Chloe Carroll

The amateur cooks have one hour to recreate their signature dishes for the judges' first auditions, as the judges and nine past winners offer their support.

Contestants purchase their own mystery box ingredients with only 20 dollars and 20 minutes. The contestant with the best fish proceeds to the immunity challenge, followed by the winners of the invention test.

In the Immunity Challenge, contestants make a simple dish using eggs and their choice of pantry items, with the winner competing against the Young Chef of 2018.

The bottom three contestants in the invention test during Gordon Week battle it out in a pressure test to stay in the competition.

The mystery box winner and the creators of the top two dishes from the invention test have the opportunity to cook for immunity and have Gordon Ramsay as their mentor.

Chefs are teamed-up to cook at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, creating nutritious three-course meals for guests. But there are stumbles and struggles along the way.