Alton Brown Sucks - Page 2

wei yau · #26 12-04-2006, 09:37 PM

Oddly enough, I don't drool over Rachel Ray, but I do over Alton Brown. And I'm not at all gay, except for this one thing...oh and Bob Costas.

livius drusus · #27 12-04-2006, 09:38 PM

Bob Costas is soooo dreamy. :lovey:

wei yau · #28 12-04-2006, 09:41 PM

What it is, is that in addition to being dreamy. Both these guys know their shit. And they aren't condescending about it.

Dreamy, smart and polite. What more could a girl want?

RevDahlia · #29 12-04-2006, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by wei yau

Oddly enough, I don't drool over Rachel Ray, but I do over Alton Brown. And I'm not at all gay, except for this one thing...

Hubby also drools over Alton Brown, and he couldn't be less gay if he tried. You are not alone.

wei yau · #30 12-04-2006, 10:36 PM

Weird. Just now I felt like RevDahlia and I had this same exact conversation about Alton Brown before...

Weird.

RevDahlia · #31 12-04-2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by wei yau

Weird. Just now I felt like RevDahlia and I had this same exact conversation about Alton Brown before...

Weird.

Me too. I think we did, actually, but I'm too lazy to search on it. It Is A Mystery.

pescifish · #32 12-04-2006, 11:09 PM

Not too long ago.

Ok, and as I recall lisarea told us all who we should and shouldn't like there as well:
Alton Brown :thumbup:

Rachel Ray :thumbup:

for 30-min meals :thumbdown:

for $40 a day
Sandra Lee :thumbdown:

It's good for me to look these things up, because it is quite foolhardy to disagree with lisarea in a communication environment hosted on the Internets.

lisarea · #33 12-04-2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pescifish

It's good for me to look these things up, because it is quite foolhardy to disagree with lisarea in a communication environment hosted on the Internets.

Man, I should look those things up, too, because now I am disagreeing with my own self. I might implode like a super-logical robot!

Anyways, you think the internets are bad. I once had an argument with a friend in which I took the position, "No. You do not think Tom Cruise is hot." Basically, my argument hinged on the fact that Tom Cruise is objectively repulsive, and if I weren't so damned busy and important, I could totally prove it with science.

In my defense, the same friend once argued with me, taking the position that I not only was not wearing mascara at the time, but that I also never did, and that I was just trying to act like a big shot or something. She made me have to smear it off with my fingers and everything, "Oh, yeah? Well, WHAT'S THIS, then? HUH? HUH?"

I know. It's hard to believe I have a friend, isn't it?

Sock Puppet · #34 12-05-2006, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by lisarea

She made me have to smear it off with my fingers and everything, "Oh, yeah? Well, WHAT'S THIS, then? HUH? HUH?"

In the interest of full disclosure, her response was, "an eye booger."

Ensign Steve · #35 12-05-2006, 12:16 AM

My uncle sharpens his knives on Thanksgiving. I learnt this last month when I was at his house for, um... Thanksgiving. But I mean, what a cool way to remember when to do it, right? Plus you're probably going to have your knives all out on that day anyway.

viscousmemories · #36 12-05-2006, 01:03 AM

I haven't trued or sharpened my knives in the couple years I've had them, and they need it bad. Where should I take them?

quiet bear · #37 12-05-2006, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by wei yau

Dreamy, smart and polite. What more could a girl want?

quiet?

Ari · #38 12-05-2006, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by RevDahlia

Removing metal is tricky, which is why it's safest to leave it to the pros. Electric knife sharpeners are a bad idea because they remove metal every time when truing the blade would suffice, thus dramatically shortening the life of the knife.

I disagree, well sort of. Sharpening isn't that tricky and doesn't need to be done by a professional. Truing can be done with a stone in the same way the steel swordy thingy effects the blade. Handheld knife sharpeners are bad for good blades as they can screw up the bevel/give a secondary bevel. Electric sharpeners not only remove material but often remove a lot more material than necessary really reducing the blade life.

