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Previously on MasterChef...

The biggest mystery box ever...

Unleashed one home cook's
aggression...

I'm not here to make friends.

And one judge's fury.

Show these people the same
respect they show you.

If not, I'm gonna
personally come over there

and throw you out
of here.

And Erryn was sent packing.

You're done
inside MasterChef.

Tonight, the home cooks face

their most intimidating
critics yet.

Also known as
our mothers.

Smile, mom. You're scaring
all the contestants.

But the desire to impress...

My mother's flown halfway
around the world

to come here and eat .

Pushes everybody to the limit.

We don't have time.
It looks ridiculous.

Oh, !

I'm not a fish lover.

Aah!

And in tonight's pressure test,

one more home cook's
MasterChef dream will end.

The remaining ten
amateur cooks

have been summoned
to a California hotel,

where they'll be split into
opposing teams

to cook lunch for the most
daunting VIP guests ever.

Good morning.
Good morning, Chef.

The losing team will face
the dreaded pressure test,

where one more cook's
MasterChef dream will die.

Your task today will be to cook
a stunning three-course meal

for three very tough critics
who, in our opinion,

are the toughest critics
we've ever, ever known.

The thought of facing
food critics

has us all completely rattled,
especially myself.

I just have a ball of nerves

ready to explode
in my stomach.

So Tracy, Giuseppe,
you had the best dishes

in yesterday's
elimination test,

so today you'll be
team captains.

Let's go. Come on.

I'm excited to be the captain.
It's just time to prove

that I can be a good leader.

Tracy.

The first person
I'm gonna pick

has, I think,
my level of passion

and love for food.

So I'm gonna pick Adrian.

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I'm not gonna take Christian.
Christian is too cocky.

He thinks that he knows
too much.

I'm picking this person
because

she has a very good palate

and we work very well
together.

Who are you picking?
Alejandra.

Christian.

Interesting.

Ben.
Jennie.

Suzy.

Okay, Christine,
here we are.

I'm used to it.

Yet again, you're
in the bottom two.

Yes. I guess I like
being on the bottom.

All right, get on my team before
you say anything else.

Yay, not last!

Picked last...
Derrick.

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Now it's time to meet
your guest judges for today.

Throughout our careers
in the restaurant business,

these critics have never
failed to kick our asses.

But at the same time,
they've been very quick

to praise our
triumphs.

They're arriving now.

Where?

The judges are saying that
these are the toughest critics

that they've ever had.

I'm thinking maybe
it's Anthony Bourdain.

Here they come.

The mothers!

Oh, I love that!

I just couldn't help
but get emotional.

I've developed a love
for Italian cooking

through watching
Lidia Bastianich on television.

I'm really nervous
and just freaked out.

Our toughest critics
by far--trust me.

If there's one lady
in the world

that can give me
a dressing down,

she's standing right
beside me.

Smile, mom.

You're scaring
all the contestants.

Hi, I'm Helen.
Oh, my gosh!

Hello, I'm Kate.

My mom here is my
most tireless supporter.

Always there to
kind of back me up,

and also keep me
in check.

So take that into consideration
when you start cooking.

Hi. Lidia.

I have the unique
advantage of having a mother

who is not only
the consummate mother,

but also a chef.

You guys better
bring it today, or else

she's gonna get the wooden spoon
out for you guys, too.

This is gonna be a challenge

because these are not
normal moms.

These are supermoms!

Right, listen carefully.

The skill of this challenge

is to create dishes
that appeal

to all three of our mothers.

You will not be flying
completely blind.

Each team captain gets
a unique opportunity

to spend a few minutes alone
with our mothers.

Oh, my God!

All right, team captains,
head to the patio.

The captains now have
just two minutes each

to determine the three moms'
very specific likes

and dislikes.

Hello again, ladies.
Hi, Tracy.

I have three women,
and my goal is finding

a common ground
between all of them.

If you could see
a main component on the dish,

what would you want to see?
I love fish,

and I love vegetables.

Fish and vegetables.

