Cook's Country

Season 1

2008 · 13 episodes · 5h 25m in all

Episodes

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   1. Forgotten Cakes

   6 Sept 2008 · 25 min

   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.

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   2. Sunday Dinner

   13 Sept 2008 · 25 min

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   3. Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style

   20 Sept 2008 · 25 min

   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.

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   4. Southern Regional Recipes

   27 Sept 2008 · 25 min

   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.

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   5. Autumn Supper

   4 Oct 2008 · 25 min

   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.

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   6. All-American Picnic

   11 Oct 2008 · 25 min

   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.

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   7. Easy As Pie

   18 Oct 2008 · 25 min

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   8. Steakhouse Favorites

   25 Oct 2008 · 25 min

   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.

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   9. Barbecued Chicken

   1 Nov 2008 · 25 min

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    10. Regional Chops

    8 Nov 2008 · 25 min

    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.

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    11. Midwestern Favorites

    15 Nov 2008 · 25 min

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    12. California Grilling

    22 Nov 2008 · 25 min

    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.

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    13. Diner Favorites

    29 Nov 2008 · 25 min

    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.