• Air date: 19 Apr '21 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. Vegetable Challenge

      24 May '21
      Contestants must choose from either a potato, broccoli, carrot, brown onion or zucchini, to make a delicious dish featuring the vegetable of choice, but not necessarily a vegetarian dish.
    • 27. Pressure Test

      25 May '21
      In this pressure test, it's a fight to stay in the competition and four contestants must re-create a dish without ever seeing it.
    • 28. 11 Utensils

      26 May '21
      The contestants must create a dish using only the 11 utensils in the mystery box. The dish can be sweet or savoury, with an open pantry and access to the garden.
    • 29. Hot Chillies! (Immunity Challenge)

      27 May '21
      The contestants must cook a dish using some of the hottest chillies in the world. The dish that best highlights the heat and flavour of their chilli will win immunity.
    • 30. Game ID (Elimination Challenge)

      30 May '21
      This elimination is played over two rounds. In the first round, contestants must identify the 14 game meats on display. The six contestants with the lowest scores will cook off in round two.
    • 31. Second Chance Week

      31 May '21
      It's Second Chance Week in the MasterChef kitchen. Across the week, 11 previously eliminated contestants are back with not one, but two chances to get back in the competition.
    • 32. Second Chance Week (Pressure Test)

      01 Jun '21
      Renowned pastry chef Anthony Hart reveals his pressure test dish: chocolate oasis. The contestants have 2 hours and 15 minutes, plus a further eight minutes to plate up Anthony's creation.
    • 33. Clear Or Hidden (Mystery Box Challenge)

      02 Jun '21
      This episode, the 10 returning contestants can choose between a clear mystery box where the ingredients are visible or a regular mystery box where the ingredients are hidden.
    • 34. It's A Knockout

      03 Jun '21
      Four contestants are told they will have two-and-a-half hours to prepare a three-course menu. But the catch is that after each course is tasted, one contestant will be knocked out of the competition.
    • 35. Murray Cod (Elimination Challenge)

      06 Jun '21
      Josh Niland demonstrates how to make the most of a Murray cod utilising the entire fish. For this challenge, contestants are given one Murray cod and must use the same fish for up to three rounds.
    • 36. Pair Up With Crayfish

      07 Jun '21
      Contestants must pair up with another contestant to form seven teams. Each team must create crayfish two ways, one familiar dish and one inventive dish, utilising the freshly caught crayfish.
    • 37. Vego (Elimination Challenge)

      08 Jun '21
      The four contestants cooking in this elimination challenge discover they will be cooking a vegetarian dish, with all ingredients harvested fresh from Dairy Flat Farm in Daylesford.
    • 38. Melbourne Inspiration (Mystery Box)

      09 Jun '21
      The mystery box reveals a map of Melbourne and a camera phone to take pictures. The contestants must explore the city streets and laneways to take a picture that will inspire their dish.
    • 39. Kate Reid Pastry

      10 Jun '21
      Jock introduces Kate Reid, the mastermind behind Lune Croissanterie. Contestants must use Kate's world-class pastry and turn it into a dish that is not a croissant.
    • 40. 90 Minute Cook Time (Elimination Challenge)

      13 Jun '21
      The contestants must decide how much of their 90-minute cook time they use in round one, because they will only have the remainder of that time to cook in round two.
    • 41. Home Delivery (Team Challenge)

      14 Jun '21
      Teams must create a three-course home delivery menu and can choose any theme or cuisine for their menu. Each team has three hours to produce 60 serves.
    • 42. Khanh Nguyen's Pork Wellington

      15 Jun '21
      Guest chef Khanh Nguyen from Sunda has taken South-East Asian food to the next level. The contestants must create Khanh's dish: pork wellington with lattice crackling and flavours of banh mi.
    • 43. 4 Ingredient Barter (Mystery Box)

      16 Jun '21
      Jock reveals this mystery box is different. Contestants need to use four ingredients in their final dish, but before the cook starts, they can barter for the ingredients from each other.
    • 44. The Top Four (Immunity Challenge)

      17 Jun '21
      The top four cooks from the latest mystery box challenge battle it out for immunity and a guaranteed spot in the top 10.
    • 45. Nu Nu Ingredient ID (Elimination Challenge)

      20 Jun '21
      Contestants must correctly identify ingredients in three dishes from Nick Holloway's Nu Nu menu. The five contestants who name the least amount of ingredients correctly will cook off in round two.
    • 46. Three Blue Ducks (Service Challenge)

      21 Jun '21
      The top 10 contestants arrive at URBNSURF, the home to Australia's first ever surf park in Melbourne's west to discover they will be running Andy Allen's restaurant, Three Blue Ducks.
    • 47. Darren Purchese (Pressure Test)

      22 Jun '21
      Contestants must cook a sweet pressure test recipe of their own design. Darren Purchese will be running the floor and mentoring the contestants and the judges will do a blind tasting of each dish.
    • 48. Family Messages

      23 Jun '21
      After watching emotional messages from their family members, Melissa explains that contestants must make a dish inspired by their family. The top two dishes will cook in tomorrow's immunity challenge.
    • 49. Keep Up With Curtis & Masterclass

      24 Jun '21
      In today's challenge, the contestants must keep up with Curtis Stone as he cooks his ultimate roast chicken dish. Andy, Jock and chef Nornie Bero show off their skills in a delicious Masterclass.
    • 50. Black Mystery Box or Black Gloche? (Double Elimination)

      27 Jun '21
      Today there is a massive double elimination. Contestants must choose between cooking with the black mystery box or the black cloche, with the ingredients only revealed when they make their choice.