The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients, with the 15th contestant being paired up with their mentor and receiving an advantage in the challenge. The chefs who fail to impress the judges face an elimination challenge to create a cheese soufflé in just 40 minutes. Then, it is up to the judges to decide who heads home.

Masterchef (US) Season 9 Episodes...

• s09e01 - The Judges Do Battle (1)
• s09e02 - The Judges Do Battle (2)
• s09e03 - The Judges Do Battle (3)
• s09e04 - Home State Heroes
• s09e05 - Gordon Ramsay Masterclass
• s09e06 - Trouble Brewing
• s09e07 - World Cup Dishes
• s09e08 - A Gordon Ramsay Wedding
• s09e09 - The Big Not Easy
• s09e10 - Rise or Fall
• s09e11 - The Kids are Alright
• s09e12 - Frying Tonight
• s09e13 - Just for the Halibut
• s09e14 - Sky's the Limit
• s09e15 - Tag Team
• s09e16 - American Heroes
• s09e17 - Waste Not Want Not
• s09e18 - Restaurant Takeover
• s09e19 - Cooking With Heart
• s09e20 - Battle of the Beef
• s09e21 - The Semi Final
• s09e22 - Season Finale (1)
• s09e23 - Season Finale (2)

Masterchef (US) Show Summary

MasterChef is based on the British BBC series MasterChef. The competition takes place in the MasterChef soundstage located in Los Angeles, CA which includes a large kitchen area with several cooking stations which is overlooked by a balcony, a well-stocked pantry, a freezer/fridge area and a fine-dining restaurant/seating dining area room used for certain challenges.

"MasterChef" is a show that celebrates great people who make great food. The show will give contestants the opportunity to develop their cooking skills while being encouraged, mentored and celebrated by the industry's best!