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What does ck think of Alton Brown?

>> No.8233459

>>8233442
He's a hack

>> No.8233471

>>8233442
I loved him in Good Eats, unfortunately that was his peak. Good Eats Alton Brown is definitely food network spirit animal material.
He's really funny in Cutthroat Kitchen though.

>> No.8233492

Good eats is amazing, he gives great science and background to the food and explains the why. I have always loved that. Recently he's been more of a public figure of sorts, which is kinda sad because I don't really care about what he thinks politically, I just want him to challenge my way of thinking about food.

>> No.8233616

>>8233492
unfortunately he gives incorrect info some of the time.
its pretty obvious the guy doesn't know how to cook

>> No.8233619

>>8233616
Any examples?

>> No.8233742

>>8233442
>What does ck think of Alton Brown?

What does /ck/ think of OPs who start utterly terrible low effort bait threads?

>> No.8235490

>>8233442
He's a religious, conservative, gun lover who secretly takes it up the ass.

>> No.8235494

>good eats
>is a gun guy
>carries

He's cool in my book

>> No.8235500

>>8235490
thanks for correcting the record.

>> No.8235589

As a chef, he's pretty good and knows the science. Behind cooking very well. Hes probably closer to a chef with a specialization in Gastronomy than an actual restauranteur but that's his thing.

As far as his private life is concerned, he's based and anyone who says otherwise is a butthurt faggot. I'm probably biased though since I met him and he's a really nice guy and not just a face.

>> No.8235596

>>8235589
He isn't a chef.

>> No.8235612

>>8233442
I wouldn't watch iron chef without him.

>> No.8235621

>>8235596
He is in MY eyes, Anon...
He is in my eyes...

>> No.8235664

>>8233616
There are plenty of people who know how to cook, and cook well, that give incorrect information.
>letting meat rest

>> No.8236288

>>8233619
The beer homebrewing episode had some shit information if I remember correctly but that's not too bad.

>> No.8236315

>>8236288
I think the issue at hand is that he's appealing to the lowest common denominator and teaching basic bitches anything requires a fair bit of dumbing down.

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>>8235490
You make all that sound like a bad thing?!
>>8233442
He got me interested in cooking, so he's a pretty cool guy.
,

>> No.8236818

>>8235664
>not letting meat rest

u wot

>> No.8236839

>>8233442
I'd like to fuck his brains out while he slowly explains the science behind it.

>> No.8236899

>>8233442

I learned how to cook watching GOod Eats. Have made a dozen of his recipes and all turned out good. He's tops in my book.

>> No.8236904

>>8233442
That picture is missing his dick, but that's done on purpose because it's stuck up /ck/s ass. It's quite enjoyable anon.

>> No.8236985

>>8235596
Alton is a chef when you compare that the Food Network labels Sandra Lee a "chef"

>> No.8237071
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8237071

He's a swell guy

>> No.8237077

>>8236818
>Letting your steak get cold
I'd say kys but you've been doing it by inches every time you fuck up your meat.

>> No.8237153

>>8236985
Not to mention that Rachael Ray is co host of Worst Cooks In America and people actually refer to her as "chef Rachael" on that show.

>> No.8237163

>>8237077
>not covering it up with a piece of aluminium foil so it stays hot and lets the juices distribute
I'd say kys but knowing people as stupid as you are out there making me smarter via the bell curve is reassuring

>> No.8237201

>>8233471
>>8233492
>>8235494
>>8236899
>Good Eats
FYI: He's gearing up to do an online-version of the show so he can do shit the network execs wouldn't let him do.

>> No.8237205

I like him
he's fun to watch, shows interesting shit, and the food he makes is pretty damn good.
I don't really need much else from a celeb chef

>> No.8237208

Like many have said he's not a great chef but his explanation of the basics and how things work when cooking is excellent and gives you a good foundation to work from instead of just copying recipes by rote.

Also I've met him briefly as well and he was nicer than he had to be.

>> No.8237267

>>8237153
That shit pisses me off. She should be among the worst cooks. I mean she really think she has the right to judge when she makes literal dog food.

>> No.8237277

I love Alton Brown. I have wonderful memories of watching Good Eats with my mom.

My mother and Alton are two people that truly made me take up cooking as a hobby.

>> No.8237699

>>8237201

Really? Like what?

>> No.8238247

>>8237699

Apparently you've never watched Good Eats because multiple times each season he would go to demonstrate something and the Legal Guys would come out and give him paperwork saying he can't. It wasn't just a funny bit, Food Network seriously didn't want him showing how to use potentially dangerous ingredients/methods. One that springs to mind was anything that involved lye wasn't allowed so he would show alternate methods.

>> No.8238260

>8233442

Work harder senpai.

>> No.8238282

>>8237163
>Not knowing how convection works

>> No.8238318

Closet homosexual

>> No.8238327

>>8238318

>Married
>Southern Baptist
>Several children

Yeah sure buddy, keep projecting.

>> No.8238388

>>8237163
>aluminium

jesus christ, it gets worse and worse

>> No.8238434

>>8238327
Well he's not married anymore and he only had 1 kid, so you're partially correct. However I've seen him hit on girls since his divorce, so I really don't think he's gay. He's kind of moved away from the whole super-diet/metrosexual fashionista thing anyways. He also gained a bit of weight again, and I think he's more chill and friendly when he's chubby.

