‘Can’t Channel Ten afford a few garden chairs?’ MasterChef fans blast the show for having contestants ‘awkwardly standing in the way’ while others compete in the kitchen
On Tuesday’s episode of MasterChef Australia: Back To Win, the contestants faced a unique pasta challenge.
But those who weren’t taking part stood awkwardly around the kitchen, with the show having done away with the usual gantry that allows non-competing cooks to applaud from above.
As a result, the cooks were constantly having to part the sea of onlookers to get to the things they needed.
Weird! On Tuesday’s episode of MasterChef Australia: Back To Win, the contestants faced a pasta challenge. But those who weren’t taking part stood awkwardly around the kitchen
And fans watching at home were less than enthused, with many complaining that the leftover contestants were obstructing the action.
One person Tweeted: ‘Urgh, it’s one of those weird ‘no gantry’ eliminations where the others stand in the way awkwardly’.
Another Tweeted: ‘So you mean to tell me that Channel 10 can set up three full kitchen benches in someone’s backyard but can’t rent out a couple of garden chairs for everyone else to sit? I’m so uncomfortable why is everyone standing’.
No room: The show did away with the usual gantry that allowed non-competing cooks to applaud from above
Move over! As a result, the cooks were constantly having to part the sea of onlookers to get to things they needed
Tight fit: Fans watching at home were less than enthused, with many complaining that the leftover contestants were obstructing the action
Someone else added: ‘Why can’t the others sit in the garden and have a beer?’ while a different fan said the set up made them ‘angry’.
Yet another wrote: ‘Why are people standing in front of all the things the people cooking need!?’
Another added: ‘Can you imagine cooking with all of the contestants LITERALLY breathing down your neck.
One person Tweeted: ‘So you mean to tell me that Channel 10 can set up three full kitchen benches in someone’s backyard but can’t rent out a couple of garden chairs for everyone else to sit? I’m so uncomfortable why is everyone standing’
‘I get the s***s when someone gets in the way of me taking my party pies out of the oven!’
One more person Tweeted: ‘Are the other contestants deliberately getting in the way, or are the producers just trying to keep them in the shot? Either way, it’s annoying’.
Another viewer added: ‘This elimination challenge is torture to watch. Mainly because all the other MasterChef contestants are hanging around and in the way.’
MasterChef continues Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel Ten
One more person Tweeted: ‘Are the other contestants deliberately getting in the way, or are the producers just trying to keep them in the shot? Either way, it’s annoying’