MasterChef: The Professionals: Season 2

Episode 1

58min - The competition begins with the tricky test of butchering and cooking a duck breast in just 20 minutes. Some chefs hit and others miss.

Episode 2

59min - Six hopefuls stress and hope to impress the judges with a fruit soufflé and a signature dish.

Episode 3

58min - The strongest six contestants from the first two heats express themselves with spices. Four then move on to cook for the critics.

Episode 4

58min - Things get cheeky with a skills test built around a cod head. Three more chefs advance to the quarterfinals.

Episode 5

58min - Pasta with prawns puts pressure on six new competitors, who then show off their skills with their signature dishes.

Episode 6

57min - Monica challenges the second group of quarterfinalists to invent a dish that features fresh herbs. The critics then weigh in on the two-course menus.

Episode 7

58min - The judges test the chefs' precision with Italian meringue and let them play to their strengths with a dish of their choice.

Episode 8

58min - Six contestants get up close and personal with a pigeon and hope that their signature dishes will get them into the next round.

Episode 9

59min - Two chefs are eliminated after an open-ended quarterfinal challenge, leaving four to face the critics' discriminating taste.

Episode 10

59min - Another new group enters the fray and promptly runs into some trouble with a challenging pasta skills test.

Episode 11

59min - In the final heat, Marcus asks the chefs to prepare veal sweetbreads. Only three will make it through to the quarterfinals.

Episode 12

59min - Contestants in the last quarterfinal must find creative ways to highlight citrus, herbs and spices.

Episode 13

58min - As the knockout round begins, only 12 chefs remain. They'll need to stay focused to make magic from a vast selection of ingredients.

Episode 14

59min - Five chefs team up to cook for a legendary rugby captain at Twickenham. After dinner is served, it's every chef for themself.

Episode 15

58min - A second team crafts a three-course feast at the Institution of Civil Engineers before an unexpected mistake knocks a chef out of contention.

Episode 16

58min - Eight chefs have made it out of the frying pan and into the fire of the semifinals, rising to new heights in two ambitious challenges.

Episode 17

59min - Three of the six remaining chefs cook in James Close's Michelin-starred kitchen at Raby Hunt in Darlington and then compete for a place in the finals.

Episode 18

59min - Three semifinalists explore the kitchen garden and learn from legendary chef Gary Jones at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire.

Episode 19

59min - Finals week begins with the Chef's Table dinner, a chance for the top four to impress the UK's most sophisticated food professionals.

Episode 20

59min - To earn a place in the grand finale and a trip to the famous kitchen at Mirazur, four chefs make a dish inspired by the place they come from.

Episode 21

59min - The three strongest chefs in the competition put their heart and soul into three courses that could make or break their cooking careers.

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