Good Eats S3E9P1: Flat Is Beautiful

[96Z24]

Alton is the BEST. Love 'im.

[BellaSaraBeara]

dam if my teacher just knew that Youtube has this cuz i missed this assignment and so did others and she should have told me it's on youtube and sutff XD there are others who need the DVD XD

[TheWillbilly1]

OH.. YOU WANT PUNCH?

PUNK? *pow*

Aha, I love cooking shows like this.

[hkdiva2015]

Too bad a lot of us are spending too much on pizza that is loaded with mystery meats, probably inferior crusts and sauces. Time may not be on our side these days, but when we do have the time, we can really taste the difference if we take the matter into our own hands.

[f1471in3r]

@hkdiva2015 you could eat at a locally owned pizza joint & not a chain. I manage a little independent pizza restauratn & we use Grande cheese exclusively, all produce is grown locally so it's FRESH, & we use only the highest quality meats there are. It's a NY style pizzaria so we have calzones & strombolis as well, all cooked in real-deal old school stone-brick pizza ovens. You don't have to make one at home to get a good one, you just gotta know where to look. Oh, & we deliver

[linda2cool4u]

@f1471in3r nice advertising

[amadeofan1]

@linda2cool4u Is it really advertising? Feels like advice to me. I break it down to "Don't want to make it but want a good one? Go to a small local one, not a chain. My credentials? I run one".

[Jodabomb24]

16 people don't like Alton's yeast inflection.

[Maverick2664]

made this recipe a few weeks ago and is the best dough ive ever had, and i didnt even let it rise overnight, im having it again tonight but let it rise 24 hours this time, i cant wait to make it

alton is the king

[TanukiCoast]

aww its cute X3

[Bugeyemafia]

it r go good with pizza

[quad1000]

well this all sucks if you're allergic to gluten...

[Darwyn7]

@quad1000 life sucks if you're allergic to gluten, only option is suicide

[hoteliwinshowcases]

4:47 Aaaaaaah, those sock puppets are sooooooooo cute. :)

[zachzilla26]

we watched this in facs (family and consum sciences) class.

(80's kid translation: Home Ec)

[starcraftftw1]

lol at one point he looked like a kidnapper XD

[BiggWylma]

Where's the rest of the episode??

[ArcaneInquisitor]

@BiggWylma yeah, part two is a completely different episode

[HistoryLubber]

Toppings do not great pizza make.

[MsGooch72]

OK the chef is so my favorite part of this episode.

[jsvette1]

you wanna lube up your HOOK MATEY...bread hook that is

[mr13579100]

watched the intro in 1911! LOL!!

[MaBuSt]

@mr13579100 did this whole video work for you? mine wont play past the first half.

[mr13579100]

@MaBuSt worked for me

[ChefForte]

@MaBuSt It works if you reload the page

[logiclovr]

"you want punch, punk?!" KAPOW!!! XDDDDD

[billydakidd613]

Ab kicks ass bobby flay is a homo ftw!

[blessthefallmichael]

Hes my favorite chef!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eskimo00ninja]

Inflection =/= Infection

[brenan6]

HAAA yeast inflection!

[BoredAtWork7]

The look on his face when he says, "Like the hat?" at the beginning is too sexy, haha.

[bootlicker503]

Look up inflection in a dictionary.....that is exactly what he meant to say.

[ferret287]

he said yeast INFLECTION! not infection..idiots.

[bo14221]

How many teaspoons of yeast do i use for 6 cups of flour

[sugarcaffeine4blood]

ahaha puffy dough "awww it's cute <3"

[jlemler1]

He said Yeast Inflection LOL!

[zziggymaan]

XD "he didnt care for my yeast inflection"

[KazookaB]

anyone else find this recipe to produce a too salty crust?

[miskovp]

@KazookaB Make this last night and this was the first think I noticed - too salty (even used kosher salt)

[Lardo137]

@miskovp He admitted on his book Good Eats: The Early Years that he grossly underestimated the salt. In his own words: I guess I just like salt.

[fullclip16117]

Followed this recipe, it worked out the first time. The second time I started "substituting my own methodologies in the mix and it worked out great. I don't agree with Alton's proportions, I made a BIG OLE' MOTHER and it was awesome.

[mbs306]

lol 14 people were pizza guys

[AgonieEtExtase]

"Yeast inflection" oh my god cant breathe

[kiminokami]

@NumbMySins Alton would be so proud of you.

[gamemeister27]

Alton Brown is so a superhero. He goes around vigilante style, willing to do whatever it takes to educate America about good eats.

[KaltorRotis]

If you really want the good stuff find some Tipo 00 flour online, and you won't need olive oil as it will be ridiculously soft.