I don't like sea bass.
Do you like tuna?

No. No, thank you.
Yes, tuna!

I like tuna, but...
No.

Okay, Gordon's mother,
she's very picky.

You can't make her happy.
She's worse than Ramsay.

So if I have to make
some pasta...

I like fresh pasta.
Yeah, it's nice. Yeah.

I think it's fine.
"I think it's fine."

I love it!
Yeah, I know you love pasta.

How to please three of us.
Oh...

Regarding dessert...
I love lots of fruits.

I love tarts.

You don't like tarts?
No.

Okay.
Thank you so much
for your time.

Thank you,
and nice to meet you.

Both teams have just one hour
to plan and cook

the perfect three-course
lunch menu of appetizer...

We're gonna do the carrot soup.
An entree...

Let's go to the turbot.
Turbot. I'm gonna
prep the fish.

I'm just gonna season it,
salt and pepper, pan-fry it.

And a dessert.

Me and Christine
are gonna do dessert.

The judges' moms will decide

which dish is best
in each course.

The team who wins two
of the three courses

wins the challenge.

Adrien's gonna work
on the carrot and ginger soup.

I'm gonna have Christian
working on the fish.

I know I'm taking a little bit
of a risk

because I'm serving fish,
and Helen may not like it.

But big risk, big payoff.

Jennie with the fennel
and tomato salad.

Christine and myself
working on the dessert,

which is poached pears
and a walnut brittle.

While Tracy and her blue team
have devised

a slightly risky menu
for the moms,

red team leader Giuseppe
is insisting

his menu revolves around
what he knows best.

I think we should go
a little bit Italian,

especially for
appetizer.

A little polenta
with arugula on top.

It may be hard to pull out in
one hour, but we'll work on it.

For the entree we're gonna do
pasta carbonara with pancetta.

And for the dessert...

So we have an Italian judge,
we have an Italian team captain.

First and second courses
are Italian.

We've got an Italian menu.

I've never seen apple pie
served in Italy.

I am seriously worried
about that.

I give the job to Ben and Suzy
to work on the dessert.

I'm putting Alejandra
and Derrick on the salad.

And I want to do the pasta
myself.

With less than 30 minutes to go
before serving the appetizers,

Joe has concerns
over the blue team's dish.

This is the carrot soup?
Adrien, what to you got here?

Carrot, thyme,
star anise, bay leaf.

Tiny bit of cinnamon.

You think that the moms
are gonna like a carrot soup?

It seems kinda simple.

Yes, I think
they're gonna love it.

While the blue team
steams forward

with their simple
carrot soup,

the red team is planning
on having their

crispy polenta appetizer ready
in world-record time.

According to everything
I know,

you cannot turn out
crispy polenta in one hour.

That's really
freaking me out.

Don't do it by measurement,
do it by eye.

We're piecing together
the salad,

so the first thing
I have to do is

I have to get
this polenta cooking.

And I have to season it,
and then I have to

get it in the fridge
to rest.

We have ten minutes left.

Ten minutes left
for appetizers.

So I'm pulling the polenta
out of the ring molds,

and I'm throwing them down
on the griddle,

and I'm trying to sear it off.

'Cause, you know,
we wanted a crispy polenta,

and it just didn't set enough.

It was a horror show.

It broke.

Take it off, take it off.
It's breaking apart.

.

Ben had never made polenta
before.

The polenta is
falling apart,

so I'm freaking out.
Pull yourselves together, yes?

Don't make yourself look stupid.
Should we just put it down like this?

You need more olive oil
on that, Derrick.

We've got five minutes left.

Okay, guys, we gotta
start plating right now.

Derrick, do it
on a pan.

I don't have any pans.

Alejandra, we don't have time.

The two teams are
almost done prepping

their three-course lunch
for the VIP guest judges,

Gordon's mom, Graham's mom,
and Joe's mom.

Taste that sauce.

It's good.

With just five minutes left

before appetizers must go...

Take it out, take it out.
They're breaking apart.

The red team scrambles

to save their disastrous
polenta.

