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MasterChef Australia : Season 16
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Air date: 22 Apr '24 - 50 episodesThis season feature 4 judges. Andy Allen, Sofia Levin, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Poh Ling Yeow. The number of contestants increased from 18 to 22. Like the previous 2 seasons, the season omitted the broadcast of the audition stage. Only one Immunity Pin is up for grabs this season.
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List of Episodes (50)
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1. Series Premiere: Identity Dish
22 Apr '24It's a new era for MasterChef Australia as Andy Allen welcomes three new judges: Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow and Jean-Christophe Novelli, plus guest judge Jamie Oliver. The contestants were tasked to create a dish that represents them. The winner will win the only immunity pin of the season and a trip to London to work at Jamie Oliver's latest restaurant for a week.
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2. Jamie Oliver's Team Service Challenge
23 Apr '24It's Day Two in the MasterChef Kitchen and already the 22 contestants are thrown into their first big Service Challenge, with Jamie Oliver running the kitchen.
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3. Finger Food Invention Test
24 Apr '24Before our contestants can cook for immunity, they must get through Sofia's 'wrap your hands around this' challenge.
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4. Time Versus Ingredients Immunity Challenge
25 Apr '24The first immunity challenge and it's a battle of time vs. ingredients. Five contestants must choose between one ingredient and a 90-minute cook, OR up to 20 ingredients but only 45 minutes to cook.
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5. Food Dreams Elimination Challenge
28 Apr '24The first elimination of the season tasks the cooks with 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish representing their food dream.
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6. Jamie Oliver's Parents Mystery Box Challenge
29 Apr '24Our cooks are set for the challenge of making a dish from Mystery Box ingredients chosen by Jamie Oliver's parents, with the four weakest dishes set to send their makers into tomorrow's elimination.
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7. Cook with Jamie Elimination Challenge
30 Apr '24In this elimination cook the contestants are challenged to 'Keeping Up With Jamie' on an Oliver Family recipe in order to keep their place in the competition.
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8. Queen Victoria Market Street Food Immunity Team Challenge
01 May '24The contestants cook for Immunity in a Team Challenge at the iconic Queen Victoria Night Market.
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9. Inspired by Family Elimination Challenge
05 May '24Andy's mum Maree is in the kitchen to set an elimination challenge inspired by some of the Allen household's classic retro dishes. Contestants must make them MasterChef worthy, or risk going home.
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10. Mystery Box Challenge with a Twist!
06 May '24Today's Mystery Box comes with a twist, as our four judges throw in a secret ingredient that our cooks will have to wrangle.
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11. Pressure Test: Jack In The Box
07 May '24Judge Jean-Christophe Novelli sets the first Pressure Test of the competition with his 1992 dessert, 'Jack in the Box'.
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12. Two Round Team Immunity Challenge
08 May '24In Round 1, one 'champion' per team cooks, with the winner of Round 1 then taking their teammates into Round 2, and out into the garden to cook for Immunity.
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13. One Inch Cube Elimination Challenge
12 May '24In today's two round elimination, our contestants' palettes are challenged with the classic One-inch cube taste test, which sees six favorites, cook for their spot in the competition.
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14. French Mystery Box Challenge
13 May '24A French-themed Mystery Box in Bendigo, regional Victoria, challenges the contestants to create 'magnifique' dishes.
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15. Pressure Test: Liam Downes' Smoked Egg Yolk Raviolo, Truffle & Asparagus
14 May '24Nat, Gillian, Alex and Lourdes battle it out in a Pressure Test set by Chef Liam Downes at Black Cat Truffles just outside Ballarat.
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16. Heirloom Tomato Team Relay
15 May '24It's the chaotic, colourful and feared race that is the MasterChef Team Relay! Today, in teams of four, cooks will tag-team their way to hopefully plate a cohesive dish and win immunity.
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17. Luke Nguyen Ingredient Gamble Elimination Challenge
19 May '24The three losing teams faced a two-round elimination challenge set by Luke Nguyen. In round one each contestant was assigned a pair of ingredients, one visible and the other hidden underneath a cloche, and 75 minutes to cook a dish with the ingredient of their choosing.
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18. Vincent Yeow Lim Wok Mystery Box Challenge
20 May '24All of the contestants competed in a mystery box challenge set by guest judge, chef and social media presenter Vincent Yeow Lim, who asked them to create a dish in 75 minutes using a wok.
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19. Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's Sunny Side Up
21 May '24The bottom four contestants were given three hours to re-create chef Anna Polyviou's sunny side up dessert.
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20. Microwave Hack Immunity Challenge
22 May '24The judges task our contestants to create an immunity worthy dish in 75 minutes, using one of their four microwave hacks.
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21. Egg Elimination Challenge
26 May '24Inspired by a visit from viral sensation Mikiko Terasaki, contestants must creatively use eggs in a dish to avoid elimination.
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22. Asian Sauces Mystery Box Challenge
27 May '24A mystery box challenge with a saucy twist. The cooks must use at least one of six Asian sauces to cook a showstopping dish, with the bottom four headed for tomorrow's pressure test.
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23. Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Cherry Blossom
28 May '24MasterChef legend Darren Purchese returns with another diabolical dessert, which will spell the end of the competition for one talented cook.
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24. Second Chance Cook
29 May '24Eight eliminated contestants return for the chance to cook their way back into the competition.
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25. Rick Stein's Seafood Elimination Challenge
02 Jun '24King of the sea, Rick Stein is here, and the contestants are excited cooking for such an icon. Over two rounds, seafood is on the menu but for one cook, it will be their last time in the kitchen.
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