MasterChef Australia - Season 16

This season feature 4 judges. Andy Allen, Sofia Levin, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Poh Ling Yeow. The number of contestants increased from 18 to 22. Like the previous 2 seasons, the season omitted the broadcast of the audition stage. Only one Immunity Pin is up for grabs this season.

50 Episodes

Series Premiere: Identity Dish

Season 16 - Episode 1

It's a new era for MasterChef Australia as Andy Allen welcomes three new judges: Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow and Jean-Christophe Novelli, pl...

Jamie Oliver's Team Service Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 2

It's Day Two in the MasterChef Kitchen and already the 22 contestants are thrown into their first big Service Challenge, with Jamie Oliver r...

Finger Food Invention Test

Season 16 - Episode 3

Before our contestants can cook for immunity, they must get through Sofia's 'wrap your hands around this' challenge.

Time Versus Ingredients Immunity Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 4

The first immunity challenge and it's a battle of time vs. ingredients. Five contestants must choose between one ingredient and a 90-minute ...

Food Dreams Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 5

The first elimination of the season tasks the cooks with 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish representing their food dream.

Jamie Oliver's Parents Mystery Box Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 6

Our cooks are set for the challenge of making a dish from Mystery Box ingredients chosen by Jamie Oliver's parents, with the four weakest di...

Cook with Jamie Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 7

In this elimination cook the contestants are challenged to 'Keeping Up With Jamie' on an Oliver Family recipe in order to keep their place i...

Queen Victoria Market Street Food Immunity Team Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 8

The contestants cook for Immunity in a Team Challenge at the iconic Queen Victoria Night Market.

Inspired by Family Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 9

Andy's mum Maree is in the kitchen to set an elimination challenge inspired by some of the Allen household's classic retro dishes. Contestan...

Mystery Box Challenge with a Twist!

Season 16 - Episode 10

Today's Mystery Box comes with a twist, as our four judges throw in a secret ingredient that our cooks will have to wrangle.

Pressure Test: Jack In The Box

Season 16 - Episode 11

Judge Jean-Christophe Novelli sets the first Pressure Test of the competition with his 1992 dessert, 'Jack in the Box'.

Two Round Team Immunity Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 12

In Round 1, one 'champion' per team cooks, with the winner of Round 1 then taking their teammates into Round 2, and out into the garden to c...

One Inch Cube Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 13

In today's two round elimination, our contestants' palettes are challenged with the classic One-inch cube taste test, which sees six favorit...

French Mystery Box Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 14

A French-themed Mystery Box in Bendigo, regional Victoria, challenges the contestants to create 'magnifique' dishes.

Pressure Test: Liam Downes' Smoked Egg Yolk Raviolo, Truffle & Asparagus

Season 16 - Episode 15

Nat, Gillian, Alex and Lourdes battle it out in a Pressure Test set by Chef Liam Downes at Black Cat Truffles just outside Ballarat.

Heirloom Tomato Team Relay

Season 16 - Episode 16

It's the chaotic, colourful and feared race that is the MasterChef Team Relay! Today, in teams of four, cooks will tag-team their way to hop...

Luke Nguyen Ingredient Gamble Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 17

The three losing teams faced a two-round elimination challenge set by Luke Nguyen. In round one each contestant was assigned a pair of ingre...

Vincent Yeow Lim Wok Mystery Box Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 18

All of the contestants competed in a mystery box challenge set by guest judge, chef and social media presenter Vincent Yeow Lim, who asked t...

Pressure Test: Anna Polyviou's Sunny Side Up

Season 16 - Episode 19

The bottom four contestants were given three hours to re-create chef Anna Polyviou's sunny side up dessert.

Microwave Hack Immunity Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 20

The judges task our contestants to create an immunity worthy dish in 75 minutes, using one of their four microwave hacks.

Egg Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 21

Inspired by a visit from viral sensation Mikiko Terasaki, contestants must creatively use eggs in a dish to avoid elimination.

Asian Sauces Mystery Box Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 22

A mystery box challenge with a saucy twist. The cooks must use at least one of six Asian sauces to cook a showstopping dish, with the bottom...

Pressure Test: Darren Purchese's Cherry Blossom

Season 16 - Episode 23

MasterChef legend Darren Purchese returns with another diabolical dessert, which will spell the end of the competition for one talented cook...

Second Chance Cook

Season 16 - Episode 24

Eight eliminated contestants return for the chance to cook their way back into the competition.

Rick Stein's Seafood Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 25

King of the sea, Rick Stein is here, and the contestants are excited cooking for such an icon. Over two rounds, seafood is on the menu but f...

