America's Test Kitchen — Season 10
Recipes that work.
About this season
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.
Episodes (26)
1. Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake
Aired 2 January 2010 • 25 min
Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake The most important ingredient in our ultimate triple-chocolate mousse cake is, well, chocolate. But not all varieties are created equal. Watch as we discuss chocolate types and reveal which ones take the cake. RecipesTriple-Chocolate Mousse Cake Tasting LabWhite Chocolate Equipment CenterInnovative Teapots
2. Chicken Classics, Reinvented
Aired 9 January 2010 • 25 min
Perfectly cooked chicken doesn’t need to be gussied up with unnecessary additions. We uncover the secrets to quick, hearty chicken noodle soup and roast chicken with extra-crispy skin.
3. Best Weekend Breakfast
Aired 16 January 2010 • 25 min
Best Blueberry Muffins with Orange Glaze Best Blueberry Muffins with Almond Crunch Topping Best Blueberry Muffins with Frozen Blueberries Best Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping Perfect French Omelets Best Blueberry Muffins
4. Classic Beef Braises
Aired 23 January 2010 • 25 min
Hungarian Beef Stew Braised Beef Short Ribs Braised Beef Short Ribs with Guinness and Prunes
5. Two Ways with Pork
Aired 30 January 2010 • 25 min
Maple-Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Smoked Paprika and Ginger Maple-Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Orange and Chipotle Maple-Glazed Pork Tenderloin
6. The Cookie Jar
Aired 6 February 2010 • 25 min
French Butter Cookies—Sables Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies Toasted Coconut Sables Almond Sables Chocolate Sables Lemon Sables
7. Saucy Italian Favorites
Aired 13 February 2010 • 25 min
Hearty Italian Meat Sauce - This over-the-top Italian-American tomato sauce typically calls for six cuts of meat and half a day at the stove. We wanted the same flavor with a lot less work. Pasta with Tomato and Almond Pesto -Not all pesto is basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan. In Sicily, tomatoes and almonds take center stage. Equipment - Blenders
8. Meat and Potatoes for Company
Aired 20 February 2010 • 25 min
Roast Beef Tenderloin -The classic approach to roasting this prime cut sacrifices juiciness for crust. Why settle for anything less than perfection? French Mashed Potatoes - French cookery’s intensely rich, cheesy take on mashed potatoes flouts the rules. To Americanize the dish, we ignored a few more. Vive la résistance! Equipment - Slicing Knives
9. Rolls and Loaves
Aired 27 February 2010 • 25 min
Rustic Dinner Rolls - Turning flour, water, and yeast into crusty, airy rolls is one of the hardest bits of kitchen wizardry around. We wanted to make the process foolproof. Multi-Grain Bread - Some multigrain bread is better suited to propping open a door than making a sandwich. We wanted a light but flavorful loaf--and we didn't want to spend all day making it.
10. Egg Dishes With an Accent
Aired 6 March 2010 • 25 min
French Onion and Bacon Tart - French Onion Tart is similar to quiche but delivers a more refined slice of pie, with more onions than custard. The problem? Rolling and fitting the dough into a tart pan. Spanish Tortilla with Roasted Red Peppers and Peas - This tapas bar favorite boasting meltingly tender potatoes in a dense, creamy omelet would be the perfect simple supper—if it didn’t cook in an entire quart of olive oil. Equipment - Electric Wine Openers
11. Sensation Skillet Recipes
Aired 13 March 2010 • 25 min
Stovetop Roast Chicken with Lemon-Herb Sauce - One skillet and a trick from Chinese cookery were all we needed to produce the speediest crisp and juicy roast chicken that never saw the inside of an oven. Skillet Lemon Soufflé - Swapping the ramekin for a skillet took some of the fuss out of this finicky dessert. But for brighter lemon flavor, we had to fudge another French technique. Equipment - Inexpensive juicers
12. An Austrian Supper
Aired 20 March 2010 • 25 min
Breaded Pork Cutlets (Pork Schnitzel) - The hallmark of wiener schnitzel is its light, puffy bread-crumb coating. So why is it typically so soggy and greasy? Austrian-Style Potato Salad - For potato salad that’s both creamy and light, do as the Austrians do: Ditch the mayo and look to the soup pot. Equipment - Traditional Skillets
