MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites

Episode 1: Meet the Fans & Favourites 2022-04-18 | 90 min 12 emerging home cooks will experience the magic of the MasterChef kitchen for the very first time, while 12 of MasterChef Australia’s most loved contestants will feel a sense of nostalgia as they walk through the hallowed doors for a second time. Whether their passion stems from feeding their family, creating culinary masterpieces on TikTok or a desire to test their skills against some of the best cooks MasterChef Australia has ever produced, these 24 contestants from all over Australia share one common love – food.

Episode 2: 1st Service Challenge 2022-04-19 | 75 min In a massive service challenge, it's Fans versus Favourites, course versus course in the ultimate three-course battle, with the winning teams heading to the immunity decider challenge.

Episode 3: 1st Team Challenge 2022-04-20 | 55 min Split into four teams across four benches, 12 contestants discover they have 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish using the ingredients from a particular layer of the balanced diet food pyramid.

Episode 4: 1st Immunity Challenge 2022-04-21 | 50 min It's this season's first immunity challenge. Choosing ingredients from mystery cloches, the contestant with the best dish wins immunity and will sit out the elimination challenge.

Episode 5: The Jaffle Elimination - 1st Elimination 2022-04-24 | 75 min It's the first elimination of the year. The makers of the best jaffle in round one will be safe, but the chef with the least-satisfying dish that changed their life in round two will go home.

Episode 6: The Very First Mystery Box 2022-04-25 | 50 min Contestants must create a dish using the same ingredients that were in the very first mystery box in MasterChef season one, The least impressive fare will send their chefs to a pressure test cook-off.

Episode 7: Adriano Zumbo Pressure Test 2022-04-26 | 50 min Dessert king Adriano Zumbo returns to the kitchen for a pressure test like no other. The contestant with the least impressive take on Zumbo's Polly Want A Waffle will be sent home.

Episode 8: Team Relay Challenge + 1st Masterclass 2022-04-27 | 90 min Four teams vie for a shot at immunity in the infamous team relay challenge. This time, teams won't even know the mystery ingredient until the clock starts ticking! Plus, the first Masterclass of 2022.

Episode 9: Beat The Chef Immunity Challenge 2022-04-28 | 45 min The winning team in the previous relay challenge join the top-two mystery box winners for a chance at immunity as they try to Beat The Chef, who just happens to be MasterChef favourite Matt Stone.

Episode 10: Bonjour - Service Challenge 2022-05-01 | 75 min Bonjour. Get ready for this episode's classic service challenge with guest chef Shannon Bennett. Each team must cook a French-inspired entree, main and dessert for 20 diners plus the judges.

Episode 11: Fridge & Pantry - Mystery Box 2022-05-02 | 60 min Guest chef Shannon Bennett returns with 10 of his favourite fridge and pantry items to create this mystery box. The two least impressive cooks will face off in the next episode's pressure test.

Episode 12: Noi - Pressure Test 2022-05-03 | 55 min MasterChef alumni and dessert king Reynold Poernomo returns to set this pressure test dish: his new intricate signature dessert, noi. The chef who fails to cope with the dish will be sent home.

Episode 13: Fast vs Fancy - Service Challenge 2022-05-04 | 60 min Guest chef Curtis Stone leads teams out to the garden for a fast food versus fancy food service. With 80 ravenous diners waiting, the winners will head to the next immunity challenge.

Episode 14: Ingredients vs Time - Immunity Challenge 2022-05-05 | 55 min Guest chef Curtis Stone returns as contestants cook a tasty dish worthy of immunity. But in this classic challenge, as their pantry of ingredients increases, their cooking time decreases.

Episode 15: Eggscellant Elimination 2022-05-08 | 80 min Who will crack in an 'eggscellent' elimination challenge that sees contestants given just one egg to create the tastiest dish? Fail, and they must scramble to cook for their lives in round 2.

Episode 16: The Alphabet Of Mystery Boxes 2022-05-09 | 50 min Twenty-six alphabetical mystery boxes contain single ingredients that correspond with the letter on the box. Chefs must cook using their designated ingredient, with the bottom four headed for a pressure test.

