MasterChef viewers all say the same thing as they issue 'hygiene' complaint

BBC's hit cooking competition series MasterChef returned to screens with a new episode. In it, things heated up in the kitchen as the final five contestants battled it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Thursday's (August 28) instalment kicked off with the cooks facing the Basic to Brilliant challenge, which the now-fired host, John Torode, explained: "Taking an ingredient from the everyday and the ordinary and making it brilliant.

Among the five contestants, viewers were introduced to Gabi from London, who planned to make a mushroom and ricotta-filled tortelli dish with a mushroom consommé and mushroom tuile. However, as the camera panned to the 30-year-old, viewers noticed that her sleeves were also getting involved and took to social media with complaints. One disgusted fan said: "Good grief, get rid of those flappy sleeves. Unhygienic."

Another furious viewer penned: "Why does hygiene get thrown out of the window? That woman's sleeves in the pasta."

A third fan questioned: "Why are you wearing baggy long sleeves while cooking??" Which prompted one viewer to respond: "Totally agree, thought the same."

Despite this, Gabi impressed John and his also now fired co-host Gregg Wallace as they praised the dish, which was influenced by her upbringing in Lithuania.

After they tasted her dish, John gushed: "I take my hat off to you, the talent here, pasta, filling, tuile. The tuile looks amazing, there nothing else but mushroom here?"

After agreeing that she likes mushrooms, Gregg said the dish had "very well-made pasta" and added, "You've managed to get mushrooms through that as well.

"Your filling is creamy, but perhaps an inclusion of a herb like tarragon may have given it another dimension."

John added, "Your consome is lovely and clear. There's a smoky mushroom flavour going through the whole thing, and then you've got a woody mushroom through your tuile with the saltiness from feta cheese. You got a huge amount done. It's good."

While other contestants, Anjeza and Henry, were awarded the apron, Gabi's hard work eventually paid off during the second round. She secured her place in the quarter finals when she made a pan-fried poussin breast with pomme puree, honey-roasted carrots, and a creamy white wine sauce.