Episode 1
Aired Apr 18, 2022
Meet the Fans & Favourites
A group of 12 home cooks will compete with 12 former contestants.
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Episode 2
Aired Apr 19, 2022
1st Service Challenge
It's day two in the MasterChef kitchen, and the contestants are facing a service challenge.
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Episode 3
Aired Apr 20, 2022
1st Team Challenge
The winning teams from the service challenge are one step closer to immunity from Sunday.
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Episode 4
Aired Apr 21, 2022
1st Immunity Challenge
It's the first chance contestants will have to compete for immunity.
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Episode 5
Aired Apr 24, 2022
The Jaffle Elimination
It's the first elimination, and everyone is keen to maintain their place in this competition.
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Episode 6
Aired Apr 25, 2022
The Very First Mystery Box
The first mystery box of the season.
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Episode 7
Aired Apr 26, 2022
The very first pressure test.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 27, 2022
Team Relay Challenge + 1st Masterclass
Following an epic pressure test, the fans and favorites arrive ready to face another day.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 28, 2022
The winners of the mystery box and the relay team arrive to cook for immunity.
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Episode 10
Aired May 1, 2022
Bonjour - Service Challenge
Each team must prepare a three-course French meal for the judges and 20 diners. Afterward, the losing group competes in a mystery box challenge to save themselves from elimination.
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Episode 11
Aired May 2, 2022
Fridge & Pantry - Mystery Box
The contestants must make a dish using guest chef Shannon Bennett's favorite ingredients or risk competing in the next pressure test.
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Episode 12
Aired May 3, 2022
Noi - Pressure Test
The remaining contestants must replicate Noi, the signature dessert of chef Reynold Poernomo, or risk elimination.
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Episode 13
Aired May 4, 2022
Fast vs. Fancy - Service Challenge
The contestants must divide themselves into groups cooking fast food and fine dining dishes, respectively, featuring pork and chicken as the main ingredients.
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Episode 14
Aired May 5, 2022
Ingredients vs. Time - Immunity Challenge
Winning teams will face off in a MasterChef classic; "Decreasing Time, Increasing Ingredients."
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Episode 15
Aired May 8, 2022
Eggscellant Elimination
It's a two-round elimination, and the fans are desperate for a win after losing three team members in a row so far.
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Episode 16
Aired May 9, 2022
The Alphabet of Mystery Boxes
Each box has a different letter, and Mel reveals this relates to the ingredient within the box they must feature in their dish.
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Episode 17
Aired May 10, 2022
Fat Duck Pressure Test
Two faves and two fans enter the kitchen to face off in a pressure test; guest pastry chef Gareth Whitton from Tarts Anon.
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Episode 18
Aired May 11, 2022
The fans and faves face off in a team service challenge led by Clare Smyth; It's menu vs menu, with two core ingredients picked by Clare, cherries and honey.
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Episode 19
Aired May 12, 2022
Summer Cucumbers
The fans cook for immunity for the first time, and there's a lucky dip of mysterious black balls for them to select from; each ball contains one of three ingredients: milk, tea or cinnamon.
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Episode 20
Aired May 15, 2022
The Overnight Dish Elimination
Contestants enter the kitchen for a two-round elimination, and in round one, they have 10 minutes to present a dish.
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Episode 21
Aired May 16, 2022
The Coffee Mystery Box
The remaining 17 contestants are in the heart of hipster Melbourne to compete in a mystery box challenge featuring coffee.
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Episode 22
Aired May 17, 2022
Alla Wolf: Tasker's Re-creation Elimination
In a pressure test at Alla Wolf-Tasker's gourmet escape destination, The Lakehouse, the cooks must recreate one of Alla's dishes from memory.
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Episode 23
Aired May 18, 2022
Date Night Team Challenge
Contestants are split into teams for a Deliveroo service challenge, in which they must create a perfect date night meal for 25 couples, including an entrée, main and dessert.
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Episode 24
Aired May 19, 2022
Elimination & MasterClass
It's a shock elimination, and the eight remaining fans alongside Tommy arrive at the kitchen knowing they must cook their hearts out to stay in the competition.
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Episode 25
Aired May 22, 2022
$10,000 Prize & Immunity
The contestants are beckoned to the front of the room and are keen to see what awaits them; Jock tells them that what lies under the cloche is going to change the competition for good.
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Episode 26
Aired May 23, 2022
The former fans and favorites arrive excited to embark on a mystery box challenge, this time cooking for themselves and not their teams.
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Episode 27
Aired May 24, 2022
Tuna Wellington Pressure Test
The contestants arrive knowing it could be their last day and welcome the master of fish butchery, Josh Niland, to the floor.
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Episode 28
Aired May 25, 2022
Werribee Mansion Service Challenge
The contestants arrive at Werribee Mansion for the first post-merge team service challenge, in which they need to turn ordinary ingredients into a two-course meal.
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Episode 29
Aired May 26, 2022
Air Fryer Immunity/Elimination
In round one of the immunity challenge, the chefs have 45 minutes to create a dish using an air fryer; the top chefs enter round two and must use a deep fryer.
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Episode 30
Aired May 29, 2022
Celebrate Greens Elimination
It's the first all-in elimination since the fans and faves combined, and it's everyone for themselves in a two-round cook.
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Episode 31
Aired May 30, 2022
Cookery
The contestants have 75 minutes to create a heartwarming comfort dish for a rainy day, and the bottom four face a pressure test elimination.
