with the least number of votes will face the dreaded pressure test.
All right, guys.
I wanna hear ideas.
- Mushrooms and steak.
- Classic pairing.
I think a cauliflower puree.
What kind of sauce we goin' with? A red wine sauce.
And if there's no red wine? We use chicken stock.
Okay, you guys go.
Let's go.
Let's make it happen.
The red team has decided to accompany their steak with sauteed mushrooms, a cauliflower puree, and a simple reduction sauce.
While the red team have made a group decision on their menu.
Let's boil the potatoes first and I also want some red peppers in there.
Over on the blue team, Bethy is making all of the decisions.
I want you on the grill, you on the grill, and I want you on the grill.
And you are doing the sauce.
I want the best dang sauce you've ever made.
I've got two sauces in mind.
I'm thinking a balsamic reduction or chimichurri.
So you guys, go ahead and start on the meat.
Bethy has decided that the blue team will make potatoes with red peppers, and either a chimichurri or a balsamic reduction sauce to serve with their steak.
So predictions, Gordon? Who's gonna win? I'm gonna go for the underdog.
I'm goin' for the red team.
- Are you really? - Yeah.
Wow.
Graham, who do you think is gonna win? I think red team has a lot of heart and soul.
The cauliflower puree, to me, I just think that for this weather and these guys, it might be a little heavy.
Once we get this grill hot, we'll be good.
Ah, there we go.
What's your strategy on the meat? First of all, get more rub on there instantly.
Then fire up that first grill and get it 500, 600 degrees, and absolutely char an amazing sear.
And then literally, as those fire fighters arrive, I'll ask them and then get everybody synchronized.
Almost like a conveyor belt, ten stunning plates at a time.
You wanna start doing the rub? Now, you go ahead and start cuttin' open the steaks.
I'll work on the seasoning.
Cup of salt, The blue team has started putting a rub on their steaks, but the red team is going to rely on their sauce for flavor.
Red team, captain.
Gimme the sides.
- What are we doing? - Yes, cauliflower puree, a nice reduction sauce for the steaks, sauteed mushrooms that're gonna go with the steak.
- Is there rub on the steak? - Rub? No.
Simple.
We're letting the steak speak for itself.
- Why? - It's a choice steak.
Because they're gonna have a beautiful sauce.
So no seasoning at all? Guys, we're outside, so if there's one thing that goes well on the grill, it's what? - A rub.
Use your brain.
- Yeah.
Rub, season, grill, taste.
Work it out.
You've got one hour of prep left until the fire fighters arrive.
Whatever you do, don't let these embers burn out.
Guys, guys, guys, guys.
Huddle in.
Listen.
Let's focus.
We know what we're doing here.
These are choice steaks.
it's not like we got a cheap steak, that we need to add Bring life to it.
Let's keep up the good work.
The 101 fire fighters are just one hour away.
Eddie, can you keep an eye on that pepper up there? Yeah, I got you.
What's the sauce? I'm gonna create two different sauces: a reduced balsamic sauce, and I'm gonna do a classic chimichurri.
You only want one sauce.
I mean, I've never heard anything so ridiculous in all my life.
- Just one stunning sauce.
Bethy! - Yeah.
Bethy got me started on two different sauces.
Chimichurri was the first thing in my mind.
Obviously, trying to do two sauces at once, stupid.
What sauce are you serving? I'm debating between two sauces.
Okay, so you don't know what you're doing.
Unbelievable.
So here's the thing.
Stop wasting time.
Okay.
Bethy! I'm talking to you.
[bleep.]
hell.
I promise you it's gonna be one stunning sauce.
Unbelievable.
Red team, blue team, you have 45 minutes left until the fire fighters arrive.
With time running out, Bime's hands-off approach to leadership is leading to chaos.
Listen to me, it's really time-consuming, and them smaller mushrooms are gonna cook faster than the big ones.
It's all right because the little ones will j But the little ones are gonna cook faster.
Let's go now.
Let's go.
We're slicin' them.
We're slicin' them in half.
This is literally the perfect example of there being way too many cooks in the kitchen.
Can I season the steak the way I want? and then test it out? And by cooks in the kitchen, I mean way too many people who don't know their [bleep.]
in the kitchen.
So, Gordon, is Bime in control of the situation? You know, I thought he was in control, but it's almost like his team are now starting to control him.
I think we're really kind of pushing the limits with with this group of home cooks.
Banqueting, it's like the medical school of restaurants.
It's so much harder to put out quality food for 100 people rather than a table of 4.
It's a big risk.
They might fall completely on their face.
deserving of an incredible steak.
There's not a lot of room for error.
Holy [bleep.]
.
That's a hot fire.
Red team, blue team, until the fire fighters arrive.
Thank you.
With just 30 minutes remaining for the blue and red teams to prepare their steak and two side dishes.
From across Los Angeles county, off duty fire fighters Are on their way.
But Gordon finds a potential emergency on the blue team that could cost them the challenge.
Blue team! - How you doin', chef? - Yes, chef? Bethy, you've got coming in for lunch.
There's not even a steak seared yet.
It's a banquet, and they're all being served - at the same time.
- Right.
Now, even I would not attempt to cook 101 steaks all at the same time.
Can you at least start searing some steaks off? We got it, we got it, we got it goin' on.
Thank you, chef.
Right now, we're kind of doing the cauliflower mash.
We've got some leeks in there.
We've got some garlic.
We've got some milk, it's gonna come out beautiful, so Talk to me, babe.
What's this? Cumin and The cauliflower? Yeah, and the cauliflower puree.
Um, II don't think cumin's a great idea.
Beth is like one of those hipster people in Philly that I can't stand.
Nutmeg might be more We don't have nutmeg.
So that's why I suggested the cumin.
You know what, Beth? I'm sick of you already.
Yeah, I wouldn't do that yet.
Let's keep chopping what's in this colander.
Good luck with that.
Good luck with that.
I realize it's a team challenge, but I feel responsible to give my opinion as much as possible on these dishes, because I don't think Bime can.
Is that chunks No, just can you please back off for one second, Beth? Please.
But people on that team don't like to be told what to do.
With just 15 minutes remaining until the 101 fire fighters arrive Here, taste the chimichurri real quick.
Team captain Bethy has finally made the decision to go with the chimichurri sauce.
A little more salt, James.
And James rushes to make enough in time.
I should've jumped on the chimichurri right away.
I knew it was the better sauce, but I gotta get on it now if I want to get enough chimichurri made for all of these steaks for all of these fire fighters.
Last three minutes.
The fire fighters are just around the corner.
Come on, all right, how we looking on the steaks? Looking good.
With just moments to go, the red and blue teams are struggling to finish their steak and two sides And the 101 hungry firemen are arriving for their MasterChef heroes' banquet.
Red team, blue team! Heroes are here.
- Ha-ha.
- Whoo! We got fire fighters.
Guys, you owe these heroes the best dish you have ever made.
It's definitely one of the best experiences ever to have these fire trucks pull up and just to know that we have to honor these guys and girls and cook them an awesome meal.
Let's go.
Red team, blue team.
Let's go, guys.
My dad, he's a Portland fire fighter.
and countless times, there'd be a massive fire and we'd be worried.
"okay, is he gonna come home tonight?" Makes me realize how proud I am of him.
My dad is an American hero.
