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America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated: Ultimate Italian

Test cook Bryan Roof makes pasta with host Christopher Kimball.
Daniel J. van Ackere. © 2012 Boston Common Press
Test cook Bryan Roof makes pasta with host Christopher Kimball.

Airs Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Christopher Kimball and the cast of AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED, the most-watched cooking show on public television and a 2012 Daytime Emmy® winner, use a common-sense, practical approach to solve everyday cooking problems and help viewers save time and money.

Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of mozzarella cheese.
Daniel J. van Ackere. © 2012 Boston Common Press
Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of mozzarella cheese.

America’s Test Kitchen Feed

America’s Test Kitchen Feed is a destination for free recipes and food stories from the crew at America’s Test Kitchen–we’ll be featuring everything from how to make homemade bacon jam to how to solve kitchen problems with a hairdryer. You’ll also get a glimpse of exclusive, behind-the-scenes snapshots of life at the Test Kitchen.

Kimball and test kitchen cooks Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison and Rebecca Hays reveal the basics of home cooking while preparing dozens of tried-and-true recipes, including prime rib and French-style pot-roasted pork loin, pasta all'Amatriciana, Sichuan stir-fried pork in garlic sauce, grill-roasted turkey, classic chicken salad, French apple cake, carrot layer cake and raspberry sorbet.

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The popular segments viewers love and trust also return, including food tastings with Jack Bishop, equipment testing with Adam Ried, gadget reviews with Lisa McManus and food science with Guy Crosby.

"Ultimate Italian" - Man on the Street John “Doc” Willoughby ventures to New York City to learn secrets of homemade pasta from the pros.

In the test kitchen, test cook Dan Souza shows host Christopher Kimball how to make Fresh Pasta Without a Machine.

Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of Mozzarella Cheese.

And finally, test cook Bryan Roof uncovers the secrets to the ultimate Ragu alla Bolognese.

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Episodes from past seasons are now available for online viewing.

AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN is on Facebook, and you can follow @TestKitchen on Twitter.

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