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The Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 16

Every episode of MasterChef Australia Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 16!

The Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 16

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...
  1. Background image for Series Premiere: Identity Dish
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    #1 - Series Premiere: Identity Dish

    S16:E1

    It's a new era for MasterChef Australia as Andy Allen welcomes three new judges: Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow and Jean-Christophe Novelli, plus guest judge Jamie Oliver. The contestants were tasked to create a dish that represents them. The winner will win the only immunity pin of the season and a trip to London to work at Jamie Oliver's latest restaurant for a week.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Jamie Oliver's Team Service Challenge
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #2 - Jamie Oliver's Team Service Challenge

    S16:E2

    It's Day Two in the MasterChef Kitchen and already the 22 contestants are thrown into their first big Service Challenge, with Jamie Oliver running the kitchen.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Finger Food Invention Test
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Finger Food Invention Test

    S16:E3

    Before our contestants can cook for immunity, they must get through Sofia's 'wrap your hands around this' challenge.

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Time Versus Ingredients Immunity Challenge
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Time Versus Ingredients Immunity Challenge

    S16:E4

    The first immunity challenge and it's a battle of time vs. ingredients. Five contestants must choose between one ingredient and a 90-minute cook, OR up to 20 ingredients but only 45 minutes to cook.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Food Dreams Elimination Challenge
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Food Dreams Elimination Challenge

    S16:E5

    The first elimination of the season tasks the cooks with 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish representing their food dream.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Jamie Oliver's Parents Mystery Box Challenge
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Jamie Oliver's Parents Mystery Box Challenge

    S16:E6

    Our cooks are set for the challenge of making a dish from Mystery Box ingredients chosen by Jamie Oliver's parents, with the four weakest dishes set to send their makers into tomorrow's elimination.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Cook with Jamie Elimination Challenge
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Cook with Jamie Elimination Challenge

    S16:E7

    In this elimination cook the contestants are challenged to 'Keeping Up With Jamie' on an Oliver Family recipe in order to keep their place in the competition.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Queen Victoria Market Street Food Immunity Team Challenge
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Queen Victoria Market Street Food Immunity Team Challenge

    S16:E8

    The contestants cook for Immunity in a Team Challenge at the iconic Queen Victoria Night Market.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Inspired by Family Elimination Challenge
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Inspired by Family Elimination Challenge

    S16:E9

    Andy's mum Maree is in the kitchen to set an elimination challenge inspired by some of the Allen household's classic retro dishes. Contestants must make them MasterChef worthy, or risk going home.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Mystery Box Challenge with a Twist!
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Mystery Box Challenge with a Twist!

    S16:E10

    Today's Mystery Box comes with a twist, as our four judges throw in a secret ingredient that our cooks will have to wrangle.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Pressure Test: Jack In The Box
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Pressure Test: Jack In The Box

    S16:E11

    Judge Jean-Christophe Novelli sets the first Pressure Test of the competition with his 1992 dessert, 'Jack in the Box'.

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  13. Background image for Two Round Team Immunity Challenge
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Two Round Team Immunity Challenge

    S16:E12

    In Round 1, one 'champion' per team cooks, with the winner of Round 1 then taking their teammates into Round 2, and out into the garden to cook for Immunity.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for One Inch Cube Elimination Challenge
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #13 - One Inch Cube Elimination Challenge

    S16:E13

    In today's two round elimination, our contestants' palettes are challenged with the classic One-inch cube taste test, which sees six favorites, cook for their spot in the competition.

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  15. Background image for French Mystery Box Challenge
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #14 - French Mystery Box Challenge

    S16:E14

    A French-themed Mystery Box in Bendigo, regional Victoria, challenges the contestants to create 'magnifique' dishes.

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  16. Background image for Pressure Test: Liam Downes' Smoked Egg Yolk Raviolo, Truffle & Asparagus
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Pressure Test: Liam Downes' Smoked Egg Yolk Raviolo, Truffle & Asparagus

    S16:E15

    Nat, Gillian, Alex and Lourdes battle it out in a Pressure Test set by Chef Liam Downes at Black Cat Truffles just outside Ballarat.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Heirloom Tomato Team Relay
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Heirloom Tomato Team Relay

    S16:E16

    It's the chaotic, colourful and feared race that is the MasterChef Team Relay! Today, in teams of four, cooks will tag-team their way to hopefully plate a cohesive dish and win immunity.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Luke Nguyen Ingredient Gamble Elimination Challenge
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Luke Nguyen Ingredient Gamble Elimination Challenge

    S16:E17

    The three losing teams faced a two-round elimination challenge set by Luke Nguyen. In round one each contestant was assigned a pair of ingredients, one visible and the other hidden underneath a cloche, and 75 minutes to cook a dish with the ingredient of their choosing.

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  19. Background image for Vincent Yeow Lim Wok Mystery Box Challenge
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Vincent Yeow Lim Wok Mystery Box Challenge

    S16:E18

    All of the contestants competed in a mystery box challenge set by guest judge, chef and social media presenter Vincent Yeow Lim, who asked them to create a dish in 75 minutes using a wok.

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  20. Background image for Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's Sunny Side Up
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's Sunny Side Up

    S16:E19

    The bottom four contestants were given three hours to re-create chef Anna Polyviou's sunny side up dessert.

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  21. Background image for Microwave Hack Immunity Challenge
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Microwave Hack Immunity Challenge

    S16:E20

    The judges task our contestants to create an immunity worthy dish in 75 minutes, using one of their four microwave hacks.

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  22. Background image for Egg Elimination Challenge
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Egg Elimination Challenge

    S16:E21

    Inspired by a visit from viral sensation Mikiko Terasaki, contestants must creatively use eggs in a dish to avoid elimination.

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  23. Background image for Asian Sauces Mystery Box Challenge
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Asian Sauces Mystery Box Challenge

    S16:E22

    A mystery box challenge with a saucy twist. The cooks must use at least one of six Asian sauces to cook a showstopping dish, with the bottom four headed for tomorrow's pressure test.

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  24. Background image for Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Cherry Blossom
    6.2/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Cherry Blossom

    S16:E23

    MasterChef legend Darren Purchese returns with another diabolical dessert, which will spell the end of the competition for one talented cook.

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  25. Background image for Second Chance Cook
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Second Chance Cook

    S16:E24

    Eight eliminated contestants return for the chance to cook their way back into the competition.

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  26. Background image for Rick Stein's Seafood Elimination Challenge
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Rick Stein's Seafood Elimination Challenge

    S16:E25

    King of the sea, Rick Stein is here, and the contestants are excited cooking for such an icon. Over two rounds, seafood is on the menu but for one cook, it will be their last time in the kitchen.

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Series Premiere: Identity Dish" is the best rated episode of "MasterChef Australia" season 16. It scored 6.5/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/22/2024. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Jamie Oliver's Team Service Challenge".