America's Test Kitchen – Season 3
Episodes
Party Foods
We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.
Hearty Soups
Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.
Dressing Up Vegetables
We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.
Bistro Basics
A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.
Steak House Dinners
The perfect steakhouse dinner—salad with creamy blue cheese dressing and seared filet mignon—is often a fantasy. In the real world, the lettuce is limp, the dressing gluey or watery, the steak overcooked or not properly browned, and the sauce characterless. The test kitchen shows you how to solve each of these problems.
Chinese Takeout
Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).
Chicken in a Flash
Quick and easy chicken dishes.
Pasta Classics
We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.
Pasta Quick and Easy
Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.
Beef Burgundy
Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.
Texas Chili
The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.
American Casseroles
The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.
Pork Chops, Two Ways
Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.
Backyard BBQ
Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.
Barbecued Salmon
We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.
Thanksgiving from the Grill
Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.
Holiday Dinner
We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.
Ham Dinners
Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)
Weekend Brunch
Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.
Quick Breads
It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.
Rustic Bread at Home
Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.
Cookie Jar Favorites
We take two cookie classics and make them great again.
Lemon Meringue Pie
We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.
Shortcake and Cobbler
We perfect two classic summer American desserts.
Two Chocolate Cakes
One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.
New York Cheese Cake
Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.