MasterChef Australia: Season 11
Season 11 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of MasterChef Australia Season 10.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 11 Progress Shield
Auditions: Day 1
Apr 29, 2019 · 78 min
Each hopeful cook has 60 minutes to produce their dish. If the judges like the dish, they're through to the next stage. If not, sadly, they're heading home.
Auditions: Day 2
Apr 30, 2019 · 54 min
It's day two of auditions and 13 contestants return for a second chance to show the judges they deserve to be in the top 24. With 18 aprons given away yesterday, just six aprons ar
Desert Island Dish
May 1, 2019 · 54 min
The pantry is open, there's 75 minutes on the clock, and the contestants are asked to cook the dish they'd cook every day for the rest of their lives if they found themselves on a
Immunity Challenge - Curtis Stone
May 2, 2019 · 52 min
It's the end of the first week in the kitchen and the winners from the previous challenge will cook for an immunity pin. But it won't be easy: they'll be cooking against chef Curti
Special Ingredient Mystery Box & Black Mystery Box Challenge
May 5, 2019 · 72 min
It's mystery box time and our cooks must create a delicious dish using at least one of the elected ingredients. Next up is the black mystery box, but this time, whoever cooks the w
Pressure Test - Darren Purchese
May 6, 2019 · 51 min
Those that failed to impress in the previous episode are facing the dreaded pressure test. Our cooks are charged with recreating a Darren Purchese dessert, and whoever doesn't impr
Immunity Challenge - Max Sharrad
May 7, 2019 · 55 min
The winners of the mystery box and invention test face the immunity challenge. History is made when the judges choose who will cook against Young Chef of the Year, Max Sharrad.
Off-Site Team Challenge - Briagolong Drought Feast
May 8, 2019 · 54 min
Contestants cook outside of the kitchen for the first time. Their challenge is to create a feast for volunteers, truckies, farmers and their families impacted by drought in Briagol
Elimination Challenge - Choices! & Masterclass 1
May 9, 2019 · 102 min
Before each cook sits their favourite and least favourite ingredients. Round one: cook with either. But those that produce the bottom four dishes face round two with their remainin
Nigella's Mystery Box Challenge & Team Relay Invention Test
May 12, 2019 · 55 min
It's Nigella Week. MasterChef favourite Nigella Lawson sets the mystery box ingredients. Whoever cooks the best dish heads into immunity, but the rest must compete in a relay inven
Pressure Test - Nigella's Roast Chicken
May 13, 2019 · 54 min
It's pressure test time for the losing team from the previous challenge. The contestants have 90 minutes to cook Nigella's infamous roast chicken with two sides and gravy. Who will
Immunity Challenge - Coskun Uysal
May 14, 2019 · 58 min
Nigella week continues, and the four best cooks from her Mystery Box challenge must cook a dish that celebrates custard. The top contestant will compete against Coskun Uysal, of re
Off-Site Team Challenge - State Library of Victoria with Nigella
May 15, 2019 · 53 min
Nigella and contestants are given historical recipes at the State Library of Victoria to inspire a three-course meal. The team who create the least impressive menu will head into t
Elimination Challenge - Condiments & Masterclass 2 with Nigella
May 16, 2019 · 95 min
The bottom team from the previous challenge are presented with an array of condiments they must identify correctly. The first five to guess incorrectly head into an elimination coo
Rick Stein's Mystery Box Challenge & Fish and Potatoes Invention Test
May 19, 2019 · 75 min
It's Legends Week and our cooks have to create a dish using Rick Stein's Mystery Box. Later, a fish and potatoes themed Invention Test determines who will face the Immunity Challen
Pressure Test - Clare Smyth's Dessert
May 20, 2019 · 54 min
This episode's Pressure Test has contestants recreating a dessert from culinary legend Clare Smyth. During four hours of preparation time, there are tears and even a dish that coll
Immunity Challenge - Donovan Cooke
May 21, 2019 · 54 min
Matt Sinclair mentors the Immunity cook which uses only equipment from a typical office kitchen. Best dish enters Round 2, where they will compete against culinary legend Donovan C
Team Challenge - Street Food for 360!
May 22, 2019 · 53 min
Joined by Yotam Ottolenghi, our contestants are cooking street food for 360 people. Each team must hero a different cuisine, and the least impressive team will be sent into the nex
Elimination Challenge - Deli Challenge with Yotam Ottolenghi
May 23, 2019 · 51 min
Legends week continues as Yotam Ottolenghi hosts a deli item challenge. The first three contestants to incorrectly name a deli item must cook to stay in the competition. Who will b
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - Secret's Week
May 26, 2019 · 50 min
It's Secrets Week, and, after a quick workshop with Din Tai Fung's Edward Yulianto, our cooks must create a tasty dumpling dish and later invent a dish that incorporates a secret.
