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MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episodes
Season 14 Episode Guide
63 Episodes 2013 - 2022
Episode 1
Premiere
88 mins
The kitchen welcomes 12 emerging home cooks and 12 of the program's most loved past contestants. Together they will share their love of food and compete to become Australia's next MasterChef.
Episode 2
Featured Ingredient Service Challenge
74 mins
In a massive service challenge, it's Fans versus Favourites, course versus course in the ultimate three-course battle, with the winning teams heading to the immunity decider challenge.
Episode 3
Food Pyramid Invention Test
54 mins
Split into four teams across four benches, 12 contestants discover they have 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish using the ingredients from a particular layer of the balanced diet food pyramid.
Episode 4
Lucky Dip Immunity Challenge
54 mins
It's this season's first immunity challenge. Choosing ingredients from mystery cloches, the contestant with the best dish wins immunity and will sit out the elimination challenge.
Episode 5
Great Aussie Jaffle Elimination
75 mins
It's the first elimination of the year. The makers of the best jaffle in round one will be safe, but the chef with the least-satisfying dish that changed their life in round two will go home.
Episode 6
Throwback Mystery Box
52 mins
Contestants must create a dish using the same ingredients that were in the very first mystery box in MasterChef season one, The least impressive fare will send their chefs to a pressure test cook-off.
Episode 7
Adriano Zumbo Pressure Test
50 mins
Dessert king Adriano Zumbo returns to the kitchen for a pressure test like no other. The contestant with the least impressive take on Zumbo's Polly Want A Waffle will be sent home.
Episode 8
Chili Team Relay + Masterclass
93 mins
Fighting for a shot at immunity, contestants face the infamous team relay challenge. This time, teams won't even know the mystery ingredient until the clock starts. Plus, the first Masterclass of 2022.
Episode 9
Beat the Chef Immunity Challenge Matt Stone
53 mins
The winning team in the previous relay challenge join the top-two mystery box winners for a chance at immunity as they try to Beat The Chef, who just happens to be MasterChef favourite Matt Stone.
Episode 10
Shannon Bennett French Service Challenge
69 mins
Bonjour. Get ready for this episode's classic service challenge with guest chef Shannon Bennett. Each team must cook a French-inspired entree, main and dessert for 20 diners plus the judges.
Episode 11
Shannon Bennett Mystery Box
55 mins
Guest chef Shannon Bennett returns with 10 of his favourite fridge and pantry items to create today's mystery box. The two least impressive cooks will face off in tomorrow's pressure test.
Episode 12
Reynold Poernomo Pressure Test
49 mins
MasterChef alumni and dessert king Reynold Poernomo returns to set this pressure test dish: his new intricate signature dessert, noi. The chef who fails to cope with the dish will be sent home.
Episode 13
Curtis Stone Service Challenge Fast and Fancy
53 mins
Guest chef Curtis Stone leads teams out to the garden for a fast food versus fancy food service. With 80 ravenous diners waiting, the winners will head to the next immunity challenge.
Episode 14
Curtis Stone Immunity Time or Ingredients
49 mins
Guest chef Curtis Stone returns as contestants cook a tasty dish worthy of immunity. But in this classic challenge, as their pantry of ingredients increases, their cooking time decreases.
Episode 15
Egg Elimination
72 mins
Who will crack in an 'eggscellent' elimination challenge that sees contestants given just one egg to create the tastiest dish? Fail, and they must scramble to cook for their lives in round 2.
Episode 16
Alphabet Mystery Boxes
49 mins
Twenty-six alphabetical mystery boxes contain single ingredients that correspond with the letter on the box. Chefs must cook using their designated ingredient, with the bottom four headed for a pressure test.
Episode 17
Tarts Anon Pressure Test
48 mins
Fat Duck pastry chef Gareth Whitton sets this pressure test with his smoked pecan and butterscotch tart. The dish that least resembles Gareth's creation will send its maker home.
Episode 18
Clare Smyth Service Challenge
54 mins
London's celebrated chef Clare Smyth has selected cherries and honey as two core ingredients that teams will need to cook with in this service challenge, as they duke it out for a shot at immunity.
Episode 19
Random Ingredient Immunity Challenge
54 mins
The winners from the service challenge compete in a two-round dual duel immunity challenge. The contestant who creates the two most impressive dishes will dodge the elimination bullet.
Episode 20
Time Elimination
75 mins
It's elimination day and the creator of the best Round 1 fare will keep their team safe. Those fighting to avoid the drop must then prepare a tasty dish to be left overnight and cooked the next day.
Episode 21
Fitzroy Mills Mystery Box
49 mins
In a grungy Fitzroy warehouse, contestants lift the lids on their mystery boxes, leading to coffee beans spilling out across their bench as judges reveal they must create a dish that features coffee.
