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The Best Episodes of MasterChef Junior

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The Best Episodes of MasterChef Junior

American version of the culinary competition series that gives talented kids between the ages of 8 and 13 the chance to showcase their culinary abilities...

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  1. Background image for The Finale
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #1 - The Finale

    S4:E12

    In the highly anticipated season finale, the two finalists will compete head-to-head and prepare the most important menu of their lives. Find out which talented junior home cook will earn the MasterChef trophy and a $100,000 prize.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Quacking Under Pressure
    8.3/10(34 votes)

    #2 - Quacking Under Pressure

    S7:E6

    The top 14 junior home cooks face a difficult mystery box challenge where they must learn to butcher an entire duck and make a dish from it; The cooks are paired up and challenged to create a dozen of the tastiest cupcakes they can make.

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  3. Background image for Totally Egg-streme
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #3 - Totally Egg-streme

    S8:E10

    This week, the seven remaining junior chefs test their culinary knowledge of different types of eggs and cuts of steak. In 45 minutes, the chefs must create a dish with an egg of their choice, ranging from a tiny quail egg to a giant ostrich egg. The winning chef earns immunity and decides the order in which the other contestants will choose a cut of steak in an Operation-style game. The winner of the steak challenge will get his or her recipe published and win a trip to a cattle ranch.

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  4. Background image for The Finale
    8.2/10(48 votes)

    #4 - The Finale

    S2:E7

    The top 2 junior chefs prepare a three-course menu in their last challenge; the winner is crowned, receiving a trophy and a $100,000 prize.

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  5. Background image for A Gordon Ramsay Dinner Party
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #5 - A Gordon Ramsay Dinner Party

    S4:E10

    The remaining 6 junior home cooks receive a special invitation to Gordon's home for their next team challenge. Each team will prepare a two-course menu for a VIP lunch, including a seared red snapper appetizer and a roasted venison loin entrée. Later in the MasterChef kitchen, the judges will reveal which team received the best overall feedback on their dishes and had the most successful lunch service and which contestants will be in jeopardy of elimination. Then, it's up to the judges to decide who will go home and who will continue in the competition and compete in the semi-finals.

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  6. Background image for Alexander In A Box
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Alexander In A Box

    S8:E12

    MASTERCHEF JUNIOR Season One winner Alexander Weiss makes a surprise return, as the chefs are challenged to filet as many fish as they can in 15 minutes. The three chefs who filet the least number of fish will need to create a show-stopping salmon dish to make it to the final four.

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  8. Background image for Going Bananas
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    #7 - Going Bananas

    S7:E2

    Twenty-four junior home cooks from across the United States visit the MasterChef kitchen and immediately face difficult lunch and breakfast challenges that include mystery box challenges and creating as many perfect banana splits as they can.

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  9. Background image for Something to Trifle With
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #8 - Something to Trifle With

    S7:E5

    The Top 16 junior home cooks are split into three teams before they are given only 20 minutes to create as many delicious English trifles as possible; the team that fails to impress the judges are challenged to recreate three identical sliders.

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  10. Background image for The Restaurant Takeover
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #9 - The Restaurant Takeover

    S8:E11

    The top six junior chefs put their professional skills to the test during a restaurant takeover at the luxury hotel NoMad in downtown Los Angeles. Executive Chef Rudy Lopez lends his kitchen to the chefs after teaching them how to prepare some of the restaurant's signature dishes. The junior chefs must work together under the pressure and intensity of the kitchen to deliver the usual quality of the restaurant to a packed dining room of guests who have no idea the chefs are kids. The judges decide whose performance lands them in the top five.

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  11. Background image for Finale (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Finale (2)

    S9:E10

    The three finalists are one step away from winning the competition as they complete their main courses and whip up a stunning dessert; the chefs have one final hour to showcase their culinary abilities and impress the judges; the winner is crowned.

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  12. Background image for New Kids on the Block
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #11 - New Kids on the Block

    S7:E1

    Twenty-four junior home cooks from across the United States visit the MasterChef kitchen and immediately face difficult lunch and breakfast challenges that include mystery box challenges.

