America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated — Season 3
01 Party Foods
Jan 4, 200325m
We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.
02 Hearty Soups
Jan 11, 200325m
Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.
03 Dressing Up Vegetables
Jan 18, 200325m
We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.
04 Bistro Basics
Jan 25, 200325m
A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.
05 Steak House Dinners
Feb 1, 200325m
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.
06 Chinese Takeout
Feb 8, 200325m
Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).
07 Chicken in a Flash
Feb 15, 200325m
Quick and easy chicken dishes.
08 Pasta Classics
Feb 22, 200325m
We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.
09 Pasta Quick and Easy
Mar 1, 200325m
Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.
10 Beef Burgundy
Mar 8, 200325m
Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.
11 Texas Chili
Mar 15, 200325m
The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.
12 American Casseroles
Mar 22, 200325m
The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.
13 Pork Chops, Two Ways
Mar 29, 200325m
Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.
14 Backyard BBQ
Apr 5, 200325m
Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.
15 Barbecued Salmon
Apr 12, 200325m
We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.
16 Thanksgiving from the Grill
Apr 19, 200325m
Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.
17 Holiday Dinner
Apr 26, 200325m
We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.
18 Ham Dinners
May 3, 200325m
Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)
19 Weekend Brunch
May 10, 200325m
Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.
20 Quick Breads
May 17, 200325m
It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.
21 Rustic Bread at Home
May 24, 200325m
Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.
22 Cookie Jar Favorites
May 31, 200325m
We take two cookie classics and make them great again.
23 Lemon Meringue Pie
Jun 7, 200325m
We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.
24 Shortcake and Cobbler
Jun 14, 200325m
We perfect two classic summer American desserts.
25 Two Chocolate Cakes
Jun 21, 200325m
One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.
26 New York Cheese Cake
Jun 28, 200325m
Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.