Gordon Ramsay

S1Ep5, Junior Edition: Restaurant Takeovers: In the season’s first field challenge, the remaining six kids split into two teams to take over the kitchen at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. MASTERCHEF airs Fridays on FOX.

S1Ep4, Junior Edition: Bad Food Bares: In the next mystery box challenge, the junior home cooks must create a dish using “food kids hate,” including liver, sardines and blue cheese. MASTERCHEF airs Fridays on FOX.

The judges get whip creamed!

The junior home cooks test the laws of physics by whipping liquid cream by hand, and to determine the stiffness of the whipped cream, they each hold their bowl of whipped cream over the judges’ heads. The contestant whose whipped cream remains in the bowl gets an advantage in the next round, while the others get to slime the judges! Later, the contestants pair up in a tag-team Beef Wellington challenge, during which they take turns to prepare Gordon’s classic recipe and two sides. Find out which dishes impress the judges.

S1Ep3, Junior Edition: Whip It: The junior home cooks test the laws of physics by whipping liquid cream by hand. MASTERCHEF airs Fridays on FOX.

the judges get whipped creamed!

The pint-sized chefs face a big mystery box challenge.

The Top 12 junior home cooks compete in the season’s first mystery box challenge and must create an impressive dish using only the mystery ingredients. Later, the judges task the kids to each create an elevated, restaurant-quality burger in only 60 minutes. Find out which kids made the most delicious burger and advance to the next round.

S1Ep2, Junior Edition: School’s Out…But the MASTERCHEF Kitchen is Open: The Top 12 junior home cooks compete in the season’s first mystery box challenge. MASTERCHEF airs Fridays on FOX.

On the new “Junior Edition” of MasterChef, 24 of the best junior home cooks in the country between the ages of eight and 13 will create their tastiest seafood, pasta or dessert dish in the auditions round and present it to the renowned MasterChef judging panel: host and award-winning Chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur and winemaker Joe Bastianich (Del Posto, Eataly) and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot (Graham Elliot, Graham Elliot Bistro). 12 kids who impress the judges will continue in the competition and move one step closer to becoming America’s youngest MasterChef.

Move over grown-ups…the kids are taking over the kitchen.

Move over grown-ups...the kids are taking over the kitchen.