Snackmasters was an Australian cooking competition television show based on the BAFTA-nominated British series of the same name. Broadcast by the Nine Network, it was hosted by Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow, with Yvie Jones as a co-presenter.
In September 2021, it was announced that Nine had commissioned a local version of the series set to air in the fourth quarter of 2021. The series was originally intended to premiere on 22 November 2021, however the series ultimately premiered on 29 November 2021. A second season started airing from 4 December 2022.
In May 2023, Nine confirmed the show would not be returning for a third season.
Format
Each episode sees two professional chefs compete to recreate a brand-name snack or fast food item. The chefs present their replica snack to a panel of judges composed of workers involved with the manufacture of the snack, and the chef who is decided to have most faithfully recreated the snack wins the competition. During each episode, Jones visits the factory that manufactures each snack, comparing how accurately the chefs are recreating the item.
The first season of the show featured stand alone episodes following the original British format, while the second season shifted to a new knockout competition format.
Unlike the original series and the New Zealand version, the Australian version had a judge present with the chef's team during the reveal of the snack item, which was delivered to their restaurant by a masked delivery rider with the food items being delivered inside red briefcases.
Episodes Season 1 No. overall No. in season Snack Chefs Winner Date aired Aus. Viewers 1 1 Hungry Jack's Angry Whopper Anna Polyviou vs Mitch Orr Mitch Orr 29 November 2021 603,000 2 2 Cadbury Favourites (Picnic, Crunchie, Cherry Ripe) Luci Khan vs Brian Geraghty Brian Geraghty 30 November 2021 538,000 3 3 Vanilla Peters Drumstick Claire Van Vuuren vs Nelly Robinson Claire Van Vuuren 6 December 2021 441,000 4 4 Cheese Twisties Jason Barratt vs Ben Devlin Jason Barratt 7 December 2021 453,000
Season 2 No. overall No. in season Snack Chefs Winner Date aired Aus. Viewers 5 1 Heat 1: Arnott's original Tim Tam and Iced VoVo Adam D'Sylva vs Benjamin Cooper Adam D'Sylva 4 December 2022 379,000 6 2 Heat 2: Domino's loaded pepperoni cheesy crust pizza Laura Sharrad vs Duncan Welgemoed Laura Sharrad 5 December 2022 367,000 7 3 Heat 3: Allen's Lollies (Snakes Alive, Sherbies, Bananas) Darren Robertson vs Vincent Lim Vincent Lim 11 December 2022 412,000 8 4 Heat 4: Cheese Cheezels and Chicken Jumpy's Jarrod Walsh & Dot Lee vs Sam Young & Grace Chen Jarrod Walsh & Dot Lee 12 December 2022 346,000 9 5 Semi-final: White chocolate & berry Streets Magnum Remixed and Bubble O' Bill Adam D'Sylva vs Laura Sharrad vs Vincent Lim vs Dot Lee Adam D'Sylva and Laura Sharrad 18 December 2022 321,000 10 6 Grand Final: Four'n Twenty classic meat pie and sausage roll Adam D'Sylva vs Laura Sharrad Adam D'Sylva 19 December 2022 311,000
Notes
References
External links Snackmasters at 9Now