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AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Ultimate Chinese

Test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to making the best crispy orange beef with host Christopher Kimball.
Courtesy of Steve Klise/ WGBH
Test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to making the best crispy orange beef with host Christopher Kimball.

Airs Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Mu Shu Pork
Courtesy of Carl Tremblay/ WGBH
Mu Shu Pork
Crispy Orange Beef
Courtesy of Carl Tremblay/ WGBH
Crispy Orange Beef

Christopher Kimball and the cast of AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN, the most-watched cooking show on public television and a 2012 Daytime Emmy nominee, use a common-sense, practical approach to solve everyday cooking problems and save viewers time and money. Kimball and dedicated test kitchen cooks Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison and Rebecca Hays reveal the basics of foolproof home cooking while preparing dozens of exhaustively tested recipes.

Adam Ried, the test kitchen's resident equipment expert, takes Kimball through the unbiased results for mixing bowls, ladles, mandolines, French presses and other kitchen items. "Gadget Guru" Lisa McManus reviews iPad holders, red wine stain removers, microwave pasta cookers, knives and more, and reveals which ones justify the cost.

"Ultimate Chinese" - In this episode, test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate mu shu pork at home. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews rice cookers in the Equipment Corner. Finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to making the best crispy orange beef.

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