It’s the second quarter-final, and this week’s four most talented cooks return to fight for a place in Knockout Week. They face a single intense challenge. They must cook two courses that will excite not just John and Gregg but also some of MasterChef’s most inspiring winners, finalists and contestants, who have all gone on to careers in the food industry.

Their fate is in the hands of three MasterChef champions – Thomasina Miers, who won the trophy in 2005, Kenny Tutt, the winner in 2018, and 2017's Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed.

With just two Knockout Week places up for grabs, these amateurs need to show real flair and ambition to edge closer to the MasterChef 2023 trophy. Show less