Fire fighters, we would like to thank all you heroes for your bravery, and your service, and the amazing job that you do.
This is a very small token for us, but we're hoping that both the red team and the blue team can deliver some phenomenal dishes for your exceptional lunch today and show you all how grateful we are for your amazing, undeniable services.
Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat.
Thank you.
With all 101 fire fighters seated, they'll be served a steak entree from each team and vote for which team's dish was the best.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
How we doin'? Good, good.
The blue team is serving their steak topped with a chimichurri sauce, grilled asparagus, and potatoes.
Come on, come on, come on.
Let's go, guys.
Can't be the last.
And the red team is serving their steak with a simple reduction sauce, sauteed mushrooms, and a cauliflower puree.
Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick.
Come on, guys.
There needs to be a system.
Look at me Bime.
Ten plates laid out.
Ten plates, ten plates, ten plates, ten plates bang! In 15 minutes, you're done.
- Yes, chef.
- Come on, guys.
You've made a wintry dish.
It'll be winter by the time you get it out here.
While the red team struggles to get their first entree out Service for two! Service for two.
The blue team is sending out plates quickly.
Three servers! Three servers! Service, service, service! Service for two! But they're making simple mistakes, and they've sent out a plate missing a key ingredient of their dish.
So what are you guys thinking? Red or blue? Which one did you like better? I like the seasoned one, the blue.
But I loved the chimichurri sauce.
- You did? - Uh-huh.
I'm missing something on mine.
Oh, you didn't get any of the chimichurri sauce.
All right, hold on a second.
Let me go get you some.
Hang tight.
Good job, crew! We need some chimichurri sauce on this.
We gotta pick up give me one more plate on the fly.
We need chimichurri sauce on this one.
Come on! Move your ass and make another plate.
Am I speaking english? Okay.
Come on! Just minutes into the fire fighters' banquet service Give me some chimichurri sauce on this.
Come on! and Joe is already frustrated with the blue team's lack of consistency plating their dish.
We want consistency on all these plates.
Let's go, let's go.
How we doin'? With the chimichurri sauce on the steak, Joe re-serves the team's plate.
Sorry about that.
Hopefully, that'll be the only incomplete plate we have.
Any preferences? We've got the red team and the blue team.
- I got red.
- Red? What'd you like about the red? Had more flavor.
The steak was cooked better.
Blue had potential, but it was too dry for me.
too dry.
How about down here? What'd you like? I really enjoyed the sauce on the red.
Although the red team's steak is going down well with the fire fighters, their lack of teamwork is slowing down their service and the hungry guests are patiently waiting for their steak entrees to arrive.
Keep moving, Krissi.
Keep moving.
Over here, Krissi.
Behind me.
Yell at me again.
Now, we can drop 'em right there let's go.
There was no steak on the plate.
It don't matter.
Then move! Hey, red team.
Look at me, all of you.
- You're the captain? - Yes.
Right now, pull it back together - and finish strongas a team.
- Yes, chef, yes, chef.
Lay out the ten plates.
Mushrooms, cauliflower, steak last.
Sauce at the last minute.
Let's go.
Over here, Krissi.
Come on, Krissi.
I need you over here putting the mushrooms.
Let's go, come on, let's go, come on, service.
Service, please.
Let's go, pick up.
Halfway through service, team captain Bime finally has his team in line and are getting their steak entrees out to the remaining that have yet to be served.
Right there, mushrooms.
Come on, service.
Servers ready? Pick up, pick up.
Come on.
Let's finish up strong.
Let's go.
Service.
Hustle, hustle, hustle, hustle.
We have chimichurri sauce on this one.
And then we just need two more people.
- Two servers, please? - This is it.
Your last plate, red team.
Come on.
Service.
With the last guest served, our home cooks wait nervously for the fire fighters to finish their banquet and declare a winner.
The steaks tasted great, and I enjoyed them very much.
Hands down, blue is way better than red.
I liked the red best.
Steaks were very delicious.
Which dish did you like better, the blue team or the red team? - The blue.
- What didn't you like about the red team's dish? Um Wasn't quite sure what this is.
- That's cauliflower puree.
- That's what I figured.
Holy hell.
Fire fighters, line up and vote for the team that you think cooked you the best dish.
I'm going crazy right now.
We can't tell what color they're pushing up there.
So we just have to wait forever.
I don't know who they're picking, but I see one guy sort of leaning towards one way gives me the thumbs up.
I'm, like, "okay.
So maybe that's our side, you know?" I'm gonna put my money on the red team.
You liked the red team, huh? Yeah, a dreadful start, but they really pulled it back at the last minute.
The sear on the red team's steaks were incredible.
We're all freaking out.
We need this.
We don't want to go to a pressure test, because we have such a strong team.
We don't want to have to cook against each other.
With the fire fighter's votes cast, Gordon reveals the winner.
The winning team of this amazing challenge with 68 of the 101 fire fighter's votes is Congratulations Blue team! Amazing.
When I find out we won, I was so excited.
I knew my dad would be proud.
I was so proud of my team.
We came up with an amazing dish, and I think the pressure is completely off at this point.
Whoo! Well done, blue team.
The red team will face the dreaded pressure test.
It's embarrassing.
I think my team had poor leadership, and I'm put the blame on myself.
Blue team, come on through here and walk through these amazing heroes.
Thank you, guys.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Red team, clean down the kitchens.
I'll see you back at the MasterChef kitchen.
Thanks, guys.
Thanks.
Good, good, thanks a lot.
I'm proud everybody tried their best 100%, but just face it We made the wrong choices.
Period.
I'm proud of our food.
I think we put out good food.
How can you say that we put out good food, if 70 people out of 100 voted against us? Yeah, the cauliflower puree was disgusting.
Excuse me? [bleep.]
you, "disgusting" is harsh.
That is disrespectful to talk about food saying that it's disgusting.
You don't call food "disgusting," period.
You're in a competition, you never call food "disgusting.
" That's a terrible word to use.
It didn't taste good.
You know what? There were people that were in charge of it.
You don't say that to someone.
I didn't say anything about what happened with your meal, because I don't do that, but I will now.
Jeez It doesn't matter.
This is why we're in the pressure test now.
With everybody yelling in the kitchen, nothing got [bleep.]
done.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
That's why you will never be on my team ever.
- Stop, seriously.
- No.
You are doing nothing to help the problem.
- You are literally causing it.
- Good.
We are still a team.
Oh, my god.
- Break down much? - [bleep.]
! It's my second pressure test.
You don't see me [bleep.]
going to pieces.
Everyone just calm the [bleep.]
down, for [bleep.]
sakes! Thank you.
Thank you.
After losing the fire fighter challenge, the red team, led by Bime, awaits their pressure test.
I underperformed, man.
I had to be more assertive on on certain things, You know what I mean? And I sort of trusted people to do certain things, and I should've not did that.
I feel that it's my fault that we lost this challenge.
So if there's an opportunity for me to save myself, I-I'm not gonna take it, man.
I'm calm.
I'm collected.
But when someone completely throws you under the bus like that and makes you feel like you were so low I was told my food was "disgusting.
" I would never, ever do that to someone here.
What do you think is the main reason why we lost? I think the bottom line was, because we have the least amount of talent.
Yeah, it wasn't even close.
One out of the eight of us is going home and I'm not happy about being in this position.
I think if anyone should go home today, it should be Natasha.