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  13. Background image for Jalapeño Business
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Jalapeño Business

    S8:E8

    The nine remaining junior chefs create one of the most popular fried, feisty and spicy finger foods

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  14. Background image for Finale, Part 2
    7.8/10(47 votes)

    #13 - Finale, Part 2

    S1:E7

    The two remaining cooks prepare three-course menus; the winner is chosen.

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  15. Background image for A Sweet Surprise
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    #14 - A Sweet Surprise

    S4:E2

    Season Two winner Logan returns to offer some advice to the remaining contestants. The top three contestants from the previous elimination challenge competes in a cupcake-frosting contest, during which only the winner can keep the judges safe from a sticky situation. Then, in the next challenge, the contestants is tasked with making a scallop dish in order to move onto the next round in the competition.

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  16. Background image for One Small Step
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    #15 - One Small Step

    S4:E3

    The Top 20 junior home cooks face an out-of-this-world Mystery Box challenge with special guest astronaut Tracy Dyson, during which they must prepare a unique dish that highlights a stellar ingredient. The one who rockets to the top has a significant advantage in the elimination challenge, when the contestants is tasked with creating a stunning and delicious fish dish in order to move onto the next round.

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  17. Background image for Tag Team Time
    7.8/10(37 votes)

    #16 - Tag Team Time

    S4:E9

    Christina Tosi brings a special guest into the MasterChef kitchen — her mom — to present the next mystery box challenge, which will feature all of Christina's favorite childhood foods. Then, contestants will compete in a tag team platter challenge using international street food ingredients.

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  18. Background image for Head of the Class
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #17 - Head of the Class

    S4:E11

    The remaining 4 junior home cooks compete in the semi-finals and are challenged to make the ultimate dessert - a soufflé! The winner receives a huge advantage in the elimination challenge. Later, the contestants must prepare a unique dish with a select cut of pork. Then, it's up to the judges to decide who will go home and who will continue in the competition and compete in the finals.

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  19. Background image for Under the Big Top
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #18 - Under the Big Top

    S7:E3

    The 20 junior home cooks face a carnival-themed challenge that will test their leadership and communication abilities as they prepare meals for Circus Vargas performers.

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    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #19 - Off The Hook

    S7:E4

    The 18 remaining junior home cooks must prepare a worthy dish with a fish that they must debone entirely on their own in the hopes of winning a special advantage; the cooks reflect their cultural heritages through their cooking styles.

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  21. Background image for Camp MasterChef
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #20 - Camp MasterChef

    S7:E7

    The Top 14 young home cooks visit the great outdoors to feed hungry campers with delicious recipes that may be featured in a magazine; the losing team faces a pressure test to make a coconut cream pie with a special twist.

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  22. Background image for Where's Walnuts?
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #21 - Where's Walnuts?

    S8:E6

    After facing a nutty Mystery Box challenge, 11 junior chefs compete in a fiery elimination challenge. They also welcome back Season 7 winner Che Spiotta.

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  23. Background image for Finale, Part 1
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #22 - Finale, Part 1

    S1:E6

    The top four cooks create dishes featuring chicken, with the cooks of two best dishes moving to the final round.

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  24. Background image for The Next Generation
    7.7/10(57 votes)

    #23 - The Next Generation

    S2:E1

    Sixteen young home cooks arrive and find themselves preparing dishes using Alexander Weiss's favorite ingredients, including pork chops, pork tenderloin and green apples. The winner chooses which protein is used in the elimination round before 12 contestants are chosen to advance in the competition.

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  25. Background image for Mom Knows Best
    7.7/10(48 votes)

    #24 - Mom Knows Best

    S2:E3

    A three-legged challenge is held to make a dozen cupcakes. Later, Gordon's mom visits the kitchen as a guest judge when the remaining contestants prepare one of the host's favorite dishes from his childhood.

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  26. Background image for Motocross Mayhem
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #25 - Motocross Mayhem

    S8:E7

    The Top 10 chefs start their engines for the ultimate race of the season, as they head over to a secret destination for their challenge. The strongest communicators are picked as team captains, as they compete to create the best American-style comfort dish for a team of very hungry motorsport racers. Find out who will take home the checkered flag.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Finale" is the best rated episode of "MasterChef Junior". It scored 8.3/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/29/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Quacking Under Pressure".