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MasterChef Australia : Season 1
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Air date: 27 Apr '09 - 72 episodesMasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges. Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series.
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List of Episodes (72)
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MasterChef Australia (2009)
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51. Battle of the Sexes
24 Jun '09Hong Kong - Mystery Steamer Challenge and Super Challengee.
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52. Sweet and Sour
25 Jun '09Pressure Test Elimination - Justine and Julie landed in the bottom 2 and had to make a sweet and sour duck stir fry
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53. Show and Tell
26 Jun '09Masterclass 8 - Fried Rice, Hot Salami Pizza, Seared Scallops with Braised Pork Belly, Lemon and Date Scones
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54. Love is in the Air
28 Jun '09Invention Test 7 - Three course meal, 'Romance' theme
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55. Vision Quest
29 Jun '09The contestants cook their dream menu for the judges.
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56. Andre vs Emmanuel Stroobant
30 Jun '09Celebrity Chef Challenge 9 - Emmanuel Stroobant
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57. All at Sea
01 Jul '09HMAS Kanimbla Challenge - Poh, Justine and Tom returned to the competition
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58. Thyme Out
02 Jul '09Taste Test Elimination - Tom and Sam had to guess ingredients
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59. Shanks and Soufflés
03 Jul '09Masterclass 9 - Crepes Suzette, Twice Baked Cheese Souffle, Braised Lamb Shanks, Open Beef Kofta
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60. Christmas in July
05 Jul '09The contestants deliver some festive cheer.
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61. Macaroon Madness
06 Jul '09Pressure Test Elimination - Sam, Poh, Chris and Andre had to cook a combination of panna cotta, passionfruit emulsion ("passionfruit slick") and filled macaroon biscuits.
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62. Julie vs Adrian Richardson
07 Jul '09Celebrity Chef Challenge 10 - Adrian Richardson
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63. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
08 Jul '09Matt Preston's Formal Dinner Challenge - The contestants had to cook for a dinner party hosted by Matt Preston for four leaders of the Australian food industry, Armando Percuoco, Margaret Fulton, Jacques Reymond and Cheong Liew. The five of them assessed the contestants' dishes, with the two worst performers being nominated for elimination
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64. Taste Test
09 Jul '09Taste Test Elimination - Andre and Chris, had to guess ingredients in a pot of Sri Lankan curry
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65. Winter Warmers
10 Jul '09Master Class 10 - Pork and Fennel Sausages with Baked Beans, Roast Salmon and Artichokes with Red Wine Sauce, Chocolate Cigar with Sabayon
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66. Finals Fever
12 Jul '09Invention Test 9 - In the first challenge of the Finals Week, the contestants were asked to cook a meal under ten dollars using ingredients bought from the pantry that was converted into a supermarket
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67. Pie Wars
13 Jul '09Elimination Challenge 1 - The contestants had to make two pies - one sweet and one savoury, making their own pastry.
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68. Poh's Advantage
14 Jul '09Elimination Challenge 2 - As Poh had won the pie challenge she designated Malaysian as the theme and picked coconut cream and ling fish for the core ingredients. The contestants had 90 minutes to make two courses.
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69. No Piece of Cake
15 Jul '09Elimination Challenge 3 - The third elimination challenge emulated the pressure test challenge where the contestants had to make a several layered 'Chocolate Mousse' cake.
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70. And Then There Were Two
16 Jul '09Elimination Challenge 4 - The final elimination round before the final saw the contestants cooking the dishes they would include in self-authored recipe books with cookbook writer Donna Hay acting as the guest judge
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71. The Tables Are Turned
17 Jul '09Masterclass Reunion - The Top 20 contestants were reunited in the final Masterclass and revealed what they have been up to since leaving the show. Poh and Julie also challenged George and Gary to a Mystery Box Challenge.
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72. The Grand Finale
19 Jul '09Finale Night - Poh and Julie competed against each other in three rounds consisting of a Taste Test, an Invention Test and a Pressure Test. Points would be earned for each test, with the winner decided based on the final tally after the three tests.
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