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MasterChef episode 18 2022 – UK: 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 dish that is inspired by that song and one of over 20 different food references within it. Savoury or sweet, it’s up to the contestants to interpret the brief, and the dish must impress the judges enough to secure a place in finals week. At the

MasterChef episode 17 2022 – UK: 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 put through to the next round. Two contestants will be eliminated at the end of this task.       The six survivors then travel to Middle Temple in central London, where a very special centenary event is taking place. The Royal British Legion is celebrating

MasterChef episode 16 2022 – UK: 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 filled with 20 past MasterChef quarter-finalists, semi-finalists and finalists – all of whom have gone on to have full-time careers in the food industry since taking part in the competition.       The semi-finalists must create a three-course menu that they would be proud to

MasterChef episode 15 2022 – UK: 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 up for grabs, they need to show real flair and ambition to edge closer to the MasterChef 2022 trophy.     Alternative stream   MasterChef is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with the UK version in July 1990. The

MasterChef episode 14 2022 – UK: 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 Market Challenge, where they must invent a dish on the spot for judges John and Gregg from a market full of ingredients including Bavette steak, plaice and oysters. The pressure is on to impress because at the end of this test one contestant will be sent

MasterChef episode 13 2022 – UK: It’s the fifth and final week of heats, and the last nine home cooks arrive to face the Audition Round. They must cook their signature dish that will show judges John and Gregg who they are as a cook and how good they could become.     Alternative stream   John and Gregg don’t witness them cook in the MasterChef kitchen. Instead, they taste each dish in the new Tasting Room. Just like diners in a restaurant, they judge each contestant’s food solely on the plate that is put in front of them. After

MasterChef episode 12 2022 – UK: This week’s four most talented cooks return for the fourth quarter-final, with two places in the semi-finals up for grabs. They face just one intense challenge: they must cook two courses that will excite not just John and Gregg, but also three former MasterChef champions – Thomas Frake, Dhruv Baker and Saliha Mahmood Ahmed.     Alternative stream   MasterChef is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with the UK version in July 1990. The format was revived and updated for the BBC in February 2005 by executive