The BEST episodes of MasterChef (US) season 15
Every episode of MasterChef (US) season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of MasterChef (US) season 15!
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 - Second Chance Battles
Season 15 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/4/2025
Tonight, the duos who failed to get white aprons in the audition rounds, get a surprise second chance. Having already failed once to make it into the competition, the returning duos must convince the judges that they deserve aprons by making not one, but three identical, restaurant worthy dishes. Just four duos will redeem themselves and join the top eight white apron winners, securing a prized place in the Top 12.
#2 - Macaron Mayhem
Season 15 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/6/2025
Tonight's challenge is all about mastering one of the toughest desserts in the world - the beloved macaron. The couples must bake not just a dozen macarons, but a giant tower of perfectly formed delicacies. Find out who crumbles in this sweet challenge.
#3 - Mister-y & Mrs. Box
Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/18/2025
In the first Mystery Box challenge of the season, the Top 11 duos enter the kitchen to find not one, but two boxes at their station. They lift them to discover one box contains sweet ingredients and the other, spicy ingredients. Each pair of cooks must combine the two boxes of ingredients to make a harmonious, MasterChef-worthy dish. The duo with the winning dish will get an advantage in the next challenge, while the duo with the worst dish will be out of the competition.
#4 - Pier Pressure
Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/25/2025
The Top 10 duos head out of the MasterChef kitchen for their first team challenge. In a stunning pier-side setting, the two teams are tasked with feeding over 100 local fishermen and women. Both teams find themselves in choppy waters as the weather takes a turn for the worse and relationships start to show strain. The team with the most votes from the diners remain safe from elimination, while the worst performing team face the dreaded pressure test.
#5 - Audition Battles Continue
Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2025
The remaining eight pairs of home cooks go head-to-head in the audition battles, for a chance to win coveted white aprons.
#6 - Dinner Party Dish
Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/11/2025
The top 12 duos must impress the judges with their finest dinner party dish.
#7 - The Great Ingredient Bid Off
Season 15 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/30/2025
The four duos on the losing team last week fight for survival in a new Pressure Test challenge. In a Gordon Ramsay-style food auction, the duos must bid for their ingredients for their dish. But instead of bidding with money, tonight they are bidding with time. The more minutes they give up to 'buy' their preferred ingredients, the less time they will have to make their dish. Find out who can hold their nerve and who will pay the highest price for failure, in the most strategic challenge yet.
#8 - The Sweet Escape
Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/9/2025
The five duos on the losing team from the previous challenge face the first Pressure Test of the season. The pairs enter the MasterChef kitchen to find a Mystery Box with a mallet inside. Gordon reveals the Mystery Box IS their ingredient. The box is made completely out of chocolate! In this first dessert challenge of the season, each duo must smash up their box and use the chocolate to make a stunning sweet dish to avoid elimination.
#9 - The Audition Battles
Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/21/2025
Gordon Ramsay and Joe Bastianich welcome new judge, award-winning chef Tiffany Derry, as they embark on their search for America’s best home cook duos. And it all starts with Audition Battles, as eight pairs of home cooks go head-to-head fighting to win legendary white aprons.
#10 - Backyard BBQ
Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/13/2025
The MasterChef garden is decked out for a sunny backyard BBQ and the Top 6 duos feel the burn. Split into two teams, they must serve a garden full of BBQ aficionados. The losing team will go straight into a pressure test, where one couple will be eliminated.
#11 - Recipe Telephone
Season 15 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/16/2025
In a MasterChef first, the Top 9 duos face a brand-new challenge of 'Recipe Telephone'. In a culinary relay, each duo is split up: one teammate begins cooking while the other waits in a separate room. Halfway through the challenge, the duo's swap places, and the second teammate must complete the dish. It's a high-stake, high-pressure challenge that tests just how well each duo really knows each other. Teamwork and intuition will need to be enough for the duos to plate a winning dish.
#12 - Divide & Conquer
Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/20/2025
The three duos from last week's losing team face the final Pressure Test of the season. It's the toughest one yet, as each duo is challenged to create a three course meal that replicates an appetizer from Joe Bastianich's restaurant, an entree from Tiffany Derry's restaurant, and a dessert from Gordon Ramsay's restaurant.
#13 - From Train to Table
Season 15 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/23/2025
The Top 8 duos are halfway through the competition and the challenges are getting tougher by the week. Today, the duos face another intimidating team challenge outside of the MasterChef kitchen. This time, two teams must prepare a VIP dining experience aboard a moving steam train. It's a race against the clock and an intense test of the duo's teamwork, to see which partners can keep from running off the rails. The team with the fewest votes from the diners will face elimination in the dreaded Pressure Test.