, look at it.

And over on the blue team,

Christian's worried
Tracy's soup presentation

looks amateur.
Perfect.

Tracy...Look,
something more like that.

No, I like the swirl.

A swirl?
Yeah, I did. I liked it.

Tracy is a good cook.

I don't think she has
as much food knowledge as I do.

I think it looks ridiculous.

Sorry, I liked it.

And that's where you kinda
hit a wall sometimes

with some of these people.

I'm not telling you

because I have this idea.

I'm telling you this

because I know this
for a fact.

All right, guys,
you have 60 seconds

to finish these plates.

What are you putting
in the middle?

We're just gonna sprinkle
a little bit of thyme leaves

and some lemon zest.

I think you should--
I'd leave the thyme out of it.

No, no.

Christian is strong-headed,

and is gonna fight me
on certain things,

and he's gonna try
to insist on his way.

Did you try it with it?
Yeah.

You tried it all together?
Yes.

See if Jennie needs
any help with her veggies.

At the end of the day,
I'm the one serving this dish,

so I'm the one that needs
to take responsibility,

and it's my face
on your plate.

You cut this
and do this.

I'll go back over
and do a second dressing.

Christian, how he treats people,
is disrespectful,

and everyone's had enough.

30 seconds to go!

A little more.

Five, four, three,

two, one.

Okay, everybody stop.

Time is up. Stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.

Well, I'm nervous,
of course,

because the blue team's soup
looks fantastic.

Looks like a beautiful
Picasso.

A nice drawing, you know?

I look at my plate.

We're hiding a little bit
of the polenta.

We covered it up
with the salad, then...Go.

In this challenge,
the judges' moms will make

a unanimous decision

on the winning dish
for each course.

The team that wins at least
two of the three courses

will win the challenge.

Walking out to serve
this appetizer to these women,

I'm really nervous,
I'm really excited.

Lidia Bastianich
is really a tough critic.

And Kate and Helen,
they're tough too.

We wanted to start off
with a carrot and ginger soup.

And we used a little lemon zest
and lemon juice

with some creme fraiche
to give you a little lightness.

And for us, for the red team,
we are starting today

with a mixed green salad

that has a plum
balsamic vinaigrette,

and we've served it over
a basil polenta mini-cake.

Bon appetit!
Buon appetito.

Thank you.

Nice colors, isn't it?

Yeah. I smell the ginger
coming right out.

The spices in there
are just enough.

There's not too much ginger.
Yeah.

Shall we go on to the salad?
What do you think, ladies?

The vinaigrette--
this is beautiful.

Did you like
the polenta then?

Did I ever have it
like this in a salad?

No, not really.
In a salad? No.

I think it's delicious.
Hello, ladies.

How are you enjoying
your appetizers?

Kate, tell me about
the carrot soup.

I think it's beautiful.

I love the color.

I found it
a little bit sweet.

Okay, mom,
what do you think?

It looks beautiful,
but I was looking the carrot.

I didn't find it.

Let's talk about
the red team's salad.

Very tasty.
The flavors were lovely.

The one thing that
I would have liked,

maybe a different choice
of greens.

Back in the kitchen,
both teams have just ten minutes

to perfect their entrees.

I know Helen Ramsay isn't
super in love with fish,

but if anyone's gonna make her
a true believer in a fish dish,

it's definitely gonna
be Christian.

It's already got
a lot of texture to it.

It's not a piece of meat,
it's a piece of fish.

While the blue team's
risky fish entree is on track...

Coming behind you
with a hot pan.

Team red is confused
over their spaghetti carbonara.

You're not making
the pasta yourself?

I'm thinking, like,
"wait a minute,

you're using pre-made pasta?"

You're not making
the pasta?

I for some reason thought
that Giuseppe would be

making the pasta
from scratch.

And it's fine. Okay.

And he's using actual pasta?
Yes.

Everybody thought that
when Giuseppe said,

"I'm making pasta carbonara,"

he meant that he was
making the pasta himself.

No?
There's not enough.

