• 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 (65)
    • 1. The Top 22

      02 Jun '13
      22 brand new contestants are introduced as they begin their dream to become Australia's next MasterChef.
    • 2. Protein Pick Face Off Challenge

      03 Jun '13
      The female contestants battle it out against the male contestants in a Protein Pick Face Off. The bottom six will go in to the first elimination challenge to take place tomorrow.
    • 3. Elimination Challenge 1

      04 Jun '13
      In the first elimination, the contestants with the worst six dishes from last night's Protein Pick Face Off face an Invention Test with a twist. At the end of the show one of them is eliminated.
    • 4. Masterclass 1

      05 Jun '13
      For the first time ever, there is a twist featuring a studio audience member.
    • 5. Barossa Boot Camp Day 1: Break Down a Lamb

      09 Jun '13
      The girls-versus-boys themed challenge continues and they find themselves in the picturesque Barossa Valley instead of the Masterchef kitchen.
    • 6. Barossa Boot Camp Day 2: Maggie Beer Tag Team Race

      10 Jun '13
      The second day at the Barossa Boot Camp sees the contestants at the farm of food legend Maggie Beer where each team has to create four Maggie Beer recipes.
    • 7. Barossa Boot Camp Day 3: Seafood at Seppeltsfield Winery

      11 Jun '13
      The contestants are challenged at the Seppeltsfield winery in the Barossa, where they meet three seafood champions who show off their skills.
    • 8. Barossa Boot Camp Day 4: Double Elimination Challenge

      12 Jun '13
      The boys versus girls Barossa Boot Camp reaches its conclusion and it is also the final day for two MasterChef contestants.
    • 9. Masterclass 2

      13 Jun '13
      The Barossa Boot Camp comes to an end with a MasterClass featuring great local produce and two of its favourite residents, Maggie Beer and William Wood.
    • 10. Kids Week Day 1: Lunch Box

      16 Jun '13
      It's Kids Week and the first challenge sees the contestants having 60 minutes to make the best dish they can using the ingredients that are found in a school lunch box.
    • 11. Kids Week Day 2: Immunity Challenge

      17 Jun '13
      It is the first Immunity Challenge of the current series and the judges inform the contestants that they have access to the pantry but there is a catch.
    • 12. Kids Week Day 3: Tuck Shop Challenge

      18 Jun '13
      The contestants make their way to Penleigh and Essendon High School where Gary introduces two very special guests who were previous students at the school. The challenge today sees the contestants having to feed 450 starving pupils.
    • 13. Kids Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge

      19 Jun '13
      The losing team from the Tuck Shop Challenge faces elimination today. The challenge takes part in two parts which will leave the contestants scared.
    • 14. Masterclass 3

      20 Jun '13
      Masterchef Australia: Masterclass 3 Tonight's MasterClass sees the contestants being joined by Stephanie Alexander and along with Matt Preston, they make a spinach & potato torte.
    • 15. Italian Week Day 1: Public Stall Challenge

      23 Jun '13
      It's Italian Week and the remaining contestants are split into four teams and given a dish to create and sell to the public from a stall.
    • 16. Italian Week Day 2: Elimination - Memory Dish

      24 Jun '13
      The contestants are given 60 minutes to make a dish from memory. The contestant with the worst dish will be eliminated from the competition.
    • 17. Italian Week Day 3: Battle of the Pizza

      25 Jun '13
      The 18 remaining contestants are put into two teams for a supreme Battle of the Pizzas. Each of the teams needs to come up with a menu of four pizzas to feed 150 hungry diners.
    • 18. Italian Week Day 4: Elimination

      26 Jun '13
      The team that lost yesterday's pizzeria challenge battle it out in the kitchen but there ends up being a twist.
    • 19. Masterclass 4

      27 Jun '13
      Antonio Carluccio creates Handkerchief pasta with Ligurian Pesto whilst Gary shows how to make the perfect carbonara.
    • 20. Wild West Week Day 1: Catch of the Day

      30 Jun '13
      The top 15 find themselves having to to on Wild West Week in Western Australia. They are in Fremantle where they are divided into two teams. They head offshore to catch their own dinner.
    • 21. Wild West Week Day 2: Immunity Twist

      01 Jul '13
      The team which won yesterday’s Wild West Challenge battle are out for immunity tonight, or so they believe. After they show up at the Guillaume bistro there is a twist in the challenge.
    • 22. Wild West Week Day 3: Stockmen Challenge

      02 Jul '13
      The contestants travel to Kylagh Station in York where they have to create lunch for 20 hungry stockmen and women on limited supplies.
    • 23. Wild West Week Day 4: Elimination - The Green House

      03 Jul '13
      During the the Wild West Week elimination challenge, three contestants battle it out at Matt Stone’s restaurant, The Green House.
    • 24. Masterclass 5

      04 Jul '13
      In tonight’s MasterClass, Brendan Pratt cooks slow roasted lamb shoulder with croquettes.
    • 25. Heaven and Hell Week Day 1: Mystery Box

      07 Jul '13
      This week's Mystery box challenge pushes the remaining 14 contestants to their limits.