Adam Ried

Equipment Corner, America's Test Kitchen

Adam Ried is the keeper of the Equipment Corner on *America's Test Kitchen*. He is also a cast member on the new TV show *Cook's Country*, which aired with its first season in September 2008. During his 10 years as an editor for *Cook's Illustrated*, Adam developed and edited recipes, wrote feature stories, and contributed to many other sections of the magazine, including the popular Quick Tips. Moreover, Adam bore primary responsibility for the highly respected kitchen equipment testing and ingredient tasting features at *Cook's Illustrated*. Now a contributor to *Cook's Country* magazine and the cooking columnist for *The Sunday Boston Globe Magazine*, Adam has taught cooking and food writing; written for local, national, and international publications; and consulted for restaurants and kitchen equipment manufacturers. He is a graduate of Macalester College and the culinary certificate program at Boston University.