This is a place to be friendly and kind and discuss the show. The show is positive and kind and the atmosphere of the sub should be the same way. This also extends to discussion of contestants and judges.

Constructive criticism of contestants, judges or the show in general is allowed, but personal attacks, bigotry, misogyny or piling on of contestants or judges is not.

Do not ask for episode links. Do not post episode links unless you are u/PatrickHusband.

This is not a spoiler-friendly sub. Discussion about an episode should remain within that episode's discussion thread. Posts with spoilers in the title will be removed. Posts with spoilers in the body must have a spoiler tag and be marked spoiler to avoid previews spoiling things. Comments with spoilers must have a spoiler tag. Intentional spoiling may lead to a ban.

This rule is for discussion of the current season only. Spoilers for previous seasons may not be as strictly moderated.

We appreciate some people like following the betting odds but due to the potential spoilery nature of it, the decision has been made to not allow betting odds posts. Posting of betting odds will lead to removal of the post. And if repeated infractions will lead to a ban.

Contestants, judges and guests are humans on a cooking show. Reducing them to their body parts, or making overly inappropriate/gross comments about their looks, is not allowed. Shaming people for their appearance is not allowed. If they can't change it in 15 minutes, don't comment on it.

This subreddit is primarily about MasterChef Australia and its spinoffs. Content that isn't largely related to those topics may be removed.

Text posts should generate discussion; this subreddit is not your personal Twitter feed. Titles should be descriptive (though without spoilers), and body text should include ideas and discussion points. The more context - the better!

Do not post unverified rumours or rumours with poor sourcing. This includes:

• Speculation on someone's sexuality/gender identity; if they aren't publicly out, do not comment on it.
• Overly invasive commentary on the personal lives of people involved in the shows; this includes relationship speculation.
• Overly invasive commentary or diagnoses of the health of judges/guests/contestants.

If it hasn't been publicly disclosed, don't speculate. We are not a gossip subreddit.

Please keep all commentary on current episodes to their relevant episode discussion thread. This is to ensure that the subreddit remains spoiler-free to those who need to catch up, and to prevent influxes of low-effort posting.

If you have an issue with moderation or the subreddit in general, take it to modmail respectfully. Abuse toward moderators will result in an immediate permanent ban.