MasterChef Indonesia (abbreviated as MCI) is an Indonesian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British series of the same name, open to amateur and home chefs. Produced by Endemol Shine Group, it debuted on 1 May 2011 on RCTI and has thirteen seasons to date.
Format
MasterChef Indonesia airs two days a week from Saturday to Sunday. The competition takes place in the RCTI's studio in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta which is known as MasterChef Gallery and includes a large kitchen area with several cooking stations which is overlooked by a balcony, a well-stocked pantry, and a freezer.
At the audition round, the contestants have to prepare their mainstay dish for around 30 minutes. The judges can advance them to the next round based on their dishes by deciding to give them an apron or not.
In the bootcamp round, the first challenge is to have the contestants perform basic skills such as filleting a fish, peeling shrimp, etc. During that time, the judges will observe their techniques. The second challenge requires the contestants to create a dish using a prepared staple ingredient. The judges can advance them to the gallery round or eliminate them, taking their aprons, based on their cooking techniques and the taste of their dishes.
Subsequently, the formal competition typically begins following a three event cycle that takes place over two episodes, where the judges will eliminate one or even two contestants after the third event. The events typically are: Mystery Box: Contestants are all given a box with the same ingredients and must use only those ingredients to create a dish within a fixed amount of time. The judges will select 3 dishes based on visual appearance and technique alone to taste, and from these 3 select one winner who will gain an advantage to prevent the pressure test and advance to the next round automatically. Elimination Test: The judges explain to the mystery box winner the theme of the elimination test (or sometimes take the winner to the pantry) and tell of at least one advantage. The typical example of this is selecting the specific ingredient to use or dish to recreate, but can also include automatic advancement to the next round, assigning certain ingredients to specific chefs or saving one of the contestants. The rest of the contestants are then informed and collected any ingredients that has been prepared for this test with a fixed amount of time to complete the dish. Judges evaluate all dishes based on taste and visual appeal. One from the contestants with a best dish will go straight to the next round and then the judges will nominate some of the contestants with a worst dish and critique their dishes before telling them to get ready for the pressure test. Pressure Test: The worst performing contestants must compete against each other to make a standard dish within a very limited amount of time that requires a great degree of cooking finesse. For those contestants who pass to the next round will watch the test from the balcony. Each dish is judged on the taste, visual appeal and technique, and the losing contestant is eliminated. Signature Dish: Contestants are tasked with creating a dish that represented themselves and their cooking philosophy around a staple ingredient or theme. Duplication Test: Contestants are required to duplicate a certain dish in terms of presentation and taste. Skills Test: The judges explain the preparation of a specific dish, or the preparation of an ingredient. The contestant is then required to reproduce that dish in a specific time limit – typically 15–20 minutes. The judges then look the contestant's attempt and give feedback. The judges give a 1-minute penalty to a contestant who cannot prepare the ingredient or cook the dish properly before continuing the next step. Offsite Challenge: Challenges that must be done outside the MasterChef gallery.