[gydeme]

personally, I believe the importance of the pizza goes like this:

1st is sauce

2nd is crust

3rd is topings

4th is cheese

[crobat221]

You want punch

WHAM

PUNK

LOL

[JETZcorp]

My home-made pizza is all in the sauce. When one of my internet friends came down for a while, we both made pizzas, both believing that ours was the best on the planet. His was quite good. But when he took a bite of the pizza I made, he chewed it twice, stopped dead, got wide-eyed, and declared to the heavens that he'd never had anything better in his life. Someday I should make a video explaining this magical sauce. :-P

[Shawshankdude2005]

@JETZcorp Naaa man, keep that secrect sauce in the family or something. I mean, yeah, share it anytime you can. But what you have there is gold ;)

[duaneafields]

@JETZcorp I aGREE, it's in the sauce. So...what's the sauce buddy? I need to know. I'll tell you my secret pizza sauce is frito-lay salsa strained and shook leaving only very little water. Makes it great. The grand daddy sauce is Bellino Bruschetta Tomato Topping, it is the best. So, throw me the secret sauce, since I told ya mine. :-)

[pyrogyra72]

I wish Alton Brown taught home economics when I was in Jr. High.

[guygal12345]

Blue Jays fann!!

[TheFilipinoBoxer]

never fails i need to get something to eat because of this show.

[MarshmallowCharlie]

ROFL at the end of this vid. oh you want punch.. PUNK xD~! clint eastwood ftw.

[fibreoptik]

"yeast inflection"

Ewwww ewww ewwww FUCKING GROSS!

[RadioActiveOreo]

Aww! It is cute! ;D

[nanuq905]

Yes, yeast eat sugars. That includes larger lines of sugars chained together. I.e. starches. Aka flour. Duh.

[nanuq905]

Yes, yeast eat sugars. That includes larger lines of sugars chained together. I.e. flour. Duh.

[nickelandimed]

"awwww it's cute" :D

[YaroKasear]

I recognize he is making a good crust, but I refuse to accept a pizza without pepperoni or sausage. A lot I can forgive, but I'm not a big fan of AB's purism.

[RoseOfTheDawn]

i want to see ken getting eaten by dough

[hoteliwinshowcases]

4:47, those sock puppets are cute.

4:23, the chef is funny.

[Banzay27]

"Toppings

do NOT

great

pizza

make!"

Hahah, this guy's the best.

[evanparker]

ALTON DONT YOU DARE PUT SUGAR IN THE DOUGH THIS ISN'T GREEK PIZZA PLACE

[amerein2006]

@evanparker How do you expect the dough to rise? What else would you put in there, Barley Malt Extract? (I know, another show) Yeast eat sugar!

[evanparker]

@amerein2006 flour is starch is sugar dummy.

[youngactor6]

"Perhaps he didn't like my Yeast inflection" HA!

[greensleeves18]

lmao yeast inflection

[ZzMorningWoodzZ]

Alton Brown is amazing.

I lol'ed at the 'yeast inflection' line.

[LeaveDenbyAlone]

The yeast inflection part always gets me

[Ariellswmud]

what should you do if you don't have an electric mixer such as this.

[kmead2]

That my friend is what we call over developed.

[kucibaba2]

My dough has been in the mixer for an hour and still tear. I was doing everything exactly the same.

[ourfamrocks9]

I just love AB! Great Pizza crust. Remember Kosher salt and regular are different. Measure accordingly.

[LinksLove]

Oh lol...1:45 into the episode and I'm already cracking up XD This is going to be good.

[animerox1995]

Alton is funny x3

[mermaidstar7]

yup quality takes time

[ChallengeDK]

@superchickenbob No, we don't all go around and make race out of every little thing we see around us, because, well, we're not racists like you race-baiters are.

[konan107]

i dont even think he was black

[VoidOnTuesday]

@ChallengeDK That sounds like some kind of jew comment to me.

[kiminokami]

That guy was black?

[CarlosIsDown]

@superchickenbob I could barely tell he was black. lol. He's probably part of the crew like most of the "actors"

[hedgehogamy300]

We use to watch this in high school all the time. It's silly, yet interesting and educational.

[zeitgeistry]

why did he need to use the mixing bowl that is 4 times bigger than the dough when later the dough doesn't need that much room to rise?

[ppardee]

@zeitgeistry

The camera wouldn't fit in the small bowl ;)

[gretscher]

Alton Brown is right when fast food pizza just don't taste right. After starting to make my own I just can't eat a fast food pizza anymore. I had a hunger for pizza last night but I did not have any prepared dough so I went to a fast food pizza joint and got their "hand tossed" and it just tasted bland and lacking. I'm sure if I had not started making my own I'd still like fast food pizza.

