February 22, 2006
A "Why" Show About Food and Cooking
I've never been one to watch cooking shows, especially Food Network. The shows often bore me beyond golf on TV, and I really never learn anything. But that changed last week.
Now I've got a new Tivo favorite. Through an old article on Wired magazine's website, "The Thermochemical Joy of Cooking" (How can you not be intrigued by this title!), I've discovered "Good Eats" on the Food Network.
Show host, Alton Brown, has a fast-paced, slightly snarky, but fun delivery of not only how to cook your food better, but why. I've only watched a few episodes, but I've already:
- bought a cast-iron skillet (something I never would've thought I needed)
- know the differences between different kinds of salt and why most cooks (including Alton) enjoy Kosher salt
- understand the need to have 3 different kinds of cooking oil in your kitchen for different temperature cooking
The show is on every weekday in the early evening, and is definitely worth disk space on your Tivo!
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