Tag: MasterChef UK

MasterChef UK Season 18 Episode 01 Description This year the judges are mixing it up – introducing a whole new set of challenges the passionate amateurs must complete in order to progress in the competition. Each week for five weeks, nine home cooks cook for the judges. This year their first test is the audition […]

MasterChef UK Season 18 Episode 18 Description The last semi-final challenge is a celebration of MasterChef’s surprise musical fame. Ten years after MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace were sampled on the hit single Buttery Biscuit Bass, this episode marks this momentous achievement by returning the favour. The final six contestants must prepare a […]

MasterChef UK Season 18 Episode 17 Description The best eight remain semi-finalists take on a daunting Invention Test in which they must create a dish inspired by the chicken or the egg. The MasterChef market is open, and with a larder full of ingredients to choose from, they must create a dish worthy of being […]

MasterChef UK Season 18 Episode 16 Description To kick off semi-finals week, the ten remaining hopefuls are given their first taste of what it’s like to work in a restaurant setting. MasterChef turns into a professional kitchen for the day, with judge John Torode running the pass. Tables are laid in the dining room and […]

MasterChef UK Season 18 Episode 15 Description In the last of the quarter-finals, this week’s four most talented cooks face just one intense challenge. They must cook two courses that will excite not just John and Gregg but also three former MasterChef champions: Steven Wallis, Kenny Tutt and Thomasina Miers. With just two semi-final places […]

MasterChef UK Season 18 Episode 14 Description This week’s seven best home cooks return to test their culinary wits and try to prove to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that they have the potential to be MasterChef champion 2022. Tonight’s challenges are designed to gauge their creativity and culinary repertoire. The first is the […]

In the last of this year’s quarter-finals, four talented heat winners return to fight for a semi-final place in the Critic’s Test. The challenge is to cook a dish inspired by global street food, and it will be judged by one of the country’s toughest food critics, Grace Dent. Don’t miss new episodes of your […]

n the last of this year’s heats, the final five contestants begin by cooking their signature dishes. John and Gregg’s two favourites win their cooks a place in the next round. The remaining three contestants then cook off in the Favourite Ingredient Challenge, after which one cook will be sent home. The four remaining cooks […]

In the last week of heats, five more hopefuls begin by cooking their signature dish – something that tells judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace who they are as a cook and how good they can become. After tasting all five plates, John and Gregg pick their two favourite dishes and those cooks earn a […]

It’s the third quarter-final, and the four talented heat winners return to fight for a place in the semi-final. The Critics Test challenge sees the four cook a dessert where stone fruit is the star, a brief set by one of the country’s toughest food critics, Jay Rayner. Who can handle the pressure and show […]