A few dozen home chefs battle it out in the Masterchef Kitchen to earn the best chef title, judged by top Australian chefs.
Where to Watch MasterChef Australia • Season 18
15 Episodes
Auditions: Group 1
E1
Auditions: Group 1MasterChef 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.
Auditions: Group 2
E2
Auditions: Group 2Another 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.
Auditions: Second Chance
E3
Auditions: Second ChanceTonight, 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?
Mystery Box: Jimmy Barnes
E4
Mystery Box: Jimmy BarnesAussie 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.
Elimination Challenge: Family Favourites
E5
Elimination Challenge: Family FavouritesIn 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.
Invention Test: Cereal
E6
Invention Test: CerealIt's the return of a MasterChef classic with an Invention Test challenging cooks to create an inventive dish using cereal.
Pressure Test: Maggie Beer
E7
Pressure Test: Maggie BeerThe 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.
Immunity Challenge: Andy Cooks
E8
Immunity Challenge: Andy CooksIt'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.
Elimination Challenge: Reinventing Carbs
E9
Elimination Challenge: Reinventing CarbsIn an elimination challenge centred on reinventing the judges' quick carb midweek dinner recipes, mistakes and time pressure sends one cook home.
Team Challenge: Family Feast
E10
Team Challenge: Family FeastIt 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.
Elimination Challenge: Family Traditions
E11
Elimination Challenge: Family TraditionsSix contestants face elimination as they must create a dish that represent their family food traditions to fight for their place in the competition.
Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine Zhang
E12
Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine ZhangThe 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
Elimination Challenge: Viral Ingredients
E13
Elimination Challenge: Viral IngredientsViral 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
Team Service Challenge: Viral-worthy Dish
E14
Team Service Challenge: Viral-worthy DishSix 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
Immunity Pin Challenge: Khanh Ong
E15
Immunity Pin Challenge: Khanh OngMasterChef 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
