How To Make Boston Cream Cupcakes
Boston cream pie meets the Hostess cupcake in this delectable sweet. Get the step-by-step instructions here.
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The Path to Recipe Perfection
This timeline illustrates exactly how America’s Test Kitchen develops foolproof recipes. See the larger version.
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Grilling 101: Must-Have Gear for Cooking Outdoors
Here’s our practical guide for the adventurous cook.
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Rise and Shine!
Surprise your loved ones with breakfast in bed this weekend. After taking the Essential Eggs lesson in the America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School, you’ll be able to whip up a gorgeous French Omelette even on the laziest Saturday morning.
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Bridget-ism: “So here’s the rule: If you want food to taste good, you have to season it before cooking. Adding salt and pepper to food after it’s already been cooked may make a sauce taste great, but its going to do little to flavor the meat.”
From the America’s Test Kitchen Online Cooking School.
Meet our “Learn To Cook” WINNER!
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Ian S., the winner of our Learn To Cook Contest! Ian will be flying to America’s Test Kitchen in Boston, MA, from Napa Valley, CA, where he will spend the day learning to cook with TV’s Bridget Lancaster.
We also wanted to extend a BIG thank you to the nine finalists, we had an absolutely wonderful time chatting with all of you on the phone. All of you are invited to a personal tour of the Test Kitchen the next time you are in Boston.
Do YOU want to Learn To Cook? Be sure to visit our brand new Online Cooking School.
Be a Knife Ninja
Spending more time slicing than actually cooking? Time to sharpen your knife skills with the Cooking Fundamentals lesson in the America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School. Before you know it, you’ll be mincing, chopping, cubing, chiffonade-ing, and even julienne-ing like a pro. Chop on, Knife Ninja.
Meet our “Learn To Cook” Finalist #10
In celebrating the launch of our new Online Cooking School, we’re offering one lucky reader the opportunity to fly to America’s Test Kitchen in Boston, MA, and spend the day learning to cook with TV’s Bridget Lancaster. We are also giving away ten 60-day enrollments to the America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School!
A big congratulations to Jill O., from Barnesville, MN (pictured above)! She is the tenth and final finalist who has a chance at winning a trip to America’s Test Kitchen and a day of cooking with Bridget. As a finalist, she has also won a 60-day enrollment to the America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School.
Jill writes: My mom always had the patience to let me help with supper when I was a kid. Browning the meat, cutting the onion up, adding the spices. I loved spending time with her like this. The bigger joy of cooking came mostly after college. Mom got me a subscription to Cook’s Illustrated, and cooking really took on new meaning. Cooking was science! About this time I started having dinner parties for my friends. I now loved cooking so much I thought about cooking school, but realized the joy came more specifically from cooking for people I loved. Now a mom, cooking has also become quality time spent with my son. My 3 year old boy now likes helping me in the kitchen. I want to make sure that when my son looks back on his childhood, he thinks, “Man, my mom could really cook”. So, there’s no time to waste!
Congrats again, Jill!
Be a Sauce Boss
The right sauce can turn a bowl of noodles into a feast, or a ho hum steak into an ultra-flavorful, restaurant quality dish. Master the art of sauce-making with the Classic Sauces lesson on the Test Kitchen Cooking School. Sign up for a free trial and you’ll be whipping up creative sauces for any dish in no time. Cook on, Sauce Boss!
Meet our “Learn To Cook” Finalist #9
In celebrating the launch of our new Online Cooking School, we’re offering one lucky reader the opportunity to fly to America’s Test Kitchen in Boston, MA, and spend the day learning to cook with TV’s Bridget Lancaster. We are also giving away ten 60-day enrollments to the America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School! Apply now here.
A big congratulations to Dana Z. from Haddonfield, NJ (pictured above)! She is the ninth finalist (of ten) who has a chance at winning a trip to America’s Test Kitchen and a day of cooking with Bridget. As a finalist, she has also won a 60-day enrollment to the America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School.
Dana writes: My grandmother Eleanor Voros was renowned for her Eastern European cooking, having been taught by her mother-in-law who was once a Cook for a noble family in Budapest. Grandma was even once featured in her local newspaper in the 1950’s as their “Cook of the Week!” I never lived close enough to her to learn her techniques first-hand, but when she passed away last year at 93, I inherited her recipe file and her aprons, one of which I am wearing in this picture while preparing Thanksgiving dinner in an attempt to channel her presence in my kitchen! For years I have depended on Bridget and the rest of the Test Kitchen to guide me in my kitchen, but especially now that I can’t even pick up the phone to ask Grandma about proper dough consistency.
Congrats again, Dana!
Learn the Test Kitchen secret to Perfectly Seared Steaks.
Meet our “Learn To Cook” Finalist #8
In celebrating the launch of our new Online Cooking School, we’re offering one lucky reader the opportunity to fly to America’s Test Kitchen in Boston, MA, and spend the day learning to cook with TV’s Bridget Lancaster. We are also giving away ten 60-day enrollments to the America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School! Apply now here.
A big congratulations to Ian S. from Napa, CA (pictured above)! He is the eighth finalist (of ten) who has a chance at winning a trip to America’s Test Kitchen and a day of cooking with Bridget. As a finalist, he has also won a 60-day enrollment to the America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School.
Ian writes: My mother is a fabulous cook and growing up, family gatherings, milestones and celebrations were always around amazing meals. Moving out on my own 10 years ago, I began to explore cooking for myself and, slowly but surely, improved my skills to go from frozen meals and foil packets to—as my mom called them—homemade “epicurean delights”! America’s Test Kitchen’s cookbooks were my mentors, and although I used to snub cookbooks that didn’t have full-color-photos on every page to guide me, I found that America’s Test Kitchen’s research, techniques and explanations taught me so much more than just how to cook a single dish. As a nonprofit professional (and teacher at my core), I have shared what I learn about cooking (and the tasty results!) with friends, family and the youth that I work with. I would absolutely cherish (and share) the opportunity to learn to cook with Bridget and ATK!
Congrats again, Ian!
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We’re giving away these stylish America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School aprons to the the first 150 students to enroll in our Online Cooking School this week and continue past their free trial. Click for more details.
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