I'm just furious that I'm here again.
Like, I don't feel like I deserve to be down here.
Yesterday, in your second team challenge, you all cooked for 101 heroic fire fighters.
The blue team led by Bethy You all survived to cook another day.
- Great job.
- Thank you.
Thank you, chef.
Unfortunately, Bime and the red team, because you lost that team challenge, you will be facing today's pressure test.
At least one of you will be leaving MasterChef tonight.
What went wrong? I failed my team.
We went with the wrong dish.
Anybody else got anything to say? If I walked in and I was a fireman and looked at us, I wouldn't have a clue who was the leader of the ship.
I had no idea.
It went wrong from the beginning.
He was yelling at everybody.
It had to go his way.
It was horrible.
- It was horrible.
- It went wrong everywhere.
It just went wrong everywhere.
Where was he? He was nowhere.
Wow.
There are eight of you standing before us, but not all of you will face the pressure test today.
Just six of you will have to cook for your lives.
Bime, as you were team captain, You are Safe from elimination.
You are not cooking tonight.
If there's one person that shouldn't have immunity, It's Bime.
He doesn't deserve it.
He's an idiot.
You must now select just one other person from your team to join you up on the gallery.
Who do you think did well enough? Out of everybody who was in my team, the hero of the dish, I believe, was steak.
Even though this person is sort of a threat in the competition, he was the hero, man.
So I gotta say Jordan.
Bime, Jordan, off you go.
I'm shocked.
I'm gettin' outta there.
If you give me the chance, I'm out.
Thank you, Bime, but I know that he's not that good a leader and he sucks as a chef.
Okay, you six.
One dish is gonna determine your fate in this competition.
It's a breakfast dish.
This isn't just any old breakfast dish.
This one is one of the most technically difficult.
It's a MasterChef classic.
Eggs Benedict.
Now, four components.
A perfectly poached egg sitting upon a slice of canadian bacon.
Perched upon hot, crispy, buttered english muffins.
Smothered in rich Hollandaise sauce.
I'm gonna kill it.
I'm honestly, like, confident.
I wanna bring it on.
I wanna show Beth that she needs to go home.
I can tell you for a fact that Eggs Benedict is an incredibly difficult, highly technical dish to perfect.
Guys, it's time to head to your stations.
You could not have given me anything better.
I make this all the time at home.
And I want, more than anything, to take Natasha out.
In front of you, you all have the exact same ingredients.
Five eggs, one english muffin, one lemon, canadian bacon, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, tarragon, chives, clarified butter, and peppercorns.
There are only enough ingredients to make us one complete portion.
You only get one shot at this.
You have just to cook us that perfect plate of Eggs Benedict.
Your 30 minutes starts now.
Big, big challenge.
What are the most difficult things to execute on this dish? I'd split this 30 minutes into 3 sections of 10.
The first ten minutes for the Hollandaise sauce.
I think there's gonna be maybe two out of the six contestants tonight breaking that Hollandaise sauce.
What causes that? butter way too hot? Butter, yeah, exactly.
When you pour it in, drizzle it in.
- Otherwise split it.
- What's next? I would toast my muffins in a pan, get some really nice color so they're crisp, because that's your base.
Then, last six or seven minutes, I would start poaching my eggs.
I have never made Eggs Benedict before, and I have never successfully poached an egg.
Who do you think's gonna nail this one, who's gonna fail? I think Natasha technically will excel here.
This dish, Eggs Benedict, is something that you'll get at a beautiful hotel or restaurant.
It's not what you make at home.
I think Krissi is a strong home cook.
but again, this is very refined.
- Not something she yeah.
- No.
She's gonna struggle.
Let's go.
All right, Natasha, how are you feeling? I'm feeling confident, chef.
Last time you made eggs benedict, when was it? Before I left to come here.
Something your husband enjoys? - Yeah.
- You make him breakfast in bed in the morning? If he's good to me.
You're feisty.
What's the secret behind your Hollandaise? You know, just to kind of have the right consistency of it.
- I haven't even started it yet.
- Haven't started that yet.
I'm gonna do it last.
I kinda want it to be a little bit hot when it goes on there.
So everybody else has got their Hollandaise done first.
You of all people would rather leave the Hollandaise till the end.
- Why? - I kinda wanna work my way up.
Don't leave it too long before you start making that Hollandaise sauce.
Got it, chef.
I'd be nervous with this one, because things can go wrong even if you're good at it.
Guys, you have Luca, what's going on? My water is not boiling.
No, it's definitely not.
Are you giving up? No, I'm not giving up.
But how how do you want me to make the water boil? All right, Beth, how are you doing? I've got a beautiful creamy Hollandaise, a lot of experience poaching eggs.
I feel really confident right now.
Let's go! Start thinking presentation.
[bleep.]
it up.
Oh, my god.
There's no way she's getting done.
Hey, Krissi.
Let's taste the Hollandaise.
- Uh, it's comin'.
- You haven't started yet? Oh, I started.
It broke.
Had to start over.
Oh - Yep.
- Wow.
- And you have so many eggs.
- I know.
So all that's separating you from elimination is what's left in this bowl? Mm-hmm.
I can't watch this anymore.
Oh, my god.
I have one egg left.
You're supposed to make the Hollandaise with at least two or three.
I screwed up.
I'm going home.
Hey, Krissi.
Let's taste the Hollandaise.
- It's comin'.
- You haven't started yet? Oh, I started.
It broke.
Oh And you only have so many eggs.
So all that's separating you from elimination is what's left in this bowl? Mm-hmm.
How are you gonna feel if you get sent home on this? That's not something that I'd be proud of.
If I can't get a Hollandaise sauce on my Eggs Benedict, I'm done.
So I just start crankin'.
I will make this work.
Just over five minutes to go.
Let's go, guys.
Oh, that looks good.
Perfect.
Wow.
Don't drop it.
or use the spatula.
Oh, my god.
Oh.
[bleep.]
.
Oh, no.
Kathy just broke an egg.
Someone's gonna break one.
Slotted spoon.
Good luck.
Oh, my gosh.
Kathy just pulled the perfect poached egg out of the water with a spatula and then dropped it on the plate.
I'm not sure if the yolk broke or not.
You wanna see how good it is? It's right there on my glasses.
Wow.
Last minute, guys.
Please start focusing.
Two completed Eggs Benedict, guys.
Come on.
Beautiful.
Just get it on the plate.
Come on, please.
Oh, my god.
Luca is waiting the last 20 seconds to put that on the plate.
Put that last egg in.
Come on, Kathy.
Make it happen.
Get it out, Kathy.
- Come on.
- Ten seconds! Wiping.
Garnish it.
This is it.
Five, four, three, two, one, and stop.
All of you.
The sauce [bleep.]
broke.
Okay, all of you, bring your Eggs Benedict up to the front.
Let's go.
Now I'm looking around, hoping someone's looks worse than mine and then I look at Natasha's.
It doesn't look so good.
We've got one broken egg and what appears to be mayonnaise.
Let's go.
Kathy.
You dropped an egg.
Use a slotted spoon, right? Yeah, that was my stupid mistake.
Are those eggs runny in the middle? Yes.
Yeah.
The eggs are cooked perfectly.
So bacon cooked peacefully.
Muffin toasted nicely, but I'm missing my sauce.