[LiberalNoob]

2:44 That is just gross Alton.

[jeanfou1]

The "French" chef sounds German to me...

[KnightoftheColossus]

Yeah, keep the intro!

[screechingowlnoway]

Love the intro! Keep up the good work and entertainment : >)

[GenericUsername5648]

blue jays reference in an american show... perplexing

[mvallin]

The cake yeast looks like my brick of hashish

5:30

[alion06]

hah

[jhewy1]

Heh heh heh...hashish he says

[kaincael]

Delicious flat bread ( ´ω` )つ ____

[evanparker]

i still couldn't belive he said "yeast inflection" on the air

[BlackadderQ13]

I'm I mistaken or is the hat on That man a Toronto Blue Jays 1999s cap?

[jennifersunset97]

i think the puppets were cute

[kaligirl2001]

yeast inflection?!!!

[TehJed]

lolololol i almost pee'd myself when i caught that

[ImmerLeft]

Forget the sugar and oil and you might get a good dough...

[YourVenusDoom666]

forget the sugar?!?.... how do you plan on your dough to rise? ...yeast eat sugar! :P

[crumbfish]

Yeast will feed on the carbohydrates in the flour. True Neapolitan pie crust only consists of bread flour, water, yeast, and salt.

I'm not saying not to use sugar, just saying it aint necessary. Try it once.

[seanfilyaw]

@YourVenusDoom666 um sugar is the first thing he put in the bowl

[torturedklown]

@YourVenusDoom666 I make my own pizza all the time, and I never use sugar in the dough. There are complex sugars in flour... the yeast loves them, trust me. :)

[flickeries]

4:27 I feel like doing that to someone, THE MAD FRENCH HAT ATTACK!

[Creed101]

i think the qualitys good and i love pizza and could eat it every day!!!

[LivingSymbiote]

Whats a SEAmonkey?

[dawg1157]

freeze dried brine shrimp....i think

[hamflakes]

"Right, pizza guy?"

Hahaha that's messed up.

[milktoastmatty]

9:38 - It looks like Alton's smearing shit on the dough.

[seamustry]

need to get better video quality!!!

[mrojo23]

why is it all shitty at like 5fps

[sivadrake]

He probably decimated the framerate to make the file small. It's hard to get a framerate of 26-30fps and still have a small enough file size,

[finkleclaw]

9:37 = funny compression artifact.

[Ceryni]

I'm supposed to make pizza today for the family and I'm gonna follow Alton's directions since his seem so awesome compared to everything else.

[rmmstnr]

Yeast inflection, oh, I don't know how I ever used to laugh before I found this show...

[hoodedraider]

as a baker i can tell you that the cake/compressed yeast is not so problematic as he says, we order new yeast every week and the only packages are usually used up then.

Also, the covering isnt much of a problem either o.o

[hogtownbro]

i don't think you understand his intentions

[JJMax7]

But he isn't talking about bakers, he's talking about home cooks. If you are using a lot it may be okay. But if you are making 1 pizza would you recommend it?

[101Rockstars]

i like this show

[snusnuMV]

Alton just made a vagina joke.

[dorisberry]

what vagina joke?

[cronomax411]

4:40. yeast inflection. O_o

[gretscher]

I just ate some pizza I made on the BBQ. Man Alton is right it's way better than fast food pizza or even "restaurant" quality pizza and for a fraction of the cost.

[rixlow]

loooved making pizza its just the smell!

[mattdre88]

Yeast Inflection. Genius!

[SoubiLover]

I really hope this works with Active Dry yeast, they don't sell Instant yeast in my supermarket.

BTW, I found a nice pizza stone which is cheap ($10) in KMart.

[hbk399]

did you watch the whole video? alton said to lay them in water about 100 dergrees

[b33133rice]

Alton is the best! He had the pizza guy bound and gagged in the back seat!

[Lisanab]

yeast belch makes bread rise hahahahahaha

[cwurm3]

LOL dicey's pizza. Is that a stab at domino's. Would of been great if the dice were 1 and 2 like dominos :)

[xFireHeavenx]

It tore. =P He tried to cover it up in the palm of his right hand too.

[ItsVassy]

alton <3333

[atticus1244]

Are there any ways around using a mixer... I'm too poor for one of those fancy gadgets, but still want to make good pizza.

[bpac1989]

I usually make it without the mixer, but it takes a lot more hard work. You'll need to bring it together in a bowl, then kneed it for, like he says, twice as long. Basically just kneed it until you get a windowpane.

