Good Eats S7E15P2: The Man Food Show

[SimuLord]

McDonald's uses 85/15 beef. Which is why homemade burgers are always juicier than those dried-out discs at the drive-thru.

[QueenBoadicea]

One-third of all Americans are luckier than I am when it comes to the consumption of meat. But, hey, I'm going to have a brisket tomorrow. Woohoo!

[suziamazon]

hhahaahah wow dad my first griddle ........ oh shit ..too fricking funny ..... thats all my guy had when I first met him --a dorm size fridge ,and an electric griddle ....a box of bisquick,eggs,sausages and a block of american cheese slices and a loaf of white hahahahahahahaha and a case of beer ..... and he taught all our kids how to make pancakes,eggs, sausages, & grilled cheese

[QueenBoadicea]

@suziamazon Did he also have that oversized Barcalounger in the corner in front of the TV set? No dude's complete without those.

[GlobalCop]

4:45 is when he starts doing the white castle burgers

[bedofrazorsqwerty]

Potato bread sucks. That is all.

[braquemar]

@bedofrazorsqwerty Nah, you're wrong. I mean, I know that opinions are just opinions and can't really be right or wrong or anything. But you're wrong.

[MrBigCAndTheAce]

both the corn dogs and sliders look goooooooood

[vidman454]

i watched this episode and haven't made a round burger ever since, these sliders are just awesome

[fae430]

I love griddles I got an electric one at a garage sale for a dollar

[SatanicProdigy]

Poor Alton got Mauled at football D;

[elsephi]

minideepfryers com you can get one of those nice and convenient fryers

[Duschmon7]

Man i want a griddle like that! i'd use it alot!

[Mounesstastical]

"I've got more MANly MANual labor to MANage."

[RogueRaven17]

Could I substitute the mayonaise for butter? Butter is %100 fat......right?

[elfinfluff]

@RogueRaven17 There's a percentage of water in butter, but it'll work for a few minutes, I bet.

[eddievhfan1984]

@RogueRaven17 Well, AB did a burger ep in the first few seasons; he said that aside from a moisture barrier, the mayo interacts with the meat's juices to form a sort of sauce. I tried these, and the slight amount of mayo really does help bring out some additional flavor/texture.

[btm7687]

Anyone know what kind of griddle that is?

[BlackWolfessUSCM]

May as well call it Manly Tomboy Food too :D Prissy eating my arse. Gimmie a slab of red meat on a bun.

[tbonetjs1]

Oooh made the gut grenades last night. So good and super easy. I did add some hamburger pickles to them and cheese.

[xtallyx1]

Let's be honest folks, those corn dogs are ugly!!

I like foster farms chicken corn dogs myself, just heat em up in oven, or better yet in deep fryer, and yum yum. No complaints, cuz deep frying zaps any subtlties anyways.

[ssjrobert]

What are some good brand griddles? I am trying to get one for christmas.

[Lilaan]

Presto makes a good, moderately inexpensive griddle for about 30 dollars. I got mine from walmart and I don't go a week without using it for breakfast or even steak-ums.

[darkprose]

Great show. Completely agree about the chuck, too. I never make burgers with anything else.

[privateworldofwarft]

@darkprose How much of a difference is it with chuck? I never pay attention.

[darkprose]

Well, the meat from the chuck generally has a deeper "beef" flavor, richer than other cuts, and at medium rare to medium, its flavor really stands out.

[privateworldofwarft]

@darkprose  I like my hamburgers well done. Should I get a different type of meat for that? Should I get sirloin?

[darkprose]

I would definitely use chuck. I never cared for ground sirloin for burgers, personally, and I doubt they would remain juicy if cooked past the medium stage.

[privateworldofwarft]

@darkprose I like the meet island uses on there hamburger. It still taste good even well done. Do you know what kind of meet they use?

[invasivenorman]

I'm glad Alton shows how to make a corn-dog, though if you add finely shredded white cheese to that batter you can make arepas (which you then fill with pulled pork or . . . dun dun DUN: tiny burgers!).

[privateworldofwarft]

@invasivenorman Dude I only LIKE fresh corn dogs I hate the frozen crap. So I hardly eat them. It would be awesome to make corn dogs fresh. I hope my mom still has the deep frier. Hell i'll do it for myself. I am not sharing lol.

[VonMilash]

I'm a bit surprised that alton didn't use his lodge cast iron (2-burner reversible) griddle for the sliders. They'd be great on there. But I guess even he has to do promotional things now and then too, or maybe he was just switching things up for the fun of it. in case you're wondering, he makes philly cheesesteaks on cast iron in "tender is the loin II" and thick chuck and sirloin burgers on cast iron in "a grind is a terrible thing to waste."

