Good Eats S1E13P1: The Art Of Darkness

[HellsingWalter87]

W.J.W = Willy Wonka!

[livetolovesome182]

wonka outfit did they raid his closet

[QueenBoadicea]

@livetolovesome182 I think it would have been even better if Mr. Brown had been sporting a trenchcoat and fedora, in keeping with the opening sequence.

[Arkenarge]

AWW! i was hoping Alton could show us how to summon satan >:(

[AAL0789]

Awesome episode!

[DwightTheButeryNinja]

@goDown123 hahah we used to watch these in facs class when i was in middle school.... OH SO CLASSY.

[Sammy117]

We can only imagine what was going on in Steinberg's head as he sat there trying to talk to the bleeding AB!

[bigjplay]

According to "Good Eats: the Early Years" cookbook, right before Alton Brown sat down and started talking to Robert Steinberg he walked into a cargo door off screen and gashed his head open. They didn't have a first aid kit on hand so they tried to use duct tape to close the wound and it didn't work. Alton Brown bled during the entire interview which is why he sat profile to the camera. You can read the actual entry itself on pg. 71 of Good Eats: the Early Years" cookbook under the trivia entry.

[Goldenrod636]

Where are the Umpa-Loompas?

[Ibeatganon4fun]

W.J.W. (Willy J. Wonka) HAHA!

[saites2001]

So I'm reading Good Eats: The Early Years, and I just got to this chapter in the book. Apparently, during this interview, he ran into a cargo door and gashed open his face -- hence, the awkward camera angle. I had to come here to watch the episode after reading that.

[SuperGoldfish1999]

For a Jew from San Francisco he has a redneck southern accent

[mikelewa]

horrible audio

[akulkis]

Mikelewa:

The audio only sucks if you have your volume TURNED UP TOO HIGH.

Turn the volume down, and the audio won't clip.  Durrrrrrrrrrr.

[0Dist]

Durrr?

Some of us don't have speakers and use earphones, r-tard.  The sound only comes out one earphone.

Idiot troll.

[jacobflaschen]

I LOVE THE HAT!!!!!!!!!

[comet9565]

Thank you so much for all these videos, but this one may have a problem with the sound.

[colfranz1278]

Now I see why I always feel good when eating chocolate.

[007dude13]

it's interesting that Altononly uses Koser Salt... I read that he is a born again Christian... =]

[jerrik96]

hes uses it because it tastes better and it is better suited to kitchen use.

[PeregrineOmega]

Kosher salt is also a larger grain than table salt, and is a "clean" salt. Meaning it typically has no additives like iodine.

Also, something being "Kosher" has nothing to do with it's religious connotations. Yes, a traditionally practicing Jew is technically only allowed to eat Koshered products, but many chefs like it because Kosher products tend to have higher and safer cleaning standards, especially when it comes to things like preserves and meats.

[PeregrineOmega]

Furthermore, something which is Kosher, is usually only so because it has been prepared in a salt bath, or brine. ;)

[FrostbittenWolf]

Sure as hell didn't save bacon though. Pig is unclean in the Jewish community. Though i never did know why...

[FrostbittenWolf]

That's kind of a good thing. Leviticus can possibly be singled out as the single most discriminating part of the bible.

Maybe that's why i became a druid...

[xeryph]

ROFL ...

[notcon4md]

@B4K4xNi fyi, Romans 1 condemns homosexuality as well.

[Tokorai]

@B4K4xNi I'm thoroughly confused, what does cloven hoof and cud chewing have to do with gay rights?

[B4K4xNi]

@Tokorai People always cite the passage in Leviticus when talking about how homosexuality is condemned....the problem being that that chapter also condemns eating shrimp, pork, and rabbit, and says you're supposed to burn a goat in attonement for your sins....

[trumbachd1]

It's in Exodus, along with the other basics of kosher practice.

[trumbachd1]

oops, My bad, I meant leviticus!

[FrostbittenWolf]

Oh, so that's where it comes from. Thanks.

[trumbachd1]

Yeah, Kosher salt just tastes better.

[C5Rigzz]

@PeregrineOmega You said: "something being "Kosher" has nothing to do with it's religious connotations..."

Actually, it does - it's entirely about Jewish Halakhic law. That's what the point is. However, you're right in the sense that one need not be Jewish to enjoy the benefits of Kosher food - standards, healthfulness, prep, quality, etc.

[Eatmyassproductions]

@PeregrineOmega Can i get that kind of salt in Safeway? I live in a town with no big stores.

