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MasterChef Australia: Season 16

Poster for MasterChef Australia Season 16

50 episodes · premiered Apr 22, 2024

This season feature 4 judges. Andy Allen, Sofia Levin, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Poh Ling Yeow. The number of contestants increased from 18 to 22. Like the previous 2 seasons, the season omitted the broadcast of the audition stage. Only one Immunity Pin is up for grabs this season.

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  1. Episode 1: Series Premiere: Identity Dish Apr 22, 2024 · 1h 17m It's a new era for MasterChef Australia as Andy Allen welcomes three new judges: Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow and Jean-Christophe Novelli, plus guest judge Jamie Oliver. The contestants were…
  2. Episode 2: Jamie Oliver's Team Service Challenge Apr 23, 2024 · 1h 9m It's Day Two in the MasterChef Kitchen and already the 22 contestants are thrown into their first big Service Challenge, with Jamie Oliver running the kitchen.
  3. Episode 3: Finger Food Invention Test Apr 24, 2024 · 55m Before our contestants can cook for immunity, they must get through Sofia's 'wrap your hands around this' challenge.
  4. Episode 4: Time Versus Ingredients Immunity Challenge Apr 25, 2024 · 50m The first immunity challenge and it's a battle of time vs. ingredients. Five contestants must choose between one ingredient and a 90-minute cook, OR up to 20 ingredients but only 45…
  5. Episode 5: Food Dreams Elimination Challenge Apr 28, 2024 · 1h 6m The first elimination of the season tasks the cooks with 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish representing their food dream.
  6. Episode 6: Jamie Oliver's Parents Mystery Box Challenge Apr 29, 2024 · 50m Our cooks are set for the challenge of making a dish from Mystery Box ingredients chosen by Jamie Oliver's parents, with the four weakest dishes set to send their makers into tomorrow's…
  7. Episode 7: Cook with Jamie Elimination Challenge Apr 30, 2024 · 48m In this elimination cook the contestants are challenged to 'Keeping Up With Jamie' on an Oliver Family recipe in order to keep their place in the competition.
  8. Episode 8: Queen Victoria Market Street Food Immunity Team Challenge May 1, 2024 · 55m The contestants cook for Immunity in a Team Challenge at the iconic Queen Victoria Night Market.
  9. Episode 9: Inspired by Family Elimination Challenge May 5, 2024 · 1h 9m Andy's mum Maree is in the kitchen to set an elimination challenge inspired by some of the Allen household's classic retro dishes. Contestants must make them MasterChef worthy, or risk…
  10. Episode 10: Mystery Box Challenge with a Twist! May 6, 2024 · 49m Today's Mystery Box comes with a twist, as our four judges throw in a secret ingredient that our cooks will have to wrangle.
  11. Episode 11: Pressure Test: Jack In The Box May 7, 2024 · 50m Judge Jean-Christophe Novelli sets the first Pressure Test of the competition with his 1992 dessert, 'Jack in the Box'.
  12. Episode 12: Two Round Team Immunity Challenge May 8, 2024 · 49m In Round 1, one 'champion' per team cooks, with the winner of Round 1 then taking their teammates into Round 2, and out into the garden to cook for Immunity.
  13. Episode 13: One Inch Cube Elimination Challenge May 12, 2024 · 1h 9m In today's two round elimination, our contestants' palettes are challenged with the classic One-inch cube taste test, which sees six favorites, cook for their spot in the competition.
  14. Episode 14: French Mystery Box Challenge May 13, 2024 · 49m A French-themed Mystery Box in Bendigo, regional Victoria, challenges the contestants to create 'magnifique' dishes.
  15. Episode 15: Pressure Test: Liam Downes' Smoked Egg Yolk Raviolo, Truffle & Asparagus May 14, 2024 · 48m Nat, Gillian, Alex and Lourdes battle it out in a Pressure Test set by Chef Liam Downes at Black Cat Truffles just outside Ballarat.
  16. Episode 16: Heirloom Tomato Team Relay May 15, 2024 · 49m It's the chaotic, colourful and feared race that is the MasterChef Team Relay! Today, in teams of four, cooks will tag-team their way to hopefully plate a cohesive dish and win immunity.
