Junior MasterChef Australia
Junior MasterChef Australia

Junior MasterChef Australia

2010 3 Seasons 51 Episodes ⭐ 6.6

Junior MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking game show. It is a spin-off of MasterChef Australia, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features contestants aged 8 to 12. The first season of the show began production in July 2010 and included 50 contestants. Over 5,000 children from around the nation auditioned for the series. Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris returned alongside Anna Gare, while Matt Moran replaced Matt Preston as a judge. Callum Hann has also been involved in the series. In contrast to prior series, Junior MasterChef Australia is produced by Shine Australia. The promo was seen during the final episode of MasterChef Australia. The series premiered on Sunday, 12 September 2010.

Junior MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking game show. It is a spin-off of MasterChef Australia, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features contestants aged 8 to 12. The first season of the show began production in July 2010 and included 50 contestants. Over 5,000 children from around the nation auditioned for the series. Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris returned alongside Anna Gare, while Matt Moran replaced Matt Preston as a judge. Callum Hann has also been involved in the series. In contrast to prior series, Junior MasterChef Australia is produced by Shine Australia. The promo was seen during the final episode of MasterChef Australia. The series premiered on Sunday, 12 September 2010.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Top 20 Part 1

The show started with 50 very excited children. After high-fiving the Judges, the Junior MasterChefs were divided into f

EP 2

Top 20 Part 2

The final spots for the Top 20 were up for grabs with 3 final heats. A seafood challenge saw a surprise appearance and s

EP 3

Top 12

It’s a big day with the Top 20 cooking for a place in the Top 12. The first round is an Invention Test which involves

EP 4

The Top 12 Cook

The Top 12 enter the official Junior MasterChef kitchen for the first time, and learn about the points system. They star

EP 5

Offsite Challenge

The Junior MasterChefs faced their first Team Challenge – running a high school tuck-shop. Both teams had to create a

EP 6

Cook-Along Masterclass

It was a special Masterclass for 10 of the Top 50 who came to the Junior MasterChef kitchen to learn some new tricks and

EP 7

Choose a Box

The Top 12 find out four of them will be going home this week, so the points on offer in the next challenges are really

EP 8

Taste Test

The day starts with all 12 Junior MasterChefs doing a taste test of a huge 8.5m long pizza made by John Lanzafama. The c

EP 9

Masterclass

Gary, George and Anna are joined in the kitchen by 12 students from Bangalow Public School. George takes the visitors t

EP 10

Basic Skills & Tag Team Challenge

The scoreboard is reset to zero as the Top 8 take on a three-part basic skills test and a team challenge. The basic skil

EP 11

Pressure Test & Offsite Challenge

Four contestants take on a Kellogg’s Pressure Test involving producing a copy of a sweet treat made of frangipane crea

EP 12

Masterclass

Six Bondi Public School students who are part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program got to be a part of the

EP 13

Mystery Box & Invention

Two challenges will see the two Junior MasterChefs who cook the best dishes walk straight into the Top 4. The first chal

EP 14

Flying Fish

The Junior MasterChefs are out of the kitchen and taken to Flying Fish restaurant where the six competitors will cook a

EP 15

Special Masterclass

The final Masterclass is a special one with Stephanie Alexander doing a class for Celebrity Chefs and their kids. The Ce

EP 16

The Final 4

Down to the Top 4, and two challenges will decide the first Junior MasterChef finalists. The first test involves beetroo

EP 17

The Grand Final

It’s the Junior MasterChef Grand Final, and there’s excitement and nerves all round. First there’s fun with a ‘R

EP 1

Top 50 - Round 1

The warehouse welcomed Australia’s Top 50 junior chefs ready to cook like champions for a spot in the Top 20. Heat 1 f

EP 2

Top 50 - Round 2

The second heat of Junior MasterChef’s Top 50 was revealed to be a healthy fast food challenge, with the contestants h

EP 3

Top 50 - Round 3

Heat four called upon the contestants to cook the ultimate cake for the ultimate guest: Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Gi

EP 4

Top 20 arrive at the MC kitchen

The excited members of the Top 20 arrived for their first day in the MasterChef kitchen. Their first task: a Mystery Box

EP 5

Offsite Challenge - Summit Restaurant

Gary revealed that the Top 20 were about to embark on their first Offsite Challenge. Madi was made captain of the Blue T

EP 6

Taste Test & Invention Test - Chocolate

The Top 20 arrived in the kitchen to find their chocolate dreams come true, with piles of sweet treats everywhere. Gary

EP 7

Pressure Test & The Perfect Roast

Eight contestants faced a Pressure Test over two rounds to stay in the competition. The first round challenged them to m

EP 8

Mystery Box & Family Desserts

Sprinting into the Junior MasterChef kitchen for their first Top 16 task, the contestants faced a Mystery Box Challenge.

