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AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Pasta Rustica

Host Christopher Kimball and equipment expert Adam Ried review colanders in the Equipment Corner.
Courtesy of Daniel J. van Ackere/ WGBH
Host Christopher Kimball and equipment expert Adam Ried review colanders in the Equipment Corner.

Airs Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

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.

The cast of AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN: Jack Bishop, Adam Reid, host Christopher Kimball, Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster.
Courtesy of WGBH/ AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN
The cast of AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN: Jack Bishop, Adam Reid, host Christopher Kimball, Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster.
Rigatoni with Beef and Onion Ragu
Courtesy of Carl Tremblay/ WGBH
Rigatoni with Beef and Onion Ragu
Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes, and Green Beans
Courtesy of CARL TREMBLAY
Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes, and Green Beans

Season 15 features 51 all-new recipes, including modern cheese souffle, best chicken stew, broiled pork tenderloin, cioppino, fresh strawberry mousse, the best baguette, grilled fish tacos, the best grilled burger, French apple tart and more.

The popular segments viewers love and trust also return: The Tasting Lab's Jack Bishop challenges Kimball to taste-test supermarket staples before revealing AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN'S top recommendations for jasmine rice, white beans, dark chocolate, orange juice, frozen yogurt and other foods. 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.

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Each episode concludes with Kimball sharing the test kitchen's tips and techniques for aerating wine, cooking crispy yet tender bacon, and thawing meat quickly, among others.

"Pasta Rustica" - Test cook Bridget Lancaster uncovers the secrets to Rigatoni with Beef and Onion Ragu. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews colanders in the Equipment Corner.

Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of white beans. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make perfect Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes, and Green Beans.

Episodes from past seasons are now available for online viewing. AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN is on Facebook, Google +, Pinterest, and you can follow @TestKitchen on Twitter.

Fresh pasta only uses a couple of ingredients to make, and tastes delicious. In this clip from the AMERICA's TEST KITCHEN Cooking School, Bridget demonstrates the technique for making and shaping fresh pasta so it that you can make lasagna, ravioli, or cut pastas like fettuccine and tagliatelle.
Have you been cooking pasta all wrong? In this video, AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN's Christie Morrison lays all spaghetti myths to rest and shows every step into making a perfect pot of pasta. Watch more Super Quick Video Tips at http://AmericasTestKitchenFeed.com
Visit americastestkitchen.com for tips, recipes and more!
You've got the pasta. Now you just need the sauce. But how to decide? AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN cook Dan Souza give you a quick guide a mixing and matching pasta to sauce. Watch more 60-Second Video Tips at http://AmericasTestKitchenFeed.com
Want to cook like the professionals at AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN? Now you can. Learn about our new online Cooking School and discover how you can become a better cook with help from Bridget Lancaster and the Cooking School crew.
We know how frustrating it can be when things go wrong in the kitchen. That's why every single recipe in our books has been tested not once, not twice, but often as many as 20, 30, or even 40 times. And then, just to make absolutely sure, we often test our recipes using cheap cookware, mediocre stovetops, and the wrong ingredients. All of this work results, we hope, in a simple promise: Our recipes work the first time and every time. Please visit our websites: http://www.americastestkitchen.com/ http://www.cooksillustrated.com/ http://www.cookscountrytv.com/

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