Good Eats S3E8P2: The Case For Butter

[loschain]

i just realized it took him 11 seasons to do parkerhouse rolls 7:25

[loschain]

thats not dr johnson thats the camera man

[PoisonedV]

Glad there are other people pointing out how stupid the top comment is, about margarine being two reactions away from rubber.

[SimuLord]

Julia Child lived past ninety eating plenty of butter. Margarine will kill you quick, though, with all that trans fat (even the margarine that advertises that it's "trans fat free" still has chemical chains and reactions that the human body wasn't intended to properly digest, as opposed to the natural triglycerides in butter.)

[LinksLove]

I like both butter and non-hydrogenated canola margarine (which is much, much better than regular margarine), depending on how I'm eating it' butter does undoubtedly melt better, so if I'm eating a roll or toast with just butter, then regular butter works great. For pancakes or toast with jam, the canola margarine tastes just fine. :)

[poprocks808]

THIS IS SO FASCINATING ARRR

[youngactor6]

"I just love that song" haha... ME TOO!

[SharpEdgeSoda]

I have yet to see a culinary flame war. This is fun!

[CDMJDMHHC]

butter is better

[flickeries]

Butter has flavour, magarine tastes like paraffin compared to it.

Also to the periodic table argument, not really. Just because Sodium and Caesium from alkaline compounds explosively in water, the difference in chemical compounds really show when they are put to use.

First off, caesium can be used as a catalyst for the production of certain hydrogenated organic compouds. Sodium, on the other hand, cannot replace it.

Also, caesium has 4 isotopes. Sodium, has 2.

[darkblade119]

is the judge played by the guy who plays paul

[deraifu]

no no paul...thats um...the prop guy I think.

[sabian1hhx1only]

who ever played the judge is really funny lol.

[whitefire64]

alton does indigent well, lol

[harrynginny4eva]

That was the very first time I saw this dude. My dad and I were flipping thru the television and I was getting really interested in it, but my Dad changed the channel...XD

[dumboe8899]

Margarine's like um, two chemical reactions away from rubber. Really.

Gross.

[xeryph]

In the world of chemical compounds, it doesn't really matter. 1 proton is enough to make an entirely different substance.

[DanielAnchondo]

thats not entierly true as one goes up the periodic table of elements sure Li and H can be quite phsyically differnt but the futher you go along the more similar are the elements compared to eachother

[TKnightcrawler]

If you can find a food with Uranium in it, all the more power to you.

[flickeries]

Also, sodium increases bioavailability of medical formulations WHICH caesium cannot do because ...let's face it, we can't eat too much caesium (unlike sodium which we have a much higher tolerance for).

Technically though similar in terms of atomic structure, their applications are as varied as night and day.

So 1 proton DOES matter and even substituitions in cooking do matter to the discerning chef, as AB says 'Always know your substitute' in the episode 'Sub Standards'.

[Gixugif]

@dumboe8899 Even if that's true, that doesn't mean it's anything like rubber. Two chemical reactions away means it's not rubber. At all.

[kiminokami]

@Gixugif Exactly. The definition of "chemical reaction" includes a change in properties.

[stdrange]

Cream in beurre blanc?? AB drives french chefs everywhere insane

[xeryph]

Meh, who cares about the French?

Only the French.

[kaizer250]

Well, Morocco might care a bit, too, but, again, who cares?

[HumanTortuer]

well, AB just tries to alternate stuff so that even the least talented cooks and chefs are able to cook with confidence.

[xanzippa]

Yeah, adding cream to a beurre blanc is really cheating (and completely unnecessary).

[shellcrash]

Unless you're a multiple Michelin Star rated french chef, no one gives a toot if there is cream in your beurre blanc. And in a working kitchen it is nice to be able to hold a sauce on the line without it breaking! That's where the cream is helpful. So stuff it...

[gamemeister27]

@stdrange And then he mocks them.

[trlkly]

@stdrange He really does focus on making everything easy. Maybe not Rachel Ray easy, but still fairly foolproof.

[AdIgnorantiam]

@stdrange I think what would drive French chefs more insane are people who don't know what they're talking about.... like you for example, who don't know that there is a type of beurre blanc with cream called beurre nantais.

[aznelf13]

@stdrange well cream is just butter with buttermilk, and since he is making the butter back into a sauce, it's like serving cream with more fat.

[Luminasita]

I do have to say, I can't stand to bake with margarine. Butter leaves a smoother texture for cookies and the like.