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The Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 18

Every episode of MasterChef Australia Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MasterChef Australia Season 18!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 1 - Auditions: Group 1
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S18:E1

    MasterChef Australia returns with auditions and 40 of the country's best home cooks are ready. Tonight 20 cooks have 90 minutes to cook their dream dish in order to win one of the 10 aprons on offer.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 38 - Immunity Challenge: Tom Sarafian
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    S18:E38

    Masters Week continues as hatted Melbourne chef Tom Sarafian joins to showcase his famous hummus dish, inspiring contestants to make an immunity-worthy dish to get one step closer to the Top 10.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 31 - Elimination Challenge: Aussie Native Ingredients
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    S18:E31

    Aussie Classics week draws to a close with an exciting day in the MasterChef Kitchen as guest judge and Aussie icon Robert Irwin sets an Aussie Native Ingredients Elimination Challenge.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 40 - Twins Challenge
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    S18:E40

    It's Knockout Week, and our 10 cooks face the iconic twins challenge inspired by MasterChef couple Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary and their identical twin girls, Charlotte and Claudia.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 57 - Elimination Challenge: Letters From Home
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    S18:E57

    It's elimination day, and there are two spots up for grabs in the semi-final. Emotions run high when letters and ingredients from home inspire our cooks to make a dish to keep them in the competition.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 4 - Mystery Box: Jimmy Barnes
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    S18:E4

    Aussie Rock legend Jimmy Barnes set this season's first mystery box, inspiring the Top 24 with seasonal ingredients they love to cook with. Dish of the day will see its maker safe from elimination.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 2 - Auditions: Group 2
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S18:E2

    Another 20 home cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen to compete for 10 aprons on offer. For those who miss out, they learn there will be one final chance to cook for the last four aprons tomorrow.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 7 - Pressure Test: Maggie Beer
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S18:E7

    The bottom five cooks from the Invention Test face off in a Pressure Test set by MasterChef favourite Maggie Beer, tasked with mastering her signature sour cream pastry in a high-stakes pie challenge.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 12 - Mystery Box Challenge: Catherine Zhang
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    S18:E12

    The Top 20 compete for Immunity from tomorrow's Elimination in a fruity Mystery Box challenge set by Catherine Zhang, marking the start of Viral Wonders Week

    Director:Unknown
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  10. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 15 - Immunity Pin Challenge: Khanh Ong
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S18:E15

    MasterChef alum and social media star Khanh Ong sets an epic challenge to create a bold, out-there sandwich with a banging cross section, to win the first immunity pin of the season

    Director:Unknown
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  11. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 33 - Elimination Challenge: Ice Cream Taste Test
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S18:E33

    As Sweet Week continues, the contestants take part in an Ice Cream Taste Test. The first four who guess incorrectly will land in the Round Two cook, after which someone will be sent home.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 35 - Immunity Pin Challenge: Beat the Chef
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    S18:E35

    On Sweet Week's final day, four contestants face dessert powerhouse Jess Lemon in a 'Beat the Chef' Immunity Pin challenge, attempting to outcook one of the MasterChef kitchen's pastry prodigies.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 14 - Team Service Challenge: Viral-worthy Dish
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    S18:E14

    Six teams will compete in their first service challenge, tasked with creating one perfect viral-worthy dish to serve to hundreds of diners, and impress a mystery social media-star critic

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  14. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 18 - Invention Test: Fusion
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    S18:E18

    It's a fusion invention test today with the contestants having to make dish featuring cuisines from two countries

    Director:Unknown
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  15. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 23 - Immunity Pin Challenge: French Techniques
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    S18:E23

    Guided by MasterChef Alumna Justine Schofield, four contestants put their French techniques to the test for a chance to win a coveted immunity pin.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 26 - Invention Test: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    S18:E26

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 9 - Elimination Challenge: Reinventing Carbs
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S18:E9

    In an elimination challenge centred on reinventing the judges' quick carb midweek dinner recipes, mistakes and time pressure sends one cook home.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 16 - Mystery Box Challenge: Rick Stein
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S18:E16

    It's the start of Around the World Week, and global food icon Rick Stein joins the MasterChef Kitchen to set an extra spicy Mystery Box challenge

    Director:Unknown
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  19. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 17 - Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the World
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S18:E17

    In an Around the World elimination challenge, MasterChef contestants must create a dish inspired by a chosen cuisine, featuring a surprise hero ingredient revealed only after they commit

    Director:Unknown
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  20. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 36 - Skills Challenge: Fish Butchery
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S18:E36

    To kick off Masters Week, industry icon Josh Niland gives a fish butchery masterclass, and the contestants must use one of his signature butchery techniques to prepare flathead in 75 minutes.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 39 - Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S18:E39

    In the final Masters Week challenge, four contestants compete in a pressure test set by Kirsten Tibballs to avoid elimination and secure their place in the Top 10.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 45 - Elimination Challenge: International Ingredients
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S18:E45

    Contestants must produce a dish featuring one of five internationally sourced ingredients that they have never used before, in an elimination cook-off. For one cook, it will be their final dish.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 5 - Elimination Challenge: Family Favourites
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S18:E5

    In the first elimination of the competition, 23 cooks will show the judges a window into their homelife, through a favourite dish that they cook at home for their loved ones.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 6 - Invention Test: Cereal
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S18:E6

    It's the return of a MasterChef classic with an Invention Test challenging cooks to create an inventive dish using cereal.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. MasterChef Australia Season 18 Episode 10 - Team Challenge: Family Feast
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S18:E10

    It is the first team challenge of the series, and the contestants are all eager to see how well they can work together. The bottom two teams will find themselves in the elimination the following day.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 18 Ratings Summary

"Auditions: Group 1" is the best rated episode of MasterChef Australia season 18. It scored 8.2/10 from 12 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on April 19, 2026. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Immunity Challenge: Tom Sarafian".