>> No.8238474

I actually met AB (or maybe his doppleganger) at a Def Leppard concert.

>> No.8238534

>>8237071
for you.

>> No.8238698

>>8238434
Some people just have a "flair" to them I suppose. Known a few guys that were like that but got women regularly. If anything its probably a schtick that works. The perfect crime

>> No.8238719

>>8233442
I love him, I just wish he was still doing Good Eats instead of hosting dumb competition shows

>> No.8238756

>>8238719
where do you think he's making more money?

>> No.8238817

>>8238719
He's gonna make a new good eats-ish webseries, or so he's been hyping on Facebook and twitter.

>> No.8239088

>>8233442
I loved good eats, American Iron Chef wasn't so bad, but I hate cut throat kitchen.

>> No.8239094

>>8233442

he did a great job narrating iron chef and good eats was good

his motorcycle eating tour sucked

>> No.8239787

>>8237153
>"chef Rachael"
just reading the triggers me i havent watched that channel in years but she was awful

>> No.8239817

>>8237153
Rachael Ray is Sandra Lee tier horrible. They both should be deserted on an island together. I'm sure Sandra will be pissed though if you don't leave a few hundred cans of frosting for her though.

>> No.8239967

>>8233619
I don't have any specific examples, but I remember at least 1 episode where he corrects bad info from a previous episode

>> No.8239972

>>8239967

>Admits he was wrong and corrects his mistake

Man, what a dick.

>> No.8239992
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8239992

/k/ here.

Dude is based af. Also Good Eats is one of my favorite cooking shows.

>> No.8240148

>>8233442
I liked him showing the science behind things

>>8238247
That's pretty crazy, it always seemed like a bit

>> No.8240453

>>8240148

It's a funny way to incorporate company requirements into it. I'm watching an episode right now about carpaccio and they make him read a disclaimer about eating raw meat and how you shouldn't do it, and sure enough he doesn't eat any of it during the episode.

>> No.8240482

>>8239972
I wasn't hating on the guy like other anons, Alton has always been my dude.

Just telling it like it is.

>> No.8240492

>>8238247
of course it was a bit
are you suggesting that food network is the only thing holding him back from sharing the true secrets of cooking?
the g-man bits were for copyright infringements and dangerous cooking methods that have been know to cause harm
he mentioned those methods because that was history of the cooking, but today we don't allow it because it is dangerous to reproduce those methods

i guarantee that his YouTube channel will also tie him up legally for the same reasons
can you imagine if he put a semi "dangerous" recipe online and someone got hurt/sick; he has a lot of money, that's a big target for being sued

>> No.8240504

>>8240492

Considering the food channels and "professional eaters" I've seen on Youtube, no I don't expect them to give a shit.

>> No.8240506

>>8238282
>>8238388

>not letting the relaxed proteins resettle to reabsorb juices, and new seasonings

>> No.8240509

>>8235490
which he barely mentions in his show, if ever
so why do you hate?

>> No.8240543

Like others have said, Good Eats was his peak.

They made a mistake with Iron Chef America.

One of the big reasons the Japanese one worked is they had both the play-by-play commentator, and the color commentator.

On the American version, Alton just did both, and it was a bridge too far. It would have been better if he had someone else to work with. Brown could have done both. Probably Brown as play-by-play, with a real expert chef as color commentator.

Cutthroat Kitchen is shit. It's a reality show where they fucking ruin each others opportunity, and the food suffers because of it. It's the opposite of why I want to watch cooking shows.

>> No.8240578

>>8240543
I dunno, I like Cutthroat Kitchen because I imagine walking in uninvited to some random fu/ck/'s kitchen and just ruining his dish and he has to take it while I walk back out laughing at the fact that I ruined his day.

>> No.8240683

>>8240504
a lawsuit against those people will get you what?
their 2 gallon stainless steel boiler?

people with money get sued over stupid shit, thats what poor people do

>> No.8240775

>>8240492
Why exactly would they be allowed to sue him if they got hurt doing something they saw on youtube?

>> No.8241255

>>8240683

So why hasn't America's Funniest Home Videos been sued out of existence? For 20 some years they've been showing clips of people doing stupid shit? Or the more modern equivalents like Tosh.0 or Ridiculous?

Oh right, because it doesn't work that way.

>> No.8241288

>>8237699
Game meat. rabbits, deer, etc

>> No.8241300

>>8240775
>allowed to sue

lrn2americanlegalsystem

>> No.8241419

>>8241300

A judge can toss a suit out as being frivolous.

>> No.8241613

>>8240775
Lawsuits for the craziest shit is the norm here in America. You can quite literally be sued for virtually anything. Doesn't mean that the lawsuit will go through mind you.

>> No.8242048

>>8240775
Every bus in my city is covered in "PAIN?! INJURY?! Get the money you deserve! call 411-PAIN!!" "se habla espanol!!"

American legal system is fucking terrible and needs to be reformed.

>> No.8242067

I love Good Eats . Every time he makes a corny joke, I smile and mutter "fuck off, AB"

>> No.8242162

>>8238534
Goddammit I laughed so hard at that and I don't know why. I've never laughed at a panelist before holy shit.

>> No.8242171

>>8233442
>Alton Brown
WHO??????

Nobody thinks thinks of American 'cooks' unless they they are American.