That's the secret of an Eggs Benedict, That rich, sumptuous, delicious sauce.
There's nowhere near enough of it.
You just sort of drizzled it on there when it should be just coated.
Thank you.
How are you doing, Luca? Have you made these before? Yes.
It's a it's an undercooked egg.
So it's kind of all over the place.
Natasha's Eggs Benedict looks the worst.
I don't know what happened with her Hollandaise, but it's bad.
It's really bad.
You thought you had this nailed? I thought so.
And this is mayonnaise or Hollandaise? What did you make? I was trying to make Hollandaise.
You know the difference between Hollandaise and mayonnaise? Yes, I do.
Honestly, I added a little too much vinegar, and so it turned to mayonnaise.
I was careless.
Are you ready to go? No.
All right.
So, visually, sauce is broken.
- Yep.
Yeah.
- Yeah? This looks like eggs vomit.
Beth failed miserably and it just it looks like a mess.
You seemed so confident whilst making it.
I never broke a Hollandaise in my life, and there you go.
Today was your unlucky day.
Eggs Yeah, it really was.
Slightly undercooked.
Wow.
It's like a cold scrambled egg.
I know.
It's awful.
Holy [bleep.]
.
You would have made that dish better by leaving the sauce off.
I just feel embarrassed right now.
And to go home on Eggs Benedict would be the worst.
I'm definitely not Beth's biggest fan, and quite honestly, she's a little spacey.
I would love to see her go home.
Tonight's pressure test Eggs Benedict.
has so far tripped up four home cooks.
Do you know the difference between Hollandaise and mayonnaise? This looks like eggs vomit.
Now just two remain to be tasted.
So, how many times have you made this? Eggs Benedict? Zero.
I've never made it before.
Never made it before? No.
Okay.
Let's see.
It's pretty.
Pretty beautiful.
Thank you, chef.
See how it still kind of holds in there, Almost like a pasta filling? Do you guys all see that? It's rich, buttery, pretty near perfect benedict.
- Good job.
- Thank you, chef.
Now, last I left you, you were working with, like, half an egg scrap.
How did you make all this Hollandaise appear out of that? I had a yolk and a half.
Where'd you have it? Hidden? Because I only saw half a yolk.
Well, I used a yolk and a half for the first one.
I had a half of one left.
Ah, well, this is good.
This is what it's supposed to look like, right? - Yeah.
- Let's see.
Wow.
The muffin is crunchy.
Everything is seasoned.
Perfect.
Thank you.
Okay.
Let's be clear.
That was a very tough pressure test.
Some of you rose to the occasion, but at least one of you will be going home.
Right now, we need a moment to discuss.
So did you see how burned Beth's muffins were on the bottom? What was that? Why are they black on the bottom? She dumped them in the oven.
Luca had the same thing.
He put it right in the oven.
They didn't even toast it in a pan.
And Natasha, who should have nailed this, makes mayonnaise.
- Cold, cold Hollandaise.
- The rest of the dish is perfect.
We could all go home.
Two of us could go home.
Whatever is going to happen is unexpected.
I mean, it's pretty obvious.
There are two dishes that stand out.
Yeah, but there are four that are all in the same boat.
So, I mean, what do you do at that point? Yeah, four people who didn't even reach the objective, really.
- No.
- They didn't make the dish.
That's what I mean.
All four.
All four.
That was a pressure test and a half.
There were two dishes that stood out for all the right reasons, their dishes were head and shoulders above the competition.
The first dish Krissi, you are safe from elimination.
Great job.
Head up to the galley.
Well done.
Good job.
There was another home cook that executed the Eggs Benedict with all the skill of a chef.
Bri, you're safe.
Please go upstairs.
Thank you, chef.
Well done.
Really well done.
Okay, all four of you, This wasn't easy.
We give you a immense pressure test and do you know what? It was too close to call.
I can't go home today.
This is not the way I'm supposed to go out.
None of you nailed it.
Well, we can't decide.
All four of you will be leaving the kitchen.
No.
Oh, my god.
What? It's crazy.
They think that our plates are so bad that we deserve, all four of us, to go home.
I'm devastated right now.
I don't think my time here was It was time for me to leave.
All four of you will be walking out those doors and into an even greater challenge O-m-[bleep.]
-g.
Where we will decide which one of you will not be coming back to the MasterChef kitchen.
Holy [bleep.]
.
Follow us now.
I don't care what they throw at me.
I don't care how scary, how intense.
It's another chance, and I'll take it.
Let's go.
I'm nervous, I'm anxious, I'm scared.
This competition is twisted.
- I don't know what's gonna happen now.
- Oh, my god.
Let's go.
One cook plated raw fish.
These kind of dishes send you home.
Then a twist in the elimination challenge Remove one mixer.
Are you kidding me? Had Luca target Jordan for elimination.
Good luck! But when his plan backfired They are delicious.
Malcolm became the third contestant - Your time is done.
- To leave the MasterChef kitchen.
Tonight, it's a five-alarm team challenge.
Come on, guys! Let's go.
As the home cooks are dispatched to serve some of america's finest Move your ass and make another plate.
- Come on! with explosive results.
It'll be winter by the time you get it out here.
- This is ridiculous.
- You never call food disgusting.
Everyone just calm the [bleep.]
down.
Followed by a pressure test with an ending nobody sees coming.
This competition is twisted.
I don't know what's gonna happen at any given moment.
Today, the 16 remaining home cooks are at the iconic city hall in Pasadena, California and are about to face another MasterChef team challenge.
We come down the steps, and then we see a white long table with white chairs.
So we're thinking "who and what are we cooking for?" Welcome, everybody.
Great to see you guys.
You're here at the beautiful centennial square in Pasadena, California, A truly heroic setting since today you're gonna be cooking for 101 off duty fire fighters, true American heroes.
My dad is a Portland fire fighter, and if I screw this one up, like, I'm gonna be so disappointed in myself.
And to help you create your heroic dishes, Walmart has provided a wide array of fresh meat and produce.
Each team will have to serve a dish that showcases a 10-ounce New York strip steak of Walmart choice premium beef, which is certified by the usda for quality.
Only one in five steaks is good enough to be called Walmart choice premium beef.
It's aged for flavor and tenderness.
For a guy who lives on the grill, I didn't even know Walmart had all these steaks.
So theythey look pretty good.
I can't wait to get them on the grill andand serve 'em out.
You'll need to make two side dishes using the fresh Walmart produce you see here, which includes carrots, bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, and asparagus.
You'll also make a delicious sauce to complement your steak.
We only use the freshest, top-of-the-line ingredients here on MasterChef.
Make sure your dishes reflect those standards.
You'll have 1 1/2 hours to cook a plate worthy of these heroes.
And this isn't a buffet.
It's a banquet.
You'll have waiters.
We're treating these heroes with the respect they deserve.
You should too.
Bethy and Bime, you had the best dishes in the previous challenge.
So you'll be team captains today.
It's time to pick your teams.
Both of you, please come over.
Put them on, please.
Bethy, you get to pick first.
I have a couple people that I work well with and that I know are hard workers and, bottom line, I want a team that's hard workers.
So the person I'm choosing I already know.
We don't even have to talk.
We know what the other person's doing.
- So that would be Lynn.
- Lynn.
Right away, I'm, like, "hey, I wanna be on Bethy's team with Lynn.
