Chloe Carroll

Our 2018 cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen for their first challenge as the top 24. The contestants need to imagine they are hosting the judges at their house for a meal.

Auditions across the country have unearthed incredible home cooks, and they gather in the iconic MasterChef garden

The contestants find themselves on the turf of the iconic MCG for the first team challenge. Split into two teams, each must cook delicious and nutritious food for 50 diners.

The winner of the mystery box challenge and the three best-performing cooks from the invention test will compete for immunity, with Shannon Bennett back in the kitchen to guide.

They enter the kitchen to find a Union Jack on top of each Mystery Box so who is joining them? Brendan is ready to fight, it will be his first cook following his injury.

The losing team from the MCG service challenge must face-off in this elimination challenge, cooking something inspired by the dish that made them fall in love with food.