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MasterChef Australia

TV·2009–present·18 seasons, 1131 episodes·Network 10·Food·1h 10m·7.1·Created by Franc Roddam

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MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking game show consisting of a group of hopeful contestants that cook and present food to judges in order to win the title of MasterChef Australia.

Next episode: S18E36 — Mystery Box Challenge: Josh Niland · June 21, 2026 countdown

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Auditions Part 1S10E01 · 9.5The amateur cooks are given one hour to recreate their signature dish for the first of the two judges' auditions. The judges introduce the nine past winners of the program, who are there to cheer them on.
  2. 02Mystery Box Challenge: Gordon Ramsay & Invention Test: BurgersS10E15 · 9.5In one of the biggest surprises of the season so far, and in a program first, Gordon Ramsay enters the kitchen for a mystery box challenge.
  3. 03Pressure Test: Saransh Goila's Butter ChickenS10E41 · 9.5The bottom three contestants from the previous invention test face elimination in a pressure test. One little mistake can turn into a royal disaster.

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Episodes by season

Season0172Episodes2009AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Sydney SizzlesApril 27, 2009
  2. S01E02Audition 2April 28, 2009
  3. S01E03Audition 3April 29, 2009
  4. S01E04Top 50 (1) - Taste TestApril 30, 2009
  5. S01E05Top 50 (2) - Fish Market FrenzyMay 1, 2009
  6. S01E06The Top 20 RevealedMay 3, 2009
  7. S01E0720 Ways with ChickenMay 4, 2009
  8. S01E08Sam And The SausageMay 5, 2009
  9. S01E09Sushi StressMay 6, 2009
  10. S01E10The First CutMay 7, 2009
  11. S01E11Cooking With The MastersMay 8, 2009
  12. S01E12Rabbit SeasonMay 10, 2009
  13. S01E13The Tarte Tatin TestMay 11, 2009
  14. S01E14Brent vs BoetzMay 12, 2009
  15. S01E15Banquet WarsMay 13, 2009
  16. S01E16A Blow for BrentMay 14, 2009
  17. S01E17Class Is InMay 15, 2009
  18. S01E18Julia's Divine DumplingsMay 17, 2009
  19. S01E19Attack of the Killer SquidMay 18, 2009
  20. S01E20Julia and the DuckMay 19, 2009
  21. S01E21Aisle PanicMay 20, 2009
  22. S01E22An Emotional EliminationMay 21, 2009
  23. S01E23Soufflés and Stir-friesMay 22, 2009
  24. S01E24The Steaks are RaisedMay 24, 2009
  25. S01E25Sweet SuccessMay 25, 2009
  26. S01E26Chris vs Alex HerbertMay 26, 2009
  27. S01E27Feeding FrenzyMay 27, 2009
  28. S01E28Kate's Tough DecisionMay 28, 2009
  29. S01E29The Perfect ChipMay 29, 2009
  30. S01E30Best of BritishMay 31, 2009
  31. S01E31Paella PainJune 1, 2009
  32. S01E32Justine vs Guy GrossiJune 2, 2009
  33. S01E33Fishy BusinessJune 3, 2009
  34. S01E34The Great Bait DebateJune 4, 2009
  35. S01E35Lemon GoodnessJune 5, 2009
  36. S01E36Double TroubleJune 7, 2009
  37. S01E37Not So SweetJune 8, 2009
  38. S01E38Lucas vs Ben O'DonoghueJune 9, 2009
  39. S01E39Canape FrenzyJune 10, 2009
  40. S01E40And Then There Were SevenJune 11, 2009
  41. S01E41Sweet TreatsJune 12, 2009
  42. S01E42Hits and MissesJune 14, 2009
  43. S01E43Terrine TraumaJune 15, 2009
  44. S01E44Justine vs Matt MoranJune 16, 2009
  45. S01E45Here Comes the BrideJune 17, 2009
  46. S01E46Grain PainJune 18, 2009
  47. S01E47Cocktail HourJune 19, 2009
  48. S01E48Hello Hong Kong!June 21, 2009
  49. S01E49Old Faces ReturnJune 22, 2009
  50. S01E50Truffletastic!June 23, 2009
  51. S01E51Battle of the SexesJune 24, 2009
  52. S01E52Sweet and SourJune 25, 2009
  53. S01E53Show and TellJune 26, 2009
  54. S01E54Love is in the AirJune 28, 2009
  55. S01E55Vision QuestJune 29, 2009
  56. S01E56Andre vs Emmanuel StroobantJune 30, 2009
  57. S01E57All at SeaJuly 1, 2009
  58. S01E58Thyme OutJuly 2, 2009
  59. S01E59Shanks and SoufflésJuly 3, 2009
  60. S01E60Christmas in JulyJuly 5, 2009
  61. S01E61Macaroon MadnessJuly 6, 2009
  62. S01E62Julie vs Adrian RichardsonJuly 7, 2009
  63. S01E63Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?July 8, 2009
  64. S01E64Taste TestJuly 9, 2009
  65. S01E65Winter WarmersJuly 10, 2009
  66. S01E66Finals FeverJuly 12, 2009
  67. S01E67Pie WarsJuly 13, 2009
  68. S01E68Poh's AdvantageJuly 14, 2009
  69. S01E69No Piece of CakeJuly 15, 2009
  70. S01E70And Then There Were TwoJuly 16, 2009
  71. S01E71The Tables Are TurnedJuly 17, 2009
  72. S01E72The Grand FinaleJuly 19, 2009

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0284Episodes2010AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Top 50 Begins - BBQ ChallengeApril 19, 2010
  2. S02E02Signature DishApril 20, 2010
  3. S02E03Bottom 10 Elimination ChallengeApril 21, 2010
  4. S02E0410 More Spots with Matt MoranApril 22, 2010
  5. S02E05Masterclass 1April 23, 2010
  6. S02E06The Top 24 - Mystery Box ChallengeApril 25, 2010
  7. S02E07Childhood Memory Invention TestApril 26, 2010
  8. S02E08Chef Challenge - Luke NguyenApril 27, 2010
  9. S02E09Italian Restaurant Team ChallengeApril 28, 2010
  10. S02E10Eggy Elimination ChallengeApril 29, 2010
  11. S02E11Masterclass 2April 30, 2010
  12. S02E12Mystery Box & Invention TestMay 2, 2010
  13. S02E13Pressure Test - Peter GilmoreMay 3, 2010
  14. S02E14Chef Challenge - Philippa SibleyMay 4, 2010
  15. S02E15Kids Birthday Team ChallengeMay 5, 2010
  16. S02E16Fix That Dish EliminationMay 6, 2010
  17. S02E17Masterclass 3May 7, 2010
  18. S02E18Mystery Box & Invention TestMay 9, 2010
  19. S02E19Black Forest Cake Pressure TestMay 10, 2010
  20. S02E20Chef Challenge - Justin NorthMay 11, 2010
  21. S02E21Classic French Meal Team ChallengeMay 12, 2010
  22. S02E22Name That Herg EliminationMay 13, 2010
  23. S02E23Masterclass 4May 14, 2010
  24. S02E24Mystery Box & Invention TestMay 16, 2010
  25. S02E25Schnitzel & Chips Pressure TestMay 17, 2010
  26. S02E26Chef Challenge - Restaurant ArrasMay 18, 2010
  27. S02E27Normal Family Meal Team ChallengeMay 19, 2010
  28. S02E28Bouillabaisse Taste Test EliminationMay 20, 2010
  29. S02E29Masterclass 5May 21, 2010
  30. S02E30Pizza Over ChallengeMay 23, 2010
  31. S02E31Duck Two Ways Pressure TestMay 24, 2010
  32. S02E32Chef Challenge - Frank CamorraMay 25, 2010
  33. S02E33The Press Club Team ChallengeMay 26, 2010
  34. S02E34Mystery Box Elimination ChallengeMay 27, 2010
  35. S02E35Masterclass 6May 28, 2010
  36. S02E36Mystery Box & Invention TestMay 30, 2010
  37. S02E37Seafood Platter Pressure TestMay 31, 2010
  38. S02E38Chef Challenge - Maggie BeerJune 1, 2010
  39. S02E39Pacific Jewel Team ChallengeJune 2, 2010
  40. S02E40Taste Test Elimination ChallengeJune 3, 2010
  41. S02E41Masterclass 7June 4, 2010
  42. S02E42Mystery Box & Invention TestJune 6, 2010
  43. S02E43Oyster Terrine Pressure TestJune 7, 2010
  44. S02E44Chef Challenge - Aaron vs AdamJune 8, 2010
  45. S02E45Molecular Gastronomy Team ChallengeJune 9, 2010
  46. S02E46Chicken Korma & Name Spices EliminationJune 10, 2010
  47. S02E47Masterclass 8June 11, 2010
  48. S02E48Mystery Box & Invention TestJune 13, 2010
  49. S02E49Beef Stroganoff Pressure TestJune 14, 2010
  50. S02E50Chef Challenge - Josh EmettJune 15, 2010
  51. S02E51Qantas Business Team ChallengeJune 16, 2010
  52. S02E52Carrot Cake Elimination ChallengeJune 17, 2010
  53. S02E53Masterclass 9June 18, 2010
  54. S02E54London Week Day 1: Invention TestJune 20, 2010
  55. S02E55London Week Day 2: Heston Pressure TestJune 21, 2010
  56. S02E56London Week Day 2: Chef Challenge - Martin BlunosJune 22, 2010
  57. S02E57London Week Day 3: Super Off Site ChallengeJune 23, 2010
  58. S02E58London Week Day 4:Elimination ChallengeJune 24, 2010
  59. S02E59Masterclass 10June 25, 2010
  60. S02E60Return Elimination Challenge 1June 27, 2010
  61. S02E61Return Elimination Challenge 2June 28, 2010
  62. S02E62Chef Challenge - Mitchell OrrJune 29, 2010
  63. S02E63CWA Team ChallengeJune 30, 2010
  64. S02E64Taste Test Elimination ChallengeJuly 1, 2010
  65. S02E65Masterclass 11July 2, 2010
  66. S02E66Mystery Box & Invention TestJuly 4, 2010
  67. S02E67Macaron Tower Pressure TestJuly 5, 2010
  68. S02E68Chef Challenge - Adam MelonaJuly 6, 2010
  69. S02E69Army Base Team ChallengeJuly 7, 2010
  70. S02E70Thai Satay Sauce Elimination ChallengeJuly 8, 2010
  71. S02E71Masterclass 12July 9, 2010
  72. S02E72Mystery Box & Invention TestJuly 11, 2010
  73. S02E73Pressure Test - Christine ManfieldJuly 12, 2010
  74. S02E74Chef Challenge - Shaun PreslandJuly 13, 2010
  75. S02E75Signature Dish ChallengeJuly 14, 2010
  76. S02E76Guess that Fish Elimination ChallengeJuly 15, 2010
  77. S02E77Masterclass 13July 16, 2010
  78. S02E78Finals Week - Day 1 - Invention TestJuly 18, 2010
  79. S02E79Finals Week - Day 2 - Pressure TestJuly 19, 2010
  80. S02E80Finals Week - Day 3 - Mystery Box ChallengeJuly 20, 2010
  81. S02E81Finals Week - Day 4 - Signature Dish ChallengeJuly 21, 2010
  82. S02E82Finals Week - Day 5 - Off Site ChallengeJuly 22, 2010
  83. S02E83Finals Week - Day 6 - Final MasterclassJuly 23, 2010
  84. S02E84Grand Final - Welcome Masterchef 2010July 25, 2010

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0386Episodes2011AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Cockatoo IslandMay 1, 2011
  2. S03E02Basic Skills BootcampMay 2, 2011
  3. S03E03The First SixMay 3, 2011
  4. S03E04Go FishMay 4, 2011
  5. S03E05Ultimate Desert Island DishMay 5, 2011
  6. S03E06MasterclassMay 6, 2011
  7. S03E07Taste TestMay 8, 2011
  8. S03E08No Judges in SightMay 9, 2011
  9. S03E09Immunity ChallengeMay 10, 2011
  10. S03E10Baking Team ChallengeMay 11, 2011
  11. S03E11First EliminationMay 12, 2011
  12. S03E12MasterclassMay 13, 2011
  13. S03E13Mystery BoxMay 15, 2011
  14. S03E14Pressure TestMay 16, 2011
  15. S03E15Immunity ChallengeMay 17, 2011
  16. S03E16Boys vs Girls Team ChallengeMay 18, 2011
  17. S03E17Rapid Fire challengeMay 19, 2011
  18. S03E18MasterclassMay 20, 2011
  19. S03E19Fused ChallengeMay 22, 2011
  20. S03E20Pressure TestMay 23, 2011
  21. S03E21Team Immunity ChallengeMay 24, 2011
  22. S03E22Offsite Team ChallengeMay 25, 2011
  23. S03E23Skills Race EliminationMay 26, 2011
  24. S03E24MasterclassMay 27, 2011
  25. S03E25Miner ChallengeMay 29, 2011
  26. S03E26Double Immunity Invention TestMay 30, 2011
  27. S03E27Immunity ChallengeMay 31, 2011
  28. S03E28Pantry Invention TestJune 1, 2011
  29. S03E29Fix That Dish EliminationJune 2, 2011
  30. S03E30MasterclassJune 3, 2011
  31. S03E31Super Invention TestJune 5, 2011
  32. S03E32Asian-inspired Pressure TestJune 6, 2011
  33. S03E33Immunity BattleJune 7, 2011
  34. S03E34Gen X vs Y Team ChallengeJune 8, 2011
  35. S03E35Weakest Link EliminationJune 9, 2011
  36. S03E36MasterclassJune 10, 2011
  37. S03E378-course FeastJune 12, 2011
  38. S03E38Burger and Fries EliminationJune 13, 2011
  39. S03E39Dessert ImmunityJune 14, 2011
  40. S03E40Team ChallengeJune 15, 2011
  41. S03E41Cook By Numbers EliminationJune 16, 2011
  42. S03E42MasterclassJune 17, 2011
  43. S03E43Korean-inspired Invention TestJune 19, 2011
  44. S03E44George's MumJune 20, 2011
  45. S03E45Immunity ChallengeJune 21, 2011
  46. S03E46Food Court Team ChallengeJune 22, 2011
  47. S03E47Sweet and Savoury EliminationJune 23, 2011
  48. S03E48MasterclassJune 24, 2011
  49. S03E49Matt Moran's Farm ChallengeJune 26, 2011
  50. S03E50Retro EliminationJune 27, 2011
  51. S03E51Immunity BattleJune 28, 2011
  52. S03E52Dual Event Team ChallengeJune 29, 2011
  53. S03E53Blind Taste Test EliminationJune 30, 2011
  54. S03E54MasterclassJuly 1, 2011
  55. S03E55Mystery Box, Invention TestJuly 3, 2011
  56. S03E56Pressure TestJuly 4, 2011
  57. S03E57Immunity ChallengeJuly 5, 2011
  58. S03E58English and French Team ChallengeJuly 6, 2011
  59. S03E59The Basics EliminationJuly 7, 2011
  60. S03E60MasterclassJuly 8, 2011
  61. S03E61New York City ChallengeJuly 10, 2011
  62. S03E62United Nations ChallengeJuly 11, 2011
  63. S03E63Immunity ChallengeJuly 12, 2011
  64. S03E64Super ChallengeJuly 13, 2011
  65. S03E65Sylvia's Restaurant Elimination ChallengeJuly 14, 2011
  66. S03E66NYC MasterclassJuly 15, 2011
  67. S03E67Dalai Lama ChallengeJuly 17, 2011
  68. S03E68Autumn Dessert Pressure TestJuly 18, 2011
  69. S03E69Immunity ChallengeJuly 19, 2011
  70. S03E70Qantas First Class ChallengeJuly 20, 2011
  71. S03E71What You've Learned So Far EliminationJuly 21, 2011
  72. S03E72MasterclassJuly 22, 2011
  73. S03E73Mystery BoxJuly 24, 2011
  74. S03E74Family VisitJuly 25, 2011
  75. S03E75Three Course ImmunityJuly 26, 2011
  76. S03E76Uninvited Guest ChallengeJuly 27, 2011
  77. S03E77Elimination ChallengeJuly 28, 2011
  78. S03E78Christmas in July MasterclassJuly 29, 2011
  79. S03E79Cook Book ChallengeJuly 31, 2011
  80. S03E80Chicken Terrine Pressure TestAugust 1, 2011
  81. S03E81Food Autobiography ChallengeAugust 2, 2011
  82. S03E82Sydney's Finest ChallengeAugust 3, 2011
  83. S03E83Final Elimination ChallengeAugust 4, 2011
  84. S03E84Reunion MasterclassAugust 5, 2011
  85. S03E85Grand Finale - Part OneAugust 7, 2011
  86. S03E86Masterchef Australia 2011 Winner RevealedAugust 7, 2011

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0470Episodes2012AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The Journey ContinuesMay 6, 2012
  2. S04E02Top 50 Mystery BoxMay 7, 2012
  3. S04E03Mornington Peninsula FarmsMay 8, 2012
  4. S04E04Knife SkillsMay 9, 2012
  5. S04E05Sweet Pressure TestMay 10, 2012
  6. S04E06MasterclassMay 11, 2012
  7. S04E07French Pressure TestMay 13, 2012
  8. S04E08Mystery BoxMay 14, 2012
  9. S04E09Beat the Chef!May 15, 2012
  10. S04E10Restaurant Team ChallengeMay 16, 2012
  11. S04E11Pasta EliminationMay 17, 2012
  12. S04E12MasterclassMay 18, 2012
  13. S04E13Mystery and InventionMay 20, 2012
  14. S04E14Pressure TestMay 21, 2012
  15. S04E15Immunity ChallengeMay 22, 2012
  16. S04E16Yum Cha Team ChallengeMay 23, 2012
  17. S04E17Elimination ChallengeMay 24, 2012
  18. S04E18MasterclassMay 25, 2012
  19. S04E19Biscuit Mystery BoxMay 27, 2012
  20. S04E20Pressure TestMay 28, 2012
  21. S04E21Raw Food Immunity ChallengeMay 29, 2012
  22. S04E22Leftover Team ChallengeMay 30, 2012
  23. S04E23Poultry EliminationMay 31, 2012
  24. S04E24MasterClassJune 1, 2012
  25. S04E25Flavour Matching MysteryboxJune 3, 2012
  26. S04E26Market Stall CompetitionJune 4, 2012
  27. S04E27Fishing Boat Salmon ChallengeJune 5, 2012
  28. S04E28Tea for 100 Team ChallengeJune 6, 2012
  29. S04E29Knockout Round EliminationJune 7, 2012
  30. S04E30MasterClassJune 8, 2012
  31. S04E31Mystery and InventionJune 10, 2012
  32. S04E32Pressure TestJune 11, 2012
  33. S04E33Immunity ChallengeJune 12, 2012
  34. S04E3424 Hour Cooking ChallengeJune 13, 2012
  35. S04E35Rapid Fire Pressure TestJune 14, 2012
  36. S04E36MasterclassJune 15, 2012
  37. S04E37Superstar Mystery BoxJune 17, 2012
  38. S04E38Pressure TestJune 18, 2012
  39. S04E39Immunity ChallengeJune 19, 2012
  40. S04E40Wedding ChallengeJune 20, 2012
  41. S04E41Elimination ChallengeJune 21, 2012
  42. S04E42MasterclassJune 22, 2012
  43. S04E43Mystery Box ChallengeJune 24, 2012
  44. S04E44Elimination ChallengeJune 25, 2012
  45. S04E45Immunity ChallengeJune 26, 2012
  46. S04E46Team ChallengeJune 27, 2012
  47. S04E47Elimination ChallengeJune 28, 2012
  48. S04E48MasterclassJune 29, 2012
  49. S04E49Invention TestJuly 1, 2012
  50. S04E50Pressure TestJuly 2, 2012
  51. S04E51Immunity ChallengeJuly 3, 2012
  52. S04E52Pop Up Restaurant ChallengeJuly 4, 2012
  53. S04E53Double Elimination ChallengeJuly 5, 2012
  54. S04E54MasterclassJuly 6, 2012
  55. S04E55Roman Dish ChallengeJuly 8, 2012
  56. S04E56Super-Sized ChallengeJuly 9, 2012
  57. S04E57Immunity ChallengeJuly 10, 2012
  58. S04E58Risotto ChallengeJuly 11, 2012
  59. S04E59Elimination ChallengeJuly 12, 2012
  60. S04E60MasterclassJuly 13, 2012
  61. S04E61Mystery Fridge ChallengeJuly 15, 2012
  62. S04E62Pressure TestJuly 16, 2012
  63. S04E63Elimination ChallengeJuly 17, 2012
  64. S04E64Mini ChallengeJuly 18, 2012
  65. S04E65Family Team ChallengeJuly 19, 2012
  66. S04E66MasterclassJuly 20, 2012
  67. S04E67Lunch ServiceJuly 22, 2012
  68. S04E68The Perfect Steak SauceJuly 23, 2012
  69. S04E69Recreate Signature DishJuly 24, 2012
  70. S04E70Grand FinalJuly 25, 2012

