1x1 - Forgotten Cakes

September 6, 2008

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.

1x3 - Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style

September 20, 2008

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.

1x4 - Southern Regional Recipes

September 27, 2008

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.

1x5 - Autumn Supper

October 4, 2008

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.

1x6 - All-American Picnic

October 11, 2008

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.

1x7 - Easy As Pie

October 18, 2008

1x8 - Steakhouse Favorites

October 25, 2008

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.

1x9 - Barbecued Chicken

November 1, 2008

1x10 - Regional Chops

November 8, 2008

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.

1x11 - Midwestern Favorites

November 15, 2008

1x12 - California Grilling

November 22, 2008

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.

1x13 - Diner Favorites

November 29, 2008

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.