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Nobody was ready for eggs benedict. Not the contestants, not the viewers, and honestly not even the eggs.

This week Heidi and Finley recap the first mystery box challenge of MasterChef Season 16 — and it was, in their words, a complete sh*t show. Every contestant had to put their own cultural spin on eggs benedict, which sounds fun until you remember that hollandaise sauce waits for no one and poached eggs have exactly zero chill. The results were... mixed.

The highs were genuinely stunning — Shompa's malai curry benedict with homemade poori bread had the whole room speechless, Heidi's peri peri hollandaise earned her the immunity pin AND saved her entire team, and Maria proved that leeks can absolutely be the main character. The lows, however, were spectacular. Nico called a croissant a bomboloni to Joe Bastianich's face, Foo overcomplicated himself right into the bottom, and Camilo's eggs benedict torta was described by Gordon Ramsay as the most unappetizing he'd ever seen—right before Camilo was sent home.

Also: Basia needs to trust herself more, and Finley and Heidi both give their wooden spoon to Nico. Unanimously. Without hesitation.