Sep 6, 2008 · 25m
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.


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.
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Sep 6, 2008 · 25m
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.
Sep 13, 2008 · 25m
Sep 20, 2008 · 25m
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.
Sep 27, 2008 · 25m
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.
Oct 4, 2008 · 25m
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 11, 2008 · 25m
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 18, 2008 · 25m
Oct 25, 2008 · 25m
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.
Nov 1, 2008 · 25m
Nov 8, 2008 · 25m
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 15, 2008 · 25m
Nov 22, 2008 · 25m
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 29, 2008 · 25m
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.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Cook's Country Season 1 premiered on September 6, 2008.
Cook's Country Season 1 has 13 episodes.
The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Forgotten Cakes". It aired on September 6, 2008.
Go to Season 1 Episode 1