DOUG HEILMAN ON “THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE” | PHOTO COURTESY OF PBS

Doug Heilman is used to cooking on camera.

The home chef does it on his YouTube channel, on social media and on local TV. His talents will be broadcast nationwide on June 17 when PBS premieres Season 3 of “The Great American Recipe.” The eight-episode series airs from 9 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 12 on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App.

Heilman, an Armstrong County native of German descent, is one of eight contestants putting his heritage, family meals and culinary skills in the spotlight. The amateur chefs, who come from diverse cultural backgrounds throughout the United States, spent a month filming on a Nashville, Tennessee farm last fall.

Following hand-written recipe cards passed down through the generations, Heilman attempts to wow judges Tim Hollingsworth, an award-winning, Los Angeles-based chef; “The Splendid Table” public radio show host Francis Lam; and Tiffany Derry, a successful Texas restaurateur who was a fan favorite on Season 7 of “Top Chef.”

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Heilman, the host of The Pittsburgh Dish podcast (I was philosophical about hamburgers on the latest episode!) isn’t planning a big watch party. He’ll text his fellow contestants and share a home-cooked meal with his husband, Greg Weimerskirch, while reliving the experience on the small screen.

“The Great American Recipe” was shot at Green Door Gourmet, a 350-acre agritourism destination on the outskirts of Music City. Heilman grew up on a farm in Kittanning, so he felt right at home.

By the time he was in elementary school, he was preparing spaghetti dinners for his family using vegetables and herbs from the garden. He studied nutritional science at Penn State University, but, aside from a stint making cheesesteaks at a campus eatery, he veered away from food for a career in the cell phone industry.

“For me, cooking has always been more of a relaxing, creative thing,” he says.

Friends and relatives asked him for meal-prep tips so often, he started filming the process and posting the videos to YouTube. The Doug Cooking brand grew. Before Heilman knew it, he was on KDKA’s “Pittsburgh Today Live” with his mom preparing Thanksgiving dinner.

PBS discovered him on social media.

While he can’t reveal too many details about “The Great American Recipe,” he says Isaly’s chipped chopped ham does make an appearance. Tune in, n’at.