On the other hand sharpening of some knives like a chopper is best done by a professional to keep the nice apple-seed edge (one commonly seen on swords (note this is coming from sword/knife experience not chef or foody experience)).

TomJoe · #39 12-05-2006, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by viscousmemories

I haven't trued or sharpened my knives in the couple years I've had them, and they need it bad. Where should I take them?

Growing up in NYC, there used to be a guy who would go door to door who would do it. I don't think they do that anymore.

Dingfod · #40 12-05-2006, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TomJoe

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Originally Posted by viscousmemories

I haven't trued or sharpened my knives in the couple years I've had them, and they need it bad. Where should I take them?

Growing up in NYC, there used to be a guy who would go door to door who would do it. I don't think they do that anymore.

Hmmm, sounds like a career opportunity.

Bella · #41 12-05-2006, 08:35 AM

i'm deeply saddened by the existance of this thread. alton brown was one of the reasons i became a chef; he showed me there were people out there who approached cooking the same way i did, and thus gave me hope of actually having a career in the field.

more from me later.

Dingfod · #42 12-05-2006, 09:25 AM

Note: we could be wrong ...

... and often are.

pescifish · #43 12-05-2006, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lisarea

Man, I should look those things up, too, because now I am disagreeing with my own self. I might implode like a super-logical robot!

Oh no! Do not fear the destructive fusion of logic and contradiction. It was My Bad: I gimped the selection of the smilie for A.Brown in my post above. You're aged post agreed with the Now. Alton Brown was and is :1thumbdown:

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Originally Posted by lisarea

I know. It's hard to believe I have a friend, isn't it?

All I need to know is whether I like her or not. :thumbup:

or

Ok, so what about...
Giada De Laurentiis
Bobby Flay
Taylor Hicks
Michael Chiare
Paula Dean
Paula's boys
Ina Garten
Mario Batali
(Don't even bother talkin' Sandra Lee!)

pescifish · #44 12-05-2006, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mezzaluna

i'm deeply saddened by the existance of this thread.

Don't worry, mezza, our minds are not controlled as it may appear. Alton Brown totally rocks. Maybe lisarea is jealous because he looks better wearing mascara than she does. :shrug:

p.s. I'd like your comments on the Food Network celebs I listed in the post above too! :please:

lisarea · #45 12-05-2006, 08:51 PM

Ha ha!

I WIN!

livius drusus · #46 12-05-2006, 08:53 PM

Damn, that was fast. We must be like the John Holmes of pagerank.

pescifish · #47 12-05-2006, 08:55 PM

Wow, from zero results in 2004 to a whopping 14 within a mere 2.5 years! It's like a fookin' 'Nets blitz!

lisarea · #48 12-05-2006, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pescifish

Wow, from zero results in 2004 to a whopping 14 within a mere 2.5 years! It's like a fookin' 'Nets blitz!

Step 3. Profit

Anyway, anyone who is actually paying attention might make note that I am not actually saying that Alton Brown sucks, as much as I might like to hit on that "Alton Brown sucks" phrasing. I don't like the skits, but the real objection I have is to certain elements of his fan base.

But I will pray for anyone who is 'saddened' by the existence of a thread called "Alton Brown sucks."

pescifish · #49 12-05-2006, 09:18 PM

"certain elements" :thumbsup:

Why, that's right up Alton's alley:

Petra · #50 12-06-2006, 02:33 AM

I saw a couple of minutes of Alton Brown yesterday while channel surfing. He said that you could buy one of those French cone-shaped seives for about $90.00 or you could use a colander with some cheesecloth pegged to it for about 90c. I decided right then and there that I liked him.

STICKY PINK LATEX HOT FREE ALTON BROWN CAN'T POSSIBLY SUCK ASIAN PUPPIES ON CRACK SLUTS!!!1!