Episode guide
MasterChef: Season 9
23 episodes · premiered May 30, 2018
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- Episode 1: The Judges Do Battle (1) May 30, 2018 Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich each will have eight aprons to hand out to the home cooks whom they deem worthy – and they then will mentor those contestants…
- Episode 2: The Judges Do Battle (2) May 30, 2018 · 1h The three judges each choose eight home cooks to mentor throughout the competition.
- Episode 3: The Judges Do Battle (3) Jun 6, 2018 Forty-three of America’s finest home cooks compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to earn a spot in the Top 24.
- Episode 4: Home State Heroes Jun 6, 2018 · 1h In the first mystery box challenge of the season, the Top 24 must prep, cook, and plate one dish featuring an ingredient unique to each of their home states.
- Episode 5: Gordon Ramsay Masterclass Jun 13, 2018 In the first skills test of the season, MASTERCHEF host/judge/executive producer Gordon Ramsay teaches the home cooks how to properly break down a crab, before the contestants must…
- Episode 6: Trouble Brewing Jun 20, 2018 The Top 20 venture out of the kitchen and head to the historic Anheuser Busch brewery in Los Angeles for their first team challenge of the season. The two teams must cook a beer-infused…
- Episode 7: World Cup Dishes Jun 27, 2018 The contestants face a mystery box challenge where they must create a dish using one common ingredient—walnuts. The winner will receive three huge advantages. Later, the kitchen welcomes…
- Episode 8: A Gordon Ramsay Wedding Jul 11, 2018 The contestants cook for Season 7 winner Shaun O'Neale's wedding.
- Episode 9: The Big Not Easy Jul 18, 2018 The contestants face a mystery box filled with fresh seafood and must create a dish using two items from it. The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and…
- Episode 10: Rise or Fall Jul 25, 2018 The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients—only to leave one contestant without a pair. The contestant cooking solo…
- Episode 11: The Kids Are Alright Aug 1, 2018 The Top 14 contestants are split into two teams to compete in a fine dining challenge and are to cook 39 dishes for a group of very discerning judges who have big expectations. Contestants…
- Episode 12: Frying Tonight; Just for the Halibut Part 1 Aug 8, 2018 The contestants must make a dish that features a deep-fried element as the judges cook alongside them; the elimination challenge features a citrus-centered dish.
- Episode 13: Just for the Halibut Aug 15, 2018 The Top 12 face their third skills test and replicate the proper way to break down a halibut. Those who fail to impress the judges are then tasked with creating a stunning original dish…
- Episode 14: Sky's the Limit Aug 22, 2018 The cooks split into two teams and must serve 100 dishes to airmen in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the March Air Reserve Base.
- Episode 15: Tag Team Aug 22, 2018 The contestants learn they will be competing in the Tag Team Challenge.
- Episode 16: American Heroes Aug 29, 2018 The remaining home cooks must serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.
- Episode 17: Waste Not Want Not Aug 29, 2018 A mystery box challenge involving food scraps; a mystery box challenge involving fresh ingredients.
- Episode 18: Restaurant Takeover Sep 5, 2018 The Top Six face the Restaurant Takeover Challenge at Providence in Los Angeles. The home cooks split into two teams and must feed a dining room filled with 48 guests.
- Episode 19: Cooking With Heart Sep 5, 2018 Then, the remaining five receive a heart-warming mystery box challenge in which contestants will create a dish inspired by their loved-one.
- Episode 20: Battle of the Beef Sep 12, 2018 The cooks face a series of pressure-filled skills tests using beef; the two weakest contestants go head-to-head.
- Episode 21: The Semi Final Sep 12, 2018 The final four split into two teams to cook one entrée for the judges' mentors: chefs Daniel Boulud, Jonathan Waxman and Lidia Bastianich; an elimination leaves three cooks moving on to…
- Episode 22: The Finale (1) Sep 19, 2018 The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges.
- Episode 23: The Finale (2) Sep 19, 2018 The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges; the home cook with the best overall menu wins the prize and the coveted title of MasterChef.