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Season 11 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Auditions Day 1

Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2019 (105 min)

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Each hopeful cook has 60 minutes to produce their dish. If the judges like the dish, they're through to the next stage. If not, sadly, they're heading home.

Auditions Day 2

Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2019 (70 min)

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It's day two of auditions and 13 contestants return for a second chance to show the judges they deserve to be in the top 24. With 18 aprons given away yesterday, just six aprons are up for grabs.

Top 24: Desert Island Dish

Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: May 1, 2019 (70 min)

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The pantry is open, there's 75 minutes on the clock, and the contestants are asked to cook the dish they'd cook every day for the rest of their lives if they found themselves on a desert island.

Immunity Challenge: Curtis Stone

Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: May 2, 2019 (70 min)

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It's the end of the first week in the kitchen and the winners from the previous challenge will cook for an immunity pin. But it won't be easy: they'll be cooking against chef Curtis Stone.

Mystery Box Challenge: Judges' Favorites & Black Mystery Box

Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: May 5, 2019 (90 min)

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It's mystery box time and our cooks must create a delicious dish using at least one of the elected ingredients. Next up is the black mystery box, but this time, whoever cooks the worst dish is going home.

Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Bombe Alaska

Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: May 6, 2019 (70 min)

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Those that failed to impress in the previous episode are facing the dreaded pressure test. Our cooks are charged with recreating a Darren Purchese dessert, and whoever doesn't impress the judges will be going home.

Immunity Challenge: Max Sharrad

Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: May 7, 2019 (70 min)

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The winners of the mystery box and invention test face the immunity challenge. History is made when the judges choose who will cook against Young Chef of the Year, Max Sharrad.

Team Challenge: Briagolong Drought Feast

Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: May 8, 2019 (70 min)

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Contestants cook outside of the kitchen for the first time. Their challenge is to create a feast for volunteers, truckies, farmers and their families impacted by drought in Briagolong.

Pressure Test: Nigella's Roast Chicken

Episode: 11x11 | Airdate: May 13, 2019 (70 min)

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It's pressure test time for the losing team from the previous challenge. The contestants have 90 minutes to cook Nigella's infamous roast chicken with two sides and gravy. Who will fail to impress and be sent home?

Immunity Challenge: Coskun Uysal

Episode: 11x12 | Airdate: May 14, 2019 (75 min)

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The four best cooks from the mystery box challenge must cook one dish that celebrates custard. The best dish advances to compete against Coskun Uysal, renowned for his restaurant Tulum in Melbourne.

Team Challenge: Historical Menus

Episode: 11x13 | Airdate: May 15, 2019 (70 min)

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Contestants are at the State Library of Victoria and given historical menus from two state dinners to inspire a three-course meal. The team who create the least impressive menu will head into the next elimination.

Elimination Challenge: Condiment Identification & MasterClass 2

Episode: 11x14 | Airdate: May 16, 2019 (135 min)

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The bottom team from the previous challenge are presented with an array of condiments they must identify correctly. The first five to guess incorrectly head into an elimination cook. Plus, a Masterclass with Nigella.

Pressure Test: Clare Smyth's Pear and Lemon Verbena Vacherin

Episode: 11x16 | Airdate: May 20, 2019 (70 min)

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This episode's Pressure Test has contestants recreating a dessert from culinary legend Clare Smyth. During four hours of preparation time, there are tears and even a dish that collapses before the judges' eyes.

Immunity Challenge: Donovan Cooke

Episode: 11x17 | Airdate: May 21, 2019 (70 min)

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Matt Sinclair mentors the Immunity cook which uses only equipment from a typical office kitchen. Best dish enters Round 2, where they will compete against culinary legend Donovan Cooke.

Team Challenge: Street Food at HWKR

Episode: 11x18 | Airdate: May 22, 2019 (75 min)

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Joined by Yotam Ottolenghi, our contestants are cooking street food for 360 people. Each team must hero a different cuisine, and the least impressive team will be sent into the next elimination.

Elimination Challenge: Deli Item Identification

Episode: 11x19 | Airdate: May 23, 2019 (70 min)

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Legends week continues as Yotam Ottolenghi hosts a deli item challenge. The first three contestants to incorrectly name a deli item must cook to stay in the competition. Who will be heading home?

Pressure Test: Leno Lattarulo's Paella

Episode: 11x21 | Airdate: May 27, 2019 (70 min)

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Three contestants face a pressure test and will cook a paella based on an award-winning dish by Leno Lattarulo from Melbourne's Simply Spanish. Simple, right? Wrong. It is Secrets Week, after all.

Immunity Challenge - Sauce, Secrets and Citrus

Episode: 11x22 | Airdate: May 28, 2019 (75 min)

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These immunity rounds involve sauce, secrets and citrus. A contestant will face off against an established chef that will be kept secret from everyone, including the judges, until the very end.

Team Challenge - Secret Weapons

Episode: 11x23 | Airdate: May 29, 2019 (75 min)

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Each team is allocated a 'secret weapon' and must create a four-course Italian meal for 40 diners. Whichever team serves the least impressive meal will go into the next pressure test.

Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test

Episode: 11x24 | Airdate: May 30, 2019 (70 min)

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Secrets Week closes with the previous episode's losing team facing a blindfolded taste test. The first five to guess incorrectly have a 60-minute open pantry cook, but one last secret will ruffle some feathers.

Pressure Test: Shannon Kellam's Chocolate de Passion

Episode: 11x26 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2019 (70 min)

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Contestants must re-create one of Shannon Kellam's signature dishes, but without a recipe. The contestant who re-creates the dish least like Shannon's will be going home.

