MasterChef 2010 kicked off with the top 50 contestants cooking a BBQ dish of their own choosing.
The contestants each cooked their signature dishes but were judged by their fellow contestants, not the judges. The women tasted the men's dishes and voted for the best three.
The first challenge was a series of kitchen prep tasks. The final task saw Marion, Daniel, Adele and Courtney cut salmon fillets of the correct weight andtheywere given their Top 24 aprons.
The six contestants who won Top 24 spots cooking against Matt Moran were treated to a Masterclass with him in ARIA's kitchen.
While Devon and Jonathan faced elimination, the red team left to enjoy their reward lunch at Luke Mangan's restaurant, Glass.There was to be three elimination rounds, worth one point each.