• 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)
    • 26. Heaven and Hell Week Day 2: Elimination Challenge

      08 Jul '13
      Four contestants face the elimination challenge and are joined Ian Curley. The two of them who create the two worst dishes then have to battle it out in round two and one of them will be eliminated from the competition.
    • 27. Heaven and Hell Week Day 3: Seven Deadly Sins Banquet

      09 Jul '13
      The remaining hopefuls are divided into two teams, and they have to prepare a banquet for 70 diners using ingredients that represent the different Seven Deadly Sins.
    • 28. Heaven and Hell Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge 2

      10 Jul '13
      The losing team from the Seven Deadly Sins challenge battle it out to try and save themselves from elimination.
    • 29. Masterclass 6

      11 Jul '13
      Paul Wilson creates a traditional Mexican mole with lamb cutlets. The judges pit their skills against one another in creating a chocolate mousse.
    • 30. Fast Food Week Day 1: Mystery Box

      14 Jul '13
      Fast Food Week gets underway and in the mystery box challenge the twelve remaining contestants are split in four teams, each having to create their own creation of the burger, fried chicken and kebab. They have to face the clock though as time is limited.
    • 31. Fast Food Week Day 2: Auction Elimination

      15 Jul '13
      The elimination challenge sees the contestants having to bid against each other for the items they want to cook with in an auction, and instead of money, they’ll bid with minutes.
    • 32. Fast Food Week Day 3: Car Club Team Challenge

      16 Jul '13
      The remaining contestants travel to Red Hill Estate on the Mornington Peninsula where they have to create club sandwiches for 50 car club fans.
    • 33. Fast Food Week Day 4: Elmination Challenge

      17 Jul '13
      Daniel Wilson offers his 'perfect hotdog'. The contestants facing elimination have to recreate the hotdog and David will join the judges to decide who will be eliminated.
    • 34. Masterclass 7

      18 Jul '13
      Gary attempts to prove that fast food can be healthy as he creates Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with peanut dipping sauce.
    • 35. Immunity Week Day 1: Skills Test and Yin & Yang Challenge

      21 Jul '13
      Only 10 hopefuls remain in the running and with an immunity pin up for grabs, the tension in the kitchen is running high.
    • 36. Immunity Week Day 2: Identical Dishes

      22 Jul '13
      The pairs in the immunity challenge are given free rein to create whatever they like but they must make two identical dishes
    • 37. Immunity Week Day 3: Black Forest Ice-Cream Cake Relay

      23 Jul '13
      The remaining pairs in the immunity challenge have to recreate Nick Palumbo’s black forest ice-cream cake, in a relay style event.
    • 38. Immunity Week Day 4: Butter Invention Test

      24 Jul '13
      With just four pairs left vying for an elimination pin and in an invention test each couple has to create a sweet and a savoury dish.
    • 39. Masterclass 8

      25 Jul '13
      Matt goes back to basics as he creates a homemade tartare sauce. Gary uses some fresh local produce to create a dish for some local lifesavers.
    • 40. Love Week Day 1: Mystery Box Challenge

      28 Jul '13
      Love week gets underway and starts with a mystery box challenge. The remaining hopefuls get to fill their own boxes with ingredients of their choice but there is a twist!
    • 41. Love Week Day 2: Chocolate Elimination

      29 Jul '13
      The ingredient in this week's pressure test is chocolate. The bottom three from yesterday's challenge have to recreate Kirsten Tibballs’ louros cake.
    • 42. Love Week Day 3: 50 First Dates

      30 Jul '13
      The top 10 are split into two teams and given the challenge of creating a main dish and a dessert for 25 couples.
    • 43. Love Week Day 4: Breakfast Elimination

      31 Jul '13
      The five contestants facing elimination this weekhave to create their own breakfast dish and then serve it in just an hour to 100 hungry customers.
    • 44. Masterclass 9

      01 Aug '13
      Kirsten Tibballs shows how to make an indulgent chocolate dessert perfect perfect for sharing. Gary creates a gorgeous dessert to tempt your loved one.
    • 45. Heston Blumenthal Week Day 1: Royal Jubilee Trifle

      04 Aug '13
      The judges are joined by Heston Blumenthal and the contestants have two hours to recreate Heston’s royal jubilee trifle as they battle it out to win immunity.
    • 46. Heston Blumenthal Week Day 2: Cook Against Heston Immunity

      05 Aug '13
      The three winning contestants are given just 90 minutes to cook either an entrée, main or dessert while Heston has to cook all three courses in the same time. There is a twist in the challenge though.
    • 47. Heston Blumenthal Week Day 3: Medieval Knights Feast

      06 Aug '13
      The teams have two and a half hours to create a Heston-esque medieval feast for ten noble knights and the judges.
    • 48. Heston Blumenthal Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge

      07 Aug '13
      The contestants from the losing team battle it out in today’s elimination challenge.
    • 49. Masterclass 10

      08 Aug '13
      Heston offers a masterclass on how to create perfect scrambled eggs. He also creates a roasted leg of lamb with anchovies and rosemary and demonstrates how to carve for maximum flavour.
    • 50. World Food Week Day 1: VIP Banquet

      11 Aug '13
      The remaining eight contestants are flown to Dubai and split into four teams of two the contestants to face a challenge that sees them shop in the local Souk Markets and then create a banquet to 36 VIP's.