America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated - Season 3

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated - Season 3

First aired: 1/4/2003 26 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. Party Foods

Aired: 1/4/2003

We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.

Episode 2

2. Hearty Soups

Aired: 1/11/2003

Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.

Episode 3

3. Dressing Up Vegetables

Aired: 1/18/2003

We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.

Episode 4

4. Bistro Basics

Aired: 1/25/2003

A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.

Episode 5

5. Steak House Dinners

Aired: 2/1/2003

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

6. Chinese Takeout

Aired: 2/8/2003

Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).

Episode 7

7. Chicken in a Flash

Aired: 2/15/2003

Quick and easy chicken dishes.

Episode 8

8. Pasta Classics

Aired: 2/22/2003

We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.

Episode 9

9. Pasta Quick and Easy

Aired: 3/1/2003

Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.

Episode 10

10. Beef Burgundy

Aired: 3/8/2003

Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.

Episode 11

11. Texas Chili

Aired: 3/15/2003

The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.

Episode 12

12. American Casseroles

Aired: 3/22/2003

The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.

Episode 13

13. Pork Chops, Two Ways

Aired: 3/29/2003

Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.

Episode 14

14. Backyard BBQ

Aired: 4/5/2003

Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.

Episode 15

15. Barbecued Salmon

Aired: 4/12/2003

We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.

Episode 16

16. Thanksgiving from the Grill

Aired: 4/19/2003

Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.

Episode 17

17. Holiday Dinner

Aired: 4/26/2003

We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.

Episode 18

18. Ham Dinners

Aired: 5/3/2003

Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)

Episode 19

19. Weekend Brunch

Aired: 5/10/2003

Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.

Episode 20

20. Quick Breads

Aired: 5/17/2003

It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.

Episode 21

21. Rustic Bread at Home

Aired: 5/24/2003

Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.

Episode 22

22. Cookie Jar Favorites

Aired: 5/31/2003

We take two cookie classics and make them great again.

Episode 23

23. Lemon Meringue Pie

Aired: 6/7/2003

We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.

Episode 24

24. Shortcake and Cobbler

Aired: 6/14/2003

We perfect two classic summer American desserts.

Episode 25

25. Two Chocolate Cakes

Aired: 6/21/2003

One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.

Episode 26

26. New York Cheese Cake

Aired: 6/28/2003

Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.