Joel McHale is back with Crime Scene Kitchen season 3. The cooking competition with a clever twist follows Hell's Kitchen season 23 on Thursday nights this fall on Fox.
Here's everything we know about Crime Scene Kitchen season 3.
Next episode of Crime Scene Kitchen season 3
There's no new episode of Crime Scene Kitchen on Thursday, November 28, as Fox is instead airing The Masked Singer season 12 and The Floor season 2 on a special night for Thanksgiving. Crime Scene Kitchen returns with its season 3 finale on December 5.
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 airs on Fox, which is included with most cable providers. If you've cut the cord, you can access the channel through live TV streaming providers like Fubo, Hulu Plus with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV.
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode guide
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode 1: "It's a Family Affair"
"Bakers must decode what type of dessert was made using just the leftover crumbs, flour trails and a few elusive clues, then re-create the recipe."
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode 2: "The One with the Friends"
"Six sets of friends put their sleuthing skills to the test."
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode 3: "Keep Your Family Close, and Your Pans Closer"
"Five teams of family members have two mystery dishes to crack on their road to the $100,000 prize."
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode 4: "The Proof is in the Mousse"
"The dessert detectives face a safety bake where they must decide whether to go sweet or savory."
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode 5: "Let's Get Ready to Ravi"
"In this seasons' most pivotal Safety Bake, four teams of family members must impress guest judge Ravi Patel; one team has a difficult choice that will seal their fate."
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode 6: "Fruit, Flowers and Friends"
"The teams go head-to-head in the battle for $100,000; a surprise bonus clue causes panic."
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode 7: "The Merge"
"A challenging safety bake has the teams wondering just how many items they need to make; the teams split for the Elimination Bake with $100,000 on the line."
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 episode 8: "The Quarterfinals"
"The five remaining teams of bakers have to impress guest judge and award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel; clues point the bakers to the most challenging mystery dessert of the season."
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 premise
If you'd like to know more about how Crime Scene Kitchen works, here's the official synopsis from Fox:
"Can you walk into a kitchen and figure out what’s been baked solely by the ingredients and clues left behind? Hosted by actor and comedian Joel McHale, Crime Scene Kitchen is a culinary guessing game in which bakers – both self-taught and classically trained – are tasked with decoding what type of dessert was made in the kitchen, when all that’s left are the crumbs, flour trails and a few elusive clues. They must then recreate the recipe for celebrity judges, chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp, who will determine how closely their sweet treat matches the missing dessert — and how good it tastes! In the early rounds of the competition, classically trained and self-taught bakers compete against those with their own skills in separate episodes, before merging to battle against one another later in the season to discover whether book learning or solo development produces the greatest bakers!
"Each episode begins with the safety bake round, when the teams scour their kitchens for clues — piecing together food scraps, discarded baking tools and any other hints that could help them figure out what was baked in the crime scene kitchen. The classically trained bakers leverage their culinary expertise, while the self-taught bakers use their extreme work ethic and fearlessness to crack the mystery dessert cases. The baking duo that comes closest to the mystery dessert during the safety bake round is granted immunity from the from the second bake of the episode and moves on to the next week of competition. The remaining duos step back into a new crime scene kitchen for the elimination bake round, when they will once again test their skills and prepare the dessert they believe was baked before their arrival. Each week, the team with the poorest performance across both bakes will be eliminated from the competition. This season, the contestants will be thrown a curveball when it is revealed that the mystery treats are sweet and savory!
"To advance to the next round and take one step closer to the $100,000 prize, the competing dessert makers will need to prove they have the technical know-how, imagination and problem-solving skills needed to decode and recreate incredible desserts and cakes from across the world!"
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 cast
Actor and comedian Joel McHale serves as host. McHale is best known for The Bear, Animal Control and Community.
Working alongside McHale are chef Curtis Stone (Take Home Chef, MasterChef Australia) and cake artist Yolanda Gampp (How to Cake It, Sugar Stars).
Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 trailer
Watch as host Joel McHale introduces the competitors for Crime Scene Kitchen season 3 below.
