The BEST episodes of MasterChef Australia season 17
Every episode of MasterChef Australia season 17, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of MasterChef Australia season 17!
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 - Mystery Box Challenge: Lee Kum Kee Sauce
Season 17 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/9/2025
Today's mystery box is a head-to-head battle between those fatefully matched with the same Lee Kum Kee sauce to earn their spot in tomorrow's immunity challenge.
#2 - Immunity Challenge: Sydney Pub Service Challenge
Season 17 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/21/2025
In Sydney, teams compete for immunity in a pub inspired service challenge.
#3 - Premiere: Service Challenge With Gordon Ramsay
Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/28/2025
It's back to win and 23 returning contestants are back for another shot at the trophy. Gordon Ramsay greets them to announce that they are splitting into three teams and taking on a service challenge!
#4 - Service Challenge: French Immunity
Season 17 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/14/2025
Jean-Christophe leads a French service challenge as teams compete for immunity.
#5 - Mystery Box Challenge: The Judge's Fridge
Season 17 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/12/2025
Today's mystery box challenge comes with a twist: contestants must select one of the judges' fridges and use whatever is inside to create a dish worthy for a chance at immunity and a grand prize.
#6 - Immunity Challenge: Team-relay Challenge
Season 17 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/28/2025
It's the classic MasterChef team-relay challenge where four teams must compete create a savoury dish that uses potatoes in at least two ways.
#7 - Immunity Challenge: Shannon Bennett
Season 17 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/7/2025
Legendary Australian chef, Shannon Bennett, is cooking in the MC kitchen. After his demo, whoever creates the most delicious dish in 20 minutes will win immunity and be safe from Sunday's elimination.
#8 - Immunity Challenge: Service Challenge
Season 17 - Episode 27 - Aired 6/11/2025
It's Dough-Fest in the MasterChef garden and time for the contestants to test their team work in an epic service challenge. The teams have four hours to cook a dough-based savoury and sweet.
#9 - Pressure Test: Connoisseur Ice Cream
Season 17 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/10/2025
The contestants design their own pressure test inspired by seven different Connoisseur ice cream flavours. The best two will win immunity.
#10 - Mystery Box Challenge: Wrapped Surprise
Season 17 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/19/2025
The MasterChef contestants face off with a mystery box with a wrapped up surprise.
#11 - Elimination Challenge: 1" Cube Taste Test
Season 17 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/11/2025
The cooks take part in a one-inch cube taste test in teams. Their elected team leader could land their whole team in an elimination cook.
#12 - Immunity Challenge: Late Night Snack Elevation
Season 17 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/30/2025
To win immunity and a chance to see their creation added to Gordon Ramsay's new London restaurant's menu at 22 Bishopsgate, they must cook and elevate their favourite late-night snack!
#13 - Elimination Challenge: Andy Cooks
Season 17 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/8/2025
Social media superstar Andy Cooks sets two viral challenges. First, the contestants must create an epic Cheese Pull. In Round Two, the bottom five make a Satisfying Slice. One will be eliminated.
#14 - Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone
Season 17 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/13/2025
Immunity is up for grabs today. The contestants have one hour to recreate a Curtis Stone dish. But with a twist: they'll have to do it without the recipe!
#15 - Elimination Challenge: The Who They Are Now Dish
Season 17 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2025
Inspired by watching an emotional video on their MasterChef journeys, the contestants must cook a dish that represents who they are now. But this will result in the first elimination for the season.
#16 - Pressure Test: Steven He
Season 17 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/20/2025
Renowned pastry chef Steven He delivers a magical pressure test with his Balloon Puppy Cake.
#17 - Immunity Challenge: Viral Week
Season 17 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/4/2025
It's viral week and vying for immunity once again, the contestants are challenged to create the ultimate scrollable cold meats sandwich followed by a viral dish mash-up.
#18 - Pressure Test: John Demetrios
Season 17 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/3/2025
The MasterChef contestants face a pressure test given by Dessert Master winner John Demetrios. In the hope of winning immunity, they'll have to recreate his Chocolate Meteor.
#19 - Immunity Pin Challenge: Keeping Up With Gordon Ramsay
Season 17 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/29/2025
Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen to put 8 cooks through a Keeping Up with Challenge. They'll work at record pace to deliver TWO of Gordon's dishes, in a fight for the only immunity pin of the season.
#20 - Pressure Test: Blayne Bertoncello
Season 17 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/27/2025
Today's pressure test raises the bar with the contestants tasked to recreate guest judge Blayne Bertoncello's highly technical dessert, not once, but in five consistent dishes.
#21 - Elimination Challenge: Josh Nyland's Surf And Turf
Season 17 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/25/2025
Seafood extraordinaire Josh Niland is in the kitchen for his own creative take on Surf and Turf. The challenge is to create a modern dish using both meat and seafood and survive elimination.
#22 - Mystery Box Challenge: Goo
Season 17 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/16/2025
The first cook of Sweet Week, and for today's mystery box, each contestant must incorporate an element of 'goo' into their desserts. The four cooks with the top dishes will compete for immunity.
#23 - Elimination Challenge: Butter
Season 17 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/1/2025
Twelve MasterChef contestants are faced with a bust of judge Jean-Christophe Novelli made entirely of butter. Fighting for their place in the competition, they must create a dish featuring butter.
#24 - Elimination Challenge: Laksa Taste-Test
Season 17 - Episode 28 - Aired 6/15/2025
The cooks take part in a laksa taste-test, set by one of Australia's most renowned Malaysian chefs. First four cooks who guess the wrong ingredient, must fight for their place in the competition.
#25 - Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs
Season 17 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2025
Chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs, joins the MasterChef kitchen for the very first pressure test of the series. With her toughest recipe yet she challenges the contestants with her Coffee Caviar Tin.