Season 15
Episode Guide
Ep.1
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MasterChef Australia returns with a season of Secrets and Surprises. Judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen are joined tonight by special guest Jamie Oliver.
Ep.2
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Jamie Oliver is back for another day in the MasterChef Australia kitchen. Contestants must bring their A-game if they want to secure one of two spots in the first Immunity challenge of the season.
Ep.3
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There's a catch to the flavour bombs that Jamie Oliver has left behind for the contestants to cook with today - they will only be revealed 15 minutes into the cook and must be included in the dish.
Ep.4
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It's the first immunity cook of the season. Winning not only grants safety from elimination but proceeding to a second round cook off against three hat chef, Hugh Allen, where they could win an immunity pin.
Ep.5
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Contestants battle it out in the first elimination challenge of the season. Cooking from favourite childhood memories, the least impressive dishes over two rounds will send its maker home.
Ep.6
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This season's first Mystery Box sees fan favourite Poh Ling Yeow back in the MasterChef kitchen for one night only. Contestants must create a winning dish with little more than under bench staples.
Ep.7
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Former MasterChef winner and dessert queen Emelia Jackson is here to share her secrets. Using Emelia's choux pastry recipe, contestants must create a superb sweet or savoury dish to avoid elimination.
Ep.8
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Get your orders ready, it's time for the first Service Challenge of the season. Two teams, aided by mentors Matt Sinclair and Sashi Cheliah, must cook an Entrée and a Main course dish for 30 diners.
Ep.9
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E9
Today's two-round challenge. Theo moves on to round two and is up against Darren. Theo chooses the 60-minute pantry with 10 ingredients for himself. He creates an Apple Tart with Lemon Custard that the judges like. However, Darren's dish wins.
Ep.10
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MasterChef royalty Julie Goodwin returns, and survival is on the menu. Those who pick a wrong ingredient in Julie's seafood stew must cook to avoid elimination using only the items in Julie's recipe.
Ep.11
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Big Week lives up to its name as the contents of MasterChef's biggest ever Mystery Box are revealed. Contestants must think outside the box and big up the flavour to avoid tomorrow's Pressure Test.
Ep.12
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Pressure Test elimination looms as three contestants strive to replicate Eddie Stewart's Tokyo Lamington Tower, featuring Snickers, strawberry matcha, charcoal pumpkin and yuzu curd meringue flavours!
Ep.13
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As thousands of hungry punters descend on Melbourne's hip Grazeland, it's surf and turf for the masses with two teams vying for a shot at Immunity in MasterChef's biggest ever service challenge!
Ep.14
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E14
There's a lot on the line in the MasterChef Kitchen today. There's immunity up for grabs, and a $10k prize from sponsors Harvey Norman! The contestant that wins the first cook will play for an immunity pin as they cook off against chef, Sergio Perera.
Ep.15
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E15
It's the final day of BIG WEEK and contestants compete in an all-in elimination over 2 days in an overnight cook.
Ep.16
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E16
It's Mystery Box Day for our 14 remaining contestants. This week's mystery box will be 'Nostalgia Week'.
Ep.17
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The Nostigia Week pressure test is set by Gelato Messina's DonatoToce. Contestants must recreate the Messinetta, is an elevation of the classic Vienetta. A challenge even for the strongest dessert cooks, At the end of tasting, Alice is eliminated.
Ep.18
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Today's service challenge takes inspiration from Mei Jing Chines Restaurants Menu to create a 3 course meal for 50 diners.
Ep.19
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The winning team from yesterday's challenge arrive to find the Masterchef kitchen set alight! Shannon Bennett gives a demonstration on how to flambe. The judges announce that today's challenge is that their dishes must contain a flambee'd element.
Ep.20
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Fancy a final trip down memory lane for a seventies-themed dinner party? A little fermented curd will do the trick! Then, time travel for the taste buds leads to a tearful farewell to one contestant.
Ep.21
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It's home cooks vs pro cooks in a culinary smackdown! The gloves are off as three contenders go toe-to-toe with Jacqui Challinor and her Nomad Restaurant warriors. Who will deliver the knockout blow?
Ep.22
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Today's pressure test puts three chefs from NuNu restaurant against Phil, Malissa and Ralph. Recreating a three course meal by Khanh Nguyen, team Nu Nu delivers a clean sweep. All three contestants will be heading into elimination.
Ep.23
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In a classic Masterchef relay challenge, contestants Adi, Cath and Declan face off against decorated chef Louis Tikram and his team. With no opportunity for communication between cooks, the contestants must work with whatever they inherit!
Ep.24
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Time or Ingredients? Today the team from Serai restaurant and contestants Brent, Theo and Rue will have to decide. As time ticks away and elimination looming, is the gamble of waiting it out worth it?
Ep.25
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Our home cooks are wading into treacherous waters as global seafood superstar Rick Stein brings his best squid game. Who will end up sleeping with the fishes in a chaotic aquatic 2-part challenge?
Ep.26
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Contestants must push the boat out to hook the catch of the day as Australia's top chef Josh Niland reels them in with his unique skills, before setting a gnarly John Dory Mystery Box challenge.