You're gonna boil
store-bought pasta

for Lidia Bastianich?

Aah!

You don't do fresh pasta
with carbonara.

You do dry spaghetti,
and that's it.

You need to put something
on top of that.

Like some form
of vegetable.

Poached egg.
Poached egg.

Despite red team's concern,

Giuseppe is adamant
all Italian chefs

use dry pasta
in spaghetti carbonara.

I can't put on carbonara

something that doesn't belong
to the carbonara.

It's like doing a pizza
with lasagna on top.

No, the pasta's gonna
go in the egg.

He's gonna put the parmesan
with the pancetta.

Let's go.
Giuseppe, please.

Come on! ,
you're, like, half dead.

Where's the energy gone?

Five, four...
More parsley over here.

Three...
Talk to me, guys.

Two, one.
All right, let's go.

While the blue team is
taking a big gamble

with a fish dish
for Gordon's mom,

Giuseppe is sure his carbonara,
made with store-bought pasta--

will give fellow Italian Lidia
an authentic taste of home.

Ladies, thank you
from team blue.

We prepared pan-seared turbot

with a white wine
beurre blanc sauce.

We shaved fresh fennel on top
of our lightly dressed

watercress salad
with honey-lemon vinaigrette.

Okay, from the red team,

I made the pasta
alla carbonara.

It's a classic. It's a pasta
with eggs and pancetta

and parmesan cheese.

Thank you so much. Enjoy.
Bon apetit. Enjoy.

This looks good, huh?
Yes.

Nice. Yeah.
It's fabulous.

All these pretty colors.
I think it's great

the way it is presented.

Mmm.

I'm going to get
into the pasta.

For me, at least,
it really is cooked right.

Ladies...
Aha!

So, Lidia, what were your
thoughts on the red team?

Nice pasta dish?

I think it's a very good
rendition of carbonara.
Yes.

The ratio of the bacon
and maybe the eggs

is also right on.

I was really disappointed
in it.

You know...
Really?

I think this was
very dry.

Mom, what are your thoughts
on the turbot?

The blue team's fish.
I loved the blue team's fish.

I loved the way it looked.
I loved the way it tasted.

I like the variety
of the different ingredients.

I would have liked
maybe just a little more

acidity into it.

Helen.
I'm not a fish lover...

But I've changed today.

Wow, a convert.

I liked everything
about it,

and I'll be eating it
after today.

Thank you guys so much.

Back in the kitchen...

Just under three
minutes to go.

Both the red team
and the blue team race

to finish their
dessert courses.

If the icing does melt
a little bit,

it'll just drip down,
and you'll have

an awesome pool
to dip stuff in.

The red team is thrilled

with their individual
apple pies,

but over on the blue team,
Tracy and Christian

are at war again
over the presentation

of their poached pears.

I think that
they look better whole. Team?

You don't serve a pear
with a core or a pit in it.

Don't let him throw you off.
I would say cut 'em in half.

All right, if you guys
think so, we'll do it.

Oh, .
Yes.

Is that it?
Is that what you wanted--

1/3 of a pear
on each plate?

No, chef, that's not
what I originally wanted.

It doesn't even look like
a dessert, Tracy.

Yeah. Yeah.

There's just one course left

to serve the judges' moms--
dessert.

The blue team is panicked over
their poached pear presentation.

, look at it.

It doesn't even look like
a dessert, Tracy.

Tracy, there's one team entering
a pressure test tomorrow.

I know, Chef.
And in fact,

at least one of you will
be leaving MasterChef.

Guys, pull yourselves
together, yes?

My mom has flown
halfway around the world

to come here and eat
that .

Two and a half minutes
to go.

Tracy, put your nuts on now.
Nuts on now.

Oh, .

Time is running out,
I'm looking at my dish,

and I'm just not thrilled
with the presentation.

I know what we're gonna
have to change the game plan.

I don't care, we're putting
a pear in each one.

While Tracy panics
and adds last-minute whole pears

to blue team plates,

red team's apple pies
have gone exactly to plan.

