...there are such vast differences between MKR and Masterchef in my humble opinion... let me explain...
(1)... MKR:... there are cooks that think they are Chefs... Masterchef:... there are cooks that wish to be Chefs...
(2)... MKR:... the contestants have convoluted 'storylines'... Masterchef:... they cook food...
(3)... MKR:... they treat Manu and Pete like Godly cult leaders... Masterchef:... they cook food...
(4)... MKR:... they bitch and scratch and fight between each other to the death... Masterchef:... they cook food...
(5)... MKR:... Manu and Pete give each other loving glances while tasting the food... pause... chew more of the food... pause... look at each other lovingly again... pause... go to speak... pause... chew yet again... pause... one last loving glance at each other... it then pans over to the cooks and then they both criticise and score their food... Masterchef:... they cook food...
(6)... MKR:... Pete and Manu have their 'favourites' and score according to who they want to stay... Masterchef:... they cook food...
(7)... MKR:... they give running descriptions of what they are doing as if we actually give a shit at what they are doing... "I'm now peeling the carrots... I'm now adding pepper to the soup... I'm now searing the meat... I'm now brewing a fart... I'm now flicking a boogah into the cake mix" etc etc... Masterchef:... they cook food...
(8)... MKR:... whatever Pete and Manu say during their 'critiques' of their meals the rest of them then say the exact same things as they did straight after 'word-for-word' at times to make it sound as if they are qualified Chefs and also to sound like they actually know what they are talking about... Masterchef:... they cook food...
(9)... MKR:... everything is about drama and fake 'journeys' with each team of cooks... most of them have to have some sort of sob story that 'motivates' them to strive to win it... "my dad died and he wanted me to win MKR"... or "my cat Fluffy meowed at my fillet of steak and then I realised that I was destined to be a Chef" type of reasons... Masterchef:... they cook food...
(10)... MKR:... Channel 7 treat this show as if it is a 'soap opera' about people cooking therefore the show lacks a certain 'polish' and 'finesse' to it... Masterchef:... the production of the show has more 'class' to it... it has 'professionalism' stamped all over it in terms of production values... they treat the 'want-to-be Chefs' with respect at all times... they try to 'nurture' them and encourage them as they progress through the show instead of just saying that they are shit and tell them to just leave... oh!... and guess what?... they cook food...
...anyhow... they are just some of my observations... please feel free to add to them if you wish my friends... I'm so looking forward to Masterchef... I still watch MKR when there is nothing else to watch but I've really lost interest in it for the fact that I used to make sure that I turned the TV over to ensure that I didn't miss it... I just don't do that anymore... it is always the same old same old format... it never changes it's steps of production and order of things... (please refer to #5 above as an example) as I said once before...it seems to be the exact same show each episode and that they just change the names of the cooks that they are criticising that night... wake up Channel 7... Channel 10 will leave you floundering in the wake of Masterchef if you don't re-vamp your show in my opinion anyway... cheers.