Fellow chef George Calombaris said there is some amazing talent this season. .
'They have really surprised us. Every contestant is serious about their cooking. There is no mucking around,' he said.
Meanwhile judge and fellow celebrity chef Gary Mehigan added that contestants will be pushed way out of their comfort zones.
'I’m excited because when you give them a whole different pantry of Japanese ingredients then all of a sudden you’ll get different dishes,' he said.