Rashedul Hasan

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.

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

Teams of two are formed, and each team is given the task to create two plates of identical dishes. However, they are not allowed to peek at or taste their partners' cooking.

An immunity challenge leads to a choice between healthy and indulgent ingredients for a final battle against a professional chef.

The top 24 face their first mystery box challenge. The bottom four cook off in an elimination challenge, resulting in one contestant being sent home.