Book Quote by Alton Brown

My feeling has always been that 'Good Eats' would have never happened had it been left to a committee.

— Alton Brown

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

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

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

Remember, America: organization will set you free.

— Alton Brown

I do know I'm a control freak.

— Alton Brown

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

I'm not a slave driver or a yeller. I was yelled at in kitchens and other workplaces.

— Alton Brown

I'm prickly. I fuss over every single detail.

— Alton Brown

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

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

Very good cooks who are employed as 'chefs' rarely refer to themselves as 'chefs.' They refer to themselves as 'cooks.'

— Alton Brown