The essential episodes of MasterChef Australia
Watch these 15 in order and you've got MasterChef Australia — each pick states its reason.
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The 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.
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Mystery Box Challenge: Gordon Ramsay & Invention Test: Burgers
In 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.
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Pressure Test: Saransh Goila's Butter Chicken
The 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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Immunity Challenge: Ashley Davis
The mystery box winner and the top three contestants from the invention test compete for immunity. The contestants only have 10 minutes to create a spectacular dish. In a royal race for immunity, who will do the impossible?
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Mystery Box Challenge: Surprise Ingredient & Invention Test: Oil, Salt, and Pepper
The 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 them will win the most powerful advantage.
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It is the semi-final of 2018. Our top three contestants are told that they will be cooking for some very special guests.
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Each 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're heading home.
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Josh 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 least impressive dish will be going home.
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Immunity Challenge: The Hottest Chillies of the World
The contestants must cook a dish using some of the hottest chillies in the world. The dish that best highlights the heat and flavour of their chilli will win immunity.
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Welcome to the Grand Final! Our two gifted finalists enter the kitchen for the last time and they'll have to impress Heston Blumenthal and our judges to win the title of MasterChef 2022 and $250,000.
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Who 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 for the best stock. Tick tock, tick tock, don't get crocked!
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Immunity Challenge: Time vs Ingredients
The first immunity challenge and it's a battle of Time Vs Ingredients. Five contestants must choose between one ingredient and a 90-minute cook, OR up to 20 ingredients but only 45-minutes to cook.
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Gordon Ramsay's Team Service Challenge
It'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 splitting into three teams and taking on a service challenge!
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Auditions, Day 1: Your Dream on a Plate
MasterChef Australia returns with auditions and 40 of the country's best home cooks are ready. Tonight 20 cooks have 90 minutes to cook their dream dish in order to win one of the 10 aprons on offer.
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