The WORST 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 - Cooking For Your Loved Ones
Season 14 - Episode 48 - Aired 6/22/2022
In today's service challenge, contestants are cooking for their loved ones, and must serve an entree, main and dessert. The team with the best menu will win a shot at tomorrow's immunity challenge.
#2 - Immunity Challenge
Season 3 - Episode 69 - Aired 7/19/2011
Can a current contestant out-cook a former Masterchef champion? Find out as Eamon Sullivan returns to stand between the winner of the Dalai Lama challenge and that elusive Immunity Pin.
#3 - The First Cut
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/7/2009
Team Elimination - Having lost the challenge, the blue team contemplated who to eliminate
#4 - Taste Test Elimination Challenge
Season 2 - Episode 40 - Aired 6/3/2010
Marion, Jake and Joanne face an elimination taste test. They must identify 23 ingredients to stay in the competition. Will this be Marion's one and only chance to use her immunity? The red team goes to Red Lantern for lunch and a impromptu master class. They learn to make a quail entree. The 3 up for elimination have to taste a Thai green curry, naming ingredients that are contained within.
#5 - Masterclass 7
Season 2 - Episode 41 - Aired 6/4/2010
George cooked up ravioli with potato and leek as well as a quail dolmatha with tahini and yoghurt dressing. Meanwhile guest chef Matt Moran had quesadillias on the menu and a berry and frangipane tart.
#6 - All at Sea
Season 1 - Episode 57 - Aired 7/1/2009
HMAS Kanimbla Challenge - Poh, Justine and Tom returned to the competition
#7 - An Emotional Elimination
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/2009
The blue team’s decision leaves more than one contestant upset.
#8 - A Blow for Brent
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/14/2009
Team Elimination - The Blue Team, headed by Brent, faced elimination
#9 - 10 More Spots with Matt Moran
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2010
With 10 spots in the Top 24 on the line, the remaining contestants competed in a mise en place challenge. The challenge had 4 stages, with the worst performers in each stage removed by Gary and George. The first stage involved separating egg yolks and whites. The second asked the contestants to julienne carrots. In the third, the first 10 contestants to shuck 12 oysters satisfactorily moved onto the final stage, wherein Marion, Adele, Courtney and Daniel successfully cut 6 fillets of salmon weighing between 170g and 190g first, gaining their places in the Top 24. Following the mise en place challenge, the remaining contestants had to follow a recipe from Matt Moran, with poor performers gradually eliminated in stages. 10 contestants had their dishes tasted, with Jonathan, Peter, Aaron, Adam, Kate B. and Philip impressing the judges the most, winning their spots in the Top 24.
#10 - Taste Test
Season 1 - Episode 64 - Aired 7/9/2009
Taste Test Elimination - Andre and Chris, had to guess ingredients in a pot of Sri Lankan curry
#11 - Taste Test
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/8/2011
There are two dozen contestants remaining and only 12 spots left in the top 24. The next challenge is a formidable taste test - identity the ingredients in Aria's signature dish, peking duck consomme.
#12 - Chef Challenge - Maggie Beer
Season 2 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/1/2010
Aaron cooked off against Maggie Beer, making her pheasant pie.
#13 - Qantas Business Team Challenge
Season 2 - Episode 51 - Aired 6/16/2010
Teams were tasked with creating a 3 course menu suitable for Qantas business class passengers. They were required to prepare the food at the MasterChef Kitchen and reheat it in the galley of a Qantas Airbus A380. The judging panel in addition to Gary and Matt included chef Neil Perry and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.
#14 - Masterclass 5
Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/21/2010
Gary cooked braised BBQ’d ribs with homemade sauce and George offered up a Waldorf salad. Guest chef Peter Kuravita from Sydney restaurant Flying Fish, showed the contestants two completely different bug dishes– one with an accompanying shaved fennel and edamame salad and a main dish featuring a spicy ginger and chilli sauce.
#15 - Thyme Out
Season 1 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/2/2009
Taste Test Elimination - Tom and Sam had to guess ingredients
#16 - Masterclass
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/27/2011
In this MasterClass, Gary makes a hearty veal osso bucco with cannellini beans and George teaches the contestants how to cook snapper en papillote. Special guests include Donna Hay and Romeo Baudouin.
#17 - Guess that Fish Elimination Challenge
Season 2 - Episode 76 - Aired 7/15/2010
Aaron, Alvin and Jimmy faced a Basic Skills Test in a two-round Elimination Challenge. The first round saw contestants identifying different types of fish, with the two lowest scoring contestants moving into the second round. Jimmy named the most fish correctly, leaving Aaron and Alvin to face off in the second round; to cook the perfect fish and chips.
#18 - No Judges in Sight
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2011
As our Top 24 enter the MasterChef kitchen for the first time, they are surprised to see no judges. Only a few notice the clock has started ticking down. Has the first challenge already begun?
#19 - Julia's Divine Dumplings
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/17/2009
Invention Test 2 - Chinese theme
#20 - Immunity Challenge
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/10/2011
The winner of the first challenge will cook for immunity against apprentice chef, Alex Keen, who works under Allesandro Pavoni. Will a 10 minute headstart be enough to beat the best?
#21 - Mystery Box & Invention Test
Season 2 - Episode 48 - Aired 6/13/2010
"Australian Food Icon" theme. The winner of Masterchef Australia 2009, Julie Goodwin, returned as a guest judge for the Mystery Box Challenge, the ingredients of which were also chosen by her. Marion won the challenge and she chose Chiko Rolls as the food icon contestants had to "re-invent". Jonathan's dish was the most impressive while Callum, Matthew and Sharnee were chosen as the Bottom 3 contestants.
#22 - The Top 20 Revealed
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/3/2009
The mystery box challenge gives the judges all the clues they need. Top 20 Revealed
#23 - Macaroon Madness
Season 1 - Episode 61 - Aired 7/6/2009
Pressure Test Elimination - Sam, Poh, Chris and Andre had to cook a combination of panna cotta, passionfruit emulsion ("passionfruit slick") and filled macaroon biscuits.
#24 - Sweet and Sour
Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired 6/25/2009
Pressure Test Elimination - Justine and Julie landed in the bottom 2 and had to make a sweet and sour duck stir fry
#25 - Chef Challenge - Aaron vs Adam
Season 2 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/8/2010
In a twist on the traditional format, Aaron and Adam competed against each other to win immunity. They had 1hr 45min to complete three dishes with three core ingredients for three Celebrity Chefs, Matt Moran, Kylie Kwong and Ian Curley. The Chefs would then pick their favourite of the two dishes, and the contestant with the most votes would win immunity.