MasterChef 20x10 - Episode 10

Week four of the heats has arrived, and 12 fresh-facedcontenders are pinning their hopes on winning a MasterChefapron - their ticket to progress in the competition. Only thebest on the day will make it into this week's quarter-final andstill be in the running for the title.Four sparkling MasterChefaprons are on offer, as John and Gregg ask the first sixcontenders to transform a chosen everyday ingredient from BasicTo Brilliant. There have been some ingenious plates deliveredso far, so the bar is extremely high. Restaurant-qualitydishes will be expected from the hopefuls, who include adoctor, a lawyer and an actor. This is the first time thejudges will sample their cooking, so they will be hoping forplates that sing with personality. It's straight through forthe two strongest as they try their MasterChef aprons on forsize.The stakes are high for the remaining cooks, who need tocome back fighting as there are only two more aprons up forgrabs. To win one, they will need to think on their feet andproduce a stunning dish featuring prawns. The bountiful larderis there for the odd flourish, and they will have just 45minutes to show John and Gregg what they are made of. The twowho manage to make their prawns pop will don the prizedremaining MasterChef aprons.The action-packed episode ends withthe true test of endurance. The four best cooks must prepare anexquisite two-course menu for three diners who have all facedthis pressure head-on: 2007 MasterChef champion Steven Wallis,2021 finalist Alexina Anatole, and 2006 finalist Dean Edwards.They, along with the judges, will be anticipating food thathits high standard and leaves them wanting more. So the averagedinner-party dish will not be enough, and the cooks must pullout all the stops to impress.All four will be hoping to heartheir name announced as a quarter-finalist, but two will besorely disappointed as their dream of becoming the nextMasterChef champion will be over.