so i am totally addicted to america's test kitchen now. it is basically just way better than good eats, which i still like. good eats easily wins for style and humor, but alton brown tends to violate one of Brian's Rules, the one that says you shouldn't be pedantic and wrong at the same time.
while america's test kitchen avers that they do things "the right way," they eliminate the idea that it's right simply because they know better than you; they just tested every other possible way and decided on the best one. there really is no "knowledge" being presented here, just test results.
alton still wins for personality and humor though. oh, and cleverness. the smoker out of a giant flower pot, a hot plate and a pie pan is just ingenious. plus his guests are great. i particularly like deb the nutritional anthropologist and shirley corriher, easily the most adorable old lady food scientist ever.
none of the people on america's test kitchen are really endearing, but only one of them really grates on me. that would be bridget. i was going to write that it kind of bothered me that chris (the nerdy guy with the glasses) seems to be a total perv around bridget, and they exude the sense that they're carrying on an affair. but then i thought that such a comment would be inappropriate and juvenile. besides, other bloggers have tread in these waters before.
i love america's test kitchen. i mean, they are incredibly nerdy about everything, and they get results! that's what i like to see! and i do enjoy chris the nerdy guy. but the chicks annoy me. i also like the vaguely gay guy who seems to be the go-to person for gadgets.
ReplyDeleteanyway, yes, it's a fun show. it's how i learned that red pack canned tomatoes are the tastiest when making sauce! no need to be fancy!
I also am a fan of americas test kitchen (ATK). You just know chris wants to dump a bucket of perfectly made beef gravy on bridget and really go to town.
ReplyDeleteI also like the taste testing guy since he's always so eager to see which product chris picks as his favorite. I sometimes wonder if his secret desire is for chris to declare, "Well, I think i choose YOU."
i must agree with john on picking the tasting guy over the equipment guy. however, this is because you can tell that he is filled with malice and always wants chris to pick the most disgusting food item in the lot as the best: MWAHAHAHA you chose the peanut butter made entirely out of monosodium glutenate and xantham gum!
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