EP 9

Offsite Challenge - Tobruk Sheep station

The Top 16 jumped in the cars and were whisked away from the MasterChef kitchen. Appearing on in-car screens, George exp

EP 10

Prawn Invention Test & 5 Star Breakfast Challenge

For their first challenge the Top 16 had to create 5-star breakfasts for the judges, with an amazing spread of fresh ing

EP 11

The Perfect Curry & Cheesecake Pressure Test

Fighting to stay in the competition, the bottom 8 cheflings faced a Perfect Curry Challenge judged by Kumar Mahadevan. W

EP 12

Top 12 Travel to the USA

The kids jet-setted off to Los Angeles for their first US challenge: to cook a dish for America’s youngest ever Michel

EP 13

Perfect American Hamburgers and Prawn Quesadillas

EP 14

Disneyland Challenge

The contestants arrived at Disneyland for a true fantasy challenge. Hidden around Uncle Walt’s kingdom were 12 ingredi

EP 15

Mad Hatters Tea Party & A Pressure Test

The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland arrived on the Disneyland scene to clue the contestants in on their first chal

EP 16

Double Mystery Box

Junior MasterChef 2011’s Top 8 returned to the kitchen for a Mystery Box Challenge with a twist. Under the main box wa

EP 17

Food Deception & Christmas Dinner

Master chocolatier Max Brenner joined the kitchen for the Savoury but Sweet Challenge. After showing his biscuit‑tuile

EP 18

Perfect Pavlova

The judges explained that after the next challenge the top four contestants on the leader board would be safe, while the

EP 19

Conveyor Belt Mystery Challenge

As finale week continued, the Top 6 learned the leaderboard was gone, putting everyone on equal footing. By episode’s

EP 20

Semi Final

Harry, Jack and Zac arrived outside the Sydney Opera House for their Junior MasterChef semi-final, with the judges expla

EP 21

Grand Final

Donna Hay was welcomed to the MasterChef kitchen to introduce the first part of finale: a fruit dessert challenge. Jack

EP 1

Signature Dish

The Top 14 mini cooks have an open pantry to create their signature dish. The top two dishes will win the chance to use

EP 2

Honey Immunity Challenge

Collecting their own honey from a beehive, contestants must create a sweet or savoury dish that heroes honey. The best t

EP 3

1st Elimination

The first elimination starts out with a blindfold taste test. Those who move into the second round must cook a dish that

EP 4

Giant Mystery Box

The contestants enter the MasterChef kitchen and scream with delight as they notice a giant-sized mystery box but no jud

EP 5

Cook Along Immunity Challenge

Contestants in today's challenge must cook along with judge Andy, but with no recipe. The two cooks with the dishes clos

EP 6

2nd Elimination

Morgan Hipworth from Bistro Morgan reveals that n today's challenge, contestants will be creating their own donut toppin

EP 7

Emelia Jackson Mystery Box

The contestants arrive at the MasterChef kitchen for a mystery box challenge set by none other than MasterChef Australia

EP 8

Hand Pulled Noodle Elimination Challenge

Contestants will have 60 minutes to make a dish using hand-pulled noodles made by master Mr X. The best two noodle dishe

EP 9

Snowy Elimination Challenge

Our juniors enter the MasterChef Kitchen and discover a winter wonderland - it's snowing. Today, the Junior MasterChefs

EP 10

Curtis Stone Mystery Box

Curtis Stone sets tonight's mystery box which is all about the humble potato. Contestants are vying for a place in the S

EP 11

Fruit & Veg

Contestants must hero a fruit or a vegetable in their dish. if they select a fruit they need to produce a savoury dish a

EP 12

Semi Final Pressure Test: Kirsten Tibballs

in tonight's pressure test contestants must recreate Kirsten Tibballs' lemon meringue tart. the top three dishes will se

EP 13

Grand Finale

Today's Grand Finale will see one exceptional cook crowned Australia's Junior MasterChef 2020, taking home a huge $25,00

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