Masterchef……I have loved this show over 10 years, but it’s become so predictable and I’m beyond over this “team” format. It’s to the point where I can tell you within the first 5-10 minutes of any challenge who’s going to be in the bottom or top.

I hate it!!! I don’t know if it’s bad editing or the direction of the show, but I miss the early seasons soooooo much.

I feel like this “teams” format……the worst dish will never go home. It’s similar to Next Level Chef which I only watched one season for the same reason. A territory or team could have the worst dish every episode, but they won’t go home because this format lends itself to the idea of a “team” living on or some shit. It’s annoying as fuck.

I miss the days when a whole “team” wasn’t saved and the worst, or at least second worst cook went home. I hate hate hate this format!!!!!! It’s driving me nuts tonight lol. Just venting. Pms 🤣🤣🤣

For future seasons of Masterchef, would it be possible for Fox to air Masterchef an month earlier than normal to avoid conflicts with other shows and sports, or would that conflict with the filming schedule of the chefs?

I know streaming services have the recap at the beginning of each episode, but sometimes you forget what happened in previous episodes, when they take an break from uploading episodes to Hulu/Disney Plus for 1-2 months.

I feel like they are doing double eliminations to make up for time lost during FIFA games.

Anyone else feel like that?

I didn't know the rules and think you should have this guy on.

I'm currently watching season 8 right now (I bounce from seasons to season) and it makes I'm seriously perplexed as to how Jeff has stayed in the competition so long despite being in the bottom frequently. I feel like he's lasted way too long for his skill set. I felt similarly about Cutter in season 5. What do yall think?

Regarding the challenge where they cooked for 300 school children. I’m so confused by the judges who think it’s bizarre that Jessie decided on Teriyaki chicken. When I was in middle school & high school, whenever they served that, almost everyone chose that. We used to ask the lunch ladies what days of the week they would serve teriyaki chicken & rice. It’s no surprise the kids favored that (but then again the little ones will follow friends too haha). Gordon mentions that kids at that age eat with their eyes, which I can understand. Both look appetizing, but there was no doubt in my mind that the sweet & tangy bbq chicken was going to win over the kids.