MasterChef US Season Three Episode #15 – July 24, 2012

July 25, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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And so the top six have become seven again, now that Josh is back in the kitchen. But it’s definitely sink or swim time as the Mystery Box challenge is revealed to feature…tanks of live prawns!

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #14 – July 23, 2012

July 24, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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The competition to be the next MasterChef is down to the final six competitors – or is it? It seems that they are all in for a surprise when told to go up to the gallery as they won’t be cooking today…

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #12 – July 16, 2012

July 16, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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Tonight’s episode begins with a team competition to feed 101 hungry cowboys! After a painful promotion (again!) of Walmart steaks, we see that one team will get New York Strip steaks to prepare, the other Rib Eye Steaks, and they must…

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #11 – July 9, 2012

July 9, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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We’re down to the final nine hopeful chefs, and the competition should really be heating up now. So why did I feel like this episode was so predictable and a bit of a let down? Perhaps I’ve just become too used to FOX’s “editing for drama’s sake” – indeed…

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #10 – July 3, 2012

July 4, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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The competition at MasterChef is really starting to heat up, as the final 11 contestants are soon to turn into the Top 10 – or less. For the Mystery Box challenge, they are told they will be joined by a special “Michelin Star”-awarded chef guest – Graham!

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #9 – July 2, 2012

July 3, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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The remaining twelve contestants now have to complete in a team challenge running food trucks to see which team can tempt the most diners – and earn the most money. Shades of “The Great Food Truck Race”? In any event, Stacey won the last challenge so she gets to not only pick all of her team members, but divide the other teams as well…

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #8 – June 26, 2012

June 27, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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Tonight’s episode followed the classic Mystery Box/Elimination Challenge combination, as the remaining 13 contestants vied to keep their aprons for another week. This had to be one of the most annoying product-placement challenges ever on MasterChef – a box of $15 worth of ingredients from WalMart including a T-Bone steak…

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #7 – June 25, 2012

June 26, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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The teams must “Rise and Shine” to the challenge! This week’s team challenge sees the MasterChef contestants awoken at 3am and taken down to their hotel’s kitchen. It turns out their challenge will be for each team to prepare breakfast

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #6 – June 19, 2012

June 20, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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This episode’s Mystery Box challenge is a unique one for certain – offal! The contestants are presented with an assortment of meat and poultry organs from chicken livers to sweetbreads to cow’s tongue…

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MasterChef US Season Three Episode #5 – June 18, 2012

June 19, 2012 | Posted in REALITY TV | By

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With episode #5, it feels like MasterChef Season 3 is finally getting underway! We have our first team challenge, where the remaining 16 contestants find themselves at Camp Pendleton, CA. They are told that their challenge is to prepare a healthy, balanced meal for 201 U.S. Marines containing one protein, one starch and one vegetable…

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