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Nov 2024
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Kitchen Science with Martha and America’...

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On today’s episode, Martha goes on the road to visit America’s Test Kitchen, where she sits down with its Chief Content Officer, Dan Souza. Following the publication of Martha’s 100th book, and America’s Test Kitchen’s 25th anniversary, the culinary experts dive into the science of cooking. How do kitchen mistakes sometime improve a great recipe? Why has America’s Test Kitchen determined that “cold steak” is the right way to cook a steak? What makes delicious gnocchi? Listen to hear all of that and more as Martha and Dan dissect their latest cookbooks and the passions behind them.

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