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.
Written by Sophie and last updated on jul 14, 2023.
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The remaining pairs in the immunity challenge have to recreate Nick Palumbo’s black forest ice-cream cake, in a relay style event.
The episode was rated 8.15 from 40 votes.
Love week gets underway and starts with a mystery box challenge. The remaining hopefuls get to fill their own boxes with ingredients of their choice but there is a twist!
The episode was rated 8.17 from 36 votes.
The contestants are split into two teams and have to create a lunchtime menu for city based office workers in Melbourne composed of dishes from either Mexico or China.
The episode was rated 8.20 from 44 votes.
The 6 losing contestants from yesterday’s challenge are put in charge of the Ossiano kitchen at The Palms Hotel Atlantis, where they have to create dinner for 50 VIP Atlantis guests as well as Ossiano Vice President, Mark Patten.
The episode was rated 8.22 from 36 votes.
Heston offers a masterclass on how to create perfect scrambled eggs. He also creates a roasted leg of lamb with anchovies and rosemary and demonstrates how to carve for maximum flavour.
The episode was rated 8.23 from 22 votes.
The ingredient in this week's pressure test is chocolate. The bottom three from yesterday's challenge have to recreate Kirsten Tibballs’ louros cake.
The episode was rated 8.23 from 35 votes.
The judges are joined by Heston Blumenthal and the contestants have two hours to recreate Heston’s royal jubilee trifle as they battle it out to win immunity.
The episode was rated 8.25 from 44 votes.
The five contestants facing elimination this weekhave to create their own breakfast dish and then serve it in just an hour to 100 hungry customers.
The episode was rated 8.25 from 36 votes.
The three winning contestants are given just 90 minutes to cook either an entrée, main or dessert while Heston has to cook all three courses in the same time. There is a twist in the challenge though.
The episode was rated 8.26 from 47 votes.
Those facing elimination need to create cook a plate of food that demonstrates their food dream.
The episode was rated 8.26 from 39 votes.
The contestants find themselves standing in front of the Qantas World Map of Food. They then have to create dishes from various regions of the world.
The episode was rated 8.29 from 48 votes.
The teams have two and a half hours to create a Heston-esque medieval feast for ten noble knights and the judges.
The episode was rated 8.33 from 40 votes.
Annie Smithers and John Reid are with the top five contestants & the judges, to create some great regional country produce.
The episode was rated 8.35 from 20 votes.
With just four pairs left vying for an elimination pin and in an invention test each couple has to create a sweet and a savoury dish.
The episode was rated 8.36 from 39 votes.
All of the contestants from this year's competition return to take part in the last Masterclass of the season. The tables are turned though as they set a mystery box challenge for George and Gary.
The episode was rated 8.46 from 26 votes.
