New England Clam Chowder

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1998, America's Test Kitchen TV

Here is an easy clam chowder that won't separate, is economical, and has rich, full-bodied flavor and texture.

SERVES 6 (about 2 quarts)

TIME 1 hour

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For the ultimate clam chowder recipe that was not too thin and watery or too thick and floury, we settled on medium-size littlenecks or small cherrystones. We chose waxy red boiling potatoes over starchy ones, which tended to disintegrate i...

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