MasterChef - Season 8
21 episodes
Episode 1
Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1
In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF Battle for a White Apron challenge, during which they will face off against eac
Episode 2
Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2
In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain and it will be up to the judges to decide who makes it and who goes home.
Episode 3
America's Grocery Bag
Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make the judges a MASTERCHEF-worthy dish.
Episode 4
Feeding the Lifeguards
The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.
Episode 5
Shell-Shocked & Scrambled
The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.
Episode 6
Silenced by the Lambs
This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry. Those who fail to impress the judges will face an eliminatio
Episode 7
Breakfast, Lunch & Winner
The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in two teams.
Episode 8
Whole-y Cow!
The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a cow.
Episode 9
Holy Cannoli
The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegetable farmers, beekeepers and herb growers, when the contestants split up for a te
Episode 10
The MasterChef Returns
Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will receive an advantage moving forward, while the other chefs to
Episode 11
Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks
The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50th Anniversary party. Each guest will taste both teams' dishe
Episode 12
In a Pinch
The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and have to cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make
Episode 13
Gordon’s Game of Chicken
The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
Episode 14
A Mexican Tag Team Challenge
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family breakfast, using Nutella as the key ingredient. The winner gets a huge advantage movi
Episode 15
The Great Outdoors
The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.
Episode 16
Chopsticks & Pasta
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advan
Episode 17
Pop-Up Restaurant
The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-up restaurant in a Southern California vineyard.
Episode 18
Something Fishy
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants will then have to cook a dish inspired by their familie
Episode 19
The Semi-Finals
The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.
Episode 20
The Finale (1)
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
Episode 21
The Finale (2)
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.