Series
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
“Recipes that work.”
Documentary
Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust deconstruct recipes and reveal the test kitchen’s secrets to foolproof cooking at home.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 13 epS2 · 26 epS3 · 26 epS4 · 26 epS5 · 26 epS6 · 26 epS7 · 26 epS8 · 26 epS9 · 26 epS10 · 26 epS11 · 26 epS12 · 26 epS13 · 26 epS14 · 26 epS15 · 26 epS16 · 26 epS17 · 26 epS18 · 27 epS19 · 26 epS20 · 26 epS21 · 26 epS22 · 26 epS23 · 26 epS24 · 26 epS25 · 26 epS26 · 26 epS27 · 13 ep
1Tomato Sauces for Pasta4 Aug 2001 · 25mAmerica's Test Kitchen tackles tomato sauce.
Recipes: Pasta and Fresh Tomato Sauce with Onion and Bacon, Pasta and Fresh Tomato Sauce with Garlic and Basil, Pasta and Fresh Tomato Sauce with Chile Pepper and Basil, Rustic Slow-Simmered Tomato Sauce with Meat
Tasting Lab: Which Canned Tomatoes Should You Buy?
Science Desk: Taste
2The Perfect Roast Turkey11 Aug 2001 · 25mThe secret to really crispy, browned skin and moist, flavorful meat
Recipes: Roast Stuffed Crisped-Skin Turkey
Tasting Lab: Turkeys -- What's in a Name?
Equipment Center: Digitals Top Instant-Read Thermometer Ratings
3Great Roast Chicken18 Aug 2001 · 25mShould you roast in a hot oven or a moderate oven? How do you get crisp skin and moist, tender breast meat? We answer these questions and more.
Recipes: Easy Roast Chicken
Tasting Lab: Kosher Bird Wins Chicken Tasting
Science Desk: What is the Difference between White and Dark Meat?
4Beef Stew25 Aug 2001 · 25mWhy is stew often tough and flavorless? We explore how to buy the right cut of meat, how to sear it for flavor, and how to cook it until tender.
Recipes: Hearty Beef Stew, Carbonnade a la Flamande (Belgian Beef, Beer, and Onion Stew)
Equipment Center: Dutch Ovens
5Perfect Pork1 Sept 2001 · 25mDo your pork roasts and chops come out dry and tasteless? Here's how to cook tender, juicy pork using some simple kitchen tricks.
Recipes: Garlic Studded Roast Pork Loin, Country Mustard-Shallot Sauce with Thyme
Equipment Center: Electric Knives, Updated
Science Desk: Why is Fat Important?
6How to Cook Salmon8 Sept 2001 · 25mThe America's Test Kitchen team cooks salmon in a saute pan, on a grill, and under a broiler, and we find that it takes 10 minutes or fewer to cook it right.
Recipes: Broiled Salmon with Mustard and Crisp Dilled Crust, Simple Pan-Seared Salmon, Herb-Poached Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce, Simple Grilled Salmon
Science Desk: Fibers and Fatty Acids
7Stir Fry Made Easy15 Sept 2001 · 25mThrow out your wok! Stir-fries can be simple, quick, full of flavor, and, best of all, prepared without special equipment.
Recipes: Stir Fry with Ginger Sauce, Stir Fry with Curry Sauce, Stir Fry with Hot-and-Sour Sauce, Stir Fry with Lemon Sauce, Stir Fry with Orange Sauce
Tasting Lab: Patience Pays Off for Soy Sauce
Equipment Center: Skillets (Nonstick) - Do Electric Knives Really Work?—Archived
8Sunday Dinner22 Sept 2001 · 25mEveryday foods like meat loaf and garlic mashed potatoes are popular for a reason; they're easy to make and they can taste great.
Recipes: Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Meat Loaf with Brown Sugar (Ketchup Glaze - Loaf Pan Variation)
Tasting Lab: Ketchup
Science Desk: Starch in Potatoes
9Cooking Eggs29 Sept 2001 · 25mWant to fry, scramble, boil, or poach an egg? Cover eggs while frying, use high heat for scrambling, never add eggs to boiling water, and use a skillet, not a saucepan, for poaching.
Recipes: Foolproof Boiled Eggs, Fried Eggs for Two, Fluffy Scrambled Eggs, Poached Eggs
Equipment Center: Skillets, Nonstick
Science Desk: The Science of Cooking Proteins and Egg Coagulation
10Cookie Jar Classics6 Oct 2001 · 25mEveryone loves cookies, but it's not easy to make cookies at home that taste and look as good as a bakery-made cookies.
Recipes: Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Big, Super-Nutty Peanut Butter Cookies, Big Chewy Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Tasting Lab: Unorthodox Chocolate Chips
Science Desk: How Baking Soda Works
11The Perfect All-Purpose Cake13 Oct 2001 · 25mLearn how to make a simple-as-boxed-cake recipe that's virtually foolproof. Then frost and decorate the cake with ease.
Recipes: Rich and Tender Yellow Layer Cake
Equipment Center: Cake Pans
Science Desk: Protein Content in Cake Flour
12Holiday Pies20 Oct 2001 · 25mMake a foolproof pie crust that even a five-year-old could roll out. We also show you the secrets of pumpkin and pecan pies.
Recipes: The Best Pie Dough, Perfect Pecan Pie, The Best Pumpkin Pie
13Crisps, Cobblers, and Gratins27 Oct 2001 · 25mThe test kitchen team focuses on marrying a lightly sweetened fruit base to different toppings.
Recipes: Fruit Crisp, Fresh Berry Gratin, Blueberry Cobbler
Tasting Lab: Chinese Cinnamon Tops
Equipment Center: Food Processors (Full-Size)
Details
- First aired
- 4 Aug 2001
- Last aired
- 10 Oct 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- PBS
- Episodes
- 677
- Votes
- 13 on TMDB
Cast
Julia Collin DavisonSelf
Bridget LancasterSelf
Jack BishopSelf
