About this season
Into the kitchen and under the spotlight. Amateur cooks duel it out for the right to be called the MasterChef UK Champion. Initially named Masterchef Goes Large, the series changed its name to Masterchef in 2008.
Episodes (15)
1. Episode 1
Aired 16 February 2011 • 60 min
Sizzling from the outset, the latest MasterChef fires up with a tough audition round as the hunt for the country's best amateur cook begins. With tens of thousands of applicants this year, MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace's immense task is to eat and judge a vast assortment of dishes, and then fill the 20 coveted places in this year's competition.
2. Episode 2
Aired 17 February 2011 • 60 min
John Torode and Gregg Wallace continue to whittle down thousands of applicants as they search for the amateur cooks who will fill the remaining nine places in this year's competition.
3. Episode 3
Aired 23 February 2011 • 60 min
With the selection process behind them, the 20 chosen candidates are shown around the new kitchen where they face their first challenge - to prepare in one hour a dish containing an egg. Those who divide John Torode and Gregg Wallace's opinion have a second chance to make it to the next round by cooking a roast dinner for Amy Willcock, national cookery judge for the Women's Institute. Continues tomorrow.
4. Episode 4
Aired 24 February 2011 • 60 min
The remaining 12 contenders face a daunting challenge as they cook for previous finalists and winners of the competition, working under head chef John Torode in their first restaurant-style service. They are asked to design a stand-out dish for the three-course menu and have just 30 minutes to deliver their food once the orders have been taken. The diners include Dhruv Baker, Mat Follas, James Nathan, Steven Wallis, Peter Bayless and Thomasina Miers.
5. Episode 5
Aired 2 March 2011 • 60 min
The remaining contestants must prepare a hearty lunch at the Invercharron Highland Games.
6. Episode 6
Aired 9 March 2011 • 60 min
The nine remaining contestants cook for the paying public at leading London restaurants.
7. Episode 7
Aired 16 March 2011 • 60 min
The contestants are stripped of meat and fish, and asked to cook a vegetarian meal.
8. Episode 8
Aired 23 March 2011 • 60 min
The remaining cooks prepare a dish for the critical palate of Bertie de Rougemont.
9. Episode 9
Aired 30 March 2011 • 60 min
The remaining contestants prepare a three-course meal for 150 students in Oxford.
10. Episode 10
Aired 6 April 2011 • 60 min
Just five amateur cooks remain, and John Torode and Gregg Wallace give the contestants the fearful challenge of cooking for three leading restaurant critics.
11. Episode 11
Aired 13 April 2011 • 60 min
With four amateur cooks remaining, and John Torode and Gregg Wallace ask the contestants to overcome their greatest weakness - pastry - and set them three pastry challenges.
12. Episode 12
Aired 20 April 2011 • 60 min
The remaining contestants are sent to Madrid to learn the art of molecular gastronomy, then it's back to London to prepare a four-course extravaganza for the Royal Society.
13. Episode 13
Aired 25 April 2011 • 60 min
The Final Three (1)
14. Episode 14
Aired 26 April 2011 • 60 min
The Final Three (2)
15. Episode 15
Aired 27 April 2011 • 60 min
The Final Three (3)