Food Detectives

Ted Allen subjects the food techs to a very unusual taste test. They'll determine if meats like alligator and guinea pig truly do "taste like chicken."

Ted Allen invites an olfactory expert to sniff out the best cure for bad breath. Is it impossible to drink a gallon of milk in an hour? What stains your teeth the fastest: tea, cola, coffee or wine?

Ted Allen investigate the secret behind a little miracle berry and what causes diet cola and Mentos to erupt. Does drinking alcohol really kill brain cells, and does throwing pasta against the wall the best way to test doneness?

Ted Allen and the techs investigate the effects of eating food that contains MSG. They also reveal the best way to keep ice cream from falling off the cone and which has the most caffeine -- coffee, tea, soda or energy drinks.

Ted Allen recruits identical twins to find out if drinking lots of water really makes your skin look better. The Food Detectives create liquid smoke in the lab and discover the bizarre secret ingredients in natural food coloring.

Blue cheese has Ted Allen wondering what makes moldy cheese okay to eat. And when you burn your tongue, does it cause permanent damage? Finally, the Food Detectives find out if "dirty water hot dogs" are as dirty as you think.

The Food Detectives investigate if the size of your plates can make you fat. Ted Allen reveals why asparagus smells so pungent coming out. How much alcohol evaporates when cooking with liquor?

Ted Allen subjects the food techs to a taste test to find out how much your sense of taste relies on smell. What is the healthiest oil to fry with? Finally, do wooden cutting boards harbor more bacteria than plastic?

Ted Allen invites Richard Blais to make some really cool cocktails using liquid nitrogen. Dr. Brian Wansink looks into how much taste is influenced by elegant decor or flowery menu. Does drinking ice water burn calories?

Watch Ted Allen and his band of culinary sleuths conduct experiments to find the truth behind all of your burning food conundrums.

Ted Allen and the food detectives want to know if NYC really has the best pizza. Is the secret in the water? They investigate metals in food and the good, bad and ugly truth about preservatives. Ted also tests tapping a soda to stop it from exploding.

Ted Allen wants to know if a warm glass of milk before bed really guarantees sleep. The Food Techs check into a sleep lab to find out. Get the raw facts on raw food diets, and find out what foods contain more sugar than you think.

Ted Allen and the Food Techs investigate calories. First, they set various foods on fire to calculate the number of calories they contain. Then they hit the gym to find out what it really takes to burn them off.