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America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated (2001)
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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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Jack BishopSelf
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6 episodes
E01
The Best of America's Test Kitchen - Best Weeknight Recipes
· 25 min
E02
The Best of America's Test Kitchen - Best Entertaining Recipes
· 25 min
E03
The Best of America's Test Kitchen - Best Baking Recipes
· 25 min
E05
America's Test Kitchen: 20th Anniversary
2019-10-22 · 55 min
This special episode features our all-time best recipes (voted on by you, the viewers!), cast members' behind-the-scenes stories from their time in the test kitchen, and much more.
E06
America's Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays
2021-11-16 · 55 min
America’s Test Kitchen is the most-watched cooking show on public television—more than 2 million viewers tune in each week—and this holiday season, we’re bringing you a very special hour-long holiday-themed episode. The hour-long special features five of the test kitchen’s favorite holiday recipes, including new twists on classic holiday fare such as Turkey En Cocotte and Beef Tenderloin.
E07
America's Test Kitchen Celebrates 25 Years
2024-09-20 · 57 min
In “America’s Test Kitchen Celebrates 25 Years,” we’re highlighting the food, science, kitchen ingenuity, and fun that have made the show a fan favorite for over 600 episodes and bringing you behind-the-scenes to see how it all gets made.
Season 1
13 episodes · First aired 2001-08-04
E01
Tomato Sauces for Pasta
2001-08-04 · 25 min
America'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
E02
The Perfect Roast Turkey
2001-08-11 · 25 min
The 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
E03
Great Roast Chicken
2001-08-18 · 25 min
Should 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?
E04
Beef Stew
2001-08-25 · 25 min
Why 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
E05
Perfect Pork
2001-09-01 · 25 min
Do 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?
E06
How to Cook Salmon
2001-09-08 · 25 min
The 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
E07
Stir Fry Made Easy
2001-09-15 · 25 min
Throw 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
E08
Sunday Dinner
2001-09-22 · 25 min
Everyday 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
E09
Cooking Eggs
2001-09-29 · 25 min
Want 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
E10
Cookie Jar Classics
2001-10-06 · 25 min
Everyone 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
E11
The Perfect All-Purpose Cake
2001-10-13 · 25 min
Learn 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
E12
Holiday Pies
2001-10-20 · 25 min
Make 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
E13
Crisps, Cobblers, and Gratins
2001-10-27 · 25 min
The 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)
