Masterchef Australia S12 E24 Recap — And She Liked It

A sense of anticipation hangs over the Masterchef kitchen, like the calm before a storm, or more accurately the calm before a celebrity guest appearance. The five contestants competing for immunity enter in their white aprons, unaware of what’s in store for them, unlike the viewers who have been bombarded with ads.

Jock asks the contestants whether they would like to win immunity. They drop a bombshell: they would. Although Poh sounds pretty sarcastic. Melissa informs them that today their dish must be hot. Andy informs them that today their dish must also have a cold element. So it could be, for example, steak stuffed with ice cream, or pasta garnished with rocks. It is, therefore, a hot ’n’ cold challenge. Get it?

DO YOU GET IT?

The contestants start cooking but it feels like we’re just marking time until the whole point of this episode arrives. While we wait, the judges cackle about “the twist” that’s coming.

Reece declares his intention to soak his baba in a rum syrup, having hit rock bottom. Meanwhile Asian Sarah says she doesn’t want to do a dessert today because making her life difficult for herself is on-brand. She therefore plans braised pork with a pickle granita and god only knows what that is.

It really must be twist week, because Melissa and Andy are walking together to Reynold’s bench, violating the sacred tradition of the male judges being scared of girl germs. Reynold is making a cake with matcha, to…