MasterChef (US)

Season 5

TV-14

This hit cooking competition series sees award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs put a group of contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.

Where to Watch MasterChef (US) • Season 5

19 Episodes

Top 30 Compete
E1
Top 30 CompeteHost award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, along with fellow judges restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot return for Season Five, putting the latest group of contestants through a series of challenging elimination rounds and turning one home cook into a culinary master.
Top 22 Compete
E2
Top 22 CompeteThe contestants must prepare a unique dish in the first mystery box challenge -- which features ingredients typically used in desserts; in the next round, the contestants prepare a classic American dish.
Top 20 Compete
E3
Top 20 CompeteThe cooks compete to feed 500 male and female troops on a desert Army base; the losing team faces a pressure test featuring blueberry pie.
Top 18 Compete
E4
Top 18 CompeteThe contestants tackle a seafood challenge, with the winner choosing what dessert the others will prepare in the elimination round.
Top 17 Compete
E5
Top 17 CompeteThe contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding; one team faces a challenge featuring a meal with steak and fries.
Top 16 Compete
E6
Top 16 CompeteA mystery-box challenge has the Top 16 chefs preparing dishes using canned foods. The winner will work with former "MasterChef" champion Luca Manfe and "MasterChef Junior" winner Alexander Weiss to select a specialty dish for the elimination round.
Top 15 Compete
E7
Top 15 CompeteThe contestants must put aside their difference as they pair up to create a surf-and-turf dish; the challenge losers face a pressure test featuring spring rolls.
Top 14 Compete
E8
Top 14 CompeteThe remaining 14 cooks work in two sets of teams at a busy, iconic diner in Los Angeles; the members of the losing team must make a three-layer red velvet cake during a pressure test.
Top 13 Compete
E9
Top 13 CompeteThe cooks must create a dish using Alaskan king salmon; during the elimination round, the cooks create a dish using one judge's favorite ingredients.
Top 12 Compete
E10
Top 12 CompeteThe cooks prepare romantic dinners for couples celebrating anniversaries; Ramsay's wife joins him for dinner; the losing team create their own truffle recipes for a box of chocolates.
Top 11 Compete
E11
Top 11 CompeteFor the first time, the contestants get to choose between two mystery boxes: one filled with high-end ingredients and one containing ordinary items; the winner of the challenge chooses which type of stuffed pasta the remaining cooks make.
Top 10 Compete
E12
Top 10 CompeteThe home cooks split into two teams and create menus of healthy football game concessions for an entire stadium; the cooks on the losing team must create three unique prawn dishes in a pressure test.
Top 8 Compete
E13
Top 8 CompeteThe cooks split into teams of two and prepare a poultry dish using different parts of the chicken; two pairs face a pressure test with eggs.
Top 7 Compete
E14
Top 7 CompeteThe remaining contestants receive hometown encouragement as they prepare savory apple dishes; while the challenge winner is safe from elimination, the other contestants form teams of two and make a variety of potstickers.
Top 6 Compete
E15
Top 6 CompeteThe remaining 6 contestants cooked dinner at plush restaurant with 50 guests. They had to replicate 2 appetizers and 2 entrees from the restaurant's menu. They have 1 hour to prep and 2 hours to serve the customers. Tempers flare.
Top 5 Compete
E16
Top 5 CompeteJoined by VIP kitchen guests, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by loved ones; the cooks face a challenge involving rare protein dishes.
Top 4 Compete
E17
Top 4 CompeteA final team challenge establishes who will move on to the top three.
Top 3 Compete
E18
Top 3 CompeteThe Top 3 contestants create dishes for a panel of judges from all 50 U.S. states. The winner earns an automatic spot in the Top 2, while the other two chefs face a pressure test involving desserts.
Winner Chosen
E19
Winner ChosenIn the Season 5 finale, the winner is chosen after the Top 2 compete for the trophy, a book deal and a $250,000 grand prize.