‘MasterChef Junior’ Season 5 Episode 7 spoilers: Chef Richard Blais heats up the competition for the Top 12; some young cooks face kitchen mishaps [VIDEO]

Creative sparks fly on the upcoming episode of “MasterChef Junior” Season 5, as a renowned culinary expert inspires the contestants. Celebrity chef Richard Blais has signed up to be the guest judge and he comes with torches blazing, revealing a challenge that would test if the top 12 are fierce enough for the competition.

He joins judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, who become concerned when some of the budding chefs hurt themselves in the kitchen. At the end of the episode, two young cooks will find their “MasterChef” dream extinguish in another emotional elimination.

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TV Guide reports that on the March 23 episode, the top 12 contestants are divided into teams of three. They are asked to make as many pies as they can in a span of 10 minutes. On the next round, the young cooks are challenged to get creative in preparing an appetiser, entrée or dessert using a blowtorch.

Fox offered a sneak peek of Thursday’s run and in the video [watch below], the kids are seen wearing yellow, red, blue and brown aprons indicating their teams. Chef Richard enters the kitchen as a guest judge, carrying a blowtorch. It’s not exactly the safest tool for young cooks – Shayne ends up burning his hand as he uses it on his vegetables.

"MasterChef Junior" Season 5 recap

On Episode 6, the young chefs watched a video featuring Former First Lady of the US Michelle Obama, who revealed the mystery box challenge for the day. She told the contestants that they have to prepare a healthy dish following the MyPlate standards within one hour. At the end of the challenge, the judges announced that Justise won after being called in the top three with Peyton and Lila. Apart from earning immunity for the next challenge, she also got a chance to visit the White House.

The next round featured “Modern Family” actress Julie Bowen as the guest judge. For the elimination challenge, she told the kids to make a dish inspired by their mothers. When Justise was given the chance to save two other contestants, she called Mark and Shayne. After an hour, the judges tasted the dishes and Afnan emerged to have the best dish. On the other hand, the plates served by Donovan, Mashu and Evan were deemed the worst. In the end, Evan was sent to safety, while Donovan and Mashu were sent home.

Find out what happens next on “MasterChef Junior” Season 5, which airs in the US every Thursday at 8 p.m. on Fox.

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