Seasons overview
Season Premiere Date Finale Date Time Winner Runner-up No. of Finalists Judges 1 2 3 1 4:30 pm Lucky Andreono † Agus Gazali Rahman20 Juna RorimpandeyRinrin MarinkaVindex Tengker 2 5:30 pm Desi Trisnawati Taufik HidayatDegan Septoadji Juna Rorimpandey 3 4:15 pm William Gozali Febrian Wicaksono 25Arnold Poernomo 4 4:30 pm Luvita Hodiono Deny Gumilang 30 Matteo Guerinoni Arnold Poernomo 5 4:00 pm Stefani Horison Kaisha Fridayassie 26 Juna Rorimpandey Renatta Moeloek Arnold Poernomo 6 4:30 pm Eric Herjanto Firhan Ashari 28 7 Jerry Andrean Audrey Wicaksana Tanaja 20 8 Jesselyn Lauwreen Nadya Puteri 18 9 5:00 pm Cheryl Puteri Gunawan Palitho Aventus Simanjuntak 22 10 Giovanni Vergio Fahmi Prachaya Ruangroj24 11 4:30 pm Belinda Christina Sianto Rizkisyah Putra Singarimbun123:00 pmFajar Gusti PangestuPutu Hovit Yusmanjia25Rudy Choirudin136:00 pmStephanie MeyersonMonica Bunga Tania Wibowo26Karen CarlottaNorman Ismail
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Winners and Runner-ups' statistics
Winners SeasonContestantsAgeOriginOccupationWin amountNumber of Pressure TestsIndividualTeamYesNo 1Lucky Andreono †31MalangFurniture Entrepreneur10460 2Desi Trisnawati39BangkaHotel Director11620 3William Gozali22JakartaStore Supervisor5530 4Luvita Hodiono20JakartaCollege Student7310 5Stefani Horison22SampitOnline Food Entrepreneur1361 6Eric Herjanto33JakartaScientist5130 7Jerry Andrean24BantenEntrepreneur3150 8Jesselyn Lauwreen21MedanFresh Graduate3260 9Cheryl Puteri Gunawan24SurabayaContent Creator2030 10Giovanni Vergio28JakartaExpedition Marketing6041 11Belinda Christina Sianto22MalangStudent237012Fajar Gusti Pangestu25TabananEntrepreneur1121113Stephanie Meyerson30PontianakPermanent Make-Up Artist1461
Runner-ups SeasonContestantsAgeOriginOccupationWin amountNumber of Pressure TestsIndividualTeamYesNo 1Agus Gazali Rahman25BanjarmasinTeacher5440 2Taufik Hidayat30SurabayaProperty Agent880 3Febrian Wicaksono25SoloPrivate Employee4270 4Deny Gumilang35JakartaEntrepreneur5050 5Kaisha Fridayassie30BogorEntrepreneur2270 6Firhan Ashari22CilegonCollege Student4240 7Audrey Wicaksana Tanaja23SurabayaCook Helper1350 8Nadya Puteri25JakartaBread Seller4070 9Palitho Aventus Simanjuntak29MalangCafe Owner1280 10Fahmi Prachaya Ruangroj22BogorFresh Graduate4141 11Rizkisyah Putra Singarimbun22MedanRestaurant Employee534012Putu Hovit Yusmanjia33GianyarRestaurant Owner703113Monica Bunga Tania Wibowo28MalangCafe Owner4251 Notes:
Black Teams' best result statistics Best Result SeasonContestantsAgeOriginOccupationWinner 7Jerry Andrean24SerangEntrepreneurRunner-Up 2Taufik Hidayat30SurabayaProperty AgentTOP3 3Marissa Navratilova26JakartaStay-at-home Mom 4Yulia Baltschun24PangandaranCollege Student 5Shierleen Sulivan20BandungCollege Student 10Bernardinus Mario Oswin Gitta19YogyakartaFresh Graduate 11Nick Nierxen24BatamProperty Agent4 8Febi Astrina Asyagaf33JambiMarketer512Wiji Indah Arianti40KediriFood stall owner6 1Feronika Ang25Toli-ToliInterior Designer 6Christo Tjahjanto24MedanModel 9Raden Indra Lesmana37CibinongFreelancer13Ragil Viatna25SurabayaRestaurant Owner Notes:
Seasons synopsis Season 1 (2011) This inaugural season premiered on 1 May 2011. The judges for this season were Juna Rorimpandey, Rinrin Marinka, and Vindex Tengker. There were 20 finalists competing for the title.
On 8 May 2011, Dudi withdrew from the competition due to his deteriorating health condition.
The first Indonesian MasterChef winner was Lucky Andreono, a 31-year-old furniture entrepreneur, with Agus Sasirangan, a 25-year-old teacher, being the runner-up.
