Season 5

2013 · 65 episodes

Episodes

1The Top 2222 brand new contestants are introduced as they begin their dream to become Australia's next MasterChef.
2Protein Pick Face Off ChallengeThe female contestants battle it out against the male contestants in a Protein Pick Face Off. The bottom six will go in to the first elimination challenge to take place tomorrow.
3Elimination Challenge 1In the first elimination, the contestants with the worst six dishes from last night's Protein Pick Face Off face an Invention Test with a twist. At the end of the show one of them is eliminated.
4Masterclass 1For the first time ever, there is a twist featuring a studio audience member.
5Barossa Boot Camp Day 1: Break Down a LambThe girls-versus-boys themed challenge continues and they find themselves in the picturesque Barossa Valley instead of the Masterchef kitchen.
6Barossa Boot Camp Day 2: Maggie Beer Tag Team RaceThe second day at the Barossa Boot Camp sees the contestants at the farm of food legend Maggie Beer where each team has to create four Maggie Beer recipes.
7Barossa Boot Camp Day 3: Seafood at Seppeltsfield WineryThe contestants are challenged at the Seppeltsfield winery in the Barossa, where they meet three seafood champions who show off their skills.
8Barossa Boot Camp Day 4: Double Elimination ChallengeThe boys versus girls Barossa Boot Camp reaches its conclusion and it is also the final day for two MasterChef contestants.
9Masterclass 2The Barossa Boot Camp comes to an end with a MasterClass featuring great local produce and two of its favourite residents, Maggie Beer and William Wood.
10Kids Week Day 1: Lunch BoxIt's Kids Week and the first challenge sees the contestants having 60 minutes to make the best dish they can using the ingredients that are found in a school lunch box.
11Kids Week Day 2: Immunity ChallengeIt is the first Immunity Challenge of the current series and the judges inform the contestants that they have access to the pantry but there is a catch.
12Kids Week Day 3: Tuck Shop ChallengeThe contestants make their way to Penleigh and Essendon High School where Gary introduces two very special guests who were previous students at the school. The challenge today sees the contestants having to feed 450 starving pupils.
13Kids Week Day 4: Elimination ChallengeThe losing team from the Tuck Shop Challenge faces elimination today. The challenge takes part in two parts which will leave the contestants scared.
14Masterclass 3Masterchef Australia: Masterclass 3 Tonight's MasterClass sees the contestants being joined by Stephanie Alexander and along with Matt Preston, they make a spinach & potato torte.
15Italian Week Day 1: Public Stall ChallengeIt's Italian Week and the remaining contestants are split into four teams and given a dish to create and sell to the public from a stall.
16Italian Week Day 2: Elimination - Memory DishThe contestants are given 60 minutes to make a dish from memory. The contestant with the worst dish will be eliminated from the competition.
17Italian Week Day 3: Battle of the PizzaThe 18 remaining contestants are put into two teams for a supreme Battle of the Pizzas. Each of the teams needs to come up with a menu of four pizzas to feed 150 hungry diners.
18Italian Week Day 4: EliminationThe team that lost yesterday's pizzeria challenge battle it out in the kitchen but there ends up being a twist.
19Masterclass 4Antonio Carluccio creates Handkerchief pasta with Ligurian Pesto whilst Gary shows how to make the perfect carbonara.
20Wild West Week Day 1: Catch of the DayThe top 15 find themselves having to to on Wild West Week in Western Australia. They are in Fremantle where they are divided into two teams. They head offshore to catch their own dinner.
21Wild West Week Day 2: Immunity TwistThe team which won yesterday’s Wild West Challenge battle are out for immunity tonight, or so they believe. After they show up at the Guillaume bistro there is a twist in the challenge.
22Wild West Week Day 3: Stockmen ChallengeThe contestants travel to Kylagh Station in York where they have to create lunch for 20 hungry stockmen and women on limited supplies.
