Best Episodes
MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges. Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series.
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The 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 season with Nigella Lawson.
The episode was rated 7.76 from 93 votes.
Our 7 remaining contestants are in the MasterChef kitchen ready to fight for their place with a big surprise awaiting them. What will the contestants be challenged with for tonight's invention test?
The episode was rated 7.77 from 96 votes.
The contestants arrive in Sydney at the iconic Icebergs restaurant in Bondi. They are competing for a place in the semifinal and need to be inspired by the Italian menu at Icebergs.
The episode was rated 7.80 from 112 votes.
The bottom three contestants from the invention test face elimination in a pressure test.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 100 votes.
Culinary goddess Nigella Lawson arrives in the kitchen for a week of challenges and surprises. The lid is lifted on Nigella's mystery box to reveal some of her favourite ingredients.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 118 votes.
The losing team from the previous challenge will fight for their place in the competition.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 89 votes.
The losing team from the previous challenge arrive at the kitchen for what will be the last time for one of them.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 98 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 126 votes.
This is no ordinary elimination, but a pressure test with an iconic dish. How will the contestants cope with this massive challenge? Plus, join us for a masterclass
The episode was rated 7.86 from 77 votes.
The winning contestant from the mystery box challenge joins the top three contestants from the invention test in this episode's two round immunity challenge.
The episode was rated 7.89 from 118 votes.
Our 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 mentor.
The episode was rated 7.89 from 111 votes.
It is the semifinal of 2018. Our top three contestants are told that they will be cooking for some very special guests.
The episode was rated 7.90 from 102 votes.
The elimination challenge will determine who will go into the semifinal. The bottom three contestants will fight it out for their place in the competition. Plus, a final MasterClass of the season.
The episode was rated 7.91 from 90 votes.
The 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 cook in round two to get fast tracked to Finals Week.
The episode was rated 7.95 from 104 votes.
It’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.
The episode was rated 8.11 from 110 votes.
