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.

The contestants have 45 minutes to prepare a restaurant quality dish that features coffee; Gordon Ramsay shares his own espresso-infused dish.

The MasterChef kitchen heats up as the top ten contestants are faced with a fiery mystery box challenge.

The top five chefs face two challenges involving a mystery box and replicating a restaurant quality dish.

The remaining chefs work in pairs and switch off cooking back-and-forth during the tag team challenge.

In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants will then have to cook a dish inspired by their families before competing in an elimination test that will send one or more of them home.

The top 16 cooks fight for immunity in a challenge to create an authentic three-course Italian meal.

With two eliminations on the line, the pressure is on for the losing team in the tag-team challenge.

The home cooks split into two teams to prepare 45 meals for Gerron Hurt's wedding.

The cooks have 60 minutes to present their best beef dish to the judges.

The top 13 must break down Alaskan king crabs; the contestants cook for chef Masaharu Morimoto.

Contestants must create a sweet dish and a savory dish from a surprise ingredient; an elimination.

In under 75 minutes, the contestants must replicate a cake for the judges.

The cooks are introduced to Grant Achatz, who shows the them the art of unconventional plating.

The cooks produce a dish with their own version of homemade sausage in less than an hour.

TV host Daphne Oz reveals the contents of the week's mystery box challenge to the top eight, leaving the contestants 60 minutes to create an elevated one-pan dish using the cast iron pan.

Loved ones of the top seven watch the contestants make their favorite family-inspired dishes.

The top six chefs travel to London and must feed 36 diners; two chefs face elimination.

Returning from their home towns after a whirlwind trip across the pond, the Top Three home cooks are ready to tackle their final dishes in hopes of crossing the finish line and coming out on top!

The finalists must execute a superior three-course meal for the judges. Only one will win the title of MASTERCHEF, an opportunity to learn hands-on in each of the judges’ restaurants and the $250,000 grand prize.

The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the home cooks making three dishes back-to-back - alongside three different Legendary chefs. This is a window into the fast-paced world of a professional chef, with each round's prize being a guaranteed spot in the finale.

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.

The top five chefs are faced with tow separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate lobster tortellini.

The top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world's largest Hell's Kitchen restaurant.

The remaining five home cooks take on two rounds of challenges that determine who moves on to the finals.