Episodes
1. Episode 1
May 3, 2018
60 min
The cooks have 90 minutes to prepare their ultimate burger with at least two sides designed to showcase their individual personality. The patties and fries sparkle with variety and influences as cooks rustle up a variety of burgers.
2. Episode 2
May 10, 2018
60 min
The best nine cooks battle it out over their finest fish dish and improvise with squash or rice before the weakest face a tricky dessert elimination round. At the end of the challenges, one cook must say farewell.
3. Episode 3
May 17, 2018
60 min
Claudia Winkleman presents as the cooks dish up a pie that showcases their individual personality, before inventing a sweet or savoury meal with plums or cheese as the key ingredient. There is then an anxious wait to hear who has to cook again in a final challenge, for which judges Mary Berry, Dan Doherty and Chris Bavin have chosen a pasta dish. But who will be going home?
4. Episode 4
May 24, 2018
60 min
Claudia Winkleman presents week four of the home cooking contest and the first challenge awaiting the seven remaining contestants is to put their individual spin on a traditional roast dinner, which must include at least two vegetable accompaniments. Next they are given just one hour to invent a sweet or savoury meal using cauliflower or crab as the key ingredient - pushing some of the hopefuls out of their comfort zone - before the elimination round sees the weakest cooks following a dessert recipe to the letter. Who will judges Mary Berry, Dan Doherty and Chris Bavin chooses to send home?
5. Episode 5
May 31, 2018
60 min
The final six cooks have two and a half hours to wow the judges with ultimate chocolate desserts, before the best chooses between aubergine or tofu for the Cooks' Challenge. Who will survive the sweet and sour eliminator?
6. Episode 6
June 7, 2018
60 min
The quater-finalists have two and a half hours to prepare their ultimate sharing feast with four complementary dishes that must come together as a complete meal. In the Cooks' Challenge, the choice is between squid and mackerel.
7. The Semi-Final
June 13, 2018
60 min
The semi-finalists must impress the judges with their ultimate drinks party canapes before improvising with ginger or orange. The cooks in the elimination round then follow a classic Italian recipe to the letter to avoid being sent home.
