Season 13
(2021)
Overview
Judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen are back in the MasterChef Australia kitchen, ready to introduce the next generation of exceptional home cooks. 2021 will be seasoned to perfection with some of the world’s most recognisable and beloved chefs including Nigella Lawson, Yotam Ottolenghi, Heston Blumenthal, Massimo Bottura and Clare Smyth - plus homegrown sensations including Curtis Stone, Kirsten Tibballs, Darren Purchese, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Scott Pickett, Poh Ling Yeow, Callum H…
Cast
as Himself - Judge & Host
as Himself - Judge & Host
as Herself - Judge & Host
Episodes
Auditions, Day 1 0.0
April 19, 2021
The best home cooks from around the country will face challenge after challenge to see who will rise to the top and tak…
Auditions, Day 2 0.0
April 20, 2021
The judges are looking for just five more cooks to round out the top 24. The home cooks who are given a second chance w…
Emelia Jackson Mystery Box 0.0
April 21, 2021
This mystery box is selected by MasterChef Australia champion Emelia Jackson. The three best dishes will be awarded an …
Chicken Or The Egg? 0.0
April 22, 2021
In this two round challenge, contestants must create dishes that feature a chicken or an egg. The contestant with the l…
Superstars Week - Nigella Lawason 0.0
April 25, 2021
Superstars Week kicks off with Nigella Lawson. Contestants must recreate Nigella's favourite dish based on her detailed…
Superstars Week - Yotam Ottolenghi 0.0
April 26, 2021
Yotam Ottolenghi presents his favourite flavour bombs: numbing oil, fenugreek marinade and chipotle peanuts. Each team …
Superstars Week - Massimo Bottura (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
April 27, 2021
The judges reveal this elimination challenge is over two rounds and is set by cooking legend Massimo Bottura. Massimo p…
Superstars Week - Clare Smyth (Mystery Box) 0.0
April 28, 2021
Clare Smyth reveals the dish that has inspired her choice of mystery box ingredients. Contestants must create a sweet o…
Superstars Week - Heston Blumenthal (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
April 29, 2021
Heston Blumenthal sets an immunity challenge in which contestants must use a popular breakfast ingredient to create a d…
Poh, Callum & Reynold (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
May 2, 2021
MasterChef alumni Poh, Callum and Reynold present the contestants with three dishes from their venues. Contestants must…
Least & Most Comfortable (Team Challenge) 0.0
May 3, 2021
Each team must cook the same six dishes within the time allocated. Each contestant on the team will cook one of the dis…
Sweet & Savoury Tart (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
May 4, 2021
Each contestant must choose the dish they feel most comfortable making: a savoury tart or sweet tart. Jock then switche…
Staples (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
May 5, 2021
Contestants must create a dish using the staple ingredients under their benches as well as two ingredients from the gar…
Choose Your Ingredient & Masterclass 0.0
May 6, 2021
Contestants must choose an ingredient they would like to feature in a dish, but they won't know the ingredient they mus…
That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
May 9, 2021
Keen as mustard, the contestants have to cook a dish that interprets one of the classic food sayings on display. The co…
Meet The Masters 0.0
May 10, 2021
It's Meet the Masters Week. This opportunity gives the contestants up-close insights into the skills of the best culina…
Pressure Test 0.0
May 11, 2021
The least impressive team from the master team challenge must cook off in this pressure test.
Mystery Box 0.0
May 12, 2021
The contestants enter the kitchen ready to take on the mystery box challenge set by a Michelin-starred chef.
Cooking With Fire (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
May 13, 2021
In a very special challenge, the top four contestants from the previous challenge meet in the kitchen to be taught a le…
Meet The Masters (Elimination) 0.0
May 16, 2021
For the final cook of Meet the Masters Week, the bottom four contestants must make a dish that demonstrates how they ha…
Service Brigade - Tonka (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
May 17, 2021
Andy reveals that every challenge this week will be a service challenge and all 16 contestants are in with a chance at …
Service Challenge - Movida (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
May 18, 2021
This challenge is all about the ingredients. Each team must feature the same ingredient in each course
Service Challenge - (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
May 19, 2021
For this challenge, two pantries are on offer: a European pantry and an Eastern pantry. By the toss of a coin, the team…
Service Challenge - (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
May 20, 2021
Each team has two-and-a-half hours to cook a three-course meal and each course must champion a colour chosen by the tos…
Team Challenge 0.0
May 23, 2021
Each team must create a dish that features the ingredient hidden underneath the tablecloth and must also use an allocat…
Vegetable Challenge 0.0
May 24, 2021
Contestants must choose from either a potato, broccoli, carrot, brown onion or zucchini, to make a delicious dish featu…
Pressure Test 0.0
May 25, 2021
In this pressure test, it's a fight to stay in the competition and four contestants must re-create a dish without ever …
11 Utensils 0.0
May 26, 2021
The contestants must create a dish using only the 11 utensils in the mystery box. The dish can be sweet or savoury, wit…
Hot Chillies! (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
