• Air date: 29 Apr '19 61 episodes
      MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges. Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series.
  • List of Episodes (61)
    • 26. Pressure Test – Shannon Kellam

      03 Jun '19
      Today the contestants must recreate one of Shannon Kellam's signature dishes - but without a recipe. The contestant who recreates the dish least like Shannon's will be going home.
    • 27. Immunity Challenge: Ben Williamson

      04 Jun '19
      In round one, contestants must prepare a sweet or savoury dish with one of Queensland's finest ingredients - ginger. The winner will cook off against chef Ben Williamson for an immunity pin.
    • 28. Team Challenge – BBQ For 150 Noosa Locals

      05 Jun '19
      The Queensland trip continues and the teams must cook a barbecue feast to serve 150 Noosa locals. The team that serves the least impressive feast will go into the next elimination.
    • 29. Elimination Challenge - Skills Test/ Seafood Platter Challenge & Masterclass with Ash Martin

      06 Jun '19
      In this episode's elimination, contestants undergo a skills test followed by a seafood platter challenge including raw, fried and steamed elements. MasterClass with judges and Homage restaurant's Ash Martin.
    • 30. Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test – The Dreaded Everything Box

      09 Jun '19
      It is the dreaded Everything Box, where contestants must use every one of the eight ingredients. They will have to be extra creative if they want to win a place in the next immunity challenge.
    • 31. Pressure Test – The Surprise Twist!

      10 Jun '19
      Three contestants will face the chopping block in an elimination challenge with a surprise twist.
    • 32. Immunity Challenge – Letters from home & Jessie McTavish

      11 Jun '19
      Contestants awake with letters from home containing special instructions for round one of the immunity cook. The winner will cook off against chef Jessie McTavish from North Bondi Fish.
    • 33. Team Challenge – A Picnic At Hanging Rock with Maggie Bear

      12 Jun '19
      Contestants find themselves in the Macedon Ranges for this team challenge: a picnic at Hanging Rock. What will be a surprise is who is the guest chef – none other than the beloved Maggie Beer.
    • 34. Elimination Challenge – with Maggie Beer

      13 Jun '19
      Maggie Beer is back for the elimination challenge which will take place over two rounds. In round one, the contestants must celebrate herbs from the garden.
    • 35. Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test with Heston Blumenthal – Sweet Week

      16 Jun '19
      Kicking off Sweet Week, molecular master Heston Blumenthal enters the kitchen with a mystery box for the contestants.
    • 36. Pressure Test – Kate Reid

      17 Jun '19
      In a surprise twist, our bottom three contestants from the cereal invention test have been thrown straight into a pressure test.
    • 37. Immunity Challenge – Ice Cream Challenge & Kate Wright

      18 Jun '19
      Sweet Week continues with an immunity ice cream challenge. In round two, the best cook will go up against chef Alice Wright.
    • 38. Team Challenge - Identical!

      19 Jun '19
      The team challenge requires contestants to create a delicious, sweet dish that is identical in look, texture and flavour to their teammate's dish. Communication is key.
    • 39. Elimination Challenge – The Dessert With No Sugar!

      20 Jun '19
      In a very challenging cook, the contestants must make a sweet dish without using refined sugar.
    • 40. Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - Best Selling And Australia's Most Popular Ingredients

      23 Jun '19
      This episode's mystery box holds some of the best-selling ingredients from Coles and along with these, contestants must cook with some of Australia's favourite ingredients: Vegemite, tomato sauce or Milo.
    • 41. Pressure Test – Jock Zonfrillo

      24 Jun '19
      This episode’s challenge has been set by special guest Jock Zonfrillo from Restaurant Orana. Contestants must create dishes that showcase one of his favourite native ingredients.
    • 42. Immunity Challenge – Beluga Caviar & Phil Wood

      25 Jun '19
      The three winners of the challenges must create a dish featuring Beluga caviar. The best dish will see its maker compete for an immunity pin against Pt Leo Estate chef Phil Wood.
    • 43. Team Challenge – Best Diners & Best Ingredients

      26 Jun '19
      The contestants must cook a four-course meal for the Best Diners In The World while showcasing the Best Ingredients In The Country. Little do they know, the diners are their loved ones.
    • 44. No Elimination! – Massimo Bottura

      27 Jun '19
      The top 10 are joined by the world’s top chef Massimo Bottura and asked to cook with ingredients that are very close to Massimo’s heart: ones that are frequently disposed of.
    • 45. Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Deja Vu

      30 Jun '19
      This episode’s mystery box involves some deja vu and later, in the invention test, contestants have 60 minutes to create a dish that takes the judges to a moment in time that evokes a particular memory.
    • 46. Pressure Test – Kirsten Tibballs

      01 Jul '19
      Champion chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs is in the MasterChef kitchen for this episode’s pressure test. Three contestants from the previous invention test must recreate Kirsten’s apple pie.
    • 47. Immunity Challenge – Same Ingredients/Different Styles & Adam D’Sylva

      02 Jul '19
      All contestants will cook with the same ingredient but in a different style. The winner of round one will be cooking against renowned chef Adam D’Sylva for the illustrious immunity pin.
    • 48. Team Challenge – Q Train Vegetarian Course

      03 Jul '19
      Aboard the Q Train travelling restaurant our contestants, in teams, must prepare a vegetarian course using oyster mushrooms, baby zucchini, eggplant or figs.
    • 49. Elimination Challenge – Time Auction

      04 Jul '19
      This episode is the return of the time auction where contestants bid for ingredients with time rather than money. The more time they spend buying ingredients, the less time they have to cook.
    • 50. Time Auction

      07 Jul '19
      The remaining contestants fly to Western Australia for a mystery box challenge and later an invention test, using all the great produce WA has to offer.