MasterChef Season 12 Episodes
Season 12 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Back to Win - Audition BattlesFormer Masterchef contestants return; chefs compete in head-to-head audition battles.
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Episode 2 - Back to Win - Audition Battles, Pt.2The audition battles continue; three chefs who previously competed in the junior edition return to compete for the first time as adults.
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Episode 3 - Back to Win - Audition Battles, Pt.3With only six aprons left, the judges round out auditions and give a lucky few chefs a chance to return to the MasterChef kitchen. Each 45-minute audition battle brings the contestants one step closer to being in the top 20.
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Episode 4 - Dish That Sent You HomeIn the first elimination round of the season, all 20 chefs must cook something inspired by the dish that originally sent them home. The chef that recreates their elimination dish in the most elevated, refined and skillful way will win immunity.
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Episode 5 - Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of VegasThis week, the chefs face their first mystery box challenge of the season. Season Seven winner, Vegas restaurant owner and cocktail connoisseur Shaun O'Neale, returns to the MASTERCHEF kitchen to dish out the challenge. The chefs have 60 minutes to cook three identical dishes using the spirits they receive in their mystery box. On the line are immunity or elimination, as the chefs compete to create a dish with their respective spirit as the star.
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Episode 6 - Back to Win: Feeding the U.S. Coast GuardFor their first team challenge, the top 18 travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Los Angeles. The chefs must collaborate to create a hearty and delicious lunch for more than 100 brave women and men. One contestant will be eliminated.
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Episode 7 - Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!Chef Gordon Ramsay shares his secret love for meatless, dairy-free dishes by demonstrating his infamous beef wellington transformed into a vegan dish made out of beets. Chef Ramsay then challenges the contestants to create a top-notch vegan dish, using their knowledge of flavors and techniques.
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Episode 8 - Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany DerryThe 16 remaining chefs are challenged to cook a Southern cuisine dish inspired by complex flavors from countries around the world. MASTERCHEF also welcomes award-winning chef and Southern fusion restaurateur Tiffany Derry to the kitchen.
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Episode 9 - Bake to WinOne chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the contestants to face elimination.
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Episode 10 - Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the MASTERCHEF rodeo, where the top 14 chefs divide into two teams to create the best steak and sides. The team that doesn’t live up to the cowboy’ standards faces the possibility of elimination.
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Episode 11 - Winners Mystery Box - Christine HaThe remaining chefs are challenged with a "Winner's Mystery Box" curated by the Season 3 Champion, Christine Ha. The contestants are tasked with creating a Michelin-starred Vietnamese dish, but there's a catch - they must use every ingredient given to them.
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Episode 12 - Tag TeamAs the top 12 chefs approach the halfway point in the competition, they're challenged to a tag-team cook-off. They're tasked with choosing a partner and cooking three menu items from Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred restaurants, taking turns against the clock.
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Episode 13 - Grub Hub ChallengeIn order to secure a spot in the top 10, the remaining chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish into a gourmet concoction.
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Episode 14 - Gas Station GourmetKeeping up with culinary trends and tapping into nostalgia, Chef Ramsay brings a new challenge to the kitchen. The Top 10 chefs are tasked with elevating traditional gas station and road trip snacks into gourmet dishes.
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Episode 15 - Winners Mystery Box - Gerron HurtThe Top Nine chefs are faced with another Winner’s Mystery Box challenge, this time from MASTERCHEF Season Nine winner Gerron Hurt. With no more immunity pins up for grabs, each contestant must create a dish that packs heat using an assortment of chilis and peppers.
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Episode 16 - The WallThe Top Eight chefs are paired together and tasked with communicating on opposite sides of a wall to create identical dishes with a double elimination on the line.
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Episode 17 - Restaurant Takeover - SpagoThe Top Six must take over Chef Wolfgang Puck’s kitchen at the famous Spago restaurant in Los Angeles, CA, and uphold its renowned reputation.
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Episode 18 - Semi FinalThe Top Five chefs are faced with two separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a Baked Alaska and one of Chef Ramsay's signature dishes, an intricate lobster tortellini. Then, the chefs who advance to the finals prepare an appetizer and entree in front of a live audience with the support of former MASTERCHEF judge Graham Elliot.
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Episode 19 - Finale Part 1 - Special Guest Graham ElliotThe Top Three chefs have made it to the finals and are one challenge away from being crowned the MASTERCHEF champion. Each chef has to prepare an appetizer and entree in front of a live audience with the support of former MASTERCHEF judge Graham Elliot.
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Episode 20 - Finale Part 2 - Special Guest Christina TosiThe three remaining chefs rush against the clock to complete their final entree and whip up a gourmet dessert with the help of former judge Christina Tosi. Then, a new MASTERCHEF champion is crowned.
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