MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten.
In the first ever Masterchef Australia elimination challenge, 12 contestants fighting for their place in the competition choose from a large variety of fresh ingredients and have j…
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Top 50 (2) - Fish Market Frenzy
May 1, 200925 min
Two seafood dishes in two hours is the elimination challenge
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The Top 20 Revealed
May 3, 200971 min
The mystery box challenge gives the judges all the clues they need. Top 20 Revealed
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20 Ways with Chicken
May 4, 200947 min
The contestants cook up a storm in the new MasterChef kitchen. Top 20 Cooking Challenge
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Sam And The Sausage
May 5, 200924 min
Celebrity Chef Challenge 1 - Manu Feildel
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Sushi Stress
May 6, 200945 min
Sushi Restaurant Team Challenge
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The First Cut
May 7, 200924 min
Team Elimination - Having lost the challenge, the blue team contemplated who to eliminate
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Cooking With The Masters
May 8, 200924 min
Masterclass 1 - Cooking with the masters - Lamb Rack with Pomme Puree, Pain Perdu with Chocolate Mousse.
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Rabbit Season
May 10, 200947 min
Invention Test 1 - Italian theme
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The Tarte Tatin Test
May 11, 200944 min
Pressure Test Elimination - Julie, Aaron and Linda landed in the Bottom 3 for their disasters in the invention test.
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Brent vs Boetz
May 12, 200924 min
Celebrity Chef Challenge 2 - Martin Boetz
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Banquet Wars
May 13, 200946 min
The teams each prepare a feast for guest judge, Curtis Stone.
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A Blow for Brent
May 14, 200923 min
Team Elimination - The Blue Team, headed by Brent, faced elimination
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Class Is In
May 15, 200942 min
Masterclass 2 - Class is in - Poached Egg Salad with Tomato Tea (consume), Roast Saddle of Rabbit with White Bean Puree.
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Julia's Divine Dumplings
May 17, 200946 min
Invention Test 2 - Chinese theme
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Attack of the Killer Squid
May 18, 200946 min
Pressure Test Elimination - Michelle, Sam and Kate had to cook squid in their challenge.
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Julia and the Duck
May 19, 200924 min
The MasterChef contestant takes on the celebrity chef at his own game.
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Aisle Panic
May 20, 200945 min
A three course meal for three food critics has the contestants in a tizz.
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An Emotional Elimination
May 21, 200923 min
The blue team’s decision leaves more than one contestant upset.
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Soufflés and Stir-fries
May 22, 200942 min
Masterclass 3 - Soufflés and stir-fries - Chilli and Fennel Squid, Chinese Mushroom Stir-fry with Tofu, Chocolate and Jaffa Soufflé
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The Steaks are Raised
May 24, 200946 min
The contestants impress the judges with their challenge efforts.
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Sweet Success
May 25, 200945 min
Celebrity Chef Challenge 4 - Alex Herbert
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Chris vs Alex Herbert
May 26, 200924 min
Celebrity Chef Challenge 4 - Alex Herbert
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Feeding Frenzy
May 27, 200946 min
The teams race to feed the hungry hordes.
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Kate's Tough Decision
May 28, 200924 min
The team captain has the final say as to who should go.
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The Perfect Chip
May 29, 200942 min
Masterclass 4 - The perfect chip - Snapper in a Bag and Chunky Chips, Risotto with Pumpkin and Goat’s Cheese, Rib Eye Steak with Red Wine Sauce and Spinach
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Best of British
May 31, 200946 min
John Torode from the UK MasterChef rates the contestants.
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Paella Pain
Jun 1, 200946 min
Pressure Test Elimination - Aaron, Sandra and Julie faced elimination and had to make paella.
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Justine vs Guy Grossi
Jun 2, 200924 min
Celebrity Chef Challenge 5 - Guy Grossi
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Fishy Business
Jun 3, 200946 min
Fresh Seafood Team Challenge
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The Great Bait Debate
Jun 4, 200924 min
The blue team decides whether to send their captain home.
Pressure Test Elimination - Sam, Poh, Chris and Andre had to cook a combination of panna cotta, passionfruit emulsion ("passionfruit slick") and filled macaroon biscuits.
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Julie vs Adrian Richardson
Jul 7, 200924 min
Celebrity Chef Challenge 10 - Adrian Richardson
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Jul 8, 200948 min
Matt Preston's Formal Dinner Challenge - The contestants had to cook for a dinner party hosted by Matt Preston for four leaders of the Australian food industry, Armando Percuoco, M…
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Taste Test
Jul 9, 200923 min
Taste Test Elimination - Andre and Chris, had to guess ingredients in a pot of Sri Lankan curry
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Winter Warmers
Jul 10, 200946 min
Master Class 10 - Pork and Fennel Sausages with Baked Beans, Roast Salmon and Artichokes with Red Wine Sauce, Chocolate Cigar with Sabayon
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Finals Fever
Jul 12, 200949 min
Invention Test 9 - In the first challenge of the Finals Week, the contestants were asked to cook a meal under ten dollars using ingredients bought from the pantry that was converte…
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Pie Wars
Jul 13, 200947 min
Elimination Challenge 1 - The contestants had to make two pies - one sweet and one savoury, making their own pastry.
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Poh's Advantage
Jul 14, 200948 min
Elimination Challenge 2 - As Poh had won the pie challenge she designated Malaysian as the theme and picked coconut cream and ling fish for the core ingredients. The contestants ha…
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No Piece of Cake
Jul 15, 200947 min
Elimination Challenge 3 - The third elimination challenge emulated the pressure test challenge where the contestants had to make a several layered 'Chocolate Mousse' cake.
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And Then There Were Two
Jul 16, 200975 min
Elimination Challenge 4 - The final elimination round before the final saw the contestants cooking the dishes they would include in self-authored recipe books with cookbook writer …
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The Tables Are Turned
Jul 17, 200945 min
Masterclass Reunion - The Top 20 contestants were reunited in the final Masterclass and revealed what they have been up to since leaving the show. Poh and Julie also challenged Geo…
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The Grand Finale
Jul 19, 200991 min
Finale Night - Poh and Julie competed against each other in three rounds consisting of a Taste Test, an Invention Test and a Pressure Test. Points would be earned for each test, wi…