Episode 17: Fat Duck Pressure Test 2022-05-10 | 55 min Fat Duck pastry chef Gareth Whitton sets this pressure test with his smoked pecan and butterscotch tart. The dish that least resembles Gareth's creation will send its maker home.

Episode 18: Clare Smyth Service Challenge 2022-05-11 | 60 min London's celebrated chef Clare Smyth has selected cherries and honey as two core ingredients that teams will need to cook with in this service challenge, as they duke it out for a shot at immunity.

Episode 19: Summer Cucumbers 2022-05-12 | 55 min The winners from yesterday's service challenge compete in a two-round immunity challenge. The contestant who creates the two most impressive dishes will dodge Sunday's elimination bullet.

Episode 20: The Overnight Dish Elimination 2022-05-15 | 75 min It's elimination day and the creator of the best Round 1 fare will keep their team safe. Those fighting to avoid the drop must then prepare a tasty dish to be left overnight and cooked the next day.

Episode 21: The Coffee Mystery Box 2022-05-16 | 55 min In a grungy Fitzroy warehouse, contestants lift the lids on their mystery boxes, leading to coffee beans spilling out across their bench as judges reveal they must create a dish that features coffee.

Episode 22: Alla Wolf-Tasker's Re-creation Elimination 2022-05-17 | 55 min Arriving at Alla Wolf-Tasker's Lake House restaurant, contestants must re-create his summer cucumbers with Murray cod dish. The contestant whose dish least resembles Alla's will be going home.

Episode 23: Date Night Team Challenge 2022-05-18 | 55 min Teams need to create the prefect date night meal including an entree, main and dessert for 25 couples plus the judges. The two teams with the least impressive menu will head to a shock elimination.

Episode 24: Elimination & MasterClass 2022-05-19 | 100 min The bottom two teams from the previous challenge face elimination and must split their 90-minute cooking time over two rounds, with the creator of the least impressive second round dish going home.

Episode 25: Two Cuisines Immunity Challenge 2022-05-22 | 70 min It's time to switch things up, and everyone is now cooking for themselves to stay in the competition. The maker of the best dish will win a cash prize of $10,000 and a game-changing immunity pin.

Episode 26: Not-So-Humble Invention Test 2022-05-23 | 55 min The mystery box has been set by the queen of the kitchen, the legendary Maggie Beer. The four least impressive dishes created from the mystery box will send their makers into a pressure test.

Episode 27: Tuna Wellington Pressure test 2022-05-24 | 45 min Fish butcher extraordinaire Josh Niland reveals his first pressure test dish: tuna wellington with mashed potato and tuna gravy. Whoever cooks the dish that is least like Josh's will be sent home

Episode 28: Werribee Mansion Service Challenge 2022-05-25 | 55 min Teams face a service challenge for 60 hungry diners at the stately Werribee Mansion. To win a shot at immunity, contestants must turn humble ingredients into a fine dining entree and posh main course

Episode 29: Air Fryer immunity/Elimination 2022-05-26 | 55 min Contestants vie for immunity from elimination over a two-round fry-up, and must create the best dishes using an everyday air fryer before cooking a sweet or savoury dish using a deep fryer.

Episode 30: Celebrate Greens Elimination 2022-05-29 | 75 min Competitors must identify a selection of leafy greens and herbs. The first six contestants to incorrectly name the produce must create their tastiest dish that celebrates greens to avoid elimination.

Episode 31: Rainy Day Mystery Box 2022-05-30 | 45 min Andy opens the mystery box to reveal a mini storm cloud as lightning flashes around the kitchen. Contestants must create a dish for a rainy day, with a fast track to the immunity challenge at stake.

Episode 32: 'Honey' Pressure Test 2022-05-31 | 45 min Gelato master Donny Toce presents his intricate dessert, Honey, comprising a honey tuille, gelato honeycomb, and blown sugar beehive for this Pressure Test, and failure will send someone home.

Episode 33: Creative Service Challenge 2022-06-01 | 45 min Contestants become artists for a creative service challenge, and the judges expect three-course masterpieces as they take inspiration from a virtual forest at digital art gallery The LUME.

