The Best Episodes of MasterChef

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#1 - Semi Final
S14:E179/11/2024
The top five chefs face two challenges involving a mystery box and replicating a restaurant quality dish.
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8.1/10(83 votes)
#2 - The Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1
S10:E15/29/2019
Thirty-six home cooks arrive with the intent of being placed in the Top 20, but the contestants must pass the audition rounds and impress the judges to earn the coveted apron; the contestants hope to earn a valuable "Judges' Pass."
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8.1/10(63 votes)
#3 - Chopsticks & Pasta
S8:E169/6/2017
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the remaining home cooks to compete in a pasta-themed elimination challenge.
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8.1/10(58 votes)
#4 - Feel The Burn - Mystery Box
S14:E149/4/2024
The MasterChef kitchen heats up as the top ten contestants are faced with a fiery mystery box challenge.
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8.0/10(59 votes)
#5 - Bake to Win
S12:E97/27/2022
One chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the contestants to face elimination.
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7.9/10(76 votes)
#6 - Auditions - Pt. 2 / The Battle Round
S10:E26/5/2019
Only eight aprons are left for the hopeful home cooks to earn so they can pass through the audition rounds, where they have less than 45 minutes to prepare their signature dish and leave the judges wanting for more before the Top 20 are chosen.
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7.9/10(75 votes)
#7 - Emeril Lagasse: Auditions Round 1
S11:E16/2/2021
Home cooks serve up their signature dishes to the judges; guest judge Emeril Lagasse.
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7.9/10(70 votes)
#8 - Tag Team Tears & Tantrums
S10:E97/11/2019
With two eliminations on the line, the pressure is on for the losing team in the tag-team challenge.
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7.9/10(60 votes)
#9 - Birds of a Feather Mystery Box
S13:E88/2/2023
The top 17 home chef's return to the kitchen for their second mystery box challenge, but this time with a twist -- one region begins the challenge 10 minutes behind the rest.
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7.9/10(55 votes)
#10 - The Wall
S14:E159/4/2024
The top 8 chefs face a surprise and discover that they must work in pairs to cook identical dishes from opposite sides of a wall.
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7.9/10(51 votes)
#11 - Restaurant Takeover Hell's Kitchen
S13:E179/13/2023
The top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world's largest Hell's Kitchen restaurant.
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7.9/10(49 votes)
#12 - Semi Finals
S12:E189/7/2022
The top five chefs are faced with tow separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate lobster tortellini.
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7.9/10(43 votes)
#13 - Finale: Part One
S14:E189/18/2024
The top three chefs must create a three-course meal, starting with an awe-inspiring appetizer
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7.8/10(70 votes)
#14 - Regional Auditions - The Northeast
S13:E15/24/2023
The contestants must get at least three yes votes this season to earn an apron, and in today's episode it is contestants from the Northeast region. Daphne Oz is the guest judge. The first contestant competing for an apron is Carla and she does not advance. Richie is the next contestant and he advances with three yes votes. Nina is next and earns three yes votes and an apron. Purvi is next and her dish impressed all four judges earning her an apron. Eddie is next and only gets two yes votes therefore he did not advance; however, Joe offers him training in some of his restaurants after the show. Ross also fails his audition. Brynn is next and earns four yes votes and an apron. Ryan is the day's last auditionee and gets three yes votes earning him the final apron for the Northeast region.
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7.8/10(67 votes)
#15 - King of The Crabs
S10:E127/24/2019
The top 13 must break down Alaskan king crabs; the contestants cook for chef Masaharu Morimoto.
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7.8/10(63 votes)
#16 - Backyard BBQ
S10:E117/18/2019
The cooks have 60 minutes to present their best beef dish to the judges.
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7.8/10(62 votes)
#17 - Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.
S12:E108/3/2022
More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the MasterChef rodeo, where the Top 14 chefs divide into two teams to create the best steak and sides. The team that doesn't live up to the cowboys' standards faces the possibility of elimination.
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7.8/10(61 votes)
#18 - Regional Auditions - The South
S13:E46/14/2023
The South region is the final region for auditions, and this week Tiffany Derry joins the judges for the voting. Reagan starts off the auditions and gets four yes votes and the first apron of the night. Austyn is up next but gets two immediate no votes, so she fails. Kendal is next and gets four yes votes for the evening's second apron. Jessica attempts her audition next but she gets two no votes and does not pass. Michele follows with her audition and also gets two no votes thus failing. Jennifer is next and gets three yes votes, breaking the streak of failures and earning the night's third apron. Sav follows with her audition and gets an overwhelming four yes votes and the fourth apron. When Kolby auditions, Gordon brings his grandfather in to taste the dish and witness Kolby being awarded the fifth and final apron.
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7.8/10(58 votes)
#19 - The Finale (1)
S7:E189/13/2016
In the next challenge, with help from some familiar home cooks, the remaining 3 will have one hour to prepare an amazing appetizer dish. The contestants will then have one hour to create entrees and one hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MasterChef, and the deserving home cook will walk away with the trophy, a book deal, and the $250,000 grand prize.
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7.8/10(58 votes)
#20 - United Cakes Of America
S13:E98/9/2023
The remaining home chefs face the hardest challenge yet in this celebration of "MasterChef's" 250th episode; the kitchen heats up when the chef with immunity is tasked to assign each contestant with an iconic cake to re-create.
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7.8/10(51 votes)
#21 - Finale - Special Guest Graham Elliot (1)
S12:E199/7/2022
The chefs who advance to the finals prepare an appetizer and entree with the support of Graham Elliot.
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7.8/10(51 votes)
#22 - Fish Out of Water Mystery Box
S13:E138/30/2023
The chefs face their toughest mystery box challenge yet -- fish.
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7.7/10(94 votes)
#23 - Winner Chosen
S4:E259/11/2013
The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.
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7.7/10(70 votes)
#24 - Gordon's Mystery Box
S10:E36/12/2019
The Top 20 must quickly demonstrate their culinary expertise before they encounter their first mystery box challenge, where they must create a Ramsay-inspired dish, but only 18 home cooks can progress further in the competition.
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7.7/10(64 votes)
#25 - One Pan Wonder
S10:E208/21/2019
TV host Daphne Oz reveals the contents of the week's mystery box challenge to the top eight, leaving the contestants 60 minutes to create an elevated one-pan dish using the cast iron pan.
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