Premiere: First Double Elimination

S06 E01 • Sunday, Feb 22, 2026 • Feb 22 • 45m

The episode centers on a challenge to "put themselves on a plate," where contestants had to create an elevated dish based on a childhood memory triggered by a photograph found in their Mystery Boxes.

Apple Mystery Box Challenge

S06 E02 • Sunday, Mar 1, 2026 • Mar 1

A Mystery Box Challenge where the remaining 18 contestants must create a dish using the "humble ingredient of an apple". Contestants are tasked with thinking of the "apple of their eye"—someone special in their lives—to inspire their dish. The winner of the challenge receives immunity from the following week's elimination and gets to watch from the gantry.

Signature Savoury Pies

S06 E03 • Sunday, Mar 8, 2026 • Mar 8

Each of the 20 contestants opens a mystery box to find a photograph from their childhood. They must create and "elevate" a dish inspired by that specific childhood memory to a MasterChef standard.

Judges' Star Signs

S06 E04 • Sunday, Mar 15, 2026 • Mar 15

Translating Fashion into Food

S06 E05 • Sunday, Mar 22, 2026 • Mar 22

Buffet of New Beginnings

S06 E06 • Sunday, Mar 29, 2026 • Mar 29