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The Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 8

Every episode of MasterChef Australia Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 8!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 1 - Premiere
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - 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
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  2. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 2 - 2nd Judges' Auditions
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    #2 - 2nd Judges' Auditions

    S8:E2

    In the second judges' auditions our amateur cooks are given one hour to cook their best dish. To receive an apron, the contestants must receive a yes from all three judges.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 3 - Final Round Judges' Auditions
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    #3 - Final Round Judges' Auditions

    S8:E3

    With the Final Round of the Judge's Audition comes the First Pressure Test, which involves a Shannon Bennett Chocolate Bar.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 4 - First Mystery Box Challenge
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    #4 - First Mystery Box Challenge

    S8:E4

    2015's Masterchef, Billie McKay, knows exactly what this crop of aspirants are going through. Do you reckon she'll go easy on them when she picks the ingredients of the First Mystery Box?

    Director:Unknown
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  5. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 5 - First Elimination Challenge
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    #5 - First Elimination Challenge

    S8:E5

    In the first elimination challenge, three contestants choose a cloche containing a single ingredient to be used in a dish for the judges. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 6 - Mystery Box Challenge: Marco Pierre White
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    #6 - Mystery Box Challenge: Marco Pierre White

    S8:E6

    The hopeful chefs suit up and show up for Marco Pierre White Week. With 75 minutes ticking away, they use the ingredients from Marco's mystery box of ingredients.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 7 - Pressure Test: Marco Pierre White's John Dory
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    #7 - Pressure Test: Marco Pierre White's John Dory

    S8:E7

    It takes 20 ovens, miles of stainless steel, an arsenal of appliances and knives that chop, cut, slice and dice, to discover the best amateur chef in Australia. Tasks include mystery boxes, celebrity chef challenges, masterclasses and off-site challenges. The usual elimination format applies. MasterChef experts are George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 8 - Immunity Challenge: Jake Kellie
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    #8 - Immunity Challenge: Jake Kellie

    S8:E8

    The top three contestants from the invention test must make a filled pasta with a matching sauce. The winner will then enter a cook off for immunity against guest chef, Jake Kellie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 9 - Team Challenge: Pub Lunch
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    #9 - 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
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  10. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 10 - Pressure Test & Masterclass
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    #10 - Pressure Test & Masterclass

    S8:E10

    The contestants from the losing pub lunch challenge team must correctly name an ingredient to avoid the elimination cook-off challenge, as the contestant with the least impressive dish will go home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 11 - Mystery Box Challenge: Viewers
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    #11 - Mystery Box Challenge: Viewers

    S8:E11

    This mystery box challenge has been chosen by the viewers. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using at least one ingredient chosen by the viewers.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 12 - Pressure Test
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Pressure Test

    S8:E12

    The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from last nights the invention test face off in the pressure test. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 13 - Immunity Challenge: Popcorn
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    #13 - Immunity Challenge: Popcorn

    S8:E13

    The three best performers in the invention test must create a dish using popcorn as the core ingredient. The winner will then need to out-cook the professional guest chef for immunity.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 14 - Service Challenge
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    #14 - 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
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  15. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 15 - Elimination Challenge: No Cooking
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    #15 - Elimination Challenge: No Cooking

    S8:E15

    The losing team from the service challenge now faces elimination as the contestants create a dish without any cooking. The bottom three will then cook-off to avoid elimination from the competition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 16 - Mystery Box: Nigella Lawson
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    #16 - Mystery Box: Nigella Lawson

    S8:E16

    It's Nigella Lawson Week. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish based on Nigella's divine indulgences. The top three will have a chance at immunity while the bottom three face elimination.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 17 - Pressure Test: Nigella Lawson's Three-Course Meal
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    #17 - Pressure Test: Nigella Lawson's Three-Course Meal

    S8:E17

    The bottom three from Nigella's invention test face elimination in what might be the toughest pressure test ever, as contestants have just one hour to recreate Nigella's three-course meal.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 18 - Immunity Challenge: Midnight Snack
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    #18 - Immunity Challenge: Midnight Snack

    S8:E18

    Matt Preston and Nigella Lawson arrive at the contestant house in the middle of the night as the three best from Nigella's invention test are asked to create a midnight snack for a chance at immunity.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 19 - Team Challenge: Fete
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    #19 - Team Challenge: Fete

    S8:E19

    Split into three teams, each team must prepare one savoury dish and two sweet dishes to sell at a fete held in honour of Nigella Lawson with all proceeds donated to the Royal Children's Hospital.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 20 - Elimination Challenge: Name That Cake & MasterClass 2
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    #20 - Elimination Challenge: Name That Cake & MasterClass 2

    S8:E20

    The losing fete challenge team now face elimination. Contestants must correctly name cakes, fail to do so and they will need to impress the judges with a cake of their own to stay in the competition.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 21 - Mystery Box
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    #21 - Mystery Box

    S8:E21

    The contestants have 60 minutes to create a dish using the ingredients in the mystery box. The winner will cook off for a chance at immunity and the bottom three will face the elimination pressure test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 22 - Pressure Test: Jason Atherton's Quail Afternoon Tea Dish
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    #22 - Pressure Test: Jason Atherton's Quail Afternoon Tea Dish

    S8:E22

    The bottom three from the invention test now face the elimination pressure test. Contestants have just over 3 hours to recreate UK chef Jason Atherton's quail afternoon tea dish to avoid elimination.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 23 - Immunity Challenge
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    #23 - Immunity Challenge

    S8:E23

    With immunity up for grabs, contestants will work in pairs to create a savoury & sweet jaffle in 45 minutes. The winning pair will then need to out cook professional chefs to secure an immunity pin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 24 - Off-site Challenge: Hellenic Republic
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    #24 - 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
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  25. MasterChef Australia Season 8 Episode 25 - Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test
    4.5/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test

    S8:E25

    The losing Greek feast challenge team now face elimination. Contestants who fail the Round 1 blind taste test must then impress the judges with a dish using the ingredient they did not correctly name.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Premiere" is the best rated episode of "MasterChef Australia" season 8. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/1/2016. This episode is rated 10.0 points higher than the second-best, "2nd Judges' Auditions".