MasterChef UK: The Professionals

In this opening heat, six professional chefs from all over the country arrive at the MasterChef kitchen.

Chefs face 2 daunting challenges, set by the judges. At the end of these challenges, 3 chefs are sent home.

In this first quarter final, the six strongest chefs take part in two high-stakes challenges.

In this heat, six professional chefs face two of their toughest challenges.

In the 2nd heat of the week, 6 of the UK’s most determined chefs make the journey to the MasterChef kitchen.

In Monica’s Invention Test, she challenges the chefs to create a sweet or savoury dish using fresh herbs.

In the first heat of this week, six more chefs face the infamous Skills Test.

In this heat, Monica sets a Skills Test, six chefs have just 20 minutes to prepare and cook a pigeon crown.

It’s the final heats week, to secure their place in the competition six chefs must face two tests.

It’s the last week of the heats and these are the last six chefs to battle to make it through the competition.

In the last of the Quarter Finals, the chefs from the week’s heats come together to cook against each other.

It’s Knockout Week, the 12 most talented chefs come together in the MasterChef kitchen.

Tonight the professionals must create a three-course fine dining menu for special guests at the Home of Rugby.

The second group have two and a half hours to cook their special menu for Lord Robert Mair.

The remaining eight chefs face a double-headed beast of a challenge in the MasterChef kitchen.

The first 3 remaining Semi-Finalists are sent to work alongside an inspirational self-taught chef for 2 days.

In the last Semi Final, the 3 remaining chefs are sent to cook at one of the UK’s most famous restaurants.

In the Finals, the four chefs have a once-in-a-life-time chance to cook at The Chef’s Table.

In the penultimate challenge, the four remaining chefs fight to secure their place amongst the final three.

The final three face one challenge: to cook the best three courses of their lives for the MasterChef judges.