In the promo they dont say shock elimination but suprise elimination as in that the contestants were unaware there was going to be a elimination that day.
Ohhh I took it as meaning someone unexpected goes. Well thatās a relief then.
The promo showed that the contestants wore normal clothes to enter the kitchen, but were surprised to see five black aprons on display. Normally, if they faced elimination, they would be told by the producers to wear black T-shirts and pants.
There were 2 types of promos - the short ones during the program said āshockā (but didnāt say which day) then the longer one at the end had Gary saying āsurpriseā as in Tuesday was an elimination day.
Hopefully Tamara goes tonight. It really is time considering she has been in 8 eliminations.
Great to see Alla Wolf-Tasker on MC again, she dates back to S1 or S2 
A great finals ep tonight, itāll go down to the wire.
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I donāt want Tamara to win,judges pet,Iāve had enough of her already
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I did not expect Arum to go tonight. He was eliminated on overcooked duck breast and rubbery skin. Peter Gilmore reckoned Arum cooked the duck too early and rested the meat for too long, while Arum himself thought it was residual heat which continued the cooking when the duck was under the foil. Did he follow the resting process correctly? If yes then he was pretty unlucky.
Ben did yet another ice cream (the lavender flavour) and impressed the judges, and survived despite the shortbread crumb being undercooked. Sooner or later he would have to make a savoury dish.
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Glad Arum left. His dishes were always such basic meat and 3 veg style things. I donāt know how he made it this far.
Iām wondering how many more times we are going to have to watch Ben make ice creams? Come on its finals week! Heās done so well most of the season but heās not really showing much diversity anymore.
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Totally agree. For anyone else, theyād be complaining ātheyād seen it all beforeā.
For some reason however Ben has got the āElena editā from last season - strongly increasing throughout the season from a virtual nobody at the start, with overly positive feedback that isnāt really warranted. It wouldnāt surprise me if he won even. They obviously think heās a strong narrating male to end up next to Karlie in the final.
Iām sick of Ben and his ice cream dishes also,
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The three judges plus past contestants Poh Ling Yeow and Georgia Barnes appeared at Brisbaneās Regional Flavours food show at the weekend. Matt told The Courier-Mail that he wanted the 10th season to move away from unattainable culinary masterpieces in favour of home-style cooking, and was already discussing ideas with George and Gary.
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Itās a shame I didnāt go last weekend then
Only four contestants left and one of them gets less than 3 mins airtime. Ridiculous.
I think this is the first time in MasterChef Australia history that prep time for a service challenge was extended by 30 minutes because the four remaining contestants were nowhere near ready even after five hours preparing ingredients for their allocated dishes. Last weekās service challenge mentored by Clare Smyth was hard but not as demanding as tonightās challenge at Dinner by Heston at Crown Casino. I think all four of them were overwhelmed by the challenge of making food for 40 diners including the three judges. Tamara even had to leave out the onion in her grouper dish.
Benās lamington dessert was certainly finals worthy and you could see his emotion when he was told he made the semi final, leaving the three girls to fight for the two remaining spots.
One thing I didnāt understand. When the contestants arrived at the restaurant, Gary said āgood morningā. Head chef Ashley stopped the contestants at 7pm and told them that they were not ready for service. The contestants were given five hours prep time so they would have started work after 2pm. What happened in the period between their arrival and food preparation?
Also, did anyone see the MasterChef billboard in the background when Ashley introduced the dishes to the contestants? That billboard was on top of one of the buildings on Flinders Street across the Yarra. Tonightās episode was filmed in early May when the current season began airing on Ten. You can see a bit of the billboard from this photo, over the shoulder of Ashley and Matt:
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I didnāt see the episode, but filming all that garbage before the actual cook gets underway could easily take 2 hours or moreā¦
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If you are talking about Diana. The reason they did t feature her further is because she wasnt panicking and stressed like the other three contestants. Not very exciting content to show.
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Of course. They specifically gave him a dish where he could āproveā how far he had come on his āMasterChef journeyā and that he deserves his spot in the final.
I havenāt seen one of Benās articles in ages - heās always spot on. 
If MasterChef were a restaurant, the dessert menu would have 50 pages and main course would be a choice between pork belly in broth or getting Maccaās on the way home.
Iām not sure I can take another year of parfaits and granitas and shiny balls that ooze 17 flavours when you crack them open.
Youāll be even greater if you ditch the coriander ice-cream.