I'm looking at the blue team,
and I look at my dessert,

and I'm thinking in my mind
we've got this for sure.

This is beautiful.
Look at it.

45 seconds to go.
Finishing touches.

I'm scared. Super scared.

The red team made
a beautiful apple pie.

And dessert has been
the hiccup

of every team
that has lost.

Ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five...
Where's the caramel?

Caramel? Caramel? Caramel?

Three, two, one...

And stop!

The final dessert course
is served.

Let's go, please.

Both teams have made
fruit desserts,

but which will appeal more
to all three of the judges'

highly critical moms?

I think the apple pie
will suit these moms

because, hello,
it's apple pie.

If they're really looking
for an exceptional dish,

I think we have it.

If they're looking
for marscapone,

soggy nuts,
and a pushed pear on a dish,

then great, the other team
has that in the bag.

We have a honey and vanilla
marscapone,

poached pear,
and candied walnuts.

Hope you enjoy.
Okay. Thank you.

And, ladies, today
for the red team,

we have an individual
apple pie

on a lovely caramel sauce

with a disk of homemade
vanilla ice cream on the side.

So please enjoy it.

Bon apetit.
Nice meeting you.

Where should we start?

Should we start with
the pear first?
Yes.

I love the presentation
of the pear.

That's very beautiful
and simple.

It just melts
in your mouth.

Oh, the pie
is warm still.

Oh, love it.

Oh, look who's here.

Ladies...First of all,
have we ended on a high?

Oh, absolutely.
Absolutely.

Mum, how was
the apple pie?

The apple pie for the red team
was lovely.

Lidia, how was the pear
for the blue team?

The pear was delicious. Light.
Beautiful way to finish.

It's a beautiful dessert.

Thank you. Your feedback's
absolutely crucial.

Now let's go tell
the teams.

Okay, let's go.
Please, ladies.

Blue team, let's go.
Red team, let's go.

The judges' moms have come
to a consensus.

The team to win two
out of the three courses

will win the challenge.

Wow, three stunning dishes.

The most amazing appetizer,

a stunning,
delicious entree,

and a grand finale
with a dessert.

So we'll begin
with the appetizer course.

The blue team
had the carrot soup

flavored with ginger, anise,
a couple other spices.

The red team had the salad
with candied walnuts

over the crispy polenta cake
with parmesan.

There's nothing in this world

that old ladies like
more than soup.

I'm a little bit worried that
we probably lost

the appetizer course.

Kate, red or blue?

Which one won?

Salad won.

Salad. So...

We have a victory for the red
team for the polenta salad.

Thank you.

Red team, congratulations.

The liked the polenta?
Whew!

Well done.
One-nil to the red team.

Let's talk about entrees.
Red team...

Pasta carbonara.

Blue team,
turbot with fennel.

Gordon's mom doesn't
like fish,

and Turbot reeks.

Honestly, it's disgusting.

Why don't you tell us
what your thoughts were

on these entrees.

Helen, we know that you had
some previous issues with fish.

Yes, I don't like fish.

Red or blue?

The fish was lovely.

The blue team.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

Incredible.

Great job, Christian.

Yes!

Appetizers go to the red team.

Entrees going
to the blue team.

It's all down to desserts.

There's a lot riding
on this.

Mums...The dessert...

You had this dainty,
great finesse poached pear

served with an amazing
apple pie.

I feel really proud.

These apple pies really showed
a level of technique

that I don't think
the other team showed

with their dish at all.

Lidia?

It was difficult.
It really was because

you guys were great.

Was it the poached pear,
the blue team...

Or the red team's
apple pie?

Poached pear.
The blue team.

Poached pear!

Yes!

Blue team,
congratulations.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Thank you, chef.

Tracy, how do you feel?

Speechless.

The pear?
Really?

Your apple pie
was delicious.

The one technicality
is that the ratio of dough

to the filling
was much greater.

You had 2/3 ratio, and it was
too much dough in the...

I'm shocked. I'm shocked
that we lost on this dessert.