  17. Episode 17: Luke Nguyen Ingredient Gamble Elimination Challenge May 19, 2024 · 1h 1m The three losing teams faced a two-round elimination challenge set by Luke Nguyen. In round one each contestant was assigned a pair of ingredients, one visible and the other hidden…
  18. Episode 18: Vincent Yeow Lim Wok Mystery Box Challenge May 20, 2024 · 48m All of the contestants competed in a mystery box challenge set by guest judge, chef and social media presenter Vincent Yeow Lim, who asked them to create a dish in 75 minutes using a wok.
  19. Episode 19: Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's Sunny Side Up May 21, 2024 · 48m The bottom four contestants were given three hours to re-create chef Anna Polyviou's sunny side up dessert.
  20. Episode 20: Microwave Hack Immunity Challenge May 22, 2024 · 51m The judges task our contestants to create an immunity worthy dish in 75 minutes, using one of their four microwave hacks.
  21. Episode 21: Egg Elimination Challenge May 26, 2024 · 59m Inspired by a visit from viral sensation Mikiko Terasaki, contestants must creatively use eggs in a dish to avoid elimination.
  22. Episode 22: Asian Sauces Mystery Box Challenge May 27, 2024 · 49m A mystery box challenge with a saucy twist. The cooks must use at least one of six Asian sauces to cook a showstopping dish, with the bottom four headed for tomorrow's pressure test.
  23. Episode 23: Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Cherry Blossom May 28, 2024 · 50m MasterChef legend Darren Purchese returns with another diabolical dessert, which will spell the end of the competition for one talented cook.
  24. Episode 24: Second Chance Cook May 29, 2024 · 53m Eight eliminated contestants return for the chance to cook their way back into the competition.
  25. Episode 25: Rick Stein's Seafood Elimination Challenge Jun 2, 2024 · 1h King of the sea, Rick Stein is here, and the contestants are excited cooking for such an icon. Over two rounds, seafood is on the menu but for one cook, it will be their last time in the…
  26. Episode 26: Pub Food Service Challenge Jun 4, 2024 · 49m Contestants face off in a team service challenge where they are tasked with elevating traditional pub food.
  27. Episode 27: Cook with Curtis Elimination Challenge Jun 5, 2024 · 49m The losing team from the pub challenge must cook along with legendary chef Curtis Stone as he creates his Spice Rubbed Pork, Smoked Beetroot and Hasselback Potatoes.
  28. Episode 28: Sauce Immunity Challenge Jun 6, 2024 · 50m Today's challenge is to combine two nations' cuisines into a tasty dish. There is a huge prize on the line: the winning sauce will be made available to buy in Coles stores around the…
  29. Episode 29: Plant-Based Elimination Challenge Jun 9, 2024 · 59m Tonight's elimination is a plant-based challenge. Contestants create a well-known meat dish using only plant-based ingredients for their chance to secure the Top 10 of MasterChef 2024.
  30. Episode 30: Adriano Zumbo's Jelly Mystery Box Challenge Jun 10, 2024 · 50m Sweet Week has arrived! Adriano Zumbo is here as a guest judge and kicks things off with a wobbly jelly Mystery Box. Contestants compete to make a perfect shaky sweet to win precious…
  31. Episode 31: The Croquembouche Invention Test Jun 11, 2024 · 49m Sweet Week continues as Adriano Zumbo sets a challenge that puts a new twist on a classic. The cooks must interpret the croquembouche in their own unique way.
