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AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Pork & Pears

Cooks in the Test Kitchen. 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.
Courtesy of Steve Klise/ WGBH
Cooks in the Test Kitchen. 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.

Airs Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Roasted pears will be paired with dried apricots and pistachios.
Courtesy of Steve Klise/ WGBH
Roasted pears will be paired with dried apricots and pistachios.
"Gadget Guru" Lisa McManus uncovers the best apple corers.
Courtesy of Steve Klise/ WGBH
"Gadget Guru" Lisa McManus uncovers the best apple corers.

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.

“Pork & Pears” - Test cook Bridget Lancaster reveals the secrets to making the best milk-braised pork loin. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of apricot preserves. Next, gadget guru Lisa McManus uncovers the best apple corers. Finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make the ultimate roasted pears with dried apricots and pistachios.

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