This volume represents the best of the best from America's most famous test kitchen.  Every year, the editors and cooks develop nearly 1,000 recipes for their magazines, books, and public television show.  Here are just a few things highlighted in this 2010 edition:
 
 
For the ultimate hands-off Thanksgiving, forget the whole bird and braise turkey parts
Add extra egg yolks for pasta dough that's soft enough to roll without a machine 
Make the best-ever crab cakes with a secret ingredient
Use two kinds of chocolate for creamy chocolate pudding 
Skip the sets and buy your knives a la carte