Top 20 RankContestantAgeOriginOccupationStatusRef 1 Lucky Andreono† 31 Malang Furniture EntrepreneurWinner 21 August 2 Agus Gazali Rahman 25 Banjarmasin Teacher Runner-up 21 August 3 Santiana Hermono 27 Yogyakarta Computer Sales Eliminated 14 August 4 Rahmi Melati Johan 22 Padang College Student Eliminated 7 August 5 Priscilya "Priscil" Princessa 22 Bandung Model Eliminated 24 July 6 Feronika "Fero"Ang 25 Toli-Toli Interior Designer Eliminated 5 JuneReturned 11 JuneSecond Elimination 10 July 7 Albie Martha Hidayat 36 Bandung Store Manager Eliminated 3 July 8 Gunawan "Sarwan" Hakim 41 Surabaya Office Boy Eliminated 26 June 9 Duhita "Tata" Cynthia Arsani 28 Jakarta Cafe Owner Eliminated 19 June 10 Kevindra "Kevin" Prianto Soemantri 18 Jakarta Student Eliminated 12 June 11 Hendry Ho 31 Bandar Lampung Private Teacher Eliminated 11 JuneSecond Elimination 2 July Non Elimination (4 June) 12 Sasha Ali Halvorsen 37 Jakarta Engineer Eliminated 29 May 13 Teguh Adi Prabowo 38 Surabaya Craftsman Eliminated 29 MaySecond Elimination 9 July 14 Hilman Elhaki 38 Bandung Snack Entrepreneur Eliminated 28 May Non Elimination (22 May) 15 Farah Inggrid 38 Jakarta Wedding Organiser Eliminated 21 May 16 Niken Menik 58 Jakarta Company Consultant Eliminated 15 May 17 Marcella Bustami 29 Bogor Accessories Entrepreneur Eliminated 14 MaySecond Elimination 18 June 18 Aditya "Adit" Tirto Usodo 26 Jakarta Parkour Athlete Eliminated 8 May 19 Abud Dudi† 59 Surabaya Director Withdrew 8 May 20 Allen 33 Surabaya Contractor Eliminated 7 May
Season 2 (2012) The second season premiered on 21 August 2012. This season, Juna Rorimpandey and Rinrin Marinka returned as judges, while Vindex Tengker was replaced by Degan Septoadji.
There were 20 original finalists competing this season. Adeline withdrew from the competition on 29 July 2012 to be with her children.
The winner was Desi Trisnawati, a 39-year-old hotel director from Bangka. Taufik Hidayat, a 30-year-old property agent, was the runner-up.
Top 20 RankContestantAgeOriginOccupationStatusRef 1 Desi Trisnawati 39 Bangka Hotel DirectorWinner 28 October 2 Taufik "Opik" Hidayat 30 Surabaya Property AgentEliminated 26 AugustReturned 15 SeptemberRunner-Up 28 October 3 Ken Kurniawan Sutanto 30 Surabaya Restaurant Manager Eliminated 14 OctoberNon Elimination (7 October) 4 Vera Christiani 23 Bandung Graphic DesignerBlack Team 8 SeptemberReturned 22 SeptemberEliminated 6 October 5 Baguzt Noverman 30 Surabaya Tattoo ArtistEliminated 25 AugustReturned 8 September 6 Joice Pesulima† 60 Jakarta Stay-at-Home MomEliminated 23 September 7 Nurul K. Aswan 25 Jakarta Stay-at-Home MumBlack Team 22 SeptemberEliminated 29 September 8 Beng Budiarso 32 Jakarta Cake DecoratorEliminated 16 September 9 Zartika "Zeze" Zahra 20 Jakarta College StudentBlack Team 15 SeptemberEliminated 29 September 10 Amalia "Hani" Hendrajatin 23 Bandung DancerEliminated 9 September 11 Lutfi Karismanto 23 Jakarta FreelancerEliminated 2 September 12 Widya Pratiwi 22 Jakarta Restaurant Staff Eliminated 19 August 13 Dianita "Dian" Tiastuti 25 Jakarta Film PublisherEliminated 18 AugustSecond Elimination 1 September 14 Agus Mamake† 28 Kroya Fruit SellerEliminated 12 AugustSecond Elimination 29 September 15 Faisal Esach Rifky 21 Sidoarjo College StudentEliminated 11 AugustSecond Elimination 29 SeptemberNon Elimination (5 August) 16 Yudi Baskoro 21 Jakarta Hotel SecurityEliminated 4 August 17 Adeline "Adel" 37 Bandung Civil ServantWithdrew 29 July 18 Kevin Lim 18 Bandung College StudentEliminated 28 July 19 Ogan Muhsin 36 Jakarta Fitness Centre General ManagerEliminated 22 July 20 Nuuril Fahmia 25 Bandung Flight AttendantEliminated 21 July
Season 3 (2013)
The third season premiered on 5 May 2013. This season, judges Rinrin Marinka and Degan Septoadji returned from the previous season with a new addition to the judge, Arnold Poernomo, replacing Juna Rorimpandey. The number of finalists was 25 contestants, up from the previous 20 contestants.
The winner of this season was William Gozali, a 22-year-old store supervisor, with Febrian Wicaksono, a 25-year-old private employee, as the runner-up.
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