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0565Episodes2013AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01The Top 22June 1, 2013
  2. S05E02Protein Pick Face Off ChallengeJune 3, 2013
  3. S05E03Elimination Challenge 1June 4, 2013
  4. S05E04Masterclass 1June 5, 2013
  5. S05E05Barossa Boot Camp Day 1: Break Down a LambJune 9, 2013
  6. S05E06Barossa Boot Camp Day 2: Maggie Beer Tag Team RaceJune 10, 2013
  7. S05E07Barossa Boot Camp Day 3: Seafood at Seppeltsfield WineryJune 11, 2013
  8. S05E08Barossa Boot Camp Day 4: Double Elimination ChallengeJune 12, 2013
  9. S05E09Masterclass 2June 13, 2013
  10. S05E10Kids Week Day 1: Lunch BoxJune 16, 2013
  11. S05E11Kids Week Day 2: Immunity ChallengeJune 17, 2013
  12. S05E12Kids Week Day 3: Tuck Shop ChallengeJune 18, 2013
  13. S05E13Kids Week Day 4: Elimination ChallengeJune 19, 2013
  14. S05E14Masterclass 3June 20, 2013
  15. S05E15Italian Week Day 1: Public Stall ChallengeJune 23, 2013
  16. S05E16Italian Week Day 2: Elimination - Memory DishJune 24, 2013
  17. S05E17Italian Week Day 3: Battle of the PizzaJune 25, 2013
  18. S05E18Italian Week Day 4: EliminationJune 26, 2013
  19. S05E19Masterclass 4June 27, 2013
  20. S05E20Wild West Week Day 1: Catch of the DayJune 30, 2013
  21. S05E21Wild West Week Day 2: Immunity TwistJuly 1, 2013
  22. S05E22Wild West Week Day 3: Stockmen ChallengeJuly 2, 2013
  23. S05E23Wild West Week Day 4: Elimination - The Green HouseJuly 3, 2013
  24. S05E24Masterclass 5July 4, 2013
  25. S05E25Heaven and Hell Week Day 1: Mystery BoxJuly 7, 2013
  26. S05E26Heaven and Hell Week Day 2: Elimination ChallengeJuly 8, 2013
  27. S05E27Heaven and Hell Week Day 3: Seven Deadly Sins BanquetJuly 9, 2013
  28. S05E28Heaven and Hell Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge 2July 10, 2013
  29. S05E29Masterclass 6July 11, 2013
  30. S05E30Fast Food Week Day 1: Mystery BoxJuly 14, 2013
  31. S05E31Fast Food Week Day 2: Auction EliminationJuly 15, 2013
  32. S05E32Fast Food Week Day 3: Car Club Team ChallengeJuly 16, 2013
  33. S05E33Fast Food Week Day 4: Elmination ChallengeJuly 17, 2013
  34. S05E34Masterclass 7July 18, 2013
  35. S05E35Immunity Week Day 1: Skills Test and Yin & Yang ChallengeJuly 21, 2013
  36. S05E36Immunity Week Day 2: Identical DishesJuly 22, 2013
  37. S05E37Immunity Week Day 3: Black Forest Ice-Cream Cake RelayJuly 23, 2013
  38. S05E38Immunity Week Day 4: Butter Invention TestJuly 24, 2013
  39. S05E39Masterclass 8July 25, 2013
  40. S05E40Love Week Day 1: Mystery Box ChallengeJuly 28, 2013
  41. S05E41Love Week Day 2: Chocolate EliminationJuly 29, 2013
  42. S05E42Love Week Day 3: 50 First DatesJuly 30, 2013
  43. S05E43Love Week Day 4: Breakfast EliminationJuly 31, 2013
  44. S05E44Masterclass 9August 1, 2013
  45. S05E45Heston Blumenthal Week Day 1: Royal Jubilee TrifleAugust 4, 2013
  46. S05E46Heston Blumenthal Week Day 2: Cook Against Heston ImmunityAugust 5, 2013
  47. S05E47Heston Blumenthal Week Day 3: Medieval Knights FeastAugust 6, 2013
  48. S05E48Heston Blumenthal Week Day 4: Elimination ChallengeAugust 7, 2013
  49. S05E49Masterclass 10August 8, 2013
  50. S05E50World Food Week Day 1: VIP BanquetAugust 11, 2013
  51. S05E51World Food Week Day 2: Palms Hotel EliminationAugust 12, 2013
  52. S05E52World Food Week Day 3: Mexico or ChinaAugust 13, 2013
  53. S05E53World Food Week Day 4: Qantas World Map of FoodAugust 14, 2013
  54. S05E54Masterclass 11August 15, 2013
  55. S05E55Dreams Week Day 1: Service ChallengeAugust 18, 2013
  56. S05E56Dreams Week Day 2: Elimination ChallengeAugust 19, 2013
  57. S05E57Dreams Week Day 3: Josie BonesAugust 20, 2013
  58. S05E58Dreams Week Day 4: Darren's Raspberry Rhubarb Ginger Chocolate Dessert.August 21, 2013
  59. S05E59Masterclass 12August 22, 2013
  60. S05E60Finals Week Day 1: Mystery BoxAugust 25, 2013
  61. S05E61Finals Week Day 2: Elimination ChallengeAugust 26, 2013
  62. S05E62Finals Week Day 3: The Atlantic Service ChallengeAugust 27, 2013
  63. S05E63Finals Week Day 4: Culinary DuelingAugust 28, 2013
  64. S05E64Masterclass 13August 29, 2013
  65. S05E65MasterChef 2013 Grand FinaleSeptember 1, 2013

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0660Episodes2014AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01Series 6 PremiereMay 5, 2014
  2. S06E02Top 50: Core Skills Invention TestMay 6, 2014
  3. S06E03Top 24: Mystery Box ChallengeMay 7, 2014
  4. S06E04Elimination Challenge: Chinese Fried RiceMay 8, 2014
  5. S06E05Mystery Box Challenge and Breakfast Invention TestMay 11, 2014
  6. S06E06Pressure Test: Shannon Bennett's Fillet of BeefMay 12, 2014
  7. S06E07Off-Site Challenge: Lunch Service in St KildaMay 13, 2014
  8. S06E08Elimination Challenge: Three Dishes from One SnapperMay 14, 2014
  9. S06E09Mystery Box Challenge: Maggie BeerMay 18, 2014
  10. S06E10Pressure Test: Alla Wolf-Tasker's Rivers and LakesMay 19, 2014
  11. S06E11Immunity Challenge: Ollie Gould & Kylie KwongMay 20, 2014
  12. S06E12Team Challenge: Three Course Menu from MemoryMay 21, 2014
  13. S06E13Elimination Challenge in Three RoundsMay 22, 2014
  14. S06E14Mystery Box Challenge and Invention TestMay 25, 2014
  15. S06E15Pressure TestMay 26, 2014
  16. S06E16Immunity Challenge: Benjamin CooperMay 27, 2014
  17. S06E17Team Challenge: Four-Course Dessert MenuMay 28, 2014
  18. S06E18Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste TestMay 29, 2014
  19. S06E19Mystery Box ChallengeJune 1, 2014
  20. S06E20Pressure Test: Saint CrispinJune 2, 2014
  21. S06E21Immunity Challenge: Matt StoneJune 3, 2014
  22. S06E22Team Challenge: Queen Victoria MarketJune 4, 2014
  23. S06E23Elimination Challenge: Time AuctionJune 5, 2014
  24. S06E24Invention Test: ChocolateJune 8, 2014
  25. S06E25Pressure Test: Nobu MatsuhisaJune 9, 2014
  26. S06E26Immunity ChallengeJune 10, 2014
  27. S06E27Offsite Challenge: Wedding Anniversary at Ascot HouseJune 11, 2014
  28. S06E28Elimination ChallengeJune 12, 2014
  29. S06E29Mystery Box: Marco Pierre WhiteJune 15, 2014
  30. S06E30Pressure Test: White HeatJune 16, 2014
  31. S06E31Immunity Challenge: Donovan CookeJune 17, 2014
  32. S06E32Offsite Challenge: Taxi KitchenJune 18, 2014
  33. S06E33Elimination Challenge: RisottoJune 19, 2014
  34. S06E34Mystery Box ChallengeJune 22, 2014
  35. S06E35Pressure Test: Vikas KhannaJune 23, 2014
  36. S06E36Mystery Box Challenge: Second ChancesJune 24, 2014
  37. S06E37Service Challenge: Starlight Children's FoundationJune 25, 2014
  38. S06E38Power Apron Mystery Box ChallengeJune 26, 2014
  39. S06E39Mystery Box Challenge & Invention TestJune 29, 2014
  40. S06E40Pressure Test - CroquemboucheJune 30, 2014
  41. S06E41Immunity ChallengeJuly 1, 2014
  42. S06E42Service Challenge: Banquet for 20 Food ProducersJuly 2, 2014
  43. S06E43Elimination Challenge: MexicanJuly 3, 2014
  44. S06E44Mystery Box Challenge: BarterJuly 6, 2014
  45. S06E45Pressure Test: Nick Palumbo's Choc-Top Ice CreamsJuly 7, 2014
  46. S06E46Immunity Challenge: John LawsonJuly 8, 2014
  47. S06E47Offsite Challenge: AsianJuly 9, 2014The contestants are challenged to cook Asian street food for 200 people.
  48. S06E48Elimination Challenge: Dave VerhuelJuly 10, 2014Four contestants face an elimination challenge set by chef Dave Verheul.
  49. S06E49Mystery Box: Heston Blumenthal & Invention TestJuly 13, 2014To the contestants' surprise, chef Heston Blumenthal gives them some challenges.
  50. S06E50Pressure Test: Beetroot RisottoJuly 14, 2014Contestants must cook one of Heston Blumenthal's dishes, beetroot risotto.
  51. S06E51Offsite ChallengeJuly 15, 2014Heston Blumenthal challenges the contestants to create pub food with a twist.
  52. S06E52Elimination Challenge: Five SensesJuly 16, 2014The contestants compete in a challenge based on the five senses to secure a place in finals week.
  53. S06E53Sudden Death Elimination ChallengeJuly 17, 2014Four contestants face off in a sudden death elimination challenge.
  54. S06E54Mystery Box ChallengeJuly 20, 2014
  55. S06E55Invention TestJuly 21, 2014
  56. S06E56Duel Challenge Over Three RoundsJuly 22, 2014
  57. S06E57Service Challenge: Vue de MondeJuly 23, 2014
  58. S06E58Pressure TestJuly 24, 2014
  59. S06E59MasterChef 2014 Semi FinalJuly 27, 2014
  60. S06E60MasterChef 2014 Grand FinaleJuly 28, 2014

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season0762Episodes2015AiredSeason avg
  1. S07E01Auditions, Part 1May 5, 2015
  2. S07E02Auditions, Part 2May 6, 2015
  3. S07E03Top 24 Mystery BoxMay 7, 2015
  4. S07E04Team Challenge: Massimo BotturaMay 7, 2015
  5. S07E05Elimination Challenge: FishMay 8, 2015
  6. S07E06Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Guilty PleasuresMay 10, 2015
  7. S07E07Pressure TestMay 11, 2015
  8. S07E08Immunity Challenge: Jaffle IronMay 12, 2015
  9. S07E09Team Challenge: Two-Course Meal for the ArmyMay 13, 2015
  10. S07E10Elimination ChallengeMay 14, 2015
  11. S07E11Mystery Box Challenge: Five TastesMay 17, 2015
  12. S07E12Pressure TestMay 18, 2015
  13. S07E13Immunity ChallengeMay 19, 2015
  14. S07E14Team Challenge: RelayMay 20, 2015
  15. S07E15Elimination & MasterClass 1May 21, 2015
  16. S07E16Mystery Box ChallengeMay 24, 2015
  17. S07E17Pressure TestMay 25, 2015
  18. S07E18Immunity ChallengeMay 26, 2015
  19. S07E19Off-Site Challenge: Abbotsford Convent BakeryMay 27, 2015
  20. S07E20Elimination ChallengeMay 28, 2015
  21. S07E21Mystery Box ChallengeMay 31, 2015
  22. S07E22Pressure TestJune 1, 2015
  23. S07E23Immunity Challenge: Callum HannJune 2, 2015
  24. S07E24Off-Site Challenge: Mexican Street FoodJune 3, 2015
  25. S07E25Elimination Challenge: Justine Schofield & MasterClass 2June 4, 2015
  26. S07E26Mystery Box ChallengeJune 7, 2015
  27. S07E27Pressure TestJune 8, 2015
  28. S07E28Immunity Challenge: Nick HollowayJune 9, 2015
  29. S07E29Off-Site Challenge: Pizzini WinesJune 10, 2015
  30. S07E30Elimination ChallengeJune 11, 2015
  31. S07E31Mystery Box ChallengeJune 14, 2015
  32. S07E32Pressure TestJune 15, 2015
  33. S07E33Immunity ChallengeJune 16, 2015
  34. S07E34Off-Site Challenge: Tokyo Tina vs. Saigon SallyJune 17, 2015
  35. S07E35Elimination ChallengeJune 18, 2015
  36. S07E36Mystery Box Challenge: Heston Blumenthal & Invention TestJune 21, 2015
  37. S07E37Pressure Test: Guillaume Brahimi's Jewel of the SeaJune 22, 2015
  38. S07E38Immunity ChallengeJune 23, 2015
  39. S07E39Off-Site Challenge: Afternoon Tea at The Hotel WindsorJune 24, 2015
  40. S07E40Elimination ChallengeJune 25, 2015
  41. S07E41Mystery Box Challenge & Invention TestJune 28, 2015
  42. S07E42Pressure Test: Janice Wong's Cassis PlumJune 29, 2015
  43. S07E43Immunity Challenge: BatterJune 30, 2015
  44. S07E44Team ChallengeJuly 1, 2015
  45. S07E45Elimination Challenge: Rick SteinJuly 2, 2015
  46. S07E46Mystery Box ChallengeJuly 5, 2015
  47. S07E47Pressure TestJuly 6, 2015
  48. S07E48Immunity ChallengeJuly 7, 2015
  49. S07E49Off-Site Challenge: Circa, The PrinceJuly 8, 2015
  50. S07E50Elimination Challenge: Time AuctionJuly 9, 2015
  51. S07E51Marco Pierre White Team ChallengeJuly 12, 2015
  52. S07E52Pressure Test: Cook-alongJuly 13, 2015
  53. S07E53Immunity ChallengeJuly 14, 2015
  54. S07E54Team Challenge: French RestaurantsJuly 15, 2015
  55. S07E55Elimination Challenge: Childhood MemoriesJuly 16, 2015
  56. S07E56Mystery Box ChallengeJuly 19, 2015
  57. S07E57Pressure TestJuly 20, 2015
  58. S07E58No Rules ChallengeJuly 21, 2015
  59. S07E59Service Challenge: The Press ClubJuly 22, 2015
  60. S07E60Pressure TestJuly 23, 2015
  61. S07E61Grand Final Part 1July 26, 2015
  62. S07E62Grand Final Part 2July 27, 2015Tune in as the winner of MasterChef Australia 2015 will be crowned. The finalists are competing for a 250,000 dollars prize, a monthly colum

