My college degree was in theater. But the real reason, if I have any success in that milieu, so to speak, is because I spent a lot of years directing, I spent a lot of years behind the camera. Alton Brown cameracollegedegree Change image and share on social
You don't want flame to hit your food. Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits of various chemicals that are not too good for us. The last thing you really want to see licking at your food while it's on a grill is an actual flame. Alton Brown actualbadchemical share on social
The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with. Alton Brown frustratejunkiepower Change image and share on social
That's the ultimate goal of most turkey recipes: to create a great skin and stuffing to hide the fact that turkey meat, in its cooked state, is dry and flavorless. Does it have to be that way? No. We just have to focus on what the turkey is and what the turkey needs. Alton Brown cookcreatefact share on social
I'm an absolute connoisseur of cheeseburgers and like to think that I can detect even mere percentages of shift in fat content in ground meat in a burger and can actually name the temperature to which it was actually cooked to the degree if I'm, you know, really on my game. Alton Brown absoluteburgercheeseburger share on social
Do not allow watching food to replace making food. Alton Brown foodmakereplace Change image and share on social
My first book is really about heat. That book, for me, was an exploration of heat as ingredient. Why we don't talk about heat as an ingredient, I don't quite understand, because it is the common ingredient to all cooking processes. Alton Brown bookcommoncook share on social
Basting is evil. Basting does nothing for the meat. Why? Skin. Skin is designed to keep stuff out of the bird, so basting just lets heat out of the oven. That means the turkey will take longer to cook... so don't touch that door! Alton Brown bastebirdcook share on social
I'm like a really goofy home ec teacher. Alton Brown goofyhometeacher Change image and share on social
