Good Eats S4E3P2: Fry Hard II - The Chicken

[mzkynk]

Alton burnt the FUCK out that bird!!!!

[dabearcub]

@mzkynk Yeah, he did - but his seasoning is spot on...I use it all the time.

[an50331]

he forgot to mention the fact that shortening is hydrogenated, and therefore, damn delicious!

[hodgrix]

that chicken is fucking scary!

[SimuLord]

This episode is a classic example of the Good Eats "learn your proper technique, then infinite possibilities are open to you" design philosophy. I've done all kinds of fried chicken variations, but the basic technique was learned and perfected doing AB's recipe.

[ewaluv]

That chicken looks mad delicious.

[SonicBoomC98]

I tried this, and it didn't really come out right. I guess it's been a while since I did pan-fried chicken. But I been looking for another recipe video, but I have been unable to find it. I think it was Bobby Flay but it might be from another show. It was a similar recipe to this, but he soaked the chicken in a buttermilk and hot sauce mix. Anyone seen it?

[anadryantontine]

@SonicBoomC98 For one of the only times I'm going to say that Bobby Flay was right. Add some goddamn hot sauce to your buttermilk! More flavor, even more tang than the buttermilk can bring and of course I'm sure the capsaicin will help in making the chicken more tender as well.

[Phoenixyee]

who are the 2 assholes who dont like either alton brown or fried chicken? two of the best things ever made!

[JakeKelleyHimself]

@Phoenixyee probably bobby gay and gay fieri

[shredftw]

@JakeKelleyHimself

lol his intro is always

*in screaming voice*

"HI IM GUY FIERI"

[gr8fzy1]

This episode is awesome. Part Good Eats, part How it's Made. All entertaining...

[AWickedMind]

Haha, I was like "why the fuck is he putting ice cream in the chicken frying pan?" there at the beginning with the shortening.

[TBman256]

I'm hungry

[andrewt248]

That seasoning shake isn't too far from a blackening spice.

[thrawndaala]

Rhythm and meter -- Lady Geraldine's Courtship -- By: Elizabeth Barrett Browning Talking raven -- Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty -- By: Charles John Huffam Dickens -- 4 April 1840 -- 4 December 1841 ---- Master Humphrey's Clock The Philosophy of Composition -- By: Edgar Allan Poe -- April 1846 -- Graham's Magazine

[thrawndaala]

The Raven

-- By: Edgar Allan Poe

-- 29 January 1845

-- New York Evening Mirror

Symbol

-- Nevermore

-- Pallas Athena 1 month

[archangelkaz]

I think that Crisco label is the first full label i have seen...

[StudyPunkRockism]

@archangelkaz watch part one, you can clearly see the "Prince" logo

[A550RGY]

That dark golden brown chicken looks like the best thing EVER!!!!

[runningcow13]

Great chicken, but I think the real question is why he has a bust of Julia Child on his kitchen floor...

[BH206L3]

The Raven

[scdarrow]

I think you're Bi-curious. The proof is in the pudding.Best fried chicken ever.

[enkryptic1]

First, great recipe, great episode, I can't really add any more to the comments! I must comment to previous posters. mrkuul, it is in fact Nye, as in Bill Nye the Science Guy, look it up. Secondly, what in the blazes is scdarrow talking about, I live in the Midwest, what the hell am I going to Hatties in Saratoga for chicken, especially if they don't use buttermilk. Buttermilk+chicken+24hrs=food-­-chemistry bliss. Chicken meat flavor is altered by the reaction in a heavenly way...FRY SOME MORE

[mrkuul]

no..its actually nigh...

[kiminokami]

No...it's actually "Nye."

[scdarrow]

Love alton but he's wrong about fried chicken. YOU DONT'T NEED THE BUTTERMILK, YOU DONT HAVE TO SHALLOW FRY. Just go to Hatties in saratoga. Best Fried Chicken on the planet. Deep fried(healthier) NO BUTTERMILK!!!

[mrkuul]

count your bathroom tiles for the third time in one sitting....? i dont get it

[brewingrunning]

Salmonella causes very uncomfortable digestive problems, which necessitates frequent and lengthy trips to the restroom...

[junknuts1]

He means you'll be spending a lot of time sitting on the toilet, staring at your bathroom tiles, as you poop uncontrollably due to diarrhea because of raw meat contamination.

[dajazzyjew]

Edgar Allen Poe was so badass

[Spudkuddler]

For real. It must have been a realllly interesting world from behind his eyes.

[mishmo]

i love alton!

[googoogachoob]

fry some more

[moses132049]

i remember this episode being really poetic, is that a different episode?

[brewkakke]

That's the first part of this episode.

[orion2ktc]

And the end.

[Skyfighter64]

The beginning of this episode was a parody of "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe.

[moses132049]

that was my favorite episode ever, fry some more!

[Skyfighter64]

I can't even count how many favorite episodes I have.

the one "episode" that stands out however was a special called "Romancing the Bird." From Star Wars to the Matrix, is there anything he can't parody culinarily?

[jeremimi]

do u rinse the buttermilk off the chicken before seasoning?

[phatxtantou]

well if u look carefully enough at around 3:40 ish... ull see that there is a lil pool of buttermilk forming around the chicken pieces in the pan. he just drained them in a collinder but didnt rinse it

[guitareuro]

i think i saw the feaking ckicken blick!

