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The MasterChef Australia 2021 recap collection: we watch the show so you don't have to

Chaos, cliffhangers, and quite a lot of cooking too. It's MasterChef 2021 as observed by master recapper Ben Pobjie, in order of most recent to oldest episode.

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Andy Allen, Melissa Leong, Peter Gilmore and Jock Zonfrillo judge the final challenge.

MasterChef recap: Five hours, four judges, three finalists, two dishes and one surprised winner!

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Kilted up and ready to party.

MasterChef recap: Kilts, cute kids, raw quail and still no conclusion - it's the not so grand finale, part one

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Jock Zonfrill, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen in thoughtful taste test mode.

MasterChef recap: The judges get suited and someone gets booted in a fine dining semi final

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Welcome to brown town.

MasterChef recap: The first (and hopefully last) 'jewel duel' propels one cook into the grand finale!

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Judge Melissa Leong, Vue de Monde's Hugh Allen and judges Andy Allen and Jock Zonfrillo prepare to be impressed.

MasterChef recap: A chocolate temper trap gets the contestants in a flap

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Andy Allen, Jock Zonfrillo, Martin Benn and Melissa Leong glam it up at new Melbourne restaurant, Society.

MasterChef recap: Unroasted nuts send a top contender home from Australia's flashest new restaurant

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Judges Melissa Leong, Jock Zonfrillo and Andy Allen with some of their 60 mystery cloches.

MasterChef recap: Hibachi granita? It's the vibe of the thing

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Judges Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo at Simpsons Gap.

MasterChef recap: Who do we say hooroo to after Uluru?

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The MasterChef Australia judges get primed for a double elimination.

MasterChef recap: A double elimination brings twice the emotion, drama, ad breaks and... horseradish

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Strike a pose there's nothing to it.

MasterChef recap: It's all about the wow factor in this flantastic vanilla pressure test

Andy at Three Blue Ducks at URBNSURF.

MasterChef recap: Who flounders and who makes waves during Andy's surf and turf challenge?

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Jock, Melissa, Nick Holloway and Andy adopt the power stance.

MasterChef recap: One dish takes the judges' broth away and the top 10 is finally revealed

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If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.

MasterChef recap: A two-minute noodle boilover sees an unlikely contender crack the top 10

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Andy, Mel, Khanh and Jock strike a pose.

MasterChef recap: Lattice give thanks we'll never have to spend four frantic hours making pork wellington

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Judges Melissa, Jock and Andy strike a pose.

MasterChef recap: A chaotic delivery challenge has the contestants cranking out curries, again

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Judge Jock Zonfrillo, Bond villain Andy Allen and judge Melissa Leong line up to taste fast and fancy dishes.

MasterChef recap: A fancypants challenge eliminates a fan favourite (and we're not just talking about Andy's outfit)

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Brent puts his hand up say he can no longer compete in MasterChef 2021.

MasterChef recap: A watershed moment for Australian television, a water shed moment for everyone else

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MasterChef Australia at Lune 

MasterChef recap: Four of the best flake out over a croissant stuffing challenge

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Melissa, food legend Alla Wolf Tasker, Andy and Jock put the contestants through their paces at Dairy Flat Farm in Daylesford.

MasterChef recap: A fan favourite is told to beet it and is forced to walk all the way home from Daylesford

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Judge Andy Allen, chef Josh Niland and judges Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo set a fishy challenge that sends someone home.

MasterChef recap: Oh my cod, this fishy elimination is totally off the scale

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The MasterChef gang hit the road and head to Apollo Bay, Victoria.

MasterChef recap: Things get cray-cray in Apollo Bay with lobster doughnuts and Minoli's aioli

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Jock looking dapper, Melissa looking glam and Andy looking like a Thunderbird.

MasterChef recap: Tears of joy (and relief) as 'second chances' week finally grinds to a close

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Judges Jock, Andy, Melissa and chef Anthony Hart will see you now.

MasterChef recap: A chocolate temper trap brings a rejected contestant back

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Judge Andy Allen has some filing to do..

MasterChef recap: It's hooroo to a fan favourite who totally crocs things up

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Amaru chef Clinton McIvor and the MasterChef Australia judges.

MasterChef recap: Will Eric's lucky pants help him stride through the pressure test?

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The three MasterChef judges at Stokehouse restaurant.

MasterChef recap: Does a traffic light of dishes let a team drive past elimination?

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"Scott", Dan, Tommy and Jess are all up for elimination.

MasterChef recap: An apple-themed elimination shakes the contestants to the core

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Will the contestants (arti)choke under pressure against Frank Camorra's team?

MasterChef recap: Tommy is livin' MoVida loca in this team challenge

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Jock Zonfrillo, Adam D'Sylva, Andy Allen and Melissa Leong assemble for the class photo.

MasterChef recap: It's the battle of the prawns but only one curries favour

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Nigella Lawson beams in to join judges Andy, Melissa and Jock on MasterChef Australia.

MasterChef recap: Hologram Nigella's pressure test really takes the cake

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Curtis Stone beams in from LA to share his beef skills.

MasterChef recap: The steaks have never been higher as a fan favourite is told to moo-ve on

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Depinder has not worked with fire before.

MasterChef recap: It's out of the frying pan and into the fire in a red hot battle for immunity

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Kirsten Tibballs' Exotique mousse cake with a screen-printed design.

MasterChef recap: An elimination so tense, you could hear an immunity pin drop

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Tipo 00's master pasta maker Andreas Papadakis and Jock Zonfrillo roll with it.

MasterChef recap: Rushed ragu gets some through, but for one team it's pasta la vista, baby

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Pete has plenty to smile about in this episode.

MasterChef recap: Everyone makes cucumber granita for no good reason and it sends someone home

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Which ingredient combination impresses our judging pair?

MasterChef recap: Which Franken-flavour mash-up is the perfect match?

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