Red team,
you will be facing

a very difficult
pressure test

where at least one of you
will be leaving MasterChef.

Blue team, red team,
get out of here.

♪ ♪

Let's go.

As the losers
of the team challenge,

the red team just now face
a pressure test

in the MasterChef kitchen,
where at least one contestant

will be sent home.

When you've gotta go
for the pressure test,

you don't sleep at night.

It's the worst place to be
because anybody can go home.

Welcome, everyone.

Yesterday you faced
the mother of all challenges.

Blue team,
you won the challenge,

so you're safe.
Congratulations.

How do you feel?

Amazing.
Good.

Okay, blue team,
head up to the gallery.

How does it feel
to be up there?

I feel like God.

No pressure test for Christine!
I'm so excited.

I don't give a crap
about anything else.

All right, red team,

you lost the challenge.

At least one of you
will be leaving MasterChef.

Giuseppe, why do you think
your team lost?

My team lost because it's about
different palates, Joe.

You lost the challenge because
of palate of my mother.

When are you guys gonna start
stepping up to the plate

and have a little bit
more integrity?

Don't dare start blaming Lidia,
Kate, or my mother!

She may be from Scotland,
but

does she know
her apple pie!

Please take your places

behind the table.
Let's go.

Yesterday you were
a close-knit team.

But today you'll be
falling apart at the seams.

It's time to compete in another
intense pressure test.

And when it's done,
at least one of you

will be leaving MasterChef.

Red team, the theme
of today's pressure test is...

Whew.

Eggs Benedict.
Yes!

Sorry, Chef.

I could not stifle
that scream of joy

because I knew this is something
I've got in the bag.

I make Eggs Benedict
from scratch every Sunday.

It is a completely
level playing field now.

You'll have all
the same ingredients

to create for us
perfection on a plate.

With the Eggs Benedict,

the only things
that you're really doing,

you're poaching an egg,
and you're making Hollandaise.

So if one of those
isn't good, you're done.

Hollandaise sauce--
nothing simple about it.

It's a very
technical sauce.

It's super temperamental.

It can separate,
it can seize up.

And trust me,
it can become

the bane of your existence.

Okay, we want those
Eggs Benedict

to be presented
at the end of

30 minutes.

All of you head
to your stations, please.

30 minutes. That leaves
not a second for error.

You have to do everything
perfectly the first time.

What is in front of you,
that is it.

There is nothing
in the pantry.

That is it.

Your time starts...

Now!

In this pressure test,

the home cooks have
just 30 minutes

to prepare the perfect
Eggs Benedict.

To survive, the dish needs
to be executed perfectly.

The judges will be looking
for technique and taste,

as well as presentation.

I actually poach eggs
very often.

This is something
that I do at home.

My husband loves
Eggs Benedict.

For me,
it's the toughest challenge.

Eggs Benedict,
I never made it before.

Hopefully I can
succeed today.

Classic French technique
with this.

I'm not gonna do
anything crazy.

Hollandaise sauce is not
something I make a lot.

I really need to get things
in order and cooking

at the proper time.

I think that at this point
in the competition,

with the kind of talent
we have,

this test will
really judge them

on their technical ability.

So you get the hollandaise
sauce going first.
Right.

That water's gonna be
at a rolling boil underneath,

and then you gently--so those
eggs don't become scrambled

before you add
the clarified butter.

But the secret is to have
that lemon juice

in there at the end.

It kind of cuts through
the richness

of that butter and egg.
This is about time management.

Exactly.
30 minutes to get this done.

Just coming up
to ten minutes gone.

20 minutes left.

Ben Starr, breakfast man
extraordinaire.

Yes, sir.
Who do you feel
scared for today?

I know that Giuseppe hasn't
cooked a Hollandaise before,

but he's a really sharp guy,
so I'm sure he's gonna produce--

we'll give him the benefit
of the doubt.

Right, Derrick.
How you doing?

Okay, one, two, three,
four, five of you left.

Who's leaving MasterChef
tonight?
I don't know.

