Good Eats 2: The Middle Years Hardcover – September 27, 2010

... - it would have to be one of the best cooking books I've ever read - I'd even go ...

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Murph

February 6, 2016

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I caught one episode of Alton's show and was very impressed with the way he explained so much of why things happen in cooking so thought I'd try buying a book - it would have to be one of the best cooking books I've ever read - I'd even go one step further and say it isn't just a cook book... it is a REFERENCE book. If you are a person who likes to understand the 'why' behind things (in this case cooking) then Alton's books are definitely for you! Couldn't recommend it highly enough!!

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March 21, 2016

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I bought this for my husband who absolutely adores Alton Brown. The book is absolutely HUGE and is filled with lots of great food facts, recipes and cooking tips. There is a DVD included and the only thing I would have enjoyed more was if the DVD was longer. If you like Alton Brown, you will LOVE this book.

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Perfect for the science-loving chefs in your life

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Amazon Customer

July 4, 2017

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I bought this for my dad for his birthday. I haven't read it myself--I just saw the original shows--but he LOVED it. Like, got mad at me because he couldn't get anything else done for a few days because he couldn't stop reading it for a few days.
Ya done good, Mr Brown. :)

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Great companion to Alton Brown's show

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Karen Thayer

September 7, 2017

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As a fan of Good Eats on the Cooking Channel, I was happy to find this book describing the recipes and how to make them from the show. I bought a used copy from Good Will, which is in pristine condition. I doubt it was ever opened. This was an added plus, as it was a gift to my husband, the cook in our house. He follows Mr. Brown's advice and now doesn't have to ask me to look up a recipe from the show.

This series is one of the best of any I have seen

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Purple Griffon

June 7, 2015

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This series is one of the best of any I have seen, as it describes how things work - and why. Sure, you don't have to know some of this to cook - but it makes it more fun to do so - and sometimes knowing something prevents a problem elsewhere later. These are well written and fun to read.

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March 10, 2017

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Alton Brown's recipes are good. There probably aren't a lot of recipes in here that I will cook, but the information about cooking various meats, and other foods is excellent

I never watched his cooking show. Now I wish I had. I have Good Eats 1 and 2. Haven't purchased Good Eats 3 year, but I plan on doing so.

You've Seen the Movie; Now Read the Book!

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November 7, 2010

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Alton Brown and his merry band of studio accomplices have created the best dual medium cooking product since Julia Child launched Mastering the Art of French Cooking and PBS' The French Chef. On his televised series (I also bought the DVD set), Alton demonstrates a gift for clearly presenting dishes I want to cook while increasing my understanding of cooking techniques and equipment and how things all come together. As in Good Eats 1: The Early Years (which I also own), the text closely tracks the televised episodes. For fans, the book has sidebars with inside tidbits about filming, which of the merry band did what and a written version of the DVD "Ask Alton" section. Buy the package and you won't regret it. Plus, you get the whole teaching-training program of tell 'em what you'll teach, show 'em how and finally, remind 'em what they've learned. With this book, Alton even gives you the notes!

Alton organizes each recipe using "GeekSpeak" titles: 'knowledge concentrate', 'application', 'software' and 'procedure'. "Hardware" items are discussed in sidebars about, say 'pots and pans.' I find this presentation to be very well organized but the titles seem a little 'precious' with repeated cooking from the book. I do like Alton's commentary on running changes he has made to recipes and techniques based on his own experiences with food preparation. The overall effect is one of having a personal tutorial by Alton in your home, complete with conversational 'asides.'

Unlike the "Iron Chef" series Alton hosts, there is nothing 'foodie' about ingredients and there is nothing elaborate about procedures. This is 'straight ahead' cooking for all of us but with really good recipes and techniques so things come out better than expected and better than the recipes do from the 'average' cookbook.

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