Episode 22
Alla Wolf-Tasker Pressure Test
49 mins
Arriving at Alla Wolf-Tasker's Lakehouse restaurant in Daylesford, 4 contestants must recreate her summer cucumbers with Murray cod dish. The contestant whose dish least resembles Alla's will be going home.
Episode 23
Date Night Team Service Challenge
48 mins
Teams need to create the prefect date night meal including an entree, main and dessert for 25 couples plus the judges. The two teams with the least impressive menu will head to a shock elimination.
Episode 24
90 Minute 2-Round Elimination
64 mins
The bottom two teams from the previous challenge face elimination and must split their 90-minute cooking time over two rounds, with the creator of the least impressive second round dish going home.
Episode 25
MasterClass 2
38 mins
Andy creates stuffed zucchini flowers with a prawn mousse, Jock shows us how to use eggplant and Country Cob Bakery's Chan and Ryan make slow cooked BBQ beef with quail egg pie, and curry scallop pie.
Episode 26
Two Cuisines Immunity
65 mins
It's time to switch things up, and everyone is now cooking for themselves to stay in the competition. The maker of the best dish will win a cash prize of $10,000 and a game-changing immunity pin.
Episode 27
Maggie Beer Mystery Box
49 mins
The mystery box has been set by the queen of the kitchen, the legendary Maggie Beer. The four least impressive dishes created from the mystery box will send their makers into a pressure test.
Episode 28
Josh Niland Tuna Wellington Pressure Test
47 mins
Billie, Harry, Matt and Melanie were given 4 hours to recreate Josh Niland's tuna wellington with mashed potato and tuna gravy. The worst dish sends its maker home.
Episode 29
Werribee Mansion Team Service Challenge
48 mins
Teams face a service challenge for 60 hungry diners at the stately Werribee Mansion. To win a shot at immunity, contestants must turn humble ingredients into a fine dining entree and posh main course
Episode 30
Air Fryer and Deep Fryer Immunity
53 mins
Contestants vie for immunity from elimination over a two-round fry-up, and must create the best dishes using an everyday air fryer before cooking a sweet or savoury dish using a deep fryer.
Episode 31
Greens and Herbs Elimination
70 mins
Competitors must identify a selection of 74 leafy greens and herbs. The first 5 contestants to incorrectly name the produce must create their tastiest dish that celebrates greens to avoid elimination.
Episode 32
Rainy Day Mystery Box
48 mins
Andy opens the mystery box to reveal a mini storm cloud as lightning flashes around the kitchen. Contestants must create a dish for a rainy day, with a fast track to the immunity challenge at stake.
Episode 33
Donato Toce's Honey Pressure Test
50 mins
Gelato master Donny Toce presents his intricate dessert, Honey, comprising a honey tuille, gelato honeycomb, and blown sugar beehive for this Pressure Test, and failure will send someone home.
Episode 34
Digital Art Gallery Team Service Challenge
52 mins
Contestants become artists for a creative service challenge, and the judges expect three-course masterpieces as they take inspiration from a virtual forest at digital art gallery The LUME.
Episode 35
Marco Pierre White Immunity + Masterclass
94 mins
An imposing figure appears in the kitchen: iconic chef Marco Pierre White. Contestants face a pressure test to win immunity by recreating his panache of sea scallops, calamari and ink sauce. A Masterclass follows.
Episode 36
Marco Pierre White Pantry Elimination
74 mins
Contestants must create a dish using ingredients from culinary king Marco Pierre White's array of pantry items that he uses at home. The least impressive dish will ensure elimination for its maker.
Episode 37
Burnt Mystery Box
49 mins
Contestants enter the kitchen for a smoking mystery box challenge. They must create a dish that incorporates a burnt element or has the flavour of fire, for a shot at a huge advantage.
Episode 38
Andreas Papadakis Cryptic Pressure Test
47 mins
It's an elimination pressure test with a difference. The contestants won't see or taste the dish, and they won't be given a recipe. All they have to go on is a review written by judge Melissa Leong.
Episode 39
Japanese or Italian Team Challenge
49 mins
Vying for a shot at immunity, contestants are split into two teams for a service challenge. Each team must curate a three-course menu for either the Japanese or Italian restaurant they are cooking in.
Episode 40
Movie Snacks Immunity Challenge
51 mins
You have a ticket to the silver screen for a movie food immunity challenge. After a popcorn taste test, the remaining competitors must create a blockbuster flavour choc-top that will thrill filmgoers.
Episode 41
Rick Stein Postcard Elimination
71 mins
Someone will be eliminated and miss out on the top 10 as contestants attempt to create an entrancing dish that transports the judges and legendary guest chef Rick Stein to a special place.
Episode 42
Everything Mystery Box
49 mins
Top 10 Week kicks off with one tough mystery box: it's the everything box, and all ingredients inside must be used. Plus, anyone who cooks a top dish this week will be safe from elimination.
