1. Format

2. Seasons overview

3. Seasons synopsis
     Season 1   Top 20   Season 2   Top 20   Season 3   Top 25   Season 4   Top 30   Season 5   Top 26 

4. Awards and nominations

5. References

6. External links

MasterChef is an Indonesian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British series of the same name, open to amateur and home chefs.^[1] Produced by Endemol Shine Group, it debuted on 1 May 2011 on RCTI.

Format

At the audition round, the challenge is to have the contestants to prepare their mainstay dish around 30 minutes, with the judges can advance them to the next round based on the taste of their dishes by deciding to give them an apron or not.

In the bootcamp round, the first challenge is to have the contestants to perform routine tasks such as filleting a fish, peeling shrimps, etc. During that time the judges will observe their techniques. The second challenge requires the contestants to create a dish using a prepared staple ingredient with the judges can advance them to the gallery round or eliminate them based on their cooking techniques and the taste of their dishes by taking their aprons.

Subsequently, the formal competition begins typically following a three event cycle that takes place over two episodes, where the judges will eliminate one or even two contestants after the third event. The events typically are:

• Mystery Box: Contestants are all given a box with the same ingredients and must use only those ingredients to create a dish within a fixed amount of time. The judges will select 3 dishes based on visual appearance and technique alone to taste, and from these 3 select one winner who will gain an advantage to prevent the pressure test and advance to the next round automatically.
• Elimination Test: The judges explain the mystery box winner the theme of the elimination test (or sometimes take the winner to the pantry) and tell of at least one advantage. The most typical one is selecting the specific ingredient to use or dish to recreate, but can also include automatic advancement to the next round, assigning certain ingredients to specific chefs or saving one of the contestants. The rest of the contestants are then informed and collected any ingredients that has been prepared for this test with a fixed amount of time to complete the dish. Judges evaluate all dishes based on taste and visual appeal. One from the contestants with a best dish will go straight to the next round and then the judges will nominate some of the contestants with a worst dish and criticize them before telling them to get ready for the pressure test.
• Pressure Test: The worst performing contestants must compete against each other to make a standard dish within a very limited amount of time that requires a great degree of cooking finesse. For those contestants who are passes to the next round will watch the test from the balcony. Each dish is judged on the taste, visual appeal and technique, and the losing contestant is eliminated.
• Signature Dish: Contestants were tasked with creating a dish that represented themselves and their cooking philosophy around a staple ingredient or theme.
• Duplication Test: Contestants were required to duplicating a certain dish in terms of presentation and taste.
• Skills Test: The judges explain the preparation of a specific dish, or the preparation of an ingredient. The contestant is then required to reproduce that dish in a specific time limit - typically 15–20 minutes. The judges then look the contestant's attempt and give a feedback. The judge would give a 1 minute penalty to a contestant who can't preapare the ingredient or cook the dish properly before continuing the next step.

Seasons overview

Seasons synopsis

Season 1

This inaugural season was aired during 2011, between 1 May to 21 August. The number of finalists for this season were 20 contestants. The judges for this season were starred with Juna Rorimpandey, Rinrin Marinka and Vindex Tengker.

The winner for this season was Lucky Andreono, a 28-years-old furniture entrepreneur with Agus Sasirangan, a 25-years-old teacher was being a runner-up.

Top 20

Season 2

The second season was aired during 2012, between 21 August to 28 October. The number of finalists for this season were still 20 contestants. For this season, judges Juna Rorimpandey and Rinrin Marinka were returned from the previous season with a new judge Degan Septoadji who replaced Vindex Tengker.

The winner of this season was Desi Trisnawati, a 39-years-old hotel director with Taufik Hidayat, a 30-years-old property agent was being a runner-up.

Top 20

Season 3

The third season was aired during 2013, between 5 May to 17 August. The number of finalists for this season were 25 contestants from the previous 20 contestants. For this season, judges Rinrin Marinka and Degan Septoadji were returned from the previous season with a new judge Arnold Poernomo who replaced the first two seasons judge Juna Rorimpandey.

The winner of this season was William Gozali, a 22-year-old store supervisor with Febrian Wicaksono, a 25-years-old private employee was being a runner-up.

Top 25

Season 4

The fourth season was aired during 2015, between 31 May to 12 September. The number of finalists for this season were 30 contestants from the previous 25 contestants. However, the two judges format will be used for this season where Arnold Poernomo still returned from the previous season with a new judge Matteo Guerinoni who replaced Rinrin Marinka and Degan Septoadji.

The winner of this season was Luvita Hodiono, a 20 years-old college student with Deny Gumilang, a 35-years-old entrepreneur was being a runner-up.

Top 30

Season 5

After a four years hiatus, on 27 September 2018, MasterChef Indonesia has confirmed from it's official Instagram that the series had been renewed for the fifth season.^[7] This season was premiered on 3 March 2019. The number of finalists for this season were 26 contestants from the previous 30 contestants.

For this season, judges Juna Rorimpandey and Arnold Poernomo were returned again with a new judge Renatta Moeloek who replaced Matteo Guerinoni.

Top 26

Awards and nominations

References

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