MasterChef Australia: Season 5

Episode 1: The Top 22 2013-06-02 | 71 min 22 brand new contestants are introduced as they begin their dream to become Australia's next MasterChef.

Episode 2: Protein Pick Face Off Challenge 2013-06-03 | 49 min The female contestants battle it out against the male contestants in a Protein Pick Face Off. The bottom six will go in to the first elimination challenge to take place tomorrow.

Episode 3: Elimination Challenge 1 2013-06-04 | 47 min In the first elimination, the contestants with the worst six dishes from last night's Protein Pick Face Off face an Invention Test with a twist. At the end of the show one of them is eliminated.

Episode 4: Masterclass 1 2013-06-05 | 44 min For the first time ever, there is a twist featuring a studio audience member.

Episode 5: Barossa Boot Camp Day 1: Break Down a Lamb 2013-06-09 | 46 min The girls-versus-boys themed challenge continues and they find themselves in the picturesque Barossa Valley instead of the Masterchef kitchen.

Episode 6: Barossa Boot Camp Day 2: Maggie Beer Tag Team Race 2013-06-10 | 49 min The second day at the Barossa Boot Camp sees the contestants at the farm of food legend Maggie Beer where each team has to create four Maggie Beer recipes.

Episode 7: Barossa Boot Camp Day 3: Seafood at Seppeltsfield Winery 2013-06-11 | 48 min The contestants are challenged at the Seppeltsfield winery in the Barossa, where they meet three seafood champions who show off their skills.

Episode 8: Barossa Boot Camp Day 4: Double Elimination Challenge 2013-06-12 | 44 min The boys versus girls Barossa Boot Camp reaches its conclusion and it is also the final day for two MasterChef contestants.

Episode 9: Masterclass 2 2013-06-13 | 42 min The Barossa Boot Camp comes to an end with a MasterClass featuring great local produce and two of its favourite residents, Maggie Beer and William Wood.

Episode 10: Kids Week Day 1: Lunch Box 2013-06-16 | 50 min It's Kids Week and the first challenge sees the contestants having 60 minutes to make the best dish they can using the ingredients that are found in a school lunch box.

Episode 11: Kids Week Day 2: Immunity Challenge 2013-06-17 | 44 min It is the first Immunity Challenge of the current series and the judges inform the contestants that they have access to the pantry but there is a catch.

Episode 12: Kids Week Day 3: Tuck Shop Challenge 2013-06-18 | 49 min The contestants make their way to Penleigh and Essendon High School where Gary introduces two very special guests who were previous students at the school. The challenge today sees the contestants having to feed 450 starving pupils.

Episode 13: Kids Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge 2013-06-19 | 43 min The losing team from the Tuck Shop Challenge faces elimination today. The challenge takes part in two parts which will leave the contestants scared.

Episode 14: Masterclass 3 2013-06-20 | 42 min Masterchef Australia: Masterclass 3 Tonight's MasterClass sees the contestants being joined by Stephanie Alexander and along with Matt Preston, they make a spinach & potato torte.

Episode 15: Italian Week Day 1: Public Stall Challenge 2013-06-23 | 46 min It's Italian Week and the remaining contestants are split into four teams and given a dish to create and sell to the public from a stall.

Episode 16: Italian Week Day 2: Elimination - Memory Dish 2013-06-24 | 47 min The contestants are given 60 minutes to make a dish from memory. The contestant with the worst dish will be eliminated from the competition.

Episode 17: Italian Week Day 3: Battle of the Pizza 2013-06-25 | 47 min The 18 remaining contestants are put into two teams for a supreme Battle of the Pizzas. Each of the teams needs to come up with a menu of four pizzas to feed 150 hungry diners.

Episode 18: Italian Week Day 4: Elimination 2013-06-26 | 45 min The team that lost yesterday's pizzeria challenge battle it out in the kitchen but there ends up being a twist.

Episode 19: Masterclass 4 2013-06-27 | 45 min Antonio Carluccio creates Handkerchief pasta with Ligurian Pesto whilst Gary shows how to make the perfect carbonara.

Episode 20: Wild West Week Day 1: Catch of the Day 2013-06-30 | 47 min The top 15 find themselves having to to on Wild West Week in Western Australia. They are in Fremantle where they are divided into two teams. They head offshore to catch their own dinner.

Episode 21: Wild West Week Day 2: Immunity Twist 2013-07-01 | 41 min The team which won yesterday’s Wild West Challenge battle are out for immunity tonight, or so they believe. After they show up at the Guillaume bistro there is a twist in the challenge.

Episode 22: Wild West Week Day 3: Stockmen Challenge 2013-07-02 | 43 min The contestants travel to Kylagh Station in York where they have to create lunch for 20 hungry stockmen and women on limited supplies.

Episode 23: Wild West Week Day 4: Elimination - The Green House 2013-07-03 | 44 min During the the Wild West Week elimination challenge, three contestants battle it out at Matt Stone’s restaurant, The Green House.

Episode 24: Masterclass 5 2013-07-04 | 45 min In tonight’s MasterClass, Brendan Pratt cooks slow roasted lamb shoulder with croquettes.

Episode 25: Heaven and Hell Week Day 1: Mystery Box 2013-07-07 | 45 min This week's Mystery box challenge pushes the remaining 14 contestants to their limits.