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season0863Episodes2016AiredSeason avg
  1. S08E01Auditions Part 1May 1, 2016MasterChef Australia returns with the best group of home cooks the competition has ever seen. In the first of three judges' auditions, our a
  2. S08E02Auditions Part 2May 2, 2016In the second judges' auditions our amateur cooks are given one hour to cook their best dish. To receive an apron, the contestants must rece
  3. S08E03Auditions Part 3May 3, 2016In the final round of the judges' auditions, seven contestants all vying for the final apron must prefectly recreate Shannon Bennett's popul
  4. S08E04Mystery Box Challenge: Billie McKayMay 4, 2016The Top 24 contestants enter the MasterChef Australia kitchen for their first mystery box challenge to create a dish with ingredients chosen
  5. S08E05Elimination ChallengeMay 5, 2016In the 1st elimination challenge, three contestants choose a cloche containing a single ingredient to be used in a dish for the judges. The
  6. S08E06Mystery Box Challenge: Marco Pierre White & Invention Test: Meat and Three VegMay 8, 2016It's Marco Pierre White week. The contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish from Marco's mystery box of ingredients with rewards and haza
  7. S08E07Pressure Test: Marco Pierre White's John DoryMay 9, 2016Marco Pierre White Week continues! The bottom 3 from the invention test must keep up with Marco as he demonstrates his classic John Dory dis
  8. S08E08Immunity Challenge: Jake KellieMay 10, 2016The top 3 contestants from the invention test must make a filled pasta with a matching sauce. The winner will then enter a cook off for immu
  9. S08E09Team Challenge: Pub LunchMay 11, 2016Today's challenge is all about the pub lunch. The contestants are split into two teams and must cook three courses for 70 people with Marco
  10. S08E10Elimination Challenge: The Alphabet Game & MasterClass 1May 12, 2016Masterclass. The contestants from the losing pub lunch challenge team must correctly name an ingredient to avoid the elimination cook-off ch
  11. S08E11Mystery Box Challenge: Viewers' Choice & Invention Test: SpreadsMay 15, 2016This mystery box challenge has been chosen by the viewers. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using at least one ingredient chosen
  12. S08E12Pressure Test: Reynold Poernomo's MossMay 16, 2016The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from last nights the invention test face off in the pressure test. The contestant wit
  13. S08E13Immunity Challenge: Braden WhiteMay 17, 2016The three best performers in the invention test must create a dish using popcorn as the core ingredient. The winner will then need to out-co
  14. S08E14Team Challenge: Three-Course Meal from MemoryMay 18, 2016In today's service challenge, the contestants are split into two teams. Each team must cook a three-course meal for 30 people replicating di
  15. S08E15Elimination Challenge: Raw & CookedMay 19, 2016The losing team from the service challenge now faces elimination as the contestants create a dish without any cooking. The bottom three will
  16. S08E16Mystery Box Challenge: Nigella Lawson & Invention Test: Divine IndulgencesMay 22, 2016It's Nigella Lawson Week! Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish based on Nigella's divine indulgences. The top 3 will have
  17. S08E17Pressure Test: Nigella Lawson's Three-Course MealMay 23, 2016The bottom 3 from Nigella's invention test face elimination in what might be the toughest pressure test ever, as contestants have just one h
  18. S08E18Immunity Challenge: Lachlan ColwillMay 24, 2016Matt Preston & Nigella Lawson arrive at the contestant house in the middle of the night as the 3 best from Nigella's invention test are
  19. S08E19Team Challenge: Royal Children's Hospital FêteMay 25, 2016Split into three teams, each team must prepare one savoury dish & two sweet dishes to sell at a fete held in honour of Nigella Lawson wi
  20. S08E20Elimination Challenge: Name That Cake & MasterClass 2May 26, 2016Masterclass. The losing fete challenge team now face elimination. Contestants must correctly name cakes, fail to do so & they will need
  21. S08E21Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Waste Not, Want NotMay 29, 2016The contestants have 60 minutes to create a dish using the ingredients in the mystery box. The winner will cook off for a chance at immunity
  22. S08E22Pressure Test: Jason Atherton's Quail Afternoon Tea DishMay 30, 2016The bottom three from the invention test now face the elimination pressure test. Contestants have just over 3 hours to recreate UK chef Jaso
  23. S08E23Double Immunity Challenge: Thomas Woods and Hayden McFarlandMay 31, 2016With immunity up for grabs, contestants will work in pairs to create a savoury & sweet jaffle in 45 minutes. The winning pair will then
  24. S08E24Off-Site Challenge: Hellenic RepublicJune 1, 2016Today's off-site challenge will take place at George Calombaris' Hellenic Republic restaurant. Split into two teams, each team must prepare
  25. S08E25Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste TestJune 2, 2016The losing Greek feast challenge team now face elimination. Contestants who fail the Round 1 blind taste test must then impress the judges w
  26. S08E26Invention Test: Maggie Beer & Mystery Box ChallengeJune 5, 2016The Queen of the Australian kitchen, Maggie Beer returns! The invention test winner will have the advantage going into the mystery box chall
  27. S08E27Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's MessJune 6, 2016The bottom three contestants from the mystery box challenge face off in the elimination pressure test. Contestants have just three hours to
  28. S08E28Immunity Challenge: Morgan McGloneJune 7, 2016The three best performers from Maggie Beer's mystery box are now vying for immunity. The contestant who produces the best éclair in round on
  29. S08E29Team Challenge: Chinese New YearJune 8, 2016Today's off-site team challenge marks the celebration of Chinese New Year joined by guest mentor, Kylie Kwong. Each team must prepare two se
  30. S08E30Elimination Challenge: Lucky DipJune 9, 2016The losing team from the Chinese New Year challenge must now cook a dish determined by lucky dip. With 75 minutes on the clock, the contesta
  31. S08E31Mystery Box Challenge: Luke Nguyen & Invention Test: Steam vs. FryJune 12, 2016Today's mystery box challenge has been set by guest chef Luke Nguyen, as contestants have 60 minutes to make an impressive dish. The winner
  32. S08E32Pressure Test: Ross LustedJune 13, 2016The bottom three contestants from the invention test face off in the elimination pressure test. Contestants have just two hours to recreate
  33. S08E33Top 12June 14, 2016The judges reveal to the top 12 contestants that today there are some special guests joining them in the MasterChef Australia kitchen.
  34. S08E34Team Challenge: Six-Course Degustation MenuJune 15, 2016Guest chef Curtis Stone joins today's off-site team challenge. Each team must prepare a six-course degustation menu for 50 guests in only tw
  35. S08E35Elimination Challenge: Head to HeadJune 16, 2016Power Week. The losing team from the Curtis Stone challenge now face elimination. Who will be leaving the MasterChef Australia kitchen?
  36. S08E36Mystery Box Challenge: Ugly Ingredients & Invention Test: RelayJune 19, 2016Today's mystery box challenge contains eight of the ugliest ingredients ever seen. The contestants must impress the judges by creating a bea
  37. S08E37Pressure Test: Flynn McGarry's Beet WellingtonJune 20, 2016The losing team from the invention test relay challenge now face off in the pressure test. Contestants must recreate guest chef Flynn McGarr
  38. S08E38Immunity Challenge: Victor LiongJune 21, 2016The four contestants who impressed in the relay invention test cook for immunity. Does the winner of the first round have what it takes to o
  39. S08E39Team Challenge: Gourmet CinemaJune 22, 2016In today's gourmet cinema team challenge, the judges reveal that the contestants must cater for 165 cinema goers at a very special cinema ev
  40. S08E40Elimination Challenge: Choose or LoseJune 23, 2016The losing team from the gourmet cinema challenge are now cooking to save themselves from elimination. If they survive, they will make it in
  41. S08E41Team Challenge: Melbourne StarJune 26, 2016Heston Week. Heston Blumenthal returns to MasterChef Australia in the biggest week ever. In a world first, the top 10 contestants open four
  42. S08E42Team Challenge: Brighton Beach Ice Cream StandsJune 27, 2016Heston Week. For one day only, Melbourne's iconic Brighton Beach bathing boxes become ice cream stands selling Heston-inspired ice creams &a
  43. S08E43Team Challenge: Three-Course Dessert SpreadJune 28, 2016Heston Week. Tonight's challenge, Heston inspires the contestants to create a three-course dessert spread using only the food of the Gods: c
  44. S08E44Service Challenge: Recipes from the PastJune 29, 2016Heston Week. Heston's restaurants are all about taking recipes from the past & giving them a modern twist. Four contestants must prepare
  45. S08E45Elimination Challenge: Colours of the Rainbow & MasterClass 3June 30, 2016Masterclass. The seven contestants who created the least impressive dishes during the pop-ups now face off to stay in the competition in the
  46. S08E46Mystery Box Challenge: All the Ingredients & Invention Test: Hardest DishesJuly 3, 2016The judges reveal that this week will be the toughest ever! In today's invention test contestants must choose between three of the hardest i
  47. S08E47Pressure Test: Peter Gilmore's Cherry Jam LamingtonJuly 4, 2016The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from last night's invention test face off in the pressure test. At the end of the coo
  48. S08E48Immunity Challenge: Shannon BennettJuly 5, 2016The three best performers in the invention test must now impress the judges in Round One for a chance to cook off against a professional che
  49. S08E49Team Challenge: Australian ProduceJuly 6, 2016The remaining eight contestants are split into teams of two to cook a two-course meal inspired by quality Australian produce for 80 diners.
  50. S08E50Elimination Challenge: Time AuctionJuly 7, 2016The four members of the losing teams from the service challenge now face elimination. With so much at stake, which contestant will fail to i
  51. S08E51Mystery Box Challenge: San Francisco Produce & Invention TestJuly 10, 2016California Week. The MasterChef Australia competition travels to California for the week. With just a map in hand the contestants must track
  52. S08E52Team Challenge: Dominque Creen's Signature DishesJuly 11, 2016California Week. Contestants must work in teams to recreate two of Dominque Creen's signature dishes. Dominque is a Michelin-starred chef &a
  53. S08E53Fast Track to Finals: Francis Ford Coppola's Inglenook EstateJuly 12, 2016California Week. Today four of the most impressive contestants are cooking for a guaranteed place in finals week at Francis Ford Coppola's I
  54. S08E54Team Challenge: Santa Monica Pier Food TrucksJuly 13, 2016California Week. Today the contestants are split into teams to run their very own food trucks at the world famous Santa Monica Pier. There i
  55. S08E55Elimination Challenge: Put Your Dream on a Plate & MasterClass 4July 14, 2016Masterclass. The losing team from the Food Truck Challenge now face elimination. Under the mentorship of Curtis Stone, they must cook a dish
  56. S08E56Mystery Box Challenge: Hottest Ingredients & Invention Test: Hottest TechniquesJuly 17, 2016Finals Week. The top six contestants now face a mystery box challenge containing some of the hottest ingredients being used in the world rig
  57. S08E57MasterChef Australia S08E57Pressure Test: Christy Tania's MistiqueJuly 18, 2016Finals Week. The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face the elimination pressure test set by pastry chef & dessert sp
  58. S08E58MasterChef Australia S08E58Service Challenge: Lake HouseJuly 19, 2016Finals Week. The Top Five contestants must cook five dishes from the menu of the Lake House in Daylesford under the guidance of legendary ch
  59. S08E59MasterChef Australia S08E59Elimination Challenge: Audition IngredientsJuly 20, 2016Finals Week. The bottom 3 contestants from the Lake House challenge now face elimination & must impress the judges with a dish produced
  60. S08E60MasterChef Australia S08E60MasterClass 5July 21, 2016Masterclass. The final MasterClass of 2016 sees the return of the eliminated contestants. The shoe's on the other foot for George, Gary &amp
  61. S08E61Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Quarter FinalJuly 24, 2016Grand Final Week. In today's Quarter Final mystery box challenge & invention test, contestants cook off for a place in the Semi Final us
  62. S08E62Service Challenge: Semi FinalJuly 25, 2016Grand Final Week. The final three contestants vie for a place in the Grand Finale in tonight's service challenge. Each contestant must prepa
  63. S08E63MasterChef 2016 Grand FinaleJuly 26, 2016Grand Finale. Who will be crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2016? The finalists are competing for a $250,000 cash prize & a col

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season0963Episodes2017AiredSeason avg
  1. S09E01Auditions Part 1May 1, 2017The heat is on. A fresh group of home cooks from around the country will eagerly tackle challenges that will see one of them take home the t
  2. S09E02Auditions Part 2May 2, 2017After a record-breaking first-round cook that saw an extraordinary 20 aprons handed out, only four aprons remain. Who will have what it take
  3. S09E03Auditions Part 3May 3, 2017In the third and final round of the judge's auditions, six contestants are vying for the final apron, which will secure them a place in the
  4. S09E04Mystery Box Challenge: Elena DugganMay 4, 2017The Top 24 contestants enter the kitchen for their first mystery box challenge.
  5. S09E05Elimination Challenge: Pairing IngredientsMay 4, 2017The bottom 4 will cook off in an elimination challenge. Who will be the first to leave MasterChef Australia 2017?
  6. S09E06Mystery Box Challenge: Home Cooking & Invention Test: George's Mum's KitchenMay 7, 2017Each judge has placed three of their favourite ingredients into the mystery box and contestants will have 75 minutes to create a remarkable
  7. S09E07Pressure Test: Gary's Roast ChickenMay 8, 2017The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face off in the pressure test. To survive they must keep up w
  8. S09E08Immunity Challenge: Jarrod Di BlasiMay 9, 2017The top three contestants from the invention test now compete in creating a family meal for four in half an hour. The winner will then take
  9. S09E09Off-Site Challenge: GradiMay 10, 2017The contestants gather at Gradi, one of Melbourne's leading Italian restaurants before being split into two teams who must prepare four dish
  10. S09E10Elimination Challenge: Potato & MasterClass 1May 11, 2017The losing team from the Italian service challenge face elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition? Plus, don't miss the fir
  11. S09E11Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Ben ShewryMay 14, 2017Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using ingredients from the mystery box with the winner gaining the advantage in the invention t
  12. S09E12Pressure Test: Andy Bowdy's Rita CakeMay 15, 2017The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face a pressure test to recreate Andy Bowdy's Rita cake to avoid elimination. Who w
  13. S09E13Immunity Challenge: Charlie CarringtonMay 16, 2017The three best performers from the invention test are now vying for a chance at immunity. Does the amateur cook have what it takes to out-co
  14. S09E14Team Challenge: RelayMay 17, 2017The contestants are split into teams of four in a relay challenge as each member has 15 minutes to cook and only 45 seconds to hand over to
  15. S09E15Elimination Challenge: Spend Your Time WiselyMay 18, 2017The losing team from the relay challenge now face elimination and the contestants have 90 minutes which they can use to buy ingredients. Who
  16. S09E16Mystery Box Challenge: Kirsten Tibballs & Invention Test: Janice WongMay 21, 2017Contestants have 90 minutes to create a delicious dessert from the mystery box ingredients, however, only five dishes will be tasted and onl
  17. S09E17Pressure Test: Christy Tania's Ice Cream FloatMay 22, 2017The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face off in the pressure test elimination. The contestants have to recreate an ice
  18. S09E18Immunity Challenge: Lauren Eldridge, Angelique Peretto and Reynold PoernomoMay 23, 2017The three best performing contestants from the invention test compete for immunity. Each contestant has 90 minutes to create a dessert while
  19. S09E19Team Challenge: Edible Art InstallationMay 24, 2017Contestants will be working in teams to build an edible art installation in a specially constructed greenhouse. With just eight hours to imp
  20. S09E20Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste TestMay 25, 2017The losing team from the greenhouse challenge now face elimination. The first three to fail the blindfold taste test will have 75 minutes to
  21. S09E21Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: David ThompsonMay 28, 2017Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish from the mystery box of traditional Thai ingredients to gain advantage in the inventi
  22. S09E22Pressure Test: Josue Lopez's After the Eucalypt FireMay 29, 2017The bottom three contestants from the invention test now cook off in a three hour pressure test set by 2016's Chef of the Year. Who will imp
  23. S09E23Immunity Challenge: Clinton McIverMay 30, 2017The three best performers in the invention test battle it out for the chance to cook for an immunity pin. Will the amateur contestant have w
  24. S09E24Team Challenge: South Melbourne MarketMay 31, 2017Each team must serve two dishes in one of four market-friendly ways at the famous South Melbourne Market. The two teams that make the least
  25. S09E25Elimination Challenge: EggJune 1, 2017Eight contestants now face elimination and must survive three rounds if they are to keep their food dream alive. Will one of the top contend
  26. S09E26Mystery Box Challenge: Yotam Ottolenghi & Invention Test: StuffedJune 4, 2017Master of Mediterranean cuisine, Yotam Ottolenghi's mystery box challenge gives contestants 75 minutes to create a delicious dish to gain an
  27. S09E27Pressure Test: Yotam Ottolenghi's Mezze FeastJune 5, 2017The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test must cook off to avoid elimination in a pressure test set by
  28. S09E28Immunity Challenge: Blayne BertoncelloJune 6, 2017The three best performers in the invention test must first face off for a chance to cook against a professional chef for immunity. Does an a
  29. S09E29Team Challenge: Vegetarian FeastJune 7, 2017Split into two teams, each group must prepare a Yotam Ottolenghi-style vegetarian feast for a group of meat lovers. The team that serves the
  30. S09E30Elimination Challenge: Core Ingredient Recognition & MasterClass 2June 8, 2017The seven members of the losing team from the vegetarian feast challenge are facing elimination. Which favourite will be going home? Plus, a
  31. S09E31Mystery Box Challenge: Curtis Stone & Invention Test: Power PinJune 11, 2017Contestants have an hour to create a delicious dish from ingredients found in the Mystery Box set by international celebrity chef Curtis Sto
  32. S09E32Pressure Test: Deniz Karaca's Passion for CaramelJune 12, 2017The bottom four contestants from the invention test must now cook off in the Pressure Test set by one of the world's top chocolatiers to avo
  33. S09E33Second ChanceJune 13, 2017Twelve of the previously eliminated contestants now have a chance to cook their way back into the competition. Which one of the home cooks w
  34. S09E34Team Challenge: Pop-Up RestaurantJune 14, 2017MasterChef Australia2016 runner-up Matt Sinclair is on hand to mentor contestants in a pop-up restaurant team challenge to create a three-co
  35. S09E35Elimination Challenge: The Ultimate PotluckJune 15, 2017The six members of the losing team from the pop-up restaurant challenge enter the kitchen facing elimination. Who will be the next contestan
  36. S09E36Mystery Box Challenge: Heston Blumenthal & Invention Test: WaterJune 18, 2017It's Heston Blumenthal week. Heston takes the top 12 contestants on a road trip through regional Victoria; the first stop is the mighty Murr
  37. S09E37Team Challenge: EarthJune 19, 2017Contestants split into pairs have 75 minutes to cook one main and one dessert that must incorporate the element of earth. The least impressi
  38. S09E38Team Challenge: AirJune 20, 2017The judges and Heston Blumenthal welcome the eight contestants to the Mildura salt pan. The contestants must cook dishes inspired by 'air' i
  39. S09E39FireJune 21, 2017Contestants have 60 minutes to cook a savoury dish inspired by fire. The two least impressive dishes must then cook off to avoid the elimina
  40. S09E40Elimination Challenge: Not What It Seems & MasterClass 3June 22, 2017Contestants have 75 minutes to cook a delicious dish to avoid elimination. Later, Heston Blumenthal's MasterClass shows how to cook a tasty
  41. S09E41Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Peter GilmoreJune 25, 2017Contestants have an hour to create a dish from the Mystery Box ingredients, with only three dishes to be tasted. The maker of the winning di
  42. S09E42Pressure Test: Paul Carmichael's Bajan Fish FryJune 26, 2017The contestants have three hours and 45 minutes to recreate Paul Carmichael's Bajan fish fry from Momofuku Seiobo. The contestant with the l
  43. S09E43Immunity Challenge: Ben DevlinJune 27, 2017The three best performers from the invention test now compete for a chance at immunity. Will our amateur cook have what it takes to out-perf
  44. S09E44Team Challenge: Identical PlatesJune 28, 2017Split into pairs, each team must make two plates of the same dish and they must be identical, but they will not be able to see or taste what
  45. S09E45Elimination Challenge: Choose or LoseJune 29, 2017The bottom four contestants from the team challenge now must cook off and produce a spectacular dish to stay alive in the competition.
  46. S09E46Mystery Box Challenge: Tokyo & Invention Test: WasabiJuly 2, 2017This program is about to get even bigger as the competition travels to the land of the cherry blossom, Japan. Contestants must explore Tokyo
  47. S09E47Kappo-Style Dégustation MenuJuly 3, 2017Each of the eight contestants will have to conceive, cook and deliver one course as part of an eight-course Kappo-Style Dégustation for some
  48. S09E48Immunity Challenge: Japanese Fruit & Tea LeavesJuly 4, 2017The winning contestants from the invention test and the Kappo challenge now have a chance to fight it out for immunity in view of Mount Fuji
  49. S09E49Team Challenge: Yokocho Street StallsJuly 5, 2017The judges welcome contestants to the heart of Shinjuku, where Tokyo comes alive at night. Contestants will be cooking at a local alleyway p
  50. S09E50Elimination Challenge: Past and FutureJuly 6, 2017The losing team from the Yokocho street stall challenge must cook off to stay in the competition. Contestants must cook a dish that celebrat
  51. S09E51MasterClass 4July 7, 2017Japan week concludes at Tateyama Castle for a very special MasterClass with Michelin star sushi chef who walks the contestants through the s
  52. S09E52Mystery Box Challenge: Shannon Bennett & Re-Invention TestJuly 9, 2017Contestants have an hour to create a dish from four mystery ingredients to gain advantage in the invention test. Later, contestants must rec
  53. S09E53Pressure Test: Kylie MillarJuly 10, 2017The three least impressive contestants from the invention test cook off in a pressure test set by MasterChef alumni, Kylie Millar. Who has c
  54. S09E54Fast-Track to Finals Week Immunity Challenge: Frederico ZanellatoJuly 11, 2017The three best invention test performers now face a special souffle immunity challenge. Can our amateur chef out-cook a professional and fin
  55. S09E55Service Challenge: Clare SmythJuly 12, 2017The judges reveal that each contestant will be in charge of either an entree, main or dessert to serve 50 hungry customers. The bottom three
  56. S09E56Elimination Challenge: Memories from HomeJuly 13, 2017The three least impressive contestants from the service challenge must cook to stay in the competition and earn their place in finals week.
  57. S09E57Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Everything & AnythingJuly 16, 2017It's finals week. The top six contestants enter the kitchen to face a mystery box challenge to prove to the judges just how far they have co
  58. S09E58Pressure Test: Shaun Quade's Pearl on the Ocean FloorJuly 17, 2017The bottom three contestants from the invention test now cook off in a pressure test to avoid elimination. Who will be the next to leave the
  59. S09E59Elimination Challenge: Service ChallengeJuly 18, 2017The top five contestants must create either a sweet or savoury dish and present seven plates of food for the judges as well as four of Austr
  60. S09E60Service Challenge: Dinner by HestonJuly 19, 2017The pressure is on as the top four contestants enter one of Melbourne's top restaurants, Dinner By Heston, for a service challenge. Who will
  61. S09E61Elimination Challenge: Design Your Own Challenge & MasterClass 5July 20, 2017Three contestants must create a dish worthy of a place in the semifinal. Later, Curtis Stone drops by to take part in an invention test rela
  62. S09E62Semi Final: Service ChallengeJuly 23, 2017The stakes are high as the three remaining contestants fight it out for the two places in the finale and the chance of winning the coveted p
  63. S09E63MasterChef 2017 Grand FinaleJuly 24, 2017Who will be crowned the winner of 2017? The finalists are competing for a $250,000 cash prize and a column in Australia's leading premium fo

