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MasterChef Australia: Back To Win elimination sees cook's dream dashed over underdone duck as brutal butter challenge goes awry
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win has lost another cook after a butter challenge left a lot to be desired on Sunday night.
A pressure test called for the chefs to create a dish that 'celebrated butter' in 75 minutes.
Unfortunately, Tim Bone's dish fell short when his underdone duck failed to wow the judges, and it led to his elimination.
'My heart definitely sank,' the Ballarat chef told Ten after he departed the cooking competition.
'I think I bit off more than I could chew trying to get a beautiful fall-off-the-bone confit duck in 75 minutes, but that's the world we live in, it's a pressure-cooker of an environment, and you never know when your time is up' he continued.
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'Unfortunately, my time was up'.
The host of Good Chef Bad Chef said that despite being kicked off the series he was happy with what he had achieved.
'I still walked out with my head held high. I was proud of what I was able to achieve in the competition,' he said.
It comes after contestant Rue Mupedzi set herself up for a huge career in the culinary world after her shock elimination from the Back to Win season on Tuesday.
Instead of hanging up her apron for good, the 29-year-old dental hygienist is planning on becoming a pastry chef.
Rue, who is known as the 'dessert queen' by fans, announced she plans to head to Europe to pursue her dream as soon as possible.
'My vision board is to go to France and gain work experience in the pastry world for six months to a year, as well as explore Europe,' she said in a new interview with Yahoo Lifestyle on Wednesday.
The WA-based kitchen star said her long-term plans included opening her own pastry shop.
Unfortunately, Tim's dish fell short when his underdone duck failed to wow the judges, and it led to his elimination
Rue returned to MasterChef after her headline making appearance on the show in 2023.
She suffered the heartache of a second MasterChef Australia elimination last week after a tricky pudding failed to impress the judges.
In tears, Rue told the judges that it had been an honour cooking for them and being on the show for a second time around.
'Just being called back among such amazing chefs made me realise I'm also part of the great people,' she shared.
Jean-Christophe Novelli sang high praises of the contestant and her presence on the show.
'You are unique, you've got the most amazing spirit and, for me, I believe you are a ray of sunshine in any kitchen,' he told Rue in a heartfelt speech.
Speaking of her final cook with 10Play, Season 15's Rue was left disappointed after being eliminated in a challenge she considered to be her bread and butter.
'I really felt like this was a cook that I was supposed to shine in, and I didn't,' Rue said.
'I had done all these elements over a thousand times, and somehow that didn't show. You couldn't see that on the plate.'