Episode 43
DIY Pressure Test Challenge
50 mins
Contestants have been asked to write their own Pressure Test overnight. Now, they must handle their own pressure and exceed the high bar they have set for themselves and bring their best dish yet.
Episode 44
Fruit Salad Reinvention Test
52 mins
This challenge is the classic invention test. Our cooks must be inventive, creative and able to think outside the box as they reimagine a classic we all grew up with: the humble fruit salad.
Episode 45
Time Auction Immunity Challenge
53 mins
The cooks of the four top dishes this week have won immunity from the elimination. Now they battle it out to win the final immunity pin, but only if they can ace the infamous Time Auction.
Episode 46
3 Rounds 1 Ingredient Elimination
74 mins
Six contestants are cooking to survive in a challenge played out over three rounds, where they can only pick one ingredient to use: pumpkin, chicken or fish. What would you cook to stay in the game?
Episode 47
Tiny Plate Mystery Box
49 mins
In a Mystery Box challenge that focuses on detail, plating and using what's available from a choice of tiny ingredients, cooks must plate up a winning entrée-sized dish to avoid a Pressure Test.
Episode 48
Khanh Nguyen Pressure Test
49 mins
Chef Khanh Nguyen reveals his seafood plate for the Pressure Test, and there are 99 ingredients, 143 steps and 13 pages in the recipe. The chef whose dish least resembles Khanh's will go home.
Episode 49
Loved Ones Service Challenge
58 mins
In this service challenge, contestants are cooking for their loved ones, and must serve an entree, main and dessert. The team with the best menu will win a shot at the next immunity challenge.
Episode 50
Prickly Ingredients Immunity + Masterclass
87 mins
Today's challenge is to tame one of these very prickly ingredients: chestnuts, stinging nettle, prickly pear or sea urchin. The best dish will win its maker immunity from the week's elimination.
Episode 51
Hugh Allen Elimination
70 mins
Seven contestants cook to avoid elimination. Over two rounds, using ingredients selected by guest chef Hugh Allen, competitors must create dishes impressive enough to see them through to safety.
Episode 52
Rainbow Mystery Box
47 mins
Contestants cook from a rainbow mystery box including painted crayfish, scampi caviar, Fruit Loops, dragon fruit, coloured corn, mukhwas, flowering pineapple sage, rainbow chard, and dried turmeric.
Episode 53
Kirsten Tibballs Pressure Test
49 mins
For this pressure test, Chocolate Queen Kirsten Tibballs presents her intricate cherry on top dessert. The dish that least replicates Kirsten's delicious dessert will send its maker home.
Episode 54
Blind Pairing Duel Challenge
51 mins
Split into teams of two, contestants select two ingredients from two pantries, but can't see what their teammate is choosing. Teams will cook a dish using their four ingredients for a shot at immunity.
Episode 55
Time Shopping Immunity Challenge
46 mins
Contestants purchase their ingredients, using time as their currency. The more ingredients they purchase, the less time on the clock. For an immunity taste, they have no time to waste.
Episode 56
Oyster Bay Tasmania Elimination
74 mins
Finals Week sees our six finalists travel to Oyster Bay in Tasmania, where they will face a two-round oyster challenge. They'll need to be super creative to avoid being shucked out of the competition.
Episode 57
Truffle Hunt Immunity Challenge
47 mins
As their Tassie tour rolls on, the final five visit Deloraine for a truffle hunt. They'll then use the black diamonds they dug out of the ground to cook the most delicious dish worthy of immunity.
Episode 58
Distillery Service Elimination
50 mins
With one contestant holding immunity, the remaining four face elimination as they visit Tasmania's Lawrenny Distillery, where they must choose a spirit to showcase in a four-course service challenge.
Episode 59
Home Cook to Pro Cook Fast Track to Semi-Final
56 mins
Back in the MasterChef kitchen following their Tasmanian adventure, contestants learn that the winner of this two-round immunity challenge will be fast-tracked straight through to the semifinal.
Episode 60
Masterclass 5
55 mins
It's time for some fun in MasterClass. The tables are turned as Jock and Andy go head-to-head in a pub meal invention test, before engaging in a three-course menu battle against our four finalists.
Episode 61
Peter Gilmore Pressure Test
78 mins
Peter Gilmore has created some of the most famed and punishing pressure tests in the program's history. For a spot in the semifinals, contestants must simultaneously cook two of his most complex dishes.
Episode 62
Semi-Final Service Challenge
65 mins
Shannon Bennett is back for the semifinal, running the pass and offering advice. Contestants must create a three-course menu worthy of a place in the Finale for 20 diners each plus the judges.
Episode 63
Grand Finale
85 mins
Welcome to the Grand Final. Our two gifted finalists enter the kitchen for the last time and they'll have to impress Heston Blumenthal and our judges to win the title of MasterChef 2022 and $250,000.
