Bridget Lancaster
Self
Cook's Country (2008)
Season 1
A team of cooks travel the country and scour the history books to find the very best traditional and contemporary American dishes, then bring them back to the test kitchen and develop practical, approachable recipes.
Released Sept. 6, 2008
Episode 24 min
2+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.cooking, imdb.cooking-show, imdb.cooking, imdb.testing, imdb.kitchen, imdb.food + 9 more, imdb.scientific-testing, imdb.baking, imdb.taste-test, imdb.home-cooking, imdb.instructional, imdb.cookery, imdb.kitchen-appliance, imdb.recipe, imdb.chef
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Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Forgotten Cakes
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.
Sept. 6, 2008, midnight
S1E2 - Sunday Dinner
Sept. 13, 2008, midnight
S1E3 - Feeding a Crowd, Italian-Style
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.
Sept. 20, 2008, midnight
S1E4 - Southern Regional Recipes
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.
Sept. 27, 2008, midnight
S1E5 - Autumn Supper
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.
Oct. 4, 2008, midnight
S1E6 - All-American Picnic
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.
Oct. 11, 2008, midnight
S1E7 - Easy As Pie
Oct. 18, 2008, midnight
S1E8 - Steakhouse Favorites
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.
Oct. 25, 2008, midnight
S1E9 - Barbecued Chicken
Nov. 1, 2008, midnight
S1E10 - Regional Chops
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.
Nov. 8, 2008, midnight
S1E11 - Midwestern Favorites
Nov. 15, 2008, midnight
S1E12 - California Grilling
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.
Nov. 22, 2008, midnight
S1E13 - Diner Favorites
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.
Nov. 29, 2008, midnight
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