Danit Sofer is back in the "MasterChef" kitchen: "Last time I was so stressed that it's all I remember"

Danit Sofer, a contestant from season 11 of MasterChef, has returned to the kitchen – and for her, it is first and foremost an opportunity to set things right.

"In my season, I was so stressed that I couldn't manage to express my skills and my food," she said in an interview for +12.

"I enjoyed it, but more in hindsight. It was crazy, but the experience was overwhelming. I feel that the pressure affected me so much that it's what I remember most. I just want to enjoy myself and prepare tasty and beautiful food; that is the most important thing," she continued.

When asked about lessons learned from her previous experience, she shared:

"I prepared a dish, like a pumpkin steak. The steak was rare, the pumpkin came out 'wow', but there was a sauce that I tasted and thought, 'this is too sweet.' Nevertheless, I served the sauce. I decided that this time I am not doing those things anymore. If it's sweet to me, I'm not serving it."

How did her family and friends react to her return?

"They were excited, they wanted me to go. Actually, I was the one saying, 'What, again? Am I going to do this again? I don't know.' They were the opposite, encouraging me: 'Come on, try, do it.'"

Is she competitive?

"I define myself as very competitive, but I think part of the interest of the competition here is also knowing how to help each other when needed. I don't think I will ask for help from anyone beyond normal assistance. I won't ask someone to come and prepare the dish for me. Being a narcissist is not the path I want. In the end, you also look at your own path."

Are there contestants she is afraid to compete against? "I don't know, I haven't tasted their food yet. But I can say that everyone here is crazy."