" Over Bime, I just feel that as a cook, she's just way more experienced.
Okay, Bime.
- Jordan.
- Jordan.
Good.
Let's go.
I'm not too excited to be on Bime's team, but I'm gonna try my hardest.
I'm not trying any less.
I'm here to win.
And so my choice is definitely Jessie.
Jessie.
Wow.
So I'm gonna go with mr.
Eddie jackson over there.
Eddie.
Good.
Welcome to the red team.
- James.
- James.
Third choice, Bime, who's it gonna be, please? - Luca.
- Luca.
- Howard.
- Howard.
Natasha.
Let's go.
I want you on my team.
- Jonny.
- Welcome to the blue team.
Down to the wire.
Five left.
Oh, I'm going with Bri.
Bri, welcome to the red team.
Bethy.
Savannah.
I'm gonna have her on sauces with James, so Wow.
Okay, Bime.
Three left.
Let's go through the weaknesses and strengths, please.
Let's start off with Beth.
She doesn't strike me as someone who even eats, never mind steaks.
Seriously? Krissiand I'm, like, "she eats.
" I mean, sheshe Holy [bleep.]
.
Would you like some gloves, or should we just take him out now? I'm gonna [bleep.]
him up.
So who's it gonna be? It sucks standing there with Kathy and Krissi.
I'm goin' with Beth.
But when Bime called my name, I was even more disappointed.
I wanted to be on Bethy's team.
Bethy, tough decision, who's it gonna be? I'm gonna go with Krissi.
Krissi.
- What is going on in these team picks? - I don't know.
They save the best for last.
What can I say? I guess you and me, we see something they don't see, so Prove them wrong.
Welcome to the red team.
- Bethy? - Yeah? Because you had the best cupcakes in the last challenge, we're giving you another advantage in this challenge.
I like the sound of that.
You have the chance to swap one member of your team with one member of Bime's team.
Please don't take Eddie or Jordan.
The steak is gonna be the star dish, and these are the guys that I need to make that star shine.
If I steal this person, they're gonna have a really rough time on the grill.
So I am choosing Eddie.
Aw, Bethy.
You took Eddie.
I'm, like, "no!", 'cause I already know who's coming in return.
Who are you choosing in exchange for Eddie? - I'm choosing Krissi.
- Wow, Krissi.
I get Krissi, and it just so happens Krissi's just mad at me 'cause I called her a big girl.
Get your ass over there.
So now, she really added even more dysfunction to my team.
It's, like, "oh, my goodness.
" I am feeling pretty darn good about my team.
Like, I feel like we're stacked right now.
So one stunning steak, two amazing sides, and a delicious sauce.
Your 90 minutes starts now.
Each team has to prepare a strip steak complete with a sauce and two sides for 101 heroic off duty fire fighters, who will be arriving in just 90 minutes.
The team with the least number of votes will face the dreaded pressure test.
All right, guys.
I wanna hear ideas.
- Mushrooms and steak.
- Classic pairing.
I think a cauliflower puree.
What kind of sauce we goin' with? A red wine sauce.
And if there's no red wine? We use chicken stock.
Okay, you guys go.
Let's go.
Let's make it happen.
The red team has decided to accompany their steak with sauteed mushrooms, a cauliflower puree, and a simple reduction sauce.
While the red team have made a group decision on their menu.
Let's boil the potatoes first and I also want some red peppers in there.
Over on the blue team, Bethy is making all of the decisions.
I want you on the grill, you on the grill, and I want you on the grill.
And you are doing the sauce.
I want the best dang sauce you've ever made.
I've got two sauces in mind.
I'm thinking a balsamic reduction or chimichurri.
So you guys, go ahead and start on the meat.
Bethy has decided that the blue team will make potatoes with red peppers, and either a chimichurri or a balsamic reduction sauce to serve with their steak.
So predictions, Gordon? Who's gonna win? I'm gonna go for the underdog.
I'm goin' for the red team.
- Are you really? - Yeah.
Wow.
Graham, who do you think is gonna win? I think red team has a lot of heart and soul.
The cauliflower puree, to me, I just think that for this weather and these guys, it might be a little heavy.
Once we get this grill hot, we'll be good.
Ah, there we go.
What's your strategy on the meat? First of all, get more rub on there instantly.
Then fire up that first grill and get it 500, 600 degrees, and absolutely char an amazing sear.
And then literally, as those fire fighters arrive, I'll ask them and then get everybody synchronized.
Almost like a conveyor belt, ten stunning plates at a time.
You wanna start doing the rub? Now, you go ahead and start cuttin' open the steaks.
I'll work on the seasoning.
Cup of salt, The blue team has started putting a rub on their steaks, but the red team is going to rely on their sauce for flavor.
Red team, captain.
Gimme the sides.
- What are we doing? - Yes, cauliflower puree, a nice reduction sauce for the steaks, sauteed mushrooms that're gonna go with the steak.
- Is there rub on the steak? - Rub? No.
Simple.
We're letting the steak speak for itself.
- Why? - It's a choice steak.
Because they're gonna have a beautiful sauce.
So no seasoning at all? Guys, we're outside, so if there's one thing that goes well on the grill, it's what? - A rub.
Use your brain.
- Yeah.
Rub, season, grill, taste.
Work it out.
You've got one hour of prep left until the fire fighters arrive.
Whatever you do, don't let these embers burn out.
Guys, guys, guys, guys.
Huddle in.
Listen.
Let's focus.
We know what we're doing here.
These are choice steaks.
it's not like we got a cheap steak, that we need to add Bring life to it.
Let's keep up the good work.
The 101 fire fighters are just one hour away.
Eddie, can you keep an eye on that pepper up there? Yeah, I got you.
What's the sauce? I'm gonna create two different sauces: a reduced balsamic sauce, and I'm gonna do a classic chimichurri.
You only want one sauce.
I mean, I've never heard anything so ridiculous in all my life.
- Just one stunning sauce.
Bethy! - Yeah.
Bethy got me started on two different sauces.
Chimichurri was the first thing in my mind.
Obviously, trying to do two sauces at once, stupid.
What sauce are you serving? I'm debating between two sauces.
Okay, so you don't know what you're doing.
Unbelievable.
So here's the thing.
Stop wasting time.
Okay.
Bethy! I'm talking to you.
[bleep.]
hell.
I promise you it's gonna be one stunning sauce.
Unbelievable.
Red team, blue team, you have 45 minutes left until the fire fighters arrive.
With time running out, Bime's hands-off approach to leadership is leading to chaos.
Listen to me, it's really time-consuming, and them smaller mushrooms are gonna cook faster than the big ones.
It's all right because the little ones will j But the little ones are gonna cook faster.
Let's go now.
Let's go.
We're slicin' them.
We're slicin' them in half.
This is literally the perfect example of there being way too many cooks in the kitchen.
Can I season the steak the way I want? and then test it out? And by cooks in the kitchen, I mean way too many people who don't know their [bleep.]
in the kitchen.
So, Gordon, is Bime in control of the situation? You know, I thought he was in control, but it's almost like his team are now starting to control him.
I think we're really kind of pushing the limits with with this group of home cooks.
Banqueting, it's like the medical school of restaurants.
It's so much harder to put out quality food for 100 people rather than a table of 4.
It's a big risk.
They might fall completely on their face.
deserving of an incredible steak.
There's not a lot of room for error.
