Season 12
61 episodes · Apr 13, 2020
Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen take the helm of the show that celebrates food and the love of food. Jock, Melissa and Andy will be joined in the MasterChef Australia kitchen by a delicious assortment of the world’s best chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Curtis Stone, to serve up the 12th helping of MasterChef Australia. The traditional MasterChef Australia recipe also boasts some new ingredients when the best of the best from the past 11 seasons return to the kitchen in MasterChef Australia – Back To Win.
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S12E1Premiere: Immunity Challenge: Finale-Worthy Dish
Apr 13, 202075mThe highly anticipated cooking show is back for an incredible 12th season, with a tasty new recipe - and cooking legend Gordon Ramsay will be in the kitchen the ENTIRE first week!Returning to the MasterChef kitchen are 24 much-loved and respected former contestants, Although these familiar faces from the past 11 seasons have forged incredible careers in the food industry, they all have some unfinished business - they are back to win.
S12E2Team Challenge
Apr 14, 202075mEach team must cook a three-course meal for 120 guests. The judges reveal three ingredients: black garlic, ginger and potatoes. Each team must feature one of the ingredients in each course.
S12E3Relay Style Team Challenge
Apr 15, 202075mTeams must cook a three-course meal in a relay style cook. Each team member starts a course and after 20 minutes must swap to the next course. The most cohesive menu with the best dishes wins.
S12E4Immunity Challenge: Keeping Up with Gordon
Apr 16, 202075mAfter impressing the judges in the round robin relay challenge, the winning team are back in the kitchen cooking for immunity and a chance to be safe from the next elimination.
S12E5Gordon Ramsay's 90-Minute Elimination Challenge
Apr 19, 202075mEvery contestant is up for elimination, except the winner of the immunity challenge. The pressure mounts for all contestants to deliver delicious dishes and keep their place in the competition.
S12E6Ultimate BBQ Challenge
Apr 20, 202075mThe contestants compete in the ultimate barbecue challenge, cooking for a staggering 1200 people. The team who least impresses will find themselves cooking in the pressure test.
S12E7Two-Round Pressure Test: Orana
Apr 21, 202075mIn the first pressure test of the season, contestants must cook three dishes from judge Jock Zonfrillo's three-hatted, award-winning restaurant, Orana. The least impressive dish will send someone home.
S12E8Melissa Leong's Mystery Box
Apr 22, 202075mIn the first mystery box challenge of the season, the 22 remaining contestants discover the ingredients have been chosen from all corners of the globe, by judge Melissa Leong.
S12E9Immunity Challenge: Judges' Taste Test / MasterClass
Apr 23, 202075mThe five contestants with the most impressive dishes from yesterday's challenge find themselves back in the kitchen ready to cook off in an immunity challenge. Plus, MasterClass with Andy and Jock.
S12E10Judges' Ingredients Elimination Challenge
Apr 26, 202075mIn this episode's elimination challenge, every contestant bar one, the winner of the immunity challenge, is up for elimination. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
S12E113-Round Team Showdown
Apr 27, 202075mThe contestants are split into three teams of seven and compete in a three-round cook-off. After the third round, the bottom six contestants are revealed and will cook off in the next episode's pressure test.
S12E12Self Pressure Test
Apr 28, 202075mIt's a pressure test with a difference. Each contestant has written their own pressure test recipe and has to create a dish to wow the judges. The least impressive dish will send its maker home.
S12E13Barter Mystery Box
Apr 29, 202075mThe judges reveal that each contestant's mystery box contains four ingredients which they can barter with one another for. The top four dishes will see their makers cook for immunity in the next episode.
S12E14Curtis Stone's Time Auction Immunity Challenge
Apr 30, 202075mToday's immunity challenge with Curtis Stone sees four contestants compete in a MasterChef time auction. The more time they spend on buying ingredients, the less time they have to cook.
S12E15Textures Elimination Challenge
May 3, 202075mThis challenge is all about texture. In round one, contestants must cook a dish with the best crunch. Round two is all about a gooey texture. The least impressive gooey dish will send its chef home.
S12E16Thai Team Challenge
May 4, 202075mThe contestants leave the kitchen for a week of off-site challenges. Teams must make two entrees and three mains for 50 diners. The least impressive team faces a pressure test.
S12E17Pressure Test: Guess The Ingredients & Replicate The Dish
May 5, 202075mHelly Raichura, of Enter Via Laundry, bases this taste test on her popular dish, 'pasta not pasta'. Contestants who guess the least ingredients correctly must replicate the dish in a challenge.
