Christopher Kimball, the owner/host of Milk Street was an original founder of American Test Kitchens. He left in a dispute in 2015, I believe, and started a new show called Milk Street. I personally find him to be a bit of a douche, but his show is now perhaps my favorite cooking show. They feature very few American type dishes, most of their recipes are from around the world. I am a digital member on their website, which gives me access to additional recipes, but I believe everything that they air on TV is available for free on their website. If your tastes include the different and exotic, I highly recommend watching the show on PBS, Saturdays, I believe.
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smshmth8690 : 10/12/2021 9:47 pm : link : reply
I laughed.
One thing I can't stand about him was on America's Test Kitchen, anytime someone wanted to add chiles to a dish, he always bitched about it. Now, on Milk Street, he's always eating spicy food. Kind of a dick move. It is a pretty good show though.
I used to read
Pork Chop : 10/12/2021 9:47 pm : link : reply
Cook's Illustrated religiously. He was editor I think but his essays came across a bit douchey but they were always informative.
Yeah, there’s an NPR radio show, too
exiled : 10/12/2021 10:32 pm : link : reply
You’re right, he is sorta duchey, but it’s a good program.
I do have some friends in yhe Boston restaurants scene and douche is how they woild describe him lol
Have watched Milk Street a few times but still prefer ATK moreso. The latter just has more recipes I would actually use.
Have watched Milk Street a few times but still prefer ATK moreso. The latter just has more recipes I would actually use.
I never saw him on ATK, I only go back a few years with the show. I just like the way he interacts with the other cast members on MS. I gave up my subscription to ATK this year- I found the cooking from home during Covid shows to be pretty useless. So far I haven't cared for Cook's Country this season. I didn't think I'd be into the MS recipes, but the more I've made, the more I like them. I'm very into bold flavors and lots of those dishes supply them. I've got my menus scheduled for one night of Indian/Asian/Chinese/African per week and another of Mex/Caribbean/So. American. Plus you're getting maybe the top dozen dishes from various countries vs. a different take on the 312th best U.S. dish. I enjoy the variety.
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and the show has remained just fine without him.
Have watched Milk Street a few times but still prefer ATK moreso. The latter just has more recipes I would actually use.
I never saw him on ATK, I only go back a few years with the show. I just like the way he interacts with the other cast members on MS. I gave up my subscription to ATK this year- I found the cooking from home during Covid shows to be pretty useless. So far I haven't cared for Cook's Country this season. I didn't think I'd be into the MS recipes, but the more I've made, the more I like them. I'm very into bold flavors and lots of those dishes supply them. I've got my menus scheduled for one night of Indian/Asian/Chinese/African per week and another of Mex/Caribbean/So. American. Plus you're getting maybe the top dozen dishes from various countries vs. a different take on the 312th best U.S. dish. I enjoy the variety.
Yep, different strokes. We don't go for that much variety in our home cooking, although we include it in our restaurant rotation (sushi, Thai, Mex, etc.).
Home cooking for me is fun but still has to stay within parameters of my time and being easy to moderately easy.
Yep, different strokes. We don't go for that much variety in our home cooking, although we include it in our restaurant rotation (sushi, Thai, Mex, etc.).
Home cooking for me is fun but still has to stay within parameters of my time and being easy to moderately easy.
If you do want to change your weeknights up a little, Milk Street has a few cookbooks out. Two of them, "Tuesday Nights" (which has an Asian influence without being totally unfamiliar) and "Tuesday Nights: Mediterranean" are geared towards people who want/need that moderately easy dinner. The recipes are divvied up into three categories: 20, 30 and 45 minutes from prep to table.
My between my wife and I, we cook almost every night and between those two cookbooks, we have probably made about 20-25 dishes over the course of the past year and were disappointed in, literally, only one recipe. My kids (5 and 8) have had no complaints either, although they are admittedly probably a little more adventurous than average kids their ages.
We regularly hit up the local library to sample cookbooks but occasionally (rarely) purchase real standouts to have at the ready. Tuesday Nights made the cut and I would certainly think about the Mediterranean version just to have handy.
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