• Air date: 02 May '16 63 episodes
      In the second judges' auditions our amateur cooks are given one hour to cook their best dish. To receive an apron, the contestants must receive a yes from all three judges.
  • List of Episodes (63)
    • 26. Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test

      05 Jun '16
      The Queen of the Australian kitchen, Maggie Beer returns! The invention test winner will have the advantage going into the mystery box challenge when contestants have an hour to impress the judges.
    • 27. Season 8, Episode 27

      06 Jun '16
    • 28. Episode 28

      07 Jun '16
    • 29. Episode 29

      08 Jun '16
    • 30. Elimination Challenge

      09 Jun '16
      The losing team from the Chinese New Year challenge must now cook a dish determined by lucky dip. With 75 minutes on the clock, the contestant with the least impressive dish will be eliminated.
    • 31. Season 8, Episode 31

      12 Jun '16
    • 32. Episode 32

      13 Jun '16
    • 33. Episode 33

      14 Jun '16
    • 34. Team Challenge

      15 Jun '16
      Guest chef Curtis Stone joins today's off-site team challenge. Each team must prepare a six-course degustation menu for 50 guests in only two and half hours to avoid the elimination challenge.
    • 35. Season 8, Episode 35

      16 Jun '16
    • 36. Mystery Box Challenge: Ugly Ingredients & Invention Test: Relay

      19 Jun '16
      Today's mystery box challenge contains eight of the ugliest ingredients ever seen. The contestants must impress the judges by creating a beautiful & delicious dish in only 60 minutes.
    • 37. Pressure Test: Flynn McGarry

      20 Jun '16
      The losing team from the invention test relay challenge now face off in the pressure test. Contestants must recreate guest chef Flynn McGarry's signature dish to avoid elimination.
    • 38. Episode 38

      21 Jun '16
    • 39. Episode 39

      22 Jun '16
    • 40. Episode 40

      23 Jun '16
    • 41. Heston Week

      26 Jun '16
      Heston Week. Heston Blumenthal returns to MasterChef Australia in the biggest week ever. In a world first, the top 10 contestants open four Heston inspired & supervised MasterChef Australia pop-ups in four days.
    • 42. Episode 42

      27 Jun '16
    • 43. Team Challenge: Three-Course Dessert Spread

      28 Jun '16
      Heston Week. Tonight's challenge, Heston inspires the contestants to create a three-course dessert spread using only the food of the Gods: chocolate. The least impressive team will face the elimination challenge.
    • 44. Episode 44

      29 Jun '16
    • 45. Episode 45

      30 Jun '16
    • 46. Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test

      03 Jul '16
      The judges reveal that this week will be the toughest ever! In today's invention test contestants must choose between three of the hardest invention test dishes ever from previous seasons.
    • 47. Episode 47

      04 Jul '16
    • 48. Episode 48

      05 Jul '16
    • 49. Team Challenge: Australian Produce

      06 Jul '16
      The remaining eight contestants are split into teams of two to cook a two-course meal inspired by quality Australian produce for 80 diners. The two least impressive teams will face elimination.
    • 50. Elimination Challenge

      07 Jul '16
      The four members of the losing teams from the service challenge now face elimination. With so much at stake, which contestant will fail to impress the judges and be sent home from the competition?