MasterChef Australia — Season 17

Aired 28 April 2025 • 73 min

It's back to win and 23 returning contestants are back for another shot at the trophy. Gordon Ramsay greets them to announce that they are splitting into three teams and taking on a service challenge!

Aired 29 April 2025 • 50 min

Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen to put 8 cooks through a Keeping Up with Challenge. They'll work at record pace to deliver TWO of Gordon's dishes, in a fight for the only immunity pin of the season.

Aired 30 April 2025 • 53 min

To win immunity and a chance to see their creation added to Gordon Ramsay's new London restaurant's menu at 22 Bishopsgate, they must cook and elevate their favourite late-night snack!

Aired 4 May 2025 • 75 min

Inspired by watching an emotional video on their MasterChef journeys, the contestants must cook a dish that represents who they are now. But this will result in the first elimination for the season.

Aired 5 May 2025 • 51 min

Peter Gilmore has brought a Mystery Box packed with ingredients from his most iconic dishes, which have been responsible for some of the competition's greatest moments of triumph and heart break.

Aired 6 May 2025 • 48 min

Chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs joins the MasterChef kitchen for the very first pressure test of the series. With her toughest recipe yet she challenges the contestants with her Coffee Caviar Tin.

Aired 7 May 2025 • 51 min

Legendary Australian chef, Shannon Bennett, is cooking in the MC kitchen. After his demo, whoever creates the most delicious dish in 20 minutes will win immunity and be safe from Sunday's elimination.

Aired 11 May 2025 • 57 min

The cooks take part in a one-inch cube taste test in teams. Their elected team leader could land their whole team in an elimination cook.

Aired 12 May 2025 • 50 min

Today's mystery box challenge comes with a twist: contestants must select one of the judges' fridges and use whatever is inside to create a dish worthy for a chance at immunity and a grand prize.

Aired 13 May 2025 • 47 min

Immunity is up for grabs today. The contestants have one hour to recreate a Curtis Stone dish. But with a twist: they'll have to do it without the recipe!

Aired 14 May 2025 • 48 min

Jean-Christophe leads a French service challenge as teams compete for immunity.

Aired 18 May 2025 • 61 min

In today's elimination challenge, the contestants have to create a dish with an element of tableside theatre.

Aired 19 May 2025 • 50 min

The MasterChef contestants face off with a mystery box with a wrapped up surprise.

Aired 20 May 2025 • 48 min

Renowned pastry chef Steven He delivers a magical pressure test with his Balloon Puppy Cake.

Aired 21 May 2025 • 49 min

In Sydney, teams compete for immunity in a pub inspired service challenge.

Aired 25 May 2025 • 67 min

Seafood extraordinaire Josh Niland is in the kitchen for his own creative take on Surf and Turf. The challenge is to create a modern dish using both meat and seafood and survive elimination.

Aired 26 May 2025 • 49 min

MasterChef welcomes Ixta Belfrage for a debut visit. The chef has brought a Mystery Box with a twist. There is one secret ingredient the contestants will only discover halfway into the cook.

Aired 27 May 2025 • 49 min

Today's pressure test raises the bar with the contestants tasked to recreate guest judge Blayne Bertoncello's highly technical dessert, not once, but in five consistent dishes.

Aired 28 May 2025 • 48 min

It's the classic MasterChef team-relay challenge where four teams must compete create a savoury dish that uses potatoes in at least two ways.

Aired 1 June 2025 • 61 min

Twelve MasterChef contestants are faced with a bust of judge Jean-Christophe Novelli made entirely of butter. Fighting for their place in the competition, they must create a dish featuring butter.

Aired 2 June 2025 • 49 min

In a heartwarming and hilarious Mystery Box challenge, contestants must cook a dish worthy of a Nonna's table under the watchful eyes of Sooshi Mango, for a shot at immunity.

Aired 3 June 2025 • 49 min

The MasterChef contestants face a pressure given by Dessert Master winner John Demetrios. In the hope of winning immunity, they'll have to recreate his Chocolate Meteor.

Aired 4 June 2025 • 51 min

It's viral week and vying for immunity once again, the contestants are challenged to create the ultimate scrollable cold meats sandwich followed by a viral dish mash-up.

Aired 8 June 2025 • 64 min

Social media superstar Andy Cooks sets two viral challenges. First, the contestants must create an epic Cheese Pull. In Round Two, the bottom five make a Satisfying Slice. One will be eliminated.

Aired 9 June 2025 • 47 min

Today's mystery box is a head-to-head battle between those fatefully matched with the same Lee Kum Kee sauce to earn their spot in tomorrow's immunity challenge.

