America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison host a look inside America's Test Kitchen, which features a team of experts who check out the latest in cooking utensils, ingredients and cooking techniques. Whether they're trying to make the perfect roasted chicken with crispy skin or examining the science behind cooking with baking powder, team members try to offer unbiased and useful tips that can save viewers money, time and effort in their own kitchens. The basic team is frequently joined by other test cooks, as well as blind-taste judges.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 5/25 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Two Modern Stews

Portuguese-style beef stew; prepared pesto; the worst gadgets of the year; quinoa and vegetable stew.

Wed, 5/27 at 8:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Nutritious and Delicious

Skillet-roasted chicken breast with harissa-mint carrots; Sriracha sauce; gadgets for a healthy lifestyle; brown rice bowl with vegetables and salmon.

Wed, 5/27 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Nutritious and Delicious

Skillet-roasted chicken breast with harissa-mint carrots; Sriracha sauce; gadgets for a healthy lifestyle; brown rice bowl with vegetables and salmon.

Wed, 5/27 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Back to Basics

Roasted bone-in chicken breasts; kitchen trash cans; baked potatoes.

Wed, 5/27 at 3:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Nutritious and Delicious

Skillet-roasted chicken breast with harissa-mint carrots; Sriracha sauce; gadgets for a healthy lifestyle; brown rice bowl with vegetables and salmon.

Thu, 5/28 at 2:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Nutritious and Delicious

Skillet-roasted chicken breast with harissa-mint carrots; Sriracha sauce; gadgets for a healthy lifestyle; brown rice bowl with vegetables and salmon.

Fri, 5/29 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

New England Classics

Corned beef with vegetables; sherry vinegar; salt diffusion and nitrates; snickerdoodles.

Fri, 5/29 at 7:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Irish Staples

Irish stew with carrots and turnips: Irish Brown Soda Bread; review of all-in-one machines.

Sat, 5/30 at 1:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Flavorful Chinese Favorites

Kung pao chicken; review of heavy-duty cutting boards; oven-steamed fish with scallions and ginger.

Sun, 5/31 at 11:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Nutritious and Delicious

Skillet-roasted chicken breast with harissa-mint carrots; Sriracha sauce; gadgets for a healthy lifestyle; brown rice bowl with vegetables and salmon.

Mon, 6/1 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Italian Vegetarian

Host Bridget Lancaster shows host Julia Collin Davison how to perfect cheese and tomato lasagna; tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Julia to a tasting of jarred anchovies; test cook Keith Dresser uncovers the secrets to garlic bread.

Mon, 6/1 at 7:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Spiced and Sweet

Linzertorte; tube pans; a classic recipe for Belgian spice cookies.