How to Make the Best Barbecue Beans and Smoked Pork Chops

Ashley shows Bridget how to make Smoked Pork Chops, and Adam and Julia discuss the best sets of measuring cups. Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster make meaty Barbecue Beans.
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[@HannahMattox]

Bridget and Julia are quite possibly my favorite duo on the internet.

[@whatisboom]

Julia and Morgan

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What I've learned from ATK...just buy OXO and you'll usually be set.

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Lol yep I’ve seen quite a few of their product comparisons ending with the winner being some type of product from OXO. Usually it’s “and our winning equipment is the OXO Good Grips so and so for $24.99.” That’s pretty much spot on, just insert the name of whatever product they’re testing! Haha 😂. But I absolutely love ATK and Cook’s Country.

[@phickle]

I love the way Bridget says "ungyon". Just like Mom!

[@DuneCarrots]

Thank you so much for the Baked Beans recipe, I had a tabletop game night and my DM asked everyone to bring something for our 12 hour session, i made the beans earlier that day and it was a real head turner, everyone was asking if I could share the recipe!

[@ChessKombat]

Went to the store to buy all thos ingredients and those beans didn't disappoint! Instead of using a square 9x13, that I did not have, I used a size up pan and since i had more surface area I did an extra slice of bacon! These will be made again!

[@Phooie]

A square 9x13 pan? 😊

[@Mncdk]

"You're a lucky woman, I'm here to do some thinking for you!" Bold move, Adam. :D

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Oxo better be paying their designers top dollar because they are worth it! They always have the best features.

[@mariavictorialucasanm]

I just love your channel. Beyond food chemistry, there is a lot chemistry going with each other. I think that is one thing you cannot fake.

[@susankingcs]

Now I have to say those baked beans look wonderful! I will add a good potato salad that I will put underneath the beans! We moved to Germany and I miss seeing you all on PBS!

[@walteranson9551]

I have made so many things that you make. I am not a cook. I believe I can because of you . Thank you

[@SomethingNewToDo]

I love how Bridget asked Julia to bring the pan over and she already did it.

[@nakamakai5553]

Ashley is very accomplished with the grilling technique, obviously hard-won through study and experience! I learned a ton from this segment, and I will be using her tips on my next cookout! I cannot wait for smell-o-vision, I can only imagine the aromas are divine. Thanks.

[@sophiaschweiger9934]

My mouth is watering when you cook! OMG!!!

[@jeffwelch5349]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

[@blkwheeler32]

I just bought the measuring cups they suggested. I love it!

[@tkn1715]

Hi, Love your show and recipes. Made your barbecued beans, but instead of the 1/2 cup water for the sauce, added 1/2 cup defatted juices from smoked pork butt...wonderful thanks, wish I had joined yalls team when I was younger.

[@lindamurray5503]

I love watching you both cook, and I've tried a few recipes, which my husband thinks I'm the world's best cook

[@doublesutz]

Love this show.

[@terrymulton252]

Deceitful beans. John Wayne's favorite food food on the trail. Beans and canned peaches. Love it girls. Thank you for sharing. Love and God Bless.

[@bethrichardson5998]

yum love baked beans.. definitely a try worthy recipe.. love your show never miss it

[@Lolalogo]

Here I go again. Definitely making both of those dishes. I made the chicken tinga tacos recipe, and omg it was amazing and an absolute hit!

[@geriacosta276]

Appreciate good instruction.

[@williammatthews2948]

Damn those chops and the beans look amazing.

[@julesgainey9677]

I think “tippy cups” sounds like the cutest Disney movie ever

[@kenmore01]

Ahhh, summertime!

[@orangecouch]

Another amazing episode - so happy these are back!! I hope you won't mind a bit of constructive criticism from a long time fan. The three note transition music you're using in the cooking segments gets repetitive really quickly. Maybe add a few variations for future shows? Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see the next installment!

[@gregghancock3412]

I agree. The transition notes can be irritating very fast

[@rayharder3435]

Love your shows

[@karenkallem1263]

I’ve got lots of corn in the freezer from last summer that I’m going to use for fritters! Yum!

[@JL-lc1vp]

Really fantastic!

[@kimberleegullbailey2547]

Great episode!! ❣

[@TheHitechHobo]

I can't wait to make the chops and baked beans! 😋

[@Phoenix85006]

I am looking forward to making the baked beans. They look delicious especially because of all the bacon, thank you ladies!

[@donnacobb701]

I am psyched to make those baked beans for my lastbbq of the year party.

[@patriciajohnson1356]

Thank you for sharing these informative videos.

[@semco72057]

I love pork chops and would love to have some of them to grill outside. After years of eating beans while growing up I swore off of them except for green string beans.

[@lruthers9348]

I can't wait to make these baked beans.

[@imari2305]

The chops are just like how I like them in thickness!! Those bbq beans with some cornbread and those chops woosah!! I would be a happy camper with that meal!! Only thing is I live in an apartment building and can't use a charcoal grill. Can the chops be made on an indoor grill the same way?