Holy [bleep.]
.
That's a hot fire.
Red team, blue team, until the fire fighters arrive.
Thank you.
With just 30 minutes remaining for the blue and red teams to prepare their steak and two side dishes.
From across Los Angeles county, off duty fire fighters Are on their way.
But Gordon finds a potential emergency on the blue team that could cost them the challenge.
Blue team! - How you doin', chef? - Yes, chef? Bethy, you've got coming in for lunch.
There's not even a steak seared yet.
It's a banquet, and they're all being served - at the same time.
- Right.
Now, even I would not attempt to cook 101 steaks all at the same time.
Can you at least start searing some steaks off? We got it, we got it, we got it goin' on.
Thank you, chef.
Right now, we're kind of doing the cauliflower mash.
We've got some leeks in there.
We've got some garlic.
We've got some milk, it's gonna come out beautiful, so Talk to me, babe.
What's this? Cumin and The cauliflower? Yeah, and the cauliflower puree.
Um, II don't think cumin's a great idea.
Beth is like one of those hipster people in Philly that I can't stand.
Nutmeg might be more We don't have nutmeg.
So that's why I suggested the cumin.
You know what, Beth? I'm sick of you already.
Yeah, I wouldn't do that yet.
Let's keep chopping what's in this colander.
Good luck with that.
Good luck with that.
I realize it's a team challenge, but I feel responsible to give my opinion as much as possible on these dishes, because I don't think Bime can.
Is that chunks No, just can you please back off for one second, Beth? Please.
But people on that team don't like to be told what to do.
With just 15 minutes remaining until the 101 fire fighters arrive Here, taste the chimichurri real quick.
Team captain Bethy has finally made the decision to go with the chimichurri sauce.
A little more salt, James.
And James rushes to make enough in time.
I should've jumped on the chimichurri right away.
I knew it was the better sauce, but I gotta get on it now if I want to get enough chimichurri made for all of these steaks for all of these fire fighters.
Last three minutes.
The fire fighters are just around the corner.
Come on, all right, how we looking on the steaks? Looking good.
With just moments to go, the red and blue teams are struggling to finish their steak and two sides And the 101 hungry firemen are arriving for their MasterChef heroes' banquet.
Red team, blue team! Heroes are here.
- Ha-ha.
- Whoo! We got fire fighters.
Guys, you owe these heroes the best dish you have ever made.
It's definitely one of the best experiences ever to have these fire trucks pull up and just to know that we have to honor these guys and girls and cook them an awesome meal.
Let's go.
Red team, blue team.
Let's go, guys.
My dad, he's a Portland fire fighter.
and countless times, there'd be a massive fire and we'd be worried.
"okay, is he gonna come home tonight?" Makes me realize how proud I am of him.
My dad is an American hero.
Fire fighters, we would like to thank all you heroes for your bravery, and your service, and the amazing job that you do.
This is a very small token for us, but we're hoping that both the red team and the blue team can deliver some phenomenal dishes for your exceptional lunch today and show you all how grateful we are for your amazing, undeniable services.
Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat.
Thank you.
With all 101 fire fighters seated, they'll be served a steak entree from each team and vote for which team's dish was the best.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
How we doin'? Good, good.
The blue team is serving their steak topped with a chimichurri sauce, grilled asparagus, and potatoes.
Come on, come on, come on.
Let's go, guys.
Can't be the last.
And the red team is serving their steak with a simple reduction sauce, sauteed mushrooms, and a cauliflower puree.
Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick.
Come on, guys.
There needs to be a system.
Look at me Bime.
Ten plates laid out.
Ten plates, ten plates, ten plates, ten plates bang! In 15 minutes, you're done.
- Yes, chef.
- Come on, guys.
You've made a wintry dish.
It'll be winter by the time you get it out here.
While the red team struggles to get their first entree out Service for two! Service for two.
The blue team is sending out plates quickly.
Three servers! Three servers! Service, service, service! Service for two! But they're making simple mistakes, and they've sent out a plate missing a key ingredient of their dish.
So what are you guys thinking? Red or blue? Which one did you like better? I like the seasoned one, the blue.
But I loved the chimichurri sauce.
- You did? - Uh-huh.
I'm missing something on mine.
Oh, you didn't get any of the chimichurri sauce.
All right, hold on a second.
Let me go get you some.
Hang tight.
Good job, crew! We need some chimichurri sauce on this.
We gotta pick up give me one more plate on the fly.
We need chimichurri sauce on this one.
Come on! Move your ass and make another plate.
Am I speaking english? Okay.
Come on! Just minutes into the fire fighters' banquet service Give me some chimichurri sauce on this.
Come on! and Joe is already frustrated with the blue team's lack of consistency plating their dish.
We want consistency on all these plates.
Let's go, let's go.
How we doin'? With the chimichurri sauce on the steak, Joe re-serves the team's plate.
Sorry about that.
Hopefully, that'll be the only incomplete plate we have.
Any preferences? We've got the red team and the blue team.
- I got red.
- Red? What'd you like about the red? Had more flavor.
The steak was cooked better.
Blue had potential, but it was too dry for me.
too dry.
How about down here? What'd you like? I really enjoyed the sauce on the red.
Although the red team's steak is going down well with the fire fighters, their lack of teamwork is slowing down their service and the hungry guests are patiently waiting for their steak entrees to arrive.
Keep moving, Krissi.
Keep moving.
Over here, Krissi.
Behind me.
Yell at me again.
Now, we can drop 'em right there let's go.
There was no steak on the plate.
It don't matter.
Then move! Hey, red team.
Look at me, all of you.
- You're the captain? - Yes.
Right now, pull it back together - and finish strongas a team.
- Yes, chef, yes, chef.
Lay out the ten plates.
Mushrooms, cauliflower, steak last.
Sauce at the last minute.
Let's go.
Over here, Krissi.
Come on, Krissi.
I need you over here putting the mushrooms.
Let's go, come on, let's go, come on, service.
Service, please.
Let's go, pick up.
Halfway through service, team captain Bime finally has his team in line and are getting their steak entrees out to the remaining that have yet to be served.
Right there, mushrooms.
Come on, service.
Servers ready? Pick up, pick up.
Come on.
Let's finish up strong.
Let's go.
Service.
Hustle, hustle, hustle, hustle.
We have chimichurri sauce on this one.
And then we just need two more people.
- Two servers, please? - This is it.
Your last plate, red team.
Come on.
Service.
With the last guest served, our home cooks wait nervously for the fire fighters to finish their banquet and declare a winner.
The steaks tasted great, and I enjoyed them very much.
Hands down, blue is way better than red.
I liked the red best.
Steaks were very delicious.
Which dish did you like better, the blue team or the red team? - The blue.
- What didn't you like about the red team's dish? Um Wasn't quite sure what this is.
- That's cauliflower puree.
- That's what I figured.
Holy hell.
Fire fighters, line up and vote for the team that you think cooked you the best dish.
I'm going crazy right now.
We can't tell what color they're pushing up there.
So we just have to wait forever.
I don't know who they're picking, but I see one guy sort of leaning towards one way gives me the thumbs up.
I'm, like, "okay.
So maybe that's our side, you know?" I'm gonna put my money on the red team.
You liked the red team, huh? Yeah, a dreadful start, but they really pulled it back at the last minute.
The sear on the red team's steaks were incredible.
