Season 17 Episode 16
MasterChef Australia

Episodes

22 Episodes
Gordon Ramsay's Team Service Challenge
Episode 1
Gordon Ramsay's Team Service Challenge
73m

It's back to win and 23 returning contestants are back for another shot at the trophy. Gordon Ramsay greets them to announce that they are splitting into three teams and taking on a service challenge!

Keep Up with Gordon Challenge
Episode 2
Keep Up with Gordon Challenge
50m

Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen to put 8 cooks through a Keeping Up with Challenge. They'll work at record pace to deliver TWO of Gordon's dishes, in a fight for the only immunity pin of the season.

Late Night Snack Immunity Challenge
Episode 3
Late Night Snack Immunity Challenge
53m

To win immunity and a chance to see their creation added to Gordon Ramsay's new London restaurant's menu at 22 Bishopsgate, they must cook and elevate their favourite late-night snack!

Food Journey Elimination Challenge
Episode 4
Food Journey Elimination Challenge
76m

Inspired by watching an emotional video on their MasterChef journeys, the contestants must cook a dish that represents who they are now. But this will result in the first elimination for the season.

Mystery Box: Peter Gilmore
Episode 5
Mystery Box: Peter Gilmore
51m

Peter Gilmore has brought a Mystery Box packed with ingredients from his most iconic dishes, which have been responsible for some of the competition's greatest moments of triumph and heart break.

The Coffee Caviar Tin: Kirsten Tibballs' Pressure Test
Episode 6
The Coffee Caviar Tin: Kirsten Tibballs' Pressure Test
48m

Chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs joins the MasterChef kitchen for the very first pressure test of the series. With her toughest recipe yet she challenges the contestants with her Coffee Caviar Tin.

Shannon Bennett's 20-Minute Immunity Challenge
Episode 7
Shannon Bennett's 20-Minute Immunity Challenge
51m

Legendary Australian chef, Shannon Bennett, is cooking in the MC kitchen. After his demo, whoever creates the most delicious dish in 20 minutes will win immunity and be safe from Sunday's elimination.

Two-Round Elimination Challenge: One Inch Cube
Episode 8
Two-Round Elimination Challenge: One Inch Cube
56m

The cooks take part in a one-inch cube taste test in teams. Their elected team leader could land their whole team in an elimination cook.

Mystery Fridge Invention Test
Episode 9
Mystery Fridge Invention Test
50m

Today's mystery box challenge comes with a twist: contestants must select one of the judges' fridges and use whatever is inside to create a dish worthy for a chance at immunity and a grand prize.

Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone
Episode 10
Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone
47m

Immunity is up for grabs today. The contestants have one hour to recreate a Curtis Stone dish. But with a twist: they'll have to do it without the recipe!

Jean-Christophe's French Service Immunity Challenge
Episode 11
Jean-Christophe's French Service Immunity Challenge
48m

Jean-Christophe leads a French service challenge as teams compete for immunity.

Finishing Flair Elimination Challenge
Episode 12
Finishing Flair Elimination Challenge
60m

In today's elimination challenge, the contestants have to create a dish with an element of tableside theatre.

Wrapped Up Mystery Box Challenge
Episode 13
Wrapped Up Mystery Box Challenge
49m

The MasterChef contestants face off with a mystery box with a wrapped up surprise.

Pressure Test: Steven He's Balloon Puppy Cake
Episode 14
Pressure Test: Steven He's Balloon Puppy Cake
48m

Renowned pastry chef Steven He delivers a magical pressure test with his Balloon Puppy Cake.

Squire's Landing Pub Service Immunity Challenge
Episode 15
Squire's Landing Pub Service Immunity Challenge
49m

In Sydney, teams compete for immunity in a pub inspired service challenge.

Surf and Turf Elimination Challenge with Josh Niland
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Episode 16
Surf and Turf Elimination Challenge with Josh Niland
66m

Seafood extraordinaire Josh Niland is in the kitchen for his own creative take on Surf and Turf. The challenge is to create a modern dish using both meat and seafood and survive elimination.

Mystery Box Challenge: Ixta Belfrage
Episode 17
Mystery Box Challenge: Ixta Belfrage
49m

MasterChef welcomes Ixta Belfrage for a debut visit. The chef has brought a Mystery Box with a twist. There is one secret ingredient the contestants will only discover halfway into the cook.

Episode 18
Episode 18
Episode 18
48m

Today's pressure test raises the bar with the contestants tasked to recreate guest judge Blayne Bertoncello's highly technical dessert, not once, but in five consistent dishes.

Episode 19
Episode 19
Episode 19
m

It's the classic MasterChef team-relay challenge where four teams must compete create a savoury dish that uses potatoes in at least two ways.

Episode 20
Episode 20
Episode 20
m

Twelve MasterChef contestants are faced with a bust of judge Jean-Christophe Novelli made entirely of butter. Fighting for their place in the competition, they must create a dish featuring butter.

Episode 21
Episode 21
Episode 21
m

In a heartwarming and hilarious Mystery Box challenge, contestants must cook a dish worthy of a Nonna's table under the watchful eyes of Sooshi Mango, for a shot at immunity.

Episode 22
Episode 22
Episode 22
m

The MasterChef contestants face a pressure given by Dessert Master winner John Demetrios. In the hope of winning immunity, they'll have to recreate his Chocolate Meteor.

Storyline

Seafood extraordinaire Josh Niland is in the kitchen for his own creative take on Surf and Turf. The challenge is to create a modern dish using both meat and seafood and survive elimination.