For most people, the placement of a garbage can is an aesthetic decision, but for the producers of “Crime Scene Kitchen,” it’s a crucial piece of strategy.That’s because this competition series, hosted by Joel McHale and now in its second season on Fox, is equal parts mystery and bake-off.
In each episode, teams of bakers decide what to cook by exploring a recently used kitchen, looking for clues about whatever dish was made before they arrived.
With nothing but those (frequently literal) bread crumbs to guide them, they head into their own kitchens and try to recreate the mystery item.
The team that’s furthest from the original dish goes home.The drama frequently springs from the bakers’ detective skills: It can be deliciously excruciating to watch a team make a perfect key lime pie only to discover they were supposed to make something called a “boardwalk pie” instead.
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