Overview
- Guest juror Roland Trettl set Episode 2 challenges around heart-themed ingredients, testing teams under time pressure.
- Coaches finalized their lineups before blind tastings produced the season’s first eliminations.
- A dessert-inspired spoon drew top jury praise, signaling an early benchmark for creativity and precision.
- A contestant was widely criticized after omitting a required ingredient during the solo round overseen by Trettl.
- New permanent jurors Steffen Henssler and Elif Oskan join Alexander Herrmann and Tim Raue as the show airs weekly through 17 December on Sat.1 and Joyn, with a celebrity edition announced for early 2026.