The Cook Who Tested Everything: Ella Quittner is Obsessed with the Best
The Cook Who Tested Everything: Ella Quittner is Obsessed with the Best  
Podcast: Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Published On: Fri Feb 20 2026
Description: Ella Quittner has spent years meticulously testing recipes for the flakiest biscuits, crispiest bacon, perfectly poached eggs, most tender yellow cake, and more. This week, she joins us to share her findings and her new book, Obsessed with the Best. Plus Milk Street Radio Producer Mari Orozco brings us to Cake Picnic; Stella Parks is back to answer your baking questions; and we learn the language of butter from our friends at A Way with Words.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify