Cook's Country
Season 1
200813 episodes
Episode 1
Forgotten Cakes
Sep 6, 200825m
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.
Episode 2
Sunday Dinner
Sep 13, 200825m
Episode 3
Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style
Sep 20, 200825m
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.
Episode 4
Southern Regional Recipes
Sep 27, 200825m
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.
Episode 5
Autumn Supper
Oct 4, 200825m
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.
Episode 6
All-American Picnic
Oct 11, 200825m
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.
Episode 7
Easy As Pie
Oct 18, 200825m
Episode 8
Steakhouse Favorites
Oct 25, 200825m
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.
Episode 9
Barbecued Chicken
Nov 1, 200825m
Episode 10
Regional Chops
Nov 8, 200825m
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.
Episode 11
Midwestern Favorites
Nov 15, 200825m
Episode 12
California Grilling
Nov 22, 200825m
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.
Episode 13
Diner Favorites
Nov 29, 200825m
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.