The WORST episodes of MasterChef Australia
Every episode of MasterChef Australia ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of MasterChef Australia!
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 - Team Challenge - Identical!
Season 11 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/19/2019
The team challenge requires contestants to create a delicious, sweet dish that is identical in look, texture and flavour to their teammate's dish. Communication is key.
#2 - Team Challenge: Relay
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/17/2017
The contestants are split into teams of four in a relay challenge as each member has 15 minutes to cook and only 45 seconds to hand over to the next cook in the relay.
#3 - Elimination Challenge: Time Auction
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/18/2017
The losing team from the relay challenge now face elimination and the contestants have 90 minutes which they can use to buy ingredients. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
#4 - Mystery Box: Delicious Dessert
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/21/2017
Contestants have 90 minutes to create a delicious dessert from the mystery box ingredients however, only five dishes will be tasted and only three will move on to the immunity challenge.
#5 - Off-site Challenge: Shinjuku
Season 9 - Episode 49 - Aired 7/5/2017
The judges welcome contestants to the heart of Shinjuku, where Tokyo comes alive at night. Contestants will be cooking at a local alleyway packed with street stalls to feed hundreds of hungry diners.
#6 - Pressure Test: Kylie Millar
Season 9 - Episode 52 - Aired 7/10/2017
The three least impressive contestants from the invention test cook off in a pressure test set by MasterChef alumni, Kylie Millar. Who has cooked their last dish in the kitchen?
#7 - Immunity Challenge
Season 9 - Episode 53 - Aired 7/11/2017
The three best invention test performers now face a special souffle immunity challenge. Can our amateur chef out-cook a professional and find themselves cooking in finals week?
#8 - Immunity Challenge - Letters from home & Jessie McTavish
Season 11 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/11/2019
Contestants awake with letters from home containing special instructions for round one of the immunity cook. The winner will cook off against chef Jessie McTavish from North Bondi Fish.
#9 - Team Challenge - A Picnic At Hanging Rock with Maggie Bear
Season 11 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/12/2019
Contestants find themselves in the Macedon Ranges for this team challenge: a picnic at Hanging Rock. What will be a surprise is who is the guest chef - none other than the beloved Maggie Beer.
#10 - Pressure Test - Kate Reid
Season 11 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/17/2019
In a surprise twist, our bottom three contestants from the cereal invention test have been thrown straight into a pressure test. Aprons on: it's time to cook a unique creation by Kate Reid.
#11 - Judges' Mystery Box Challenge and Invention Test
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2017
Each judge has placed three of their favourite ingredients into the mystery box and contestants will have 75 minutes to create a remarkable dish for a chance at immunity.
#12 - Gordon Ramsay's 90-Minute Elimination Challenge
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2020
Every contestant is up for elimination, except the winner of the immunity challenge. The pressure mounts for all contestants to deliver delicious dishes and keep their place in the competition.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Grand Finale (Part 1)
Season 13 - Episode 60 - Aired 7/12/2021
It’s here, the MasterChef Australia Grand Finale for 2021. Our three finalists face an incredible three round challenge over two days with a total of 140 points up for grabs.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 1st Immunity Challenge
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2022
It's this season's first immunity challenge. Choosing ingredients from mystery cloches, the contestant with the best dish wins immunity and will sit out the elimination challenge.
#19 - The Very First Mystery Box
Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2022
Contestants must create a dish using the same ingredients that were in the very first mystery box in MasterChef season one, The least impressive fare will send their chefs to a pressure test cook-off.
#20 - Beat The Chef Immunity Challenge
Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/2022
The winning team in the previous relay challenge join the top-two mystery box winners for a chance at immunity as they try to Beat The Chef, who just happens to be MasterChef favourite Matt Stone.
#21 - Masterclass 1
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/5/2013
For the first time ever, there is a twist featuring a studio audience member.
#22 - Return Elimination Challenge 2
Season 2 - Episode 61 - Aired 6/28/2010
Devon, Courtney, Philip, Jimmy, Jake and Peter competed in the final round for one of 3 spots back in the competition. They were faced with an Invention Test, with the freedom to choose from an extensive range of ingredients. In a twist, it was the Top 7 contestants who were unknowingly deciding their fate; judging the six dishes under the pretence of learning how to critique a dish. The seven plus Matt Preston were unanimous in their decision.
#23 - Masterclass
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/25/2012
It's a mega MasterClass tonight as Gary and Matt Moran teach the top 21 contestants about raw foods, herbs, and oils. Later Gary whips up a mushroom gnocchi and his 'Mum's Lamb Stew with Dumplings'.
#24 - Biscuit Mystery Box
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/27/2012
The remaining 21 contestants return to the MasterChef kitchen to compete in a biscuit inspired Mystery Box challenge. Later it's an Invention Test Mexican style. Cactus anyone?
#25 - Poultry Elimination
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/31/2012
We say goodbye to another contestant after a hard fought poultry elimination challenge. They must name that bird then cook that bird. Quail, duck, chicken and turkey are served up.