Good Eats S1E13P2: The Art Of Darkness

[michelle13579123]

His hair looks like my Dad's :D

[AAL0789]

William Jefferson Wonka... :)

[davecardenas]

Alton's chocolate mousse recipe is needlessly complex. When I make chocolate mousse I melt chocolate in hot cream, whip egg whites for at least five minutes. I fold the egg whites into the chocolate when it's cooled and allow it to set in the fridge. If you get the egg whites stiff enough it comes out perfect every time.

I love Good Eats & always watch it for the story and the history. Alton is a lot about the components of food and I know of no other food show like that anywhere.

[trlkly]

@davecardenas He's also really, really picky. And he likes to use recipes that have the least chance of failing. He's really less of a cook and more of a recipe maker. Heck, the food on the show isn't actually cooked by him, other than what you see him do on air.

[davecardenas]

@trlkly I think he's picky because he needs a good story to drive the show. You're right about the recipe maker because he takes a recipe as far apart as it will go even down to chemistry and the like. It's kind of what I like about the show. It doesn't mean I would want to eat some of the stuff he's cooking.

[asialeah07]

Well so much for adult conversation.. To those who care, my friend is muslim whom don't eat pork. She informed me that certain ingredients is some form of pork like mono-diglicerides. (Spelled wrong I'm sure lol). This includes toothpaste, certain candies, and gelatin. I wasn't sure about it being semen or just bone marrow so was looking for clarifications. Not insults please thank you. :)

[MissReige]

@asialeah07 I've heard gelatin is made from a horse's or cow's hooves, and one more humane source is the horns shed naturally from certain animals (but it's not like any gelatin manufacturer labels where they got the stuff for their gelatin anyway, so just assume it was a horse's or cow's hooves). You can also assume that the animals that are harvested for gelatin aren't killed in the proper way Muslims go by when they slaughter their animals.

[sprockkets]

@MissReige gelatin can come from many places, such as animal bones. Its the reason why bbq food is so good; the collagen dissolves and forms gelatin. See the episode of "q" for more info.

[gr8fzy1]

@asialeah07

Agar-Agar is a plant based Gelatine substitute, the chinese have been making jello with it for a LONG time.

Just do a google search for Agar Agar, or Check Wikipedia for "Agar"

[asialeah07]

@gr8fzy1 Oh good. That sounds more....appetizing lol. Thanks for that :)

[asialeah07]

You know I heard gelatin was made out of pig semen. Anyone else ever hear that?

[asialeah07]

@kiminokami I'm sorry but that was extremely offensive. I was asking a legitimate question. A simple "no" or "what the hell are you talking about" would have been fine.

[kiminokami]

@asialeah07 That wasn't a legitimate question.  You are a moron or a troll.

[2491Camille]

@asialeah07 Gelatin is sometimes made from the pig's skin.

[Celestyal22]

An unexpected piece of air mail. hahahaha

[JadeFawkes3]

I'm so glad this is posted. I'm making this for my boyfriend for V-Day and I need all the help I can get.

[wtfm8lolhax]

Why is Alton so fucking awesome?

[brewingrunning]

Because he speaks the language of delicious food, which is understood in every culture...

[niceworkmicrosoft]

I think because he is original, good, fun and funny and isn't a phony like almost everyone else on the Food Network. He's the only one I can watch now

[guitargurl37]

because he explains the science part of it in a way we can understand

[BrookstonHoliday]

Maltese Muffin is a reference to the movie title "The Maltese Falcon" most of the episode titles are plays on famous titles, and many of the recipe names. I.E. The art of darkness = the Heart of Darkness, the book that Apocalypse Now is based on.

[Arabe11a]

Why does he call it a 'Maltese Muffin'? I'm Maltese and it's definatly not maltese food!! Looks great though!

[aurezio]

how much is in weight a stick of butter?

[ap22987]

a stick of butter is a quarter of a pound, or 4 ounces

[BrookstonHoliday]

1/4 pound

[colfranz1278]

Yeah, having a kitchen scientist IS the best thing money can buy.

[comradechristophe]

and im broke... thank god for on food and cooking

[007dude13]

are there really Gelitian Ninjas? lol rofl

[Jamminredheaded]

The references to Wonka make me smile: I loved the book "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" (and the Johnny Depp movie version!)

I look forward to the day I try making the little molten cakes. ;)

[GenyaAvacado]

(1:35) Alton dissappears like a gelatnious NINJA! WHIPPING TIME IS HERE!

[xkirahatesyoux]

LMFAO. This^.

[YustynaK]

at the end it looks as if hes playing club penguin XD

[yamibakurasfangirl]

He KILLED that muffin. LOL.

^^

[trollshamanpwnage]

Son of a bitch... I want some brownies......

[starian1234]

"Cheap trick, but it works every time."

Wow never thought I would see someone else use a vanilla ice cream+espresso recipe, thought only I was that lazy! Works great with cinnammon and also brown sugar, too!

[MahBoi3579]

lol... airmail.. catchy :)

[asphalt20]

mmmmmm....delish

[JoaoPessoa86]

I must make those muffin cake things

[tylergenis]

look up on youtube mr.cook, he looks like a fat lightly younger version of alton brown

[AlbinoBunny12345]

yum

[venuzomega]

thank you so much, LTH, for uploading these! this show is simply wonderful and needs to be watched by anyone interested in cooking.

[spotty007]

i'm mrs.alton brown.....he just doesn't know it yet

[hayama317]

Umm... I think he's already married...

[ukgirl1972]

With a daughter!

[hayama317]

AND a dog!

[facelesscoward]

Damn, a dog. That pretty much seals the deal.

[obamamama0185]

A dog named Matilda! :)

[hayama317]

He Also has an iguana named Spike.

[cjxc92]

He got rid of the iguana

[hayama317]

....what? why??

[cjxc92]

He said it was ugly or something, watch the episode on dried fruit, called "withering bites"

[LikeTheHat]

...you mean chocolate?

[megalulzpenguin]

no, choclate :P

[710LENNY]

@LikeTheHat

N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestles makes the very best Cha-c-lat

[tp4poo]

Keep uploading man... many thanks

[Sabei0990]

my favorite food network show

[ravinazn]

I love him too!!!

[babaoriley52bgs]

I LOVE ALTON BROWN