Proof

America's Test Kitchen

We take America's Test Kitchen's inquisitive and relentless approach to telling unexpected, funny, and thought-provoking narratives about food and drink. This is not a recipe show. And this is not a show about celebrity chefs or what they like to eat. Proof plunges into history, culture, science, and the psyche to uncover the hidden backstories that feed your food-obsessed brain. A production of America's Test Kitchen.

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250 episodes
Updated February 5

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Sep 5, 2019 · 17 min
Can You Bake A Cookie In Space?
If you flung a cookie dough ball into space, how long until it bakes into a cookie?
Aug 29, 2019 · 16 min
Why Is Ranch So Addictive?
Why is ranch so addictive?
Aug 22, 2019 · 12 min
Are We All Victims of Food Fraud?
In a world fraught with food fraud, how do you know what you're buying?
Aug 15, 2019 · 18 min
Can You Get Drunk Off Kombucha?
How much kombucha would it take to get you drunk?
Aug 8, 2019 · 16 min
Is Cereal Soup?
In these bonus episodes, we try to answer your weird food questions. This week: Is cereal soup?
Aug 1, 2019 · 13 min
Why Does OJ Taste Bad After Using Toothpaste?
Why are some flavor pairings divine (chocolate + coffee) and others horrible (orange juice after toothpaste)?
Jul 18, 2019 · 37 min
The Plan to Kill the Chinese Restaurant
Chinese restaurants are an essential part of the American landscape. But a century ago, they were almost extinguished by an organized effort to wipe out Chinese eateries altogether.
Jul 11, 2019 · 41 min
The Pretty Big Problem of Ugly Food
“Ugly Food” subscription boxes propose to solve a very big problem: nearly half of all the food produced in the United States is being wasted. But will delivering a box of three-legged carrots and misshapen squash really address the root causes of food waste?
Jun 27, 2019 · 38 min
The Quest for Mystic Makgeolli
Makgeolli is a traditional and complex brew that’s little known outside of Korea and widely misunderstood within the country. Can a new generation of brewers revive the lost art of the “true” Makgeolli?
Jun 20, 2019 · 32 min
The OGs of America’s Oranges
Every California navel orange you've ever eaten can be traced back to two trees in the front yard of Eliza Tibbet's Riverside, California home. This is the little known story of how an amateur farmer with utopian dreams launched an entire industry.
Jun 13, 2019 · 43 min
Hidden Valley Wine
Great wine begins with high quality grapes, careful fermentation, deft blending techniques, and, in Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe, a group of puritanical Russian immigrants called the “molokans.”
Jun 6, 2019 · 42 min
Frankenfish
The snakehead fish is an invasive species that’s been plaguing the Potomac river system for nearly two decades. Can turning this monster into a local delicacy save the Potomac?
May 30, 2019 · 28 min
Welcome to the Microbiome
Probiotics are everywhere, and heralded as the miracle cure to everything from indigestion to mood disorders. But do they really do anything?
May 23, 2019 · 45 min
Who Killed the Miracle Berry?
In the 1970s, the Miracle Berry was poised to become the sugar replacement of choice. So why haven't you heard of it?
May 2, 2019 · 4 min
Season 2 Starts May 23rd
Season 2 of Proof starts May 23rd.
Apr 11, 2019 · 23 min
AMERICAN BARBECUE
A conversation with culinary historian Michael Twitty about the history of American Barbecue.
Mar 21, 2019 · 10 min
CELERY TONIC
Jack Bishop discusses the history and unique flavor of celery tonic.
Mar 7, 2019 · 10 min
NATURAL VS. ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
Reporter Sara Joyner explains the difference between natural and artificial flavors.
Feb 21, 2019 · 8 min
TEST COOK CRAVINGS
How do the test cooks at America's Test Kitchen manage their cravings?
Feb 7, 2019 · 8 min
NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS
We get into the physics of ketchup.

Proof

Can You Bake A Cookie In Space?

Why Is Ranch So Addictive?

Are We All Victims of Food Fraud?

Can You Get Drunk Off Kombucha?

Is Cereal Soup?

Why Does OJ Taste Bad After Using Toothpaste?

The Plan to Kill the Chinese Restaurant

The Pretty Big Problem of Ugly Food

The Quest for Mystic Makgeolli

The OGs of America’s Oranges

Hidden Valley Wine

Frankenfish

Welcome to the Microbiome

Who Killed the Miracle Berry?

Season 2 Starts May 23rd

AMERICAN BARBECUE

CELERY TONIC

NATURAL VS. ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS

TEST COOK CRAVINGS

NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS