The BEST episodes of MasterChef: The Professionals season 16

#1 - Episode 6

Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2023

#2 - Episode 5

Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2023

In the second heat of the week, four new hopefuls must prove to Monica, Marcus and Gregg that they have the talent, flair and commitment to reach the quarter-final.

#3 - Episode 2

Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2023

Four more chefs face Skills Tests. Two must prepare and cook spiced monkfish, while the others demonstrate their pastry skills with a twist on a banana sundae.

#4 - Episode 7

Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2023

The Heats continue as four more brave chefs start their MasterChef journey with their sights set on the title.

#5 - Episode 20

Season 16 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/7/2023

It’s finals week, and just three incredible chefs remain. Embarking on the trip of a lifetime to Denmark, they will enter a world of gastronomy that goes beyond anything they have encountered before.

#6 - Episode 1

Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2023

The show returns for its sixteenth series as 32 ambitious chefs from across the country battle to become the 2023 champion.

#7 - Episode 8

Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2023

The hunt for the champion continues as Gregg, Monica and Marcus put four new chefs to the test to determine who can withstand the pressure of the MasterChef Kitchen.

#8 - Episode 13

Season 16 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/20/2023

After four weeks of hard competition, it’s Knockout Week on MasterChef: The Professionals as the 12 most talented chefs left standing come together for the very first time.

#9 - Episode 15

Season 16 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/23/2023

The last group of five get their taste of the real world as they take the helm of the MasterChef: The Professionals pop-up in the heart of central London.

#10 - Episode 9

Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/2023

It's the quarter-final, and the best four chefs from this week’s heats return to face two more daunting challenges set by judges Monica and Marcus.

#11 - Episode 16

Season 16 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/27/2023

After five weeks of fraught competition, it’s the semi-finals and eight supremely talented chefs remain standing.

#12 - Episode 21

Season 16 - Episode 21 - Aired 12/8/2023

The remaining chefs have the chance to cook themselves into the MasterChef history books in the grand final.

#13 - Episode 10

Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/2023

It’s the last week of heats, and another four ambitious chefs go all out to impress Marcus, Monica and Gregg as their race for the title begins.

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Season 16 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/21/2023

#15 - Episode 11

Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/2023

It’s the final heat of MasterChef: The Professionals, and the four remaining hopefuls sample the pressure in the MasterChef kitchen across two challenges set by Monica, Marcus and Gregg.

#16 - Episode 18

Season 16 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/30/2023

The second group of three semi-finalists head to Staffordshire to cook under the guidance of the founder of a Michelin-starred restaurant.

#17 - Episode 3

Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2023

This year’s first quarter-final sees the strongest five chefs from the first two heats return to battle it out in the MasterChef kitchen.

#18 - Episode 4

Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2023

Four of the country’s most determined chefs make the journey to the MasterChef kitchen. The two challenges ahead of them are set to test their skill under the unforgiving gaze of the judges.

#19 - Episode 17

Season 16 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/28/2023

Just six chefs left, split into two groups of three. The first group have the challenge of managing a lunch service like no other at Jeremy Chan's two Michelin star restaurant, Ikoyi.

#20 - Episode 12

Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/16/2023

It’s the last MasterChef: The Professionals quarter-final, and the four best chefs from this week’s heats return to the MasterChef kitchen where the judges turn up the heat with two more challenges.

#21 - Episode 19

Season 16 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/6/2023

It’s finals week on MasterChef: The Professionals, and only the strongest four chefs remain. The pressure is on as the race for the title reaches fever pitch.