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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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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.

Season 16 of AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN begins January 2, 2016!
Pork cooked to 145-150 degrees is moist, juicy, and has a tinge of pink; hit 160 degrees, and the meat is dry and completely grey. Watch to learn why it's OK (and safe!) to eat pork that's rosy—just keep a thermometer handy and let the meat rest.
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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