Aaron Harvie

MasterChef 2010 kicked off with the top 50 contestants cooking a BBQ dish of their own choosing.

The contestants each cooked their signature dishes but were judged by their fellow contestants, not the judges. The women tasted the men's dishes and voted for the best three.

The final 8 head to the Kitchen for their Mystery Box challenge, only to find that there is not challenge today, instead they open their boxes to reveal that they are heading off to London for the week.

Mystery Box Challenge - Lambs Brains .The Contestants have 45 minutes to create a dish using lambs brains, a few contestants choose not to use the brains, only the top 3 are tasted.

It's MasterClass time and the contestants gather in MCK to be taught by Gary & George today's dishes are, 1) Pizzas 2) Chicken Oyster Kebabs & Baby Vegetable Salad 3) Rice Pudding.

The contestants have a huge challenge today, they head to Hatfield House in Hertfordshire where it is revealed they will cook for iconic Chef Heston Blumenthal.