Good Eats S11E2 Pretzel Logic (1/2)

[amadeofan1]

Being from Philly I can say his statement is true. They're just done right there, and everywhere at that

[an50331]

AB is the only person i've ever considered sending fan mail to

[Eviexiaoguagua]

I like his spray

[guywithakatana]

heh....the tribbles bit made me lol

[Masterlink981]

In Soviet Russia, Yeast start out dry like mummy, reanimate like zombie, and reproduce like god-darn tribble and come out for YOU!

[Masterlink981]

I cracked up... man this guy is awesome. If I didn't watch him when I was 7 or something I wouldn't even bother to cook. XD

[rubyfire317]

yay i got a 100•\•

[sora201]

i'd really love to know how to make a pterodactyl shaped pretzel.

[ReasonGuysCopyright]

Sometimes alton's mannerisms remind me of the doctor from voyager... except alton is more colorful :)

[eezenwa]

omg he is so annoying. I remember watching this when I was a kid, and always wondering, does he cooks anything good. I just dont trust his science cooking lol.

[saffiragiesha]

I've made this recipe, and it was good!

[leah105]

this guy used to annoy the heck outta me. i find myself watching him more now and when he hosts iron chef I'm like...wait, explain what they're making! LOL I enjoy food enough to want to know alot of the pointless info he's explaining.

[StaceyR618]

anyone tried it with lye?

[Fershizzal]

it funny how now in this day of youtube, shows like this become obsolulite because you can probably find a pretzel recipe on youtube that is more informative and less bullshit theatrics than this.

[roebuck1942]

@Fershizzal Go to HELL!!!!! I hate you

[Arkenarge]

@Fershizzal pfft i don't even cook, i watch this because its funny and i actually rather watch this than a 40 year old woman cooking in her kitchen. If i wanted to watch that ill go watch your mom.

[duckynine9]

the sock puppet part is funny

[annacrack]

Haha i get what he means about philadelphians eating a lot of pretzels. For schools and gatherings its the cheap way out of eating and filling up people x]

[Biotoasts]

6:04 dam Alton is wearing a rolex I have the exact same one

[RunnerzTV]

Thumbs up for VUVUZELA button

[haydentheonlyhayden]

GOOD EATS WOOOOHHHOOOOO

[lovedapudding]

i <3 ab !

[CheffCrispy]

"now your's doesn't have to look like a dinasour but if it did that would be cool..."

[PhilTheLaserTagFan]

Flight Attendant: Sir? Is that a camera?

AB: No...

Flight Attendant: Did you not hear what I just said?

AB: I did.

Flight Attendant: TURN IT OFF!

(theme music! GOOD EATS!)

[MalkavianHand]

"Oh he's brokern out THE SOCK PUPPETS!" lol!

[lorezapocalypse]

He trusts that his audience is geek enough to know what tribbles are.

[patq911]

It's the one episode of star trek everyone should watch!

It's not very geeky, even my sister likes that one(and she hates scifi)

[carmanshuey]

and its a funny episode trouble with tribbles i loved it and i wanted one so bad

[KarlZona]

I used my Zojirushi Bread Machine set on "DOUGH" cycle. You always have to "fine tune" a yeast dough so that is normal. The machine really takes the grunt work out of yeast dough.

[KarlZona]

Alton Brown is a NUT.... The coolest nut I know! His shows are GREAT!!! Other than pretzels Phillidelphia (and their friend Michael Vick) is a sheet hole DUMP.

[thatbastardson]

@KarlZona what the fuck are you talking about? The city of brotherly love is only a shithole to people who live there. what's lower than philly you ask? Los Angeles, New York City, Detroit..........

[magemager0]

Haha, I'm from philly and theres nothing better than a pretzel

[Blubber120]

LUCKY!

[Masterlink981]

@magemager0 or a cheesesteak... Pat's sucks by the way... his cheesesteaks are TOO cold. I'm a Jersey guy. So... Yah.

[apriswajaya]

got to find the dinosaur sprits bottle so i can be awesome as well

[mal0326]

yes, you must

[booger92597]

pause at 7:41 he looks silly

[101Rockstars]

omh u r right!!!!!!!

[colfranz1278]

Comments: 2:08 Yeah, I do like my pretzel soft and warm.

[heathnugget]

und now ve bake!! hehe I <3 AB

[AgentJJ22]

I prepared this precisely to the directions and all I get is an unworkable sticky mess! What the flip?

[AlcoholicMage]

I think there are a couple of things it could be. Different environments and humidity can affect the amount of flour you need. It may be possible that you need to add more flour. It could be that you are not kneading the dough enough. If you have a stand mixer, it's possible that the dough is getting OVER worked. Good luck.

[Girtych]

Nah, not overworked. If you overwork your dough, it'll collapse and get all watery because the gluten will squeeze out the water content. It's probably in need of a lot more kneading.