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season10Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode61Episodes2018Aired 8.9Season avg
  1. S10E01Season's bestAuditions Part 1May 7, 2018 9.5The amateur cooks are given one hour to recreate their signature dish for the first of the two judges' auditions. The judges introduce the n
  2. S10E02Auditions Part 2May 8, 2018After handing out 18 aprons on the first day of cooking, the judges are looking for six more cooks to round out the top 24. The cooks who we
  3. S10E03Top 24May 9, 2018Our 2018 cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen for their first challenge as the top 24. The contestants need to imagine they are hosting the ju
  4. S10E04Elimination Challenge: My FridgeMay 10, 2018In the first elimination challenge of the season, three contestants fight to stay in the competition. They are given 75 minutes to cook, usi
  5. S10E05Mystery Box Challenge: Who's Box is This & Invention Test: Surprise InsideMay 13, 2018The 23 cooks enter the kitchen for the first mystery box challenge of the season. This time, the rules are changing: the winner of the myste
  6. S10E06Pressure Test: Maggie Beer's Apple and Rosemary Tarte TatinMay 14, 2018The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face-off in the pressure test. Queen of the kitchen Maggie Be
  7. S10E07Immunity Challenge: Shui IshizakaMay 15, 2018The winner of the mystery box challenge and the three best-performing cooks from the invention test will compete for immunity, with Shannon
  8. S10E08Team Challenge: MCGMay 16, 2018The contestants find themselves on the turf of the iconic MCG for the first team challenge. Split into two teams, each must cook delicious a
  9. S10E09Elimination Challenge: Falling in Love with FoodMay 17, 2018The losing team from the MCG service challenge must face-off in this elimination challenge. The contestants must cook something inspired by
  10. S10E10Mystery Box Challenge: Nigella Lawson & Invention Test: Snap, Crackle, PopMay 20, 2018 8.3Culinary goddess Nigella Lawson arrives in the kitchen for a week of challenges and surprises. The lid is lifted on Nigella's mystery box to
  11. S10E11Pressure Test: Nigella's Chocolate FeastMay 21, 2018The bottom three contestants from the previous invention test will face off in this episode's pressure test. The contestants have 75 minutes
  12. S10E12Immunity Challenge: Alanna SapwellMay 22, 2018The winning contestant from the mystery box challenge joins the top three contestants from the invention test in this episode's two round im
  13. S10E13Team Challenge: Brunch ServiceMay 23, 2018 9.0In a team service challenge, it will be a battle of the brunches, as in two groups of 10, they take over two cafes. Contestants will have re
  14. S10E14Elimination Challenge: Dessert Taste Test & MasterClass 1May 24, 2018 9.0The contestants in the losing team are in the kitchen for what will be the last time for one of them. Plus, the first Masterclass of the sea
  15. S10E15Mystery Box Challenge: Gordon Ramsay & Invention Test: BurgersMay 27, 2018 9.5In one of the biggest surprises of the season so far, and in a program first, Gordon Ramsay enters the kitchen for a mystery box challenge.
  16. S10E16Pressure Test: Keeping Up with GordonMay 28, 2018With Gordon Week off to a flying start, the bottom three contestants in the invention test roll up to the kitchen ready to cook for their pl
  17. S10E17Immunity Challenge: Three vs. ThreeMay 29, 2018Our mystery box winner and the top two dishes from the invention test will have the chance to cook for immunity with Gordon Ramsay as their
  18. S10E18Service Challenge: Three-Course Menu for 50May 30, 2018 9.0The contestants enter the kitchen only to find Gordon Ramsay, who is already yelling at them to hurry up. Divided into two teams, they prepa
  19. S10E19Elimination Challenge: Matt Abe's Roast ChickenMay 31, 2018The team who lost the service challenge will have to cook for their lives in an intense elimination which will see one contestant back thems
  20. S10E20Mystery Box Challenge: 20 Dollars & Invention Test: Team RelayJune 3, 2018Contestants are shopping for their own mystery box ingredients with only $20 and 20 minutes. Maker of the best dish goes through to the immu
  21. S10E21Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Peach MelbaJune 4, 2018The losing team from yesterday's invention test are in the kitchen, ready to fight for their place in the competition.
  22. S10E22Immunity Challenge: Jacqui ChallinorJune 5, 2018The winner of Sunday night's mystery box, along with the members of the winning team in the invention test relay will compete for a coveted
  23. S10E23Team Challenge: Memorise and ReplicateJune 6, 2018The judges surprise the contestants by announcing that this episode, a few of them will be journeying to the wide blue yonder.
  24. S10E24Elimination Challenge: Know Your CutsJune 7, 2018 8.5The eight contestants who lost the previous challenge are cooking in this episode's elimination, with Curtis Stone to keep them company.
  25. S10E25Mystery Box Challenge: Best of South Australia & Team Challenge: Adelaide Night MarketJune 10, 2018 9.0It's the beginning of South Australia Week for the contestants, where they will be cooking with some of the best ingredients South Australia
  26. S10E26Elimination Challenge: Brendan Wessels' Lemon Meringue PieJune 11, 2018The contestants find themselves at the incredible D'Arenberg Cube restaurant in the heart of McLaren Vale wine country, with the bottom two
  27. S10E27Immunity Challenge: Jin ChoiJune 12, 2018This immunity challenge takes place at the stunning Mt Lofty House in the Adelaide Hills. Does our contestant have what it takes to outscore
  28. S10E28Team Challenge: Three-Course Table Grape MenuJune 13, 2018The team challenge will take place in the Barossa Valley. Divided into two teams, contestants will be given two hours to prepare an entree,
  29. S10E29Elimination Challenge: A Game of Chicken & MasterClass 2June 14, 2018For the elimination challenge, the contestants go to Maggie Beer's Eatery in the Barossa Valley. Plus, a masterclass takes place at the Adel
  30. S10E30Mystery Box Challenge: Bread & Invention Test: Spaghetti BologneseJune 17, 2018The contestants arrive back at the kitchen after a week of adventure in South Australia. There is a lot at stake, knowing that the top 10 is
  31. S10E31Pressure Test: Alla Wolf-Tasker's Autumn HarvestJune 18, 2018The bottom three contestants from the invention test are facing elimination.
  32. S10E32Immunity Challenge: Andy HarmerJune 19, 2018The winner of the mystery box and the top three from the invention test have the chance to cook for immunity.
  33. S10E33Team Challenge: Cooking with FireJune 20, 2018The contestants find themselves in the Dandenong Ranges where a fiery team challenge awaits them.
  34. S10E34Elimination Challenge: Different Cuisines & Another ChanceJune 21, 2018The losing team from the previous challenge arrive at the kitchen for what will be the last time for one of them.
  35. S10E35Mystery Box Challenge: Adriano Zumbo & Invention Test: Croquembouche 2.0June 24, 2018The judges reveal this is Sweet Week. To kick off the week, they introduce the master of sweets, Adriano Zumbo, who has selected the mystery
  36. S10E36Pressure Test: Katherine Sabbath's Birthday CakeJune 25, 2018Continuing Sweet Week, the judges are joined by social media cake superstar Katherine Sabbath. The bottom two teams from the previous invent
  37. S10E37Immunity Challenge: Alice WrightJune 26, 2018Our two Sweet Week mystery box winners and the winning team from Zumbo's invention test compete for immunity during a gelato challenge. It's
  38. S10E38Team Challenge: Tonka & CodaJune 27, 2018George pays a surprise visit to the MasterChef contestant house with a special guest. Together, they reveal the challenge: the contestants a
  39. S10E39Elimination Challenge: Kirsten Tibballs' Wheel of ChocolateJune 28, 2018The losing team from the previous challenge will fight for their place in the competition.
  40. S10E40The Everything Mystery Box & Dish for a KingJuly 1, 2018For the mystery box challenge the contestants find a big surprise among their ingredients. Later, the invention test is a chance for the con
  41. S10E41Pressure Test: Saransh Goila's Butter ChickenJuly 2, 2018 9.5The bottom three contestants from the previous invention test face elimination in a pressure test. One little mistake can turn into a royal
  42. S10E42Immunity Challenge: Ashley DavisJuly 3, 2018 9.5The mystery box winner and the top three contestants from the invention test compete for immunity. The contestants only have 10 minutes to c
  43. S10E43Team Challenge: Canapes for the Royal ReceptionJuly 4, 2018His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, makes his debut as part of the team challenge. Each team is to make four types of canapes, with the
  44. S10E44Elimination Challenge: Picture PerfectJuly 5, 2018 8.5Continuing their adventure, the contestants arrive at their next destination. The two losing teams from the previous challenge face eliminat
  45. S10E45Mystery Box Challenge: Surprise Ingredient & Invention Test: Oil, Salt, and PepperJuly 8, 2018 9.5The judges have a surprise: it's survival week and the contestants will be cooking for their lives every day. By the end of the week, one of
  46. S10E46Re-Invention Test: Retro TV DinnersJuly 9, 2018 8.5As survival week continues, the contestants are shocked to discover that another challenge may lead to elimination when they have to turn a
  47. S10E47Time or IngredientsJuly 10, 2018 9.0The contestants remaining in survival week will learn all about making decisions under pressure as they decide what is of more value to them
  48. S10E48Off-Site Challenge: Panama Dining RoomJuly 11, 2018 8.0The challenge is off site at Panama Dining Room, in Melbourne's inner-city suburb of Fitzroy. The contestants will be cooking a main course
  49. S10E49Elimination Challenge: Peter Gilmore's Snow Egg & MasterClass 3July 12, 2018 8.5This is no ordinary elimination, but a pressure test with an iconic dish. How will the contestants cope with this massive challenge? Plus, j
  50. S10E50Mystery Box Challenge: Loved Ones & Invention Test: Vue de MondeJuly 15, 2018 8.5The seven remaining contestants are in the kitchen ready to fight for their place with a big surprise awaiting them. What will the contestan
  51. S10E51Pressure Test: Joe Grbac's Imperial MandarinJuly 16, 2018 9.0The bottom three contestants from the invention test face elimination. Tonight is a pressure test with a terrifying twist... contestants won
  52. S10E52Fast-Track to Finals Week: Matt or Reynold?July 17, 2018 8.5The winner of the mystery box and of the invention test will face off in round one, vying for the chance to cook off against a professional
  53. S10E53Off-Site Challenge: Second Bite at LuminareJuly 18, 2018 8.5This episode is all about raising money for Second Bite, a charity that the program supports. The contestants will cook using only ingredien
  54. S10E54Elimination Challenge: Taste Test in Three Rounds & MasterClass 4July 19, 2018This is the final elimination before Finals Week, and will determine the top five for 2018. It's an elimination over three rounds. Plus, a M
  55. S10E55Mystery Box Challenge: Past Seasons & Invention Test: No RulesJuly 22, 2018 9.0On the first day of finals week, each contestant will cook with one of five mystery boxes from a past season. Who will make it through to th
  56. S10E56Pressure Test: Ashley Palmer-Watts' Sherried MarronJuly 23, 2018 9.0It's the first pressure test of finals week and the bottom three contestants from the previous invention test line up for what will be the l
  57. S10E57Two-Round Cook-Off: Three SeasonsJuly 24, 2018 9.0We are down to the top four in the competition and they will compete for a massive advantage. Just days from the grand finale, this advantag
  58. S10E58Service Challenge: IcebergsJuly 25, 2018 9.0The contestants arrive in Sydney at the iconic Icebergs restaurant in Bondi. They are competing for a place in the semifinal and need to be
  59. S10E59Elimination Challenge: Three-Course Meal for Four Top Chefs & MasterClass 5July 29, 2018 9.0The elimination challenge will determine who will go into the semifinal. The bottom three contestants will fight it out for their place in t
  60. S10E60Semi-Final: Service ChallengeJuly 30, 2018 9.5It is the semi-final of 2018. Our top three contestants are told that they will be cooking for some very special guests.
  61. S10E61MasterChef 2018 Grand FinaleJuly 31, 2018 9.5It's the grand finale of 2018 and our top 24 has been whittled down to two home cooks battling it out in one final day in the kitchen.

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

Season11Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode61Episodes2019Aired 8.7Season avg
  1. S11E01Season's bestAuditions Day 1April 29, 2019 9.5Each hopeful cook has 60 minutes to produce their dish. If the judges like the dish, they're through to the next stage. If not, sadly, they'
  2. S11E02Auditions Day 2April 30, 2019 9.5It's day two of auditions and 13 contestants return for a second chance to show the judges they deserve to be in the top 24. With 18 aprons
  3. S11E03Top 24: Desert Island DishMay 1, 2019 9.0The pantry is open, there's 75 minutes on the clock, and the contestants are asked to cook the dish they'd cook every day for the rest of th
  4. S11E04Immunity Challenge: Curtis StoneMay 2, 2019 8.5It's the end of the first week in the kitchen and the winners from the previous challenge will cook for an immunity pin. But it won't be eas
  5. S11E05Mystery Box Challenge: Judges' Favorites & Black Mystery BoxMay 5, 2019 8.5It's mystery box time and our cooks must create a delicious dish using at least one of the elected ingredients. Next up is the black mystery
  6. S11E06Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Bombe AlaskaMay 6, 2019 9.0Those that failed to impress in the previous episode are facing the dreaded pressure test. Our cooks are charged with recreating a Darren Pu
  7. S11E07Immunity Challenge: Max SharradMay 7, 2019 9.0The winners of the mystery box and invention test face the immunity challenge. History is made when the judges choose who will cook against
  8. S11E08Team Challenge: Briagolong Drought FeastMay 8, 2019 9.0Contestants cook outside of the kitchen for the first time. Their challenge is to create a feast for volunteers, truckies, farmers and their
  9. S11E09Elimination Challenge: Favourite and Least Favourite Ingredients & MasterClass 1May 9, 2019 8.5Round 1, cook with either your favourite or least favourite ingredient. Those who produce the bottom four dishes face Round 2 with their rem
  10. S11E10Mystery Box Challenge: Nigella Lawson & Invention Test: RelayMay 12, 2019 9.0It's Nigella Week. MasterChef favourite Nigella Lawson sets the mystery box ingredients. Whoever cooks the best dish heads into immunity, bu
  11. S11E11Pressure Test: Nigella's Roast ChickenMay 13, 2019 9.0It's pressure test time for the losing team from the previous challenge. The contestants have 90 minutes to cook Nigella's infamous roast ch
  12. S11E12Immunity Challenge: Coskun UysalMay 14, 2019 9.0The four best cooks from the mystery box challenge must cook one dish that celebrates custard. The best dish advances to compete against Cos
  13. S11E13Team Challenge: Historical MenusMay 15, 2019 9.0Contestants are at the State Library of Victoria and given historical menus from two state dinners to inspire a three-course meal. The team
  14. S11E14Elimination Challenge: Condiment Identification & MasterClass 2May 16, 2019The bottom team from the previous challenge are presented with an array of condiments they must identify correctly. The first five to guess
  15. S11E15Mystery Box Challenge: Rick Stein & Invention Test: Fish and PotatoesMay 19, 2019It's Legends Week and our cooks have to create a dish using Rick Stein's Mystery Box. Later, a fish and potatoes themed Invention Test deter
  16. S11E16Pressure Test: Clare Smyth's Pear and Lemon Verbena VacherinMay 20, 2019This episode's Pressure Test has contestants recreating a dessert from culinary legend Clare Smyth. During four hours of preparation time, t
  17. S11E17Immunity Challenge: Donovan CookeMay 21, 2019Matt Sinclair mentors the Immunity cook which uses only equipment from a typical office kitchen. Best dish enters Round 2, where they will c
  18. S11E18Team Challenge: Street Food at HWKRMay 22, 2019Joined by Yotam Ottolenghi, our contestants are cooking street food for 360 people. Each team must hero a different cuisine, and the least i
  19. S11E19Elimination Challenge: Deli Item IdentificationMay 23, 2019Legends week continues as Yotam Ottolenghi hosts a deli item challenge. The first three contestants to incorrectly name a deli item must coo
  20. S11E20Mystery Box Challenge: Dumplings & Invention Test: Share Your SecretMay 26, 2019It's Secrets Week, and, after a quick workshop with Din Tai Fung's Edward Yulianto, our cooks must create a tasty dumpling dish and later in
  21. S11E21Pressure Test: Leno Lattarulo's PaellaMay 27, 2019Three contestants face a pressure test and will cook a paella based on an award-winning dish by Leno Lattarulo from Melbourne's Simply Spani
  22. S11E22Immunity Challenge - Sauce, Secrets and CitrusMay 28, 2019These immunity rounds involve sauce, secrets and citrus. A contestant will face off against an established chef that will be kept secret fro
  23. S11E23Team Challenge - Secret WeaponsMay 29, 2019Each team is allocated a 'secret weapon' and must create a four-course Italian meal for 40 diners. Whichever team serves the least impressiv
  24. S11E24Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste TestMay 30, 2019Secrets Week closes with the previous episode's losing team facing a blindfolded taste test. The first five to guess incorrectly have a 60-m
  25. S11E25Mystery Box Challenge: Queensland Produce & Team Challenge: Food TrucksJune 2, 2019This episode's mystery box challenge has contestants creating dishes using Queensland's finest ingredients. The judges will taste the five m
  26. S11E26Pressure Test: Shannon Kellam's Chocolate de PassionJune 3, 2019Contestants must re-create one of Shannon Kellam's signature dishes, but without a recipe. The contestant who re-creates the dish least like
  27. S11E27Immunity Challenge: Ben WilliamsonJune 4, 2019In round one, contestants must prepare a sweet or savoury dish with one of Queensland's finest ingredients - ginger. The winner will cook of
  28. S11E28Team Challenge: Barbecue Feast at Noosa Surf ClubJune 5, 2019The Queensland trip continues and the teams must cook a barbecue feast to serve 150 Noosa locals. The team that serves the least impressive
  29. S11E29Elimination Challenge: Seafood Skills Test & MasterClass 3June 6, 2019 5.0In this episode's elimination, contestants undergo a skills test followed by a seafood platter challenge including raw, fried and steamed el
  30. S11E30Mystery Box Challenge: The Everything Box & Invention Test: Whole IngredientJune 9, 2019It is the dreaded Everything Box, where contestants must use every one of the eight ingredients. They will have to be extra creative if they
  31. S11E31Pressure Test: Pick a ClocheJune 10, 2019Three contestants will face the chopping block in an elimination challenge with a surprise twist.
  32. S11E32Immunity Challenge: Jesse McTavishJune 11, 2019Contestants awake with letter containing special instructions for round one of the immunity cook. The winner will cook off against chef Jess
  33. S11E33Team Challenge: Picnic at Hanging Rock with Maggie BeerJune 12, 2019Contestants find themselves in the Macedon Ranges for this team challenge: a picnic at Hanging Rock. What will be a surprise is who is the g
  34. S11E34Elimination Challenge: Herbs and SpicesJune 13, 2019Maggie Beer is back for the elimination challenge which will take place over two rounds. In round one, the contestants must celebrate herbs
  35. S11E35Mystery Box Challenge: Heston Blumenthal & Invention Test: CerealJune 16, 2019Kicking off Sweet Week, molecular master Heston Blumenthal enters the kitchen with a mystery box for the contestants.
  36. S11E36Pressure Test: Kate Reid's Black Forest Lune CroissantJune 17, 2019In a surprise twist, our bottom three contestants from the cereal invention test have been thrown straight into a pressure test. Aprons on:
  37. S11E37Immunity Challenge: Alice WrightJune 18, 2019Sweet Week continues with an immunity ice cream challenge. In round two, the best cook will go up against chef Alice Wright.
  38. S11E38Team Challenge: Identical DishesJune 19, 2019The team challenge requires contestants to create a delicious, sweet dish that is identical in look, texture and flavour to their teammate's
  39. S11E39Elimination Challenge: Natural SweetenersJune 20, 2019In a very challenging cook, the contestants must make a sweet dish without using refined sugar.
  40. S11E40Mystery Box Challenge: Best-selling Ingredients & Invention Test: Best-loved IngredientsJune 23, 2019This episode's mystery box holds some of the best-selling ingredients from Coles and along with these, contestants must cook with some of Au
  41. S11E41Jock Zonfrillo's Favourite Indigenous IngredientsJune 24, 2019This episode's challenge has been set by special guest Jock Zonfrillo from Restaurant Orana. Contestants must create dishes that showcase on
  42. S11E42Immunity Challenge: Phil WoodJune 25, 2019The three winners of the challenges must create a dish featuring Beluga caviar. The best dish will see its maker compete for an immunity pin
  43. S11E43Team Challenge: Four-Course Meal with Australia's Best IngredientsJune 26, 2019The contestants must cook a four-course meal for the Best Diners In The World while showcasing the Best Ingredients In The Country. Little d
  44. S11E44Elimination Challenge: Reducing Food WasteJune 27, 2019The top 10 are joined by the world's top chef Massimo Bottura and asked to cook with ingredients that are very close to Massimo's heart: one
  45. S11E45Mystery Box Challenge: Deja Vu & Invention Test: A Moment in TimeJune 30, 2019This episode's mystery box involves some deja vu and later, in the invention test, contestants have 60 minutes to create a dish that takes t
  46. S11E46Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs's Apple PieJuly 1, 2019Champion chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs is in the MasterChef kitchen for this episode's pressure test. Three contestants from the previous inv
  47. S11E47Immunity Challenge: Adam D'SylvaJuly 2, 2019All contestants will cook with the same ingredient but in a different style. The winner of round one will be cooking against renowned chef A
  48. S11E48Team Challenge: Four-Course Vegetarian Meal Aboard the Q TrainJuly 3, 2019Aboard the Q Train travelling restaurant our contestants, in teams, must prepare a vegetarian course using oyster mushrooms, baby zucchini,
  49. S11E49Elimination Challenge: Time AuctionJuly 4, 2019This episode is the return of the time auction where contestants bid for ingredients with time rather than money. The more time they spend b
  50. S11E50Mystery Box Challenge: Best of the West & Invention Test: Surf and Turf 2.0July 7, 2019The remaining contestants fly to Western Australia for a mystery box challenge and later an invention test, using all the great produce WA h
  51. S11E51Service Challenge: Five-Course Degustation at WildflowerJuly 8, 2019At Wildflower Restaurant in Perth, contestants will cook a five-course degustation featuring an ingredient that chef Matt Sartori has select
  52. S11E52Fast Track to Finals Week: Swan ValleyJuly 9, 2019The winners from the previous two days now cook for an opportunity to fast-track themselves into Finals Week. Round two comes down to the wi
  53. S11E53Team Challenge: Three-Course Menu at Leeuwin Estate Safari ClubJuly 10, 2019This episode's setting is the beautiful Leeuwin Estate Safari Club in Margaret River. Guided by head chef Dan Gedge, our contestants will ba
  54. S11E54Pressure Test: Two Dishes by Santiago Fernandez & MasterClass 4July 11, 2019This pressure test is set by Santiago Fernandez and it's a doozy. The stakes are high and the least impressive cook will be sent home. Plus,
  55. S11E55Mystery Box Challenge: Loved One's Choice & Invention Test: Judges' ChoiceJuly 14, 2019Each contestant has an ingredient chosen for them by a loved one, with a note explaining their choice. Later, the judges select an ingredien
  56. S11E56Pressure Test: Ashley Palmer-Watts's Lamington CakeJuly 15, 2019The chef director behind Dinner by Heston in Melbourne and London, Ashley Palmer-Watts, sets a lamington-themed pressure test. One contestan
  57. S11E57Top 5 Advantage Challenge: Cook Whatever You WantJuly 16, 2019Our top five are battling to win an advantage for the next challenge, which could secure them a spot in the semifinal. Contestants can cook
  58. S11E58Service Challenge: The Press ClubJuly 17, 2019Contestants are cooking at Press Club, the brainchild of judge George Calombaris. With the Press Club announcing it will soon close, the top
  59. S11E59Elimination Challenge: Asian, Farmhouse, or Sweet & MasterClass 5July 21, 2019By the end of the episode, five will become four as the trophy beckons. In a special MasterClass, contestants set their very own mystery box
  60. S11E60Pressure Test: Peter Gilmore's White CoralJuly 22, 2019This semifinal is a pressure test set by acclaimed Quay executive chef Peter Gilmore. The three contestants who do the most impressive job r
  61. S11E61MasterChef 2019 Grand FinaleJuly 23, 2019It's been months of nail-biting challenges, but there can only be one winner to walk away with the life-changing title of Australia's Master

