Whether a Sunday dinner staple or the centerpiece of a beautiful holiday dinner, whether eye of round or prime rib, a roast beef treated well is a memorable treat. Louisa's got the reins on this episode, as Noah asks her how to choose a good cut, tricks to combat shrinkflation-induced lean roasts, and more.

Plus, courtesy of listener Matt and @madcitybeergeek, find out how one galaxy-brained genius decided to make his chili.

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Right now, a number of you are yelling the word "dressing" at your phones, and people think you're being weird. Better to listen and find out how Noah and Louisa like this side dish, so often oddly restricted to Thanksgiving despite its many wonderful qualities.

Plus: our second mailbag, sent in by another loyal reader, and . . . hoo boy, it's a good one.

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If you went to a Thanksgiving dinner this coming week (*brag*), chances are pretty good the centerpiece of it was a turkey cooked to crispy and golden perfection. Or so we hope. For the people who didn't quite get to enjoy that, Noah and Louisa have some things to say.

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Whichever shape of pasta you use, however many cheeses you melt, wherever you finish the dish—and whether it's your main dish or a side—mac & cheese is a true classic. Noah and Louisa make sure to give each element its due.

As a tenth-episode bonus, they also do two firsts: dunk on a recipe they found on the Internet, and discuss a comment received from a reader!

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In the fall, a home cook's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of spuds—and, perhaps, leeks cooked in butter. Noah and Louisa discover that, no matter how simply a dish may be named, you can't stop some people from overcomplicating it.

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What could be more Italian than spaghetti and meatballs? Well, to hear some people tell it, lots of things—and they might be right. Noah and Louisa attempt to defuse this source of ongoing cross-Atlantic tension.

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Our spookiest episode yet . . . well, if you're scared of autumnal whiffs of mortality. Look, there's not a whole lot of homemade Halloween foods, okay? Noah and Louisa did their best to be respectful to a serviceable pie. Some other people did not. These are their stories.

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Whether breaded, battered or even dredged—depending on your recipe—delicious poultry covered in equally tasty starch and goldened in oil is beloved the world over. Unless it's made by some of the people Noah and Louisa tripped over in their research.

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Like all classic comfort food, they're infinitely customizable in flavor, seasoning, texture, technique . . . and yet Noah and Louisa managed to find the one thing you probably shouldn't do to them.

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Anchovies, mustard, torn lettuce—what is it with Caesars and causing arguments about classics? Noah and Louisa wade into the comment sections of the Internet to see what's what.

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