Episode guide
Good Eats: Season 8
22 episodes · premiered Jun 16, 2004
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- Episode 1: Hittin' the Sauce Jun 16, 2004 · 21m With a few simple tools and some basic chemistry, host Alton Brown simplifies the most common sauce quandaries. Throw away your boxed preparations and find how simple it is to create an…
- Episode 2: Shell Games Jun 23, 2004 · 21m Oysters are a mystery to many and downright spooky to some. Join host Alton Brown as he unravels the secrets of this bivalve, cracks a safe or two and reinvents classic applications like…
- Episode 3: Flat is Beautiful II Jul 7, 2004 · 21m These days we're all looking for ways to make more out of less. Alton Brown's favorite strategy: flatten meats wafer thin and cover them with flavor. New looks at old classics like Chicken…
- Episode 4: Circle of Life Jul 21, 2004 · 21m Everybody loves donuts but nobody seems to make their own...until now. Join host Alton Brown as he delves into this country's favorite pastry. Not only will you learn how to make your own…
- Episode 5: Wonton Ways Aug 4, 2004 · 21m The humble wonton skin may look exotic but it's also the most versatile pasta you can invite into your kitchen. Join Alton Brown as he stuffs and folds and fries and steams and bakes up a…
- Episode 6: The Big Chili Aug 18, 2004 · 21m Join Host and cowpoke Gerald P Hobbs (Alton Brown) and his sidekick Rusty as they rustle up a good, honest bowl of red. Along the way, they'll ponder the chili mythology, grind up their…
- Episode 7: Sandwich-craft Oct 3, 2004 · 21m To some it's a couple of pieces of bread with something shoved between. To others, a sandwich is a sublime balance of flavor and texture born as much of technique as ingredient. Alton…
- Episode 8: Soups On Oct 3, 2004 · 21m A good soup is like a cooking school in a bowl and class is in session for host Alton Brown's nephew Elton. Join the two as they work together to craft an old classic and (perhaps) a new…
- Episode 9: Say Cheese Oct 17, 2004 · 21m Join host Alton Brown for a collection of short films about his favorite food: cheese. Learn about everything from pasteurization to pairing, Lactose to graters. Learn how to make cheese…
- Episode 10: Art of Darkness III Oct 27, 2004 · 21m What could possibly be more chocolaty than chocolate? Join host Alton Brown as for his third journey into the world of chocolate. Recipes: Chocolate Truffles Ganache Frosting Good Eats…
- Episode 11: True Grits Nov 3, 2004 · 21m Whether you're cooking up a mess of grits or a pot of polenta cornmeal may just be the most powerful player in the pantry. Join host Alton Brown as he battles with cultural claims, doses…
- Episode 12: Stuff It Nov 14, 2004 · 21m AB's gone on record as saying the stuff is evil and yet, hundreds of protest letters have him rethinking his position. Can a stuffing be designed that's good for diner and bird alike?…
- Episode 13: Puddin' Head Blues Dec 1, 2004 · 21m In an effort to pay off the IRS, host Alton Brown decides to enter a pudding recipe contest being held by the TV pudding queen: Auntie Pudding. Recipes: Indian Rice Pudding Tapioca Pudding…
- Episode 14: Melondrama Jan 5, 2005 · 21m Join host Alton Brown as he attempts to demystify one of the most complex and promising fruits around. Recipes : Hot Melon Salad Melon Sorbet
- Episode 15: Myth Smashers Jan 19, 2005 · 21m Join host Alton Brown as he sears meat, washes mushrooms, oils the pasta water and tries to blow-up water.
- Episode 16: Cuckoo for Coq Au Vin Feb 2, 2005 · 21m Can a fussy French fricassee fit a modern American lifestyle? Sure. All it takes is a chicken, a couple bottles of wine and a little know-how. The fussy French part is purely optional…
- Episode 17: Carrots: A Taproot Orange Feb 16, 2005 · 21m They’re long, they’re orange and they’re everywhere, but do we ever really think about carrots? Host Alton Brown does?a lot. Join him as he concocts everything from salads to cakes and…
- Episode 18: Sprung a Leek Mar 2, 2005 · 21m Host Alton Brown ponders the leek, the lesser-known member of the Allium family which it turns, can do anything its siblings can do, only better. Don't believe it? Try these onion rings…
- Episode 19: Dr. Strangeloaf Mar 16, 2005 · 21m Tune in as Alton shows us how to create a great loaf of bread. Recipes: Very Basic Bread
- Episode 20: My Big Fat Greek Sandwich Apr 6, 2005 · 21m The gyro may just be the perfect sandwich. Too bad you can't make one at home.or can you? Join host Alton Brown as he tackles rotisseries, tzatziki sauce and a pile of broken plates…
- Episode 21: Field of Greens Apr 20, 2005 · 21m Was your childhood eating plagued with plate-loads of slimy, foul-smelling leaves? Host Alton Brown shows how to turn fiend to friend when he takes on dark leafy greens. Tune in and you…
- Episode 22: Do The Rice Thing May 4, 2005 · 21m To most Americans rice means long grain, white grains. But we're missing out on the marvels of short, medium and brown grains. Join host Alton Brown as he stirs up a risotto, makes a rice…