MasterChef Australia

Twenty-two brand new contestants arrive at Melbourne’s iconic MCG to settle one of the oldest rivalries of all – Men vs. Women.

The Battle of the Sexes continues, but this time contestants cook individually, with the bottom six facing an elimination challenge.

Six contestants cook in the first Elimination Challenge for MasterChef Series 5. The contestants cook using only what is in their home pantry and fridge food that gives them joy to eat and prepare.

The contestants must break down a lamb carcass in relay style, with 3 minutes each, until one team has ten cuts of meat. The losing team will go into an individual cook-off utilising the cuts of lamb.

The contestants arrive at Maggie Beer’s property, where Maggie demonstrates skinning a chicken in one piece, and then how to break it down.

The contestants gather at Seppeltsfield winery, where the contestants pick their own three champions to take part in a relay shucking oysters, shelling prawns and filleting flathead.

Two contestants go home today after facing the protein that placed them in the bottom six, while the winners of the Battle Of The Sexes get to set the House Rules back in Melbourne.

Maggie Beer and pastry chef William Wood join the new-look, inspirational Masterclass.

Each contestant has 60 minutes to make the best dish they can using the mystery ingredients in their lunch box. The winners go through to Round 2, where the kids take over the judging.

The top five contestants have one minute to visit a pitch-black pantry and must cook with whatever they bring out. The contestant who cooks the best dish receives the Immunity Pin.

The contestants split into teams to feed 450 hungry teenagers at lunchtime. Guest celebrity chefs Shannon Bennett & Curtis Stone mentor the teams.

After two rounds of quick-fire pressure tests, the bottom three contestants must compete in baking an 11-layer cake. The baker of the worst cake is eliminated.

A special MasterClass with students from East Bentleigh Primary School cooking along with Gary, George, Matt and guest chef Stephanie Alexander.

Contestants seperate into teams, running a food stall in Lygon Street. They have three hours to cook and sell while guest celebrity judge Antonio Carluccio and the Nonnas oversee the cooking.

Contestants must make a signature dish from restaurant Stefano's in Mildura, with chef Stefano De Pieri himself helping to choose the worst dish of the night, and ultimately who goes home.

The MasterChef kitchen is turned into a pizzeria, with two teams creating 4 pizza options. Each team must cook and feed 130 diners, as well as manage home deliveries.

The eight losing contestants from the previous pizza battle have 60 minutes to cook an Italian inspired dish of their choice.

Tonight is an Italian styled MasterClass, Special guest - Antonio Carluccio, with help from George, cooks a northern italian classic, Manilli de Seta (Handkercheif pasta) with Pesto alla Genovese.

The contestants travel to Perth, where they split into teams and the judges introduce them to their fishing mentors: Josh Catalano from Catalano’s Seafood and Alex Kailis from MG Kailis.

The winning team from the Prawn Challenge gather at Guillaume, where they find Guillaume himself with the 3 judges. In a surprise twist, only one of them will be cooking.

The contestants arrive at Kylagh Station in York, WA, a working cattle farm, just as the muster is about to start

The three worst performers from the Cattle Battle arrive at the Greenhouse kitchen, where they meet owner/chef Matt Stone

Masterclass goes to Western Australia, with guest chefs Kate Lamont and Brendan Pratt.

Contestants divide into teams and must choose whether they cook the Heaven or Hell Mystery Box.

The two losing teams from Heaven & Hell Mystery Box Challenge face elimination today. Special guest Ian Curley (chef from The European), supervises two elimination rounds, while the creator of the worst dish says goodbye to the competition.

Contestants split into 2 teams and have two hours to prepare a banquet for 70 diners using ingredients representing Seven Deadly Sins.

The seven losing contestants from yesterday’s Seven Deadly Sins service challenge must cook their own 'last supper'.

Tonights Masterclass is the culmination of Heaven and Hell week.

It's Fast Food Week, and contestants must divide into teams and create their own version of three fast food classics – the burger, fried chicken and a kebab.

The three losing contestants from the Mystery Box Challenge must bid for the ingredients they want to cook with in a rapid fire auction

Tonights Masterclass is the culmination of Heaven and Hell week.

The five losing contestants from the Rally Challenge must recreate guest chef Daniel Wilson's 'Perfect Hot Dog'

First up Garry shows us a delicious Desi Murgh - a fragrant, classic chicken curry with accompanied with appam - a rice and coconut pancakes.