[Ustilo]

I too had this issue the FIRST time I did the recipe. I thought about adding more flour, but did not since it was the first time I had prepared that kind of dough. On attempt #2 I used 23 ounces of floud (instead of the recommended 22) and the dough came out FANTASTIC. The mustard, I am in the middle about. I made the mustard following the directions to the letter, and I love the flavor, but my god is it spicy.

[Creeddrummer87]

Same here

[jqlcai]

ive tried his recipes and it really works! haa gonna try this soon!

[dardaf904]

I love Aton Brown....He is the one who got me interested in cooking on a higher level.

[Zaekk]

Yeah this is how I get my friends to watch cooking shows with me. =D

[drybones234]

lol i love altons shows he can cook! i got 3 questions right a of course the last wich everyone got bcuz it was all! my dad said i can make some today! and guess what this is one episode i missed on bakerys! WHOO HOO

[Hadra568]

YES tribbles!

[jdbuxto]

clarification...cause im a dumb guy - 7 parts water...one part sodiumbicarbonate :}

[recchiap]

Sodium Bicarbonate = Baking Soda

[jdbuxto]

NEVER ever use an egg wash on pretzels - the pretzel is a lye bread - it must be dipped in a 7:1 mix of sodim bi- carbonate and water just before placing on the sheet pan...this ensures a golden brown color and soft inside via a Malliard reaction between the enzimes in the dough and the alkali water. Trust me_ get rid of the egg...and get rid of the oil in the recipe ...just yeast, water, flour and a pinch of salt &sugar...K?

[Jamminredheaded]

It's a LOT of work to do it that way. I've made pretzel bread this way and it's hot work with a good deal of clean up.

The Good Eats team goes the route that yields the best product within reason. If there's an easier means to accomplishing the end with results so similar that it hardly affects the quality in the eyes of the average consumer, they'll take that route. But AB almost always explains how it's normally done and why that route wasn't taken.

[drybones234]

man alton can cook like heak i made a pretzel off the internet that was suppose to b good as aunt annies and it was almost but alton's should b better and one more thing ALWAYS EAT PREZTELS WHEN COOKED!!! :) and the best part is u can shape ur own lol

[dshedder1]

what is the recipe for the mixture,please?

[Rosentoyasha]

hmm im confused do you cook then re cook in the egg stuff or do you dipp the dough then cook all together Plz respond!

[tripepitoch]

dip dough cook all together

[satindesire]

hahahaaa, the yeast boo'ed him. ZOMBIE YEAST!!!

[nogood510]

the puppets r cute

[SimuLord]

Love the sock puppet gag. It never gets old.

[zboishcha]

where can i get one?

[SimuLord]

1. Take old sock

2. Sew two buttons on it for eyes

3. Find some old Sifl & Olly reruns on YouTube for inspiration

4. ???

5. Profit!

[theinsane102]

danm nothing beats tv

[insalias]

experiencing the world for yourself is an experience far more valuable and makes you a wiser person all around rather than sitting in a couch watching a television show.

[theinsane102]

i agree, but i was comparing utube to tv, the quilty is better

[gogocco]

I got 2/4 right (:

[pibeagles]

wouldn't that be 1/2?

[heyerstandards]

unt now we Baake!

[xbox360overwii]

o love all pertzels

[DarkSoldier712]

Ah, another one of my favorite episodes...I love pretzels. Mostly the crunchy ones, though.

[KingOystar]

I'm from Philly and I love a nice big Hard prezel for lunch, with plenty of mustard.

[khesed]

Lol. Tribbles.

[kayanamasha]

04:58

how did he put a videocamera inside the microwave? isnt it supposed to be flickering and just destroyed?

all fake.

[TheJuggaler]

They built a microwave without a magnetron tube in it. All they do is heat the water and melt the butter then put it in the fake microwave.

[DarkSoldier712]

Didn't he cover that subject in Behind the Eats?

[stackableTiger]

yes, a how to cooking show that is fake..

>.>

[Isolder74]

How else can you show food turning in a microwave. The food is real as is the cooking times. As he pointed out in behind the eats camera time is expensive. If it takes more then 2 mins to do it's been cleverly swapped for a finished item. Note that he also admits to accidentally melting a camera in the oven.

[giosalom]

I want the squirt bottle and the mixer

[predator233]

he has an nice mixer.....

[GreenManalichi]

No mustard AB ??????????

[AnimeleePocket]

UND NOW VE BAKE!

[irondeadpool]

the only thing i don't like about pretzels is that it now and then has a thin coating of glue like substance

[DinoMartini]

I want the dinosaur spritz bottle.

[femalatticusfinch]

i too want the spritz bottle--have had zero luck in finding it

[tator2232]

I saw one at Target the other day in the summer section. They had all different shapes and different animals.

[hjablomy]

the guy he stuck pretzels all over will probably just think those are "left for later" treats...LOL

[peachy6969]

mmmmmmmmm...pretzelly