Pressure Test - Paella by Leno Lattarulo
May 27, 2019 · 50 min
Three contestants face a pressure test and will cook a paella based on an award-winning dish by Leno Lattarulo from Melbourne's Simply Spanish. Simple, right? Wrong. It is Secrets
Immunity Challenge - Sauce, Secrets and Citrus
May 28, 2019 · 55 min
These immunity rounds involve sauce, secrets and citrus. A contestant will face off against an established chef that will be kept secret from everyone, including the judges, until
Team Challenge - Secret Weapons
May 29, 2019 · 54 min
Each team is allocated a 'secret weapon' and must create a four-course Italian meal for 40 diners. Whichever team serves the least impressive meal will go into the next pressure te
Elimination Challenge - Blindfold Taste Test & One Last Secret
May 30, 2019 · 54 min
Secrets Week closes with the previous episode's losing team facing a blindfolded taste test. The first five to guess incorrectly have a 60-minute open pantry cook, but one last sec
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - Queensland
Jun 2, 2019 · 73 min
This episode's mystery box challenge has contestants creating dishes using Queensland's finest ingredients. The judges will taste the five most appealing dishes and the winner will
Pressure Test - Shannon Kellam
Jun 3, 2019 · 55 min
Contestants must re-create one of Shannon Kellam's signature dishes, but without a recipe. The contestant who re-creates the dish least like Shannon's will be going home.
Immunity Challenge - Ginger & Ben Williamson
Jun 4, 2019 · 54 min
In round one, contestants must prepare a sweet or savoury dish with one of Queensland's finest ingredients - ginger. The winner will cook off against chef Ben Williamson for an imm
Team Challenge - BBQ For 150 Noosa Locals
Jun 5, 2019 · 53 min
The Queensland trip continues and the teams must cook a barbecue feast to serve 150 Noosa locals. The team that serves the least impressive feast will go into the next elimination.
Elimination Challenge - Skills Test/ Seafood Platter Challenge & Masterclass with Ash Martin
Jun 6, 2019 · 88 min
In this episode's elimination, contestants undergo a skills test followed by a seafood platter challenge including raw, fried and steamed elements. MasterClass with judges and Homa
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - The Dreaded Everything Box
Jun 9, 2019 · 72 min
It is the dreaded Everything Box, where contestants must use every one of the eight ingredients. They will have to be extra creative if they want to win a place in the next immunit
Pressure Test – The Surprise Twist!
Jun 10, 2019 · 64 min
Three contestants will face the chopping block in an elimination challenge with a surprise twist.
Immunity Challenge – Letters from home & Jessie McTavish
Jun 11, 2019 · 55 min
Contestants awake with letters from home containing special instructions for round one of the immunity cook. The winner will cook off against chef Jessie McTavish from North Bondi
Team Challenge – A Picnic At Hanging Rock with Maggie Beer
Jun 12, 2019 · 53 min
Contestants find themselves in the Macedon Ranges for this team challenge: a picnic at Hanging Rock. What will be a surprise is who is the guest chef - none other than the beloved
Elimination Challenge – with Maggie Beer
Jun 13, 2019 · 54 min
Maggie Beer is back for the elimination challenge which will take place over two rounds. In round one, the contestants must celebrate herbs from the garden. In round two, they must
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test with Heston Blumenthal – Sweet Week
Jun 16, 2019 · 70 min
Kicking off Sweet Week, molecular master Heston Blumenthal enters the kitchen with a mystery box for the contestants.
Pressure Test – Kate Reid
Jun 17, 2019 · 48 min
In a surprise twist, our bottom three contestants from the cereal invention test have been thrown straight into a pressure test. Aprons on: it's time to cook a unique creation by K
Immunity Challenge - Ice Cream Challenge & Alice Wright
Jun 18, 2019 · 52 min
Sweet Week continues with an immunity ice cream challenge. In round two, the best cook will go up against chef Alice Wright.
Team Challenge - Identical!
Jun 19, 2019 · 54 min
The team challenge requires contestants to create a delicious, sweet dish that is identical in look, texture and flavour to their teammate's dish. Communication is key.
Elimination Challenge – The Dessert With No Sugar!
Jun 20, 2019 · 51 min
In a very challenging cook, the contestants must make a sweet dish without using refined sugar.
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - Best Selling And Australia's Most Popular Ingredients
Jun 23, 2019 · 69 min
This episode's mystery box holds some of the best-selling ingredients from Coles and along with these, contestants must cook with some of Australia's favourite ingredients: Vegemit
Pressure Test – Jock Zonfrillo
Jun 24, 2019 · 48 min
This episode's challenge has been set by special guest Jock Zonfrillo from Restaurant Orana. Contestants must create dishes that showcase one of his favourite native ingredients.
