MasterChef Season 17, Episode 13: Episode 13

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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.

60 min

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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.

60 min

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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.

30 min

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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.

60 min

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Episode 5

In the second heat of the second week, five more amateur cooks compete for places in the quarter-finals.

60 min

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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.

30 min

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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.

60 min

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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.

60 min

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Episode 9

It’s the third quarter-final and the four talented heat winners return to fight for a place in the semi-final.

30 min

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Episode 10

In the last week of heats, five more hopefuls try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

60 min

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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.

60 min

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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.

30 min

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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.

60 min

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Episode 14

The second group of five semi-finalists experience the pressure of a professional kitchen for the first time.

60 min

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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.

30 min

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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.

60 min

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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.

60 min

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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.

60 min