Forgotten Cakes

S01 E01 • Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 • Sep 6 • 25m

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.

Sunday Dinner

S01 E02 • Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 • Sep 13 • 25m

Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style

S01 E03 • Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 • Sep 20 • 25m

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.

Southern Regional Recipes

S01 E04 • Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 • Sep 27 • 25m

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.

Autumn Supper

S01 E05 • Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 • Oct 4 • 25m

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.

All-American Picnic

S01 E06 • Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 • Oct 11 • 25m

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.

Easy As Pie

S01 E07 • Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 • Oct 18 • 25m

Steakhouse Favorites

S01 E08 • Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 • Oct 25 • 25m

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.

Barbecued Chicken

S01 E09 • Saturday, Nov 1, 2008 • Nov 1 • 25m

Regional Chops

S01 E10 • Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 • Nov 8 • 25m

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.

Midwestern Favorites

S01 E11 • Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 • Nov 15 • 25m

California Grilling

S01 E12 • Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 • Nov 22 • 25m

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.

Diner Favorites

S01 E13 • Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 • Nov 29 • 25m

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.