Having three new judges on MasterChef Australia: Back To Win has not come without its challenges according to one of the reality shows contestants.

This year familiar faces have returned to compete on the cooking show, while Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo have replaced George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston as judges.

Season sevens dessert king, Reynold Poernomo , admitted the connection with the new panel wasnt instant.

With the new judges Ill be honest, at first it took me a while to warm up, the 26-year-old told HuffPost Australia. It did feel very weird, its not the usual three.