Season 12
Episode Guide
Ep. 1
S12
E1
Your favourites are back for another crack at the coveted MasterChef title. Up for grabs tonight is this season's only immunity pin and joining them all week is chef extraordinaire, Gordon Ramsay.
Ep. 2
S12
E2
Each team must cook a three-course meal for 120 guests. The judges reveal three ingredients: black garlic, ginger and potatoes. Each team must feature one of the ingredients in each course.
Ep. 3
S12
E3
Teams must cook a three-course meal in a relay style cook. Each team member starts a course and after 20 minutes must swap to the next course. The most cohesive menu with the best dishes wins.
Ep. 4
S12
E4
After impressing the judges in yesterday's round robin relay challenge, the winning team are back in the kitchen cooking for immunity and a chance to be safe from the next elimination.
Ep. 5
S12
E5
Every contestant is up for elimination, except the winner of Thursday's immunity challenge.The pressure mounts for all contestants to deliver delicious dishes and keep their place in the competition.
Ep. 6
S12
E6
Today the contestants compete in the ultimate BBQ challenge, cooking for a staggering 1200 people.The team who least impresses, will find themselves cooking in tomorrow's pressure test.
Ep. 7
S12
E7
In the first pressure test of the season contestants must cook three dishes from Judge Jock Zonfrillo's three-hatted, award-winning restaurant, Orana. The least impressive dish will send someone home.
Ep. 8
S12
E8
It's the first mystery box challenge of the season and it's a tough one! The remaining contestants discover the ingredients have been chosen from all corners of the globe, by judge Melissa Leong.
Ep. 9 & Masterclass 1
S12
E9
The five contestants with the most impressive dishes from yesterday's challenge find themselves back in the kitchen ready to cook off in an immunity challenge. Plus, MasterClass with Andy and Jock.
Ep. 10
S12
E10
In today's elimination challenge, every contestant bar one, the winner of the immunity challenge, is up for elimination. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
Ep. 11
S12
E11
Filmed live in front of MasterChef superfans, the contestants are split into three teams of seven and compete in a three-round cook-off. The bottom six contestants will be in tomorrow's pressure test.
Ep. 12
S12
E12
It's a pressure test with a difference. Each contestant has written their own pressure test recipe and has to create a dish to wow the judges. The least impressive dish will send its maker home.
Ep. 13
S12
E13
The judges reveal that each contestant's mystery box, contains four ingredients which they can barter with one another for. The top four dishes will see their makers cook for immunity tomorrow.
Ep. 14
S12
E14
Today's immunity challenge sees four contestants compete in a MasterChef time auction. The more time they spend on buying ingredients, the less time they have to cook.
Ep. 15
S12
E15
Today's challenge is all about texture. In round one contestants must cook a dish with the best crunch. Round two is all about a gooey texture. The least impressive gooey dish will send its chef home.
Ep. 16
S12
E16
The MasterChef contestants leave the kitchen for a week of off-site challenges. Teams must make two entrees and three mains for 50 diners. The least impressive team faces a pressure test.
Ep. 17
S12
E17
Helly Raichura, of secret dining venue Enter Via Laundry, sets tonight's taste test. Contestants who guess the least ingredients correctly must replicate the dish in an elimination challenge.
Ep. 18
S12
E18
Today's ingredients are sourced by locals who grow fruit and vegetables in their back yards.The three most impressive dishes from today's mystery box challenge will cook in an immunity challenge.
Ep. 19
S12
E19
Three contestants are told they must prepare 100 small plates each, consisting of five different dishes. Dishes are then colour-coded and served to the judges on a sushi train in this blind tasting.
Ep. 20
S12
E20
In today's take-away elimination challenge contestants must make a dish that will stand the home delivery test. Contestants have 90 minutes from the start of the cook to completed delivery.
Ep. 21
S12
E21
Contestants learn that there will be a twist with every challenge this week, so they must think on their feet to survive another week in the MasterChef kitchen. Tonight two twists really stir the pot.
Ep. 22
S12
E22
Contestants have three hours to complete a simply stunning Darren Purchese dish but in the final hour of the cook, a twist which no one could anticipate is thrown at the contestants.
Ep. 23
S12
E23
Contestants have 75 minutes to cook a dish using one or more of the eight ingredients in the mystery box. The contestants are pushed to the limit when a twist is delivered to their benches.
