Episode 1: Party Foods
2003-01-0425 min
We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.
Season guide
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated Season 3 — Episodes and Where to Watch
26 episodes · first aired 2003-01-04
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Episode guide
Episode 2: Hearty Soups
2003-01-1125 min
Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.
Episode 3: Dressing Up Vegetables
2003-01-1825 min
We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.
Episode 4: Bistro Basics
2003-01-2525 min
A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.
Episode 5: Steak House Dinners
2003-02-0125 min
The perfect steakhouse dinner—salad with creamy blue cheese dressing and seared filet mignon—is often a fantasy. In the real world, the lettuce is limp, the dressing gluey or watery, the steak overcooked or not properly browned, and the sauce characterless. The test kitchen shows you how to solve each of these problems.
Episode 6: Chinese Takeout
2003-02-0825 min
Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).
Episode 7: Chicken in a Flash
2003-02-1525 min
Quick and easy chicken dishes.
Episode 8: Pasta Classics
2003-02-2225 min
We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.
Episode 9: Pasta Quick and Easy
2003-03-0125 min
Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.
Episode 10: Beef Burgundy
2003-03-0825 min
Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.
Episode 11: Texas Chili
2003-03-1525 min
The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.
Episode 12: American Casseroles
2003-03-2225 min
The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.
Episode 13: Pork Chops, Two Ways
2003-03-2925 min
Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.
Episode 14: Backyard BBQ
2003-04-0525 min
Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.
Episode 15: Barbecued Salmon
2003-04-1225 min
We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.
Episode 16: Thanksgiving from the Grill
2003-04-1925 min
Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.
Episode 17: Holiday Dinner
2003-04-2625 min
We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.
Episode 18: Ham Dinners
2003-05-0325 min
Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)
Episode 19: Weekend Brunch
2003-05-1025 min
Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.
Episode 20: Quick Breads
2003-05-1725 min
It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.
Episode 21: Rustic Bread at Home
2003-05-2425 min
Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.
Episode 22: Cookie Jar Favorites
2003-05-3125 min
We take two cookie classics and make them great again.
Episode 23: Lemon Meringue Pie
2003-06-0725 min
We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.
Episode 24: Shortcake and Cobbler
2003-06-1425 min
We perfect two classic summer American desserts.
Episode 25: Two Chocolate Cakes
2003-06-2125 min
One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.
Episode 26: New York Cheese Cake
2003-06-2825 min
Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.
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