Hailing from across the country, MasterChef contestants travel to Melbourne for filming, where they are put up in serviced apartment accommodation. A reliable source close to production tells Refinery29 Australia that usually two contestants share an apartment, but each has their own bedroom within the unit.
Refinery29 Australia reported last year that contestants have previously been put up in a serviced apartment, with two people in an apartment with their own bedrooms. In 2020, news.com.au revealed that contestants usually live in "a multimillion-dollar mansion".
They keep on filming! While a challenge might only last 60 minutes, an average filming day is much longer. After the judges' taste-test and the verdict is delivered, contenders sometimes head home after spending 12 hours of their day filming.
Production staff takes each cook's phone before they come on set and hold on to them for the duration of filming. When not filming, the contestants are allowed contact with their family but aren't allowed to discuss any details of the filming, or broadcast where they are on social media.
Yep, reports on the show have revealed that contestants are actually only paid slightly more than the legal minimum wage.
Do the MasterChef contestants have to buy their own ingredients? If the contestants wish to practice cooking up their food masterpieces at home, then they are expected to foot the bill for the ingredients, and they aren't reimbursed.
All of your living expenses are paid for by production.
Contestants on the show are put up in a hotel for the duration of filming. Additionally, their transportation and food expenses are paid for by the show.
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Of course, we're all curious where that veritable smorgasbord of delights ends up after filming is over. As it turns out, the crew gets first dibs, Marketplace reported. All leftovers and unused pantry items are then donated to MEND – a support service charity based in LA.
Promoted Stories. Food is central to MasterChef, yet it's essentially impossible for Gregg and John and the guest judges to taste everything while it's still hot – even warm. Usually, contestants' dishes are room temperature. The flavours remain and judges always know whether dishes are pleasing or not.
You'll be pleased to know that nothing in the 'MasterChef' kitchen goes to waste, with the excess food heading straight to some very worthy causes. The program has an arrangement with Second Bite -- an organisation that works towards curbing two growing problems in Australia -- food waste and food insecurity.
Hailing from across the country, MasterChef contestants travel to Melbourne for filming, where they are put up in serviced apartment accommodation. A reliable source close to production tells Refinery29 Australia that usually two contestants share an apartment, but each has their own bedroom within the unit.
With the judges rumoured to be taking home around $500,000 a year with Ten, the show's rampant popularity and critical acclaim could see bigger fees negotiated for future seasons.
And they don't get to keep the aprons they wear on the show. But they are sent nice new ones in the post later. This is so no one is spotted with a MasterChef apron before the series goes out on TV.
MasterChef Australia's three judges enjoy a growing friendship.
Originally Answered: who cleans up the pots/pans on cooking shows & why do they look so new? The pots and pans are new. They are donated by companies who want to be featured on the show. So, they are unwashed and shiny.
Tonight either Ben or Diana will discover they have won the series, despite each having filmed an ending where they are declared as winner. “That's one of the hard things we do today – we sit down with Ben and Diana, and we re-create the last moment,” he told Adelaide's Mix 102.3's Jodie & Soda.
Frozen food always comes out right before the judges tuck in but it still often melts during the delay to take those pictures. Former contestant Billy Wright explained: "That's why it's always in separate dishes.
"They do most of the time [eat the food cold], but after everyone's finished cooking and time is called, the judges come around to the benches and try everything.
They just cook. They wash their hands after handling raw meats, but otherwise gloves aren't really needed unless they have a cut or something. I saw Ashley wearing gloves in one of the recent episodes.
Contestants have to buy any ingredients they require to practice dishes to make at home and aren't given any money towards it - but ingredients and a full pantry are provided in the MasterChef kitchens.
If you're asking whether they have recipes to follow during challenges, then the answer is no. The time constraints are real, and contestants never get to use a recipe or get to use their phones during a challenge.
Well, MasterChef makes it very clear that absolutely no food is wasted after the judges have tested the meals. We'd all love a taster of the mouth-watering meals, and it seems like the crew is no different. The culinary delights are left for those operating cameras and directing the show behind the scenes.
Indian-origin pastor Justin Narayan has won the title of MasterChef Australia 13 which includes a cash prize of $250,000 dollars. Kishwar Chowdhury, who originally hails from Bangladesh, was the second runner-up and won $20,000, and Pete Campbell from New South Wales went home with $30,000 as the first runner-up.
But it turns out contestants are actually told about the challenges beforehand.. "Contestants are given the heads-up on the challenges, themes [and] recipes the night before filming, so they can research techniques and recipes," an unnamed source told New Idea.
The television presenters, who host MasterChef together, keep viewers of the BBC One show entertained with their amusing banter and appear to have a close bond on screen. However, they insist they do not regularly mix outside of work, something they claim leaves their fans astounded.