  32. Episode 32: Twins Challenge Jun 12, 2024 · 54m It's the iconic twin's challenge. Each team must utilize an appliance in their 90-minute dessert cook, aiming for identical dishes, despite only being able to shout instructions at each…
  33. Episode 33: Elimination Challenge: Taste Test Jun 16, 2024 · 56m Two tough rounds will test our cooks. First, Adriano Zumbo's Macaron Taste Test, and then a coffee-inspired dessert cook, with the weakest dish seeing its maker eliminated from the…
  34. Episode 34: Mystery Box Challenge: Most Ingredients Ever Jun 17, 2024 · 47m Tonight's mega Mystery Box features the most ingredients ever, the cooks have just 30 minutes to pull off a winning dish, with the bottom three sending their makers into tomorrow's…
  35. Episode 35: Pressure Test: Hugh Allen Jun 18, 2024 · 47m Hugh Allen returns to the MasterChef kitchen to set a pressure test merging classic French techniques with flavours of the Australian bush
  36. Episode 36: Elimination Challenge: Bacon & Eggs Jun 19, 2024 · 51m The contestants battle it out to reinvent the classic bacon and eggs. The stakes are high today, the top dish will win an epic mystery prize, but the bottom dish will be eliminated
  37. Episode 37: Mystery Box: Hong Kong Jun 23, 2024 · 57m MasterChef Australia is in Hong Kong! The first challenge is a Hong Kong style Mystery Box. Today the judges are looking for the top three cooks to progress into tomorrow's immunity…
  38. Episode 38: Immunity Challenge: Vicky Cheng Jun 24, 2024 · 49m After a demonstration from Michelin starred chef Vicky Cheng, three cooks must recreate his dish, from memory alone, the winner claiming immunity from this week's elimination
  39. Episode 39: Service Challenge: Street Food Jun 25, 2024 · 47m The cooks are split into three teams, cooking street food in a traditional dai pai dong. They must prepare a two-dish menu, using either a wok, steamer or deep fryer, catering for 120…
  40. Episode 40: Immunity Challenge: Lucky Dip Jun 26, 2024 · 47m Today's Hong Kong Immunity Challenge. A Lucky Dip proves fortunate for some, challenging for others. With two randomly picked ingredients, each contestant must perfectly pair them to…
  41. Episode 41: Elimination Challenge: Ingredient Auction Jun 30, 2024 · 57m Contestants bid against one another, trading time for ingredients in a MasterChef classic. Four contestants compete to cook a dish that helps them avoid elimination and secure their place…
  42. Episode 42: Mystery Box: Poh's Everything Jul 1, 2024 · 50m Contestants must cook a dish using all nine ingredients in Poh's Everything Mystery Box. The winner will score themselves $5,000 to spend at Harvey Norman.
  43. Episode 43: Pressure Test: Guillaume Brahimi Jul 2, 2024 · 49m Chef Guillaume Brahimi has brought a pressure test dish that will push the contestants to their limits. They need to replicate the dish as closely as possible... but they must plate up 5…
  44. Episode 44: Immunity Challenge: Family Food Heroes Jul 3, 2024 · 53m Emotions run high as the top five open chests, revealing treasured photos of their family food heroes. Inspired by their photos, each cook fights for their final shot at immunity.
  45. Episode 45: Elimination Challenge: The World's Most Extreme Ingredients Jul 7, 2024 · 58m Tonight, the contestants face off with some of the world's most extreme ingredients. These ingredient 'beasts' are the spiciest, sweetest, most sour, most bitter and most pungent on offer.
  46. Episode 46: Mystery Box: Golden Ticket Jul 8, 2024 · 47m The mystery boxes contain a golden ticket which will fast track the contestant with the top dish into the semi-final, while the other three will have to battle it out in tomorrow's…
  47. Episode 47: Pressure Test: Josh Niland Jul 9, 2024 · 51m Internationally renowned chef Josh Niland pushes the contestants to their limits with a unique dish from his acclaimed restaurant, St. Peter. They must each recreate his dish as closely as…
  48. Episode 48: The Judges Become The Cooks! Jul 14, 2024 · 54m Andy, Poh and Jean Christophe swap roles, becoming the cooks while the Semi-Finalists become the judges'. The fun doesn't stop there, as our Semi-Finalists must then take on the judges in…
  49. Episode 49: Final 3 - Service Challenge Jul 15, 2024 · 1h 9m With Curtis Stone's help, our Semi-Finalists must each prepare a three-course meal for 20 diners and the judges.
  50. Episode 50: Episode 50 Jul 16, 2024 · 1h 30m Our two Grand Finalists go head-to-head over two rounds to see who will be crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2024!