Pub Food Service Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 26

Contestants face off in a team service challenge where they are tasked with elevating traditional pub food.

Cook with Curtis Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 27

The losing team from the pub challenge must cook along with legendary chef Curtis Stone as he creates his Spice Rubbed Pork, Smoked Beetroot...

Sauce Immunity Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 28

Today's challenge is to combine two nations' cuisines into a tasty dish. There is a huge prize on the line: the winning sauce will be made a...

Plant-Based Elimination Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 29

Tonight's elimination is a plant-based challenge. Contestants create a well-known meat dish using only plant-based ingredients for their cha...

Adriano Zumbo's Jelly Mystery Box Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 30

Sweet Week has arrived! Adriano Zumbo is here as a guest judge and kicks things off with a wobbly jelly Mystery Box. Contestants compete to ...

The Croquembouche Invention Test

Season 16 - Episode 31

Sweet Week continues as Adriano Zumbo sets a challenge that puts a new twist on a classic. The cooks must interpret the croquembouche in the...

Twins Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 32

It's the iconic twin's challenge. Each team must utilize an appliance in their 90-minute dessert cook, aiming for identical dishes, despite ...

Elimination Challenge: Taste Test

Season 16 - Episode 33

Two tough rounds will test our cooks. First, Adriano Zumbo's Macaron Taste Test, and then a coffee-inspired dessert cook, with the weakest d...

Mystery Box Challenge: Most Ingredients Ever

Season 16 - Episode 34

Tonight's mega Mystery Box features the most ingredients ever, the cooks have just 30 minutes to pull off a winning dish, with the bottom th...

Pressure Test: Hugh Allen

Season 16 - Episode 35

Hugh Allen returns to the MasterChef kitchen to set a pressure test merging classic French techniques with flavours of the Australian bush

Elimination Challenge: Bacon & Eggs

Season 16 - Episode 36

The contestants battle it out to reinvent the classic bacon and eggs. The stakes are high today, the top dish will win an epic mystery prize...

Mystery Box: Hong Kong

Season 16 - Episode 37

MasterChef Australia is in Hong Kong! The first challenge is a Hong Kong style Mystery Box. Today the judges are looking for the top three c...

Immunity Challenge: Vicky Cheng

Season 16 - Episode 38

After a demonstration from Michelin starred chef Vicky Cheng, three cooks must recreate his dish, from memory alone, the winner claiming imm...

Service Challenge: Street Food

Season 16 - Episode 39

The cooks are split into three teams, cooking street food in a traditional dai pai dong. They must prepare a two-dish menu, using either a w...

Immunity Challenge: Lucky Dip

Season 16 - Episode 40

Today's Hong Kong Immunity Challenge. A Lucky Dip proves fortunate for some, challenging for others. With two randomly picked ingredients, e...

Elimination Challenge: Ingredient Auction

Season 16 - Episode 41

Contestants bid against one another, trading time for ingredients in a MasterChef classic. Four contestants compete to cook a dish that help...

Mystery Box: Poh's Everything

Season 16 - Episode 42

Contestants must cook a dish using all nine ingredients in Poh's Everything Mystery Box. The winner will score themselves $5,000 to spend at...

Pressure Test: Guillaume Brahimi

Season 16 - Episode 43

Chef Guillaume Brahimi has brought a pressure test dish that will push the contestants to their limits. They need to replicate the dish as c...

Immunity Challenge: Family Food Heroes

Season 16 - Episode 44

Emotions run high as the top five open chests, revealing treasured photos of their family food heroes. Inspired by their photos, each cook f...

Elimination Challenge: The World's Most Extreme Ingredients

Season 16 - Episode 45

Tonight, the contestants face off with some of the world's most extreme ingredients. These ingredient 'beasts' are the spiciest, sweetest, m...

Mystery Box: Golden Ticket

Season 16 - Episode 46

The mystery boxes contain a golden ticket which will fast track the contestant with the top dish into the semi-final, while the other three ...

Pressure Test: Josh Niland

Season 16 - Episode 47

Internationally renowned chef Josh Niland pushes the contestants to their limits with a unique dish from his acclaimed restaurant, St. Peter...

The Judges Become The Cooks!

Season 16 - Episode 48

Andy, Poh and Jean Christophe swap roles, becoming the cooks while the Semi-Finalists become the judges'. The fun doesn't stop there, as our...

Final 3 - Service Challenge

Season 16 - Episode 49

With Curtis Stone's help, our Semi-Finalists must each prepare a three-course meal for 20 diners and the judges.

Episode 50

Season 16 - Episode 50

Our two Grand Finalists go head-to-head over two rounds to see who will be crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2024!