A team of cooks travel the country and scour the history books to find the very best traditional and contemporary American dishes, then bring them back to the test kitchen and develop practical, approachable recipes.
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Season List
Season 1
EP : 13
2008-09-06
Season 2
EP : 13
2009-05-09
Season 3
EP : 13
2010-09-04
Season 4
EP : 13
2011-09-10
Season 5
EP : 13
2012-09-15
Season 6
EP : 13
2013-09-07
Season 7
EP : 13
2014-08-30
Season 8
EP : 13
2015-08-29
Season 9
EP : 13
2016-08-27
Season 10
EP : 13
2017-08-26
Season 11
EP : 13
2018-08-25
Season 12
EP : 13
2019-08-24
Season 13
EP : 13
2020-09-12
Season 14
EP : 13
2021-09-18
Season 15
EP : 18
2022-08-20
Season 16
EP : 15
2023-09-09
Season 17
EP : 26
2024-09-21
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Relesed on | 2008-09-06
1
Forgotten Cakes
2008-09-06
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
3
Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style
2008-09-20
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
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
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
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
8
Steakhouse Favorites
2008-10-25
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
10
Regional Chops
2008-11-08
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
12
California Grilling
2008-11-22
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
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.