Brent Owens and Laura Cassai battle it out in the grand finale. Source: Supplied
SEASON six of MasterChef is cooked, as Brent (Brenty) Owens and Laura Cassai battled it out for the title of MasterChef winner for 2014.
WHO WON? DESSERT FROM HELL SEPARATES THE TWO
Here are a few things you might not know about Ten's reinvigorated reality cooking show.
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• The top three — Brent, Laura and Emelia — endured a total of six months of non-stop 14-hour days in their fight to make it to tonight's grand final. That's a LOT of kitchen time.
• All three admitted that they seriously underestimated the mental, physical, and emotional toll of plating up unique dishes episode after episode for the judges. "I really expected MasterChef to be easier than it is," Emelia admitted to News Corp prior to her Sunday night elimination. "I never considered how exhausting, mentally draining and emotionally-charged the experience would be."
• Until now, Callum Hann has been the youngest contestant to make the MasterChef grand final. Hann was 20 when he was runner-up to Adam Liaw back in 2010. But if 19-year-old Laura takes out the crown for 2014 she will be the first teenager to win MasterChef Australia.
Contestants Adam Liaw and Callum Hann from 2010. Source: Supplied
• The contestants are given an allowance to cover expenses they may have outside the house each week. Some reports put it at around $500.
• Ever wondered where all the leftover food goes? You'll be pleased to know it goes to a good cause. OzHarvest is a not-for-profit food charity and uses the leftovers to make meals for homeless people and those in need.
• Doesn't the food get cold? Yep. The time it takes to move cameras around for each segment means most of the meals are cold by the time the judges taste it. "Some things do get reheated if it's like a sauce," George Calombaris admitted to Nova radio, "but when we say, 'Stop cooking' we do a quick wander of the room and taste stuff out of their pot."
• The MasterChef house where contestants live full-time throughout the competition is a multi-million dollar property in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Brighton.
• A chaperon lives with the contestants at the mansion. "We have somebody with us at all times, and there were a couple of people who looked after us," eliminated contestant Renae Smith revealed.
Sydney-based single mum Renae Smith in the Masterchef kitchen. Source: Supplied
• Despite being located right on the beach, contestants aren't actually allowed to leave the house during the competition. "The hardest thing about being on MasterChef isn't the cooking, it's the living with strangers and not knowing what's coming next," Ben Macdonald told news.com.au after he was eliminated. "You've got to be able to stay positive in a strange environment."
• Outside of filming hours the contestants are forever practising and honing their cooking skills. They were constantly sent fresh produce and would buddy up and muck around with new ingredients in the kitchen.
• Contestants are permitted to Skype their loved ones four times a week but only get to visit their families during production breaks. "It was hard, I was calling them four times a week and then you do get flown over to see them occasionally," mother-of-two Renae said of missing her daughters.
• Production ensures there is a psychologist on hand at all times to guide contestants as the competition progresses.
• After five seasons of MasterChef, not a single winner has returned to their job, abandoning roles in IT, law, teaching, an electrician apprenticeship and town planning.
• Shine Australia, the company that produces MasterChef, estimated to Fairfax media that nearly 70 per cent of finalists have gained a career in food after appearing on the show.
MasterChef contestant Jamie Fleming was a favourite to win this season. Source: Channel 10
And now for a little dirt on your MasterChef judges:
• George Calombaris actually started his career working for Gary Mehigan at the Hotel Sofitel in Melbourne.
• Matt Preston moved to Australia from London in 1993 to take up a job as a "soap opera correspondent" for British magazines What's On TV, TVTimes and Women's Own. His task was to review shows such as Neighbours and Home and Away.
• George's first foray into television was as a regular chef on the daytime cooking show, Ready Steady Cook.
• During season one Gary lost a bet between the three judges that he would be the first among them to cry on MasterChef. Mehigan had to cough up for a dinner at Tetsuyas for the trio.
• Who knew Matt Preston had released a CD? In 2009, he put out a compilation called Music from Another Platter — Music for Cooking, Music for Eating.
• Preston actually names each of his cravats, among them is: Short Michelle, Long Sonia, Kate DW, Uncle Monty Blue, Ros, John Wood and Professional Judy.
Until next season ... Masterchef Judges Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris. Source: Supplied
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