I’m so excited by Masterchef Australia I apparently fell asleep on the couch while it was on.

But Amy watched it in bed, and there was a heated discussion about thermometer use.

Nice to see the cooking shows catch up with 15-year-old widely disseminated science.

And better than piping hot.

Sarah Todd, the 27-year-old, from Queensland, was one of the favorites to win this year’s series of the Channel 10 cooking show.

Sarah, a Chadwick model who made headlines when a topless photo shoot of her emerged, stumbled in a cook-off against Colin Sheppard and Tracy Collins.

Even ‘good luck’ batteries ‘for extra energy’ from her three-year-old son Phoenix couldn’t stop Sarah from plating up raw chicken roulade stuffed with apples and mushrooms.

MasterChef Australia judges Matt Preston, George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan refused to taste the dish — and sent Sarah packing.