Season 1

Cook's CountrySeason 1

2008
13 Episodes

Episodes

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S01E01

Forgotten Cakes

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.

06 Sept 200825m
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S01E02

Sunday Dinner

13 Sept 200825m
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S01E03

Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style

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.

20 Sept 200825m
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S01E04

Southern Regional Recipes

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.

27 Sept 200825m
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S01E05

Autumn Supper

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.

04 Oct 200825m
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S01E06

All-American Picnic

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.

11 Oct 200825m
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S01E07

Easy As Pie

18 Oct 200825m
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S01E08

Steakhouse Favorites

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.

25 Oct 200825m
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S01E09

Barbecued Chicken

01 Nov 200825m
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S01E10

Regional Chops

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.

08 Nov 200825m
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S01E11

Midwestern Favorites

15 Nov 200825m
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S01E12

California Grilling

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.

22 Nov 200825m
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S01E13

Diner Favorites

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.

29 Nov 200825m