8.3/1040 votesLoading...#1 - Storm's a Brewin'
Season 14 Episode 13 - Aired 8/28/2024
The contestants have 45 minutes to prepare a restaurant quality dish that features coffee; Gordon Ramsay shares his own espresso-infused dish.
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8.2/1074 votesLoading...#2 - The Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 5/29/2019
Thirty-six home cooks arrive with the intent of being placed in the Top 20, but the contestants must pass the audition rounds and impress the judges to earn the coveted apron; the contestants hope to earn a valuable "Judges' Pass."
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8.2/1040 votesLoading...#3 - Feel The Burn - Mystery Box
Season 14 Episode 14 - Aired 9/4/2024
The MasterChef kitchen heats up as the top ten contestants are faced with a fiery mystery box challenge.
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8.2/1037 votesLoading...#4 - Semi Final
Season 14 Episode 17 - Aired 9/11/2024
The top five chefs face two challenges involving a mystery box and replicating a restaurant quality dish.
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8.1/1039 votesLoading...#5 - Tag Team
Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 8/28/2024
The remaining chefs work in pairs and switch off cooking back-and-forth during the tag team challenge.
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8.0/1053 votesLoading...#6 - Chopsticks & Pasta
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 9/6/2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the remaining home cooks to compete in a pasta-themed elimination challenge.
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#7 - Auditions - Pt. 2 / The Battle Round
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2019
Only eight aprons are left for the hopeful home cooks to earn so they can pass through the audition rounds, where they have less than 45 minutes to prepare their signature dish and leave the judges wanting for more before the Top 20 are chosen.
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8.0/1052 votesLoading...#8 - Bake to Win
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 7/27/2022
One chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the contestants to face elimination.
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8.0/1038 votesLoading...#9 - The Wall
Season 14 Episode 15 - Aired 9/4/2024
The top 8 chefs face a surprise and discover that they must work in pairs to cook identical dishes from opposite sides of a wall.
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8.0/1028 votesLoading...#10 - Finale: Part One
Season 14 Episode 18 - Aired 9/18/2024
The top three chefs must create a three-course meal, starting with an awe-inspiring appetizer
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- 7.9/1064 votesLoading...
#11 - Tag Team Tears & Tantrums
Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 7/11/2019
With two eliminations on the line, the pressure is on for the losing team in the tag-team challenge.
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- 7.9/1061 votesLoading...
#12 - King of The Crabs
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 7/24/2019
The top 13 must break down Alaskan king crabs; the contestants cook for chef Masaharu Morimoto.
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7.9/1071 votesLoading...#13 - Emeril Lagasse: Auditions Round 1
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2021
Home cooks serve up their signature dishes to the judges; guest judge Emeril Lagasse.
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- 7.9/1043 votesLoading...
#14 - Semi Finals
Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 9/7/2022
The top five chefs are faced with tow separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate lobster tortellini.
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7.9/1054 votesLoading...#15 - Birds of a Feather Mystery Box
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 8/2/2023
The top 17 home chef's return to the kitchen for their second mystery box challenge, but this time with a twist -- one region begins the challenge 10 minutes behind the rest.
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7.9/1045 votesLoading...#16 - Restaurant Takeover Hell's Kitchen
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 9/13/2023
The top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world's largest Hell's Kitchen restaurant.
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- 7.8/1063 votesLoading...
#17 - Gordon's Mystery Box
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 6/12/2019
The Top 20 must quickly demonstrate their culinary expertise before they encounter their first mystery box challenge, where they must create a Ramsay-inspired dish, but only 18 home cooks can progress further in the competition.
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- 7.8/1057 votesLoading...
#18 - Backyard BBQ
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 7/18/2019
The cooks have 60 minutes to present their best beef dish to the judges.
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- 7.8/1055 votesLoading...
#19 - Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 8/3/2022
More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the MasterChef rodeo, where the Top 14 chefs divide into two teams to create the best steak and sides. The team that doesn't live up to the cowboys' standards faces the possibility of elimination.
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#20 - Finale - Special Guest Graham Elliot (1)
Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 9/7/2022
The chefs who advance to the finals prepare an appetizer and entree with the support of Graham Elliot.
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7.8/1062 votesLoading...#21 - Regional Auditions - The Northeast
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 5/24/2023
The contestants must get at least three yes votes this season to earn an apron, and in today's episode it is contestants from the Northeast region. Daphne Oz is the guest judge. The first contestant competing for an apron is Carla and she does not advance. Richie is the next contestant and he advances with three yes votes. Nina is next and earns three yes votes and an apron. Purvi is next and her dish impressed all four judges earning her an apron. Eddie is next and only gets two yes votes therefore he did not advance; however, Joe offers him training in some of his restaurants after the show. Ross also fails his audition. Brynn is next and earns four yes votes and an apron. Ryan is the day's last auditionee and gets three yes votes earning him the final apron for the Northeast region.
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7.8/1040 votesLoading...#22 - Beer Necessities
Season 14 Episode 10 - Aired 8/21/2024
The chefs must incorporate the iconic beer, Blue Moon, into their dishes and ensure that the bright flavors are at the forefront of their creations.
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- 7.8/1031 votesLoading...
#23 - Finale: Part Two
Season 14 Episode 19 - Aired 9/18/2024
The chefs must create entrée and dessert courses that highlight the generational backgrounds and culinary skill sets of each chef
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- 7.7/1051 votesLoading...
#24 - Tag Team
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 8/31/2016
Three basic utensils are used by the Top 7 contestants in a mystery-box challenge.
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- 7.7/1050 votesLoading...
#25 - The Finale (1)
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 9/13/2016
In the next challenge, with help from some familiar home cooks, the remaining 3 will have one hour to prepare an amazing appetizer dish. The contestants will then have one hour to create entrees and one hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MasterChef, and the deserving home cook will walk away with the trophy, a book deal, and the $250,000 grand prize.
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The Best Episodes of MasterChef
Every episode of MasterChef ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of MasterChef!
This hit cooking competition series sees award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs put a group of contestants through a series of challenges and...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Storm's a Brewin'" is the best rated episode of "MasterChef". It scored 8.3/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/28/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1".