Episode
MasterChef: Top 8 Compete Again
Overview
After no elimination last night, the Top 8 home cooks again flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it takes to advance to the next round. Find out which contestants wow the judges and who winds up on the chopping block in the next elimination round.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2011-08-02
Episode context
Top 8 Compete Again is Episode 15 in Season 2 of MasterChef. It aired on 2011-08-02.
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