
Season 1 (2008)
Episodes: 13
Star Cast: Christopher Kimball , Bridget Lancaster , Julia Collin Davison , Adam Ried ,
Episodes List

Ep.1 Forgotten Cakes
Air Date: 2008-09-06
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.

Ep.2 Sunday Dinner
Air Date: 2008-09-13

Ep.3 Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style
Air Date: 2008-09-20
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.

Ep.4 Southern Regional Recipes
Air Date: 2008-09-27
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.

Ep.5 Autumn Supper
Air Date: 2008-10-04
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.

Ep.6 All-American Picnic
Air Date: 2008-10-11
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.

Ep.7 Easy As Pie
Air Date: 2008-10-18

Ep.8 Steakhouse Favorites
Air Date: 2008-10-25
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.

Ep.9 Barbecued Chicken
Air Date: 2008-11-01

Ep.10 Regional Chops
Air Date: 2008-11-08
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.

Ep.11 Midwestern Favorites
Air Date: 2008-11-15

Ep.12 California Grilling
Air Date: 2008-11-22
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.

Ep.13 Diner Favorites
Air Date: 2008-11-29
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.