Episode
MasterChef: Top 8 Compete
Overview
The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2013-07-24
Episode context
Top 8 Compete is Episode 16 in Season 4 of MasterChef. It aired on 2013-07-24.
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