When MasterChef Australia contestants finish serving up dishes, excess food supplies go to food rescue organisation SecondBite.
But on Dessert Masters, there are less dishes in the mix but food is not entirely wasted, as Melissa Leong explains.
“Once we’re done with judging, usually the process is that the food is sort of divvied up, and some of it goes to the control panel, because of course the story producers, and the other producers, need to be well informed of what’s going on, certainly,” she said.
“Then the rest of the crew are invited to have a little nibble, should they want to.
“I think it’s a really wonderful thing, because our crew work so hard across both MasterChef and Dessert Masters, and there isn’t always the opportunity to taste these incredible dishes that they’re capturing for the benefit of our audience. So it’s really lovely to be able to share that with them.
“It’s cruel and unusual this job in so many ways. If you think about it the crew can see it, they can smell it, but they don’t often always get to taste it.”
And while viewers don’t get to taste the treats, it surely whets their appetite to raid the pantry or fridge.
“That’s my job done well if people get hungry watching a show like this.”
Dessert Masters screens 7pm Sunday and 7:30pm Monday on 10.
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