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Oh that chili recipe sounds delicious Jeff, thanks. I will have to try it. :-)

 

and Craig, you are truly a nut

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I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10b, NKJV.

Hi chowheads,

Have to pipe in on Alton Brown. Although his schtick can be annoying, Alton`s show on Food TV is the best of the bunch for one big reason: Instead of just demonstrating recipes (which is fine) he cooks and tells you exactly why he does it the way he does.

The key to moving beyond a recipe-follower and becoming a good cook is technique, which sounds more imposing than it is. When you need something as simple as boiling salted water, when do you add the salt? The plain answer is after the boil. But why? Because you can pit your pot if the salt sits on the bottom waiting to be moved by the boiling action.

That`s a technique and there are countless others. Understanding why you do what you do not only helps you remember it, but also adds to your skill-set as a cook.

Alton`s one of the best cooking teachers I`ve encountered, and if you can`t stand the clown-act, check out his cookbooks. Excellent stuff.

On that note, anyone interested in discussing favorite/essential cookbooks? We could post as a new topic. I`ll start if you like.

 

Yes that`s a great idea!  I have seen some great recipes posted here and there on the forums, and I have some yummy one`s of my own!

Let`s do it!

I`m for that also. I have seen some good recipes in fact over the summere Erin on here has Tuesday Cooking Class but it went away. Not sure what happened.
   Good Idea Wordsdeeds !
Kathy


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I have to agree with Jeff, Alton`s pretty annoying to watch. Plus for some reason the song "She blinded me with science" goes through my head when I see him on TV. Oops, did I just date myself?

Alton Brown is absolutely my favorite.  I feel like I`m getting an education and great recipies.  He did a bit on what makes a flaky pie crust the other day that was excellent.  Sure I can follow the recipe, it says you have to use cold butter, so I will, but I want to know why..don`t you? 

Vicki

You guys really must be able to multi task beyond my capabilities . . . how else would you have time to watch tv, cook and type on the pc . . . along with doing your business, family, home, etc.

I don`t even know what channel cooking is on . . . although I vaguely remember seeing a Chinese fellow once. . . cooking on tv and drinking wine.

But food is wonderful . . . I mostly make baby food for my infant.  Need the recipe????!!!!!!!!!

jillybeans