‘MasterChef' exclusive clip: ‘There's gonna be hell to pay' over undercooked, ‘mooing' steaks
The Top 8 duos take on another demanding team challenge outside the comforts of the MasterChef kitchen — crafting a VIP dining experience aboard a moving steam train. The pressure is on as they race against time in an intense test of teamwork, hoping to avoid running off the rails (both figuratively and literally).
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In an exclusive preview clip below, the judges harshly critique the Red Team's steak dinner and issue a stern warning to team captains Zach and Michelle Lamb: one duo's mistakes may derail the entire operation.
"They look sloppy," Joe Bastianich scolds during a taste test. "We need more precision, more perfection." The tension escalates further as Gordon Ramsay and Tiffany Derry take aim at the underseasoned crab meat, and Joe delivers another blow, this time targeting the dish's undercooked steaks. "That's black and blue," he says, visibly unimpressed. "If I start bringing back steaks from the dining room mooing like this, there's gonna be hell to pay."
So, who is behind the steaks? The culprit is mother-daughter duo Tonna and Cait Jacobson, a pairing Gordon admits he's "not comfortable with" when it comes to cooking the beef. Will Zach and Michelle find a way to steer their team toward redemption, or is failure inevitable?
Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT to find out which duos can rise above the chaos aboard this high-pressure challenge — and don't forget to check out our recap at Gold Derby. For the members of the losing team, the stakes will get even higher — they'll head into the season's second Pressure Test, where at least one duo will face elimination.
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