Episode guide
MasterChef: Season 5
19 episodes · first aired May 26, 2014
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- 1 Top 30 Compete May 26, 2014 Host 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…
- 2 Top 22 Compete Jun 2, 2014 The 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…
- 3 Top 20 Compete Jun 9, 2014 The cooks compete to feed 500 male and female troops on a desert Army base; the losing team faces a pressure test featuring blueberry pie.
- 4 Top 18 Compete Jun 16, 2014 The contestants tackle a seafood challenge, with the winner choosing what dessert the others will prepare in the elimination round.
- 5 Top 17 Compete Jun 23, 2014 The contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding; one team faces a challenge featuring a meal with steak and fries.
- 6 Top 16 Compete Jun 30, 2014 A 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…
- 7 Top 15 Compete Jul 7, 2014 The 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.
- 8 Top 14 Compete Jul 14, 2014 The 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.
- 9 Top 13 Compete Jul 21, 2014 The cooks must create a dish using Alaskan king salmon; during the elimination round, the cooks create a dish using one judge's favorite ingredients.
- 10 Top 12 Compete Jul 28, 2014 The 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.
- 11 Top 11 Compete Aug 4, 2014 For 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…
- 12 Top 10 Compete Aug 11, 2014 The 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…
- 13 Top 8 Compete Aug 18, 2014 The 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.
- 14 Top 7 Compete Aug 25, 2014 The 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…
- 15 Top 6 Compete Sep 1, 2014 Ramsay works alongside the cooks as they take over a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles; croquembouche pressure test.
- 16 Top 5 Compete Sep 8, 2014 Joined by VIP kitchen guests, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by loved ones; the cooks face a challenge involving rare protein dishes.
- 17 Top 4 Compete Sep 8, 2014 A final team challenge establishes who will move on to the top three.
- 18 Top 3 Compete Sep 15, 2014 The 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…
- 19 Winner Chosen Sep 15, 2014 In 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.