MasterChef The Professionals Thailand is a cooking game show, spun off from MasterChef Thailand. It originally aired every Sunday starting on February 9, 2025 on Channel 7, and became the first series to make its debut in Netflix Thailand. The show is hosted by Piyathida Mittiraroch and the judges are , and Pongtawat Chalermkittichai. In this season, the contestants are professional chefs from various cooking show franchises, including chefs from Hell's Kitchen, Top Chef, The Next Iron Chef, and former MasterChef contestants.
While it has only been available on Netflix Thailand after broadcasting on television, the show finally opens up the full episodes on YouTube starting on June 21, 2026. On that day, it released the first 2 episodes, and later released the next 2 episodes on the following day and so on. The show finished releasing the entire series on June 27, 2026, which was the only day that release the final 3 episodes simultaneously.
This season's grand finale also have the most entries, where 5 chefs competed in that round. It is won by Chef Toey (Saharat Taengthai), while Chef Ged (Wisakha Ravijan) placed second, and Chef Tien (Tienchai Perapongsaton) in third place.
Contestants Final 18 Contestant Occupation Previous Shows / Seasons Previous Ranking(s) Status Number of WinsSaharat Taengthai (Toey)Chef OwnerThe Next Iron Chef Thailand (Season 1)6 4Wisakha Ravijan (Ged)Chef OwnerTop Chef Thailand 202324Tienchai Perapongsaton (Tien)Chef Owner66Nutnicha Bunlert (Ploy)Chef OwnerSeason 13 4All-Stars9 Top Chef Thailand 20234Chanin Cheema (Quest)Co-Chef OwnerSeason 32Returned 6All-StarsNatthasimaporn Lakchai (Kerr)Chef OwnerHell's Kitchen Thailand (Season 1)2 1Thanapat Suyaw (First)Chef OwnerSeason 2Winner2The Next Iron Chef Thailand (Season 1)5 Bunyawee Pakwisan (Lookchan) Creative Chef & Consultant Junior MasterChef Thailand N/A 0Hell's Kitchen Thailand (Season 1)3 Ratchawat Vichianrat (Keng) Executive Chef & OwnerThe Next Iron Chef Thailand (Season 2)2 3 Hell's Kitchen Thailand (Season 1)6Chaphonphat Daphachutison (Jib)Thai Chef de Cuisine3 3Valasura Na Lampang (Zetrong)Chef OwnerSeason 6Winner 1Sarawoot Nienvitoon (Man)Chef Instructor, Culinary ArtsThe Next Iron Chef Thailand (Season 1)3 2Jareuk SriaroonCulinary LecturerThe Next Iron Chef Thailand (Season 2)6 2Top Chef Thailand 20235Pichet Sanankong (Chet)Executive Chef7 2Wayupak Muangchorn (Jom)Executive Area ChefThe Next Iron Chef Thailand (Season 1)8 1Bid Coin Chef (season 1)WinnerPaweenuch Yodpreechawijit (Kaew)Private Chef & CateringSeason 1Winner 1The Next Iron Chef Thailand (Season 2)4Naradon Pukason (Beer)Chef OwnerHell's Kitchen Thailand (Season 1)5 0Nuntawat Chanyalikit (Max)Chef OwnerSeason 3Winner0 Future appearances:
Chefs Toey, First and Zetrong appeared as special guests in Episode 5 of Season 7.