Episode 26: Heaven and Hell Week Day 2: Elimination Challenge 2013-07-08 | 47 min Four contestants face the elimination challenge and are joined Ian Curley. The two of them who create the two worst dishes then have to battle it out in round two and one of them will be eliminated from the competition.

Episode 27: Heaven and Hell Week Day 3: Seven Deadly Sins Banquet 2013-07-09 | 47 min The remaining hopefuls are divided into two teams, and they have to prepare a banquet for 70 diners using ingredients that represent the different Seven Deadly Sins.

Episode 28: Heaven and Hell Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge 2 2013-07-10 | 44 min The losing team from the Seven Deadly Sins challenge battle it out to try and save themselves from elimination.

Episode 29: Masterclass 6 2013-07-11 | 47 min Paul Wilson creates a traditional Mexican mole with lamb cutlets. The judges pit their skills against one another in creating a chocolate mousse.

Episode 30: Fast Food Week Day 1: Mystery Box 2013-07-14 | 44 min Fast Food Week gets underway and in the mystery box challenge the twelve remaining contestants are split in four teams, each having to create their own creation of the burger, fried chicken and kebab. They have to face the clock though as time is limited.

Episode 31: Fast Food Week Day 2: Auction Elimination 2013-07-15 | 42 min The elimination challenge sees the contestants having to bid against each other for the items they want to cook with in an auction, and instead of money, they’ll bid with minutes.

Episode 32: Fast Food Week Day 3: Car Club Team Challenge 2013-07-16 | 44 min The remaining contestants travel to Red Hill Estate on the Mornington Peninsula where they have to create club sandwiches for 50 car club fans.

Episode 33: Fast Food Week Day 4: Elmination Challenge 2013-07-17 | 43 min Daniel Wilson offers his 'perfect hotdog'. The contestants facing elimination have to recreate the hotdog and David will join the judges to decide who will be eliminated.

Episode 34: Masterclass 7 2013-07-18 | 47 min Gary attempts to prove that fast food can be healthy as he creates Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with peanut dipping sauce.

Episode 35: Immunity Week Day 1: Skills Test and Yin & Yang Challenge 2013-07-21 | 46 min Only 10 hopefuls remain in the running and with an immunity pin up for grabs, the tension in the kitchen is running high.

Episode 36: Immunity Week Day 2: Identical Dishes 2013-07-22 | 43 min The pairs in the immunity challenge are given free rein to create whatever they like but they must make two identical dishes

Episode 37: Immunity Week Day 3: Black Forest Ice-Cream Cake Relay 2013-07-23 | 46 min The remaining pairs in the immunity challenge have to recreate Nick Palumbo’s black forest ice-cream cake, in a relay style event.

Episode 38: Immunity Week Day 4: Butter Invention Test 2013-07-24 | 44 min With just four pairs left vying for an elimination pin and in an invention test each couple has to create a sweet and a savoury dish.

Episode 39: Masterclass 8 2013-07-25 | 47 min Matt goes back to basics as he creates a homemade tartare sauce. Gary uses some fresh local produce to create a dish for some local lifesavers.

Episode 40: Love Week Day 1: Mystery Box Challenge 2013-07-28 | 42 min Love week gets underway and starts with a mystery box challenge. The remaining hopefuls get to fill their own boxes with ingredients of their choice but there is a twist!

Episode 41: Love Week Day 2: Chocolate Elimination 2013-07-29 | 43 min The ingredient in this week's pressure test is chocolate. The bottom three from yesterday's challenge have to recreate Kirsten Tibballs’ louros cake.

Episode 42: Love Week Day 3: 50 First Dates 2013-07-30 | 43 min The top 10 are split into two teams and given the challenge of creating a main dish and a dessert for 25 couples.

Episode 43: Love Week Day 4: Breakfast Elimination 2013-07-31 | 43 min The five contestants facing elimination this weekhave to create their own breakfast dish and then serve it in just an hour to 100 hungry customers.

Episode 44: Masterclass 9 2013-08-01 | 46 min Kirsten Tibballs shows how to make an indulgent chocolate dessert perfect perfect for sharing. Gary creates a gorgeous dessert to tempt your loved one.

Episode 45: Heston Blumenthal Week Day 1: Royal Jubilee Trifle 2013-08-04 | 45 min The judges are joined by Heston Blumenthal and the contestants have two hours to recreate Heston’s royal jubilee trifle as they battle it out to win immunity.

Episode 46: Heston Blumenthal Week Day 2: Cook Against Heston Immunity 2013-08-05 | 43 min The three winning contestants are given just 90 minutes to cook either an entrée, main or dessert while Heston has to cook all three courses in the same time. There is a twist in the challenge though.

Episode 47: Heston Blumenthal Week Day 3: Medieval Knights Feast 2013-08-06 | 46 min The teams have two and a half hours to create a Heston-esque medieval feast for ten noble knights and the judges.

Episode 48: Heston Blumenthal Week Day 4: Elimination Challenge 2013-08-07 | 44 min The contestants from the losing team battle it out in today’s elimination challenge.

Episode 49: Masterclass 10 2013-08-08 | 46 min Heston offers a masterclass on how to create perfect scrambled eggs. He also creates a roasted leg of lamb with anchovies and rosemary and demonstrates how to carve for maximum flavour.

Episode 50: World Food Week Day 1: VIP Banquet 2013-08-11 | 48 min The remaining eight contestants are flown to Dubai and split into four teams of two the contestants to face a challenge that sees them shop in the local Souk Markets and then create a banquet to 36 VIP's.