Aired 10 June 2025 • 49 min

The contestants design their own pressure test inspired by seven different Connoisseur ice cream flavours. The best two will win immunity.

Aired 11 June 2025 • 54 min

It's Dough-Fest in the MasterChef garden and time for the contestants to test their team work in an epic service challenge. The teams have four hours to cook a dough-based savoury and sweet.

Aired 15 June 2025 • 58 min

The cooks take part in a laksa taste-test, set by one of Australia's most renowned Malaysian chefs. First four cooks who guess the wrong ingredient, must fight for their place in the competition

Aired 16 June 2025 • 48 min

The first cook of Sweet Week, and for today's mystery box, each contestant must incorporate an element of 'goo' into their desserts. The four cooks with the top dishes will compete for immunity.

Aired 17 June 2025 • 51 min

Poh sets today's Sweet Week pressure test providing not one, but three of her extraordinary desserts for the cooks to replicate. Four contestants battle it out to win immunity.

Aired 18 June 2025 • 50 min

As Sweet Week continues, a jelly-gem taste test will determine which five contestants will go on to cook a dish incorporating at least one of those ingredients for immunity.

Aired 22 June 2025 • 61 min

Today's elimination challenges the contestants to serve a nostalgic dish.

Aired 23 June 2025 • 48 min

Nornie Bero brings a mystery box filled with native ingredients to the Kitchen!

Aired 24 June 2025 • 48 min

Aussie legend Curtis Stone returns for a slow cooked lamb raviolo cook-along.

Aired 25 June 2025 • 53 min

It's a battle for immunity and the chance to make a custom creation for Coles!

Aired 29 June 2025 • 63 min

Ten contestants compete in a classic challenge set by Maggie Beer.

Aired 30 June 2025 • 48 min

The first cook for the Top 10 is an Air Fryer mystery box.

Aired 1 July 2025 • 49 min

Award-winning pastry chef Philip Khoury sets an elimination pressure test.

Aired 2 July 2025 • 52 min

The top 9 contestants compete in two rounds for a chance at winning immunity.

Aired 6 July 2025 • 57 min

To survive elimination, the contestant's dishes need to transport the judges to faraway places! The best dishes will do the same for their makers!!

Aired 7 July 2025 • 49 min

Cooks arrive on their trip away, to face a mystery box with local ingredients.

Aired 8 July 2025 • 51 min

Contestants cook a fine dining menu, inspired by local cultural sights.

Aired 9 July 2025 • 50 min

It's our cooks' final day away, and they have one last chance at immunity.

Aired 13 July 2025 • 62 min

Four contestants face off in an emotional dual duel elimination

Aired 14 July 2025 • 49 min

The final 7 face a mystery box filled with garlic and a mystery ingredient!

Aired 15 July 2025 • 48 min

3 contestants face a pressure test by Michelin Star chef Michael Wilson

Aired 16 July 2025 • 50 min

Contestants have another chance at immunity in an alphabet lucky dip challenge

Aired 20 July 2025 • 62 min

90 minutes, 2 rounds, it's a race against the clock to avoid elimination.

Aired 21 July 2025 • 47 min

It's the Everything Box. The top 4 dishes will enter tomorrow's Immunity cook.

Aired 22 July 2025 • 49 min

Yesterday's winners are battling it out in a service challenge at Vue De Monde.

Aired 23 July 2025 • 50 min

Letters from their loved ones inspire contestants to cook an immunity-winning dish and claim a coveted spot in this year’s top five.

Aired 27 July 2025 • 64 min

A two-round elimination featuring previous winners Julie Goodwin and Nat Thaipun.

Aired 28 July 2025 • 49 min

The top five battle it out for the last immunity of the season

Aired 29 July 2025 • 50 min

The mad genius of the South Island Vaughan Mabee will be the end of someone's Masterchef fairytale...

Aired 3 August 2025 • 51 min

The Top 4 compete for 10k in travel vouchers with ingredients inspired by the judge's travels.

Aired 4 August 2025 • 58 min

The final 4 must gamble on an ingredient to cook either sweet or savoury.

Aired 5 August 2025 • 47 min

The final 3 take on a classic MCK challenge; the Time Auction

Aired 10 August 2025 • 51 min

The Fun One: Where the Judges swap places with the contestants!

Aired 11 August 2025 • 69 min

It's the ultimate service challenge; the MasterChef Australia 2025 Semi Final!

Aired 12 August 2025 • 89 min

The Grand Finale where the MasterChef Australia 2025 'Back to Win' victor is crowned!