23Wild West Week Day 4: Elimination - The Green HouseDuring the the Wild West Week elimination challenge, three contestants battle it out at Matt Stone’s restaurant, The Green House.
24Masterclass 5In tonight’s MasterClass, Brendan Pratt cooks slow roasted lamb shoulder with croquettes.
25Heaven and Hell Week Day 1: Mystery BoxThis week's Mystery box challenge pushes the remaining 14 contestants to their limits.
26Heaven and Hell Week Day 2: Elimination ChallengeFour contestants face the elimination challenge and are joined Ian Curley. The two of them who create the two worst dishes then have to battle it out in round two and one of them will be eliminated from the competition.
27Heaven and Hell Week Day 3: Seven Deadly Sins BanquetThe remaining hopefuls are divided into two teams, and they have to prepare a banquet for 70 diners using ingredients that represent the different Seven Deadly Sins.
28Heaven and Hell Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge 2The losing team from the Seven Deadly Sins challenge battle it out to try and save themselves from elimination.
29Masterclass 6Paul Wilson creates a traditional Mexican mole with lamb cutlets. The judges pit their skills against one another in creating a chocolate mousse.
30Fast Food Week Day 1: Mystery BoxFast Food Week gets underway and in the mystery box challenge the twelve remaining contestants are split in four teams, each having to create their own creation of the burger, fried chicken and kebab. They have to face the clock though as time is limited.
31Fast Food Week Day 2: Auction EliminationThe elimination challenge sees the contestants having to bid against each other for the items they want to cook with in an auction, and instead of money, they’ll bid with minutes.
32Fast Food Week Day 3: Car Club Team ChallengeThe remaining contestants travel to Red Hill Estate on the Mornington Peninsula where they have to create club sandwiches for 50 car club fans.
33Fast Food Week Day 4: Elmination ChallengeDaniel Wilson offers his 'perfect hotdog'. The contestants facing elimination have to recreate the hotdog and David will join the judges to decide who will be eliminated.
34Masterclass 7Gary attempts to prove that fast food can be healthy as he creates Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with peanut dipping sauce.
35Immunity Week Day 1: Skills Test and Yin & Yang ChallengeOnly 10 hopefuls remain in the running and with an immunity pin up for grabs, the tension in the kitchen is running high.
36Immunity Week Day 2: Identical DishesThe pairs in the immunity challenge are given free rein to create whatever they like but they must make two identical dishes
37Immunity Week Day 3: Black Forest Ice-Cream Cake RelayThe remaining pairs in the immunity challenge have to recreate Nick Palumbo’s black forest ice-cream cake, in a relay style event.
38Immunity Week Day 4: Butter Invention TestWith just four pairs left vying for an elimination pin and in an invention test each couple has to create a sweet and a savoury dish.
39Masterclass 8Matt goes back to basics as he creates a homemade tartare sauce. Gary uses some fresh local produce to create a dish for some local lifesavers.
40Love Week Day 1: Mystery Box ChallengeLove week gets underway and starts with a mystery box challenge. The remaining hopefuls get to fill their own boxes with ingredients of their choice but there is a twist!
41Love Week Day 2: Chocolate EliminationThe ingredient in this week's pressure test is chocolate. The bottom three from yesterday's challenge have to recreate Kirsten Tibballs’ louros cake.
42Love Week Day 3: 50 First DatesThe top 10 are split into two teams and given the challenge of creating a main dish and a dessert for 25 couples.
43Love Week Day 4: Breakfast EliminationThe five contestants facing elimination this weekhave to create their own breakfast dish and then serve it in just an hour to 100 hungry customers.
44Masterclass 9Kirsten Tibballs shows how to make an indulgent chocolate dessert perfect perfect for sharing. Gary creates a gorgeous dessert to tempt your loved one.
45Heston Blumenthal Week Day 1: Royal Jubilee TrifleThe judges are joined by Heston Blumenthal and the contestants have two hours to recreate Heston’s royal jubilee trifle as they battle it out to win immunity.