We're all freaking out.
We need this.
We don't want to go to a pressure test, because we have such a strong team.
We don't want to have to cook against each other.
With the fire fighter's votes cast, Gordon reveals the winner.
The winning team of this amazing challenge with 68 of the 101 fire fighter's votes is Congratulations Blue team! Amazing.
When I find out we won, I was so excited.
I knew my dad would be proud.
I was so proud of my team.
We came up with an amazing dish, and I think the pressure is completely off at this point.
Whoo! Well done, blue team.
The red team will face the dreaded pressure test.
It's embarrassing.
I think my team had poor leadership, and I'm put the blame on myself.
Blue team, come on through here and walk through these amazing heroes.
Thank you, guys.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Red team, clean down the kitchens.
I'll see you back at the MasterChef kitchen.
Thanks, guys.
Thanks.
Good, good, thanks a lot.
I'm proud everybody tried their best 100%, but just face it We made the wrong choices.
Period.
I'm proud of our food.
I think we put out good food.
How can you say that we put out good food, if 70 people out of 100 voted against us? Yeah, the cauliflower puree was disgusting.
Excuse me? [bleep.]
you, "disgusting" is harsh.
That is disrespectful to talk about food saying that it's disgusting.
You don't call food "disgusting," period.
You're in a competition, you never call food "disgusting.
" That's a terrible word to use.
It didn't taste good.
You know what? There were people that were in charge of it.
You don't say that to someone.
I didn't say anything about what happened with your meal, because I don't do that, but I will now.
Jeez It doesn't matter.
This is why we're in the pressure test now.
With everybody yelling in the kitchen, nothing got [bleep.]
done.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
That's why you will never be on my team ever.
- Stop, seriously.
- No.
You are doing nothing to help the problem.
- You are literally causing it.
- Good.
We are still a team.
Oh, my god.
- Break down much? - [bleep.]
! It's my second pressure test.
You don't see me [bleep.]
going to pieces.
Everyone just calm the [bleep.]
down, for [bleep.]
sakes! Thank you.
Thank you.
After losing the fire fighter challenge, the red team, led by Bime, awaits their pressure test.
I underperformed, man.
I had to be more assertive on on certain things, You know what I mean? And I sort of trusted people to do certain things, and I should've not did that.
I feel that it's my fault that we lost this challenge.
So if there's an opportunity for me to save myself, I-I'm not gonna take it, man.
I'm calm.
I'm collected.
But when someone completely throws you under the bus like that and makes you feel like you were so low I was told my food was "disgusting.
" I would never, ever do that to someone here.
What do you think is the main reason why we lost? I think the bottom line was, because we have the least amount of talent.
Yeah, it wasn't even close.
One out of the eight of us is going home and I'm not happy about being in this position.
I think if anyone should go home today, it should be Natasha.
I'm just furious that I'm here again.
Like, I don't feel like I deserve to be down here.
Yesterday, in your second team challenge, you all cooked for 101 heroic fire fighters.
The blue team led by Bethy You all survived to cook another day.
- Great job.
- Thank you.
Thank you, chef.
Unfortunately, Bime and the red team, because you lost that team challenge, you will be facing today's pressure test.
At least one of you will be leaving MasterChef tonight.
What went wrong? I failed my team.
We went with the wrong dish.
Anybody else got anything to say? If I walked in and I was a fireman and looked at us, I wouldn't have a clue who was the leader of the ship.
I had no idea.
It went wrong from the beginning.
He was yelling at everybody.
It had to go his way.
It was horrible.
- It was horrible.
- It went wrong everywhere.
It just went wrong everywhere.
Where was he? He was nowhere.
Wow.
There are eight of you standing before us, but not all of you will face the pressure test today.
Just six of you will have to cook for your lives.
Bime, as you were team captain, You are Safe from elimination.
You are not cooking tonight.
If there's one person that shouldn't have immunity, It's Bime.
He doesn't deserve it.
He's an idiot.
You must now select just one other person from your team to join you up on the gallery.
Who do you think did well enough? Out of everybody who was in my team, the hero of the dish, I believe, was steak.
Even though this person is sort of a threat in the competition, he was the hero, man.
So I gotta say Jordan.
Bime, Jordan, off you go.
I'm shocked.
I'm gettin' outta there.
If you give me the chance, I'm out.
Thank you, Bime, but I know that he's not that good a leader and he sucks as a chef.
Okay, you six.
One dish is gonna determine your fate in this competition.
It's a breakfast dish.
This isn't just any old breakfast dish.
This one is one of the most technically difficult.
It's a MasterChef classic.
Eggs Benedict.
Now, four components.
A perfectly poached egg sitting upon a slice of canadian bacon.
Perched upon hot, crispy, buttered english muffins.
Smothered in rich Hollandaise sauce.
I'm gonna kill it.
I'm honestly, like, confident.
I wanna bring it on.
I wanna show Beth that she needs to go home.
I can tell you for a fact that Eggs Benedict is an incredibly difficult, highly technical dish to perfect.
Guys, it's time to head to your stations.
You could not have given me anything better.
I make this all the time at home.
And I want, more than anything, to take Natasha out.
In front of you, you all have the exact same ingredients.
Five eggs, one english muffin, one lemon, canadian bacon, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, tarragon, chives, clarified butter, and peppercorns.
There are only enough ingredients to make us one complete portion.
You only get one shot at this.
You have just to cook us that perfect plate of Eggs Benedict.
Your 30 minutes starts now.
Big, big challenge.
What are the most difficult things to execute on this dish? I'd split this 30 minutes into 3 sections of 10.
The first ten minutes for the Hollandaise sauce.
I think there's gonna be maybe two out of the six contestants tonight breaking that Hollandaise sauce.
What causes that? butter way too hot? Butter, yeah, exactly.
When you pour it in, drizzle it in.
- Otherwise split it.
- What's next? I would toast my muffins in a pan, get some really nice color so they're crisp, because that's your base.
Then, last six or seven minutes, I would start poaching my eggs.
I have never made Eggs Benedict before, and I have never successfully poached an egg.
Who do you think's gonna nail this one, who's gonna fail? I think Natasha technically will excel here.
This dish, Eggs Benedict, is something that you'll get at a beautiful hotel or restaurant.
It's not what you make at home.
I think Krissi is a strong home cook.
but again, this is very refined.
- Not something she yeah.
- No.
She's gonna struggle.
Let's go.
All right, Natasha, how are you feeling? I'm feeling confident, chef.
Last time you made eggs benedict, when was it? Before I left to come here.
Something your husband enjoys? - Yeah.
- You make him breakfast in bed in the morning? If he's good to me.
You're feisty.
What's the secret behind your Hollandaise? You know, just to kind of have the right consistency of it.
- I haven't even started it yet.
- Haven't started that yet.
I'm gonna do it last.
I kinda want it to be a little bit hot when it goes on there.
So everybody else has got their Hollandaise done first.
You of all people would rather leave the Hollandaise till the end.
- Why? - I kinda wanna work my way up.
Don't leave it too long before you start making that Hollandaise sauce.
Got it, chef.
I'd be nervous with this one, because things can go wrong even if you're good at it.
Guys, you have Luca, what's going on? My water is not boiling.
No, it's definitely not.
Are you giving up? No, I'm not giving up.
