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MasterChef Season 12 Episodes
Season 12 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2022 - 2022
Episode 1
Back to Win - Audition Battles
Wed, May 25, 2022 60 mins
For the first time ever, Masterchef is re-opening the door to some of the most memorable and talented cooks in the competition's history, including two Masterchef Junior Edition cooks now competing as adults. 40 chefs get called back to audition, but only 20 will claim a coveted white apron.
Episode 2
Back to Win Audition Battles (Part 2)
Wed, Jun 1, 2022 60 mins
This week, three chefs who competed on MasterChef Junior enter the kitchen for the first time as adults.
Episode 3
Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 3)
Wed, Jun 8, 2022 60 mins
With only six aprons left, the judges round out auditions and give a lucky few chefs a chance to return to the MasterChef kitchen. Each 45-minute audition battle brings the contestants one step closer to being in the top 20.
Episode 4
Dish That Sent You Home
Wed, Jun 15, 2022 60 mins
All 20 chefs must cook something inspired by the dish that originally sent them home in the first elimination round of the season. The chef that recreates their elimination dish in the most elevated, refined and skillful way wins immunity.
Episode 5
Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas
Wed, Jun 22, 2022 60 mins
This week, the chefs face their first mystery box challenge of the season. Season Seven winner, Vegas restaurant owner and cocktail connoisseur Shaun O'Neale, returns to the MasterChef kitchen to dish out the challenge.
Episode 6
Back to Win: Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard
Wed, Jun 29, 2022 60 mins
For their first team challenge, the top 18 travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Los Angeles. The chefs must collaborate to create a hearty and delicious lunch for more than 100 brave women and men.
Episode 7
Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!
Wed, Jul 13, 2022 60 mins
Chef Gordon Ramsay shares his secret love for meatless, dairy-free dishes by demonstrating his infamous beef wellington transformed into a vegan dish made out of beets. Chef Ramsay then challenges the contestants to create a top-notch vegan dish, using their knowledge of flavors and techniques.
Episode 8
Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry
Wed, Jul 20, 2022 60 mins
The 16 remaining chefs are challenged to cook a Southern cuisine dish inspired by complex flavors from countries around the world. Award-winning chef and Southern fusion restaurateur Tiffany Derry also stops by the kitchen.
Episode 9
Bake to Win
Wed, Jul 27, 2022 60 mins
One chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the contestants to face elimination.
Episode 10
Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.
Wed, Aug 3, 2022 60 mins
More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the "MasterChef" rodeo, where the Top 14 chefs divide into two teams to create the best steak and sides. The team that doesn't live up to the cowboys' standards faces the possibility of elimination.
Episode 11
Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha
Wed, Aug 10, 2022 60 mins
The remaining chefs are challenged with a "Winner's Mystery Box," curated by the Season 3 champion, Christine Ha. The contestants are tasked with creating a Michelin-starred Vietnamese dish, but there's a catch—they must use every ingredient given to them.
Episode 12
Tag Team; GrubHub Challenge
Wed, Aug 17, 2022 60 mins
The top 12 chefs are challenged to a tag-team cook-off as they approach the halfway point in the competition. They're tasked with choosing a partner and cooking three menu items from Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred restaurants, taking turns against the clock. Next, in order to secure a spot in the top 10, the remaining chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish into a gourmet concoction.
Episode 13
Gas Station Gourmet/Winner's Mystery Box
Wed, Aug 24, 2022 60 mins
The Top 10 chefs are tasked with elevating traditional gas station and road trip snacks into gourmet dishes. Then, the Top Nine chefs are faced with another Winner's Mystery Box challenge, this time from "MasterChef" Season Nine winner Gerron Hurt. With no more immunity pins up for grabs, each contestant must create a dish that packs heat using an assortment of chilis and peppers.
Episode 14
The Wall; Restaurant Takeover - Spago
Wed, Aug 31, 2022 60 mins
The Top Eight chefs are paired together and tasked with communicating on opposite sides of a wall to create identical dishes with a double elimination on the line. Then, after an elimination, the Top Six must take over Chef Wolfgang Puck's kitchen at the famous Spago restaurant in Los Angeles, California, and uphold its renowned reputation.
Episode 15
Semi Finals; Finale Part 1 – Special Guest Graham Elliot
Wed, Sep 7, 2022 60 mins
The remaining five chefs are faced with two different elimination challenges in the semi-finals.
Episode 16
Finale Part 2 - Special Guest Christina Tosi
Wed, Sep 14, 2022 60 mins
The remaining chefs whip up a gourmet dessert with former judge Christina Tosi.