Immunity Challenge – Beluga Caviar & Phil Wood
Jun 25, 2019 · 55 min
The three winners of the challenges must create a dish featuring Beluga caviar. The best dish will see its maker compete for an immunity pin against Pt Leo Estate chef Phil Wood.
Team Challenge – Best Diners & Best Ingredients
Jun 26, 2019 · 56 min
The contestants must cook a four-course meal for the Best Diners In The World while showcasing the Best Ingredients In The Country. Little do they know, the diners are their loved
Elimination Challenge - Massimo Bottura
Jun 27, 2019 · 55 min
The top 10 are joined by the world’s top chef Massimo Bottura and asked to cook with ingredients that are very close to Massimo’s heart: ones that are frequently disposed of.
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test: Deja Vu
Jun 30, 2019 · 69 min
This episode’s mystery box involves some deja vu and later, in the invention test, contestants have 60 minutes to create a dish that takes the judges to a moment in time that evoke
Pressure Test – Kirsten Tibballs
Jul 1, 2019 · 48 min
Champion chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs is in the MasterChef kitchen for this episode's pressure test. Three contestants from the previous invention test must recreate Kirsten's appl
Immunity Challenge – Same Ingredients/Different Styles & Adam D’Sylva
Jul 2, 2019 · 53 min
All contestants will cook with the same ingredient but in a different style. The winner of round one will be cooking against renowned chef Adam D'Sylva for the illustrious immunity
Team Challenge – Q Train Vegetarian Course
Jul 3, 2019 · 50 min
Aboard the Q Train travelling restaurant our contestants, in teams, must prepare a vegetarian course using oyster mushrooms, baby zucchini, eggplant or figs. The bottom two teams f
Elimination Challenge – Time Auction
Jul 4, 2019 · 53 min
This episode is the return of the time auction where contestants bid for ingredients with time rather than money. The more time they spend buying ingredients, the less time they ha
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test - WA
Jul 7, 2019 · 64 min
The remaining contestants fly to Western Australia for a mystery box challenge and later an invention test, using all the great produce WA has to offer.
Team Challenge - Wildflower 5 Course Degustation
Jul 8, 2019 · 41 min
At Wildflower Restaurant in Perth, contestants will cook a five-course degustation featuring an ingredient that chef Matt Sartori has selected.
Immunity Challenge - Fast Track to Finals Week
Jul 9, 2019 · 47 min
The winners from the previous two days now cook for an opportunity to fast-track themselves into Finals Week. Round two comes down to the wire as contestants are hungry for the win
Team Challenge - Leeuwin Estate Safari Club
Jul 10, 2019 · 50 min
This episode's setting is the beautiful Leeuwin Estate Safari Club in Margaret River. Guided by head chef Dan Gedge, our contestants will battle it out in a team challenge.
Elimination Challenge - Santiago Fernandez & Masterclass
Jul 11, 2019 · 86 min
This pressure test is set by Santiago Fernandez and it's a doozy. The stakes are high and the least impressive cook will be sent home. Plus, catch a masterclass showing off delicio
Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test – The Loved One’s Selection
Jul 14, 2019 · 69 min
Each contestant has an ingredient chosen for them by a loved one, with the note explaining their choice. Later, the judges select an ingredient for each contestant to cook with in
Pressure Test - The Lamington
Jul 15, 2019 · 47 min
The chef director behind Dinner by Heston in Melbourne and London, Ashley Palmer-Watts, sets a lamington-themed pressure test. One contestant will be sent home with only days remai
Advantage Challenge - Top 5
Jul 16, 2019 · 47 min
Our top five are battling to win an advantage for the next challenge, which could secure them a spot in the semifinal. Contestants can cook whatever they want and decide how much t
Top 5 Challenge - The Press Club
Jul 17, 2019 · 54 min
Contestants are cooking at Press Club, the brainchild of judge George Calombaris. With the Press Club announcing it will soon close, the top five take to the kitchen to prepare one
Grand Final Week - Elimination Challenge
Jul 21, 2019 · 94 min
By the end of the episode, five will become four as the trophy beckons. In a special MasterClass, contestants set their very own mystery box challenge for the judges and Curtis Sto
Semi Final with Peter Gilmore
Jul 22, 2019 · 66 min
This semifinal is a pressure test set by acclaimed Quay executive chef Peter Gilmore. The three contestants who do the most impressive job recreating the dish will earn their spot
Grand Final
Jul 23, 2019 · 104 min
It's been months of nail-biting challenges, but there can only be one winner to walk away with the life-changing title of Australia's MasterChef 2019