But how how do you want me to make the water boil? All right, Beth, how are you doing? I've got a beautiful creamy Hollandaise, a lot of experience poaching eggs.
I feel really confident right now.
Let's go! Start thinking presentation.
[bleep.]
it up.
Oh, my god.
There's no way she's getting done.
Hey, Krissi.
Let's taste the Hollandaise.
- Uh, it's comin'.
- You haven't started yet? Oh, I started.
It broke.
Had to start over.
Oh - Yep.
- Wow.
- And you have so many eggs.
- I know.
So all that's separating you from elimination is what's left in this bowl? Mm-hmm.
I can't watch this anymore.
Oh, my god.
I have one egg left.
You're supposed to make the Hollandaise with at least two or three.
I screwed up.
I'm going home.
Hey, Krissi.
Let's taste the Hollandaise.
- It's comin'.
- You haven't started yet? Oh, I started.
It broke.
Oh And you only have so many eggs.
So all that's separating you from elimination is what's left in this bowl? Mm-hmm.
How are you gonna feel if you get sent home on this? That's not something that I'd be proud of.
If I can't get a Hollandaise sauce on my Eggs Benedict, I'm done.
So I just start crankin'.
I will make this work.
Just over five minutes to go.
Let's go, guys.
Oh, that looks good.
Perfect.
Wow.
Don't drop it.
or use the spatula.
Oh, my god.
Oh.
[bleep.]
.
Oh, no.
Kathy just broke an egg.
Someone's gonna break one.
Slotted spoon.
Good luck.
Oh, my gosh.
Kathy just pulled the perfect poached egg out of the water with a spatula and then dropped it on the plate.
I'm not sure if the yolk broke or not.
You wanna see how good it is? It's right there on my glasses.
Wow.
Last minute, guys.
Please start focusing.
Two completed Eggs Benedict, guys.
Come on.
Beautiful.
Just get it on the plate.
Come on, please.
Oh, my god.
Luca is waiting the last 20 seconds to put that on the plate.
Put that last egg in.
Come on, Kathy.
Make it happen.
Get it out, Kathy.
- Come on.
- Ten seconds! Wiping.
Garnish it.
This is it.
Five, four, three, two, one, and stop.
All of you.
The sauce [bleep.]
broke.
Okay, all of you, bring your Eggs Benedict up to the front.
Let's go.
Now I'm looking around, hoping someone's looks worse than mine and then I look at Natasha's.
It doesn't look so good.
We've got one broken egg and what appears to be mayonnaise.
Let's go.
Kathy.
You dropped an egg.
Use a slotted spoon, right? Yeah, that was my stupid mistake.
Are those eggs runny in the middle? Yes.
Yeah.
The eggs are cooked perfectly.
So bacon cooked peacefully.
Muffin toasted nicely, but I'm missing my sauce.
That's the secret of an Eggs Benedict, That rich, sumptuous, delicious sauce.
There's nowhere near enough of it.
You just sort of drizzled it on there when it should be just coated.
Thank you.
How are you doing, Luca? Have you made these before? Yes.
It's a it's an undercooked egg.
So it's kind of all over the place.
Natasha's Eggs Benedict looks the worst.
I don't know what happened with her Hollandaise, but it's bad.
It's really bad.
You thought you had this nailed? I thought so.
And this is mayonnaise or Hollandaise? What did you make? I was trying to make Hollandaise.
You know the difference between Hollandaise and mayonnaise? Yes, I do.
Honestly, I added a little too much vinegar, and so it turned to mayonnaise.
I was careless.
Are you ready to go? No.
All right.
So, visually, sauce is broken.
- Yep.
Yeah.
- Yeah? This looks like eggs vomit.
Beth failed miserably and it just it looks like a mess.
You seemed so confident whilst making it.
I never broke a Hollandaise in my life, and there you go.
Today was your unlucky day.
Eggs Yeah, it really was.
Slightly undercooked.
Wow.
It's like a cold scrambled egg.
I know.
It's awful.
Holy [bleep.]
.
You would have made that dish better by leaving the sauce off.
I just feel embarrassed right now.
And to go home on Eggs Benedict would be the worst.
I'm definitely not Beth's biggest fan, and quite honestly, she's a little spacey.
I would love to see her go home.
Tonight's pressure test Eggs Benedict.
has so far tripped up four home cooks.
Do you know the difference between Hollandaise and mayonnaise? This looks like eggs vomit.
Now just two remain to be tasted.
So, how many times have you made this? Eggs Benedict? Zero.
I've never made it before.
Never made it before? No.
Okay.
Let's see.
It's pretty.
Pretty beautiful.
Thank you, chef.
See how it still kind of holds in there, Almost like a pasta filling? Do you guys all see that? It's rich, buttery, pretty near perfect benedict.
- Good job.
- Thank you, chef.
Now, last I left you, you were working with, like, half an egg scrap.
How did you make all this Hollandaise appear out of that? I had a yolk and a half.
Where'd you have it? Hidden? Because I only saw half a yolk.
Well, I used a yolk and a half for the first one.
I had a half of one left.
Ah, well, this is good.
This is what it's supposed to look like, right? - Yeah.
- Let's see.
Wow.
The muffin is crunchy.
Everything is seasoned.
Perfect.
Thank you.
Okay.
Let's be clear.
That was a very tough pressure test.
Some of you rose to the occasion, but at least one of you will be going home.
Right now, we need a moment to discuss.
So did you see how burned Beth's muffins were on the bottom? What was that? Why are they black on the bottom? She dumped them in the oven.
Luca had the same thing.
He put it right in the oven.
They didn't even toast it in a pan.
And Natasha, who should have nailed this, makes mayonnaise.
- Cold, cold Hollandaise.
- The rest of the dish is perfect.
We could all go home.
Two of us could go home.
Whatever is going to happen is unexpected.
I mean, it's pretty obvious.
There are two dishes that stand out.
Yeah, but there are four that are all in the same boat.
So, I mean, what do you do at that point? Yeah, four people who didn't even reach the objective, really.
- No.
- They didn't make the dish.
That's what I mean.
All four.
All four.
That was a pressure test and a half.
There were two dishes that stood out for all the right reasons, their dishes were head and shoulders above the competition.
The first dish Krissi, you are safe from elimination.
Great job.
Head up to the galley.
Well done.
Good job.
There was another home cook that executed the Eggs Benedict with all the skill of a chef.
Bri, you're safe.
Please go upstairs.
Thank you, chef.
Well done.
Really well done.
Okay, all four of you, This wasn't easy.
We give you a immense pressure test and do you know what? It was too close to call.
I can't go home today.
This is not the way I'm supposed to go out.
None of you nailed it.
Well, we can't decide.
All four of you will be leaving the kitchen.
No.
Oh, my god.
What? It's crazy.
They think that our plates are so bad that we deserve, all four of us, to go home.
I'm devastated right now.
I don't think my time here was It was time for me to leave.
All four of you will be walking out those doors and into an even greater challenge O-m-[bleep.]
-g.
Where we will decide which one of you will not be coming back to the MasterChef kitchen.
Holy [bleep.]
.
Follow us now.
I don't care what they throw at me.
I don't care how scary, how intense.
It's another chance, and I'll take it.
Let's go.
I'm nervous, I'm anxious, I'm scared.
This competition is twisted.
- I don't know what's gonna happen now.
- Oh, my god.
Let's go.