46Heston Blumenthal Week Day 2: Cook Against Heston ImmunityThe three winning contestants are given just 90 minutes to cook either an entrée, main or dessert while Heston has to cook all three courses in the same time. There is a twist in the challenge though.
47Heston Blumenthal Week Day 3: Medieval Knights FeastThe teams have two and a half hours to create a Heston-esque medieval feast for ten noble knights and the judges.
48Heston Blumenthal Week Day 4: Elimination ChallengeThe contestants from the losing team battle it out in today’s elimination challenge.
49Masterclass 10Heston offers a masterclass on how to create perfect scrambled eggs. He also creates a roasted leg of lamb with anchovies and rosemary and demonstrates how to carve for maximum flavour.
50World Food Week Day 1: VIP BanquetThe remaining eight contestants are flown to Dubai and split into four teams of two the contestants to face a challenge that sees them shop in the local Souk Markets and then create a banquet to 36 VIP's.
51World Food Week Day 2: Palms Hotel EliminationThe 6 losing contestants from yesterday’s challenge are put in charge of the Ossiano kitchen at The Palms Hotel Atlantis, where they have to create dinner for 50 VIP Atlantis guests as well as Ossiano Vice President, Mark Patten.
52World Food Week Day 3: Mexico or ChinaThe contestants are split into two teams and have to create a lunchtime menu for city based office workers in Melbourne composed of dishes from either Mexico or China.
53World Food Week Day 4: Qantas World Map of FoodThe contestants find themselves standing in front of the Qantas World Map of Food. They then have to create dishes from various regions of the world.
54Masterclass 11The two lucky contestants who won Sunday night’s challenge are flown first class to Paris where Matt Preston shows them some of his favourite places to eat.
55Dreams Week Day 1: Service ChallengeThe seven remaining contestants begin to realise that their food dreams are a real possibility. The service challenge sees them having to create dinner for some very surprise guests.
56Dreams Week Day 2: Elimination ChallengeThose facing elimination need to create cook a plate of food that demonstrates their food dream.
57Dreams Week Day 3: Josie BonesThe final six contestants pay a visit to Josie Bones, a restaurant owned by Chris Badenoch, who was a former Masterchef contestant. They are split into teams and have to create three dishes to serve to Chris' customers with the worst team having to face the next elimination challenge.
58Dreams Week Day 4: Darren's Raspberry Rhubarb Ginger Chocolate Dessert.The contestants facing elimination have to try and replicate Darren Purchase’s, raspberry rhubarb ginger chocolate dessert.
59Masterclass 12Annie Smithers and John Reid are with the top five contestants & the judges, to create some great regional country produce.
60Finals Week Day 1: Mystery BoxThe latest mystery box challenge sees the contestants being given 10 ingredients, five chosen by the contestants and the other five chosen by the judges. They then have just sixty minutes to create a delicious meal.
61Finals Week Day 2: Elimination ChallengeThe five contestants are matched with a chef that has a style and expertise to match their culinary ambitions in the latest elimination challenge.
62Finals Week Day 3: The Atlantic Service ChallengeThe four hopefuls left in the running arrive at Donovan Cooke’s restaurant, The Atlantic. Each of them have to create a two course meal chosen by Donovan for some VIP Atlantic customers.
63Finals Week Day 4: Culinary DuelingThe hopefuls battle it out in a culinary duel over three different rounds. In eachround, they have just thirty minutes and an open pantry to try and come up with their winning dishes. At the end of the show there is another elimination.
64Masterclass 13All of the contestants from this year's competition return to take part in the last Masterclass of the season. The tables are turned though as they set a mystery box challenge for George and Gary.
65GrandfinalThe finalists battle it out to secure the $100,000 cash prize, an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a cookbook deal with New Holland and access to Australia’s best kitchens.