Good Eats S1E2P2: This Spud's For You

[hoteliwinshowcases]

Who else got scared at 1:20? O_O

[NerdyNailsbyNicole]

Am I the only one who thinks that young Alton looks a little bit like Matt Damon?

[jwwc123]

I believe he always says to use the handguard, but he doesn't like the handguard and so got the kevlar gloves (drools) but if you don't have kevlar gloves..like me...then use the handguard. unless you don't like your fingers..

[greatbiggg]

getting ready to grow fur... urghhhhhh

[jerseybornoregonian]

I thought I was the only weirdo who likes a few lumps in his mash.  Now just need a few bangers (sausage.)

[colsonlv]

6:38, Yes, we are. :)

[QueenBoadicea]

Ah, he's a meat-and-potatoes fellow. My kind of man. ;D

[TheVampireRaven13]

I love Alton lol he's awesome

[apocolsipe]

best quote in this Show "Racism it's ugly even in potatoes " D: so so true

[Schutzstafell]

I want potatoes now. >_>

[logiclovr]

O.O but- a few episodes later he says DON'T use the hand guard! Which one is the truth?! The world may never know....

[trlkly]

@logiclovr And then, in later seasons, he says to use it.

He also definitely changed into using exact recipes, despite saying that Good Eats didn't encourage that sort of thing.

[jessECM1987]

Yukon potato was developed at the University of Guelph :D

[stevensartifacts]

"like all cooking shows, we can fold space and time"

i love this guy

[defyingravitythruHim]

"It's a lot like building a skyscraper... first we're going to put down a layer of potatoes."

[trublgrl]

@defyingravitythruHim This is exactly not like building a skyscraper, it's like building a pyramid. Skyscrapers are built on a skeletal system.based on strong corners and the mass of the building is "hung" on this strong skeleton. Pyramids seem to be built on strong bases, laid one over another, like Alton's Gratin! :)

[defyingravitythruHim]

@trublgrl Alert the scriptwriters! I was just thinking, hm, I don't know of a skyscraper that started with potatoes. Pyramids, however, no doubt originated with spuds. We've all heard of mountains of mashed potatoes. ;)

[DollyDub36M]

BEST SHOW on Food Network!

[Jojoax]

LoL "Like any other cooking show we can fold space and time!" thats awesome!

[Rdog6235]

What V - Slicer costs 100 dollars?

[Jojoax]

no she said the Mandolins can cost up to that price, and a good mandolin can be really expensive.

[leonieke123ke]

where's W? O.o

[nlmaxx]

whahahaha is this show really 10years old, i bought myself a V-slicer recently, Lame :)

[bigE69er]

alton kicks ass

[dew102x]

i want "W"! that lady at the store was weird... i mean seriously... "oh im passionate about them!" wtf!

[mattrex2000]

"and well over $100," what is that?! alton was just fantasizing and she killed his high!

[sickiedickie1280]

ive ound that if the potatoes do waterlog you can mash them ( but not too much) then keep them on low heat untill you dont see that much steam, then you can make them thirsty again or the cream. but they wont be as light and flufy

[wirewire232]

doesn't alton brown despise the hand guards on mandolins?

[ap22987]

i do believe he does. however, i believe this episode must have been made before he got his trusy Kevlar glove.

[conversekid1908]

he may hate them...but his love for his fingers just might be stronger than his hatred towards a hand gaurd.

[jumpmansbro]

Geez, the show got a lot better later on.

[Lisanab]

All the shows were great ... I think it's more that over time, Alton grew into his role and got wackier ... and as the producers trusted his instincts for science AND humour

[Fetch26291]

@Lisanab And do remember, the first 3 episodes were made by Alton with NO professional tv people or equipment.

[HellecticMojo]

I don't get why he didn't peel the skin off them before mashing, but what ever, the rest seems solid.

[ArcadeBumstud]

The skin's good? I like the bits of skin in there.

