The worst episodes of Crime Scene Kitchen
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- 01
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.
- 02
The dessert detectives face a safety bake where they must decide whether to go sweet or savory.
- 03
The Merge: A Total Crêpe Shoot
For the first time ever, the classically-trained bakers go head to head against the remaining self-taught teams, trying to crack the safety bake dessert set by guest judge Martina McBride. Then, the teams must use their detective and math skills when they compete during the elimination round
- 04
The Quarterfinals: A Sticky Situation
The remaining teams of classically-trained and self taught bakers continue to battle for a spot in the semifinals. During the safety round, Yolanda and Curtis are left in the dark about the mystery dessert, piecing together the clues alongside the contestants. Then, in the elimination round, the teams must construct their most complicated cake yet, chosen by guest judge Chef Richard Blais.
- 05
Premiere: It's A Family Affair
Six pairs of family members put their culinary forensic skills to the test by putting together clues from the kitchen to recreate desserts that were baked there.
- 06
Six sets of friends put their sleuthing skills to the test.
- 07
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.
- 08
The teams go head-to-head in the battle for $100,000; a surprise bonus clue causes panic.
- 09
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.
- 10
The five remaining teams of bakers have to impress award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel.
- 11
Bakers must decode what type of dessert was made using just crumbs and a few elusive clues.
- 12
A second group of bakers is challenged to scour the kitchen to figure out what has been baked.
- 13
The bakers head back into the kitchen to take on a new, delicious challenge
- 14
The best dessert detectives move on in the competition, and the duo that falls short heads home.
- 15
The bakers head back into the kitchen to take on a new challenge.
- 16
The bakers head back into the kitchen to take on a new delicious challenge.
- 17
The bakers head back into the kitchen to take on a new, delicious challenge.
- 18
The bakers head back into the kitchen to take on a new delicious challenge.
- 19
One team is declared the best in the crime scene kitchen and walks away with the $100,000 prize.
- 20
Classically-Trained: Going Plum Crazy
Five classically-trained baking teams return to the kitchen to solve two more culinary crimes.
- 21
The self-taught bakers have one last chance to prove themselves before merging with the classically trained bakers. TV personality Nene Leakes joins the judges as the contestants are faced with their toughest challenge yet, with an extra clue in the elimination round that has the potential to throw off their investigation.
- 22
Classically-Trained: Easy as Pie
The classically-trained bakers tackle their toughest investigation so far in the competition - a savory mystery dessert - in their last bakes before merging with the remaining self-taught bakers.
- 23
The Semifinals: It's All in the Details
With only four teams of classically-trained and self-taught bakers left, the semifinalists take on the safety bake round, inspired by guest judge Dwight Howard's favorite dessert. Then, in the final elimination bake of the season, the pressure heats up as the culinary clue finders face-off to secure a coveted spot in the grand finale and inch closer to the $100,000 prize.
- 24
Premiere: Welcome Self-Taught Bakers
Six self-taught baking teams arrive at the "Crime Scene Kitchen" to start their hunt for clues.
- 25
The finalists have five hours to master the final mystery dessert of the season; the team that performs the best across both rounds will be crowned "Crime Scene Kitchen" champions and take home $100,000.
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