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Cook's Country From America's Test Kitchen: Homespun Breakfast Treats

Host Chris Kimball with test cook Erin McMurrier. The Daytime Emmy®-nominated COOK'S COUNTRY provides home cooks with foolproof regional recipes and cooking techniques.
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Host Chris Kimball with test cook Erin McMurrier. The Daytime Emmy®-nominated COOK'S COUNTRY provides home cooks with foolproof regional recipes and cooking techniques.

Airs Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

COOK'S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN features the best regional specialties — from potluck dinners and holiday favorites to simple suppers and lost recipes. The Daytime Emmy®-nominated series takes the same practical, no-nonsense and scientific approach as Cook’s Country magazine by providing home cooks with foolproof recipes and cooking techniques developed through rigorous investigation and careful testing.

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These comprehensive cooking guides will teach you the core techniques behind classic American dishes. You will also learn what equipment and which ingredients are absolutely essential in the preparation of these classic recipes. Each guide also lists our all-time best recipes so you can find just the recipe you want.

Host Chris Kimball with test cook Bridget Lancaster. The Daytime Emmy®-nominated COOK'S COUNTRY provides home cooks with foolproof regional recipes and cooking techniques.
Courtesy of American Public Television
Host Chris Kimball with test cook Bridget Lancaster. The Daytime Emmy®-nominated COOK'S COUNTRY provides home cooks with foolproof regional recipes and cooking techniques.

In season six, test kitchen chefs Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison and Erin McMurrer prepare a variety of blue-ribbon specialties and American classics with host Christopher Kimball.

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Recipes include: Atlanta brisket, South Dakota corncob-smoked ribs, beignets, peaches and cream pie, Chinese chicken salad and meatloaf.

In addition, Kimball introduces educational "Food History" segments, Jack Bishop challenges Kimball to taste — and rank — supermarket staples, Adam Ried recommends household equipment, and Kimball and Lancaster share practical test kitchen tips and techniques.

"Homespun Breakfast Treats" - Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make Fluffy Cornmeal Pancakes. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of multigrain bread.

Next, Chris shares the top 10 cooking tips from the test kitchen. And finally, test cook Erin McMurrer uncovers the secrets to making English Muffin Bread right at home.

Past episodes and video clips are available for online viewing. COOK'S COUNTRY is on Facebook, and you can follow @TestKitchen on Twitter.

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In season six, test kitchen chefs Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison and Erin McMurrer prepare a variety of blue-ribbon specialties and American classics with host Christopher Kimball. Recipes include: Atlanta brisket, South Dakota corncob-smoked ribs, beignets, peaches and cream pie, Chinese chicken salad and meatloaf.
Meet the test cooks, runners and kitchen assistants on the set of "Cook's Country." "Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen" uncovers the best of American home cooking. Our recipes are tested not once, not twice, but often as many as 20, 30 or even 40 times. The result: foolproof recipes you can trust to work the first time—and every time. To watch full episodes, visit http://www.cookscountrytv.com/
Ever wonder what it takes to film a public television show in a farmhouse built in 1806? COOK'S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN uncovers the best of American home cooking. Our recipes are tested not once, not twice, but often as many as 20, 30 or even 40 times. The result: foolproof recipes you can trust to work the first time—and every time. Our show, now in its third season, is filmed in a renovated 1806 farmhouse with a full working test kitchen.

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