


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.Subsequently, the formal competition typically begins 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 judges can advance them to the gallery round or eliminate them, taking their aprons, based on their cooking techniques and the taste of their dishes. The second challenge requires the contestants to create a dish using a prepared staple ingredient.

During that time, the judges will observe their techniques. In the bootcamp round, the first challenge is to have the contestants perform basic skills such as filleting a fish, peeling shrimp, etc. The judges can advance them to the next round based on their dishes by deciding to give them an apron or not. Īt the audition round, the contestants have to prepare their mainstay dish for around 30 minutes. The competition takes place in the RCTI's studio in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta which is known as MasterChef Gallery and includes a large kitchen area with several cooking stations which is overlooked by a balcony, a well-stocked pantry, and a freezer. MasterChef Indonesia airs two days a week from Saturday to Sunday.
