The BEST episodes of MasterChef (US) season 5

Every episode of MasterChef (US) season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of MasterChef (US) season 5!

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: 11/2/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
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Top 3 Compete
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7.80
176 votes

#1 - Top 3 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/15/2014

One chef moves on to the finals after impressing a panel of judges representing all 50 states and a second finalist is determined based on a challenge involving three classic American desserts.

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Top 4 Compete
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7.72
195 votes

#2 - Top 4 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/8/2014

A final team challenge establishes who moves on to the top three.

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Top 12 Compete
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7.70
206 votes

#3 - Top 12 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/28/2014

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.

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Top 30 Compete
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7.70
233 votes

#4 - Top 30 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2014

Amateur cooks prepare their signature dishes for the judges in hope of earning a white apron.

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Top 17 Compete
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7.69
211 votes

#5 - Top 17 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2014

The contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding; one team faces a challenge featuring a meal with steak and fries.

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Top 10 Compete
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7.68
215 votes

#6 - Top 10 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/11/2014

The home cooks split into two teams and create menus of healthy football game concessions for an entire stadium; the cooks on the losing team must create three unique prawn dishes in a pressure test.

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Top 8 Compete
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7.66
220 votes

#7 - Top 8 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/18/2014

The cooks split into teams of two and prepare a poultry dish using different parts of the chicken; two pairs face a pressure test with eggs.

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Top 18 Compete
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7.65
215 votes

#8 - Top 18 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2014

The contestants tackle a seafood challenge, with the winner chooses what dessert the others prepare in the elimination round.

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Top 7 Compete
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7.63
219 votes

#9 - Top 7 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/25/2014

The remaining contestants receive hometown encouragement as they prepare savory apple dishes; while the challenge winner is safe from elimination, the other contestants form teams of two and make a variety of dim sum.

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Top 15 Compete
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7.61
214 votes

#10 - Top 15 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/7/2014

The contestants must put aside their difference as they pair up to create a surf-and-turf dish; the challenge losers face a pressure test featuring spring rolls.

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Top 20 Compete
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7.59
221 votes

#11 - Top 20 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/2014

The cooks compete to feed 500 male and female troops on a desert Army base; the losing team faces a pressure test featuring blueberry pie.

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Top 14 Compete
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7.59
205 votes

#12 - Top 14 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/14/2014

The remaining 14 cooks work in two sets of teams at a busy, iconic diner in Los Angeles; the members of the losing team must make a three-layer red velvet cake during a pressure test.

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Top 11 Compete
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7.58
211 votes

#13 - Top 11 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/4/2014

For the first time, the contestants get to choose between two mystery boxes: one filled with high-end ingredients and one containing ordinary items; the winner of the challenge chooses which type of stuffed pasta the remaining cooks make.

Top 16 Compete
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7.58
215 votes

#14 - Top 16 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2014

The contestants prepare a dish using canned foods; MasterChef winner Luca Manfe and MasterChef Junior winner Alexander Weiss help determine what dish the contestants cook in the elimination round.

Top 5 Compete
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7.56
192 votes

#15 - Top 5 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/8/2014

Each cook creates a dish inspired by one of their loved ones after they meet with some VIP kitchen guests and all but the winner prepre rare protein dishes to stay in the game.

Top 6 Compete
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7.55
214 votes

#16 - Top 6 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/1/2014

The remaining six cooks compete in teams and take over a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles. The losing team competes individually in a unique croquembouche pressure test.

Top 22 Compete
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7.54
224 votes

#17 - Top 22 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2014

The contestants must prepare a unique dish in the first mystery box challenge -- which features ingredients typically used in desserts; in the next round, the contestants prepare a classic American dish.

Top 13 Compete
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7.52
211 votes

#18 - Top 13 Compete

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/2014

The cooks must create a dish using Alaskan king salmon; during the elimination round, the cooks create a dish using one judge's favorite ingredients.

Winner Revealed
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7.24
102 votes

#19 - Winner Revealed

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/15/2014

The two top chefs compete in a final pressure test and the judges choose a winner.