Wednesday

From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Lasagna is painstakingly assembled by both man and machine; a single batch of school-safe brownies makes more than 6,500 chocolaty treats; maple caramelized onions contain a secret spice blend and Canadian maple syrup; and, find out what it takes to make 67 million apple turnovers every year.

From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Discover the tantalizing secrets of the ice cream that’s served like a cake; tangy tartar sauce has an ancient story and is perfected daily; it takes slabs of cake and a special machine to make bite-size cake pops; and, Dead Sea salt gives artisanal almonds their signature crunch.

From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Caribbean-inspired candy bars take a trip through a chocolate waterfall; it takes 100 kilograms of corn meal to produce a single batch of polenta crisps; every maple-flavoured Danish is packed with a magical filling; and, Alfredo risotto is so popular that more than 25 million boxes of it are produced every year.

At a Welsh castle, Drew solves a centuries-old salvage mystery, but finding hidden treasure proves trickier than expected. Down the road in Somerset, a mammoth school is clearing out its storage areas and that’s good news for Drew. Later, just a few miles from home, Drew and Tee visit a local slate mine where they uncover an entire Victorian chemist’s shop.

With temperatures of the sand reaching 60 C, Les has his work cut out for him surviving in the scorching red sands of the Kalahari Desert. With only enough water for four days, Les mimics the Bushmen and sits still in the shade during daylight. Night is another story, however, when temperatures drop to as low as 7 C. Can Les survive on locust and scorpions, or will he have to surrender to the sand?

Although snowmobiles are the main mode of travel in Labrador, dog sledding is the way Les will get around the freezing north. Even though he brought along a survival kit, including fishing supplies, duct tape, rope, his multi tool and a .22 rifle, he is still without the crucial essentials needed to survive Labrador in the winter. Unable to catch a break, Les hits a low point as he is forced to steal food from the dogs. When he finds himself completely stranded due to a rapid thaw and unable to continue on his journey, his only hope is to turn to the skies.

Brandon and Lori are in a bidding war with the Taylor brothers.

Our buyers go to war to win a locker packed with vintage surf gear.

Guided by a mysterious treasure map, Scott and Sheldon drive deep into Saskatchewan in search of a huge bounty. From Regina to Avonlea and finally Moose Jaw, the Pickers are overwhelmed with collections that are filled to the rafters. After climbing through mountains of junk, the guys emerge with some valuable items, but it all goes bust when they get it home!

Investigating a UFO encounter and meteor site near Ontario; lab analysis follows.

Les is presented with a jar of gold powder that could be worth thousands, but Ashley is convinced it's useless. An explosive acid test reveals its true nature. And later, Ashley is eating her words and Les is crying like a baby.

A conflict over a fake receipt turns into a full-blown war at the window. But when Les tries to call the customer's bluff, she comes back with a Motor City lawyer who could land Les in hot water. But Mr. Gold has a big surprise up his sleeve.

Ashley challenges Seth to a unique competition that puts the Golden boy in over his head. If he can't deliver the goods, the world will hear the one thing he's been fighting to keep a secret.

The kids discover their other store is quietly going bust. When they confront him with the proposition to sell it, Les flies off the handle making it crystal clear that the store is not for sale. But later, Seth goes behind his back and puts into motion a secret plan that leaves Les in the dark and Ashley backing away.

Seth's secret plan to sell Pontiac is in full motion, but when it hits a snag, Ashley is pulled into the fray. The kids scramble to meet with a buyer and find themselves in a life-changing scenario.

After Seth attempted to sell his father's business out from under him, Les cannot forgive or forget his son's betrayal. The shop can't function without Les, but he seems to have checked out and locked himself in his office, refusing to speak to anyone. When a fight on the floor gets tossed outside, the brawl doesn't end. When the parking lot rumble rolls out of control, the Golds find themselves in the line of fire.

Jeff wears down sellers by trash-talking their merchandise, then tries to convince buyers that industrial pressure gauges and cheap pink T-shirts are treasures.

Jeff gambles on a series of end-of-the-line deals in hopes of a big payday.

Officer Williams pulls over a motorist having an argument with his GPS.

An officer leads a speeder deep into bush country to answer the call of nature.

A speeder tries to sell his broken down van to an officer.

A pitcher tries to throw at the speed his car was clocked at.

Ron and Bobby go for a "Hail Mary."

Elliott Sadler, Ron, Bobby and Amy play a prank on Austin Dillon.

A big shot offers to buy Lizard Lick Towing.

Repo Ron is about to either make the biggest jackpot of his life or the biggest mistake.

As Richard plans to gamble selling a million dollars' worth of cars at Barrett-Jackson, last-minute problems with their '55 Chevy threaten him from taking it to auction.

With Aaron set to take off soon for a long-deserved vacation, he and Richard get the Monkeys started on giving the "proper" treatment to a '65 Volkswagen Beetle.

Competitors are a fact of life in business, but when merchants start poaching customers on Les' property, he plans to catch them in the act. Then, one of the Golds has the opportunity to buy a diamond-crusted watch, but when they find the bling to be bogus, it sets the customer off on a rampage. And later, Les busts a poacher in the act and the whole family comes out swinging.

Seth discovers a hidden room overflowing with merchandise his employees have been unable to sell. Then, Ashley chases a customer into the parking lot over a diamond necklace. And later, Seth explodes when Ashley buys a worthless roulette table, but what starts out as a compulsive argument turns into the worst fight in the family's history.

Ashley returns to put Seth in his place. Meanwhile, a customer is robbed and fights to sell her last remaining possession. And later, Les sits his kids down for a royal reaming that may finally get them both on track.

A rash of break-ins has the Golds on high alert. As they prepare to catch a thief, a customer comes in claiming to be the Devil himself. Can they strike a deal or will they be forced to exorcise him from the premises? And later, security catches a burglar in the parking lot, but as they drag her inside, they're hit with a surprise no one saw coming.