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The Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 18

Every episode of MasterChef Australia Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 18!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 1 - Auditions: Group 1
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    #1 - 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.

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  2. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 2 - Auditions: Group 2
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    #2 - Auditions: Group 2

    S18:E2

    Another 20 home cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen to compete for 10 aprons on offer. For those who miss out, they learn there will be one final chance to cook for the last four aprons tomorrow.

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  3. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 3 - Auditions: Second Chance
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    #3 - Auditions: Second Chance

    S18:E3

    Tonight, the 20 remaining hopefuls have a second and final chance to cook their way into the competition. Just who will score themselves one of the final four places?

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  4. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 4 - Mystery Box: Jimmy Barnes
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    #4 - Mystery Box: Jimmy Barnes

    S18:E4

    Aussie Rock legend Jimmy Barnes set this season's first mystery box, inspiring the Top 24 with seasonal ingredients they love to cook with. Dish of the day will see its maker safe from elimination.

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  5. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 5 - Elimination Challenge: Family Favourites
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    #5 - Elimination Challenge: Family Favourites

    S18:E5

    In the first elimination of the competition, 23 cooks will show the judges a window into their homelife, through a favourite dish that they cook at home for their loved ones.

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  6. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 6 - Invention Test: Cereal
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    #6 - Invention Test: Cereal

    S18:E6

    It's the return of a MasterChef classic with an Invention Test challenging cooks to create an inventive dish using cereal.

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  7. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 7 - Pressure Test: Maggie Beer
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    #7 - Pressure Test: Maggie Beer

    S18:E7

    The bottom five cooks from the Invention Test face off in a Pressure Test set by MasterChef favourite Maggie Beer, tasked with mastering her signature sour cream pastry in a high-stakes pie challenge.

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  8. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 8 - Immunity Challenge: Andy Cooks
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    #8 - Immunity Challenge: Andy Cooks

    S18:E8

    It's Family Favourites week and social media sensation Andy Cooks (chef Andy Hearnden) is on the hunt for the ultimate breakfast, in an immunity challenge cook with 60 minutes on the clock.

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  9. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 9 - Elimination Challenge: Reinventing Carbs
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    #9 - Elimination Challenge: Reinventing Carbs

    S18:E9

    In an elimination challenge centred on reinventing the judges' quick carb midweek dinner recipes, mistakes and time pressure sends one cook home.

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  10. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 10 - Team Challenge: Family Feast
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    #10 - Team Challenge: Family Feast

    S18:E10

    It is the first team challenge of the series, and the contestants are all eager to see how well they can work together. The bottom two teams will find themselves in the elimination the following day.

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  11. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 11 - Elimination Challenge: Family Traditions
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    #11 - Elimination Challenge: Family Traditions

    S18:E11

    Six contestants face elimination as they must create a dish that represent their family food traditions to fight for their place in the competition.

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  12. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 12 - Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine Zhang
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    #12 - Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine Zhang

    S18:E12

    The Top 20 compete for Immunity from tomorrow's Elimination in a fruity Mystery Box challenge set by Catherine Zhang, marking the start of Viral Wonders Week

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  13. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 13 - Elimination Challenge: Viral Ingredients
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    #13 - Elimination Challenge: Viral Ingredients

    S18:E13

    Viral sensation Victoria Minell (aka @recipesbyvictoria) sets a challenge to use one of her five viral ingredients in a 75-minute cook to save their place in the competition

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  14. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 14 - Team Service Challenge: Viral-worthy Dish
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    #14 - Team Service Challenge: Viral-worthy Dish

    S18:E14

    Six teams will compete in their first service challenge, tasked with creating one perfect viral-worthy dish to serve to hundreds of diners, and impress a mystery social media-star critic

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  15. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 15 - Immunity Pin Challenge: Khanh Ong
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    #15 - Immunity Pin Challenge: Khanh Ong

    S18:E15

    MasterChef alum and social media star Khanh Ong sets an epic challenge to create a bold, out-there sandwich with a banging cross section, to win the first immunity pin of the season

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  16. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 16 - Mystery Box Challenge: Rick Stein
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    #16 - Mystery Box Challenge: Rick Stein

    S18:E16

    It's the start of Around the World Week, and global food icon Rick Stein joins the MasterChef Kitchen to set an extra spicy Mystery Box challenge

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  17. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 17 - Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the World
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    #17 - Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the World

    S18:E17

    In an Around the World elimination challenge, MasterChef contestants must create a dish inspired by a chosen cuisine, featuring a surprise hero ingredient revealed only after they commit

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  18. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 18 - Invention Test: Fusion
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    #18 - Invention Test: Fusion

    S18:E18

    It's a fusion invention test today with the contestants having to make dish featuring cuisines from two countries

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  19. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 19 - Pressure Test: Rosheen Kaul
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    #19 - Pressure Test: Rosheen Kaul

    S18:E19

    Chef Rosheen Kaul sets the first full Pressure Test for the season, with an intense, three-hour challenge

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  20. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 20 - Mystery Box Challenge: Dim Sim Lim
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    #20 - Mystery Box Challenge: Dim Sim Lim

    S18:E20

    Kicking off nostalgia-themed week in the MasterChef kitchen, social media sensation chef Dim Sim Lim sets a 60-minute mystery box challenge requiring a steamed element. English

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  21. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 21 - Elimination Challenge: Heritage
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    #21 - Elimination Challenge: Heritage

    S18:E21

    The MasterChef contestants must cook something connected to their heritage to avoid being eliminated.

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  22. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 22 - Team Challenge: Team Relay
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    #22 - Team Challenge: Team Relay

    S18:E22

    In MasterChef's most notorious team challenge, four teams will navigate the chaos of the Team Relay to compete for a chance to cook for Immunity.

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  23. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 23 - Immunity Pin Challenge: French Techniques
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    #23 - Immunity Pin Challenge: French Techniques

    S18:E23

    Guided by MasterChef Alumna Justine Schofield, four contestants put their French techniques to the test for a chance to win a coveted immunity pin.

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  24. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 24 - Mystery Box Challenge: Matt Sinclair & Daniel Dobra
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    #24 - Mystery Box Challenge: Matt Sinclair & Daniel Dobra

    S18:E24

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  25. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 25 - Classic Pairs Elimination Challenge
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    #25 - Classic Pairs Elimination Challenge

    S18:E25

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Season 18 Ratings Summary

"Auditions: Group 1" is the best rated episode of "MasterChef Australia" season 18. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/19/2026. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Auditions: Group 2".