I think I caught the last series 'final', and they were making and cooking sausages. They seemed quite a long way short of the abilities of the British series' finalists.
Take the point on the relative abilities but it's entertaining viewing nonetheless and they have a good stream of UK and Aussie chefs on for the challenges
We've been watching it, although my girlfriend keeps going away during the week with business, so we end up with a marathon at the weekends. I prefer it to the UK version as it seems a lot less up its own arse.
I've been watching it and think its much better than the UK version. The soundbites and the narration from the contestants during the challenges add to the entertainment and I like the variety of the challenges.