Tommy Pham

The MasterChef kitchen welcomes 12 emerging home cooks and 12 of MasterChef's most loved past contestants. Together they will share their love of food and compete to become Australia's next MasterChef.

Dessert king Adriano Zumbo returns to the MasterChef kitchen for a pressure test like no other. The contestant with the least impressive take on Zumbo's Polly Want A Waffle will be sent home.

Contestants must create a dish using the same ingredients that were in the very first mystery box in MasterChef season one, The least impressive fare will send their chefs to a pressure test cook-off.

Four teams vie for a shot at immunity in the infamous team relay challenge. This time, teams won't even know the mystery ingredient until the clock starts ticking! Plus, the first Masterclass of 2022.

The winners from yesterday's service challenge compete in a 2-round dual duel immunity challenge. The contestant who creates the two most impressive dishes will dodge Sunday's elimination bullet.

Today's mystery box is selected by MasterChef Australia champion, Emelia Jackson. The three best dishes will be awarded an immunity pin that can be played at any time during an elimination cook.