/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>4103494

you can tell by the way he holds his hands that he plays for the "other" team.

Grand Poobah of hipster foodie turds all across the land.

>>4103497

Duh, he's a hardcore Christian.

He's an actor, not a chef. He's pretty good at reading a script and teaching cooking basics to noobs but he's not very interesting beyond that.

>>4103497

you are funny guy, yes?
I kill you last.

I judge people who cook by whether they like him or not.

I can't stand him. He's a smarmy know-it-all, he's like the real life anal retentive chef from a comedy skit years ago.

>>4103499
he's not trying to be anything beyond that.
he took cooking classes and started good eats specifically because he felt TV cooks at the time were all lame.
also Bill Nye the Science Guy had just ended so threw some of that in for good measure.

i caught his show on today, good eats. i thought they stopped airing it or something, but i was happy to see it. he analyzed peaches and went over their history. it was pretty interesting.

he also blanched the peaches, and rubbed the skin right off with a paper towel. that's a pretty cool tip, gonna try it when they're in season.

I don't particularly care for him, but he's /ck/'s waifu and I can respect that.

>>4103517

Why wouldn't you judge cooks by how well they cook?

>>4103530
Because he thinks he looks better if he disregards a popular tv cook.

>>4103530
Because people who hate something because they've determined it to be hipster usually use the same rationale as their notion of what a hipster is.

>>4103530

Because good cooks don't watch Alton Brown?

Logic, anon. Use it.

>>4103551

gonna need a source on that.
you can't pull something out of your ass like that and then harp on about logic.

>>4103554
Hold on, I think there was a recent study in Science last month...

He's great. I've learned more from his show than any other.

I am disappointed in everyone who thinks he is this crazy intelligent guy.

His show was like the TV version of Wikipedia stubs.

from what i gather, the guy dissects an ingredient and gives you some background and tidbits on it. it's not really the typical cooking show. (bimbo's with bleached white teeth smiling as wide as the fucking can)

he also seems to describe the science of why certain stuff goes into the dish.

>why does this recipe call for only egg whites and not the yolk? well i'll explain it, because that's pretty interesting

regular show:

>throw all this already prepared by my assistants shit into a bowl, stir it, throw it into a greased pan that someone greased for me, put it in an oven that's not even on, oh look someone already prepared it for me, would you look at that? it's banana bread. meanwhile 3 different camera's were shooting her giant fucking smiling face from 20 different angles around the kitchen

>>4103580
Second

Own one of his cookbooks. Pretty good.
He does go overboard on simple things like making a cup of coffee or tea.

Good primer for any cook.

>>4103580
This. AB's recipes may not always be the best, but I feel like by watching his show, I've actually learned something about the process of cooking a dish, even if I use completely different ingredients than him, or different processes.

Alton is really insightful, educational.

>>4103580
>>why does this recipe call for only egg whites and not the yolk?

And then he goes off on it for 10 minutes. Yawn. I understand the difference between using yolks, whites, or whole eggs, but it's on a gut level intuitive manner, based on experience, not science books. Honestly, if you have to have someone explain that to you, then maybe you shouldn't cook.

>>4103653

Nope, some of us learn different. Deal with it.

>>4103627
This. Also his baked ribs recipe and technique is really good. Not all of us have the chance to properly barbecue ribs and being able to cook delicious ribs in an oven is a great thing.

>>4103653

i'm glad you have a different opinion, but that was just an example. i do like how he would explain why you'd use baking soda instead of yeast for quickbreads (another example that i made up)

that's okay if you don't find it interesting, i'm not a good cook, but i like to try, and it's a fun way to express my creativity.

>>4103580
I remember when I was about 10 years old and started watching his show. He really helped me understand cooking. AB provides a good basis for people new to making just about anything. His recipes are just base recipes so you understand what the food item consists of to build off of.

the thing I like about alton is that he teaches you how to cook, not what you need to do to cook

>>4103653
>I understand the difference between using yolks, whites, or whole eggs, but it's on a gut level intuitive manner, based on experience, not science books

in other words, you don't understand the physical processes going on and are actually upset that other might be interested in learning about it.

you are an anti-intellectual cretin.

>>4103699

i think you misunderstand him. i think he's saying he already knows these things, and takes the knowledge for granted.

He's a good actor and his show is pretty informative, which is better than I can say for some cooking shows with actual chefs on them.

