Fans of Good Eats / Alton Brown

[cheezus]

Here's an article in Wired: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.06/cooking.html

So, what was your favorite episode/recipe/technique/joke?

I owe the world's best chocolate chip cookies to Alton (gluten = chewey!). I use Kosher salt now (wow - what a simple way to make everything better!). I can't live without my probe thermometer. And those fried plantaines? Better than french fries.

[pagerbear]

1. You mean freedom plantains

[cheezus]

5. nope. they're not "french" fried. Just fried

They're AWESOME. And easy.

peel and cut into 1in thick medalions. Fry in oil 2 minutes per side, until golden. Remove, place on flat surface, squish down to about half, drop into a bath containign water, kosher salt, sliced garlic. Marinate for 5 minutes, pat dry, return to oil, fry until GBD.

They're SOOOOO good. It's like they're battered, but they're not.

[Catshrink]

2. Too many good/favorite episodes...

He's a lot of fun...and I like his scientific explanations.

I finally learned how to make an omelette from him. It's easy -- but I used to end up with scrambled eggs all the time.

[cheezus]

6. Yes! I've learned much better techniques from Alton

I too always wound up with scrabled eggs (not that there's anything wrong with that- but that's another show)

[GOPisEvil]

3. Great article!

I've been an Alton Brown fan for a long time. I even have a signed copy of his book. :thumbsup:

[cheezus]

I'm just here for the food?

I was just looking at it on Amazon. Is it good? I'm more intrested in technique than recipies.

[GOPisEvil]

10. Then this is the book for you!

Very technically-oriented. Not long on recipes. I ordered my signed copy from the food network, only to find out that Alton was coming to town the next week. I could have had a personally signed copy, instead of just a signed copy. Oh well. :dunce:

[supernova]

4. Alton made a salmon smoker

out of a cardboard box and the heating element from the hot plate in his hotel room. :D

That has to be my favorite. A close second would be the home brewed beer episode.

[cheezus]

9. The homebrew episode was great

I espeically liked his comment about hops being related to cannibis.

But one thing bothered me. When he was picking out water he did say to not get distilled water, but he didn't say why (the yeast need some nutrients that are in normal water).

[flamingyouth]

16. That is my favorite episode too

My dad taught me how to smoke salmon when I was a little girl, and I thought, Alton, that's the most creative method I've ever seen! :thumbsup:

[MallRat]

7. Roasting prime rib under a flower pot.

He showed that if you don't have a convection oven to properly prepare a rib roast, all you need is a large terra cotta flowerpot. Put the roast on the bottom dish, then cover it with the flowerpot.

You can just feed the meat thermometer right through the drainage hole in the bottom (now the top) of the pot.

Alton rocks Emeril's lame ass, every time.

-MR

[prole_for_peace]

8. i learned how to make a perfectly cooked steak.

using an iron skillet, kosher salt, oil and the oven. yummy. dark and caramilized on the outside and pink on the inside. unfortunately i can't do this in summer since the oven has to be on 500 and here in se texas that is just not a good idea. hell it is 94 now with a 100 heat index. blech.

[cheezus]

11. there's an episode where he grills right on the coals

blow the ash off with a hair dryer, then put the meat on. No flames because no oxygen.

[Beware the Beast Man]

12. interesting show, but....

WAY too anal for my liking. I like how he gets down to the science of cooking,and the fact that he has a major fetish for exotic kitchen gadgets. Not to mention he's a big-time Lib. But does it really take five days to make eggplant parmigana?

[MallRat]

13. Fetish for kitchen gadgets?

oooh... lemon zester....

(shudder)

:bounce:

-MR

[Wilber_Stool]

14. I bought

an electric fry pan (used). Best fish poacher ever.

[cheezus]

15. have you seen the pouch cooking episode?

that seems to be a killer way to make fish (not a big fan, myself)

[AlCzervik]

17. Turkey Brining.

I actually bought that episode and what a huge difference it makes. I love his show. My 9 year old watched it with me, nice 1 thing per episode.