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Episode 32
Aired May 31, 2022
Honey Pressure Test
Donato Toce from Messina is in the kitchen with a pressure test to recreate his three-layered honey gelato dessert.
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Episode 33
Aired Jun 1, 2022
Creative Service Challenge
For a team service challenge at The Lume Melbourne, the teams must create dishes inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's forest art.
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Episode 34
Aired Jun 2, 2022
Marco Pierre White Pressure Test & MasterClass
Marco Pierre White is in the kitchen, and the pressure is already high for the immunity challenge.
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Episode 35
Aired Jun 5, 2022
Marco Pierre White Elimination
It's elimination day, and Marco Pierre White is back in the kitchen, armed with his pantry favorites, of which contestants must use at least two.
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Episode 36
Aired Jun 6, 2022
Smoking Mystery Box Challenge
The top 12 walk in to smoking mystery boxes, and Dave Pynt from Burnt Ends Singapore is the guest judge; the challenge is not about ingredients, but creating a dish incorporating a burnt element.
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Episode 37
Aired Jun 7, 2022
Elimination Pressure Test
In a pressure test set by Andreas Papadakis, the chefs must recreate a dish, but they cannot see or taste it and have no recipe.
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Episode 38
Aired Jun 8, 2022
Immunity 3 Course Service Challenge
The top 11 are in Hotel Fitzroy for a service challenge, and each team must create a three-course menu in either Japanese or Italian cuisine.
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Episode 39
Aired Jun 9, 2022
Movie Food Immunity
An immunity challenge about movie food is set over two rounds, the first being a popcorn taste test, and the last three left standing progress to round two.
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Episode 40
Aired Jun 12, 2022
Rick Stein Elimination
An elimination determines the top 10; guest chef Rick Stein explains the theme for the challenge is travel; the chefs must transport Rick and the judges to a special place.
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Episode 41
Aired Jun 13, 2022
Top Ten Week Mystery Box
The top 10 enter the kitchen for a mystery box challenge and discover it is immunity week; they are presented with the Everything Box and must use every ingredient in their dish.
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Episode 42
Aired Jun 14, 2022
Own Pressure Test
After a long night of planning, the contestants arrive with their own pressure tests and have two hours to produce their dishes.
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Episode 43
Aired Jun 15, 2022
Classic Invention Test
Top 10 week continues with an invention test, as the cooks must reinvent and reimagine fruit salad, a classic many grew up with.
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Episode 44
Aired Jun 16, 2022
Time Auction
The culmination of top dish week features a time auction, in which contestants bid for ingredients using time.
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Episode 45
Aired Jun 19, 2022
3 Round Elimination Challenge
It's elimination day, and Jock reveals that it's a three-round challenge; contestants can choose which ingredient to cook with and must use the chosen ingredient across all three rounds.
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Episode 46
Aired Jun 20, 2022
Mystery Box Challenge
Contestants walk in to find super-sized mystery boxes with tiny ingredients inside; they have 60 minutes to cook a dish using at least one of the mystery box ingredients.
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Episode 47
Aired Jun 21, 2022
99 Ingredient Pressure Test
The three bottom cooks from the latest mystery box face a pressure test, and chef Khanh Nguyen is back in the kitchen with another dish.
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Episode 48
Aired Jun 22, 2022
Cooking For Your Loved Ones
In a service challenge, the contestants feed their families; each team must feature all three chosen herbs in separate courses of their menu.
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Episode 49
Aired Jun 23, 2022
Immunity Challenge: Prickly Ingredients
On immunity day, the cooks enter the kitchen to find four prickly ingredients: sea urchin, prickly pear, stinging nettles and chestnuts, but they can only cook with one ingredient each.
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Episode 50
Aired Jun 26, 2022
Hugh Allen Elimination Challenge
It's the conclusion of a massive week.
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Episode 51
Aired Jun 27, 2022
The top seven arrive to find the mystery boxes looking a little different.
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Episode 52
Aired Jun 28, 2022
Kirsten Tibballs Pressure Test
It's a feared pressure test in the "MasterChef" kitchen.
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Episode 53
Aired Jun 29, 2022
The TWO Challenge
The top six arrive to see the room divided by a huge wall.
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Episode 54
Aired Jun 30, 2022
Ingredient Purchase Immunity Challenge
With a spot in the top five up for grabs, immunity at this stage of the competition has never been more crucial.
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Episode 55
Aired Jul 2, 2022
Finals Week: Oyster Challenge
The first day of the finals in Tasmania.
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Episode 56
Aired Jul 4, 2022
Finals Week: Truffle Immunity
The top five are sent on a mission to the truffle farm, where they'll hunt for their own truffles.
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Episode 57
Aired Jul 5, 2022
Finals Week: Final 4, Service Challengey Intro & Cook
On the final day of the Tasmanian road trip, the top five arrive at the banks of the River Derwent.
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Episode 58
Aired Jul 6, 2022
Back in the Kitchen Immunity Challenge
The contestants have returned to the kitchen following a three day cook across Tasmania.
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Episode 59
Aired Jul 10, 2022
Final Masterclass
Both the judges and finalists are put to the test.
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Episode 60
Aired Jul 11, 2022
Peter Gilmore Pressure Test
It's the final elimination of the season, and it's not just any pressure test.
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Episode 61
Aired Jul 12, 2022
The penultimate episode.
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Episode 62
Aired Oct 25, 2022
Grand Final
The final day.
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