The best roast beef is cooked gently to keep all its juices inside. But without enough pan drippings, how do you make rich, beefy gravy?
FOR WEB MEMBERS Holiday Survival Guide
We've put together all of our favorite holiday recipes, equipment reviews, and taste tests to make your holiday perfect and stress-free.
INTRODUCING Cook's Country TV!
Cook's Country From America's Test Kitchen takes you inside the test kitchen of Cook's Country magazine to discover the best American home cooking. You'll learn what makes a recipe succeed (or fail) as well as which kitchen tools, cookware, and supermarket ingredients have won our independent tests. Join us every week as we bring the pages of Cook's Country magazine into your home. Click here to learn more about our show and to find out when episodes of Cook's Country are airing in your area.
GIFT GUIDE Editor's Favorites
We asked our test cooks and editorial staff for recommendations for gift items they'd like to send (and receive) for the holidays.
EQUIPMENT Baking Sheets
The flimsy jellyroll pans sold in most stores are useless. But a heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet is an unheralded workhorse every cook should own.
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TASTING Tomato Paste
Most canned tomato pastes are plagued by a tinny aftertaste. We think a great tomato paste should have a fresh, full tomato flavor.
WANTED Your Kitchen Shortcuts
We’re currently planning our upcoming issues of Cook's Country and are looking for your best Thanksgiving kitchen shortcuts to share with other readers. If we publish your shortcut, you’ll receive a one-year subscription to Cook's Country. To submit your kitchen shortcut, click here.
GREAT CAKES Gingerbread-Pear Trifle
Spicy gingerbread is the basis for this fancy holiday trifle made with pears poached in red wine, creamy vanilla custard, and whipped cream.
MENUS Weeknight Classics
Southern-style green beans are a perfect side dish for our dressed-up version of breadcrumb-coated pork chops. Serve with crunchy potato wedges and easy apple turnovers.
COOK'S COUNTRY EXTRAS Kalamata Olive Baked Goat Cheese Salad
Our December/JanuaryCook's Country magazine features an extra recipe available exclusively on our website—for free. To see all Cook's Country Extras, click here.
NEWS AND EVENTS Lost Recipe Contest Winners
After poring over nearly 3,000 recipe submissions to our Lost Recipes contest, we're proud to announce our five winners. Did you miss Christopher Kimball on NPR discussing the contest? You can still listen online.
LOOKING FOR A RECIPE Community Bulletin Board
We've created a Cook's Country forum for you to post your recipe requests and help other members locate lost treasures. Click here to learn more.