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

Season12Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode61Episodes2020Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S12E01Immunity Pin Challenge: Finale-worthy DishApril 13, 2020 7.3Your favourites are back for another crack at the coveted MasterChef title. Up for grabs is this season's only immunity pin, and joining the
  2. S12E02Service Challenge: Ginger, Potatoes and Black GarlicApril 14, 2020 6.8Each team must cook a three-course meal for 120 guests. The judges reveal three ingredients: black garlic, ginger and potatoes. Each team mu
  3. S12E03Team Challenge: Round Robin RelayApril 15, 2020 7.8Teams must cook a three-course meal in a relay-style cook. Each team member starts a course and after 20 minutes must swap to the next cours
  4. S12E04Immunity Challenge: Keeping Up with GordonApril 16, 2020 7.5After impressing the judges in the round robin relay challenge, the winning team are back in the kitchen cooking for immunity and a chance t
  5. S12E05Elimination Challenge: Gordon's GiftApril 19, 2020 7.5Every contestant is up for elimination, except the winner of the immunity challenge. The pressure mounts for all contestants to deliver deli
  6. S12E06Team Challenge: Ultimate BarbecueApril 20, 2020 7.5The contestants compete in the ultimate barbecue challenge, cooking for a staggering 1200 people. The team who least impresses will find the
  7. S12E07Pressure Test: Jock ZonfrilloApril 21, 2020 8.0In the first pressure test of the season, contestants must cook three dishes from judge Jock Zonfrillo's three-hatted, award-winning restaur
  8. S12E08Mystery Box Challenge: Melissa LeongApril 22, 2020 8.0In the first mystery box challenge of the season, the 22 remaining contestants discover the ingredients have been chosen from all corners of
  9. S12E09Immunity Challenge: Taste Test & MasterClass 1April 23, 2020 8.0The five contestants with the most impressive dishes from yesterday's challenge find themselves back in the kitchen ready to cook off in an
  10. S12E10Elimination Challenge: Judges' PantryApril 26, 2020 5.5In this episode's elimination challenge, every contestant bar one, the winner of the immunity challenge, is up for elimination. The contesta
  11. S12E11Team Challenge: Three-round Cook-offApril 27, 2020 5.5The contestants are split into three teams of seven and compete in a three-round cook-off. After the third round, the bottom six contestants
  12. S12E12Pressure Test: Own RecipeApril 28, 2020 5.5It's a pressure test with a difference. Each contestant has written their own pressure test recipe and has to create a dish to wow the judge
  13. S12E13Mystery Box Challenge: BarterApril 29, 2020 5.5The judges reveal that each contestant's mystery box contains four ingredients which they can barter with one another for. The top four dish
  14. S12E14Immunity Challenge: Time AuctionApril 30, 2020 5.5The immunity challenge sees four contestants compete in a time auction. The more time they spend on buying ingredients, the less time they h
  15. S12E15Elimination Challenge: TextureMay 3, 2020 6.0This challenge is all about texture. In round one, contestants must cook a dish with the best crunch. Round two is all about a gooey texture
  16. S12E16Team Challenge: Thai UteMay 4, 2020 5.5The contestants leave the kitchen for a week of off-site challenges. Teams must make two entrees and three mains for 50 diners. The least im
  17. S12E17Pressure Test: Helly RaichuraMay 5, 2020 5.5Helly Raichura, of Enter Via Laundry, bases this taste test on her popular dish, 'pasta not pasta'. Contestants who guess the least ingredie
  18. S12E18Mystery Box Challenge: Backyard Fruit and VegetablesMay 6, 2020 5.5This episode's ingredients are sourced by locals who grow fruit and vegetables in their backyards. The three most impressive dishes from the
  19. S12E19Immunity Challenge: Sushi TrainMay 7, 2020 5.5Three contestants are told they must prepare 100 small plates each, consisting of five different dishes. All dishes will be served on the su
  20. S12E20Elimination Challenge: Take AwayMay 10, 2020 7.0In today's take-away elimination challenge contestants must make a dish that will stand the home delivery test. Contestants have 90 minutes
  21. S12E21Service Challenge: Two TwistsMay 11, 2020 7.0Contestants learn that there will be a twist with every challenge this week, so they must think on their feet to survive another week in the
  22. S12E22Pressure Test: Darren PurcheseMay 12, 2020Contestants have three hours to complete a simply stunning Darren Purchese dish, but in the final hour of the cook, a twist that no one coul
  23. S12E23Mystery Box Challenge: Twist IngredientsMay 13, 2020Contestants have 75 minutes to cook a dish using one or more of the eight ingredients in the mystery box. The contestants are pushed to the
  24. S12E24Immunity Challenge: Hot 'N' Cold & MasterClass 2May 14, 2020Katy Perry guest judges a very special Hot 'N' Cold challenge to honour the iconic MasterChef theme song. The contestant with the best dish
  25. S12E25Elimination Challenge: Cuisine Cook-offMay 17, 2020Contestants are cooking off against the other contestant on their bench. The best dish from each bench will be safe, while the remaining con
  26. S12E26Service Challenge: Sweet or SavouryMay 18, 2020Jo Barrett and Matt Stone from Oakridge Wines mentor this service challenge, with each team cooking a sweet or savoury menu. The team with t
  27. S12E27Pressure Test: Peter GunnMay 19, 2020Contestants must replicate chef Peter Gunn's 'Black Box' from his restaurant Ides. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be goi
  28. S12E28Mystery Box Challenge: Shannon MartinezMay 20, 2020Contestants must create a vegan dish using at least one ingredient from the mystery box set by vegan chef, Shannon Martinez. The top four di
  29. S12E29Immunity Challenge: Comfort FoodMay 21, 2020Tonight's immunity challenge is fought in two rounds. In one round contestants must create a delicious dish using instant noodles. The top t
  30. S12E30Season's bestElimination Challenge: FishMay 24, 2020 9.0Josh Niland of The Fish Butchery breaks down a kingfish for each of the contestants to choose a cut to cook with. The contestant with the le
  31. S12E31Team Challenge: RelayMay 25, 2020Each team must cook two dishes: one main and one dessert. Each contestant has 20 minutes to cook and they have just 45 seconds to hand over
  32. S12E32Pressure Test: Kirsten TibballsMay 26, 2020 8.5Queen of chocolate and guest chef Kirsten Tibballs reveals that, for the pressure test, the contestants must create her wow-factor dessert t
  33. S12E33Mystery Box Challenge: Family PhotoMay 27, 2020The contestants lift the lids of their mystery box to find a photo sent by their loved ones. The contestants have 60 minutes to create a dis
  34. S12E34Immunity Challenge: Classic FairytalesMay 28, 2020Contestants must create a dish inspired by one of seven classic fairytales. With an open pantry and garden, the contestant with the best dis
  35. S12E35Elimination Challenge: Flavour PairingMay 31, 2020Contestants must make a dish that has two different flavoured ice-creams that only work when they are eaten together. In round two, they mus
  36. S12E36Heat 1: Citrus Cook-offJune 1, 2020Contestants cook a sweet or savoury style dish championing a citrus fruit of their choice. In round two, they use the same fruit, but their
  37. S12E37Heat 2: Protein DessertJune 2, 2020 8.5Contestants discover they must create a dish inspired by chef Coskun Uysal's chicken rice pudding dessert. With this in mind, they must crea
  38. S12E38Heat 3: Mystery Box LotteryJune 3, 2020This episode's mystery box ingredients are decided entirely by the luck of the draw, with numbered lottery balls corresponding to 25 ingredi
  39. S12E39Immunity Challenge: Three-round Mini FinaleJune 4, 2020Each round in this immunity challenge is worth 10 points and the contestant with the highest score at the end of round three will win immuni
  40. S12E40Pressure Test: AustraliaJune 7, 2020It's an Australia-themed pressure test. First up contestants must cook a delicious savoury pie and sauce. The bottom four must then create a
  41. S12E41Team Challenge: Identical DishesJune 8, 2020Teams of two must create two dishes using a chosen ingredient. Dishes must be identical in taste and appearance, but they will not be able t
  42. S12E42Pressure Test: Benjamin CooperJune 9, 2020Benjamin Cooper, Executive Chef of Chin Chin Melbourne, sets tonight's pressure test where contestants must recreate his jungle curry with r
  43. S12E43Mystery Box Challenge: SmokeJune 10, 2020 8.0Today's mystery box is all about smoke. Contestants can use any method of smoking as long as one element has been smoked with a smoking gun.
  44. S12E44Immunity Challenge: PumpkinJune 11, 2020Today's immunity challenge is all about resourcefulness. The contestants are each presented with a pumpkin and have 90 minutes to cook three
  45. S12E45Elimination Challenge: Food from Different CountriesJune 14, 2020Charlie Carrington of Melbourne restaurant, Atlas sets today's elimination challenge focusing on food from different countries. But will a b
  46. S12E46Mystery Box Challenge: Golden IngredientsJune 15, 2020 8.0In this episode's golden box mystery box challenge, the contestants have to create a dish using one or more of the golden ingredients. The t
  47. S12E47Immunity Challenge: Ingredient RevealJune 16, 2020Every five minutes an ingredient that can be used in their cook is revealed to our contestants. They can start cooking at any time but only
  48. S12E48Elimination Challenge: Taste TestJune 21, 2020 6.3This elimination will take place over two rounds, the first of which is the classic blind taste test. The first four contestants who guess i
  49. S12E49Mystery Box Challenge: The Everything BoxJune 22, 2020 8.5The judges reveal that the contestants need to use all the ingredients in their mystery box to create two dishes - a sweet and savoury dish
  50. S12E50Immunity Challenge: Alphabet GameJune 23, 2020 8.0Three heavy hitters of the competition go head-to-head. Who will make top six?
  51. S12E51Elimination Challenge: Classics & New InventionsJune 28, 2020 8.0In this episode's elimination, contestants are challenged to cook a classic dish. Could this be Reynold's final cook in the kitchen?
  52. S12E52Mystery Box Challenge: ColourJune 29, 2020 7.5This episode's mystery box is inspired by colour. The dish can be sweet or savoury, and contestants can access the pantry with the garden al
  53. S12E53Immunity Challenge: Lucky DipJune 30, 2020 8.5In the battle for top five, contestants must choose two cloches and cook with the ingredients underneath. They can give up one cloche and se
  54. S12E54Elimination Challenge: Potato, Mushroom and CauliflowerJuly 5, 2020 8.0Phil Wood, from two of Victoria's finest restaurants, reveals that round one is a pressure test. Contestants have 75 minutes to replicate hi
  55. S12E55Mystery Box Challenge: Inspired by NatureJuly 6, 2020 9.0The race to finals week is on! The makers of the top three dishes from the mystery box challenge will battle it out for one last chance at w
  56. S12E56Immunity Challenge: No RulesJuly 7, 2020 8.5Who will make the finals? With no set rules in place, the contestants must mutually decide the cook time to create a dish, sweet or savoury,
  57. S12E57Elimination Challenge: Four-course MenuJuly 12, 2020 8.5In this mammoth elimination challenge, the contestants discover not only will they be cooking a four-course meal for the MasterChef judges,
  58. S12E58Mystery Box Challenge: Gordon RamsayJuly 13, 2020 8.5The contestants discover the mystery box, covered in a Union Jack flag, has been set by guest chef Gordon Ramsay.
  59. S12E59Elimination Challenge: Ordinary vs. Extraordinary PantryJuly 14, 2020 8.5In this elimination challenge, contestants must choose to use either ingredients from an ordinary pantry or an extraordinary pantry.
  60. S12E60Semi-FinalJuly 19, 2020 9.0In the semifinal challenge, our top three contestants compete for a place in the Grand Final. At the end of this challenge, three become two
  61. S12E61Grand FinaleJuly 20, 2020 9.0After a long culinary journey, the two finalists are competing for a $250,000 cash prize and the title of MasterChef Australia 2020.

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

Season13Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode61Episodes2021Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S13E01Auditions, Day 1April 19, 2021 8.3The best home cooks from around the country will face challenge after challenge to see who will rise to the top and take home the coveted ti
  2. S13E02Auditions, Day 2April 20, 2021 8.0The judges are looking for just five more cooks to round out the top 24. The home cooks who are given a second chance will battle it out for
  3. S13E03Mystery Box Challenge: Emelia JacksonApril 21, 2021 8.0This mystery box is selected by MasterChef Australia champion Emelia Jackson. The three best dishes will be awarded an immunity pin that can
  4. S13E04Elimination Challenge: The Chicken or the Egg?April 22, 2021 8.0In this two round challenge, contestants must create dishes that feature a chicken or an egg. The contestant with the least impressive dish
  5. S13E05Taste Test: Biscuits & Pressure Test: Nigella Lawson's Toasted Marshmallow and Rhubarb CakeApril 25, 2021 8.0Superstars Week kicks off with Nigella Lawson. Contestants must recreate Nigella's favourite dish based on her detailed description, with no
  6. S13E06Team Challenge: Yotam Ottolenghi's Flavour BombsApril 26, 2021 8.0Yotam Ottolenghi presents his favourite flavour bombs: numbing oil, fenugreek marinade and chipotle peanuts. Each team must create a meal th
  7. S13E07Elimination Challenge: Mac and Cheese & BreadApril 27, 2021 8.0The judges reveal this elimination challenge is over two rounds and is set by cooking legend Massimo Bottura. Massimo presents his take on t
  8. S13E08Mystery Box Challenge: Clare SmythApril 28, 2021 8.0Clare Smyth reveals the dish that has inspired her choice of mystery box ingredients. Contestants must create a sweet or savoury dish using
  9. S13E09Immunity Challenge: Breakfast into DessertApril 29, 2021 8.0Heston Blumenthal sets an immunity challenge in which contestants must use a popular breakfast ingredient to create a delicious dessert.
  10. S13E10Elimination Challenge: Fit for a MenuMay 2, 2021 8.0MasterChef alumni Poh, Callum and Reynold present the contestants with three dishes from their venues. Contestants must create a dish worthy
  11. S13E11Team Challenge: Play to Your StrengthsMay 3, 2021 8.0Each team must cook the same six dishes within the time allocated. Each contestant on the team will cook one of the dishes and will be judge
  12. S13E12Pressure Test: Jock Zonfrillo's Two TartsMay 4, 2021 8.0Each contestant must choose the dish they feel most comfortable making: a savoury tart or sweet tart. Jock then switches the dishes and cont
  13. S13E13Mystery Box Challenge: Pantry StaplesMay 5, 2021 8.0Contestants must create a dish using the staple ingredients under their benches as well as two ingredients from the garden for flavour. Cont
  14. S13E14Immunity Challenge: You Don't Always Get What You Want & MasterClass 1May 6, 2021 8.0Contestants must choose an ingredient they would like to feature in a dish, but they won't know the ingredient they must pair it with until
  15. S13E15Elimination Challenge: Classic Food SayingsMay 9, 2021 8.0Keen as mustard, the contestants have to cook a dish that interprets one of the classic food sayings on display. The contestant who fails wi
  16. S13E16Team Challenge: PastaMay 10, 2021 8.0It's Meet the Masters Week. This opportunity gives the contestants up-close insights into the skills of the best culinary masters in Austral
  17. S13E17Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs' Three Chocolate DessertsMay 11, 2021 8.0The least impressive team from the master team challenge must cook off in this pressure test.
  18. S13E18Mystery Box Challenge: Bento BoxMay 12, 2021 8.0The contestants enter the kitchen ready to take on the mystery box challenge set by a Michelin-starred chef.
  19. S13E19Immunity Challenge: Cooking with FireMay 13, 2021 8.0In a very special challenge, the top four contestants from the previous challenge meet in the kitchen to be taught a lesson in cooking with
  20. S13E20Elimination Challenge: All About the Beef & Show What You Have MasteredMay 16, 2021 8.0For the final cook of Meet the Masters Week, the bottom four contestants must make a dish that demonstrates how they have mastered a skill,
  21. S13E21Service Challenge 1: CuisinesMay 17, 2021 8.3Andy reveals that every challenge this week will be a service challenge and all 16 contestants are in with a chance at winning immunity from
  22. S13E22Service Challenge 2: IngredientsMay 18, 2021 8.0Today's challenge is all about the ingredients. Each team must feature the same ingredient in each course.
  23. S13E23Service Challenge 3: PantriesMay 19, 2021 8.0For today's challenge, two pantries are on offer, a European pantry and an Eastern pantry. By the toss of a coin, the team that win the toss
  24. S13E24Service Challenge 4: ColoursMay 20, 2021 8.0Each team has two-and-a-half hours to cook a three-course meal and each course must champion a colour chosen by the toss of a coin.
  25. S13E25Elimination Challenge: Team RelayMay 23, 2021 8.0Each team must create a dish that features the ingredient hidden underneath the tablecloth and must also use an allocated electrical applian
  26. S13E26Invention Test: Humble VegetablesMay 24, 2021 8.0Contestants must choose from either a potato, broccoli, carrot, brown onion or zucchini to make a delicious dish featuring the vegetable of
  27. S13E27Pressure Test: Clinton McIver's Aged Lamb with Flowering LegumesMay 25, 2021 8.0In today's pressure test, it's a fight to stay in the competition and four contestants must recreate a dish without ever seeing it.
  28. S13E28Mystery Box Challenge: Basic Cooking EquipmentMay 26, 2021 8.0The contestants must create a dish using only the 11 utensils in the mystery box. The dish can be sweet or savoury, with an open pantry and
  29. S13E29Season's bestImmunity Challenge: The Hottest Chillies of the WorldMay 27, 2021 9.0The contestants must cook a dish using some of the hottest chillies in the world. The dish that best highlights the heat and flavour of thei
  30. S13E30Elimination Challenge: Game MeatsMay 30, 2021 8.0This elimination is played over two rounds. In the first round, contestants must identify the 14 game meats on display. The six contestants
  31. S13E31Invention Test: Hero IngredientMay 31, 2021 8.0It's Second Chance Week in the MasterChef kitchen. Across the week, 11 previously eliminated contestants are back with not one, but two chan
  32. S13E32Pressure Test: Anthony Hart's Chocolate OasisJune 1, 2021 8.0Renowned pastry chef Anthony Hart reveals his pressure test dish: chocolate oasis. The contestants have 2 hours and 15 minutes, plus a furth
  33. S13E33Mystery Box Challenge: Clear or CoveredJune 2, 2021 8.0This episode, the 10 returning contestants can choose between a clear mystery box where the ingredients are visible or a regular mystery box
  34. S13E34Three-Course Knockout MenuJune 3, 2021 8.0Four contestants are told they will have two-and-a-half hours to prepare a three-course menu. But the catch is that after each course is tas
  35. S13E35Elimination Challenge: Murray Cod Three WaysJune 6, 2021 8.0Josh Niland demonstrates how to make the most of a Murray cod utilising the entire fish. For this challenge, contestants are given one Murra
  36. S13E36Team Challenge: Crayfish Two WaysJune 7, 2021 8.0Contestants must pair up with another contestant to form seven teams. Each team must create crayfish two ways, one familiar dish and one inv
  37. S13E37Elimination Challenge: Vegetarian Dish at Dairy Flat FarmJune 8, 2021 8.0The four contestants cooking in this elimination challenge discover they will be cooking a vegetarian dish, with all ingredients harvested f
  38. S13E38Mystery Box Challenge: Melbourne InspirationJune 9, 2021 8.0The mystery box reveals a map of Melbourne and a camera phone to take pictures. The contestants must explore the city streets and laneways t
  39. S13E39Immunity Challenge: Croissants at LuneJune 10, 2021 8.0Jock introduces Kate Reid, the mastermind behind Lune Croissanterie. Contestants must use Kate's world-class pastry and turn it into a dish
  40. S13E40Elimination Challenge: Head-to-Head Cook-offJune 13, 2021 8.0The contestants must decide how much of their 90-minute cook time they use in round one, because they will only have the remainder of that t
  41. S13E41Team Challenge: Home Delivery MenuJune 14, 2021 8.0Teams must create a three-course home delivery menu and can choose any theme or cuisine for their menu. Each team has three hours to produce
  42. S13E42Pressure Test: Khanh Nguyen's Pork WellingtonJune 15, 2021 8.0Guest chef Khanh Nguyen from Sunda has taken South-East Asian food to the next level. The contestants must create Khanh's dish: pork welling
  43. S13E43Mystery Box Challenge: Barter BoxJune 16, 2021 8.0Jock reveals this mystery box is different. Contestants need to use four ingredients in their final dish, but before the cook starts, they c
  44. S13E44Immunity Challenge: Common Ingredients in an Unconventional WayJune 17, 2021 8.0The top four cooks from the latest mystery box challenge battle it out for immunity and a guaranteed spot in the top 10.
  45. S13E45Elimination Challenge: Taste Test with Nick HollowayJune 20, 2021 7.5Contestants must correctly identify ingredients in three dishes from Nick Holloway's Nu Nu menu. The five contestants who name the least amo
  46. S13E46Team Challenge: Surf vs. TurfJune 21, 2021 7.5The top 10 contestants arrive at URBNSURF, the home to Australia's first ever surf park in Melbourne's west to discover they will be running
  47. S13E47Pressure Test: VanillaJune 22, 2021 7.5Contestants must cook a sweet pressure test recipe of their own design. Darren Purchese will be running the floor and mentoring the contesta
  48. S13E48Mystery Box Challenge: Inspired by FamilyJune 23, 2021 7.5After watching emotional messages from their family members, Melissa explains that contestants must make a dish inspired by their family. Th
  49. S13E49Immunity Challenge: Keeping up with Curtis Stone & MasterClass 2June 24, 2021 9.0In today's challenge, the contestants must keep up with Curtis Stone as he cooks his ultimate roast chicken dish. Andy, Jock and chef Nornie
  50. S13E50Double Elimination Challenge: Black Box or Black ClocheJune 27, 2021 8.0Today there is a massive double elimination. Contestants must choose between cooking with the black mystery box or the black cloche, with th
  51. S13E51Team Challenge: Three-Course Fine Dining MenuJune 28, 2021 8.0Today we are in the spiritual heart of Australia, Uluru. Contestants must create a fine dining three-course meal under the stars at the stun
  52. S13E52Elimination Challenge: Native IngredientsJune 29, 2021 9.0The team arrive at Simpson's Gap and judges reveal the contestants must create a dish using a variety of foraged bush foods. The contestant
  53. S13E53Mystery Box Challenge: Everything BoxJune 30, 2021 8.0In the toughest mystery box challenge of the season, the contestants discover they must create a dish using all seven ingredients under the
  54. S13E54Immunity Challenge: Lucky DipJuly 1, 2021 8.0Each cloche represents an ingredient, a cuisine, food related word, or kitchen equipment. The contestants must choose any two cloches and fe
  55. S13E55Elimination Challenge: Fast Food and Fancy FoodJuly 4, 2021 8.0Contestants must choose an ingredient and cook it two ways, in a fast-food and in a fancy food application. The contestants with the three l
  56. S13E56Elimination Challenge: Six-course Fine-dining Menu at SocietyJuly 5, 2021 8.0The judges welcome the contestants to Martin Benn's opulent new Melbourne restaurant, Society. The pressure is on as they discover today's s
  57. S13E57Pressure Test: Hugh Allen's Bottlebrush, Mum's Gum Nuts and Billy ButtonsJuly 6, 2021 8.0Contestants face a pressure test like no other. Chef Hugh Allen from restaurant Vue Du Monde, challenges contestants to recreate his dish, b
  58. S13E58Advantage Challenge: JewelsJuly 7, 2021 8.0The finalists enter the MasterChef kitchen to discover the day's advantage challenge, which will see the winner cooking in the Finale.
  59. S13E59Service Challenge: Three-course Fine Dining Menu & MasterClass 3July 11, 2021 9.0Contestants compete in a semifinal service challenge. The contestant with the least impressive menu will leave the competition. Finalists ar
  60. S13E60Grand Finale, Part 1July 12, 2021 8.5It's here, the grand finale for 2021. Our three finalists face an incredible three round challenge over two days with a total of 140 points
  61. S13E61Grand Finale, Part 2July 13, 2021 9.0It's day two of the epic grand finale for 2021 and the contestant who scores the most points overall will win the title of MasterChef 2021 a