[Weewinkle7]

The peotic rhyme is quite disturbing... but the chicken's good!

[zboishcha]

i love that chicken

[wtfm8lolhax]

Fry some more!

[breakcue101]

yeah but will it taste as good

[xtheenderx]

Love the Edgar Allen Poe - Raven intro/allusion!! that just proves not only is he good at food science but literature. alton brown ftw

[Djmoyd1055]

I died at the end....and so did the chicken

[DragonsamaX]

Yay, fry some more!

That poor chicken. Alton's gonna get it.

Nom.

[FoulOwl]

Pretty much THE perfect fried chicken recipe.I'm making FC tonight and can't wait,so I thought I'd watch Altons video just to hold me over.His recipe is idendical to the one passed on to me by my granma.Including the shortening.Tonight I'll be using one of my most cherished possessions.My Great-Grandmothers cast iron skillet.If the house ever catches on fire,I'm going in after it.Alton's the best.

[gameshowguy2000]

He is..he's like the Bill Nye of Food Network.

[goldeneagles2011]

Good analogy.

[gr8fzy1]

@gameshowguy2000

My thought exactly...

[JmkFla1]

@FoulOwl I have my grandmothers cast iron skillet set as well, however you shouldn't have to worry. We lost our home to a house fire and although the kitchen was destroyed, granma's cast iron skillets survived! We still use them and they are better than ever! Cast Iron is the only real way to fry chicken!

[jewishzombie]

@FoulOwl i think your pan will be fine if your house catches on fire.

[FoulOwl]

@jewishzombie Lets hope I never have to find out.Strangely though,since I made that comment two years ago,I had a friend who's house burned down.Wanna know how?Ironicly,He was frying chicken and started a kitchen fire.

[RockonDude92]

hehehaha keep em comin man, i like hearing the misadventures of a crazy, lonely pokerhead.they're so full of wit and irony.

[RockonDude92]

enough with this porno advertisent horsegina bullshit in youtube comments.

[RockonDude92]

No more dude.You're a little crazy.

[poker720]

I WAS HAVING A BAD DAY SRRY

[RockonDude92]

ok, but that comment was just a joke dude.Settle down.

[RockonDude92]

Or you could just go blow your brains out with a 44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world.

[GreenManalichi]

I still dont get the cooking temp. No matter who Im watching do chicken. They all say to start at medium high, than after putting in the chicken, to lower it to medium. So, I would have to turn it back up before adding another batch of chicken, than back down again? Help !!!!!!!!

[ATorpidMadness]

Because if you want a uniform cooking temp for the chicken. Dropping chicken in oil is like dropping chickeny icecubes. but after the intitial shock of the cold chicken has worn off you don't want the oil to get to hot. you introduce extra heat when you intoduce extra cold so it averages out.

[GreenManalichi]

Now it makes sense...thnx

[hayama317]

did you follow Alton's recipe?

[GreenManalichi]

I did, but the timing was off...the breasts I was cooking looked like they came off of chicken-zilla...huge to say the least...I'll get it down sooner or later :)

[JesseQuintana]

Fry chicken is healthier than soda pop.

[MrNgMichael]

is it?

[superharry626]

that stuff taste good haha

[tigereye1964]

I made this recipe a few times but the paprika always gives it a weird flavor. Maybe it's the quality of the spice I'm using, maybe I'm not getting enough crust to protect it, who knows. I use everything else from this episode but just season with salt and pepper.

[Shorigun]

Poor chicken

[slobone]

I like to use a mixture of lard and butter instead of shortening. Hey, do you want to delicious chicken or do you want to live a few more days or weeks?

[xeryph]

Lard and butter is better for sure!

But I'm young, I can handle it!

[GutsBatman]

Delicious chicken is definitely higher on my priority list between those two...

[heyerstandards]

Love my Lodge but foods sometime come out tinny-tasting.

[47f0]

Not adequately seasoned. Ignore the instructions that say 350f. Heat your pans lightly, wipe on a thin layer of lard, inside and outside. Place into a cool oven, upside down and run up to 500f for an hour. Let cool in the oven and repeat - several times. There will be smoke. This is a good thing. The end result should be shiny, dry, slick and black - not wet or gummy and brown.

[stillpumpedfromusing]

I'll give that a try.  Hopefully it'll be as "slick as a mamba band."

[gunner6666]

very good chicken but I use veg oil instead

[picantesworld77]

I like this episode. Alton Rocks!!

[AnAkPiNoY4]

Love it!

The Chicken

Never fliting still a sitting, still a sitting on the folk art bust of Juila on my kitchen floor.

In her thighs I see the quiver of a future pan fried dinner whos crunchy golden goodness does my appitite implore to go ahead and...

FRY SOME MORE!!!

[AllBusiness14701]

This to me looks like the best thing he's ever cooked. I'm a massive fan of chicken, fried chicken, baked chicken, stewed chicken, roasted chicken, chicken soup. I LOVE CHICKEN!

[RagPrincess]

This show is luv <3

[laughingtiger123]

Terrific! Thanks a bunch!

[dkravendeath]

i giggle every time i see that folk art bust. i've always had that hillarius thought in the back of my head that AB is the secret love child of Julia Child and Bill Nigh the sience guy. lol. keep postin these videos. it makes it easier to get through the day when i'm watchin these.

[pibeagles]

it's Nye not Nigh. Just so you know.

[AgentCross420]

Awesome