Immunity Challenge: Ben Williamson

Episode: 11x27 | Airdate: Jun 4, 2019 (60 min)

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In round one, contestants must prepare a sweet or savoury dish with one of Queensland's finest ingredients - ginger. The winner will cook off against chef Ben Williamson for an immunity pin.

Team Challenge: Barbecue Feast at Noosa Surf Club

Episode: 11x28 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2019 (70 min)

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The Queensland trip continues and the teams must cook a barbecue feast to serve 150 Noosa locals. The team that serves the least impressive feast will go into the next elimination.

Elimination Challenge: Seafood Skills Test & MasterClass 3

Episode: 11x29 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2019 (135 min)

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In this episode's elimination, contestants undergo a skills test followed by a seafood platter challenge including raw, fried and steamed elements. MasterClass with judges and Homage restaurant's Ash Martin.

Pressure Test: Pick a Cloche

Episode: 11x31 | Airdate: Jun 10, 2019 (90 min)

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Three contestants will face the chopping block in an elimination challenge with a surprise twist.

Immunity Challenge: Jesse McTavish

Episode: 11x32 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2019 (70 min)

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Contestants awake with letter containing special instructions for round one of the immunity cook. The winner will cook off against chef Jesse McTavish from North Bondi Fish.

Team Challenge: Picnic at Hanging Rock with Maggie Beer

Episode: 11x33 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2019 (70 min)

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Contestants find themselves in the Macedon Ranges for this team challenge: a picnic at Hanging Rock. What will be a surprise is who is the guest chef - none other than the beloved Maggie Beer.

Elimination Challenge: Herbs and Spices

Episode: 11x34 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2019 (70 min)

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Maggie Beer is back for the elimination challenge which will take place over two rounds. In round one, the contestants must celebrate herbs from the garden. In round two, they must feature spices.

Pressure Test: Kate Reid's Black Forest Lune Croissant

Episode: 11x36 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2019 (70 min)

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In a surprise twist, our bottom three contestants from the cereal invention test have been thrown straight into a pressure test. Aprons on: it's time to cook a unique creation by Kate Reid.

Immunity Challenge: Alice Wright

Episode: 11x37 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2019 (70 min)

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Sweet Week continues with an immunity ice cream challenge. In round two, the best cook will go up against chef Alice Wright.

Team Challenge: Identical Dishes

Episode: 11x38 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2019 (70 min)

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The team challenge requires contestants to create a delicious, sweet dish that is identical in look, texture and flavour to their teammate's dish. Communication is key.

Jock Zonfrillo's Favourite Indigenous Ingredients

Episode: 11x41 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2019 (70 min)

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This episode's challenge has been set by special guest Jock Zonfrillo from Restaurant Orana. Contestants must create dishes that showcase one of his favourite native ingredients.

Immunity Challenge: Phil Wood

Episode: 11x42 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2019 (70 min)

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The three winners of the challenges must create a dish featuring Beluga caviar. The best dish will see its maker compete for an immunity pin against Pt Leo Estate chef Phil Wood.

Elimination Challenge: Reducing Food Waste

Episode: 11x44 | Airdate: Jun 27, 2019 (75 min)

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The top 10 are joined by the world's top chef Massimo Bottura and asked to cook with ingredients that are very close to Massimo's heart: ones that are frequently disposed of.

Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs's Apple Pie

Episode: 11x46 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2019 (70 min)

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Champion chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs is in the MasterChef kitchen for this episode's pressure test. Three contestants from the previous invention test must recreate Kirsten's apple pie. Who will be going home?

Immunity Challenge: Adam D'Sylva

Episode: 11x47 | Airdate: Jul 2, 2019 (70 min)

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All contestants will cook with the same ingredient but in a different style. The winner of round one will be cooking against renowned chef Adam D'Sylva for the illustrious immunity pin.

Elimination Challenge: Time Auction

Episode: 11x49 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2019 (70 min)

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This episode is the return of the time auction where contestants bid for ingredients with time rather than money. The more time they spend buying ingredients, the less time they have to cook.

Fast Track to Finals Week: Swan Valley

Episode: 11x52 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2019 (70 min)

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The winners from the previous two days now cook for an opportunity to fast-track themselves into Finals Week. Round two comes down to the wire as contestants are hungry for the win.

Pressure Test: Ashley Palmer-Watts's Lamington Cake

Episode: 11x56 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2019 (70 min)

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The chef director behind Dinner by Heston in Melbourne and London, Ashley Palmer-Watts, sets a lamington-themed pressure test. One contestant will be sent home with only days remaining in the competition.

Top 5 Advantage Challenge: Cook Whatever You Want

Episode: 11x57 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2019 (70 min)

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Our top five are battling to win an advantage for the next challenge, which could secure them a spot in the semifinal. Contestants can cook whatever they want and decide how much time is on the clock.

Service Challenge: The Press Club

Episode: 11x58 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2019 (70 min)

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Contestants are cooking at Press Club, the brainchild of judge George Calombaris. With the Press Club announcing it will soon close, the top five take to the kitchen to prepare one of the final meals.

Pressure Test: Peter Gilmore's White Coral

Episode: 11x60 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2019 (90 min)

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This semifinal is a pressure test set by acclaimed Quay executive chef Peter Gilmore. The three contestants who do the most impressive job recreating the dish will earn their spot in the grand finale.

MasterChef 2019 Grand Finale

Episode: 11x61 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2019 (120 min)

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It's been months of nail-biting challenges, but there can only be one winner to walk away with the life-changing title of Australia's MasterChef 2019.

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