MasterChef Australia
MasterChef Australia
2009
Season 9
1 Auditions Part 1
2017-05-01
The heat is on. A fresh group of home cooks from around the country will eagerly tackle challenges that will see one of them take home the title and $250,000.
2 Auditions Part 2
2017-05-02
After a record-breaking first-round cook that saw an extraordinary 20 aprons handed out, only four aprons remain. Who will have what it takes to impress the judges?
3 Auditions Part 3
2017-05-03
In the third and final round of the judge's auditions, six contestants are vying for the final apron, which will secure them a place in the top 24.
4 Mystery Box: Elena Duggan
2017-05-04
Top 24 Mystery Box Challenge: Elena Duggan The top 24 contestants enter the kitchen for their first mystery box challenge.
5 Elimination Challenge: Hidden Pairs
2017-05-04
Hidden Pairs Elimination Challenge Bottom 4 cooking of in the mystery pairs elimination challenge.
6 Judges' Mystery Box Challenge and Invention Test
2017-05-07
Each judge has placed three of their favourite ingredients into the mystery box and contestants will have 75 minutes to create a remarkable dish for a chance at immunity.
7 Pressure Test: Gary Mehigan's Roast Chicken, Peas and Potatoes
2017-05-08
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face off in the pressure test. To survive they must keep up with Gary Mehigan as he prepares his classic roast chicken.
8 Immunity Challenge: Jarrod Di Blasi
2017-05-09
The top three contestants from the invention test now compete in creating a family meal for four in half-an-hour. The winner will then take on a professional chef for a chance at immunity.
9 400 Gradi Team Challenge
2017-05-10
The contestants gather at Gradi, one of Melbourne's leading Italian restaurants before being split into two teams who must prepare four dishes for 250 hungry diners to avoid the elimination challenge.
10 Elimination Challenge: Potato & Masterclass
2017-05-11
The losing team from the Italian service challenge face elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition? Plus, don't miss the first MasterClass of 2017 led by judges Gary, George and Matt.
11 Mystery Box: Ben Shewry
2017-05-14
Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using ingredients from the mystery box with the winner gaining the advantage in the invention test.
12 Pressure Test: Andy Bowdy's Rita cake
2017-05-15
The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face a pressure test to recreate Andy Bowdy's Rita cake to avoid elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
13 Immunity Challenge: Waffle Iron
2017-05-16
The three best performers from the invention test are now vying for a chance at immunity. Does the amateur cook have what it takes to out-cook the professional?
14 Team Challenge: Relay
2017-05-17
The contestants are split into teams of four in a relay challenge as each member has 15 minutes to cook and only 45 seconds to hand over to the next cook in the relay.
15 Elimination Challenge: Time Auction
2017-05-18
The losing team from the relay challenge now face elimination and the contestants have 90 minutes which they can use to buy ingredients. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
16 Mystery Box: Delicious Dessert
2017-05-21
Contestants have 90 minutes to create a delicious dessert from the mystery box ingredients. However, only five dishes will be tasted and only three will move on to the immunity challenge.
17 Pressure Test: Christy Tania's Ice Cream Float
2017-05-22
The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face off in the pressure test elimination, and have to recreate an ice cream float with a helium-filled toffee ballon.
18 Immunity Challenge
2017-05-23
The three best-performing contestants from the invention test compete for immunity. Each contestant has 90 minutes to create a dessert while the professional chefs will only have 75 minutes.
19 Team Challenge - Edible Art Installation
2017-05-24
Contestants will be working in teams to build an edible art installation in a specially constructed greenhouse. With just 8 hours to impress the judges which team will be safe from elimination?
20 Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test
2017-05-25
The losing team from the greenhouse challenge now face elimination. The first three to fail the blindfold taste test will have 75 minutes to prepare an impressive dish to stay in the competition.
21 Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test
2017-05-28
Contestants have 75 minutes to create a delicious dish from the mystery box of traditional Thai ingredients to gain advantage in the invention test.
22 Pressure Test: Josue Lopez's After the Eucalypt Fire
2017-05-29
The bottom three contestants from the invention test now cook off in a three hour pressure test set by 2016's Chef of the Year. Who will impress and who has cooked their last dish in the competition?
23 Immunity Challenge
2017-05-30
The three best performers in the invention test battle it out for the chance to cook for an immunity pin. Will the amateur contestant have what it takes to out-cook a professional?
24 Team Challenge: South Melbourne Market
2017-05-31
Each team must serve two dishes in one of four market-friendly ways at the famous South Melbourne Market. The two teams that make the least amount of money will face off in an elimination challenge.
25 Elimination Challenge
2017-06-01
Eight contestants now face elimination and must survive three rounds if they are to keep their food dream alive. Will one of the top contenders fail to impress the judges?
26 Mystery Box Challenge: Yotam Ottolenghi & Invention Test
2017-06-04
Master of Mediterranean cuisine, Yotam Ottolenghi's mystery box challenge gives contestants 75 minutes to create a delicious dish to gain an advantage going into the invention test.