[Gdurant1]

Koshering salt is used to cure foods to make them, well kosher. He doesn't use it for koshering food, he is more interested in koshers salt shape and texture.

[pibeagles]

He doesn't use Kosher salt to Kosher the food, but because it's easier to pinch than table salt. And in any case the use of Kosher salt isn't limited to Jews.

[RedHilariousComments]

Not to be mean but, why does Alton add salt to everything? Does it serve some special purpose?

[Jamminredheaded]

Salt often does serve a purpose in the recipes. In Art of Darkness II, he explains that it in essence primes our tongues for the chocolate, enhancing its flavor. In Flat is Beautiful (pizza), salt serves to limit yeast growth. In other situations like with potatoes and pasta, salt serves to make the item taste "more like itself."

[arcanum70]

Seedy chocolate chat rooms...lol.

[KimYunMi]

He changed to the microwave later.

[poker720]

lol they have chocolate chat rooms

[yamibakurasfangirl]

Creepy Willy Wonks guy... 0.o

This episode rocks!!^^

[GreenManalichi]

Did the dietician say that chocolate was good for you (in so many words)?

[Isolder74]

Chocolate is good for you. It's loaded with antioxidants. The milk and sugar in it is what's bad for you. the darker the chocolate the better it is for you.

[omfgapolarbear]

And there isn't much better then wellmade dark chocolate anyway

[RooneyEnterprises]

Most dark chocolate is quite delicious. 70% dark I find to be kinda gross though.... bitter, yuch.

Feel free to eat it if you like it, though! :D

[omfgapolarbear]

True, but once you get into the 70% ranges you're talking about stuff closer to bakers chocolate then straight eating chocolate, atleast imo.

[Tokorai]

@RooneyEnterprises I do not discriminate, I embrace chocolates of all color. =P

[RooneyEnterprises]

@Tokorai Oh man, you pulled out the discrimination line. Well, for YOUR information, I don't like white chocolate either! Just call me a chocolate-ist! =P

(I actually don't like white chocolate, though... has a weird twinge to it) 

[arcadiareptiles]

it can even help you lose weight. the market here sells chocolates. but i cant handle darkchocolate its so bitter lol. it makes me want to gag.

[cleverloginname]

Ve share ze office.

Ve cah-pool.

[xeryph]

lol an old iMac!

[sasukesgirl66]

i love this episode and i love choclate i should try the recipies asap. :D

sry i can't spell very well :D

[MahBoi3579]

lol Willy Wonka

[Jguy27]

Scharfen berger is great chocolate. I love their unsweetened chocolate which is good for brownies, cakes, and fudge. Their other flavors are good too: bittersweet and semisweet.

[jshweid]

I've actually never used Scharfen Berger for baking, but I've tried their eating chocolate. Not my favorite, however. Sorry, JGuy! but I am definetely a chocolate lover. See's or Ghiradelli, Lindt for eating chocolate are my favorite.

[hayama317]

OMG!!!! I LOVE Ghiradelli!!!!! it's next to Dove chocolate. That's Creamy!!!

[hinata13330]

lol favourite episode ever!!! GO CHOCOLATE!

[xxBloodRedSandmanxx]

This guy should have gotten the job instead of that loser johnny depp.

[narcissiste84]

it's a loose take-off of conrad's "heart of darkness"... very clever

[axl870]

its willy wonka!!

[hamsterlover0220]

now this is my fav episode

[aeh2160]

oh gosh... i have to go buy some chocolate now!

[mkrause3]

haha chocolate underground...please put up more man, this is awesome thanks so much

[Dowken]

I do like the hat, actually.

[JazzySnazzy734]

:O sweet

[biggajigga721]

chocolate also comes in bittersweet, semi sweet, and white

:D

[LikeTheHat]

That...was...AWESOME!!!

[biggajigga721]

all coming from a 12 year old

:D

[biggajigga721]

though white chocolate isnt really chocolate at all...

its everything in regular chocolate, accept theres no cocoa solids. and i have to correct myself.... sweet chocolate is actually just milk chocolate. oh and chocolate comes in bitter also

[ukgirl1972]

...lolwut D:

[trumbachd1]

@biggajigga721 Note that in a later Episode he says "White Chocolate Cannot be labelled white chocolate in the USA, but we buy stuff labeled white chocolate all the time, don't we?

Did AB actually have a Reasearch FAIL!?

[Hallamfoebell]

@trumbachd1 Then what is it? Why do people love Milk Chocolate and vanilla Chocolate or WHite chocolate people dont like?