[YustynaK]

You want punch? Punk?

[Girtych]

Yeast inflection??

I giggled like a madman at that one.

[stovetop32]

Lol - Genius! I heard that one while cooking my dinner and just about spilled pasta everywhere!

[FrostbittenWolf]

What do you mean toppings do not a great pizza make?! Without onions and pepperoni it's nothing! That's it, i'm selling my soul to the Lord of Darkness and sticking to ready-made pizza crusts. At least Lord Dracula knows that pizza needs toppings.

[Salesmistake]

Depends on the topping. Most of them suck.

[YustynaK]

exept cheese

[RockonDude92]

Cheese and pepperonni and maybe sausage are the only toppings that are really necessary on a pizza.

[xeryph]

In your opinion, maybe.

I, personally, like my pizza to have mushrooms and olives, with a lot less cheese than a typical pizzeria.

[louieliu97]

totally

[YustynaK]

im gonna make some pizza tomorrow.

[mastersmasher2021]

I saw this in cooking class today, and am now going to make a YTP of it.

[bassclef420]

HAHA. he said yeast inflection!

[palaguin]

I like Alton, but his pizzas are just flavored-topped flat breadsticks. When I want pizza I WANT PIZZA.

[rayandkerri]

I didn't know this was on youtube, but I did get a wonderful "Pan" recipe for pizza from "America's Test Kitchen" website. Both of them were delicious. Thanks "Like The Hat" Productions!

[apples4lyphe]

my dough ends up sticky, and i've followed all the directions, what am i doing wrong?

[kittycaht]

Try using a little bit more dough until it's no longer sticky. :)

[apples4lyphe]

what do you mean?

[CursedEyes24]

You can try using a bit more flour. If your rolling it out on a counter sprinkle a little flour over the counter beforehand. It'll help dough to not stick to the counter and help it stay dry. This might be more suited to bread though and your probably looking for a crust.

[c14h20o4]

The next time you try making your dough, don't add all the water at once. Alton's recipe call for 3/4 cup so at first, add 1/2 cup and as you find the dough too dry add a little more water. Don't add more flour, you'll change the recipe.

[c14h20o4]

My comment was meant for apples4lyphe.

[MegaGamer50]

i make a GREAT pizza cuz of this guy's recipe and my family thinks it is AWESOME so thx alton,i really have to thank u man.(GOOD EATS KICKS ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!)

[RyuTheAwesome]

Alton really reads youtube comments on stuff he doesn't post. Then again, maybe he does. Excellent show.

[IrishBarFight]

*sigh* I miss eating pizza. Being gluten-intolerant sucks! I've tried all that "gluten free" crap, but its just not the same.....and sometimes I think to myself "Mmmm..I think it'd be worth the painful gas, shits nausea!" If its made just right..you bet your ass it'd be worth it!

[mastatsan]

Oh man, that sucks. I had never even heard of gluten intolerance until I read this comment.. But I googled it for a little internet research, and I feel for you...

[Jealkeja]

Most people are allergic to gluten to some degree, just a small percentage get really bad reactions.

The more you know....

Hahahah.

[supsup195]

you can have cookies, because on Khadgar34's youtube profile, he has seasons 9-12, and one of the episodes has to do with substitution, and he talks about gluten-intolerance or wheat-intolerance, i can't remember, but check itout. AND NO THIS IS NOT ANOTHER STUPID ADVERTISING COMMENT.

[gocrazed1]

Heres an idea... To hell with gluten free! Throw caution to the wind...AND EAT! I'm lactose intolerant, And now im immune to gas pain.

[sfgsfhsfh]

@gocrazed1 Uh... You do realize that lactose intolerance only causes gas while gluten allergies cause damage to the intestines which can kill someone as it can eventually lead to malnutrition... Just saying. How about respecting those with gluten allergies?

[HighVoltage963]

@gocrazed1 Yeah same with peanut allergies... Oh wait an intolerance is not an allergy, you sir are a moron!

[gocrazed1]

@HighVoltage963 tell me something i don'tknow.

[FrostbittenWolf]

@gocrazed1

I'd be inclined to agree with you but since it's not always easy to determine what foods contain gluten without those warnings, i'm actually in support of that allergy warning. Unlike the stupid "CONTAINS NUTS" warning on cans of mixed nuts. Quite frankly if you have a peanut allergy and then eat peanuts straight up because you didn't find a warning label, you deserve to die.

[1stHALO]

yeast are awsome

[1stHALO]

who doesn't like good eats?

[gocrazed1]

Emril Fans?

[supsup195]

placebo? omg i feel used.