13. Who Wants Pasta?
Aired 27 March 2010 • 25 min
Baked Ziti Garlicky Shrimp Pasta Equipment - Cookware Sets
14. An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
Aired 3 April 2010 • 25 min
Slow-Roasted Turkey with Gravy Pumpkin Pie Taste Test - Cinnamon
15. Coconut Layer Cake
Aired 10 April 2010 • 25 min
Coconut Layer Cake Taste Test - Premium Unsalted Butter
16. Salmon—Indoors and Out
Aired 17 April 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Charcoal-Grilled Salmon Fillets Oven-Roasted Salmon Gas-Grilled Salmon Fillets Orange and Mint Relish Grapefruit and Basil Relish Olive Vinaigrette Tangerine and Ginger Relish Fresh Tomato Relish Spicy Cucumber Relish Almond Vinaigrette Tasting Lab : California Olive Oils Science Segment : Why Fish Sticks
17. Italian Bread and Sauce
Aired 24 April 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Ciabatta Quick Tomato Sauce Equipment Corner : Bowl Scraper
18. Great Glazed Chicken
Aired 1 May 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Roasted Broccoli with Optional Garlic Roasted Broccoli with Shallot, Fennel Seeds, and Parmesan Roasted Broccoli with Optional Garlic for Two Glazed Roast Chicken Roasted Broccoli with Olives, Garlic, Oregano, and Lemon Roasted Broccoli with Garlic and Anchovies Equipment Corner : Vertical Roasters Mini Prep Bowls
19. Chicken and Rice—Indian-Style
Aired 8 May 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Basic Rice Pilaf Tandoori Chicken Yogurt Sauce Onion Relish for Curry Cilantro-Mint Chutney Equipment Corner : Boning Knives
20. All-Time Cookie Favorites
Aired 15 May 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Thin and Crispy Orange-Almond Oatmeal Cookies Chewy Chocolate Cookies Salty Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies Thin and Crispy Coconut-Oatmeal Cookies Equipment Corner : Portion Scoops Tasting Lab : Stone-Ground Oats Quick Oats Steel-Cut Oats Rolled Oats
21. South-of-the-Border Supper
Aired 22 May 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Mexican-Style Charcoal-Grilled Corn Mexican Pulled Pork (Carnitas) Mexican-Style Gas-Grilled Corn Equipment Corner : Corn Strippers
22. Best Burgers and Fries
Aired 29 May 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Easier French Fries Best Old-Fashioned Burgers Classic Burger Sauce Belgian-Style Dipping Sauce Chive and Black Pepper Dipping Sauce Equipment Corner : Electric Deep Fryers Science Segment : Handling Meat Cold Oil Frying
23. The Italian Grill
Aired 5 June 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Capers Gas-Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak Italian-Style Charcoal-Grilled Chicken Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak with Spinach and Pine Nuts Charcoal-Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak Italian-Style Gas-Grilled Chicken Tasting Lab : Provolone
24. Classic Asian Appetizers
Aired 12 June 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Shrimp Tempura Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps Teppanyaki Mustard Dipping Sauce Ginger-Soy Dipping Sauce Scallion Dipping Sauce Chile Aioli Dipping Sauce Equipment Corner : Mortars and Pestles Tasting Lab : Mirin
25. Turkey on the Grill
Aired 19 June 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Gas Grill-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast Grill-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Crisp Roasted Potatoes Grill-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast with Herb Butter Charcoal Grill-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast Equipment Corner : Grill Cookware
26. Old-Fashioned Fruit Desserts
Aired 26 June 2010 • 25 min
Recipes : Apple Upside-Down Cake with Almonds Individual Fresh Berry Gratins Apple Upside-Down Cake with Lemon and Thyme Apple Upside-Down Cake Individual Fresh Berry Gratins with Lemon Zabaglione Individual Fresh Berry Gratins with Honey-Lavender Zabaglione Equipment Corner : Apple Slicers Tasting Lab : Vanilla Extract