The turkey - my number one thing that people don't get is take that sucker out of the refrigerator about three hours… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I say grace. I'm a big believer in grace. I happen to believe in a God that made all the food and… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and dirty - and it leads to problems… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me. I'm better now at picking out those… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
A balanced diet may be the best medicine. I was eating too much good eats. But people consider that part of your… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
My mantra was to educate people - to actually give them the know-how they could use - and to do it in… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
What tends to happen is that people will go - they've got hot broth, you know, they've added some liquid to their… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
If I took my turkey out of the refrigerator and, like, threw it in a dumpster or drug it down the street… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
Enough people have now mentioned Bill Nye the Science Guy to me that I now desperately avoid it all costs. — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I know people that could serve me canned tuna and saltine crackers and have me feel more at home at their table… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
My feeling has always been that 'Good Eats' would have never happened had it been left to a committee. — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
Culinary tradition is not always based on fact. Sometimes it's based on history, on habits that come out of a time when kitchens were… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I grill almost all of my fish with the skin on because that gives you real protection at least on one side. It's a… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I like television. I still believe that television is the most powerful form of communication on Earth - I just hate what is being… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
The kitchen's a laboratory, and everything that happens there has to do with science. It's biology, chemistry, physics. Yes, there's history. Yes, there's artistry.… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I'm not a slave driver or a yeller. I was yelled at in kitchens and other workplaces. — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
You don't want flame to hit your food. Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me. I'm better now at picking out those that want… — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
Very good cooks who are employed as 'chefs' rarely refer to themselves as 'chefs.' They refer to themselves as 'cooks.' — Alton Brown Copy Share Image
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