[@amynunez4186]

Omg those beans look so so yummy 😋

[@sophiaschweiger9934]

14:17 love the look, Julia!

[@conradkappel9426]

You gals (and guys) are great!!!!

[@deckiedeckie]

The best Amerikan cooks ....these two ladies are not only beautiful.....the can really cook too!!

[@rudeboymon3177]

Drooling

[@steveskouson9620]

Those baked beans, put them underneath 2 racks of ribs, on your stack smoker. Rib juices will drip on them, adding even more flavor. (Something like an "Ugly Drum Smoker.") While I'm at it, leave the liquid smoke at the store! steve

[@MOMKAT1WV]

My SIL, a career home economist, has a similar BB recipe for all family events.

[@DavidSmith-vo3nd]

It all looks so good!

[@stevenvicino8687]

@ 8:58 " Bone Facing the Fire". Sounds like a song waiting to be written. Don't know whether to fire up the grill or the amplifier. Both sound good.

[@iain6167]

Hi, I just bought a sous vide stick. I couldn’t find the Joule brand in Australia. Would you do a sous vide stick test, please. I looked, but I couldn’t find that you had done one. Btw, those beans look delicious. I’ll try that on the bbq.

[@jimpiper1]

This is almost exactly my beans recipe. They are delicious. I greatly vary my beans though so it looks more amazing. Try one can of each. pork n beans(white northern), pinto, black, chili ready, navy, dark kidney, cannallini, black eyed peas. They look outstanding. I'm so glad to see ATK gang again. Love you guys!

[@musicalcaboose1318]

Forget smellovision, when is tasteovision coming? Mmmmmmmmm yummy!

[@220Rick]

Best video! Thanks for sharing.

[@stevereist1509]

Need some Jalapeños in the beans.

[@brt5273]

Agreed. Really brightens and freshens up the flavor.

[@mellaniehulsey]

Rice and cornbread with beans is meal in itself in Louisiana

[@dmdanl32]

diced green pepper in the beans is tasty too

[@stephanieyeminez89]

Looks delicious.

[@dhouston699]

Made this bean recipe, so delicious!!!

[@aislinngraves4291]

Loving this new series! Can't wait to make those beans for a pig roast I am going to! :)

[@grfrog]

This is season eleven for this series.

[@melissarey2973]

My grandpa calls them " bang bangs" cuz they make you backfire.

[@notsuperdave100]

During the "COOK'S COUNTRY" opening song, you show a fruit pie being made. There's only a brief flash of what appears to be a cherry(?) pie with a pink cream top layer being poured onto the cherry(?) pie already in a pre-baked crust. WHAT IS THIS PIE? WHAT EPISODE DO YOU DEMO IT? THANKS.

[@greatboniwanker]

I'm from the nation of bacon! 😋

[@NinaSeleneRossi]

greatboniwanker I’m from the nation of bacon!

[@nafspark]

I have had (for years) the riveted-on handle measuring cups used for the example of not being able to sweep cleanly, but I'm pretty sure I bought them based on a recommendation from ATK. But I've never really had an issue with them. Go figure.

[@eduardoflores2432]

How long can I keep leftover bbq sauce?

[@juleswins3]

The chops look fabulous but the beans would be a meal all by themselves!

[@LadyCatherine538]

Why did I do the grocery shopping before watching this? Next week there will be baked beans on the menu!

[@calebfinley]

I think its funny that this is one of the few episodes where they actually mention washing hands after touching raw meat.

[@cathiehardy5819]

caleb finley Not so. I’ve seen them wash their hands numerous times.

[@docclabo6350]

I agree with Cathie. They do it fairly regularly, both on Cook's Country and the regular ATK channel.

[@williamhufnagel8790]

I don't think I've seen an episode where they haven't said they were going to wash their hands at some point...

[@willtopper]

Ashley's voice and speech patterns remind me of a kindergarten teacher lecturing 5 year olds.

[@williamhufnagel8790]

Yes, she's definitely a teacher...

[@mellaniehulsey]

Drop Rotel. Louisiana we use "Trinity". Cook with bacon and ground meat. Add brown sugar and honey.

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Didn't expect to hear a fart joke on America's Test Kitchen, let alone three. 😏

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Farting in cooks country

[@ianscianablo8507]

Any info on that instant read therm? Looks mighty powerful!

[@BrianMorisky]

www.thermoworks.com

[@StephenWorth]

Please do a BBQ bean recipe that's made on a BBQ. I love beans, and I don't want to take all these shortcuts. I make dried beans in the instant pot and they're better than salty and sugary canned beans. Putting them in a dutch oven in a smoker would be great. Better than liquid smoke. I think I'll do my own test and tell you how to make it!

[@savannarichard6059]

Yummy

[@wildchildsexy87]

I enjoyed this

[@JW-so4fc]

How many times did you have to add charcoal since the charcoal they make today soots over and does not last as long?