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

Season14Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode62Episodes2022Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S14E01Immunity Pin Challenge: Show Your StrengthApril 18, 2022 8.0The kitchen welcomes 12 emerging home cooks and 12 of the program's most loved past contestants. Together they will share their love of food
  2. S14E02Service Challenge: Fans versus FavouritesApril 19, 2022 8.0In a massive service challenge, it's Fans versus Favourites, course versus course in the ultimate three-course battle, with the winning team
  3. S14E03Team Challenge: Food PyramidApril 20, 2022 8.0Split into four teams across four benches, 12 contestants discover they have 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish using the ingredients
  4. S14E04Immunity Challenge: Lucky DipApril 21, 2022 8.0It's this season's first immunity challenge. Choosing ingredients from mystery cloches, the contestant with the best dish wins immunity and
  5. S14E05Elimination Challenge: Dish That Changed Your LifeApril 24, 2022 8.0It's the first elimination of the year. The makers of the best jaffle in round one will be safe, but the chef with the least-satisfying dish
  6. S14E06Mystery Box Challenge: The Very First Mystery BoxApril 25, 2022 8.0Contestants must create a dish using the same ingredients that were in the very first mystery box in MasterChef season one. The least-impres
  7. S14E07Pressure Test: Adriano Zumbo's Polly Want a WaffleApril 26, 2022 8.0Dessert king Adriano Zumbo returns to the kitchen for a pressure test like no other. The contestant with the least impressive take on Zumbo'
  8. S14E08Team Relay: Mystery Ingredient & MasterClass 1April 27, 2022 8.5Fighting for a shot at immunity, contestants face the infamous team relay challenge. This time, teams won't even know the mystery ingredient
  9. S14E09Immunity Pin Challenge: Controversial IngredientsApril 28, 2022 8.0The winning team in the previous relay challenge join the top-two mystery box winners for a chance at immunity as they try to Beat The Chef,
  10. S14E10Service Challenge: Three-course French-inspired MenuMay 1, 2022 8.0Bonjour. Get ready for this episode's classic service challenge with guest chef Shannon Bennett. Each team must cook a French-inspired entre
  11. S14E11Mystery Box Challenge: Shannon BennettMay 2, 2022 8.0Guest chef Shannon Bennett returns with 10 of his favourite fridge and pantry items to create today's mystery box. The two least impressive
  12. S14E12Pressure Test: Reynold Poernomo's noiMay 3, 2022 7.5MasterChef alumni and dessert king, Reynold Poernomo, returns to set tonight's pressure test dish: his new intricate signature dessert, noi.
  13. S14E13Service Challenge: Fast Food versus Fancy FoodMay 4, 2022 7.5Guest chef Curtis Stone leads teams out to the garden for a fast food versus fancy food service. With 80 ravenous diners waiting, the winner
  14. S14E14Immunity Challenge: Time or Ingredients?May 5, 2022 8.0Guest chef Curtis Stone returns as contestants cook a tasty dish worthy of immunity. But in this classic challenge, as their pantry of ingre
  15. S14E15Elimination Challenge: EggMay 8, 2022 8.0Who will crack in an 'eggscellent' elimination challenge that sees contestants given just one egg to create the tastiest dish? Fail, and the
  16. S14E16Mystery Box Challenge: AlphabetMay 9, 2022 8.0Twenty-six alphabetical mystery boxes contain single ingredients that correspond with the letter on the box. Chefs must cook using their des
  17. S14E17Pressure Test: Gareth Whitton's Smoked Pecan and Butterscotch TartMay 10, 2022 8.0Fat Duck pastry chef Gareth Whitton sets this pressure test with his smoked pecan and butterscotch tart. The dish that least resembles Garet
  18. S14E18Service Challenge: Cherries and HoneyMay 11, 2022 8.0London's celebrated chef Clare Smyth has selected cherries and honey as two core ingredients that teams will need to cook with in this servi
  19. S14E19Immunity Challenge: Dual DuelMay 12, 2022 8.0The winners from the service challenge compete in a two-round dual duel immunity challenge. The contestant who creates the two most impressi
  20. S14E20Elimination Challenge: TimeMay 15, 2022 8.0It's elimination day and the creator of the best Round 1 fare will keep their team safe. Those fighting to avoid the drop must then prepare
  21. S14E21Mystery Box Challenge: CoffeeMay 16, 2022 8.0In a grungy Fitzroy warehouse, contestants lift the lids on their mystery boxes, leading to coffee beans spilling out across their bench as
  22. S14E22Pressure Test: Alla Wolf-Tasker's Summer Cucumbers with Murray CodMay 17, 2022 8.3Arriving at Alla Wolf-Tasker's Lake House restaurant, contestants must re-create her summer cucumbers with Murray cod dish. The contestant w
  23. S14E23Team Challenge: Date NightMay 18, 2022 7.7Teams need to create the prefect date night meal including an entree, main and dessert for 25 couples plus the judges. The two teams with th
  24. S14E24Elimination Challenge: 90 Minutes & MasterClass 2May 19, 2022 8.3The bottom two teams from the previous challenge face elimination and must split their 90-minute cooking time over two rounds, with the crea
  25. S14E25Immunity Pin Challenge: Combining Two CuisinesMay 22, 2022 8.0It's time to switch things up, and everyone is now cooking for themselves to stay in the competition. The maker of the best dish will win a
  26. S14E26Mystery Box Challenge: Maggie BeerMay 23, 2022 8.0The mystery box has been set by the queen of the kitchen, the legendary Maggie Beer. The four least impressive dishes created from the myste
  27. S14E27Pressure Test: Josh Niland's Tuna Wellington with Mashed Potato and Tuna GravyMay 24, 2022 8.3Fish butcher extraordinaire Josh Niland reveals his first pressure test dish: tuna wellington with mashed potato and tuna gravy. Whoever coo
  28. S14E28Team Challenge: Humble IngredientsMay 25, 2022 8.0Teams face a service challenge for 60 hungry diners at the stately Werribee Mansion. To win a shot at immunity, contestants must turn humble
  29. S14E29Immunity Challenge: Two-round Fry-UpMay 26, 2022 8.5Contestants vie for immunity from elimination over a two-round fry-up, and must create the best dishes using an everyday air fryer before co
  30. S14E30Elimination Challenge: Leafy Greens and HerbsMay 29, 2022 8.0Competitors must identify a selection of leafy greens and herbs. The first six contestants to incorrectly name the produce must create their
  31. S14E31Mystery Box Challenge: Rainy Day DishMay 30, 2022 8.0Andy opens the mystery box to reveal a mini storm cloud as lightning flashes around the kitchen. Contestants must create a dish for a rainy
  32. S14E32Pressure Test: Donny Toce's HoneyMay 31, 2022 8.0Gelato master Donny Toce presents his intricate dessert, Honey, comprising a honey tuille, gelato honeycomb, and blown sugar beehive for thi
  33. S14E33Service Challenge: The LUMEJune 1, 2022 7.5Contestants become artists for a creative service challenge, and the judges expect three-course masterpieces as they take inspiration from a
  34. S14E34Immunity Challenge: Marco Pierre White's Panache of Sea Scallops, Calamari and Ink Sauce & MasterClass 3June 2, 2022 7.5An imposing figure appears in the kitchen: iconic chef Marco Pierre White. Contestants face a pressure test to win immunity by recreating hi
  35. S14E35Elimination Challenge: Marco Pierre White's PantryJune 5, 2022 8.0Contestants must create a dish using ingredients from culinary king Marco Pierre White's array of pantry items that he uses at home. The lea
  36. S14E36Mystery Box Challenge: FireJune 6, 2022 8.0Contestants enter the kitchen for a smoking mystery box challenge. They must create a dish that incorporates a burnt element or has the flav
  37. S14E37Pressure Test: Andreas Papadakis' TipomisuJune 7, 2022 8.0It's an elimination pressure test with a difference. The contestants won't see or taste the dish, and they won't be given a recipe. All they
  38. S14E38Service Challenge: Japanese vs. ItalianJune 8, 2022 8.0Vying for a shot at immunity, contestants are split into two teams for a service challenge. Each team must curate a three-course menu for ei
  39. S14E39Immunity Challenge: Movie FoodJune 9, 2022 8.5You have a ticket to the silver screen for a movie food immunity challenge. After a popcorn taste test, the remaining competitors must creat
  40. S14E40Elimination Challenge: Postcards from All Over the WorldJune 12, 2022 8.5Someone will be eliminated and miss out on the top 10 as contestants attempt to create an entrancing dish that transports the judges and leg
  41. S14E41Mystery Box Challenge: The Everything BoxJune 13, 2022 8.0Top 10 Week kicks off with one tough mystery box: it's the everything box, and all ingredients inside must be used. Plus, anyone who cooks a
  42. S14E42Pressure Test: Handle Your Own PressureJune 14, 2022 8.0Contestants have been asked to write their own Pressure Test overnight. Now, they must handle their own pressure and exceed the high bar the
  43. S14E43Invention Test: Fruit SaladJune 15, 2022 7.5This challenge is the classic invention test. Our cooks must be inventive, creative and able to think outside the box as they reimagine a cl
  44. S14E44Immunity Pin Challenge: Time AuctionJune 16, 2022 8.0The cooks of the four top dishes this week have won immunity from the elimination. Now they battle it out to win the final immunity pin, but
  45. S14E45Elimination Challenge: Pumpkin, Chicken or Fish?June 19, 2022 8.0Six contestants are cooking to survive in a challenge played out over three rounds, where they can only pick one ingredient to use: pumpkin,
  46. S14E46Mystery Box Challenge: Tiny IngredientsJune 20, 2022 8.0In a Mystery Box challenge that focuses on detail, plating and using what's available from a choice of tiny ingredients, cooks must plate up
  47. S14E47Pressure Test: Khanh Nguyen's Seafood PlateJune 21, 2022 7.0Chef Khanh Nguyen reveals his seafood plate for the Pressure Test, and there are 99 ingredients, 143 steps and 13 pages in the recipe. The c
  48. S14E48Service Challenge: HerbsJune 22, 2022 8.0In this service challenge, contestants are cooking for their loved ones, and must serve an entree, main and dessert. The team with the best
  49. S14E49Immunity Challenge: Prickly Ingredients & MasterClass 4June 23, 2022 8.0This episode's challenge is to tame one of these very prickly ingredients: chestnuts, stinging nettle, prickly pear or sea urchin. The best
  50. S14E50Elimination Challenge: Ingredient GambleJune 26, 2022 8.0Seven contestants cook to avoid elimination. Over two rounds, using ingredients selected by guest chef Hugh Allen, competitors must create d
  51. S14E51Mystery Box Challenge: RainbowJune 27, 2022 8.0Contestants cook from a rainbow mystery box including painted crayfish, scampi caviar, Fruit Loops, dragon fruit, coloured corn, mukhwas, fl
  52. S14E52Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs' Cherry on TopJune 28, 2022 8.0For this pressure test, Chocolate Queen Kirsten Tibballs presents her intricate cherry on top dessert. The dish that least replicates Kirste
  53. S14E53Team Challenge: Two + Two IngredientsJune 29, 2022Split into teams of two, contestants select two ingredients from two pantries, but can't see what their teammate is choosing. Teams will coo
  54. S14E54Immunity Challenge: Time Is MoneyJune 30, 2022Contestants purchase their ingredients, using time as their currency. The more ingredients they purchase, the less time on the clock. For an
  55. S14E55Elimination Challenge: OystersJuly 3, 2022Finals Week sees our six finalists travel to Oyster Bay in Tasmania, where they will face a two-round oyster challenge. They'll need to be s
  56. S14E56Immunity Challenge: TrufflesJuly 4, 2022As their Tassie tour rolls on, the final five visit Deloraine for a truffle hunt. They'll then use the black diamonds they dug out of the gr
  57. S14E57Elimination Challenge: Showcasing SpiritsJuly 5, 2022With one contestant holding immunity, the remaining four face elimination as they visit Tasmania's Lawrenny Distillery, where they must choo
  58. S14E58Immunity Challenge: From Home Cook to Pro CookJuly 6, 2022Back in the MasterChef kitchen following their Tasmanian adventure, contestants learn that the winner of this two-round immunity challenge w
  59. S14E59MasterClass 5July 7, 2022It's time for some fun in MasterClass. The tables are turned as Jock and Andy go head-to-head in a pub meal invention test, before engaging
  60. S14E60Pressure Test: Peter GilmoreJuly 10, 2022Peter Gilmore has created some of the most famed and punishing pressure tests in the program's history. For a spot in the semifinals, contes
  61. S14E61Service Challenge: Semifinal Three-course MenuJuly 11, 2022Shannon Bennett is back for the semifinal, running the pass and offering advice. Contestants must create a three-course menu worthy of a pla
  62. S14E62Season's bestGrand FinalJuly 12, 2022 9.0Welcome to the Grand Final! Our two gifted finalists enter the kitchen for the last time and they'll have to impress Heston Blumenthal and o

