The BEST episodes of MasterChef Australia
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British version of MasterChef. Food critic Melissa Leong, chef Andy Allen, and restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo serve as the show's hosts and judges.
#1 - Grand Final
Season 4 - Episode 70 - Aired 7/25/2012
It all comes down to this. The MasterChef finale. The final three are hoping they have saved their best for last, as they step into the MasterChef kitchen for the last time.
#2 - MasterChef 2014 Finale
Season 6 - Episode 60 - Aired 7/28/2014
The massive finale will be played out in a culinary duel over three rounds with the chance to win $250,000 and prizes to change their lives forever. Who will be Australia's MasterChef for 2014?
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#3 - Mystery Box: Marco Pierre White
Season 6 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/15/2014
The contestants are stunned to find the Godfather of modern cooking, Marco Pierre White, waiting for them. The winner of Marco's mystery box challenge gets to choose the core ingredient in the invention test.
#4 - 3 Round Elimination Challenge
Season 14 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/19/2022
Six contestants are cooking to survive in a challenge played out over three rounds, where they can only pick one ingredient to use: pumpkin, chicken or fish. What would you cook to stay in the game?
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#5 - Time Auction
Season 14 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/16/2022
The cooks with the four top dishes this week have won immunity from Sunday's elimination. Now they battle it out to win the final immunity pin, but only if they can ace the infamous Time Auction!
#6 - Pressure Test
Season 6 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/24/2014
Three contestants must cook off in an elimination pressure test with one leaving forever. Also, the contestants sit the final MasterClass, joined by special guest chefs Curtis Stone and Kylie Kwong.
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#7 - Pressure Test: Vikas Khanna
Season 6 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/23/2014
In the Pressure Test Challenge, the contestants must work with chef and host of MasterChef India, Vikas Khanna. The least impressive dish will leave the competition.
#8 - Marco Pierre White Elimination
Season 14 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/5/2022
Contestants must create a dish using ingredients from culinary king Marco Pierre White's array of pantry items that he uses at home. The least impressive dish will ensure elimination for its maker.
#9 - Masterclass
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/18/2012
Gary and George host a seafood-inspired MasterClass, while Phillipa Grogan from Phillipa's bakery in Melbourne teaches the contestants the art of breadmaking.
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#10 - Power Apron Mystery Box Challenge
Season 6 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/26/2014
In an intense Mystery Box challenge, the winning team from the service challenge play off for the power apron, which will mean they control every challenge played out next week.
#11 - Movie Food Immunity
Season 14 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/9/2022
You have a ticket to the silver screen for a movie food immunity challenge. After a popcorn taste test, the remaining competitors must create a blockbuster flavour choc-top that will thrill filmgoers.
#12 - Sudden Death Elimination Challenge
Season 6 - Episode 53 - Aired 7/17/2014
Four contestants face off in a sudden death elimination challenge? and then an incredible Masterclass from Heston.
#13 - Grand Final Part 2
Season 7 - Episode 62 - Aired 7/27/2015
Tune in as the winner of MasterChef Australia 2015 will be crowned. The finalists are competing for a $250,000 prize, a monthly column in Australia's leading premium food magazine 'Delicious' + more!
#14 - Masterclass 13
Season 5 - Episode 64 - Aired 8/29/2013
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.
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#15 - Grand Finale (Part 2)
Season 13 - Episode 61 - Aired 7/13/2021
It’s day two of the epic MasterChef Australia Grand Finale for 2021 and the contestant who scores the most points overall will win the title of MasterChef 2021 and walk away with $250,000.
#16 - Elimination Challenge: Risotto
Season 6 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/19/2014
Each contestant has one hour to cook a risotto, but to impress they must take this popular dish to another level. The contestant with the least impressive dish will leave the kitchen.
#17 - The Grand Finale
Season 1 - Episode 72 - Aired 7/19/2009
Finale Night - Poh and Julie competed against each other in three rounds consisting of a Taste Test, an Invention Test and a Pressure Test. Points would be earned for each test, with the winner decided based on the final tally after the three tests.
#18 - Grand Final
Season 12 - Episode 61 - Aired 7/20/2020
After a long culinary journey, the two finalists are competing for a $250,000 cash prize and the title of MasterChef Australia 2020.
#19 - Service Challenge: Vue de Monde
Season 6 - Episode 57 - Aired 7/23/2014
With one contestant already through to the semi-final, the remaining three contestants compete in a service challenge at the three-hatted Vue de Monde restaurant in Melbourne.
#20 - MasterClass 5
Season 8 - Episode 60 - Aired 7/21/2016
Masterclass. The final MasterClass of 2016 sees the return of the eliminated contestants. The shoe's on the other foot for George, Gary & Shannon who must cook a dish from ingredients from a special mystery box.
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#21 - Semi-Final
Season 13 - Episode 59 - Aired 7/11/2021
Contestants compete in a semifinal service challenge. The contestant with the least impressive menu will leave the competition. Finalists are joined by returning contestants for the final MasterClass.
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#22 - Masterclass 12
Season 5 - Episode 59 - Aired 8/22/2013
Annie Smithers and John Reid are with the top five contestants & the judges, to create some great regional country produce.
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#23 - Immunity Challenge
Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/12/2012
MasterChef welcomes iconic chef and culinary legend Jamie Oliver to the kitchen.
#24 - Pressure Test
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/28/2012
The bottom three contestants from the last show arrive at the kitchen to face off in the Pressure Test. Later, three lucky contestants attend a very special private Master Class.
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#25 - Pressure Test: White Heat
Season 6 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/16/2014
Marco Pierre White sets the pressure test challenge from his iconic cookbook, White Heat. Emotions run high when one contestant is sent packing forever.