Episode
MasterChef: Bake to Win
Overview
One chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the contestants to face elimination.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2022-07-27
Episode context
Bake to Win is Episode 9 in Back to Win of MasterChef. It aired on 2022-07-27.
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