>>4103729
i think YOU misunderstood him actually. my reading comprehension is pretty good, and when he said 'on a gut level intuitive manner' that was translated in my mind as, 'i don't need no book learnin!' which is fine, but no one can know intuitively that proteins are folding or unfolding, etc. and thats interesting to some people

>>4103743

i suppose i could have, but without those kinds of people this thread would be a huge alton brown circle jerk with no healthy discussion.

i do enjoy learning, and i especially like the way he'll explain cooking as a science instead of an art. we're on the same side buddy.

Good guy.

He's not the best chef that I've ever seen, but he's one of the best teachers. Sitting down to his show you learn the history, science and technique behind the cooking/food, which is lacking from a lot of shows today.

>>4103743
ah, but the point is that you don't need to know that proteins are unfolding or folding to know how to cook effectively with eggs. Learning about that stuff is interesting, but it's not required.

I just hate when people parrot Alton Brown in an attempt to sound more intelligent or knowledgeable, giving me a lecture about protein chains, or amino acids and gluten or whatever the fuck when their cooking is mediocre.

It's obviously not helping you to cook better, so quit being pretentious.

Still one of my favorites to this day.

Also, picture fucking related.

>>4103699
I might be anti-intellectual, if it gets in the way of a good time.

Do you read books on how to have sex, or do you just have sex?

>>4103775
dafuq?
Is that a shoop or did they do an episode together?

>>4103776
>implying anyone here has sex

>>4103776
>I might be anti-intellectual, if it gets in the way of a good time.
Yes, you are anti-intellectual.

I don't understand how people can be happy with ignorance, especially in an age where information is easier to access than any other period of human history.

>>4103777
Thanksgiving episode of Mythbusters.

>>4103777
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmEWWszWeCQ

>>4103777

are you that guy from reddit that wanted that mug brownie vertical?

you're really good at what you do.

>>4103775

LOLSOAWESOME-science with LOLSOAWESOME-cooking

i believe the LOLSOAWESOME word that best describes the combination would be "insufferable"

>>4103557
>spend the entire thread shitposting and acting like a fag over some irrelevant TV chef

Go to bed, Gordon Ramsay.

>>4103776
>fuck knowledge! Let's not learn about anything because thats 4 NURDS LOL

Folks, I present to you: Modern America.

Bask in it.

>>4103830
well Alton is kind of a nerd

I mean, look at the guy

>>4103551
>labeling everything they do, regardless of how subjective and/or stupid, as "logic"

Sure fire way to spot an autist

he was nice when i met him

>>4103580
Pretty much this. I also like his cookbooks because they don't just give you recipes, but a basic primer on how to cook food in general. First thing I tried cooking after reading "I'm Just Here for the Food" wasn't in the book at all, just something I was inspired to cook and felt was within my understanding.

He's not an expert chef or anything, and if he opened a restaurant, it wouldn't be high on my 'Go-to' list at all. But for your average cook, he shares information that can be applied in multiple ways, and gives it in a method that's easy to understand. Which is what I like in a cooking show.

>>4103776
Some people need to read books on how to have sex. You've never had a shitty bed partner?

>>4103857
Do you have any Italian in you?

Alton Brown here. Today we are going to make a quick and easy omelette that takes minutes to make. All you need is just the following things.

I met him at a fair in Nashville a couple years back; I was pretty stoked since I grew up watching him and he's a sweetheart IRL. I got my picture with him but it got washed off in the flood. Oh well.

>>4103857
I know you.

Does the NSA mean anything to you?

>>4103773
Ah, so it's a classic case of hating a subject (or person) because of the fans.

An understandable mistake, many make it, but it IS still a mistake.

On the side of the fans though, I can completely understand why they want to throw in a quip about how certain things (especially things they're obviously invested in) work.
Knowledge is fun to share, and as a social animal, people are always trying to share something with their friends.
If they go overboard, then yes, it's obnoxious, and someone who literally stands there and lectures you on cluten or pectins or any of that stuff.. well, you dont really need to be friends with them anyways.

But I suspect 'lecture' in your post was hyperbole, and you really just fall on the 'traditional' side of cooking. The side that insists on solely using wooden utensils for risottos and other nonsense like that.

>>4103908
no, sorry :(

>>4103811
I think the word you're looking for is 'fun'.