Ep. 24 & Masterclass 2
S12
E24
Katy Perry guest judges a very special "Hot N Cold" challenge to honour the iconic MasterChef theme song. The contestant with the best dish will find themselves safe from Sunday’s elimination.
Ep. 25
S12
E25
Contestants are cooking off against the other contestant on their bench. The best dish from each bench will be safe, while the remaining contestants must cook in the elimination round.
Ep. 26
S12
E26
Jo Barrett and Matt Stone from Oakridge Wines mentor today’s service challenge with each team cooking a sweet or savoury menu. The team with the least impressive menu face tomorrow’s pressure test.
Ep. 27
S12
E27
Contestants must replicate chef Peter Gunn's "Black Box" from his restaurant Ides. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
Ep. 28
S12
E28
Contestants must create a vegan dish using at least one ingredient from the mystery box set by vegan chef, Shannon Martinez. The top four dishes will cook off in tomorrow's immunity challenge.
Ep. 29
S12
E29
Tonight's immunity challenge is fought in two rounds. In one round contestants must create a delicious dish using instant noodles. The top two from round one must make a nostalgic and comforting dish.
Ep. 30
S12
E30
Josh Niland of The Fish Butchery breaks down a kingfish for each of the contestants to choose a cut to cook with. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
Ep. 31
S12
E31
Each team must cook two dishes - one main and one dessert. Each contestant has 20 minutes to cook and they have just 45 seconds to hand over the dish to the next contestant in the relay.
Ep. 32
S12
E32
Queen of chocolate and guest chef, Kirsten Tibballs reveals for today's pressure test, the contestants must create her wow-factor dessert, the meljito.
Ep. 33
S12
E33
The contestants lift the lids of their mystery box to find a photo sent by their loved ones. The contestants have 60 minutes to create a dish inspired by the memory in their family photo.
Ep. 34
S12
E34
Contestants must create a dish inspired by one of seven classic fairytales. With an open pantry and garden, the contestant with the best dish and the strongest concept will win immunity.
Ep. 35
S12
E35
Contestants must make a dish that has two different flavoured ice-creams that only work when they are eaten together. In round two, they must make a dish using one of five unusual flavour pairings.
Ep. 36
S12
E36
Contestants cook a sweet or savoury style dish championing a citrus fruit of their choice. In round two, they use the same fruit but their dish must be in the opposite style.
Ep. 37
S12
E37
Contestants discover they must create a dish inspired by chef Coskun Uysal’s chicken rice pudding dessert. With this in mind, they must create their own dessert featuring a meat or protein.
Ep. 38
S12
E38
Today's mystery box ingredients are decided entirely by the luck of the draw, with numbered lottery balls corresponding to 25 ingredients on display.
Ep. 39
S12
E39
Each round in today's immunity challenge is worth 10 points and the contestant with the highest score at the end of round three will win immunity and be free from elimination on Sunday.
Ep. 40
S12
E40
Who will make the MasterChef Australia top 10 in this Australia-themed pressure test?
Ep. 41
S12
E41
What's behind the wall?
Ep. 42
S12
E42
Benjamin Cooper, Executive Chef of Chin Chin Melbourne sets tonight's pressure test where contestants must recreate his jungle curry with rice and roti... without a recipe.
Ep. 43
S12
E43
Today's mystery box is all about smoke. Contestants can use any method of smoking as long as one element has been smoked with a smoking gun.
Ep. 44
S12
E44
The contestants are each presented with a pumpkin and have to cook dishes that feature the pumpkin in some way but Jock isn't impressed by Laura's chosen dish.
Ep. 45
S12
E45
Charlie Carrington of Melbourne restaurant, Atlas sets today's elimination challenge focusing on food from different countries. But will a big risk send one contestant home?
Ep. 46
S12
E46
A golden mystery box pushes the limits of the contestants' creativity. Those with the top four dishes will battle it out in tomorrow's immunity challenge.
Ep. 47
S12
E47
Every five minutes an ingredient that can be used in their cook is revealed to our contestants. They can start cooking at any time but only have access to the ingredients revealed up to that point.
Ep. 48
S12
E48
Tonight's elimination will take place over two rounds, the first of which is the classic blind taste test. The first four contestants who guess incorrectly will go into round two.
Ep. 49
S12
E49
The judges reveal that today contestants need to use ALL the ingredients in their mystery box to create two dishes – a sweet and savoury dish, all in just 75 minutes.
Ep. 50
S12
E50
Three heavy hitters of the competition go head to head. Who will make top 6?