Michelle Lukman

The cooks are split into teams for a tricky challenge that will test their ability to work together, as they try to create an edible art installation in under seven hours.

The judges welcome a fresh batch of home cooks to tackle creative cooking challenges in order to win a spot in the Masterchef Australia 2017 competition.

Contestants without aprons face an invention test from guest judge Maggie Beer to win a place in the competition.

Contestants must team up and create a three-course menu for 100 people in a pop-up restaurant challenge; 2016's runner-up Matt Sinclair guest stars to mentor the contestants.

An elimination pressure test to recreate a cake recipe by Andy Bowdy will farewell another contestant.

A Melbourne Italian restaurant is the setting for a test which sees contestants preparing four dishes in two opposing teams in a fight to avoid the elimination challenge.