Elimination Table Place Contestants Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Toey IN IN IN IN IN LOW WIN IMM IN HIGH WIN IMM IN IN IN IN IMM IN IN IN LOW IN IN LOW IN WIN WINNER 2 Ged WIN IN IN WIN IMM LOW WIN IMM LOW WIN HIGH IN LOW HIGH IMM IN HIGH LOW PT IMM HIGH HIGH IN IN 3 Tien IN IMM IN WIN IMM HIGH IN IN PT IMM WIN HIGH WIN LOW IMM WIN IN IN LOW IN IN WIN WIN IN FINALIST 4 Ploy WIN IMM IN IN IN WIN IMM IN HIGH WIN PT IMM IN WIN IMM IN IMM LOW IN IN PT IMM IN IN FINALIST 5 Quest HIGH IMM HIGH INWIN IMM IN HIGH IN WIN IMM IN IN IN WIN WIN IMM WIN FINALIST 6 Kerr HIGH IMM IN IN IN IN PT IN IMM IN IN PT IMM IN IN LOW IN IMM WIN IN HIGH PT IMM First IN IMM HIGH IN IN IN PT IN IN IN WIN IMM IN IN IN IN IMM IN WIN IMM PT IMM 8 Lookchan LOW LOW IN IN IN PT IN IMM IN IN PT IMM IN IN IN LOW IMM IN HIGH LOW LOW 9 Keng IN IMM IN IN IN IN WIN HIGH IMM IN LOW WIN IMM IN HIGH IN WIN IMM LOW IN 10 Jib IN IMM WIN IN IN WIN IMM HIGH IMM IN LOW WIN IMM LOW IN IN IN IMM 11 Zetrong IN IMM IN IN IN IN LOW IN IMM IN IN PT IMM LOW IN WIN IN 12 Man LOW IN INWIN IMM LOW IN IN WIN IMM IN IN 13 Jareuk HIGH IN WIN IMM WIN IN IN LOW IN 14 Chet WIN IMM HIGH WIN IMM IN IMM IN 15 Jom HIGH IMM LOW IN IN WIN IMM 16 Kaew WIN IMM IN IN IN IN 17 Beer IN IMM 18 Max IN
(WINNER) This chef won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This chef finished in second place. (FINALIST) The chefs are among the finalists but was eliminated in the grand finale. (WIN) The chef won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge, Invention Test or Pressure Test). (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round. (HIGH) The chef was one of the top entries in an individual challenge, but didn't win. (IN) The chef wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. (IN) The chef wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge. (IMM) The chef didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination. (PT) The chef competed in the Pressure Test round. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team challenge, and must compete in an elimination round. (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, but wasn't the last person to advance. (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and the last person to advance. (LOW) The chef was at the bottom-most entry but saved from elimination. (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef. (IN) The chef came back for a chance to win re-entry to the competition, and pass the first round of Vote Back. (OUT) The chef came back for a chance to win re-entry into the competition, but lost in the Vote Back round. (RET) The chef won the Vote Back round and returned to the competition.
Episode Titles Episode Native Title First aired Released Dateon YouTube 1 การรวมตัวครั้งสำคัญ 2 จานละ 3 นาที 3 ที่สุดของทักษะ 4 Food Truck สุดโหด 5 คำตัดสิน 6 เชฟแซ่บ VS. พ่อค้าซ่า 7 เพื่อนรักหักเหลี่ยมโหด 8 คนไทยรึเปล่า? 9 โอกาสที่ 2 10 โอกาสสุดท้าย 11 น้อยแต่มาก 12 ฉันต้องรอด 13 สู้เพื่อชีวิต 14 รอบชิงชนะเลิศ 1 - ใจสลาย 15 จบบริบูรณ์ Notes
Episodes Episode 1 Original airdate: Sunday, 9 February 2025
The season begins with a brief introduction of all 18 professional chefs competing. Shortly before starting the competition, Chef Ian has offered each contestants a glass of mocktail to enjoy. Little do they know, there is a hidden card underneath with an alphabet that puts them into 6 different teams.
