At long last, it is complete!
Friday, September 22, 2006
I've tapped countless megabytes of space discussing Alton Brown and Good Eats on this blog. I don't hide my particular devotion. No, I've embraced it.
Along the way, unbeknownst to you, I've been working on a sort of culinary Manhattan Project which has finally come to fruition. Brace yourself readers, because I have finally completed a task so daunting that it's taken me 19 months and two DVRs to complete! I have now officially seen every episode of Good Eats.
I started last winter during season 8. I'd realized that I'd seen many of the episodes, and that with Food Network's daily airing of GE I could manage to catch every episode in time. It was especially easy given the Good Eats Fan Page's thorough documentation of each show.
With Wednesday's airing of Let Them Eat Foam (GE's study of cake baking) I have now seen every episode from Steak Your Claim to Peachy Keen. Along the way I've bought AB recommended gear, acquired two AB cookbooks, constructed an honest to goodness flower pot smoker and even managed to find my way into an episode (which I still can't believe actually happened).
Favorite episodes? The Man Food Show is probably my favorite single episode, followed closely by A Beautiful Grind (sausage making, which has been on my to-do list and my DVR for two years) and the dynamic duo of Where There's Smoke There's Fish (smoked salmon) and Q (pulled pork). Sorry, but I tend to gravitate towards the manly, the meaty and the smokey. And you wonder why I like Meathenge so much...
So given this mission it's no surprise that AB and company seem to have appeared in these pages so much in the last year and a chunk. In fact, I consider him and his crew to be the Godfathers (and Godmothers) of this blog. I'd have never started if I hadn't had so much fun learning how to cook.
Without inspiration there would be no documentation...catch my drift?
So here's to you Good-Eaters! Let's see some more!
Some notes:
Along the way, unbeknownst to you, I've been working on a sort of culinary Manhattan Project which has finally come to fruition. Brace yourself readers, because I have finally completed a task so daunting that it's taken me 19 months and two DVRs to complete! I have now officially seen every episode of Good Eats.
With Wednesday's airing of Let Them Eat Foam (GE's study of cake baking) I have now seen every episode from Steak Your Claim to Peachy Keen. Along the way I've bought AB recommended gear, acquired two AB cookbooks, constructed an honest to goodness flower pot smoker and even managed to find my way into an episode (which I still can't believe actually happened).
Favorite episodes? The Man Food Show is probably my favorite single episode, followed closely by A Beautiful Grind (sausage making, which has been on my to-do list and my DVR for two years) and the dynamic duo of Where There's Smoke There's Fish (smoked salmon) and Q (pulled pork). Sorry, but I tend to gravitate towards the manly, the meaty and the smokey. And you wonder why I like Meathenge so much...
So given this mission it's no surprise that AB and company seem to have appeared in these pages so much in the last year and a chunk. In fact, I consider him and his crew to be the Godfathers (and Godmothers) of this blog. I'd have never started if I hadn't had so much fun learning how to cook.
Without inspiration there would be no documentation...catch my drift?
So here's to you Good-Eaters! Let's see some more!
Some notes:
- Yes, I've also seen both specials. Next question...
- Yes I've also seen every episode of Feasting on Asphalt. It's one of the few shows I've seen where I've been truly sad that they were over.
- The picture is a sign from a restaurant of the same name near my office.
- There are exactly 29 hyperlinks in this post...a new record!
- I'm still waiting for GE to tackle going whole hog. I've submitted this show idea to the Food Network, but as of yet their people haven't called.
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9 Comments:
Good Eats is just beginning to grow on me. They don't play it nearly as often on Food Network Canada, maybe 1-2 times per week. It will take me years to watch all of them!
9/22/2006 8:38 AM
You rock!
I miss that show...
9/22/2006 9:55 AM
Hey William... Has your mother ever been part of that inspiration for cooking???
Just curious!
9/23/2006 7:12 AM
That's amazing but...I have his salt cellar. Do you?
9/23/2006 8:48 AM
I know there are some episodes I haven't seen...yet it seems everytime I look on my DVR I've seen the episode being shown
9/25/2006 9:58 AM
Yes, mom, you've inspired me too.
No Joannie, I don't have a salt cellar. Since kosher salt doesn't have anti-clumping agents in it, I prefer to keep my salt in a cellar-sized tupperware. It keeps the moisture out, so there!
Jeff, you've got to be patient with FN USA. They like to overplay the more popular choices (I don't know what kind of chocoholics there are at their programming office). I've been waiting for the angel food cake episode for months.
9/26/2006 9:40 AM
What's the second special? I've seen the one on Salt, but I don't recall the second one...
9/29/2006 5:05 PM
I consider the "Behind the Eats" episode another special.
Actually, there are three hour-long episodes:
1. Behind the Bird (T-Day turkey)
2. Down and Out in Paradise
3. Behind the Eats
In my opinion, the Thanksgiving special is required reading for those preparing Turkeys. I've used both his recipe and other traditional methods, and his was perfect. It's actually easier to cook than a traditional non-brined bird. End of rant.
9/29/2006 5:22 PM
Shoot, you're right. Make that 4 hour-long episodes. Eat this Rock! is one of my favs, too.
9/29/2006 5:55 PM
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