Cooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Season 6 Top 20: Knotts’s Berry Farm And Cinnamon Buns 

  Last week, the Top 3 Cooks From The Mystery Box Challenge were:

Katrina, who cooked a Pork Schnitzel with Bacon and Braised Red Cabbage. It was an homage to her Slovanian – German heritage. 

Dan, who cooked a Savory Eclair with a Mushroom Filling.  It truly impressed Judge Christina Tosi. 

Hetal, who cooked a Coconut Curry Soup that made Judge Graham Elliott shout out positive obscenities. Ha!  

The winner of the Mystery Box Dish was Dan The Man!  He had the advantage of not having to cook in the upcoming elimination test, which was an Apple Pie, the true American Classic. 

But there was a twist here. Dan was given another advantage.   He was asked to fill a bag with apples and hand out apples to those he wished to save from this test. Kind of fun! 

We were then left with 9 cooks, 2 of would will be eliminated at the end of this Pressure Test.  

Granny Smith Green apples were used for this pie and the cooks were left to their own discretion in terms of the other ingredients they wished to use for their pie.  Each cook had a specific vision where they wished to take their pies. For instance, Olivia, almost eliminated a top crust for her pie  until Chef Gordon Ramsay persuaded her not to do so. Thank Heavens!  

And although Veronica made the most bizarre looking apple pie (it looked like a cake),  it was a hit with the judges. 

Christopher’s pie had bourbon and maple filling, but he included 5 tablespoons as a thickener – which stunned Chef Ramsay. However, it tasted fantastic.  

Olivia actually hated her own pie, flavoured with goat cheese and blueberries. Graham Elliott said the goat cheese was a bad decision and.Christina Tosi agreed. 

Derek incorporated brown sugar in his pie but he didn’t include enough apples. 

Steven and Charlie received generally  favourable reviews. 

Mateo made a ginger- caramel apple pie that sounded great on paper but the apples were too thick and the ginger over – powering.  

Sara made a caramel pecan Apple pie that looked and tasted phenomenal. Like really phenomenal. 

Brianna’s pie looked beautiful but the filling was watery – like apple soup (said Chef Christina).

Standout Apple Pie: Christopher

Bottom 3: Brianna, Mateo and Olivia.

Eliminated: Mateo and Brianna 

MCL Aside:  I wonder if they get to keep their aprons even though it appears on film that they don’t.  

This week, the cooks visit Knotts’s Berry Farm and compete to prepare the best crab dish with the winner gaining a significant advantage before the elimination.  Also the cooks must create versions of dishes using corn.  Mmm. I love corn but the crab?  Not so much. Let’s see if they can covert me, huh?  and  and cook Fish and Chips and Hamburgers. Sorry for the Mix – Up. Then, attack Cinnamon Buns. Yes, attack! 

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