The BEST Episodes of MasterChef (US)
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Oct 21, 2019
Network: FOX
Award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich put a new batch of talented home cooks through a series of challenges and elimination rounds.
#1 - Winner Chosen
Season 4 - Episode 25
The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.
8.39 
#2 - Winner Chosen
Season 3 - Episode 20
The remaining cooks make a final effort to impress the judges; one contestant wins the grand prize.
8.25 
#3 - Winner Revealed (2)
Season 1 - Episode 13
The winner is revealed.
8.19 
#4 - 14 Chefs Compete (2)
Season 1 - Episode 5
The cooks prepare their best dishes in hopes of impressing the judges.
8.15 
#5 - Top 3 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 19
The remaining cooks compete.
8.08 
#6 - Winner Revealed (1)
Season 1 - Episode 12
After enduring pressure tests and grueling challenges, the remaining chefs compete for $250,000 and a cookbook-publishing deal.
8.06 
#7 - 6 Chefs Compete (2)
Season 1 - Episode 11
The contestants go fishing, and use their catches for their entrees. Another chef is eliminated.
8.00 
#8 - 6 Chefs Compete (1)
Season 1 - Episode 10
The contestants undergo a Mystery Box challenge and an Invention Test.
7.99 
#9 - 11 Chefs Compete (2)
Season 1 - Episode 7
The remaining chefs need to feed 100 truckers at a remote California truck stop. The losing team returns to the kitchen to face a pressure test, which consists of naming as many foods as they can from a table of farmer's market ingredients.
7.98 
#10 - The Finale (2)
Season 8 - Episode 21
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize. Guest judge: Joe Bastianich.
7.98 
#11 - Top 9 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 13
The contestants try to impress the judges and advance to the next round.
7.96 
#12 - Top 3 Compete
Season 4 - Episode 24
The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
7.95 
#13 - Top 5 Compete (1)
Season 4 - Episode 21
The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
7.91 
#14 - Top 12 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 10
The cooks compete for a spot in the next round.
7.90 
#15 - Top 7 Compete
Season 3 - Episode 13
Chef Paula Deen selects items for the mystery box challenge, which includes Southern staples and a surprise for the contestants; the challenge winner pairs the remaining contestants, who must prepare a Japanese dish as a team.
7.89 
#16 - Season Finale (2)
Season 9 - Episode 23
The home cook with the best overall menu is crowned the winner wih a prize of a quarter of a million dollars and the coveted title of MasterChef.
7.87 
#17 - Top 15 Compete
Season 3 - Episode 6
The cooks must create a unique dish using unconventional cuts of meat.
7.85 
#18 - Top 13 Compete
Season 3 - Episode 8
The cooks must prepare a high quality dish using $20 worth of ingredients; during the elimination round the cooks try to recreate their favorite desserts.
7.85 
#19 - Top 14 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 8
The cooks compete for a spot in the next round.
7.85 
#20 - Top 8 Compete
Season 3 - Episode 12
The eight finalists must prepare, cook and serve a hearty meal to 101 cowboys; the challenge losers must prepare six eggs four different ways in only 20 minutes.
7.84 
#21 - 9 Chefs Compete (1)
Season 1 - Episode 8
In their first challenge of the day, the chefs are asked to make a dish with dungeness crab
7.84 
#22 - Top 6 Compete (3)
Season 3 - Episode 16
The cooks split into two teams to replicate signature dishes at an award-winning restaurant; the contestants must prepare steak three ways.
7.84 
#23 - Top 13 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 9
The cooks compete for a spot in the next round.
7.83 
#24 - Top 12 Compete
Season 5 - Episode 10
The cooks prepare romantic dinners for couples celebrating anniversaries; Ramsay's wife joins him for dinner; the losing team create their own truffle recipes for a box of chocolates.
7.83 
#25 - Top 7 Compete
Season 4 - Episode 17
The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
7.83