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s09e10 · 2024-05-21
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MasterChef Junior
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MasterChef Junior goes back for seconds...and thirds! This culinary competition series gives talented kids between the ages of eight and 13 the chance to showcase their culinary abilities and passion for food through a series of delicious challenges.
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16 this season · 108 totals05e01 Quest for an Apron, Pt. 1 2017-02-10 01:00
Quest for an Apron, Pt. 1
Sixteen of the country's finest junior home cooks compete for eight of the Top 20 spots on this season's MASTERCHEF. After being split into four groups, each with a distinct signature dish, the kids get started. Only two contestants from each group will find out if they will succeed in moving on to the next round of challenges.
s05e02 Quest for an Apron, Pt. 2 2017-02-17 01:00
Quest for an Apron, Pt. 2
The remaining junior chefs compete for the final 12 spots in the Top 20. Making dishes ranging from cupcakes, to steak and lobster, the young chefs are tested to their limits and will find out if they will move on to the next round.
s05e03 Just Like Gordon 2017-02-24 01:00
Just Like Gordon
Celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez steps into the MASTERCHEF kitchen as a guest judge. The Top 20 young chefs will face their first mystery box challenge of the season, during which they will have to put their own spin on the most commonly eaten crop in the world – rice. Later in the kitchen, Chef Gordon Ramsay teaches the kids how to make his signature hand-roasted sea bass, which they must replicate.
s05e04 Batter Hurry Up 2017-03-03 01:00
Batter Hurry Up
The cooks split into two teams and compete to prepare corn dogs; the contestants must prepare a juicy burger; guest judge Mayim Bialik.
s05e05 Kitchen Emergency 2017-03-10 01:00
Kitchen Emergency
The Top 16 face off in their first team challenge, during which they cook lunch for first responders. Each team will have to create a dish featuring a delicious filet mignon and the guests will vote on which is better – the team with the most votes will win the challenge. Then, it's up to the judges to determine which two cooks from the losing team will head home
s05e06 A Presidential Mystery Box 2017-03-17 00:00
A Presidential Mystery Box
The Top 14 junior home cooks receive a mystery box challenge inspired by the White House garden from former First Lady Michelle Obama. The young cooks must come up with an original recipe that is both healthy and presidential worthy, and the winner will receive a special once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! For the next challenge, Julie Bowen ('Modern Family') steps into the MASTERCHEF kitchen to watch the kids make a dish in honor of their moms. Then, it's up to the judges to decide which contestant will go home
s05e07 Pie-Eyed 2017-03-24 00:00
Pie-Eyed
Guest judge Richard Blais enters the kitchen to see what the kids can cook up. In the first challenge, the Top 12 junior home cooks team up into groups of three and have 10 minutes to make as many pies as possible. The winning team will be safe from elimination and will get to give the judges a sweet surprise! For the next challenge, the young chefs must use a blow torch to make either an appetizer, entrée, or dessert using ingredients from the MASTERCHEF pantry. Then, it's up to the judges to decide who stays and who goes home.
s05e08 Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner 2017-03-31 00:00
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
The kids who got sent home take a shot at reentering the competition; the six cooks participate in two challenges that involve breaking apart a chicken and using the parts to make unique dishes; with guest judge Richard Blais.
s05e09 Scouts Honor 2017-04-07 00:00
Scouts Honor
The top 12 cooks are challenged to prepare a dish that includes a pork chop entrée and two sides and serve it to Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
s05e10 Winter Wonderland 2017-04-14 00:00
Winter Wonderland
The cooks are split into teams of two and must replicate a gingerbread house; chef Aarón Sánchez joins the kitchen as a guest judge, and the kids cook up a Gordon Ramsay holiday classic.
s05e11 Tag Team 2017-04-21 00:00
Tag Team
In the first mystery box challenge, the cooks must prepare a dish inspired by their families; the cooks team up in pairs to replicate a sushi platter; chef Edward Lee is a guest judge.
s05e12 The Muppets Take MasterChef 2017-05-05 00:00
The Muppets Take MasterChef
In this week's episode of MASTERCHEF, the Top Six split up into two teams, and have 75 minutes to create an entrée for VIP guests who range from firefighters to professional softball players, and construction workers to pilots. The guests will then vote on which dish they prefer and the winning team will receive a huge advantage later on in the competition. Next in the MASTERCHEF kitchen, the young cooks face an elimination challenge and welcome two surprise guests who will join in the fun – Miss Piggy and Swedish Chef! Then it's up to the judges to decide who will go home.
s05e13 Pop-Up Restaurant 2017-05-12 00:00
Pop-Up Restaurant
In this week's episode of MASTERCHEF, the remaining contestants face a high-pressure team challenge, during which they must cook for food critics, chefs and journalists at a pop-up restaurant on the beautiful California coast. The young cooks will have one hour to serve delicious scallop appetizers and another hour to dish out red snapper entrees to the guests. The winning team will go straight to the semifinals, but two young chefs from the losing team will have to leave the kitchen.
s05e14 The Semi Finals 2017-05-19 00:00
The Semi Finals
The top four cooks create a chocolate molten lava cake; contestants create a dish using one of the world's most popular meats.
s05e16 Finale 2017-05-19 00:00
s05e15 Finale 2017-05-19 01:00
Finale
Two cooks battle it out for the grand prize; Wolfgang Puck and Martha Stewart serve as guest-judges.