MasterChef Canada Season 1, Episode 5: Where's the Beef?

1

White Is the New Black

Out of thousands of applicants, 50 Canadian home cooks are chosen to present dishes for the judges.

60 min

2

Chicken Little

Auditions for the Top 50 home cooks reach a dramatic conclusion as the final aprons are handed out. The cooks enter their first challenge, a Stress Test, where they must prepare a stunning chicken dish with very limited access to equipment. After a dramatic round of tasting, the judges choose the final group of home cooks moving forward to the MasterChef Canada kitchen.

60 min

3

First Kick at the Box

The first Mystery Box Challenge gives the winner an advantage in the Elimination Challenge.

60 min

4

The Puck Drops Here

The teams prepare lunch for the Toronto Maple Leafs; a contestant is sent home after a challenging pasta dish.

60 min

5

Where's the Beef?

A mystery box challenge with Canadian ingredients and beer.

60 min

6

Edible Art

The cooks must cater an exclusive art gallery event, and the losers bake to save their lives.

60 min

7

Brains before Beauty

A Mystery Box Challenge takes the contestants back to their roots; an Alberta Beef challenge.

60 min

8

Major Steaks

The top 10 cooks face off at Canadian Forces Base Trenton and the losing team goes to war.

60 min

9

Great Canadian Bake Off

The contestants get creative with leftovers; upscale versions of common bake sale items.

60 min

10

Meals on Wheels

The cooks compete in a team challenge at Toronto City Hall and the losers face a challenging Pressure Test.

60 min

11

Claws Out

The remaining cooks duel with a tank of lobsters in a tag-team challenge with the winner receiving two advantages.

60 min

12

Line of Fire

The cooks take over one of the judges' restaurants and the losers face a pressure test.

60 min

13

Family Style

The cooks prepare a family reunion dinner and in the pressure test, they face the most difficult challenge yet.

60 min

14

Not-Your-Average-Joe

The cooks use judge Joe Bastianich's favourite ingredient in the hopes of moving on to the finale.

60 min

15

And Then There Were Two

The final two compete in a three-course battle for the grand prize and the title of MasterChef.

60 min