MasterChef Canada’s esteemed judges kick-off Season 5 by paying a surprise personal visit to 21 of the best home cooks across the country. With each home visit, the judges bring a MasterChef Canada cooler and explicit instructions for each home cook to start their culinary adventure. Armed with their cooler containing their special ingredient, the home cooks travel to the MasterChef Canada Kitchen in Toronto to prepare a dish for the esteemed judges and attempt to claim an iconic white apron and a spot in the Top 12.