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MasterChef Series 16
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Out of the thousands who applied, 60 amateur cooks have made it through to compete over five weeks of heats in the MasterChef kitchen.

Out of the thousands who applied, 60 amateur cooks have made it through to compete over five weeks of heats. This year they will have to cook not only for their place in the competition but also for the right to wear a coveted MasterChef apron. With six contestants in each heat and only four aprons up for grabs, the battle is fierce from the offset.

The contestants get their first chance to win an apron by cooking their signature dish 鈥� a plate that shows John and Gregg who they are as a cook and how good they can become. After tasting all six dishes, John and Gregg will pick their two favourites. Those cooks will earn themselves a MasterChef apron and a place in the next round.

The remaining four contestants face a second test, the Three Ingredients Challenge. Tasked with creating one exceptional dish showcasing three specific ingredients 鈥� bream, fennel and tomatoes - the stakes are high as, at the end, two cooks will fasten their new aprons, and two will be sent home and their MasterChef dream will be over.

Just one more challenge then stands between the four surviving cooks and a quarter-final place. They must cook two courses that will excite not just John and Gregg but also some of MasterChef鈥檚 most inspiring winners, finalists and contestants, all of whom have gone on to work in the food industry.

The guests' favourite cook will automatically become a quarter-finalist, while the other two places will be determined by John and Gregg. Tonight, the contestants鈥� fate is in the hands of last year鈥檚 MasterChef finalists, Delia-Marie Asser, Jilly McCord and Irini Tzortzoglou.

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  • 00:21

    Alphaville

    Call Me

  • 00:22

    Selena Gomez & the Scene

    A Year Without Rain (Dave Aude Club Mix)

  • 00:55

    Little Mix

    These Four Walls

Credits

Gregg Wallace Gregg Wallace
John Torode John Torode
Narrator India Fisher
Series Editor Katie Attwood
Series Producer Diccon Green
Director Dave Crerar
Production Company Shine TV

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