The BEST episodes of Good Eats season 1

Every episode of Good Eats season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Good Eats season 1!

Pop culture, comedy, and plain good eating: Host Alton Brown explores the origins of ingredients, decodes culinary customs and presents food and equipment trends. Punctuated by unusual interludes, simple preparations and unconventional discussions, he'll bring you food in its finest and funniest form.

Last Updated: 11/3/2024Network: Discovery+Status: Ended
Pantry Raid I: Use Your Noodle
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8.95
126 votes

#1 - Pantry Raid I: Use Your Noodle

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/15/1999

Part one of an ongoing series looks at the king of pantry essentials: Dried pasta. Alton Brown explores pasta styles, the best cooking method (water is key), the tools you really need (big), and a different way of saucing. Recipes: Pasta

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Hook, Line and Dinner
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8.73
117 votes

#2 - Hook, Line and Dinner

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/8/1999

Alton Brown dives deep into the watery world of fish and finds that with just three cooking methods under your belt, you can cook just about all of the critters. Recipes: Grilled Salmon Steaks Pan Fried Fish Striped Bass in Salt Dome

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The Art of Darkness
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8.71
124 votes

#3 - The Art of Darkness

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/29/1999

Alton Brown delves into the dark world of chocolate, picks a pod, roasts some beans, questions mysterious guests, visits his shrink, makes a mousse and hits upon the ultimate chocolate recipe. Recipes : Chocolate Mousse Chocolate Lava Muffins

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A Bird in the Pan
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8.59
140 votes

#4 - A Bird in the Pan

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/4/1999

Why did the chicken cross the road? Probably to escape Alton Brown, who seems intent on defining the perfect broiled chicken that's out of the oven and bathed in sauce in under half an hour. Recipes : Broiled, Butterflied Chicken

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The Egg-Files
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8.54
168 votes

#5 - The Egg-Files

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/21/1999

Alton Brown cracks the mysterious egg case and pursues a higher understanding of the amazing ovoid's culinary powers. How to land a non-stick pan, scramble, over easy--and consider eggs for dessert Recipes: Lemon Curd Scrambled Eggs Unscrambled

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Steak Your Claim
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8.42
296 votes

#6 - Steak Your Claim

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/7/1999

Host Alton Brown journeys from field to market to hardware store in search of the perfect steak and the perfect pan to sear it in . Recipes featured on episode: Pan Seared Rib Eye.

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Salad Daze
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8.16
177 votes

#7 - Salad Daze

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/1999

Exiled to bars, chopped and pre-packaged, drenched in noxious concoctions, the tossed salad deserves better. Alton Brown goes back to salad basics and pays homage to Caesar. Recipes: Hail Caesar Salad Veni Vedi Vinaigrette

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Gravy Confidential
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8.07
137 votes

#8 - Gravy Confidential

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/1999

Host Alton Brown conquers ""rouxs"" and leads the way to lump free gravy. Recipes: Gravy from Roast Drippings Sawmill Gravy White Roux

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A Bowl of Onion
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8.07
135 votes

#9 - A Bowl of Onion

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/1/1999

Host Alton Brown journeys to the center of the onion. After rediscovering a kitchen classic, and debunking the mythology of tear-free onion cutting, he emerges with a darned fine bowl of soup. Recipes: French Onion Soup

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This Spud's For You
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8.07
211 votes

#10 - This Spud's For You

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/14/1999

Alton Brown ponders the potato and its main ingredient: Starch. Baking, mashing and gratins are re-examined. Recipes: Mashers Potato/Portobello Gratin The Baked Potato

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Churn Baby Churn
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7.94
166 votes

#11 - Churn Baby Churn

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/1999

You scream, I scream, but Alton Brown would rather make his own ice cream...and sorbet and granita. Secrets the pros don't want you to know and how to find an ice cream machine that delivers the goods without breaking the bank. Recipes: Serious Vanilla Ice Cream Coffee Granita Key Lime Sorbet

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Power to the Pilaf
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7.69
122 votes

#12 - Power to the Pilaf

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/1999

Alton brown heads to LA for a sack of rice, evaluates rice cookers, unlocks saffron and rewrites the rules for the most versatile of all rice dishes: pilaf. Recipes: Rice Pilaf

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The Dough Also Rises
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7.49
163 votes

#13 - The Dough Also Rises

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/18/1999

Searching for the perfect southern-style biscuit, Alton Brown investigates flour and leaveners and turns to his Grandmother for a pointer or two...not to mention a few pointed comments. Recipes: Scones Shortcake Southern Biscuits

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