MasterChef 2014 Recap: Week 2 – First Mystery Box Challenge!

We saw the Top 22 on MasterChef 2014 be formed last week by judges Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot and now the Top 22 will take on their first Mystery Box Challenge tonight on MasterChef Season 5! I love this challenge, as it really tests the home cooks on Master Chef 2014! This will be their first test of the season and should be fun to watch, as it looks like the claws are coming out during the first challenge! Check it out with us tonight during our MasterChef 2014 Recap and see who went home on MasterChef 2014 tonight!

Last week on MasterChef 2014 Season 5, we saw the Top 30 home cooks head to Los Angeles and take on their first challenge of the season: create their signature dish for the judges and try and earn a white apron! We saw some good dishes and we saw some nervous home cooks, especially with so much on the line! In the end, the judges handed out 22 white aprons and those 22 home cooks will start the real challenges tonight on Master Chef Season 5!

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Watch the first Mystery Box Challenge and Elimination Test tonight on MasterChef 2014! Who made it through tonight on MasterChef 2014 Season 5 and who was sent home? Find out in our recap that follows!

WARNING: MASTERCHEF 2014 SPOILERS AHEAD!

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Here we go…the MasterChef Kitchen is open and the home cooks and judges are in place! This is it!

MYSTERY BOX CHALLENGE: They will have 90 minutes to cook an amazing dish hidden under the boxes. The judges will taste the dishes along the way as they cook. Under the box, they have a ton of ingredients that can be used for desserts! The judges will eliminate someone during this challenge!!! The time starts and we are off! Astrid has never baked before! Jaimee is a bakery assistant, so should do well on this one! Elizabeth tells Gordon that Leslie will go home because all he does is flap his mouth and this sets him off! Looks like Leslie will be the drama king this season! The time runs out!

JUDGING: The judges call up Cutter and Astrid and then Courtney and Willie. Two of them are in contention for the best dish and two are in contention for the worst dish! The two worst dishes belong to Cutter and Astrid and one of them will be going home. Gordo said to anyone Cutter’s dish doesn’t look like a dessert. Gordon said Astrid’s dish is raw and he is struggling where they can go with her and doesn’t think there is much potential. The judges discuss and they send home Astrid and Cutter is safe for this challenge.

For the best dishes, Graham said Courtney’s dish looks like a restaurant dish. Gordon loves the crunch. Joe said Willie’s dish is beautiful and small and dainty and then there is him, which they all get a kick out of. Gordon said it is amazing and it is a party in his mouth. The winning dish tonight on MasterChef 2014 is Courtney!

ELIMINATION TEST: Courtney joins the judges in the pantry and she will get to choose the dish her opponents will be cooking tonight! They are three classic American dishes: meatballs, meatloaf or hamburger. Courtney will not be cooking tonight. They head back into the kitchen and Gordon tells them that only half of the home cooks will compete in the challenge and Courtney gets to save the others. She saves: Leslie, Jaimee, Gordon, Elise, Cutter, Francis L., Kira, Ahran, Elizabeth and Christian. That leaves ten home cooks to compete in this challenge and Willie is pissed he was not chosen!

For the dish, they will be cooking the meatloaf! Willie sees this and he is ecstatic and thinks he has got this. They have one hour! The time gets started and they head into the pantry to grab their ingredients. Gordon tastes Willie’s dish during the challenge and he said he thought Courtney was sending a message with this challenge, but clearly Willie is sending a message. Willie said she is doing nothing but running her mouth! The time runs out and the dishes have been plated and time for the judges to taste them!

FRANCIS B.: Gordon said bold move and it worked and he wants to eat more and more. Graham said it is great. Joe said he is playing the game at a high level and keep and eye on him.

STEPHANI: Gordon spits it out and said there is no way he can swallow that and she should be headed home and he is seriously disappointed on MasterChef 2014.

WHITNEY: Graham said it doesn’t really taste like anything and it could be a weird meat dessert creation. Gordon said the meat is dry and way overcooked.

CHRISTINE: Graham said the flavor of the meatloaf is awesome.

JORDAN: Gordon said you can’t season the meatloaf after it is cooked and it shows he is the youngest home cook in the competition.

DANIEL: Joe said he liked everything about this dish.

WILLIE: Gordon said the seasoning is spot-on and he is a strong contender.

DAN: Gordon said that is absolutely disgusting and one of the worst meatloaves he has ever eaten!

RESULTS: The best meatloaf goes to Francis B. and he will have a huge advantage in the next challenge on MasterChef Season 5. The three worst dishes go to Stephani, Dan and Whitney. The judges send home Whitney and Dan and Stephani are safe tonight!

What do you think of the results on MasterChef 2014 Season 5 tonight?

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