[FrostbittenWolf]

It's sort of like the skin of an apple, only a lot more earthy in taste. Try comparing potato wedges to french fries, you'll see that the skin really can add to the dish.

[berkdrummer]

seriously? red skin in potatoes is nice to look at.. and has a nice flavor. even when i go out to eat they usually leave skins of red potatoes.

[gcdrummer02]

red potatoes have thin papery skins, so they don't add to any toughness of the potato. Since the skin is smooth, it doesn't hold onto dirty the way a russet may, and its also red, so you can see the dirt.

Also, I've worked for a catering company for 2 years, and I have yet to have peeled a potato EVER.

[altonbrownrox123]

hey is ze gritan any good?!

[FrostbittenWolf]

It's like pizza. It was a dish born of leftovers that became massively popular. Well... maybe not as popular as pizza but you get the idea. The gratin is a blank slate dish, it has no clear recipe and is subject to a persons style.

...

Yes. It's good. And easy to make.

[jeygifford]

OK Final tally on the word 'NOW'

Part 1 = 30

Part 2 = 31!

For a grand total of 61 uses of the word NOW!!!! :)

[ncisheadslapper]

right when i finished reading this, he said NOW.

[poker720]

i made the mashed potatoes they are soooooo YUMMY i couldnt resist i hade to make a second batch

[SheTwibs]

No kidding, the BEST baked potato I have EVER had!!

[M1N1mi]

"ya know racism, its ugly .. " hahah. thats funny

[ChefHannah715]

those glasses are too small for him and also he has a different pair on almost every show hje is my idol and my favorite person on foodtv

[dodgerzblue]

Excellent. I will be trying a gratin soon. In the mean time I'm going to sign off and go look for that lost fry under my car seat.

[singincowboy]

Half and Half is homogenized the same way whole milk or percent is. If you just mix them together you can't keep it for long without it separating.

[Videojunky01]

"Half & Half" is an american term for half milk and half cream. So one cup of half & half contains 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of cream....

[mauserman3]

it's called half-cream in england

[erni0226]

"which is... half&half."

[dsm4gsus]

no, he hit his mic when he crossed his arms.

[onishizoo]

I need this one anserd did alton stick his elbow in the mashed potatos around 3:50?

listen

[otheofoolo]

LOL i am off to make a baked photato!

[M1N1mi]

Same here lol

[DfClEyes]

He is the Bill Nye of cooking.

[again748]

I LOVE GOOD EATS!!!! i should start a fanclub.

[AlbinoBunny12345]

yum. amen man

[generatrix999]

Who knows how to tell if a red potato is 'off' before cooking. You know the ones, they taste dank, slightly rotten and ruin the rest of the spuds taste once mixed in. The 'bad' reds seem to really stick out in the taste dept. I've tried cutting and smelling, looking for a different shade... nothing. I have not tried a Ph tester yet though. Anyone know an old trick?

[takadi]

aahhhh Alton Brown with the southern accent! I believe it now

[AlbinoBunny12345]

Really I never notist that... well... I am from the south... ALABAMA BABY... are u from the north?

[ChefHannah715]

Alton is from Georgia atlanta

[shaunette9]

no, he's from LA. he lives in georgia now, though :)

[wickwack024]

there are fancier cooks no necessarily better and definitely no where near as entertaining and informative

[mkrause3]

amen

[2nddynasty]

alton brown > rest of the people on food network

[soundistheword]

agreed

[krazykyuubilv2]

oh yes. alton brown is the cooking king!

[jakev287]

i think alton has an upper hand on knowledge but there are a bunch of ppl on food network that are better cooks

[chompy44]

how do you know?

[MrPogle]

Yeah, because you can actually learn something from the guy. No flash, just fun and education and your cooking will improve.

[heyerstandards]

How often have you watched the food network and you think, "There's no way I could do that." That never happens with Alton. Thanks AB!