Brent Draper

The judges are joined by special guest Jamie Oliver, as the contestants prepare for a season of secrets and surprises.

The chefs embark on a two-day challenge. On the first day, they have 45 minutes to marinate the base of their dish and develop the flavour. The next day, after 14 hours, they have one hour to finish their dishes.

Maggie Beer visits the kitchen to inspire the contestants as they prepare to battle it out in a two-round Elimination Challenge.

The lucky contestant to brew the perfect sweet coffee dish will move on to battle it out with the famous pastry chef from The Ritz-Carlton, Kay-Lene Tan, for a chance at the Immunity Pin.

An all-out anchovy assault and a Dijon duel sees contestants pitted against each other in pairs for the first elimination round, with the bottom two duking it out to remain in the competition.

Four cooks vie for the chance to sit out Sunday's elimination. In the first round, contestants must produce a dish using the ingredients found in mentor Shannon Bennett's fridge.