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MasterChef: Australia Season 18 Episodes

39 Episodes 2026 - 2026

Episode 1

Premiere

79 mins

MasterChef Australia returns with auditions and 40 of the country's best home cooks are ready. Tonight 20 cooks have 90 minutes to cook their dream dish in order to win one of the 10 aprons on offer.

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Episode 2

Episode #18.2

58 mins

Another 20 home cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen to compete for 10 aprons on offer. For those who miss out, they learn there will be one final chance to cook for the last four aprons tomorrow.

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Episode 3

Episode #18.3

53 mins

Tonight, the 20 remaining hopefuls have a second and final chance to cook their way into the competition. Just who will score themselves one of the final four places?

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Episode 4

Episode #18.4

75 mins

Aussie Rock legend Jimmy Barnes set this season's first mystery box, inspiring the Top 24 with seasonal ingredients they love to cook with. Dish of the day will see its maker safe from elimination.

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Episode 5

Episode #18.5

50 mins

In the first elimination of the competition, 23 cooks will show the judges a window into their homelife, through a favourite dish that they cook at home for their loved ones.

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Episode 6

Episode #18.6

48 mins

It's the return of a MasterChef classic with an Invention Test challenging cooks to create an inventive dish using cereal.

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Episode 7

Episode #18.7

52 mins

The bottom five cooks from the Invention Test face off in a Pressure Test set by MasterChef favourite Maggie Beer, tasked with mastering her signature sour cream pastry in a high-stakes pie challenge.

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Episode 8

Episode #18.8

63 mins

It's Family Favourites week and social media sensation Andy Cooks (chef Andy Hearnden) is on the hunt for the ultimate breakfast, in an immunity challenge cook with 60 minutes on the clock.

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Episode 9

Episode #18.9

50 mins

In an elimination challenge centred on reinventing the judges' quick carb midweek dinner recipes, mistakes and time pressure sends one cook home.

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Episode 10

Episode #18.10

49 mins

It is the first team challenge of the series, and the contestants are all eager to see how well they can work together. The bottom two teams will find themselves in the elimination the following day.

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Episode 11

Episode #18.11

46 mins

Six contestants face elimination as they must create a dish that represent their family food traditions to fight for their place in the competition.

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Episode 12

Episode #18.12

59 mins

The Top 20 compete for Immunity from tomorrow's Elimination in a fruity Mystery Box challenge set by Catherine Zhang, marking the start of Viral Wonders Week.

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Episode 13

Episode #18.13

49 mins

Viral sensation Victoria Minell (aka @recipesbyvictoria) sets a challenge to use one of her five viral ingredients in a 75-minute cook to save their place in the competition.

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Episode 14

Episode #18.14

49 mins

Six teams will compete in their first service challenge, tasked with creating one perfect viral-worthy dish to serve to hundreds of diners, and impress a mystery social media-star critic.

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Episode 15

Episode #18.15

52 mins

MasterChef alum and social media star Khanh Ong sets an epic challenge to create a bold, out-there sandwich with a banging cross section, to win the first immunity pin of the season.

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Episode 16

Episode #18.16

59 mins

It's the start of Around the World Week, and global food icon Rick Stein joins the MasterChef Kitchen to set an extra spicy Mystery Box challenge.

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Episode 17

Episode #18.17

50 mins

In an Around the World elimination challenge, MasterChef contestants must create a dish inspired by a chosen cuisine, featuring a surprise hero ingredient revealed only after they commit.

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Episode 18

Episode #18.18

49 mins

It's a fusion invention test today with the contestants having to make dish featuring cuisines from two countries.

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Episode 19

Episode #18.19

51 mins

Chef Rosheen Kaul sets the first full Pressure Test for the season, with an intense, three-hour challenge.

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Episode 20

Episode #18.20

62 mins

Kicking off nostalgia-themed week in the MasterChef kitchen, social media sensation chef Dim Sim Lim sets a 60-minute mystery box challenge requiring a steamed element.

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Episode 21

Episode #18.21

29 mins

The MasterChef contestants must cook something connected to their heritage to avoid being eliminated.

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Episode 22

Episode #18.22

49 mins

In MasterChef's most notorious team challenge, four teams will navigate the chaos of the Team Relay to compete for a chance to cook for Immunity.

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Episode 23

Episode #18.23

50 mins

Guided by MasterChef Alumni Justine Schofield, four contestants put their French techniques to the test for a chance to win a coveted immunity pin.

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Episode 24

Episode #18.24

62 mins

Contestants must create a fusion dish blending two countries' cuisines. Fail to merge the flavours and you're straight into the Pressure Test.

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Episode 25

Episode #18.25

50 mins

In the second episode of Perfect Pairings week, the home cooks must today select one of five classic flavour pairings to hero as they go head-to-head in an elimination cook off.

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Episode 26

Episode #18.26

47 mins

As perfect pairs week continues, contestants must work in perfect pairs to create four serves of a dessert inspired by the iconic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.

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Episode 27

Episode #18.27

50 mins

Contestants face an elimination challenge, reinventing the judges' quick midweek dinner recipes. Under pressure with time ticking, execution mistakes send one cook home.

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Episode 28

Episode #18.28

62 mins

Curtis Stone kicks off Aussie Classics week, with a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the cooks to have their dish stocked in Coles, as they are challenged to whip up nostalgic Pie and Ice-cream flavours.

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Episode 29

Episode #18.29

48 mins

With Curtis Stone back in the kitchen, and the MasterChef contestants are challenged with cooking a dish that heroes pork to save their place in the competition.

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Episode 30

Episode #18.30

It's Aussie Classics Week, there's nothing Aussies love more than a great comeback story. Today, the previously eliminated contestants return for a chance to earn their place back in the competition.

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Episode 31

Episode #18.31

Aussie Classics week draws to a close with an exciting day in the MasterChef Kitchen as guest judge and Aussie icon Robert Irwin sets an Aussie Native Ingredients Elimination Challenge.

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Episode 32

Episode #18.32

It's the start of Sweet Week and confectionary king Adriano Zumbo challenges the cooks to hero a mystery ingredient in a dessert. The top three dishes will win immunity from tomorrow's elimination.

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Episode 33

Episode #18.33

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Episode 34

Episode #18.34

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Episode 35

Episode #18.35

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Episode 36

Episode #18.36

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Episode 37

Episode #18.37

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Episode 38

Episode #18.38

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Episode 39

Episode #18.39

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