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The Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia

Every episode of MasterChef Australia ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia!

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MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten.

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    MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 38 - Immunity Challenge: Tom Sarafian
    9.8/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Immunity Challenge: Tom Sarafian

    S18:E38

    Masters Week continues as hatted Melbourne chef Tom Sarafian joins to showcase his famous hummus dish, inspiring contestants to make an immunity-worthy dish to get one step closer to the Top 10.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. MasterChef Australia Season 12 Episode 34 - Fairytale Immunity Challenge
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    #2 - Fairytale Immunity Challenge

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. MasterChef Australia Season 7 Episode 62 - Grand Final Part 2
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #3 - Grand Final Part 2

    S7:E62

    Tune in as the winner of MasterChef Australia 2015 will be crowned. The finalists are competing for a $250,000 prize, a monthly column in Australia's leading premium food magazine 'Delicious' + more!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 54 - Team Challenge: Santa Monica Pier Food Trucks
    8.4/10(18 votes)

    #4 - Team Challenge: Santa Monica Pier Food Trucks

    S8:E54

    California Week. Today the contestants are split into teams to run their very own food trucks at the world famous Santa Monica Pier. There is plenty at stake with the winning team guaranteed a place in finals week.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 62 - Service Challenge: Semi Final
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Service Challenge: Semi Final

    S8:E62

    Grand Final Week. The final three contestants vie for a place in the Grand Finale in tonight's service challenge. Each contestant must prepare a main and a dessert for 20 guests plus the three judges.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 63 - MasterChef 2016 Grand Finale
    8.4/10(25 votes)

    #6 - MasterChef 2016 Grand Finale

    S8:E63

    Grand Finale. Who will be crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2016? The finalists are competing for a $250,000 cash prize & a column in Australia's leading premium food magazine, Delicious.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. MasterChef Australia Season 15 Episode 50 - Grand Finale
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Grand Finale

    S15:E50

    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!?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 1 - Premiere
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Premiere

    S8:E1

    MasterChef Australia returns with the best group of home cooks the competition has ever seen. In the first of three judges' auditions, our amateur cooks are given one hour to cook their best dish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. MasterChef Australia Season 9 Episode 9 - 400 Gradi Team Challenge
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #9 - 400 Gradi Team Challenge

    S9:E9

    The contestants gather at Gradi, one of Melbourne's leading Italian restaurants before being split into two teams who must prepare four dishes for 250 hungry diners to avoid the elimination challenge.

    Director:Richard Franc

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  11. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 24 - Off-site Challenge: Hellenic Republic
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Off-site Challenge: Hellenic Republic

    S8:E24

    Today's off-site challenge will take place at George Calombaris' Hellenic Republic restaurant. Split into two teams, each team must prepare a three course feast for 120 guests to avoid elimination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. MasterChef Australia Season 9 Episode 1 - Auditions Part 1
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Auditions Part 1

    S9:E1

    The heat is on. A fresh group of home cooks from around the country will eagerly tackle challenges that will see one of them take home the title and $250,000.

    Director:Richard Franc

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  13. MasterChef Australia Season 10 Episode 7 - Immunity Challenge - Shui Ishizaki
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Immunity Challenge - Shui Ishizaki

    S10:E7

    The winner of the mystery box challenge and the three best-performing cooks from the invention test will compete for immunity, with Shannon Bennett back in the kitchen to guide and mentor the contestants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 1 - Auditions: Group 1
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Auditions: Group 1

    S18:E1

    MasterChef Australia returns with auditions and 40 of the country's best home cooks are ready. Tonight 20 cooks have 90 minutes to cook their dream dish in order to win one of the 10 aprons on offer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. MasterChef Australia Season 7 Episode 61 - Grand Final Part 1
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Grand Final Part 1

    S7:E61

    The stakes are high as the three remaining contestants fight it out for the two places in the finale. One contestant will cook their last dish in the MasterChef Australia kitchen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 14 - Service Challenge
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Service Challenge

    S8:E14

    In this service challenge, the contestants are split into two teams. Each team must cook a three-course meal for 30 people replicating dishes from two celebrated Melbourne restaurants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 51 - Mystery Box Challenge: San Francisco Produce & Invention Test
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Mystery Box Challenge: San Francisco Produce & Invention Test

    S8:E51

    California Week. The MasterChef Australia competition travels to California for the week. With just a map in hand the contestants must track down today's mystery box ingredients from local San Francisco produce shops.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. MasterChef Australia Season 9 Episode 4 - Mystery Box: Elena Duggan
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Mystery Box: Elena Duggan

    S9:E4

    Top 24 Mystery Box Challenge: Elena Duggan The top 24 contestants enter the kitchen for their first mystery box challenge.

    Director:Richard Franc

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  19. MasterChef Australia Season 10 Episode 9 - Elimination Challenge - Source of Inspiration
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Elimination Challenge - Source of Inspiration

    S10:E9

    The losing team from the MCG service challenge must face-off in this elimination challenge. The contestants must cook something inspired by the dish that made them fall in love with food.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. MasterChef Australia Season 13 Episode 61 - Grand Finale (Part 2)
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Grand Finale (Part 2)

    S13:E61

    It’s day two of the epic MasterChef Australia Grand Finale for 2021 and the contestant who scores the most points overall will win the title of MasterChef 2021 and walk away with $250,000.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. MasterChef Australia Season 15 Episode 47 - Peter Gilmore - Elimination Challenge
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Peter Gilmore - Elimination Challenge

    S15:E47

    Bennelong Restaurant's Peter Gilmore demonstrates how to create an intricate and tasty seafood dish. With no recipe, contestants must use total recall to perfectly replicate the dish or be eliminated.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. MasterChef Australia Season 2 Episode 84 - Grand Final - Welcome Masterchef 2010
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Grand Final - Welcome Masterchef 2010

    S2:E84

    Adam and Callum faced three rounds in the finale, worth 100 points in total. The first round involves basic skills tests. The second round is an invention test. The final round is a pressure test, cooking a Peter Gilmore dessert.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 9 - Team Challenge: Pub Lunch
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Team Challenge: Pub Lunch

    S8:E9

    This challenge is all about the pub lunch. The contestants are split into two teams and must cook three courses for 70 people with Marco Pierre White running the pass.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 50 - Elimination Challenge
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Elimination Challenge

    S8:E50

    The four members of the losing teams from the service challenge now face elimination. With so much at stake, which contestant will fail to impress the judges and be sent home from the competition?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. MasterChef Australia Season 9 Episode 2 - Auditions Part 2
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Auditions Part 2

    S9:E2

    After a record-breaking first-round cook that saw an extraordinary 20 aprons handed out, only four aprons remain. Who will have what it takes to impress the judges?

    Director:Richard Franc

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  26. MasterChef Australia Season 9 Episode 7 - Pressure Test: Gary Mehigan's Roast Chicken, Peas and Potatoes
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Pressure Test: Gary Mehigan's Roast Chicken, Peas and Potatoes

    S9:E7

    The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face off in the pressure test. To survive they must keep up with Gary Mehigan as he prepares his classic roast chicken.

    Director:Richard Franc

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Best Episodes Summary

"Immunity Challenge: Tom Sarafian" is the best rated episode of "MasterChef Australia". It scored 9.8/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/23/2026. This episode scored 1.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fairytale Immunity Challenge".