Best Episodes
Host Alton Brown explores the origins of ingredients, decodes culinary customs and presents food and equipment trends. Punctuated by unusual interludes, simple preparations and unconventional discussions, he'll bring you food in its finest and funniest form.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
PS: The following content contains spoilers!
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AB is out to show you can make a great meal with Thanksgiving leftovers.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 24 votes.
There is no good reason that people do not make their own pickles. They are easy and delicious. Let Alton show you simple joys of pickling.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 40 votes.
AB, in his second egg show, is out to show eggs don't have to be scrambled or an omlet.
The episode was rated 7.93 from 41 votes.
Alton explains the simple pleasures of mussels.
The episode was rated 7.97 from 29 votes.
Alton makes what once seemed foreign into an understandable all American classic.
The episode was rated 8.05 from 37 votes.
Watch as Alton proves to us Americans that Duck can be a regular dish.
The episode was rated 8.06 from 33 votes.
Alton must pit his poaching skills against those of the evil ""Frenchman"".
The episode was rated 8.15 from 27 votes.
AB claims we won't be satisfied with pizza until we take matters into our own hands.
The episode was rated 8.20 from 35 votes.
Great pancakes (flapjacks) don't have to come from a box...
The episode was rated 8.21 from 33 votes.
AB takes us through what it takes to turn beans into a great meal.
The episode was rated 8.31 from 29 votes.
Alton Brown gets inside a cabbage's head and comes out with a better understanding of what makes this potentially troublesome vegetable tick.
The episode was rated 8.36 from 25 votes.
Watch as AB shows the grill can be a great tool in making a great meal.
The episode was rated 8.36 from 33 votes.
Alton uses time travel to explain the mystery behind cookies with three kinds: the thin, the puffy and the chewy.
The episode was rated 8.37 from 35 votes.
AB goes to court to defend butter against its bad wrap.
The episode was rated 8.48 from 29 votes.