Ep.27
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In today's pressure test, chef Luke Nguyen challenges the contestants to recreate his Beef Pho. The twist? No recipe, just a table full of ingredients. Contestants must use their pallette to balance their dish to save themselves from elimination.
Ep.28
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Curtis Stone joins our Top Ten for a team service challenge that roots itself in vegetables and sees one team head into tomorrow's immunity.
Ep.29
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Curtis Stone returns to the MasterChef kitchen as Adi, Rue, Ralph, Rhiannon, and Brent face off in a two-round immunity challenge of condiments, with a life-changing twist!
Ep.30
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The top ten face elmination today as Maggie Beer brings with her two ingredients per cook, but one is hidden. Over two rounds, contestants must feature one ingredient, having to use the other if they are sent to round 2.
Ep.31
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For the 'Surprise Inside' Mystery Box, contestants must present a dish with the greatest element of surprise. Whether a taste surprise or a trick of the eye, technical and creative skills will be pushed to the limits.
Ep.32
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The pressure is on with a test set by Nelly Robinson, who tasks the contestants with recreating a dessert inspired by the Tales of Peter Rabbit. Fighting for a spot in the top 8, contestants learn the smallest of mistakes could lead to elimination.
Ep.33
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It's a team service challenge at the reimagined Greek Acropolis in the National Gallery in Victoria. With a chance to play for immunity in sight; teams must elivate classic Greek cuisine to avoid a greek tragedy.
Ep.34
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In a double immunity cook off, 4 contestants battle to earn not only immunity from Sunday's elimination; but also a coveted immunity pin.
Ep.35
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In today's Taste Test, the Contestants must use their PALATE to identity flavours. And in the Elimination, the Contestants are given a PALETTE to inspire a dish.
Ep.36
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It's the Everything Mystery Box! For some, the ingredients perfectly compliment their cooking styles, but for others, particularly the Dessert Cooks, the un-savoury conditions, are challenging and small mistakes have big consequences.
Ep.37
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Internationally renowned trailblazer Chef, Clare Smyth, is here to put the Contestants' through their paces! With a dish straight from the menu of her Sydney restaurant, Oncore, the "Beef and Oyster" is inspired by the beef, oyster, and Irish stout pie.
Ep.38
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At the beautiful grounds of the O.MY Farm contestants are split into 3 teams. After foraging for one ingredient to hero in a dish, only THEN do they find out what course they'll be cooking! The top 2 teams compete in tomorrow's Immunity challenge.
Ep.39
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After beating Brent, Declan and Malissa in Round #1, Theo faces off against Japanese Master Chase Kojima for the final Immunity Pin of Season 15. Although pipped at the post by just one point, Theo is still the first contestant through to the Top 5.
Ep.40
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Today the cooks have 90 minutes, and Kirsten Tiballs' dessert pantry to split over two rounds. Brent plays his pin and Declan wins best dish in round one, leaving Malissa, Cath & Rhiannon battling it out in round two.. Our top 5 is decided.
Ep.41
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It's all about the garden in today's Mystery Box, and the perfect opportunity for our top 5 to cook their favourite dishes, and impress the judges. But, mistakes are made and time pressure leaves some contestants scrambling to serve a completed dish.
Ep.42
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A road trip to All Saints Estate in the Murray offers a high-stakes showdown with a classic Time Auction. A bidding war for ingredients is just the opening salvo in a battle for a shot at Immunity.
Ep.43
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Continuing their Victorian road trip, the contestants find themselves in Cactus Country and a prickling challenge to gain the last spot in the final immunity challenge.... plus a secret surprise they didn't see coming!
Ep.44
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Theo, Declan & Brent arrive at the Murtoa Stick Shed, a heritage grain storage facility, to fight in the ultimate Immunity challenge. They must cook a killer dish using the secret ingredient, grains! Who will be the first through to finals week?
Ep.45
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In a 2 stage 'Dual Duel' elimination challenge on the eve of Finals Week, it's Cath vs Theo & Rhiannon vs Brent. Theo & Rhiannon are victorious in Cook 1, leaving Cath & Brent to battle it out in Round 2.
Ep.46
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The remaining 4, have 75 minutes to cook a dish their families have chosen for them. The cook with top dish moves straight through to the semi-finals, while the cooks with the bottom 3 dishes go into tomorrow's pressure test.
Ep.47
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In a hectic "mirror the dish" elimination, the 3 travel to Sydney to whatch Peter Gilmore recreate his famous Squid, Scallops & Pipis on Crispy Eggplant & XO Sauce - and then return to the Masterchef kitchen and recreate it, from memory.
Ep.48
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Our Final 3 must keep up with Curtis Stone as he whips up a magnificent beef dish. The contestant whose plate most closely resembles Curtis' creation will earn a whopping advantage for the semi final.
Ep.49
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Our semi-finalists face the toughest challenge MasterChef can throw at them, the sort of challenge that would test even the most seasoned professional chef, today they will be serving almost 70 plates of food each, on their own.
Ep.50
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It's the Grand Finale, and whichever cook scores the most points across two rounds will lift the trophy aloft, claiming $250,000 in prize money and the title of MasterChef Australia winner, 2023!