Episode 34: Marco Pierre White Pressure Test & MasterClass 2022-06-02 | 91 min An imposing figure appears in the kitchen: iconic chef Marco Pierre White. Contestants face a pressure test to win immunity by recreating his panache of sea scallops, calamari and ink sauce.

Episode 35: Marco Pierre White Elimination 2022-06-05 | 75 min Contestants must create a dish using ingredients from culinary king Marco Pierre White's array of pantry items that he uses at home. The least impressive dish will ensure elimination for its maker.

Episode 36: Smoking Mystery Box Challenge 2022-06-06 | 45 min Contestants enter the kitchen for a smoking mystery box challenge. They must create a dish that incorporates a burnt element or has the flavour of fire, for a shot at a huge advantage.

Episode 37: Elimination Pressure Test 2022-06-07 | 45 min It's an elimination pressure test with a difference. The contestants won't see or taste the dish, and they won't be given a recipe. All they have to go on is a review written by judge Melissa Leong.

Episode 38: Immunity 3 Course Service Challenge 2022-06-08 | 45 min Vying for a shot at immunity, contestants are split into two teams for a service challenge. Each team must curate a three-course menu for either the Japanese or Italian restaurant they are cooking in.

Episode 39: Movie Food Immunity 2022-06-09 | 55 min You have a ticket to the silver screen for a movie food immunity challenge. After a popcorn taste test, the remaining competitors must create a blockbuster flavour choc-top that will thrill filmgoers.

Episode 40: Rick Stein Elimination 2022-06-12 | 75 min Someone will be eliminated and miss out on the top 10 as contestants attempt to create an entrancing dish that transports the judges and legendary guest chef Rick Stein to a special place.

Episode 41: Top Ten Week Mystery Box 2022-06-13 | 55 min Top 10 Week kicks off with one tough mystery box: it's the everything box, and all ingredients inside must be used. Plus, anyone who cooks a top dish this week will be safe from elimination.

Episode 42: Own Pressure Test 2022-06-14 | 55 min Contestants have been asked to write their own Pressure Test overnight. Now, they must handle their own pressure and exceed the high bar they have set for themselves and bring their best dish yet.

Episode 43: Classic Invention Test 2022-06-15 | 55 min This challenge is the classic invention test. Our cooks must be inventive, creative and able to think outside the box as they reimagine a classic we all grew up with: the humble fruit salad.

Episode 44: Time Auction 2022-06-16 | 55 min The cooks with the four top dishes this week have won immunity from Sunday's elimination. Now they battle it out to win the final immunity pin, but only if they can ace the infamous Time Auction!

Episode 45: 3 Round Elimination Challenge 2022-06-19 | 70 min Six contestants are cooking to survive in a challenge played out over three rounds, where they can only pick one ingredient to use: pumpkin, chicken or fish. What would you cook to stay in the game?

Episode 46: Mystery Box Challenge 2022-06-20 | 55 min In a Mystery Box challenge that focuses on detail, plating and using what's available from a choice of tiny ingredients, cooks must plate up a winning entree-sized dish to avoid a Pressure Test.

Episode 47: 99 Ingredient Pressure Test 2022-06-21 | 55 min Chef Khanh Nguyen reveals his seafood plate for today's Pressure Test, and there are 99 ingredients, 143 steps and 13 pages in the recipe! The chef whose dish least resembles Khanh's will go home.

Episode 48: Cooking For Your Loved Ones 2022-06-22 | 55 min In today's service challenge, contestants are cooking for their loved ones, and must serve an entree, main and dessert. The team with the best menu will win a shot at tomorrow's immunity challenge.

Episode 49: Tame The Prickly Ingredient 2022-06-23 | 95 min This episode's challenge is to tame one of these very prickly ingredients: chestnuts, stinging nettle, prickly pear or sea urchin. The best dish will win its maker immunity from the week's elimination.

Episode 50: Hugh Allen Elimination Challenge 2022-06-26 | 75 min Seven contestants cook to avoid elimination. Over two rounds, using ingredients selected by guest chef Hugh Allen, competitors must create dishes impressive enough to see them through to safety.