[@Durermac]

At what temp do you bake the beans?

[@airmanma]

Looks like you added more water after the chops were added. Do you need to adjust the salt and sugars?

[@rajirama322]

I wonder sometimes about the serving sizes. One pork chop should be good for a family of four. Is it worth it to cook all four at one time?

[@j.rangel1457]

I made this bean dish for our Fourth of July party and they were a hit!

[@lgnovo1]

Love Oxo

[@puggkcmo]

Try some coffee in your barbecue sauce. Also, I recommend Dijon or Asian mustard.

[@Ma_Ba]

Heard on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert an explanation on the difference between North Carolina and South Carolina barbecue being about mustard. I tried a coffee rub on a ribeye once and couldn't go to sleep!

[@puggkcmo]

Sorry mum.

[@Ma_Ba]

@@puggkcmo Just saw our names coincide!

[@jong2359]

I really wish that America's Test Kitchen would recognize the fact that they pick OXO Goodgrips brand for almost every kitchen accessory test. Without at least acknowledging, you have to wonder if OXO is paying for the attention.

[@KaizokuShojo]

OXO is usually the best for the price, though, that is also fairly easy to get. It's not so bad to say "this product works, doesn't cost a fortune, and is probably easy to find in most stores." That being said, isn't OXO a sponsor? I'd be bothered if their products just sucked outright though.

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I haven't found that OXO is the best for the price. Occasionally they are the best tools, but not usually, and they are never a bargain.

[@jong2359]

@Jeff, the God of Biscuits Oh yes, a verbal description of methodology is fool-proof defense against foul-play in business....

[@darksidemachining]

Cowboys and beans? Can't help but think of the circle of cowboys eating beans in the movie Blazing Saddles. I am going to try this recipe but instead of the oven, it will be placed on a rack underneath a pork butt or brisket to catch the drippings in a vertical smoker

[@oakavon]

Where do you buy liquid smoke?

[@allananderson2247]

Can I substitute Light Red Kidney or Great Northern BEANS for the Canollini beans ? They are NOT available here !

[@07860786mn]

Ohhhh Pork Pork, I do not eat Pork. is there a beef cut that could be used instead of pork? thanks for the wonderful show a bif fan for years.

[@devinthomas4866]

Look for venison bacon to season beans etc. Beef bacon is another option. Eye of round roast, sirloin would be good or a tri-tip on smoker too. All that said you should just eat pork, dont tell the Rabbi or whoever

[@nquan5465]

What do you eat the bean with?

[@cobrakai6209]

I would still totally eat that bacon with no shame.

[@AeroGold1]

Yeah no point in discarding it. Just eat it!

[@jeffwelch5349]

I do believe they used Bush’s Baked Beans LOL

[@davidrivero7943]

Well, that was easy. Getting a working, sturdy can opener @ the Dollar Store is highly discouraged, thou.

[@gwagon4188]

15:04 starts Baked beans and 17:02 starts sauce for beans

[@Ma_Ba]

Thank you for the short cut ! Wish they indexed up top! (Just made a pound of pinto beans and all I did was spaghetti sauce and paprika/cayenne and apple cider vinegar/olive oil for a refried pan. Want more variety for the remainder for the week and it got to be late.)

[@secretagent5954]

hope they have scaled down versions since i dont normally cook for several t-rexes

[@MichaelHanleyRFSN]

You could just serve me those BBQ beans for dinner and call it a day.

[@brt5273]

I thought the USDA safe temp for pork is145F before removing meat from the heat source. Recipe looks good, but after fearing pink pork most of my life 150f is about as low as I could go.

[@williamjones7163]

OK. Hi!

[@Diana-xm1dm]

Do not use a wire brush to clean bbq grate. Pieces of the wire can break off and end up in your food then in your throat or stomach.

[@paultribbett7765]

so what

[@adnannajeeb5619]

Hi!

[@TheRydog61]

Rockin the Weber Kettle

[@suzyq_lasvegas4536]

Does anyone make barbecue beans from scratch? I’m having trouble finding a recipe.

[@BDCF100]

Bratwurst? I use left over Pulled Pork. Awesome!

[@docclabo6350]

With all that bratwurst in those beans, they are as much Wisconsin-style as they are Texas-style. Could they be Texconsin-style? LOL

[@chipmaria1]

Just watched this and want to get the ingredients for the beans. I know that I can go to the web page; however I was hoping that it would be in "The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV show 2001-2018 cookbook" and could not find it. Looked under different names and was unable to locate it. Is there hiding? Thanks...and I have enjoyed your videos for over 15 years...keep the humor and information coming.

[@ellengregory8002]

Chip W Did you try looking under Cook's Country? I have no idea if that would help though.

[@chipmaria1]

Ellen, thanks for your reply. I just took the recipe from the KZbin video.

[@allananderson2247]

Can you substitute Great Northern Beans for the Cannolini Beans ?

[@steverodgers8425]

Hell yeah! That's the way we do it in Texas.