Season 1

1. Forgotten Cakes

2008-09-06 · 25m

Join us as we re-create two classic cakes from the 1960s. Christopher Kimball shares tips for error-proof baking, and Jack Bishop reveals which milk chocolate won our taste tests.

2. Sunday Dinner

2008-09-13 · 25m

3. Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style

2008-09-20 · 25m

Everyone loves Italian food. We share the secrets to making extraordinary meatballs and marinara and the perfect “Sunday gravy”—a slow-simmered sauce with several kinds of meat.

4. Southern Regional Recipes

2008-09-27 · 25m

We share the test kitchen’s method for simplifying Lexington-style pulled pork, and explain how to make the perfect Memphis coleslaw—a barbecue-joint staple.

5. Autumn Supper

2008-10-04 · 25m

Making pork roast is tricky. Which cut is best and how do you keep the meat moist? Our unique seven-hour recipe will change the way you think about the other white meat.

6. All-American Picnic

2008-10-11 · 25m

Learn to make super-crunchy fried chicken. Pair it with our classic potato salad, or with the potato chips that won our taste test of top brands.

7. Easy As Pie

2008-10-18 · 25m

8. Steakhouse Favorites

2008-10-25 · 25m

Learn the technique for perfectly broiled steaks, and discover the secret to super-stuffed potatoes. Adam Ried tells us which steaks knives make the cut.

9. Barbecued Chicken

2008-11-01 · 25m

10. Regional Chops

2008-11-08 · 25m

Learn to grill double-thick chops and how to give them authentic smoke flavor. The test kitchen also perfects a recipe for whiskey-glazed pork chops.

11. Midwestern Favorites

2008-11-15 · 25m

12. California Grilling

2008-11-22 · 25m

Bridget Lancaster teaches Christopher Kimball how to cook a garlicky tri-tip roast on the grill. She also prepares California barbecued beans and Santa Maria-style salsa.

13. Diner Favorites

2008-11-29 · 25m

Enjoy a diner-style brunch at home with impossibly tall and fluffy omelets, crusty, deeply browned home fries, and the best store-bought orange juice as judged by our tasters.