John Torode
Self - Judge
Series SeasonSeason 17 episodes2021
MasterChef
Series 17
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Episode 160 min2021-03-01
Episode 1
In the first heat, five amateur cooks compete for two quarter-final places. This year's competition features a new round in which each cook must showcase their favourite ingredient.
Episode 260 min2021-03-03
Episode 2
Five amateur cooks compete in the second heat. To win a quarter-final place, they must impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace along with former champions Saliha Mahmood Ahmed and Kenny Tutt.
Episode 330 min2021-03-04
Episode 3
The four winners from the first week of heats return to compete in the first quarter-final. They are challenged by food critic Grace Dent to prepare a great British pudding.
Episode 460 min2021-03-08
Episode 4
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the first heat of the second week, they cook for former champions Irini Tzortzoglou and Jane Devonshire.
Episode 560 min2021-03-10
Episode 5
In the second heat of the second week, five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals.
Episode 630 min2021-03-11
Episode 6
The week's four heat winners return for the quarter-final, chasing a place in knockout week. They face a Critic's Test set by one of the country’s toughest food critics, William Sitwell.
Episode 760 min2021-03-15
Episode 7
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the first heat of the second week, they cook for former champions Shelina Permalloo and Mat Follas.
Episode 860 min2021-03-17
Episode 8
Five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals. In the second heat of the second week, they cook for former champion Steven Wallis and 2006 finalist Dean Edwards.
Episode 930 min2021-03-18
Episode 9
It’s the third quarter-final and the four talented heat winners return to fight for a place in the semi-final.
Episode 1060 min2021-03-22
Episode 10
In the last week of heats, five more hopefuls try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
Episode 1160 min2021-03-24
Episode 11
In the last of this year's heats, five contestants cook for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace and two previous MasterChef champions.
Episode 1230 min2021-03-25
Episode 12
In the last of this year's quarter-final, four talented heat winners return to fight for a semi-final place in the Critic's Test. The challenge is to cook a dish inspired by global street food, and it will be judged by one of the country's toughest food critics, Grace Dent.
Episode 1360 min2021-03-29
Episode 13
Just 10 chef's remain. Split into two groups of five, they now face the pressure of cooking in a professional kitchen for the first time.
Episode 1460 min2021-04-01
Episode 14
The second group of five semi-finalists experience the pressure of a professional kitchen for the first time.
Episode 1530 min2021-04-02
Episode 15
It's the last challenge of the semi-finals, and the six remaining amateurs must cook-off in front of three esteemed food critics to win a coveted place in the finals.
Episode 1660 min2021-04-05
Episode 16
For the first challenge of finals week, the five finalists cook a five-course lunch at the resplendent Plaisterers Hall in the City of London.
Episode 1760 min2021-04-08
Episode 17
The final four amateur cooks interpret a classic dish of their choice before the best three face a Chef's Table challenge at Michel Roux Jr's acclaimed restaurant Le Gavroche.
Episode 1860 min2021-04-14
Episode 18
The final three chefs must produce the best three dishes of their lives to stand a chance of being crowned MasterChef champion 2021.
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