This episode explores techniques that will change the way you cook Italian food at home. We learn that you don't have to sear meat to make a flavorful stew from Milk Street Cook Josh Mamaclay, who shows us the secret to tender and savory Roman Braised Beef with Tomato and Cloves. Then, Christopher Kimball uses a multicooker to boil pasta and make an easy sauce for Bucatini with Cherry Tomato Sauce with Fresh Sage. Finally, Milk Street Cook Catherine Smart teaches us how to cook potatoes like risotto with a recipe for Tuscan Braised Potatoes (Patate in Umido).