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“ | This challenge is all about peanut butter and the JELLY SHELLEY! | ” |
Rice Rice Baby is the tenth episode of Season 6 of MasterChef. It was aired on July 15, 2015 on FOX. In that episode, rice was the main ingredient, one home cook forgot the main ingredients for the Elimination Test, another took a big risk by rejecting immunity, and Ramsay argued with an arrogant baker.
Mystery Box Challenge[]
The Top 11 are seen entering the MasterChef Kitchen where they are about to participate in the next Mystery Box Challenge. Upon revealing what's inside the Mystery Boxes, the top 11 find various different types of rice; much to Hetal's Excitement, given how her parents used to be farmers when living in India, with rice being the 1 ingredient they would always stumble upon. Before the challenge started however, Christina Tosi mentioned how the winning dish will be featured on the cover of Family Circle Magazine. The Contestants are then given 1 hour for this Challenge.
Gordon Ramsay 1st visits Hetal who has decided to do khichdi; a Punjabi styled rice dish. When asked on whether or not she's going to use eggs on her dish, Hetal says no; given that because of her Hindu background, she doesn't eat eggs. As such, she instead uses tomatoes, onions, and almonds. Gordon then asks her if she's confident she'll make it to the top 3, to which Hetal says it would be sad if she didn't. Meanwhile Graham Eliot along with Christina visit Christopher who's making Pineapple fried rice as an homage to his mother; who left him when he was 11 and this dish being the only fond memory he has of her, much to Christina's surprise. Gordon then visits Claudia, who has decided to do arroz con leche molotes; in the form of arancini balls. Graham and Christina then visit Derrick, who has decided to do a sushi roll with sticky rice, bacon & quails eggs; as an homage to how he once grew up poor, and his mother would often resort to leftovers to serve him as a meal. When asked on the chances of winning his 2nd mystery box, given how he's the only mystery box winner that is still in the competition, Derrick says he's confident that he'll win it a 2nd time. With 15 Minutes remaining, the judges regroup to discuss who they think has the advantage to which they all say Derrick, Tommy, & Christopher respectively. With 2 minutes left, everyone rushes to do the final plating of their dishes.
The Judges then Select Claudia, Hetal, & Tommy as the top 3 dishes. Afterwards, Tommy was selected as the winner of the challenge much to his own excitement. He was then escorted to the MasterChef Pantry to discuss his advantages for the next challenge.
Invention Test[]
Upon entering the MasterChef Pantry, Graham asks Tommy if he's married; to which he says yes and for 4 & a half years. The Judges then explain that the theme of the next challenge is dual complementary ingredients. The Judges then have Tommy choose between Peanut Butter & Jelly, Ham & Pineapple, Tomato & Basil. However, it is also revealed that whatever dual complementary ingredients Tommy Chooses, will be the ones everyone else has to cook with. As such, Tommy ends up choosing Peanut Butter & Jelly. Before starting the Challenge, the judges then reveal that 2 contestants will be safe from elimination; one before & one after the challenge. The decision of who will be those contestants would be made by Tommy himself, to which he picks Claudia as his 1st choice; only for her to turn down the offer as she prefers participating as a way to give an even stronger impression of the judges, much to Shelly's shock and confusion, as she strongly believes that Claudia should have accepted Tommy's offer Instead. The Contestants were given 45 Minutes for this Challenge.
As the Challenge begins, the judges discuss on which route is the best route to go with Peanut Butter & Jelly; to which Gordon states Savory route whereas Christina says Sweet route. Shelly then begins to Panic, as she realizes that she forgot to take Peanut Butter & Jelly from the MasterChef Pantry; much to the concern of the judges. As such, Shelly resorts to asking the other contestants for Peanut Butter and Jelly; to which Nick turns her down whereas Hetal & Olivia both lend her some extra Peanut Butter & Jelly, much to Shelly's relief. Gordon then visits Shelly, who has then decided to do a spiced Peanut Butter & Jelly Egg Roll with a Jelly Siracha Dip. When asked if Tommy were to save her after the challenge if she would accept his offer, Shelly instantly said yes. Graham then visits Claudia and asks on how much she would regret her decision if she failed this challenge, to which she says she'll regret it for the rest of her life. Claudia then decides to make an ancho Peanut Butter Crusted Pork Chop with a Jelly Glaze. With 20 minutes remaining; Gordon visits Sara who has decided to do a Peanut Butter & Jelly Tart with fruit; although Gordon expresses concern over the fact that she has yet to branch out of the dessert route; to which Sara explains that she didn't want to take the risk of going home on a Savory dish using Peanut Butter & Jelly. With 5 minutes remaining, Christina visits Christopher just in time to see him panic over the fact that his Tarts are coming out as soupy and gloopy; to which Christina encourages him to not give up.
After the Challenge Ended, Tommy decides to save Nick; to which he accepts.
Elimination[]
In the End, Katrina & Hetal had the best dishes of the night whereas Shelly & Sara had the worst and were sent to the bottom 2. The Judges ultimately decide to send Sara Home.
Trivia[]
- Title Reference: The title refers to the rice mystery box challenge. It is also a pun on Vanilla Ice's single Ice Ice Baby.
- Family Circle Sponsor: At the time of Filming, the specific issue for which Tommy's rice Dish would be featured was that of September 2015; which also at the time, had 17 million readers nationwide.
- Immunity Turndown: This was the 2nd Instance this season and 3rd overall in which a contestant was offered immunity only to turn it down. The 1st being with Jennifer back in Season 2 during the Aphrodisiacs Invention Test and the 2nd being with Hetal, who instead chose to have Derrick saved from the Cinnamon Rolls Pressure Test in her place.