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

Season15Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode50Episodes2023Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S15E01Advantage Challenge: Secret Weapon DishMay 7, 2023 8.3Expect the unexpected when MasterChef Australia returns with a season of Secrets and Surprises. Judges Melissa Leong, Jock Zonfrillo and And
  2. S15E0215-Minute Cook & Keeping Up With Jamie OliverMay 8, 2023 8.3Jamie Oliver is back for another day in the MasterChef Australia kitchen! Contestants must bring their A-game if they want to secure one of
  3. S15E03Jamie Oliver's Flavour BombsMay 9, 2023 8.3There's a catch to the flavour bombs that Jamie Oliver has left behind for the contestants to cook with today - they will only be revealed 1
  4. S15E04Immunity Challenge: Pleasant vs. PotentMay 10, 2023 8.0Contestants must raid Shannon Bennett's fridge to create the tastiest dish in 45 minutes. The winner will go head-to-head with Vue de monde'
  5. S15E05Elimination Challenge: Childhood MemoriesMay 14, 2023 8.0Contestants fight to stay alive in the first elimination challenge of the season. Cooking from favourite childhood memories, the least impre
  6. S15E06Mystery Box Challenge: Poh Ling YeowMay 15, 2023 7.7This season's first Mystery Box sees fan favourite Poh Ling Yeow back in the MasterChef kitchen for one night only. Contestants must create
  7. S15E07Elimination Challenge: ChouxMay 16, 2023 8.0Former MasterChef winner and dessert queen Emelia Jackson is here to share her secrets. Using Emelia's choux pastry recipe, contestants must
  8. S15E08Service Challenge: Matt vs. SashiMay 17, 2023 8.0With more Secrets and Surprises, it's the first Service Challenge of the season. Two teams, aided by mentors Matt Sinclair and Sashi Cheliah
  9. S15E09Immunity Challenge: Roasted ChickenMay 18, 2023 7.5Winner winner chicken dinner! Contestants must turn Andy's spit roasted chooks into a banger dish, with the winner cooking off for an Immuni
  10. S15E10Elimination Challenge: Julie Goodwin's Seafood StewMay 21, 2023MasterChef royalty Julie Goodwin returns, and survival is on the menu. Those who pick a wrong ingredient in Julie's seafood stew must cook t
  11. S15E11Mystery Box Challenge: Supersized IngredientsMay 22, 2023 7.0Big Week lives up to its name as the contents of MasterChef's biggest ever Mystery Box are revealed. Contestants must think outside the box
  12. S15E12Pressure Test: Eddie Stewart's Tokyo Lamington TowerMay 23, 2023Pressure Test elimination looms as three contestants strive to replicate Eddie Stewart's Tokyo Lamington Tower, featuring Snickers, strawber
  13. S15E13Service Challenge: Surf and TurfMay 24, 2023As thousands of hungry punters descend on Melbourne's hip Grazeland, it's surf and turf for the masses with two teams vying for a shot at Im
  14. S15E14Immunity Challenge: Mystery ApplianceMay 25, 2023With an Immunity Pin at stake, whoever creates the best dish with a mystery appliance in round one will earn first pick of flavour pairings
  15. S15E15Elimination Challenge: Slow FoodMay 28, 2023Slow and steady keeps their place! Facing elimination, contestants embark on a two-day challenge with 45 minutes to marinate, pickle, brine
  16. S15E16Mystery Box Challenge: Breakfast CerealsMay 29, 2023Contestants try to bowl the judges over by elevating humble breakfast cereals into nostalgic classics. Who will cry over spilt milk with a P
  17. S15E17Pressure Test: Donato Toce's MessinettaMay 30, 2023Guest chef Donato Toce reveals his superb Viennetta ice cream cake. Pressure Test contestants will need ice in their veins to replicate the
  18. S15E18Team Service Challenge: Chinese BanquetMay 31, 2023Two teams must wok hard to create a sumptuous banquet at a suburban Chinese Restaurant as they hope to takeaway a crack at Immunity. Will ou
  19. S15E19Immunity Challenge: FlambéJune 1, 2023Great frypans of fire! It's an Immunity Pin fracas as a field of faves fan the flames in a flipping flambe free-for-all. Who will face fab F
  20. S15E20Elimination Challenge: 70s Dinner Party ClassicsJune 4, 2023Fancy a final trip down memory lane for a '70s-themed dinner party? A little fermented curd will do the trick! Then, time travel for the tas
  21. S15E21Mystery Box Challenge: Home Cooks vs. NomadJune 5, 2023 8.0It's home cooks versus pro cooks in a culinary smackdown. The gloves are off as three contenders go toe-to-toe with Jacqui Challinor and her
  22. S15E22Pressure Test: Khahn NguyenJune 6, 2023 7.0Three more contestants battle the best of the best, dueling with Nick Holloway's Nu Nu crew in a mind-blowing three-course Pressure Test whi
  23. S15E23Relay ChallengeJune 7, 2023 7.5Louis Tikaram and his Stanley Restaurant team sprint to the kitchen for a blind relay against three MasterChef contestants. With no handover
  24. S15E24Season's bestTime or IngredientsJune 8, 2023 9.0Who can knock Jock's socks off in a shock rock around the clock? Three cooks face the chopping block against Serai's flock. Time is docked f
  25. S15E25Elimination Challenge: Rick SteinJune 11, 2023 8.0Our home cooks are wading into treacherous waters as global seafood superstar Rick Stein brings his best squid game. Who will end up sleepin
  26. S15E26Mystery Box Challenge: Everything But The FilletsJune 12, 2023 7.5Contestants must push the boat out to hook the catch of the day as Australia's top chef Josh Niland reels them in with his unique skills, be
  27. S15E27Pressure Test: No Recipe PhoJune 13, 2023 7.5One contender will be shafted as a saucy twist with a standout ingredient ensures stiff competition between the bottom three, who must repli
  28. S15E28Team Service Challenge: Two Course Root VegJune 14, 2023 8.0Australia's homegrown superstar Curtis Stone visits the MasterChef kitchen to mentor and motivate two teams facing off in a massive Service
  29. S15E29Immunity Challenge: Condiment ChallengeJune 15, 2023It's a golden opportunity to relish in Curtis' Condiment Cook-off. Today's tastiest condiment wins its maker Immunity, plus their creation w
  30. S15E30Elimination Challenge: Ingredient GambleJune 18, 2023 8.0Australia's most beloved food icon, Maggie Beer, is in the Masterchef kitchen to spread the joy and inspire a full field of black apron cont
  31. S15E31Mystery Box Challenge: Surprise InsideJune 19, 2023 8.5The week kicks off with a bang as a Mystery Box Challenge allows our Top 9 to turn the tables on Jock, Andy and Melissa. It's what's inside
  32. S15E32Pressure Test: Peter Rabbit GardenJune 20, 2023 6.5Chef Nelly Robinson presents Mr. McGregor Garden - a whimsical dish that sends three home cooks down a tricky Pressure Test rabbit hole. For
  33. S15E33Service Challenge: NGV Greek ServiceJune 21, 2023 8.0Greece is the word! The National Gallery of Victoria's Temple of Boom is the Herculean setting where food will be given the Midas touch in a
  34. S15E34Immunity Challenge: Beat The ChefJune 22, 2023 8.0For a hot shot at an Immunity Pin, the lucky mug to grind out the best sweet coffee dish moves on to stir things up in a tea for two brewhah
  35. S15E35Elimination Challenge: Caviar Taste TestJune 25, 2023 8.5It's a colour palette for the palate with a pearler of a taste test to set the tone. Who will then be caught red-handed and feeling blue coo
  36. S15E36Mystery Box Challenge: Everything Mystery BoxJune 26, 2023 8.5Contestants must include every ingredient in the dreaded Everything Box to plate up a meal. The makers of the bottom three dishes will face
  37. S15E37Pressure Test: Beef & OysterJune 27, 2023 8.5Internationally renowned chef Clare Smyth of Sydney's Oncore Restaurant is here to put contestants through their Pressure Test paces with a
  38. S15E38Team Challenge: O.My Farm to TableJune 28, 2023 8.0At the beautiful grounds of the O.MY Farm, contestants are split into 3 teams of 2. After foraging for one ingredient to hero in a dish, onl
  39. S15E39Immunity Challenge: Crunch TimeJune 29, 2023 8.0Hear ye, hear ye! It's crunch time in a cracker of an Immunity Challenge. Judges are listening for the loudest, most rip-roaring dish that o
  40. S15E40Elimination Challenge: Kirsten Tibballs' Favourite IngredientsJuly 2, 2023 8.0Consummate pastry chef and chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs is here to set a sweet Elimination Challenge over two rounds. Who will pud up some p
  41. S15E41Mystery Box Challenge: MasterChef GardenJuly 3, 2023 8.5With an open garden, open pantry and an open mind, freshness will be front and centre as our Top 5 let their imaginations run wild competing
  42. S15E42Time AuctionJuly 4, 2023 8.5A road trip to All Saints Estate in the Murray offers a high-stakes showdown with a classic Time Auction. A bidding war for ingredients is j
  43. S15E43Cactus CountryJuly 5, 2023 8.0We're at the pointy end in cactus country, and the most succulent Mexican dish will earn its maker a stab at Immunity. Needles to say, the w
  44. S15E44Service Challenge: GrainsJuly 6, 2023 8.0Our judges face their toughest decision yet in a service challenge at the incredible Stick Shed in Murtoa. Who will separate the wheat from
  45. S15E45Elimination Challenge: Two-round DuelJuly 9, 2023An all-out ancovy assault and a ding-dong Dijon duel sees contestants pitted against each other in pairs for the first Elimination round, wi
  46. S15E46Mystery Box Challenge: Family FavouriteJuly 10, 2023 8.5Emotions run high with a semi final spot at stake, as contestants feel the love in a tear-jerker of a Mystery Box. Hearts and souls will go
  47. S15E47Pressure Test: Peter GilmoreJuly 11, 2023 8.0Bennelong Restaurant's Peter Gilmore demonstrates how to create an intricate and tasty seafood dish. With no recipe, contestants must use to
  48. S15E48Advantage Challenge: Keeping Up with Curtis StoneJuly 12, 2023 8.5The final three must keep up with Curtis Stone as he whips up a magnificent beef dish. The contestant whose plate most closely resembles Cur
  49. S15E49Service Challenge: Three-course MenuJuly 13, 2023Our top three must create an entree, main course and dessert for a hungry crowd of diners and judges. The two contestants with the most exci
  50. S15E50MasterChef 2023 Grand FinaleJuly 16, 2023 9.0It's Grand Finale Day, and whichever cook scores the most points across two rounds will lift the trophy aloft, claiming $250,000 in prize mo

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

Season16Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode50Episodes2024Aired 8.9Season avg
  1. S16E01New BeginningApril 22, 2024 8.5It's a new era for MasterChef Australia as Andy Allen welcomes three new judges: Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow and Jean-Christophe Novelli, plu
  2. S16E02Service Challenge: Judges' IngredientsApril 23, 2024 8.7It's Day Two in the MasterChef Kitchen and already the 22 contestants are thrown into their first big Service Challenge, with Jamie Oliver r
  3. S16E03Eating with Your HandsApril 24, 2024 8.7Before our contestants can cook for immunity, they must get through Sofia's 'wrap your hands around this' challenge.
  4. S16E04Season's bestImmunity Challenge: Time vs IngredientsApril 25, 2024 9.0The first immunity challenge and it's a battle of Time Vs Ingredients. Five contestants must choose between one ingredient and a 90-minute c
  5. S16E05Elimination Challenge: Food DreamApril 28, 2024 8.3The first elimination of the season tasks the cooks with 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish representing their food dream.
  6. S16E06Mystery Box Challenge: Jamie Oliver's ParentsApril 29, 2024 8.7Our cooks are set the challenge of making a dish from Mystery Box ingredients chosen by Jamie Oliver's parents, with the four weakest dishes
  7. S16E07Elimination Challenge: Keeping up with JamieApril 30, 2024 8.7In this elimination cook the contestants are challenged to 'Keeping Up With Jamie' on an Oliver Family recipe in order to keep their place i
  8. S16E08Team Challenge: Queen Victoria Night MarketMay 1, 2024 8.7The contestants cook for Immunity in a Team Challenge at the iconic Queen Victoria Night Market.
  9. S16E09Elimination Challenge: Retro DishesMay 5, 2024 8.7Andy's mum Maree is in the kitchen to set an elimination challenge inspired by some of the Allen household's classic retro dishes. Contestan
  10. S16E10Mystery Box Challenge: Secret IngredientMay 6, 2024 8.7Today's Mystery Box comes with a twist, as our four judges throw in a secret ingredient that our cooks will have to wrangle.
  11. S16E11Pressure Test: Jean-Christophe Novelli's Jack in the BoxMay 7, 2024 8.7Judge Jean-Christophe Novelli sets the first Pressure Test of the competition with his 1992 dessert, 'Jack in the Box'.
  12. S16E12Immunity Challenge: Everyday Ingredients & Barbecue DessertsMay 8, 2024 8.7In Round 1, one 'champion' per team cooks, with the winner of Round 1 then taking their teammates into Round 2, and out into the garden to c
  13. S16E13Elimination Challenge: One-Inch Cube Taste TestMay 12, 2024 8.3In today's two round elimination, our contestants' palettes are challenged with the classic One-Inch cube taste test, which sees six favouri
  14. S16E14Mystery Box Challenge: FrenchMay 13, 2024 8.7A French-themed Mystery Box in Bendigo, regional Victoria, challenges the contestants to create 'magnifique' dishes.
  15. S16E15Pressure Test: Liam Downes' Smoked Egg RavioloMay 14, 2024 9.0Nat, Gillian, Alex and Lourdes battle it out in a Pressure Test set by Chef Liam Downes at Black Cat Truffles just outside Ballarat.
  16. S16E16Immunity Challenge: Team RelayMay 15, 2024 9.0It's the chaotic, colourful and feared race that is the MasterChef Team Relay! Today in teams of four, cooks will tag-team their way to hope
  17. S16E17Elimination Challenge: Ingredient GambleMay 19, 2024 9.0The ingredient gamble is back and so is Luke Nguyen. Luke has brought in an array of Southeast Asian ingredients our contestants get to cook
  18. S16E18Mystery Box Challenge: Vincent Yeow LimMay 20, 2024 9.0Vincent Yeow Lim or DimSimLim is today's Mystery Box special guest. Contestants must create a dish using a wok, needing to impress to avoid
  19. S16E19Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's Sunny Side UpMay 21, 2024 9.0The punk princess of pastry, Anna Polyviou returns with a Pressure Test created especially for this challenge. Never has an egg on toast loo
  20. S16E20Immunity Challenge: Microwave HacksMay 22, 2024 9.0The Judges task our contestants to create an immunity worthy dish in 75 minutes, using one of their four microwave hacks.
  21. S16E21Elimination Challenge: EggsMay 26, 2024 9.0Inspired by a visit from viral sensation Mikiko Terasaki, contestants must creatively use eggs in a dish to avoid elimination.
  22. S16E22Mystery Box Challenge: Asian SaucesMay 27, 2024 9.0A mystery box challenge with a saucy twist. The cooks must use at least one of six Asian sauces to cook a showstopping dish, with the bottom
  23. S16E23Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Cherry BlossomMay 28, 2024 9.0MasterChef legend Darren Purchese returns with another diabolical dessert, which will spell the end of the competition for one talented cook
  24. S16E24Second ChanceMay 29, 2024 9.0Eight eliminated contestants return for the chance to cook their way back into the competition.
  25. S16E25Elimination Challenge: SeafoodJune 2, 2024 9.0King of the sea, Rick Stein is here, and the contestants are excited cooking for such an icon. Over two rounds, seafood is on the menu but f
  26. S16E26Team Service Challenge: Pub FoodJune 4, 2024 9.0Contestants face off in a team service challenge where they are tasked with elevating traditional pub food.
  27. S16E27Pressure Test: Curtis Stone's Spice Rubbed Pork, Smoked Beetroot and Hasselback PotatoesJune 5, 2024 9.0The losing team from the pub challenge must cook along with legendary chef Curtis Stone as he creates his Spice Rubbed Pork, Smoked Beetroot
  28. S16E28Immunity Challenge: SauceJune 6, 2024 9.0Today's challenge is to combine two nations' cuisines into a tasty dish. There is a huge prize on the line: the winning sauce will be made a
  29. S16E29Elimination Challenge: Plant-based IngredientsJune 9, 2024 9.0Tonight's elimination is a plant-based challenge, where contestants create a well-known meat dish using only plant-based ingredients for the
  30. S16E30Immunity Challenge: JellyJune 10, 2024 9.0Sweet Week has arrived! Adriano Zumbo is here as a guest judge and kicks things off with a wobbly jelly Mystery Box. Contestants compete to
  31. S16E31Immunity Challenge: Croquembouche Re-inventedJune 11, 2024 9.0Sweet Week continues as Adriano Zumbo, sets a challenge that puts a new twist on a classic.The cooks must interpret the croquembouche in the
  32. S16E32Immunity Challenge: Twin DishesJune 12, 2024 9.0It's the iconic twin's challenge. Each team must utilize an appliance in their 90-minute dessert cook, aiming for identical dishes, despite
  33. S16E33Elimination Challenge: Macarons and CoffeeJune 16, 2024 9.0Two tough rounds will test our cooks. First, Adriano Zumbo's Macaron Taste Test and then, a coffee-inspired dessert cook, with the weakest d
  34. S16E34Mystery Box Challenge: Nagi MaehashiJune 17, 2024 9.0Tonight's mega Mystery Box features the most ingredients ever, the cooks have just 30 minutes to pull off a winning dish, with the bottom th
  35. S16E35Pressure Test: Hugh Allen's Banksia PodJune 18, 2024 9.0Hugh Allen returns to the MasterChef kitchen to set a pressure test merging classic French techniques with flavours of the Australian bush.
  36. S16E36Elimination Challenge: Reinventing Bacon and EggsJune 19, 2024 9.0The contestants battle it out to reinvent the classic bacon and eggs. The stakes are high today, the top dish will win an epic mystery prize
  37. S16E37Mystery Box Challenge: Hong KongJune 23, 2024 9.0MasterChef Australia is in Hong Kong! The first challenge is a Hong Kong style Mystery Box. Today the judges are looking for the top three c
  38. S16E38Immunity Challenge: Vicky Cheng's Three Ages of Daikon RadishJune 24, 2024 9.0After a demonstration from Michelin starred chef Vicky Cheng, three cooks must recreate his dish, from memory alone, the winner claiming imm
  39. S16E39Team Challenge: Dai Pai DongJune 25, 2024 9.0The cooks are split into three teams, cooking street food in a traditional dai pai dong. They must prepare a two-dish menu, using either a w
  40. S16E40Immunity Challenge: Lucky DipJune 26, 2024 9.0Today's Hong Kong Immunity Challenge. A Lucky Dip proves fortunate for some, challenging for others. With two randomly picked ingredients, e
  41. S16E41Elimination Challenge: Time AuctionJune 30, 2024 9.0Contestants bid against one another, trading time for ingredients in a MasterChef classic. Four contestants compete to cook a dish that help
  42. S16E42Mystery Box Challenge: Poh's Everything BoxJuly 1, 2024 9.0Contestants must cook a dish using all nine ingredients in Poh's Everything Mystery Box. The winner will score themselves $5,000 to spend at
  43. S16E43Pressure Test: Guillaume Brahimi's Royale of Peas with Duo of CrabJuly 2, 2024 9.0Chef Guillaume Brahimi has brought a pressure test dish that will push the contestants to their limits. They need to replicate the dish as c
  44. S16E44Immunity Challenge: Food HeroesJuly 3, 2024 9.0Emotions run high as the top five open chests revealing treasured photos of their own family food heroes. each cook, inspired by their photo
  45. S16E45Elimination Challenge: Extreme IngredientsJuly 7, 2024 9.0Tonight, the contestants face off with some of the world's most extreme ingredients. These ingredient 'beasts' are the spiciest, sweetest, m
  46. S16E46Mystery Box Challenge: Golden TicketJuly 8, 2024 9.0The mystery boxes contain a golden ticket which will fast track the contestant with the top dish into the semi-final, while the other three
  47. S16E47Pressure Test: Josh Niland's Flounder KandinskyJuly 9, 2024 9.0Internationally renowned chef Josh Niland pushes the contestants to their limits with a unique dish from his acclaimed restaurant, St. Peter
  48. S16E48Judges vs. ContestantsJuly 14, 2024 9.0Andy, Poh and Jean Christophe swap roles, becoming the cooks while the Semi-Finalists become the judges'. The fun doesn't stop there, as our
  49. S16E49Service Challenge: Three-Course MealJuly 15, 2024 9.0With Curtis Stone's help, our Semi-Finalists must each prepare a three-course meal for 20 diners and the judges.
  50. S16E50MasterChef 2024 Grand FinaleJuly 16, 2024 9.0Our two Grand Finalists go head-to-head over two rounds to see who will be crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2024!