May 27, 2021
The contestants must cook a dish using some of the hottest chillies in the world. The dish that best highlights the hea…
Game ID (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
May 30, 2021
This elimination is played over two rounds. In the first round, contestants must identify the 14 game meats on display.…
Second Chance Week 0.0
May 31, 2021
It's Second Chance Week in the MasterChef kitchen. Across the week, 11 previously eliminated contestants are back with …
Second Chance Week (Pressure Test) 0.0
June 1, 2021
Renowned pastry chef Anthony Hart reveals his pressure test dish: chocolate oasis. The contestants have 2 hours and 15 …
Clear Or Hidden (Mystery Box Challenge) 0.0
June 2, 2021
This episode, the 10 returning contestants can choose between a clear mystery box where the ingredients are visible or …
It's A Knockout 0.0
June 3, 2021
Four contestants are told they will have two-and-a-half hours to prepare a three-course menu. But the catch is that aft…
Murray Cod (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
June 6, 2021
Josh Niland demonstrates how to make the most of a Murray cod utilising the entire fish. For this challenge, contestant…
Pair Up With Crayfish 0.0
June 7, 2021
Contestants must pair up with another contestant to form seven teams. Each team must create crayfish two ways, one fami…
Vego (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
June 8, 2021
The four contestants cooking in this elimination challenge discover they will be cooking a vegetarian dish, with all in…
Melbourne Inspiration (Mystery Box) 0.0
June 9, 2021
The mystery box reveals a map of Melbourne and a camera phone to take pictures. The contestants must explore the city s…
Kate Reid Pastry 0.0
June 10, 2021
Jock introduces Kate Reid, the mastermind behind Lune Croissanterie. Contestants must use Kate's world-class pastry and…
90 Minute Cook Time (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
June 13, 2021
The contestants must decide how much of their 90-minute cook time they use in round one, because they will only have th…
Home Delivery (Team Challenge) 0.0
June 14, 2021
Teams must create a three-course home delivery menu and can choose any theme or cuisine for their menu. Each team has t…
Khanh Nguyen's Pork Wellington 0.0
June 15, 2021
Guest chef Khanh Nguyen from Sunda has taken South-East Asian food to the next level. The contestants must create Khanh…
4 Ingredient Barter (Mystery Box) 0.0
June 16, 2021
Jock reveals this mystery box is different. Contestants need to use four ingredients in their final dish, but before th…
The Top Four (Immunity Challenge) 0.0
June 17, 2021
The top four cooks from the latest mystery box challenge battle it out for immunity and a guaranteed spot in the top 10.
Nu Nu Ingredient ID (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
June 20, 2021
Contestants must correctly identify ingredients in three dishes from Nick Holloway's Nu Nu menu. The five contestants w…
Three Blue Ducks (Service Challenge) 0.0
June 21, 2021
The top 10 contestants arrive at URBNSURF, the home to Australia's first ever surf park in Melbourne's west to discover…
Darren Purchese (Pressure Test) 0.0
June 22, 2021
Contestants must cook a sweet pressure test recipe of their own design. Darren Purchese will be running the floor and m…
Family Messages 0.0
June 23, 2021
After watching emotional messages from their family members, Melissa explains that contestants must make a dish inspire…
Keep Up With Curtis & Masterclass 0.0
June 24, 2021
In today's challenge, the contestants must keep up with Curtis Stone as he cooks his ultimate roast chicken dish. Andy,…
Black Mystery Box or Black Gloche? (Double Elimination) 0.0
June 27, 2021
Today there is a massive double elimination. Contestants must choose between cooking with the black mystery box or the …
Uluru 0.0
June 28, 2021
Today we are in the spiritual heart of Australia, Uluru. Contestants must create a fine dining three-course meal under …
Simpson's Gap (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
June 29, 2021
The team arrive at Simpson's Gap and judges reveal the contestants must create a dish using a variety of foraged bush f…
All 7 Ingredients! (Mystery Box Challenge) 0.0
June 30, 2021
In the toughest mystery box challenge of the season, the contestants discover they must create a dish using all seven i…
The Cloche Challenge 0.0
July 1, 2021
Each cloche represents an ingredient, a cuisine, food related word, or kitchen equipment. The contestants must choose a…
Fast Food & Fancy Food (Elimination Challenge) 0.0
July 4, 2021
Contestants must choose an ingredient and cook it two ways, in a fast-food and in a fancy food application. The contest…
Society (Service & Elimination Challenge) 0.0
July 5, 2021
The judges welcome the contestants to Martin Benn's opulent new Melbourne restaurant, Society. The pressure is on as th…
Vue Du Monde - Bottlebrush (Pressure Test) 0.0
July 6, 2021
Contestants face a pressure test like no other. Chef Hugh Allen from restaurant Vue Du Monde, challenges contestants to…
Finalists (Advantage Challenge) 0.0
July 7, 2021
The finalists enter the MasterChef kitchen to discover the day's advantage challenge, which will see the winner cooking…
Semi-Final 0.0
July 11, 2021
Contestants compete in a semifinal service challenge. The contestant with the least impressive menu will leave the comp…
Grand Finale (Part 1) 0.0
July 12, 2021
It’s here, the MasterChef Australia Grand Finale for 2021. Our three finalists face an incredible three round challenge…
Grand Finale (Part 2) 0.0
July 13, 2021
It’s day two of the epic MasterChef Australia Grand Finale for 2021 and the contestant who scores the most points overa…