• 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)
    • 51. Uluru

      28 Jun '21
      Today we are in the spiritual heart of Australia, Uluru. Contestants must create a fine dining three-course meal under the stars at the stunning Field of Light installation for 25 diners plus judges.
    • 52. Simpson's Gap (Elimination Challenge)

      29 Jun '21
      The team arrive at Simpson's Gap and judges reveal the contestants must create a dish using a variety of foraged bush foods. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be sent home.
    • 53. All 7 Ingredients! (Mystery Box Challenge)

      30 Jun '21
      In the toughest mystery box challenge of the season, the contestants discover they must create a dish using all seven ingredients under the mystery box.
    • 54. The Cloche Challenge

      01 Jul '21
      Each cloche represents an ingredient, a cuisine, food related word, or kitchen equipment. The contestants must choose any two cloches and feature whatever is under the cloche in their dish.
    • 55. Fast Food & Fancy Food (Elimination Challenge)

      04 Jul '21
      Contestants must choose an ingredient and cook it two ways, in a fast-food and in a fancy food application. The contestants with the three least impressive fast-food dishes will cook in round two.
    • 56. Society (Service & Elimination Challenge)

      05 Jul '21
      The judges welcome the contestants to Martin Benn's opulent new Melbourne restaurant, Society. The pressure is on as they discover today's service challenge is also an elimination.
    • 57. Vue Du Monde - Bottlebrush (Pressure Test)

      06 Jul '21
      Contestants face a pressure test like no other. Chef Hugh Allen from restaurant Vue Du Monde, challenges contestants to recreate his dish, bottlebrush, mum's gum nuts and billy buttons.
    • 58. Finalists (Advantage Challenge)

      07 Jul '21
      The finalists enter the MasterChef kitchen to discover the day's advantage challenge, which will see the winner cooking in the Finale.
    • 59. Semi-Final

      11 Jul '21
      Contestants compete in a semifinal service challenge. The contestant with the least impressive menu will leave the competition. Finalists are joined by returning contestants for the final MasterClass.
    • 60. Grand Finale (Part 1)

      12 Jul '21
      It’s here, the MasterChef Australia Grand Finale for 2021. Our three finalists face an incredible three round challenge over two days with a total of 140 points up for grabs.
    • 61. Grand Finale (Part 2)

      13 Jul '21
      It’s day two of the epic MasterChef Australia Grand Finale for 2021 and the contestant who scores the most points overall will win the title of MasterChef 2021 and walk away with $250,000.