The BEST episodes of MasterChef (US) season 1

Every episode of MasterChef (US) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of MasterChef (US) season 1!

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.

Last Updated: 4/30/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
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Winner Revealed (2)
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8.72
74 votes

#1 - Winner Revealed (2)

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/15/2010

The winner is revealed.

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Winner Revealed (1)
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8.45
268 votes

#2 - Winner Revealed (1)

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/15/2010

After enduring pressure tests and grueling challenges, the remaining chefs compete for $250,000 and a cookbook-publishing deal.

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6 Chefs Compete (2)
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8.24
108 votes

#3 - 6 Chefs Compete (2)

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/8/2010

The contestants go fishing, and use their catches for their entrees. Another chef is eliminated.

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11 Chefs Compete (1)
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7.89
313 votes

#4 - 11 Chefs Compete (1)

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/25/2010

The contestants are asked to make a single cupcake; chef Cat Cora and the contestants cook at a truck stop.

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6 Chefs Compete (1)
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7.84
316 votes

#5 - 6 Chefs Compete (1)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/8/2010

The contestants undergo a Mystery Box challenge and an Invention Test.

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14 Chefs Compete (1)
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7.79
381 votes

#6 - 14 Chefs Compete (1)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/18/2010

One team is safe from elimination after winning a challenge where they spend the day feeding hundreds of Marines; the losing team faces a pressure test.

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9 Chefs Compete (1)
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7.78
298 votes

#7 - 9 Chefs Compete (1)

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2010

In their first challenge of the day, the chefs are asked to make a dish with dungeness crab

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14 Chefs Compete (2)
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7.76
146 votes

#8 - 14 Chefs Compete (2)

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/18/2010

The cooks prepare their best dishes in hopes of impressing the judges.

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Top 14 Revealed
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7.71
448 votes

#9 - Top 14 Revealed

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/10/2010

The cooks must prove that they have mastered basic kitchen techniques; the judges reveal which cooks have made it into the top 14.

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9 Chefs Compete (2)
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7.65
77 votes

#10 - 9 Chefs Compete (2)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/1/2010

The contestants must cater a high-end wedding, and things go awry when the main course goes missing. The losing team goes back to the MasterChef kitchen to face a pressure test, and one more chef is eliminated.

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11 Chefs Compete (2)
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7.63
90 votes

#11 - 11 Chefs Compete (2)

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/2010

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.

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Auditions (2)
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7.22
328 votes

#12 - Auditions (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/3/2010

Auditions continue as amateur cooks try to impress the judges.

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Auditions (1)
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7.19
394 votes

#13 - Auditions (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/27/2010

Cooks share their signature dishes with the judges in hopes of advancing to the next round of the competition.

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