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

Season17Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode60Episodes2025Aired 8.8Season avg
  1. S17E01MasterChef Australia S17E01Season's bestGordon Ramsay's Team Service ChallengeApril 28, 2025 9.5It's back to win and 23 returning contestants are back for another shot at the trophy. Gordon Ramsay greets them to announce that they are s
  2. S17E02MasterChef Australia S17E02Immunity Pin Challenge: Keeping Up with Gordon RamsayApril 29, 2025 9.5Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen to put 8 cooks through a Keeping Up with Challenge. They'll work at record pace to deliver TWO of Gordon's d
  3. S17E03MasterChef Australia S17E03Immunity Challenge: Late-night SnacksApril 30, 2025 9.5To win immunity and a chance to see their creation added to Gordon Ramsay's new London restaurant's menu at 22 Bishopsgate, they must cook a
  4. S17E04MasterChef Australia S17E04Elimination Challenge: Who Are You Now?May 4, 2025 9.5Inspired by watching an emotional video on their MasterChef journeys, the contestants must cook a dish that represents who they are now. But
  5. S17E05MasterChef Australia S17E05Mystery Box Challenge: Peter GilmoreMay 5, 2025 9.0Peter Gilmore has brought a Mystery Box packed with ingredients from his most iconic dishes, which have been responsible for some of the com
  6. S17E06MasterChef Australia S17E06Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs' Coffee Caviar TinMay 6, 2025 9.0Chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs, joins the MasterChef kitchen for the very first pressure test of the series. With her toughest recipe yet she
  7. S17E07MasterChef Australia S17E07Immunity Challenge: 20-minute DishMay 7, 2025 9.0Legendary Australian chef, Shannon Bennett, is cooking in the MC kitchen. After his demo, whoever creates the most delicious dish in 20 minu
  8. S17E08MasterChef Australia S17E08Elimination Challenge: One-inch Cube Taste TestMay 11, 2025 9.0The cooks take part in a one-inch cube taste test in teams. Their elected team leader could land their whole team in an elimination cook.
  9. S17E09MasterChef Australia S17E09Mystery Box Challenge: Judges' FridgesMay 12, 2025 9.0Today's mystery box challenge comes with a twist: contestants must select one of the judges' fridges and use whatever is inside to create a
  10. S17E10MasterChef Australia S17E10Pressure Test: Curtis Stone's Pork Loin with Citrus Beurre MontéMay 13, 2025 9.5Immunity is up for grabs today. The contestants have one hour to recreate a Curtis Stone dish. But with a twist: they'll have to do it witho
  11. S17E11MasterChef Australia S17E11Team Service Challenge: FrenchMay 14, 2025 9.0Jean-Christophe leads a French service challenge as teams compete for immunity.
  12. S17E12MasterChef Australia S17E12Elimination Challenge: Tableside TheatreMay 18, 2025 9.0In today's elimination challenge, the contestants have to create a dish with an element of tableside theatre.
  13. S17E13MasterChef Australia S17E13Mystery Box Challenge: WrappedMay 19, 2025 9.0The MasterChef contestants face off with a mystery box with a wrapped up surprise.
  14. S17E14MasterChef Australia S17E14Pressure Test: Steven He's Balloon Puppy CakeMay 20, 2025 8.5Renowned pastry chef Steven He delivers a magical pressure test with his Balloon Puppy Cake.
  15. S17E15MasterChef Australia S17E15Team Service Challenge: Pub FoodMay 21, 2025 9.0In Sydney, teams compete for immunity in a pub inspired service challenge.
  16. S17E16MasterChef Australia S17E16Elimination Challenge: Surf and TurfMay 25, 2025 8.5Seafood extraordinaire Josh Niland is in the kitchen for his own creative take on Surf and Turf. The challenge is to create a modern dish us
  17. S17E17MasterChef Australia S17E17Mystery Box Challenge: Ixta BelfrageMay 26, 2025 9.0MasterChef welcomes Ixta Belfrage for a debut visit. The chef has brought a Mystery Box with a twist. There is one secret ingredient the con
  18. S17E18MasterChef Australia S17E18Pressure Test: Blayne Bertoncello's Variations of Sourdough and Strawberry with Elderflower and BalsamicMay 27, 2025 9.0Today's pressure test raises the bar with the contestants tasked to recreate guest judge Blayne Bertoncello's highly technical dessert, not
  19. S17E19MasterChef Australia S17E19Team Relay: PotatoesMay 28, 2025 9.0It's the classic MasterChef team-relay challenge where four teams must create a savoury dish that uses potatoes in at least two ways.
  20. S17E20MasterChef Australia S17E20Elimination Challenge: ButterJune 1, 2025 9.0Twelve MasterChef contestants are faced with a bust of judge Jean-Christophe Novelli made entirely of butter. Fighting for their place in th
  21. S17E21MasterChef Australia S17E21Mystery Box Challenge: Sooshi MangoJune 2, 2025 8.5In a heartwarming and hilarious Mystery Box challenge, contestants must cook a dish worthy of a Nonna's table under the watchful eyes of Soo
  22. S17E22MasterChef Australia S17E22Pressure Test: John Demetrios' Chocolate MeteorJune 3, 2025 8.5The MasterChef contestants face a pressure given by Dessert Master winner John Demetrios. In the hope of winning immunity, they'll have to r
  23. S17E23MasterChef Australia S17E23Immunity Challenge: Viral DishesJune 4, 2025 9.0It's viral week and vying for immunity once again, the contestants are challenged to create the ultimate scrollable cold meats sandwich foll
  24. S17E24MasterChef Australia S17E24Elimination Challenge: Andy Cook's Viral ChallengesJune 8, 2025 9.0Social media superstar Andy Cooks sets two viral challenges. First, the contestants must create an epic Cheese Pull. In Round Two, the botto
  25. S17E25MasterChef Australia S17E25Mystery Box Challenge: Battle of the SaucesJune 9, 2025 9.0Today's mystery box is a head-to-head battle between those fatefully matched with the same Lee Kum Kee sauce to earn their spot in tomorrow'
  26. S17E26MasterChef Australia S17E26Immunity Challenge: Ice Cream FlavoursJune 10, 2025 9.0The contestants design their own pressure test inspired by seven different Connoisseur ice cream flavours. The best two will win immunity.
  27. S17E27MasterChef Australia S17E27Service Challenge: Dough-FestJune 11, 2025 9.0It's Dough-Fest in the MasterChef garden and time for the contestants to test their team work in an epic service challenge. The teams have f
  28. S17E28MasterChef Australia S17E28Elimination Challenge: Laksa Taste TestJune 15, 2025 9.0The cooks take part in a laksa taste-test, set by one of Australia's most renowned Malaysian chefs. First four cooks who guess the wrong ing
  29. S17E29MasterChef Australia S17E29Mystery Box Challenge: GooJune 16, 2025 9.0The first cook of Sweet Week, and for today's mystery box, each contestant must incorporate an element of 'goo' into their desserts. The fou
  30. S17E30MasterChef Australia S17E30Pressure Test: PohJune 17, 2025 9.0Poh sets today's Sweet Week pressure test providing not one, but three of her extraordinary desserts for the cooks to replicate. Laura, Beau
  31. S17E31MasterChef Australia S17E31Immunity Challenge: Jelly-gem Taste TestJune 18, 2025 9.0As Sweet Week continues, a jelly-gem taste test will determine which five contestants will go on to cook a dish incorporating at least one o
  32. S17E32MasterChef Australia S17E32Elimination Challenge: Childhood NostalgiaJune 22, 2025 8.5Today's elimination challenges the contestants to serve a nostalgic dish.
  33. S17E33MasterChef Australia S17E33Mystery Box Challenge: Nornie BeroJune 23, 2025 9.0Nornie Bero brings a mystery box filled with native ingredients to the Kitchen!
  34. S17E34MasterChef Australia S17E34Elimination Challenge: Keeping Up with Curtis StoneJune 24, 2025 9.5Aussie legend Curtis Stone returns for a slow cooked lamb raviolo cook-along.
  35. S17E35MasterChef Australia S17E35Immunity Challenge: Ice Cream for ColesJune 25, 2025 8.5It's a battle for immunity and the chance to make a custom creation for Coles!
  36. S17E36MasterChef Australia S17E36Elimination Challenge: Maggie BeerJune 29, 2025 8.0Ten contestants compete in a classic challenge set by Maggie Beer.
  37. S17E37MasterChef Australia S17E37Mystery Box Challenge: Air FryerJune 30, 2025 9.0The first cook for the Top 10 is an Air Fryer mystery box.
  38. S17E38MasterChef Australia S17E38Pressure Test: Philip Khoury's Dawn of a Tropical New DayJuly 1, 2025 9.0Award-winning pastry chef Philip Khoury sets an elimination pressure test.
  39. S17E39MasterChef Australia S17E39Immunity Challenge: Reinventing the ClassicsJuly 2, 2025 8.0The top 9 contestants compete in two rounds for a chance at winning immunity.
  40. S17E40MasterChef Australia S17E40Elimination Challenge: Transport the JudgesJuly 6, 2025 8.5To survive elimination, the contestant's dishes need to transport the judges to faraway places. The best dishes will do the same for their m
  41. S17E41MasterChef Australia S17E41Mystery Box Challenge: Local Qatari IngredientsJuly 7, 2025 8.5Cooks arrive on their trip away, to face a mystery box with local ingredients.
  42. S17E42MasterChef Australia S17E42Pressure Test: Cultural SightsJuly 8, 2025 8.5Contestants cook a fine dining menu, inspired by local cultural sights.
  43. S17E43MasterChef Australia S17E43Immunity Challenge: Business Class DishesJuly 9, 2025 8.5It's our cooks' final day away, and they have one last chance at immunity.
  44. S17E44MasterChef Australia S17E44Elimination Challenge: Dual DuelJuly 13, 2025 8.5Four contestants face off in an emotional dual duel elimination.
  45. S17E45MasterChef Australia S17E45Mystery Box Challenge: GarlicJuly 14, 2025 9.0The final 7 face a mystery box filled with garlic and a mystery ingredient!
  46. S17E46MasterChef Australia S17E46Pressure Test: Michael Wilson's Tower of TerrorJuly 15, 2025 9.03 contestants face a pressure test by Michelin Star chef Michael Wilson.
  47. S17E47MasterChef Australia S17E47Immunity Challenge: Alphabet Lucky DipJuly 16, 2025 8.5Contestants have another chance at immunity in an alphabet lucky dip challenge.
  48. S17E48MasterChef Australia S17E48Elimination Challenge: TimeJuly 20, 2025 8.590 minutes, 2 rounds, it's a race against the clock to avoid elimination.
  49. S17E49MasterChef Australia S17E49Mystery Box Challenge: Everything BoxJuly 21, 2025 8.5It's the Everything Box. The top 4 dishes will enter tomorrow's Immunity cook.
  50. S17E50MasterChef Australia S17E50Service Challenge: Vue De MondeJuly 22, 2025 8.5Yesterday's winners are battling it out in a service challenge at Vue De Monde.
  51. S17E51MasterChef Australia S17E51Immunity Challenge: Letters from HomeJuly 23, 2025 8.5Today, the contestants receive heartfelt letters from their loved ones, a source of inspiration as they strive to cook an immunity-winning d
  52. S17E52MasterChef Australia S17E52Elimination Challenge: Nat or Julie?July 27, 2025 9.0A two-round elimination featuring previous winners Julie Goodwin & Nat Thaipun.
  53. S17E53Mystery Box Challenge: Favourite IngredientsJuly 28, 2025The top five battle it out for the last immunity of the season.
  54. S17E54Elimination Challenge: One-bite WonderJuly 29, 2025Inspired by Vaughan Mabee's 'snacks', contestants have two hours to create a spectacular 'one bite' wonder that represents who they are and
  55. S17E55Top 4 Challenge: Judges' IngredientsAugust 3, 2025Top 4 compete for 10k in travel vouchers with ingredients inspired by the judge's travels.
  56. S17E56Elimination Challenge: Sweet or SavouryAugust 4, 2025The final 4 must gamble on an ingredient to cook either sweet or savoury.
  57. S17E57Advantage Challenge: Time AuctionAugust 5, 2025The final 3 take on a classic MCK challenge; the Time Auction.
  58. S17E58Judges vs. ContestantsAugust 10, 2025The Fun One - where the Judges swap places with the contestants!
  59. S17E59Service Challenge: Semi-final Three-course MenuAugust 11, 2025It's the ultimate service challenge; the MasterChef Australia 2025 Semi Final!
  60. S17E60Grand FinaleAugust 12, 2025 6.0The Grand Finale where someone is crowned 2025 'Back to Win' MasterChef victor!

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

Season18Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode40Episodes2026Aired 8.9Season avg
  1. S18E01MasterChef Australia S18E01Season's bestAuditions, Day 1: Your Dream on a PlateApril 19, 2026 9.5MasterChef Australia returns with auditions and 40 of the country's best home cooks are ready. Tonight 20 cooks have 90 minutes to cook thei
  2. S18E02MasterChef Australia S18E02Auditions, Day 2: Food DreamApril 20, 2026 9.5Another 20 home cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen to compete for 10 aprons on offer. For those who miss out, they learn there will be one f
  3. S18E03MasterChef Australia S18E03Auditions, Day 3: Showstopper DishApril 21, 2026 9.5Tonight, the 20 remaining hopefuls have a second and final chance to cook their way into the competition. Just who will score themselves one
  4. S18E04MasterChef Australia S18E04Mystery Box Challenge: Jimmy & Jane BarnesApril 26, 2026 8.3Aussie Rock legend Jimmy Barnes set this season's first mystery box, inspiring the Top 24 with seasonal ingredients they love to cook with.
  5. S18E05MasterChef Australia S18E05Elimination Challenge: Favourite Home DishApril 27, 2026 9.0In the first elimination of the competition, 23 cooks will show the judges a window into their homelife, through a favourite dish that they
  6. S18E06MasterChef Australia S18E06Invention Test: CerealApril 28, 2026 9.0It's the return of a MasterChef classic with an Invention Test challenging cooks to create an inventive dish using cereal.
  7. S18E07MasterChef Australia S18E07Pressure Test: Maggie Beer's Sour Cream PastryApril 29, 2026 9.5The bottom five cooks from the Invention Test face off in a Pressure Test set by MasterChef favourite Maggie Beer, tasked with mastering her
  8. S18E08MasterChef Australia S18E08Immunity Challenge: Ultimate BreakfastMay 3, 2026 9.0It's Family Favourites week and social media sensation Andy Cooks (chef Andy Hearnden) is on the hunt for the ultimate breakfast, in an immu
  9. S18E09MasterChef Australia S18E09Elimination Challenge: Quick Carb Midweek DinnerMay 4, 2026 9.0In an elimination challenge centred on reinventing the judges' quick carb midweek dinner recipes, mistakes and time pressure sends one cook
  10. S18E10MasterChef Australia S18E10Team Challenge: Family FeastMay 5, 2026 9.0It is the first team challenge of the series, and the contestants are all eager to see how well they can work together. The bottom two teams
  11. S18E11MasterChef Australia S18E11Elimination Challenge: Family Food TraditionsMay 6, 2026 9.0Six contestants face elimination as they must create a dish that represent their family food traditions to fight for their place in the comp
  12. S18E12MasterChef Australia S18E12Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine ZhangMay 10, 2026 9.0The Top 20 compete for Immunity from tomorrow's Elimination in a fruity Mystery Box challenge set by Catherine Zhang, marking the start of V
  13. S18E13MasterChef Australia S18E13Elimination Challenge: Viral IngredientsMay 11, 2026 9.0Viral sensation Victoria Minell (aka @recipesbyvictoria) sets a challenge to use one of her five viral ingredients in a 75-minute cook to sa
  14. S18E14MasterChef Australia S18E14Service Challenge: Viral-worthy DishMay 12, 2026 8.5Six teams will compete in their first service challenge, tasked with creating one perfect viral-worthy dish to serve to hundreds of diners,
  15. S18E15MasterChef Australia S18E15Immunity Pin Challenge: Banging SandwichesMay 13, 2026 9.0MasterChef alum and social media star Khanh Ong sets an epic challenge to create a bold, out-there sandwich with a banging cross section, to
  16. S18E16MasterChef Australia S18E16Mystery Box Challenge: Rick SteinMay 17, 2026 8.0It's the start of Around the World Week, and global food icon Rick Stein joins the MasterChef Kitchen to set an extra spicy Mystery Box chal
  17. S18E17MasterChef Australia S18E17Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the WorldMay 18, 2026 8.5In an Around the World elimination challenge, MasterChef contestants must create a dish inspired by a chosen cuisine, featuring a surprise h
  18. S18E18MasterChef Australia S18E18Invention Test: FusionMay 19, 2026 8.5It's a fusion invention test today with the contestants having to make dish featuring cuisines from two countries.
  19. S18E19MasterChef Australia S18E19Pressure Test: Rosheen Kaul's Chou FarciMay 20, 2026 8.5Chef Rosheen Kaul sets the first full Pressure Test for the season, with an intense, three-hour challenge.
  20. S18E20MasterChef Australia S18E20Mystery Box Challenge: Dim Sim LimMay 24, 2026 8.5Kicking off nostalgia-themed week in the MasterChef kitchen, social media sensation chef Dim Sim Lim sets a 60-minute mystery box challenge
  21. S18E21MasterChef Australia S18E21Elimination Challenge: HeritageMay 25, 2026 9.0The MasterChef contestants must cook something connected to their heritage to avoid being eliminated.
  22. S18E22MasterChef Australia S18E22Team Challenge: Team RelayMay 26, 2026 9.0In MasterChef's most notorious team challenge, four teams will navigate the chaos of the Team Relay to compete for a chance to cook for Immu
  23. S18E23MasterChef Australia S18E23Immunity Pin Challenge: French TechniquesMay 27, 2026 9.0Guided by MasterChef Alumni Justine Schofield, four contestants put their French techniques to the test for a chance to win a coveted immuni
  24. S18E24MasterChef Australia S18E24Mystery Box Challenge: Matt Sinclair vs. Daniel DobraMay 31, 2026 8.5It's Perfect Pairings week and today the contestants must choose between two Mystery Boxes. One set by MasterChef Legend Matt Sinclair and o
  25. S18E25MasterChef Australia S18E25Elimination Challenge: Classic Flavour PairingsJune 1, 2026 9.0In the second episode of Perfect Pairings week, the home cooks must today select one of five classic flavour pairings to hero as they go hea
  26. S18E26MasterChef Australia S18E26Pair Challenge: Chocolate and Peanut DessertsJune 2, 2026 9.0As perfect pairs week continues, contestants must work in perfect pairs to create four serves of a dessert inspired by the iconic Reese's Pe
  27. S18E27MasterChef Australia S18E27Elimination Challenge: Time vs. IngredientsJune 3, 2026 8.5Five cooks in the bottom are facing a Time VS Ingredients elimination challenge and the bottom dish will send its maker home.
  28. S18E28MasterChef Australia S18E28Mystery Box Challenge: Curtis StoneJune 7, 2026 9.0Curtis Stone kicks off Aussie Classics week, with a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the cooks to have their dish stocked in Coles, as they are
  29. S18E29MasterChef Australia S18E29Elimination Challenge: PorkJune 8, 2026 9.0With Curtis Stone back in the kitchen, and the MasterChef contestants are challenged with cooking a dish that heroes pork to save their plac
  30. S18E30MasterChef Australia S18E30Comeback Challenge: No RegretsJune 9, 2026 9.0It's Aussie Classics Week, there's nothing Aussies love more than a great comeback story. Today, the previously eliminated contestants retur
  31. S18E31MasterChef Australia S18E31Elimination Challenge: Native IngredientsJune 10, 2026 9.3Aussie Classics week draws to a close with an exciting day in the MasterChef Kitchen as guest judge and Aussie icon Robert Irwin sets an Aus
  32. S18E32MasterChef Australia S18E32Lucky Dip: Adriano ZumboJune 14, 2026 9.0It's the start of Sweet Week and confectionary king Adriano Zumbo challenges the cooks to hero a mystery ingredient in a dessert. The top th
  33. S18E33MasterChef Australia S18E33Elimination Challenge: Ice Cream Taste TestJune 15, 2026 9.0As Sweet Week continues the contestants take part in an Ice Cream Taste Test. The first four who guess incorrectly will land in the Round Tw
  34. S18E34MasterChef Australia S18E34Invention Test: Air FryerJune 16, 2026 9.0It's Sweet Week, and today's challenge is an Air Fryer Invention Test, with the top four dishes going into tomorrow's Immunity Challenge. Di
  35. S18E35Immunity Pin Challenge: Beat the ChefJune 17, 2026 9.0On Sweet Week's final day, four contestants face dessert powerhouse Jess Lemon in a 'Beat the Chef' Immunity Pin challenge, attempting to ou
  36. S18E36Mystery Box Challenge: Josh NilandJune 21, 2026To kick off Masters Week, industry icon Josh Niland gives a fish butchery masterclass and the contestants must use one of his signature butc
  37. S18E37Elimination Challenge: Flat Iron SteakJune 22, 2026Masters Week continues as Michelin-starred chef Curtis Stone returns to the MasterChef kitchen for a high-stakes elimination where contestan
  38. S18E38Immunity Challenge: Tom SarafianJune 23, 2026Masters Week continues as hatted Melbourne chef Tom Sarafian joins to showcase his famous hummus dish, inspiring contestants to make an immu
  39. S18E39Pressure Test: Kirsten TibballsJune 24, 2026In the final Masters Week challenge, four contestants compete in a pressure test set by Kirsten Tibballs to avoid elimination and secure the
  40. S18E40Twins ChallengeJune 28, 2026It's Knockout Week, and our 10 cooks face the iconic twins challenge inspired by MasterChef couple Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary and their id

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