27 Pressure Test: Yotam's Mezze Feast
2017-06-05
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test must cook off to avoid elimination in a pressure test set by the master of Mediterranean cuisine, Yotam Ottolenghi.
28 Immunity Challenge
2017-06-06
The three best performers in the invention test must first face off for a chance to cook against a professional chef for immunity. Does an amateur have what it takes to defeat a professional?
29 Team Challenge: Vegetarian Feast
2017-06-07
Split into two teams, each group must prepare a Yotam Ottolenghi-style vegetarian feast for a group of meat lovers. The team that serves the least impressive feast will be up for elimination.
30 Elimination Challenge & MasterClass
2017-06-08
The seven members of the losing team from the vegetarian feast challenge are facing elimination. Which favourite will be going home? Plus, a very special Yotam Ottolenghi MasterClass.
31 Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Curtis Stone
2017-06-11
Contestants have an hour to create a delicious dish from ingredients found in the Mystery Box set by international celebrity chef Curtis Stone.
32 Pressure Test: Deniz Karaca's Passion for Caramel
2017-06-12
The bottom four contestants from the invention test must now cook off in the Pressure Test set by one of the world's top chocolatiers to avoid elimination. Who will be next to leave the competition?
33 Second Chance
2017-06-13
Twelve of the previously eliminated contestants now have a chance to cook their way back into the competition. Which one of the home cooks will secure themselves a second chance?
34 Team Challenge: Pop-Up Restaurant
2017-06-14
MasterChef Australia2016 runner-up Matt Sinclair is on hand to mentor contestants in a pop-up restaurant team challenge to create a three-course menu for 100 diners.
35 Elimination Challenge
2017-06-15
The six members of the losing team from the pop-up restaurant challenge enter the kitchen facing elimination. Who will be the next contestant to leave the competition?
36 Heston Blumenthal Road Trip
2017-06-18
It's Heston Blumenthal week. Heston takes the top 12 contestants on a road trip through regional Victoria; the first stop is the mighty Murray River in Swan Hill.
37 Team Challenge: Earth
2017-06-19
Contestants split into pairs have 75 minutes to cook one main and one dessert that must incorporate the element of earth. The least impressive team will then need to cook off to avoid elimination.
38 Team Challenge: Air
2017-06-20
The judges and Heston Blumenthal welcome the eight contestants to the Mildura salt pan. The contestants must cook dishes inspired by 'air' in teams of four.
39 Invention Test: Fire
2017-06-21
Contestants have 60 minutes to cook a savoury dish inspired by fire. The two least impressive dishes must then cook off to avoid the elimination challenge.
40 Elimination Challenge & MasterClass 3
2017-06-22
Contestants have 75 minutes to cook a delicious dish to avoid elimination. Later, Heston Blumenthal's MasterClass shows how to cook a tasty BBQ leg of Mallee lamb.
41 Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test
2017-06-25
Contestants have an hour to create a dish from the Mystery Box ingredients, with only three dishes to be tasted. The maker of the winning dish will receive an advantage in the invention test.
42 Pressure Test: Paul Carmichael's Bajan Fish Fry
2017-06-26
Unwatched The contestants have three hours and 45 minutes to recreate Paul Carmichael's Bajan fish fry from Momofuku Seiobo. The contestant with the least impressive dish will be eliminated from the competition.
43 Immunity Challenge
2017-06-27
The three best performers from the invention test now compete for a chance at immunity. Will our amateur cook have what it takes to out-perform one of Australia's best chefs?
44 Team Challenge: Identical Plates
2017-06-28
Split into pairs, each team must make two plates of the same dish and they must be identical, but they will not be able to see or taste what their team mate is cooking.
45 Elimination Challenge
2017-06-29
The bottom four contestants from the team challenge now must cook off and produce a spectacular dish to stay alive in the competition.
46 Mystery Box Challenge
2017-07-02
This program is about to get even bigger as the competition travels to the land of the cherry blossom, Japan. Contestants must explore Tokyo to find ingredients for the mystery box challenge.
47 Kappo-style Degustation Menu
2017-07-03
Each of the eight contestants will have to conceive, cook and deliver one course as part of an eight-course Kappo-style degustation for some of Tokyo's food elite.
48 Immunity Challenge
2017-07-04
The winning contestants from the invention test and the Kappo challenge now have a chance to fight it out for immunity in view of Mount Fuji at the Obuchi Tea Plantation.
49 Off-site Challenge: Shinjuku
2017-07-05
The judges welcome contestants to the heart of Shinjuku, where Tokyo comes alive at night. Contestants will be cooking at a local alleyway packed with street stalls to feed hundreds of hungry diners.
50 Elimination Challenge
2017-07-06
The losing team from the Yokocho street stall challenge must cook off to stay in the competition. Contestants must cook a dish that celebrates where they have come from and where they are going.
