Kitchen

[deeva]

I really don't care for Milk Street either. It reminds me of Anthony Bourdains cooking show.

But to answer the OP questions. America's Test Kitchen is more technical.

They test equipment, perform taste tests and different cooking methods.

While Cook's Country focuses more on improving recipes. 

[proudlyfromNJ]

He may be hard to deal with. He's on his third wife.

[deeva]

He's old enough to be her father. 

[deepwaterdotter]

I saw what appeared to be a fairly recent episode of "America's Test Kitchen" yesterday on the local PBS station.  I find that episodes of "Cook's Country" feature classic American recipes.  Some episodes of "America's Test Kitchen" feature recipes with a foreign flavor.  Just my take. 

[LizzieInSRQ]

With all due respect...Christopher Kimball is no Anthony Bourdain and never will be. Try as he might, nah.

[Sooner]

Jack Bishop is way more fun on the tastings.  Chris I guess is difficult--because everything on those shows seems more relaxed since he left. 

[781Florist]

I like both of these shows for the most part, and think that Bridget and Julia are way more enjoyable than Chris.

I prefer Cook's Country because it seems that ATK feels that in every recipe they must

come up with a "hack" (ugh) or improvement on the original recipe.

Either the old tried and true took too long in some steps, or it needed a boost in flavor or a reduction or substitution with a new modern ingredient......

" We decided that in order to give our chocolate almond bundt cake a lighter texture and 

a more interesting crunch, that we are adding 1/4 cup of Castrol Motor Oil for a silkier mouth feel and 1 and 1/2 cups of shredded Tempur-Pedic foam to give it a lighter, springier consistency....and 3 tablespoons of capers for crunch!"

Sometimes what they end up doing severely alters the original intended product.

Both shows have given me some great recipes and I enjoy the taste testing and the 

product testing very much.  

[ValuSkr]

@gulf coast girl   Thank you for asking the question.  I never understood the difference either; they seemed like the same show.