S12E18Locally Sourced Mystery Box
May 6, 202075mThis episode's ingredients are sourced by locals who grow fruit and vegetables in their backyards. The three most impressive dishes from the mystery box challenge will cook in an immunity challenge.
S12E19Sushi Train 100 Plate Immunity Challenge
May 7, 202075mThree contestants are told they must prepare 100 small plates each, consisting of five different dishes. All dishes will be served on the sushi train and will be colour-coded in this blind tasting.
S12E20Take-Away Elimination Challenge
May 10, 202075mIn today's take-away elimination challenge contestants must make a dish that will stand the home delivery test. Contestants have 90 minutes from the start of the cook to completed delivery.
S12E21Double Twist Team Challenge
May 11, 202075mContestants learn that there will be a twist with every challenge this week, so they must think on their feet to survive another week in the MasterChef kitchen. Tonight two twists really stir the pot.
S12E22Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Passionfruit Pavlova
May 12, 202075mContestants have three hours to complete a simply stunning Darren Purchese dish, but in the final hour of the cook, a twist that no one could anticipate is thrown at the contestants.
S12E23Mystery Box - with a twist!
May 13, 202075mContestants have 75 minutes to cook a dish using one or more of the eight ingredients in the mystery box. The contestants are pushed to the limit when a twist is delivered to their benches.
S12E24Katy Perry Immunity Challenge & Masterclass
May 14, 202075mKaty Perry guest judges a very special Hot 'N' Cold challenge to honour the iconic MasterChef theme song. The contestant with the best dish will find themselves safe from the elimination.
S12E25Elimination Cook-Off Challenge
May 17, 202075mContestants are cooking off against the other contestant on their bench. The best dish from each bench will be safe, while the remaining contestants must cook in the elimination round.
S12E26Sweet or Savoury Service Challenge
May 18, 202075mJo Barrett and Matt Stone from Oakridge Wines mentor this service challenge, with each team cooking a sweet or savoury menu. The team with the least impressive menu faces the pressure test.
S12E27Peter Gunn's Black Box Elimination
May 19, 202075mContestants must replicate chef Peter Gunn's 'Black Box' from his restaurant Ides. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
S12E28Vegan Mystery Box
May 20, 202075mContestants must create a vegan dish using at least one ingredient from the mystery box set by vegan chef Shannon Martinez. The top four dishes will cook off in the next immunity challenge.
S12E29Instant Noodle Immunity Challenge
May 21, 202075mThis episode's immunity challenge is fought in two rounds. In one round, contestants must create a delicious dish using instant noodles. The top two from round one must make a nostalgic and comforting dish.
S12E30Kingfish Elimination Challenge
May 24, 202075mJosh Niland of The Fish Butchery breaks down a kingfish for each of the contestants to choose a cut to cook with. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be going home.
S12E31Two Dish Relay Challenge
May 25, 202075mEach team must cook two dishes: one main and one dessert. Each contestant has 20 minutes to cook and they have just 45 seconds to hand over the dish to the next contestant in the relay.
S12E32Kirsten Tibballs' Meljito Dessert Pressure Test
May 26, 202075mQueen of chocolate and guest chef Kirsten Tibballs reveals that, for the pressure test, the contestants must create her wow-factor dessert the meljito.
S12E33Family Photo Mystery Box
May 27, 202075mThe contestants lift the lids of their mystery box to find a photo sent by their loved ones. The contestants have 60 minutes to create a dish inspired by the memory in their family photo.
S12E34Fairytale Immunity Challenge
May 28, 202075mContestants must create a dish inspired by one of seven classic fairytales. With an open pantry and garden, the contestant with the best dish and the strongest concept will win immunity.
S12E35Ice cream Elimination Challenge
May 31, 202075mContestants must make a dish that has two different flavoured ice-creams that only work when they are eaten together. In round two, they must make a dish using one of five unusual flavour pairings.
S12E36Citrus Challenge
Jun 1, 202075mContestants cook a sweet or savoury style dish championing a citrus fruit of their choice. In round two, they use the same fruit, but their dish must be in the opposite style.
S12E37Coskun Uysal's Meat/Protein Dessert Pressure Test
Jun 2, 202075mContestants discover they must create a dish inspired by chef Coskun Uysal's chicken rice pudding dessert. With this in mind, they must create their own dessert featuring a meat or protein.
S12E38Luck Of The Draw Mystery Box
Jun 3, 202075mThis episode's mystery box ingredients are decided entirely by the luck of the draw, with numbered lottery balls corresponding to 25 ingredients on display.
S12E39Highest Score Immunity Challenge
Jun 4, 202075mEach round in this immunity challenge is worth 10 points and the contestant with the highest score at the end of round three will win immunity and be free from the upcoming elimination.
