The BEST Episodes of MasterChef (US)
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Aug 4, 2019
Now one of the world's most acclaimed chefs, Gordon Ramsay, is giving you the opportunity to become a "MasterChef"! "MasterChef" is a show that celebrates great people who make great food. The show will give contestants the opportunity to develop their cooking skills while being encouraged, mentored and celebrated by the industry's best!
#1 - Winner Chosen
Season 4 - Episode 25
The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.
8.42 
#2 - Winner Chosen
Season 3 - Episode 20
The remaining cooks make a final effort to impress the judges; one contestant wins the grand prize.
8.27 
#3 - Winner Revealed (2)
Season 1 - Episode 13
The winner is revealed.
8.20 
#4 - 14 Chefs Compete (2)
Season 1 - Episode 5
The cooks prepare their best dishes in hopes of impressing the judges.
8.18 
#5 - Top 3 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 19
The remaining cooks compete.
8.10 
#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.
8.10 
#7 - 6 Chefs Compete (1)
Season 1 - Episode 10
The contestants undergo a Mystery Box challenge and an Invention Test.
8.03 
#8 - 6 Chefs Compete (2)
Season 1 - Episode 11
The contestants go fishing, and use their catches for their entrees. Another chef is eliminated.
8.02 
#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.
8.00 
#10 - Top 9 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 13
The contestants try to impress the judges and advance to the next round.
7.99 
#11 - 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 
#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.
7.97 
#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.
7.92 
#14 - Top 12 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 10
The cooks compete for a spot in the next round.
7.91 
#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.
7.90 #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.
7.89 
#17 - Top 14 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 8
The cooks compete for a spot in the next round.
7.87 
#18 - Top 15 Compete
Season 3 - Episode 6
The cooks must create a unique dish using unconventional cuts of meat.
7.87 
#19 - 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.
7.87 
#20 - 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
7.86 
#21 - 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.
7.85 
#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.
7.85 
#23 - Top 13 Compete
Season 2 - Episode 9
The cooks compete for a spot in the next round.
7.85 
#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.
7.85 
#25 - Top 7 Compete
Season 4 - Episode 17
The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
7.84