Let's see

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.

Showing Season 4 of 17

Season 4

2001

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01. Where There's Smoke, There's Fish

2001-04-11

Get the lowdown on wood chips and creating a simple smoker for fish.

02. Pressure

2001-04-18

The scientific theory behind capturing meaty goodness in liquid form and why the pressure cooker makes great broth.

03. Fry Hard II: The Chicken

2001-04-25

AB pan-fries a chicken, also showing how to butcher it into perfect pieces. Buttermilk bathed, golden brown and deliciousmmm, mmm, fry some more, 'cause nobody doesn't love fried chicken.

04. Crustacean Nation II: Claws

2001-05-16

Host Alton Brown demystifies the buying, handling and cooking of the briny bug that put the surf into the surf-n-turf.

05. Ham I Am

2001-05-30

Country and city hams: cured, smoked, raw, brined or fresh, get your juices going for some good old American ham.

06. Let Them Eat Foam

2001-06-13

Chocolate layer and sheet cakes are more American than apple pie, yet few of us ever bake them anymore. We're going to change all that. Shop for cake pans, learn everything you need to know to keep your foam from flopping and produce a heavenly cake.