Good Eats: The Early Years
by Alton Brown
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Book Reviews of Good Eats: The Early Years
Book Review: fun reading, and full of interesting factoids.
Summary: 5 Stars
Entertaining and fun, like Alton himself, and a little cheesy, like Alton himself. So, if you like him, you will like this book. The only disappointment for me was discovering that it's not very easy to contact him. He says, in this book, that the average American eats 17 lbs of tomatoes a year, which seems very low to me, with ketchup, spaghetti sauces, pizza sauces, etc. so I wanted to email him or his staff to ask where that figure came from and what it included. No way to do so on his web site, the FN website, etc. I suppose I could try facebook...Book Review: One Word...
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent.
For the "well-seasoned" cooks along with the novice, this is an excellent guide to the why's and how's of food preparation. From the science of cooking eggs to how you shouldn't baste your turkey, Alton is right on point as always. It's a must have cookbook/reference book...and is about the size of one of your basic $150 college textbooks, so it's packed full of useful information/recipies/tidbits/pictures & "how-to's"...
I can't wait to begin experimenting with some of the recipies...especially during the holidays!
Book Review: For true Alton fans
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed reading this book. It follows the original episodes of Good Eats produced by Alton starting from the very first one.
It starts out with simple easy to do recipes but the ones that you will make often (meat and potatoes) :)
It is written in a true-to-Alton style with lots of technical explainers and drawings. The book is also filled with trivia about most episodes that you would not pick up from the DVDs. There are 2 more volumes in the works and would make a great collection for true Alton fans.
Book Review: EXCITING, UNIQUE COOKBOOK...from author of EXPLOSION IN PARIS....
Summary: 5 Stars
I never heard of Alton Brown and I'm pretty sure if I'd seen it out in a store and was looking for a cookbook I would probably have walked past it. But I happened to see him on a talk show making these dishes that looked and sounded wonderful. I was shocked and overwhelmed by the overwhelming information, trivia and such and the layout of this huge, heavy book. The recipes I tried were tasty and I plan to try more after the holidays. This must have been quite an undertaking to put this unique book together! I was impressed!Book Review: Best Book EVER!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love watching "Good Eats", but I absolutely love the book. I didn't think I could love a book as much as this but it is full of information. Instead of just recipes it gives reasons why things work. I love the science that is a part of this book. I think how Alton tells you about devices that can make things easier and even things that may not work. I think I might pitch all my other cookbooks so I can have enough room for the next two books. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!
AND THE BEST PART IS THE POSTER!!