Professional Kitchen Challenge: In this challenge, each team will be responsible for their assigned chef's signature dish. The chefs are six head chefs from Hell's Kitchen Thailand, including Chef Ian Kittichai, Chef Pom Kwantip, Chef Willment Leong, Chef Pruek Samphanthawat, Chef R Teerapat, and Chef Off Nattawoot. The final teams and assigned dishes are the following:
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Team color ! Letter ! Assigned head chef ! Members ! Signature dish |- | style="background:red"| Red team | style="text-align:center | I | Chef Ian | Jom, Kerr and Quest | Beef Tenderloin Beef Jus Sauce |- | style="background:yellow"| Yellow team | style="text-align:center | PR | Chef Pruek | Man, Ged and Toei | Salmon Orloff Beurre Rouge Sauce |- | style="background:darkorange"| Orange team | style="text-align:center | W | Chef Willment | Beer, Tien and Zetrong | Trio Texture Salmon |- | style="background:purple"| Purple team | style="text-align:center | O | Chef Off | Chet, Kaew and Ploy | Pinwheel Steak Lemon Miso Orecchiette |- | style="background:blue"| Blue team | style="text-align:center | R | Chef R | Keng, Jib and First | Poach Scallop roulade with Scallop Croquette |- | style="background:green"| Green team | style="text-align:center | PO | Chef Pom | Jareuk, Max and Lookchan | Yum Yai (16-component Thai salad)
The contestants will need to make no less than 200 orders total for 100 guests, and the head chefs will ensure the quality of each dish throughout the competition. They must replicate their head chef's signature dish with only a printed recipe packet available for self studying, as there are no demonstrations prior to the competition. There will be only 60 minutes per team to prepare before service. After that, they will be given only 7 minutes per order, and they must complete it on time no matter how many dishes each order needs or whether the order overlaps with the other orders. If they couldn't make it, the time count will be negative. Overall, the team with the best time management is Purple team. Preparation Time: 60 minutes (1 hour) Time limit per order: 7 minutes
After the service is over, the head chefs have gathered to taste every teams' dishes and decide the best overall dish. As a result, Red team got the best overall dish. After the scores are combined from the head chefs, all 100 guests, and time management, Purple team wins the challenge and Red team in second. The bottom two teams, Yellow team and Green team, will be facing Invention Restaurant round for an elimination. Winning team: Purple team Teams facing elimination: Yellow and Green team
Episode 2 Original airdate: Sunday, 16 February 2025
Invention Restaurant: In this round, the bottom two teams from the previous challenge must compete for an elimination, with six different main ingredients for each contestants. To offer the chefs a small "relief" from stress, Chef Ian has offered each contestants a glass of mocktail once again; this time, whatever color glass they got determines the main ingredient chefs must cook with. The selections are the following:
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Color ! Main Ingredient ! Contestant |- | style="background:red"| Red | Pork kidney | Chef Ged |- | style="background:yellow"| Yellow | Pork liver | Chef Jareuk |- | style="background:darkorange"| Orange | Pork lungs | Chef Lookchan |- | style="background:purple"| Purple | Cow rag (black) | Chef Max |- | style="background:green"| Green | Cow spleen | Chef Man |- | style="background:blue"| Blue | Cow intestine | Chef Toei
The chefs will be competing in the theme of innovative Thai street food. They will have 60 minutes to prepare their dishes for the main judges and guest judges from --in total of 20 judges, 20 dishes. Time: 60 minutes (1 hour)
As a result, Chef Ged had the best performance, Chef Jareuk in second. Unfortunately, Chef Max scored the least and was eliminated from the competition. Round winner: Chef Ged Bottom three: Lookchan, Max and Man Eliminated: Chef Max
Black Mystery Box: In this round, the 17 remaining contestants must create a dish from four simple main ingredients: 1 whole corn, 1 egg, 1 tomato, and 3 strips of imitation crab sticks. They are given 60 minutes to cook and there will be one person eliminated from this round. Time: 60 minutes (1 hour) Four best dishes: Jib, First, Quest and Chet Round winner: Chef Jib Bottom three: Jom, Lookchan and Beer Eliminated: Chef Beer
Episode 3 Original airdate: Sunday, 23 February 2025
Skill Test: In this challenge, all 16 chefs are being tested with their knife skills, which splits into 3 different rounds. For each round, the first 3 chefs that finishes will grant an immunity spot for the week. This is determined by both their speed and accuracy.
Round 1: Tunnel bone from a whole chicken
Chefs must take out the tunnel bone from a whole chicken without tearing off any part of the skin and meat. The bones on the wings is an exception. For their final product, the chicken must remain in its original shape, and the tunnel bone must not have any excess meat stuck onto it. Each chefs are only given 2 whole chickens; meaning, mistakes can only be made once. As a result, Chef Tien, Chef Chet, and Chef Jareuk won the first round. Winners: Tien, Chet and Jareuk
Round 2: Butterfly a mackerel