America's Test Kitchen

Season 3

TV-G

Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust deconstruct recipes and reveal the test kitchen’s secrets to foolproof cooking at home.

Where to Watch Season 3

26 Episodes

Party Foods
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Episode 1Party FoodsWe turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.
Hearty Soups
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Episode 2Hearty SoupsLess is more when it comes to hearty soups.
Dressing Up Vegetables
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Episode 3Dressing Up VegetablesWe rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.
Bistro Basics
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Episode 4Bistro BasicsA taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.
Steak House Dinners
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Episode 5Steak House DinnersThe 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.
Chinese Takeout
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Episode 6Chinese TakeoutChinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).
Chicken in a Flash
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Episode 7Chicken in a FlashQuick and easy chicken dishes.
Pasta Classics
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Episode 8Pasta ClassicsWe return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.
Pasta Quick and Easy
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Episode 9Pasta Quick and EasySimple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.
Beef Burgundy
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Episode 10Beef BurgundySkip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.
Texas Chili
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Episode 11Texas ChiliThe best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.
American Casseroles
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Episode 12American CasserolesThe secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.
Pork Chops, Two Ways
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Episode 13Pork Chops, Two WaysFinding flavor in today's leaner pork.
Backyard BBQ
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Episode 14Backyard BBQBig, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.
Barbecued Salmon
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Episode 15Barbecued SalmonWe prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.
Thanksgiving from the Grill
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Episode 16Thanksgiving from the GrillFree up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.
Holiday Dinner
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Episode 17Holiday DinnerWe turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.
Ham Dinners
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Episode 18Ham DinnersSpiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)
Weekend Brunch
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Episode 19Weekend BrunchBrunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.
Quick Breads
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Episode 20Quick BreadsIt takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.
Rustic Bread at Home
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Episode 21Rustic Bread at HomeHearth-quality bread from a home oven.
Cookie Jar Favorites
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Episode 22Cookie Jar FavoritesWe take two cookie classics and make them great again.
Lemon Meringue Pie
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Episode 23Lemon Meringue PieWe solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.
Shortcake and Cobbler
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Episode 24Shortcake and CobblerWe perfect two classic summer American desserts.
Two Chocolate Cakes
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Episode 25Two Chocolate CakesOne old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.
New York Cheese Cake
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Episode 26New York Cheese CakeRestraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.