I feel a lack of confidence
in Guiseppe,

but I'm hoping
for the best in him.
Giuseppe.

Oh, my God, are you
in a tailspin here?

Are you panicking?

Uh, no. Actually, I mean,

I have the eggs down in time,
and my Hollandaise is done.

Did you taste that?
Yes, I did.

You don't like it?

I am petrified
of Mr. Bastianich.

He's making me have
second thoughts on a sauce

that I think is really good.

All right, guys, just over
11 minutes, okay? 11 minutes.

So do they poach the eggs and
go straight on to the muffin?

Or do they shock them first
into ice water,

and then gently reheat them?

Right, that would be
a very strategic decision.

A 29th minute, yeah.
See who makes that call.

I do a brief pre-poach
inside the shell.

The hot water rushes inside
and kind of forms up the egg

on the inside
of the shell first

so you get a much better crack
when you lower the egg

into the simmering water
for the poach.

Ooh, look at that. Dropping it in...
I think it's gonna be okay.

This is the moment
of truth right here.

I feel confident,
and at the same time,

I feel, you know, I never
made Eggs Benedict before.

Are you gonna be here
tomorrow then?

Of course.
I'm gonna see you again.

Five minutes to go now.
Five minutes.

What does an Eggs Benedict
look like?

For me, it's almost like
a three-dimensional painting

because you can also
visually see the textures.

Obviously, the Hollandaise is
soft and creamy,

the egg is perfectly poached,

the ham has got a little bit
of char around it.

The muffin has
the right amount of toast.

You can eat it
with your eyes.

Two minutes left.

When I realized
how many minutes left,

I said, "Oh, my God."

It was undercooked.

I just gotta take 'em out.
!

Last minute!

There's nothing else
I can do.

I just gotta put
this blah egg

on the muffin with the ham.

One of my eggs slide out
completely.

Oh, .

Fold the egg whites
over that yolk.

Gently fold it over.
Don't mess with the egg.

30 seconds to go.

You know, I was just so focused
on getting the sauce done,

and I look up and there's
only 30 seconds left.

I've still got eggs
in an ice bath.

Seven, six, five,

four, three, two, one,
and stop!

Five, four, three,

two, one, and stop!

Oh!

Right, let's go.

Bring your plates down
to the front bench.

In tonight's pressure test,

the home cooks had
just 30 minutes

to create
the perfect Eggs Benedict

using only the ingredients
at their stations.

The judges will be looking
not only for taste,

but for technique.

The first thing I see
is an egg yolk

sitting on the side
of Giuseppe's plate.

And, oh, my heart
just sinks for him!

Everybody happy with
their plates in front of them?

Okay...

Talk me through it.

Yes, Chef, we have griddled
English muffins and ham.

And Hollandaise is made
with the chilled-butter method

rather than
the liquid butter.

I've never made Hollandaise
with whole butter.

You've gotta use more sauce
if you're using whole butter

as opposed to
clarified butter.

Egg should be
just oozing out

when I slice
through there, yes?

Yes, Chef.

They're not telling me
that it's bad,

and they're not telling me
that it's good.

They're just
not telling me anything.

So definitely I'm worried
because I'm just getting

the evil eye
from all three of them.

I did one of the worst dish
I could ever make in my life.

And I can never
forgive myself.

At least I put together
the whole dish.

Derrick, he did not.

You sort of missed
the muffin there.

It just slide out
right now.

Undercooked?
It's a little
undercooked.

Looks like your egg
was embarrassed,

it was trying to escape
out the door.

The egg's raw.

I'm sandwiched
in disaster right now.

I'm next to, like,
Giuseppe on one side

and Derrick on the other.

And both of them are
pissed off.

The presentation looks nice.
You've covered the egg.

Beautiful.
Thank you.

Where's your sauce?

In a bowl.
In a bowl?

There's some on top.
I don't know.

What happened?

I--I don't know.

I lost track of time.

Okay, let's try and get
a little bit on the egg.

Well, it's cooked.

