Auditions across the country have unearthed incredible home cooks, and they gather in the iconic MasterChef garden
In the first elimination challenge, three contestants fight to stay in the competition. They are given 75 minutes to cook, using only the ingredients from their fridges at home.
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.
The 3 contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face-off in the pressure test. Queen of the kitchen Maggie Beer enters with the dish to be recreated.
e surviving contestants are more determined than ever to impress the judges. Today they'll face a Mystery Boxand Invention Test