[silksarii]

i have to say that I squee-ed when I knew about this episode--love corn dogs! ...and was totally disappointed when he chased the girls away.

[Bmatzen22]

he makes cooking fun!

[apbrit2009]

personally, i like my burgers on bagels with cream cheese

i call them hypocritical rabbi's

[kiminokami]

I just chortled.

[wberneau]

anyone looking for this griddle, its the Broil King PCG-10 Professional Griddle. about $125 however, its $98 at amazon

[VonMilash]

I just asked this question before reading your post. Great info--thanks!!

[omagaphenix]

i watn the gritil

[theglurgle]

gritil? wow. Maybe you should finish grade school before you get around many hundreds of degrees of steel.

[omagaphenix]

i has finish grade school just not the spelling part

[theshreddedwheat]

i would so tap that

[SweetD40oz]

seems like you went way out of your way to defend yourself when all you had to do was just leave white boy out of your comment and you could have avoided the stupid messages in the first place.

"do not touch this sign. it has sharp edges"

lulz

[MultiDelane]

How is he Racist?

[kiminokami]

If he's racist, I'll stop playing Tekken.

[privateworldofwarft]

@kiminokami man I don't have a deep frier or else I would totally do this.

[kiminokami]

I don't follow. What would you do?

[privateworldofwarft]

@kiminokami I am just fantasizing about fresh food. Everything now of days is frozen.

[NoadiArt]

My favorite bun for burgers is toasted english muffins. With mayo, sharp cheddar, and some tomato it's perfect.

[bleachcake]

Sounds like a good idea.

[knightwolf333]

I tried this recipe and it sucked. I am not sure if when I tried to tap off the extra starch it didn't come off or what, but the batter did not stick at all. Also why do we put jalapenos, onions and creamed corn... makes it too chunky. I love Good Eats, Alton Brown is my favorite Food Network chef, besides the original Iron Chefs. But this recipe just did not work.

[knightwolf333]

Now I also tried the 99 Cent Chef recipe which can also be found on YT (He used Veinna dogs... ironic actually, but I stayed with using all beef bun length hot dogs.) and that recipe was quick, simple and tasty. Per my wife it tastes just like the corn dogs from the State Fair... and she should know, she always asks to get them plus she has worked there before.

Regardless, I have the utmost respect for Alton and you learn a lot out side of just cooking, but the recipe did not work for me.

[jnm2008]

I always find it funny that people suggest that the recipe doesn't work as if they didn't make it 5 or 6 times while shooting the show and would have noticed if it was really a bad recipe

[bubba11793]

Made the corn dogs, they were awesome.

[bubba11793]

Making the corn dogs tonight.

[shinfan2]

im hungry

[fsjtd]

alton brown: sensitive man

AHAHA!

[TezzyDarling]

That is one unhealthy plate of food. O.O

[FrostbittenWolf]

What's your point?

[TezzyDarling]

No u

[TheJuggaler]

Who cares?

[kiduchiha5454]

true dat, ladyluck!

[nlitement]

Cute chicken.

[LadyLuck1337]

Heck, I'd like corn dogs and gut grenades for a nice breakfast in bed, but skip the swan and the bouquet.

[landmonarch]

What?!

*aghast, disassembles napkin swan and burns boquet*

D: I'm eating your burgers and corn dogs. Meanie.

[LadyLuck1337]

lol just lol

[BloodMech21]

lmao, awesome ending. i do that sometimes >_>

[obamamama0185]

Haha contemplate your buns. That was definitely a decent giggle. :P

[EricDaNerd]

HELLLS YEAH ALTON!!

[ExtraOrdinaryFamily]

you did it to

astridstleger

[FarthestManFromHome]

A morning bouqet for the one I love? The one I love is corndogs, alton!

[ExtraOrdinaryFamily]

why did you guys down thumb this theyrs nothn wrong

[xanthprime]

They may look like they have chicken pox, but good eats aren't always pretty eats!

[Shin2114]

"more manly manual labor" Hehe, nice alliteration. I just love this episode! ^^

[BellaxVengeance]

Haha.

"Alton Brown, Manly?man."

[mytube040381]

you grow up and you need bigger tools.. bwahaha

[yum1971]

But then, all this connective tissue*crunch* AAAAAAAGH!

[WISDOMPRODUCTI0NS]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH my tissue! rotfl

[pisces38]

lol "butt grenades"

[xeryph]

He said "gut grenades" but still funny :)

[theinsidiousfumanchu]

The difference between the two is merely timing.

[Pyroblazer]

GUT Grenades

[Teddywolf]

sounds good dont they?

[Pyroblazer]

If your a guy XD

[FrostbittenWolf]

Guy or not, gut grenades need onions and pickles. I miss White Castle... but the closest one is three towns over.