S12E40The Aussie Pressure Test
Jun 7, 202075mIt's an Australia-themed pressure test. First up contestants must cook a delicious savoury pie and sauce. The bottom four must then create a dish celebrating what Australia means to them.
S12E41Teams Of Two Communication Challenge
Jun 8, 202075mTeams of two must create two dishes using a chosen ingredient. Dishes must be identical in taste and appearance, but they will not be able to see each other while they cook, so communication is key.
S12E42Benjamin Cooper Jungle CurryPressure Test
Jun 9, 202075mBenjamin Cooper, Executive Chef of Chin Chin Melbourne, sets tonight's pressure test where contestants must recreate his jungle curry with rice and roti without a recipe.
S12E43Smokin' Mystery Box
Jun 10, 202075mToday's mystery box is all about smoke. Contestants can use any method of smoking as long as one element has been smoked with a smoking gun. The top four will cook in tomorrow's immunity challenge.
S12E44Pumpkin Immunity Challenge
Jun 11, 202075mToday's immunity challenge is all about resourcefulness. The contestants are each presented with a pumpkin and have 90 minutes to cook three dishes that feature the pumpkin in some way.
S12E45Atlas Elimination Challenge
Jun 14, 202075mCharlie Carrington of Melbourne restaurant Atlas sets this elimination challenge, focusing on food from different countries. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be sent home.
S12E46The Golden Mystery Box
Jun 15, 202075mWith new rules this week, a contestant will be going home every three days! Today, the chefs use the contents of a very shiny Mystery Box to create a dish that makes them stand out.
S12E475 Minute Ingredient Immunity Challenge
Jun 16, 202075mEvery five minutes an ingredient that can be used in their cook is revealed to our contestants. They can start cooking at any time but only have access to the ingredients revealed up to that point.
S12E48Blind Taste Test Elimination
Jun 21, 202075mThis elimination will take place over two rounds, the first of which is the classic blind taste test. The first four contestants who guess incorrectly will go into round two.
S12E49Use Everything Mystery Box!
Jun 22, 202075mThe judges reveal that the contestants need to use all the ingredients in their mystery box to create two dishes - a sweet and savoury dish - in 75 minutes.
S12E50Immunity Challenge
Jun 23, 202075mThree heavy hitters of the competition go head-to-head. Who will make top six?
S12E51Elimination Challenge - Top 6
Jun 28, 202075mIn today's elimination contestants are challenged to cook a classic dish. Could this be Reynold's final cook in the MasterChef kitchen?
S12E52Colour Inspired Mystery Box
Jun 29, 202075mToday's mystery box is inspired by colour. The dish can be sweet or savoury and contestants can access the pantry with the garden also in play. So why is Melissa so emotional?
S12E53Cloche Choice Immunity Challenge
Jun 30, 202075mIn the battle for top five, contestants must choose two cloches and cook with the ingredients underneath. They can give up one cloche and select a third, however they must cook with the third ingredient.
S12E54Phil Wood Pressure Test
Jul 5, 202075mPhil Wood, from two of Victoria's finest restaurants, reveals that round one is a pressure test. Contestants have 75 minutes to replicate his dish: potatoes duchess with shiitake mushrooms and cauliflower.
S12E55Last Chance For Immunity Challenge
Jul 6, 202075mThe race to finals week is on! The makers of the top three dishes from the mystery box challenge will battle it out for one last chance at winning immunity this season.
S12E56No Rules Challenge
Jul 7, 202075mWho will make the finals? With no set rules in place, the contestants must mutually decide the cook time to create a dish, sweet or savoury, that best proves to the judges they have come back to win.
S12E57Mammoth Elimination Challenge
Jul 12, 202075mIn this mammoth elimination challenge, the contestants discover not only will they be cooking a four-course meal for the MasterChef judges, but for six of the hottest chefs in the country.
S12E58The Union Jack Mystery Box
Jul 13, 202075mThe contestants discover the mystery box, covered in a Union Jack flag, has been set by guest chef Gordon Ramsay.
S12E59Ordinary or Extraordinary Elimination Challenge
Jul 14, 202075mIn this elimination challenge, contestants must choose to use either ingredients from an ordinary pantry or an extraordinary pantry.
S12E60SemiFinal - Three Becomes Two
Jul 19, 202075mIn the semifinal challenge, our top three contestants compete for a place in the Grand Final. At the end of this challenge, three become two.
S12E61Grand Final
Jul 20, 202075mAfter a long culinary journey the two finalists are competing for a $250,000 cash prize and the title of MasterChef Australia 2020.