The contestants travel East into the desert to a Cowboy Ranch where they are divided into two teams and tasked with cooking 101 steak dinners for a bunch of hungry cowwboys who are the judges in this team challenge. The losing team returns to the Masterchef kitchen where they are told to select one team member for amnesty. The three remaining chefs are then told to cook one soft boiled egg, one sunny side up, a poached egg, and a three egg omelette using only the six eggs given to them in twenty minutes. A contestant is sent home.

The Top Six finalists are in for a big surprise when the eight previously eliminated contestants return to the MASTERCHEF kitchen to compete for a chance to earn a spot back in the competition. The eager hopefuls will each select one ingredient to make up a mystery box, and they will be required to use all of the items to create a stunning dish that will prove that they deserve a second chance. After the contestants are whittled down, only two amateur cooks will compete head to head for a chance to win back their aprons and continue on the journey to become the next MASTERCHEF.