Good Eats

Of all the edibles on Earth, only milk exists solely to be food says Alton. Join him as he dips into the liquid miracle that is milk in search of its secrets, and whether or not it's safe to drink straight from the source.

The pretzel, once a delicious treat, has sadly been twisted into the edible equivalent of cardboard.

Is it possible to make great cake with coconut from a can? Should you even try? Alton Brown wants to know, and he's willing to crack open as many nuts as it takes to make a slice of paradise on a plate.

Whether filling in for your French teacher or your favorite spice, substitutes can be every bit as successful as the original.

Scales, tails, and eyes oh my! Who's afraid of whole fish? Not Alton Brown. Alton confronts your fishy phobias head-on as he roasts, planks, and fries up a few good (whole) fish.

Dried fruit may not be glamorous, but what it lacks in fashion, it more than makes up for in flavor and versatility. Before your good fruit goes bad, take a tip from host Alton Brown and dry it.

If great stew, like great music, is a commingling of ingredients to create culinary harmony, why do so many stews taste less like beautiful music and more like a murky dirge?

Join host Alton Brown as he helps a humble cucumber fulfill its culinary destiny of becoming a pickle.

A little ghostly inspiration is all Alton Brown needs to turn a handful of peanuts into some seriously good eats.

Join our intrepid host, Alton Brown, as he reinvents the classic green bean casserole just in time to save the holidays.

Join host Alton Brown as he reveals the secret to turning this summer superstar, the blueberry, into a year-round treat.

From their swampy origins to modern machine molds, host Alton Brown shares the sweet, sticky science behind homemade marshmallows.

Join host Alton Brown as he explores what it takes to stay sharp in the kitchen and demystifies the relationship between the cook and his cutlery.

The Wing's the thing as AB prepares America's most ubiquitous of bar foods Buffalo chicken wings.

An American classic is revisited when Alton Brown makes everybody's favorite -- the apple pie.

It may be the bane of children and presidents, but broccoli is a nutritional superfood. Alton Brown as he transforms broccoli from limp and bitter to crisp and delicious, making Fresh Broccoli Salad, Pan Steamed Broccoli and more.

Host Alton Brown proves that crown roast of lamb can be a dish to shock and awe without needlessly intimidating any cook who attempts to prepare it.

Join host Alton Brown as he breaks the trend toward an overly sweet and fussy pastry and gets us back to the original chiffon cupcake that will make you feel like a kid again.

The power might be out but that doesn't stop host Alton Brown from breaking out the cast iron and using his hearth and his grill to whip up some very good eats.

Alton Brown takes us from the bog to the bar as he explores the many uses of that all-American super fruit -- the cranberry.