Eliminated contestants return to fight for the chance to return to the MasterChef Kitchen

Contestants must work in pairs to make the same dish, where each diss must be identical in taste and appearance.

Guest chef Nick Palumbo from Sydney's Gelato Messina joins contestants as they attempt to recreate his famous Black Forest Cake while 'cooking' in a giant freezer.

Contestants must cook one sweet and one savoury featuring the 'hero' ingredient: butter.

Tonights Masterclass comes from the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula on Victorias Shipwreaked coast

It's Week of Love of MasterChef, and as a gift contestants are allowed to pick any six ingredients for their Mystery Box

Tonight, the 'Queen of Chocolate' Kirsten Tibballs reveals her complicated layered “Louros”, which contestants must replicate perfectly to avoid elimination.

Tonight, contestants cook 2-course share plates for 50 couples on their first dates, with the least impressive meal sending its contestants into the next elimination challenge.

The contestants will work the Breakfast service at Gary's own restaurant - The Boathouse.

Kirsten Tibbles - The Pastry Queen - cooks an incrediable multi-layered cake she calls 'Eve'. Decorates like a garden, complete with edible gold, tempered choclate bark and chocolate mushrooms

Its Heston Bluemental Week this week in the kitchen and to kick it off the contestants face a pressure test and must cook in teams HESTON’S JUBILEE TRIFLE – a dish he made for the royal family.

The winning Yellow team from yesterday’s Jubilee Trifle Pressure Test, all have the chance to win an immunity pin. But to do so, they much cook against Heston Blumenthal- and beat him!

The other 8 contestants are split into 2 teams and will preparing a medieval feast for a noble court of 10 knights and their ladies as well as the judges and Heston.

In todays elimination challenge contestants will have 90 minutes and a open pantry, to create a dish that “stimulates all senses” plus has a sense of theatre and is packed full of flavors.

Tonight, Masterclass wraps up Heston week with the man himself joining Matt, Gary and George in the Kitchen for some cooking excitement.

The Top 8 contestants are off to Dubai for a week! They are to create a traditional banquet in the desert for 36 VIP Emirati guests.

6 contestants take part in todays Elimination Challenge. They must prepare a dinner for 50 VIP guests using the facilities of the Ossiano Kitchen and the guidence of Mark Patten

The judges advise them that World Food Week continues her back in Melbourne. And it starts now as a team challenge where they will be cooking lunch for the workers in Melbourne CBD

The Red team enter MCK to find a map of the world made of food waiting for them. Emma decides to use her Immunity Pin and joins Lynton, Christina Rishi and Kelty on the Gantry.

Tonights MasterClass comes at the end of the wonderful Dubai Adventure. Emma and Daniel, winners of the Arabian nights challenge are treated to an incredible food tour of Paris with Matt Preston.

Todays challenge: They must prepare 1 savoury dish to serve 7 people. There will only be 1 Dish of the day and the winner will be safe from Tomorrows elimination.

The 6 cooking contestants discuss their food dreams with the judges before being told that today they have to cook one plate of food that demonstrates their food dream.

Each team will be making 3 dishes each, 3hrs before service to prep and only 2 will be in the kitchen while the 3rd will be running plates to the table.

Lucy, Rishi & Samira enter the MasterChef kitchen for this elimination challenge. Lynton, Christina & Emma watch on from the gantry as the judges tell them that today is a pressure test.

Tonight, Masterclass heads into the Victorian countryside - to the Royal George Hotel in Kyneton.First up, Gary cooks 'Something for the weekend', a warming one-pot wonder - post raost beef.

First round is a Myster Box, which contains 10 ingrediants...5 of which are chosen by the constestants themselves when asked ' if I was an ingrediant, then what ingrediant would I be?".

Today is the first elimination of Finals week and the contestants today, will be provided with some much needed motivation. Each contestat has been matched with a Mentor Chef

Emma, Rishi, Samira and Lynton meet the judges at Donovan Cooke restaurant The Atlantic. Today’s service challenge is the most difficult Ultimate Service Challenge seen yet on MasterChef 2013.

Today is a culinary duel where they will need to beat the person opposite them. As the best performer in the Ultimate Service Challenge Rishi gets to pick who he will cook against in Round 1

Tonight is the final MasterClass of the series and the Eliminated contestants join the Top 3 (Emma, Lynton and Samira) for a celebration of the MasterChef Season.

The finale will be scored over three rounds, and after 2 rounds the Contestant with the lowest score will drop out leaving two to fight it out in Round 3.