Episode
MasterChef: Top 5 Compete
Overview
The final five home cooks in the competition gather in the "MasterChef" kitchen, where judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastianich reveal the latest Mystery Box Challenge. The contestants have to prepare, cook, and present an incredible dish using all or some of the ingredients inside a wooden crate: a variety of ground meats and an assortment of vegetables, rice, and potatoes.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2011-08-09
Episode context
Top 5 Compete is Episode 17 in Season 2 of MasterChef. It aired on 2011-08-09.
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