When are the semi-finals of MasterChef?

THE MASTERCHEF semi-finalists are set to prepare for some of their greatest meals for a chance to win the competition.

Here's when you can watch the semi-finals on BBC One.

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When are the semi-finals of MasterChef?

Britain's greatest cooking competition will soon crown the UK’s best amateur cook.

MasterChef 2022 semi-finals week begins on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

The ten semi-finalists will be tested in a live service setting, with the studio being turned into a restaurant.

The contestants will be split into three groups - with each one tasked with either starters, mains or desserts.

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The top eight will then continue on to the next semi-final challenge on Thursday, April 28, 2022 - an invention test.

After two are axed, the remaining six will cook a three-course lunch for the Royal British Legion.

Who is in the MasterChef 2022 semi-finals?

Chefs from all walks of life including an NHS worker, theatre director, beer bike tour guide, childcare worker, bank manager and retired head teacher are taking part.

The semi-finals will consist of ten amateur cooks hoping to win the 2022 competition.

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Two will go through from five heats.

With one heat left to go, here's a look at the semi-finalists so far:

• Eddie Scott, 30, Marine Pilot from Beverley in Yorkshire
• Pookie, 45, Beauty Salon Owner from Solihull
• Holly Parnell, 29, Theatre Director from Poole in Dorset
• Sarah Rankin, 47, Marketing Consultant from Kinross in Scotland
• Ioan Jones, 38, Marketing Manager from Wales
• Olayemi Adelekan, 51, HR Project Manager from Harrogate
• James Skelton, 38, PGA Golf Professional from Kent
• Thomas, 60,  Interior Designer from Windsor

How does MasterChef 2022 work?

The MasterChef 2022 line-up kicked off with 45 talented hopefuls cooking their best meals.

They were split into five groups of nine amateur cooks.

Each week, the nine amateur cooks take part in the new Audition Round.

Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are then served each dish in the new Tasting Room.

The top three dishes then see the cooks receive the MasterChef apron and immunity from cooking in the following round.

The remaining six contestants then have another chance to wow the judges and bag themselves that coveted apron.

They will prepare their Signature Dishes - a savoury dish if they delivered sweet in the first round and vice versa.

Four will then head into the quarter-finals before two more are axed with the best two chefs moving on to the semi-finals.

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Heat five begins TONIGHT (April 19, 2022) on BBC One at 8pm.

If you have missed any episodes you can watch on the iPlayer.