Duos were given, at random, a fridge from a random New Zealand household. They had one hour to construct a main and dessert from the fridge's contents, along with flour and sugar. Cerry & Melanie also made an entree, but weren't penalized. Jordan & Nikki's and Jack & Catherine's were described as being "technically brilliant". Glynn & James performed best out of the teams in the bottom three.

This episode was two hours long. Duos partook in three challenges, the combined score of which determined the winner.

Challenge 1: Matt Moran Pressure Test
Duos had two hours to replicate Matt Moran's dish - a lobster with ricotta gnudi and butter sauce, and roast baby lamb with three different cuts. Both teams agreed that they would like an extra ten minutes, which was granted. Each dish was marked out of ten. Of Bec & Jaimie's dish, Matt thought that the components were cooked perfectly, but that the pea puree wasn't smooth enough. Simon and Josh thought that the lobster dish was perfect. Ray thought that the presentation and seasoning weren't up to standard. Of Kasey & Karena's dish, Matt noticed that the lamb was undercooked. Simon noted that he found that worrying, although he liked their pea puree. Ray thought everything except the lamb was well cooked. Not many judges could find positive things to say about the lobster.

Challenge 2: Service Challenge
Duos traveled to Queenstown to cook for 180 people at the opening of Josh's new restaurant, Madam Woo. Josh judged their performance in the kitchen, and Simon and Ray their dishes. To ensure that the dishes were ready in time, both duos were eventually given chef to help them - Bec & Jaimie had two and Kasey & Karena had one. Ray and Simon decided that the dishes were too close to judge, so Josh awarded each team their score out of twenty instead of both aspects being marked out of ten. Josh thought that Kasey and Bec were the best workers in the kitchen, so gave both teams the same score.

Challenge 3: Replicating judges' dishes
Duos have three hours to replicate three dishes, one by each judge. Simon’s dish is Kuzu bread with tomato jam and gazpacho jelly, Josh’s dish is a pork fillet in savoy cabbage, and Ray’s dish is a chocolate trifle cake with marinated prunes. Each dish was marked out of twenty, meaning there were a possible 60 points to be earned for the challenge. Of Bec & Jaimie's dishes, Simon thought that the bread had needed more cooking and that the absence of basil was a big problem; Josh could see that all the ingredients were present and thought that pig's head was as good as his; Ray could see a crack in the cake, but he thought that it was still a great cake. Of Kasey & Karena's dishes, Simon though his dish is perfect; Josh was satisfied with his dish despite some elements being absent; and Ray thought that the presentation wasn't perfect but that it was a good cake nevertheless.^[4]