Snackmasters hit Australian TV screens in 2021, uncovering the secrets in the recipes of some of the country’s most famous snacks. This year the show is back, bigger and better with a knockout competition full of tasty surprises.
Season two tests the limits of eight of the country’s best and most competitive chefs as they go head-to-head to see who can crack the snack and win the title of Ultimate Snackmaster.
Season two premieres on Sunday, December 4 at 7pm on Channel Nine and 9Now.
Hosts Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow hold down each episode, while Yvie Jones gains access to the production lines for the treats, giving viewers a sneak peek inside the factories where the snacks are made.
From the classic Arnott’s Tim Tam, to the Aussie Four’n Twenty classic meat pie, to a Domino’s Pepperoni, the nation’s most popular pizza, the culinary maestros will have nothing but limitless supplies of these products and their own taste buds as they try to crack the secrets of the snack.
The Snacks
This year, the chefs will be tackling:
Arnott’s Tim Tam & Iced Vovo
Domino’s Loaded Pepperoni Cheesy Crust Pizza
Allen’s Lollies: Red Snakes, Green Snakes, Sherbies & Bananas
Snackbrands’ Cheezels & Jumpy’s
Magnum Remixed & Bubble O’bill
Four’n Twenty Classic Meat Pie & King-Sized Sausage Roll
The Chefs
Taking on the challenge this year are:
Adam D’Sylva – Lollo At The W Hotel
Benjamin Cooper – Chin Chin
Laura Sharrad – Nido Bar | Pasta and Fugazzi Bar & Dining Room
Duncan Welgemoed – Africola
Darren Robertson – Three Blue Ducks and Rocker
Vincent Lim – Lawson Chinese Restaurant and TikTok sensation
Jarrod Walsh & Dot Lee – Hartsyard
Sam Young & Grace Chen – S’more
The Judges
For each weekly snack, a specialist judging panel of four experts straight from the snack factories will deliberate over each chef’s rendition. With various elements to consider like ingredients, shape, size, texture, colour, and flavour, the chefs’ fate is in the hands of the snack aficionados.
The trophy and promise of The Snackmaster title dangles over the competing chefs and the winner will take all. Which chef can crack the perfect snack? And who will it all crumble to pieces for?
Mediaweek spoke to Scott Pickett ahead of the season premiere about bringing the show to life.
This year, Pickett said the structure of the show is slightly different.
“Rather than each episode just being a cook-off between the two [chefs], there are four heats, and then a semi-final and a final. So you can follow your favourite chef along the whole way, but they might get knocked out early.
“So rather than just individual, there’s actually a grand final winner of Snackmasters this year.”
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