Seasons & episodes
S9 · E36Heston Blumenthal Road Trip 2017-06-18 · 75 min
It's Heston Blumenthal week. Heston takes the top 12 contestants on a road trip through regional Victoria; the first stop is the mighty Murray River in Swan Hill.
S9 · E37Team Challenge: Earth 2017-06-19 · 75 min
Contestants split into pairs have 75 minutes to cook one main and one dessert that must incorporate the element of earth. The least impressive team will then need to cook off to avoid elimination.
S9 · E38Team Challenge: Air 2017-06-20 · 75 min
The judges and Heston Blumenthal welcome the eight contestants to the Mildura salt pan. The contestants must cook dishes inspired by 'air' in teams of four.
S9 · E39Invention Test: Fire 2017-06-21 · 75 min
Contestants have 60 minutes to cook a savoury dish inspired by fire. The two least impressive dishes must then cook off to avoid the elimination challenge.
S9 · E40Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 3 2017-06-22 · 75 min
Contestants have 75 minutes to cook a delicious dish to avoid elimination. Later, Heston Blumenthal's MasterClass shows how to cook a tasty BBQ leg of Mallee lamb.
S9 · E41Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test 2017-06-25 · 75 min
Contestants have an hour to create a dish from the Mystery Box ingredients, with only three dishes to be tasted. The maker of the winning dish will receive an advantage in the invention test.
S9 · E42Pressure Test: Paul Carmichael's Bajan Fish Fry 2017-06-26 · 75 min
Unwatched The contestants have three hours and 45 minutes to recreate Paul Carmichael's Bajan fish fry from Momofuku Seiobo. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be eliminated from the competition.
S9 · E43Immunity Challenge 2017-06-27 · 75 min
The three best performers from the invention test now compete for a chance at immunity. Will our amateur cook have what it takes to out-perform one of Australia's best chefs?
S9 · E44Team Challenge: Identical Plates 2017-06-28 · 75 min
Split into pairs, each team must make two plates of the same dish and they must be identical, but they will not be able to see or taste what their team mate is cooking.
S9 · E45Elimination Challenge 2017-06-29 · 75 min
The bottom four contestants from the team challenge now must cook off and produce a spectacular dish to stay alive in the competition.
S9 · E46Mystery Box Challenge 2017-07-02 · 75 min
This program is about to get even bigger as the competition travels to the land of the cherry blossom, Japan. Contestants must explore Tokyo to find ingredients for the mystery box challenge.
S9 · E47Kappo-style Degustation Menu 2017-07-03 · 75 min
Each of the eight contestants will have to conceive, cook and deliver one course as part of an eight-course Kappo-style degustation for some of Tokyo's food elite.
S9 · E48Immunity Challenge 2017-07-04 · 75 min
The winning contestants from the invention test and the Kappo challenge now have a chance to fight it out for immunity in view of Mount Fuji at the Obuchi Tea Plantation.
S9 · E49Off-site Challenge: Shinjuku 2017-07-05 · 75 min
The judges welcome contestants to the heart of Shinjuku, where Tokyo comes alive at night. Contestants will be cooking at a local alleyway packed with street stalls to feed hundreds of hungry diners.
S9 · E50Elimination Challenge 2017-07-06 · 75 min
The losing team from the Yokocho street stall challenge must cook off to stay in the competition. Contestants must cook a dish that celebrates where they have come from and where they are going.
S9 · E51Japan Week Masterclass 2017-07-07 · 75 min
Japan week concludes at Tateyama Castle for a very special MasterClass with Michelin star sushi chef who walks the contestants through the simplicity and beauty of the perfect sushi.
S9 · E52Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test 2017-07-09 · 75 min
Contestants have an hour to create a dish from four mystery ingredients to gain advantage in the invention test. Later, contestants must recreate a classic dish and avoid facing elimination.
S9 · E53Pressure Test: Kylie Millar 2017-07-10 · 75 min
The three least impressive contestants from the invention test cook off in a pressure test set by MasterChef alumni, Kylie Millar. Who has cooked their last dish in the kitchen?
S9 · E54Immunity Challenge 2017-07-11 · 75 min
The three best invention test performers now face a special souffle immunity challenge. Can our amateur chef out-cook a professional and find themselves cooking in finals week?
S9 · E55Service Challenge: 50 Hungry Customers 2017-07-12 · 75 min
The judges reveal that each contestant will be in charge of either an entree, main or dessert to serve 50 hungry customers. The bottom three contestants will then be up for elimination.
S9 · E56Elimination Challenge 2017-07-13 · 75 min
The three least impressive contestants from the service challenge must cook to stay in the competition and earn their place in finals week. Who will be the next to leave?
S9 · E57Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test 2017-07-16 · 75 min
It's finals week. The top six contestants enter the kitchen to face a mystery box challenge to prove to the judges just how far they have come in the competition.
S9 · E58Pressure Test: Shaun Quade's Pearl on the Ocean Floor 2017-07-17 · 75 min
The bottom three contestants from the invention test now cook off in a pressure test to avoid elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
S9 · E59Elimination Challenge 2017-07-18 · 75 min
The top five contestants must create either a sweet or savoury dish and present seven plates of food for the judges as well as four of Australia’s top chefs to avoid elimination from the competition.