I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0
by Alton Brown
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Book Reviews of I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0
Book Review: Excellent except....
Summary: 4 Stars
...what happened to all the breakfast items? Alton has well rounded dishes on his show including a respectable amount of breakfast foods.
In this book, there is a hash brown and egg, a fig meatloaf for breakfast, and he does go over scrambled eggs, but I am disappointed since breakfast is one of my favorites.
I do wish to note that there are many other great recipes and priceless references in the book including meat magnets for beef, pork, lamb, and chicken so you know which cuts are which, taking the mystery out of buying cuts of meat.
Overall, highly recommended but a star is taken away for the breakfast imbalance.
Jason
Book Review: Excellent recipes along with a great sense of humor!
Summary: 4 Stars
My hubby fell in love with Alton Brown and his recipes well over a year ago so this was a Xmas present and by now, we have done a good few recipes from this book. The sense of humor adds to the cooking experience, and the unique approach by Brown is one of the reasons he is so popular and successful as a chef/comedian! I love the sweet potato recipes, and I feel that if you are careful and cognizant of ingredients, there are a lot of healthy choices among the recipes. Most of all, Alton Brown helps you understand about the food's origins, and chemistry and composition and so many other aspects of food besides just cooking it up to consume! Well-done Alton, we love ya!Book Review: Awesome Book
Summary: 5 Stars
At the time I write this review there is only one review, by someone completely misunderstanding what a second edition book is. It's not a completley new book, it's updated slightly and reprinted. Revised editions are usually purchased by people who don't already have a first edition, not by people lacking intelligence. This being said, this book is great. Alton is the man, he clears it up for those of us that not only want to know "how" but also "why". This book is a definite buy for any food fan. I would consider this a scholastic text book for the every day chef. Thanks Alton, just like "Good Eats", this book has taught me alot.
Book Review: like the show, but in convenient book form...
Summary: 5 Stars
Alton Brown is great. He's like having Bill Nye in the kitchen. I got the previous version of this book from the library, and realized there was no way to enjoy it completely before time to turn it in. I decided we needed one, and so did my sister and her husband (who told me about the show in the first place)--so it was a christmas present for us both (i mean, i bought 2). It's all I expected, a reference book to look up info in, as well as something good to just pick up and learn new things from. I think the show is great, but don't watch much TV, and even if i did i would have to take notes to read later. This is a great solution!Book Review: I used to follow recipes, now I lead them
Summary: 5 Stars
When I purchased this book, I had followed plenty of recipes in my life. But after spending an hour reading the beginning of each chapter, I had learned more about cooking than I had ever known before. I can now look at a recipe and know where I should stop utilizing the recipe and start utilizing my understanding of what the recipe was vaguely attempting to lead me to... and lead myself there! The result is perfectly cooked dishes, every single time.
The recipes in this book are more like labs (the kind you do in school). Don't buy this book for the recipes, buy this book for an understanding of cooking!