Auditions: Day 1
Episode 1
Each hopeful cook has 60 minutes to produce their dish. If the judges like the dish, they're through to the next stage.
Each hopeful cook has 60 minutes to produce their dish. If the judges like the dish, they're through to the next stage.
It's day two of auditions and 13 contestants return for a second chance to show the judges they deserve to be in the top
The pantry is open, there's 75 minutes on the clock, and the contestants are asked to cook the dish they'd cook every da
It's the end of the first week in the kitchen and the winners from the previous challenge will cook for an immunity pin.
It's mystery box time and our cooks must create a delicious dish using at least one of the elected ingredients. Next up
Those that failed to impress in the previous episode are facing the dreaded pressure test. Our cooks are charged with re
The winners of the mystery box and invention test face the immunity challenge. History is made when the judges choose wh
Contestants cook outside of the kitchen for the first time. Their challenge is to create a feast for volunteers, truckie
Before each cook sits their favourite and least favourite ingredients. Round one: cook with either. But those that produ
It's Nigella Week. MasterChef favourite Nigella Lawson sets the mystery box ingredients. Whoever cooks the best dish hea
It's pressure test time for the losing team from the previous challenge. The contestants have 90 minutes to cook Nigella
Nigella week continues, and the four best cooks from her Mystery Box challenge must cook a dish that celebrates custard.
Nigella and contestants are given historical recipes at the State Library of Victoria to inspire a three-course meal. Th
The bottom team from the previous challenge are presented with an array of condiments they must identify correctly. The
It's Legends Week and our cooks have to create a dish using Rick Stein's Mystery Box. Later, a fish and potatoes themed
This episode's Pressure Test has contestants recreating a dessert from culinary legend Clare Smyth. During four hours of
Matt Sinclair mentors the Immunity cook which uses only equipment from a typical office kitchen. Best dish enters Round
Joined by Yotam Ottolenghi, our contestants are cooking street food for 360 people. Each team must hero a different cuis
Legends week continues as Yotam Ottolenghi hosts a deli item challenge. The first three contestants to incorrectly name
It's Secrets Week, and, after a quick workshop with Din Tai Fung's Edward Yulianto, our cooks must create a tasty dumpli
Three contestants face a pressure test and will cook a paella based on an award-winning dish by Leno Lattarulo from Melb
These immunity rounds involve sauce, secrets and citrus. A contestant will face off against an established chef that wil
Each team is allocated a 'secret weapon' and must create a four-course Italian meal for 40 diners. Whichever team serves
Secrets Week closes with the previous episode's losing team facing a blindfolded taste test. The first five to guess inc
This episode's mystery box challenge has contestants creating dishes using Queensland's finest ingredients. The judges w
Contestants must re-create one of Shannon Kellam's signature dishes, but without a recipe. The contestant who re-creates
In round one, contestants must prepare a sweet or savoury dish with one of Queensland's finest ingredients - ginger. The
The Queensland trip continues and the teams must cook a barbecue feast to serve 150 Noosa locals. The team that serves t
In this episode's elimination, contestants undergo a skills test followed by a seafood platter challenge including raw,
It is the dreaded Everything Box, where contestants must use every one of the eight ingredients. They will have to be ex
Three contestants will face the chopping block in an elimination challenge with a surprise twist.
Contestants awake with letters from home containing special instructions for round one of the immunity cook. The winner
Contestants find themselves in the Macedon Ranges for this team challenge: a picnic at Hanging Rock. What will be a surp
Maggie Beer is back for the elimination challenge which will take place over two rounds. In round one, the contestants m
Kicking off Sweet Week, molecular master Heston Blumenthal enters the kitchen with a mystery box for the contestants.
In a surprise twist, our bottom three contestants from the cereal invention test have been thrown straight into a pressu
Sweet Week continues with an immunity ice cream challenge. In round two, the best cook will go up against chef Alice Wri
The team challenge requires contestants to create a delicious, sweet dish that is identical in look, texture and flavour
In a very challenging cook, the contestants must make a sweet dish without using refined sugar.
This episode's mystery box holds some of the best-selling ingredients from Coles and along with these, contestants must
This episode's challenge has been set by special guest Jock Zonfrillo from Restaurant Orana. Contestants must create dis
The three winners of the challenges must create a dish featuring Beluga caviar. The best dish will see its maker compete
The contestants must cook a four-course meal for the Best Diners In The World while showcasing the Best Ingredients In T
The top 10 are joined by the world’s top chef Massimo Bottura and asked to cook with ingredients that are very close t
This episode’s mystery box involves some deja vu and later, in the invention test, contestants have 60 minutes to crea
Champion chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs is in the MasterChef kitchen for this episode's pressure test. Three contestants f
All contestants will cook with the same ingredient but in a different style. The winner of round one will be cooking aga
Aboard the Q Train travelling restaurant our contestants, in teams, must prepare a vegetarian course using oyster mushro
This episode is the return of the time auction where contestants bid for ingredients with time rather than money. The mo
The remaining contestants fly to Western Australia for a mystery box challenge and later an invention test, using all th
At Wildflower Restaurant in Perth, contestants will cook a five-course degustation featuring an ingredient that chef Mat
The winners from the previous two days now cook for an opportunity to fast-track themselves into Finals Week. Round two
This episode's setting is the beautiful Leeuwin Estate Safari Club in Margaret River. Guided by head chef Dan Gedge, our
This pressure test is set by Santiago Fernandez and it's a doozy. The stakes are high and the least impressive cook will
Each contestant has an ingredient chosen for them by a loved one, with the note explaining their choice. Later, the judg
The chef director behind Dinner by Heston in Melbourne and London, Ashley Palmer-Watts, sets a lamington-themed pressure
Our top five are battling to win an advantage for the next challenge, which could secure them a spot in the semifinal. C
Contestants are cooking at Press Club, the brainchild of judge George Calombaris. With the Press Club announcing it will
By the end of the episode, five will become four as the trophy beckons. In a special MasterClass, contestants set their
This semifinal is a pressure test set by acclaimed Quay executive chef Peter Gilmore. The three contestants who do the m
It's been months of nail-biting challenges, but there can only be one winner to walk away with the life-changing title o