I'm convinced that this is
my last dish in this kitchen.

My one saving grace
is Giuseppe's plate

may actually be uglier
than mine.

I've toasted my bread
slightly.

My poached eggs,
they don't look like

all over the place,
like some of the other ones.

And my sauce made it
to the top.

I feel confident,
actually.

How are the eggs cooked?

I think they're
done perfect.

You think they're
perfect.

They're not.

They're definitely
overcooked.

And the sauce has gone
like solidified butter.

Your eggs are like
golf balls.

Are you happy
with that egg?

No, sir.

Alejandra, do you miss
your husband?

Maybe you'll see him
tonight.

Maybe.

I'm still shaken up.

I can't afford
to go home.

I'm just hoping they see
that my dish

is not as bad as others.

Okay, first of all,

in this tough
pressure test,

at least one of you
is going home.

Ben Starr...

It wasn't perfect...

But it wasn't bad.

You're safe.
Join the rest.

I pulled it off today,

and that has filled me
with this desire

to go all the way
and to actually win.

And for the first time
in this competition,

I actually believe
that can happen.

Giuseppe...

Clearly you had a lot
of problems with your dish.

Yes.

Stay where you are.

Suzy.

You're safe.

Please go upstairs.

Derrick.

Stay there.

You're definitely
not safe.

Alejandra...

It wasn't the best...

But it wasn't
the worst either.

Go upstairs.

Good job, lady.

It's a great shame
to see either of you

leaving MasterChef.

It's been a great journey
for both of you,

but we're basing
this decision

purely
on the Eggs Benedict.

One had undercooked eggs,

one had insufficient sauce.

But there is one Eggs Benedict
that does sit at the bottom

of this pressure test.

The person leaving MasterChef
is...

One of you is gonna be
leaving MasterChef.

It's a great shame

to see either of you
leaving.

I give up so much to be here,

but I underestimated
the Eggs Benedict.

I thought I could
pull that off.

It's been a great journey

for both of you.

But we're basing
this decision

purely on
the Eggs Benedict.

I've had some close calls.
I've been up, I've been down.

But this is definitely
the lowest I've been.

And if I go home for eggs,

that's gonna be a tough one
to get over.

One had undercooked eggs.

One had insufficient sauce.

But there is one Eggs Benedict
that does sit at the bottom

of this pressure test.

The person leaving MasterChef

is...

Giuseppe.

Oh, man.

You, across this
competition,

have been a breath
of fresh air.

Your passion is
extraordinary.

Your heart is one of the biggest
we've ever seen

inside this competition.

Thank you, chef.

Do not ever go back
to selling granite.

Keep cooking.

All right, chef.
Thank you.

Come and say good-bye.

It's a beautiful experience
that I had with MasterChef.

I wanted to prove
that I can cook

and I can compete
with other people

in this competition.

I want to see how far
the love for food

can take me in my life.

Actually, it took me
pretty far.

I made it to the top ten.
I'm very proud of myself.

I did a good job.

We'll miss you.

It's a beautiful
journey, guys.

We love you. Good-bye.
We love you, Giuseppe.

Thank you, Giuseppe.

Giuseppe has brought
so much joy and laughter

to this group.

We are really gonna miss
that energy from the group.

Ciao, everybody. Ciao!

Derrick...

Are you done in MasterChef?
Have you peaked?

No, I've got a lot
of cooking left to do.

Get up there.

Come on, Derrick.

I know I really have to,
like, step up my game now.

This is definitely
the lowest I've been,

and I don't ever want
to be here again.

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Next time on MasterChef...

I'm a little stressed.
Nine remain.

One of you is MasterChef.

Just eight more people
to knock out.

And one home cook finds himself

without any allies
in the kitchen.

I certainly hope I win today.

I've won everything else,
so it's fine.

Put your ego back in your
head for a second.

And stop being an .

In the elimination test,

the cooks serve up
their worst dishes yet.

Awful.

No excuse at this stage
in the game!

And at least one more
home cook's MasterChef dream

will come to an end.