MasterChefSeries 12Episodes Episode guide

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1. Episode 25

   25/25After one final challenge, the 12th MasterChef champion is crowned.
2. Episode 24

   24/25The remaining amateurs take on their most terrifying challenge yet - the Chef's Table.
3. Episode 23

   23/25The final four amateur cooks embark on an unforgettable culinary odyssey to Mexico.
4. Episode 22

   22/25The final five have just four hours to cook a complex five-course dinner.
5. Episode 21

   21/25In the last semi-final the cooks prepare an outstanding dish for the restaurant critics.
6. Episode 20

   20/25The semi-finalists cook for some of the world's most celebrated restaurateurs.
7. Episode 19

   19/25Two teams serve lunch to members of the Royal Navy on board HMS Northumberland.
8. Episode 18

   18/25In the first of the semi-finals the last eight cooks gather for the Relay Invention Test.
9. Episode 17

   17/25The nine remaining amateur cooks must each create a show-stopper dish to wow the judges.
10. Episode 16

    16/25The second group of amateurs get their first taste of professional cooking.
11. Episode 15

    15/25The remaining contestants are tasked with running a professional lunchtime service.
12. Episode 14

    14/25With the red team already having cooked, it is now the turn of the blue team.
13. Episode 13

    13/25The 14 cooks come together for the first time and cook off against each other.
14. Episode 12

    12/25The amateur cooks must make an exceptional dish centred on one ingredient, duck breast.
15. Episode 11

    11/25It's the last week of heats and the final group battle for a place in the quarter-final.
16. Episode 10

    10/25It's the last week of heats and the final group battle for a place in the quarter-final.
17. Episode 9

    9/25It's the quarter-final and the six heat winners fight for their place in the competition.
18. Episode 8

    8/25Contestants must impress former champions Thomasina Miers, Peter Bayless and Steven Wallis
19. Episode 7

    7/25Contestants must impress former finalists Dean Edwards, Daksha Mistry and Mat Follas.
20. Episode 6

    6/25It's the quarter-final and the six heat winners fight for their place in the competition.
21. Episode 5

    5/25Contestants must try to impress 2012 champion Shelina Permalloo.
22. Episode 4

    4/25Contestants must impress former finalists Larkin Cen, Saira Hamilton and Natalie Coleman.
23. Episode 3

    3/25In the first quarter-final, contestants are challenged to create a dish centred on cheese.
24. Episode 2

    2/25Five more hopefuls try to prove themselves to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace .
25. Episode 1

    1/25John and Gregg return to the judging table on the hunt for the twelfth MasterChef champion