The BEST episodes of MasterChef Australia season 13
Every episode of MasterChef Australia season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of MasterChef Australia season 13!
MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British version of MasterChef. Chef Andy Allen, restaurateur and chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, Poh Ling Yeow and food critic Sofia Levin serve as the show's hosts and judges.
#1 - Darren Purchese (Pressure Test)
Season 13 - Episode 47 - Aired 6/22/2021
Contestants must cook a sweet pressure test recipe of their own design. Darren Purchese will be running the floor and mentoring the contestants and the judges will do a blind tasting of each dish.
#2 - Second Chance Week (Pressure Test)
Season 13 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/1/2021
Renowned pastry chef Anthony Hart reveals his pressure test dish: chocolate oasis. The contestants have 2 hours and 15 minutes, plus a further eight minutes to plate up Anthony's creation. One of yesterday's top four will return to the Masterchef competition!
#3 - Clear Or Hidden (Mystery Box Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/2/2021
This episode, the 10 returning contestants can choose between a clear mystery box where the ingredients are visible or a regular mystery box where the ingredients are hidden.
#4 - It's A Knockout!
Season 13 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/3/2021
Four contestants are told they will have two-and-a-half hours to prepare a three-course menu. But the catch is that after each course is tasted, one contestant will be knocked out of the competition.
#5 - Murray Cod (Elimination Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/6/2021
Josh Niland demonstrates how to make the most of a Murray cod utilising the entire fish. For this challenge, contestants are given one Murray cod and must use the same fish for up to three rounds.
#6 - Pair Up With Crayfish (Team Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/7/2021
Contestants must pair up with another contestant to form seven teams. Each team must create crayfish two ways, one familiar dish and one inventive dish, utilising the freshly caught crayfish.
#7 - Vego (Elimination Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/8/2021
The four contestants cooking in this elimination challenge discover they will be cooking a vegetarian dish, with all ingredients harvested fresh from Dairy Flat Farm in Daylesford.
#8 - Melbourne Inspiration (Mystery Box)
Season 13 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/9/2021
The mystery box reveals a map of Melbourne and a camera phone to take pictures. The contestants must explore the city streets and laneways to take a picture that will inspire their dish.
#9 - Kate Reid Pastry (Immunity Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/10/2021
Jock introduces Kate Reid, the mastermind behind Lune Croissanterie. Contestants must use Kate's world-class pastry and turn it into a dish that is not a croissant.
#10 - 90 Minute Cook Time (Elimination Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 40 - Aired 6/13/2021
The contestants must decide how much of their 90-minute cook time they use in round one, because they will only have the remainder of that time to cook in round two.
#11 - Home Delivery (Team Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 41 - Aired 6/14/2021
Teams must create a three-course home delivery menu and can choose any theme or cuisine for their menu. Each team has three hours to produce 60 serves.
#12 - Khanh Nguyen's Pork Wellington
Season 13 - Episode 42 - Aired 6/15/2021
Guest chef Khanh Nguyen from Sunda has taken South-East Asian food to the next level. The contestants must create Khanh's dish: pork wellington with lattice crackling and flavours of banh mi.
#13 - 4 Ingredient Barter (Mystery Box)
Season 13 - Episode 43 - Aired 6/16/2021
Jock reveals this mystery box is different. Contestants need to use four ingredients in their final dish, but before the cook starts, they can barter for the ingredients from each other.
#14 - The Top Four (Immunity Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/17/2021
The top four cooks from the latest mystery box challenge battle it out for immunity and a guaranteed spot in the top 10.
#15 - Nu Nu Ingredient ID (Elimination Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/20/2021
Contestants must correctly identify ingredients in three dishes from Nick Holloway's Nu Nu menu. The five contestants who name the least amount of ingredients correctly will cook off in round two.
#16 - Three Blue Ducks (Service Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 46 - Aired 6/21/2021
The top 10 contestants arrive at URBNSURF, the home to Australia's first ever surf park in Melbourne's west to discover they will be running Andy Allen's restaurant, Three Blue Ducks.
#17 - Second Chance Week (Top Four)
Season 13 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/31/2021
It's Second Chance Week in the MasterChef kitchen. Across the week, 11 previously eliminated contestants are back with not one, but two chances to get back in the competition.
#18 - Family Messages
Season 13 - Episode 48 - Aired 6/23/2021
After watching emotional messages from their family members, Melissa explains that contestants must make a dish inspired by their family. The top two dishes will cook in tomorrow's immunity challenge.
#19 - Keep Up With Curtis & Masterclass
Season 13 - Episode 49 - Aired 6/24/2021
In today's challenge, the contestants must keep up with Curtis Stone as he cooks his ultimate roast chicken dish. Andy, Jock and chef Nornie Bero show off their skills in a delicious Masterclass.
#20 - Black Mystery Box or Black Gloche? (Double Elimination)
Season 13 - Episode 50 - Aired 6/27/2021
Today there is a massive double elimination. Contestants must choose between cooking with the black mystery box or the black cloche, with the ingredients only revealed when they make their choice.
#21 - Uluru (Team Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 51 - Aired 6/28/2021
Today we are in the spiritual heart of Australia, Uluru. Contestants must create a fine dining three-course meal under the stars at the stunning Field of Light installation for 25 diners plus judges.
#22 - Simpson's Gap (Elimination Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 52 - Aired 6/29/2021
The team arrive at Simpson's Gap and judges reveal the contestants must create a dish using a variety of foraged bush foods. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be sent home.
#23 - The Cloche Challenge
Season 13 - Episode 54 - Aired 7/1/2021
Each cloche represents an ingredient, a cuisine, food related word, or kitchen equipment. The contestants must choose any two cloches and feature whatever is under the cloche in their dish.
#24 - All 7 Ingredients! (Mystery Box Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 53 - Aired 6/30/2021
In the toughest mystery box challenge of the season, the contestants discover they must create a dish using all seven ingredients under the mystery box.
#25 - Fast Food & Fancy Food (Elimination Challenge)
Season 13 - Episode 55 - Aired 7/4/2021
Contestants must choose an ingredient and cook it two ways, in a fast-food and in a fancy food application. The contestants with the three least impressive fast-food dishes will cook in round two.