Top 10 Masterchef Junior Season 4 Moments
Whether it is guest judges, competitive contestants, or amazing challenges, there is no shortage
of excitement and talent in every season of Masterchef Junior.
Throughout the season, we see great dishes, to contestant mess ups, to crazy judges outfits,
there is no shortage of entertainment.
Here we count down our top ten moments from season 4 of Masterchef Junior.
The Premiere
Masterchef Junior premieres are usually bursting at the seams with action.
From meeting all of the new young chefs to seeing just what they can do, the premieres
are always an exciting start to the season.
The season four premiere started off special because of just how these kids got their aprons
—- beating the heck out of a piñata Gordon Ramsay head.
These kids are very excited to finally get their aprons and help to pass them out to
the other contestants.
With a burger challenge as the first challenge for these contestants, they are able to showcase
with a food they all know very well.
On this particular season, the youngest contestant is a mere eight years old.
The season premiere is a great start to the season, giving us the background on the contestants
we will come to know and love.
This gives us a beginning glimpse into who we might root for over the coming episodes.
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The Soufflé Challenge
Even for many adults, soufflés are a dangerous thing to make.
They require an insane amount of skill, technique, and precision.
This challenge comes towards the end of the season.
These chefs make multiple soufflés, hoping that at least one is the picture perfect soufflé
the judges are looking for.
Each of the judges goes to check on a contestant and see if their soufflés are rising.
Addison gets a great compliment from Christina, while Graham switches glasses with a contestant
so they can both see her soufflés.
Gordon asks a contestant if she has prayed for her soufflés yet.
In the last moments, the judges are discussing the contestants' soufflés, and Christina
talks about Addison's sky-high soufflé.
This challenge is an absolute nailbiter, especially because soufflé is such a technical dish
and one that needs to rise properly to be right.
Judges from Different Decades
Every season has the chefs dressing up for the kids.
Not only do they usually dress up for a challenge, but it is also to give the contestants a moment
to laugh at the judges as well.
In a very special episode, Graham, Christina, and Gordon all dress up as different decades
-- Gordon as the sixties, Graham as the seventies, and Christina as the eighties.
The decades represent the eras in which the chefs were born.
Graham starts his entrance with some crazy seventies quotes.
Graham can’t stop dancing, and the kids are absolutely loving it.
Christina tries to make a cool entrance but doesn’t exactly nail the landing.
The chefs do a great job not only representing their decade but getting the kids laughing
and having fun as well.
This serves as a reminder, that this competition doesn't need to be completely serious.
There is time to laugh at the judges, too!
Special Appearances
With the youngest season five contestant at eight, it is safe to assume that these kids
probably start to really miss their parents at a certain point.
That’s why it’s so great when Masterchef Junior incorporates the kids’ loved ones
into the show.
Their reactions are one of a little bit of terror at first before Addison lets us know
just who we are looking at.
Another time, the chefs are surprised with tablets at their stations.
It's hard to imagine what this competition might be like for these young kids, with the
time away from their friends and loved ones.
These are two very special additions to Masterchef Junior Season 4, giving the young contestants
a chance to get a glimpse back into their old lives, and giving their loved ones a chance
to see just what they have been up to in the Masterchef kitchen.
Cupcake Challenge
On almost every season of Masterchef Junior, there is a challenge where the contestants
must make as many of a certain item as possible.
This is a competition in precision, in speed, and in overall timing.
The cupcake challenge is one that came early in the competition, but that did not mean
that these junior home cooks did not yet have their competitive spirit.
Christina shows the kids how to make a perfectly frosted cupcake.
For this episode, they even decided to bring back someone incredibly important to Masterchef
Junior.
The contestants not competing are still very excited for their competitors.
At the end of the episode, Addison ultimately wins, getting to frost Gordon Ramsay.
Everyone excitedly counts down, and the Gordon gets frosted.
This episode is jam-packed full of action, from the contestants racing to get their cupcakes
frosted to seeing which judge will get frosted themselves.
Gordon’s House
As we all know, Gordon Ramsay is a legend in the culinary world, and these young home
cooks are lucky enough to get to cook for him week after week.
In this special episode, the chefs get to see another side of Gordon Ramsay -- his house!
Other episodes have had appearances by Gordon's daughter, Matilda, and now, we get to see
where the famous chef lives!
We first get a glimpse of Gordon is all his home glory -- a robe with his dog, King George,
on his lap.
When the kids see the house, they can't help but express their excitement.
This is a team challenge, where the chefs must work quickly and efficiently.
The young cooks are struggling to get the pans out of the oven, and one chef even drops
his food on a very valuable foot!
This episode has a lot happening, as many of the team episodes usually do.
Not only that, but we get to see Gordon's house in the process, which is nothing short
of spectacular.
Team Graham and Gordon
Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliott are staples in the Masterchef Junior Kitchen.
Many of the young home cooks look up to these chefs and their careers.
So when there is an extra duo added to a challenge, the kids are understandably nervous.
The contestants are absolutely shocked to see that it is none other than Graham and
Gordon!
The young chefs are understandably distraught.
The contestants who are not competing are cheering on the judges.
Addison is spot on with her commentary, but the audience can't help to root for the contestants
to beat the famous judges.
This is a great challenge because it sets a fire in the teams to not only win but to
beat both Graham and Gordon, showing them that they can beat even the best of the best
in the kitchen.
Best and Worst
Each season, there are highs and lows for every contestant.
Some have great dishes, some land in the bottom two, some completely mess up and risk setting
the kitchen on fire!
In the season premiere, both Avery and Sam proved they were forces to be reckoned with.
Sam walks up to the judges confident, and if Graham's response is any indication, he
should be confident, and Graham's response after a bite solidifies that.
Other times, though, there are some issues.
When Sam's oven began smoking, he had to figure out what to do since his cereal began burning.
Something similar happens to Kya when her pan begins to flame up.
Throughout the season, there are highs and lows for each chef, and you never know who
is going to fail and who is going to succeed.
An Out of this World Surprise
Every so often, the judges will plan an elaborate entrance for the young chefs.
Without fail, the kids are always excited to see just what these judges may have in
store for them.
This particular episode sets the special moment up from the moment the chefs run into the
room.
They then start to hear a countdown and see smoke, and right after that things really
start to take off.
The contestants are shocked to see astronauts in front of them that are really the judges!
After this, they get to meet real-life astronaut; She answers questions from the kids and even
shows them what the food looks like in space.
The show even gives the kids a space-themed basket, hearkening back to the idea that the
moon is made of cheese!
The Kids Get the Chefs
Every season, without fail, there is a moment, or multiple moments, where the kids get some
revenge on the judges for making their lives so difficult.
In one episode, the kids can’t help but laugh as Graham enters in a chicken costume.
For this challenge, the kids have to crack eggs on Graham’s head to find out if they
are competing in a challenge.
Amaya is a bit more delicate but gets herself in the process, and Zach has a bit of fun
too.
In another episode, Ian gets the honor of dunking Christina Tosi in taco dip.
She then dunks herself, while all the kids and judges can’t help but smile as they
look on.
Once in a while, the judges turn the table on the young chefs, like with the lemonade
challenge.
These messy challenges are a hallmark of every season and something we and the kids look
forward to.
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