It’s all just a character, as others are saying. Uncharted made me feel like he’s bad ass, even if its pretty scripted
He’s an asshole and a hypocrite.
I think his microwave critique was targeted at commerical kitchens not home cooks. There’s a significant difference in expected quality between ordering out and home meals for many people. IMO he’d be a hypocrite if he used them in his restaurants.
Would you still feel that way is the best steak you had ever eaten in your life was cooked in a microwave?
I’m not even saying that’s possible, but dammit, you can turn Oreos into a really good cake in the microwave, and with how it all Hass to work for that actually happen, I don’t know that you could do it any other way, or than if you even did that it would be nearly as good.
Seriously you need to take some Oreos crush them up in a coffee mug that’s microwave safe obviously and then mix in just enough milk to make it look like a really thick batter, damn near into a dough.
Then microwave it for 30 seconds to a minute depending on your microwave.
If you have ice cream, or even just whipped cream, or anything like that, it would go really good on top of super hot, moist, chocolatey, gooey, but still firm cake, I would go ahead and use that.
I am not anti microwave. But it doesn’t have a place when you need to make a dish with a crisp texture. It’d be great for warming mash potatoes but maybe not for a steak.
It is a tool like any other. The issue is when cooks only use the microwave and not their other options. IMO.
I mean, how many winning chefs has he called shit and lazy? That’s just how he does publicity.
Puts on a show for the American audiences. Otherwise seems okay.
Is it really for American audiences? He seems the same to me in the UK Kitchen Nightmares
In the U.K. he’s way less hard on folks then in the states. Of course, it could also be they’re way less combative. No Amy’s Baking Companies in the U.K. I don’t think.
This is it. His shows are overproduced for Americans, using cheap effects and dramatization for terrible reality TV. So I never watch him.
I think it’d be a lot different if I saw a version that was just what happened. Like kitchen nightmares but without all of the dramatics. That I would watch all the time. So of course they don’t make it.
He did some sort of traveling-around-the-world-and-cooking-local-dishes documentary. Watch it for yourself, I personally didn’t like his personality and his picky character. And he tanks almost every local dish (hilarious reaction by the lao monks…they did not like what he had prepared for them).
Spot on. Him on TV playing into his character seems like a POS. But from some of his other stuff he seems like a decent dude who acknowledges he doesn’t know everything.
Guy can’t even make a fucking grilled cheese properly
I think that he is an aspen tree, because of the way he is.
- All trash beyond the early European version of kitchen nightmares
- Probably generally fine as he actually started as a decent chef in actual restaurants, but they are very likely not “his” recipes and instead written and maintained by an editorial staff.
- Unfortunately modeled after actual fine dining restaurant chefs from my first hand experience (though things are likely evolving from after the financial collapse forward and the general shift away from fine dining).
He’s a good guy. I probably wouldn’t get along with him, but that’s just different natures.
I really enjoyed watching Alton Brown on “hot ones”, he was cool and composed the entire way through, actually had critique of the flavors and why they didn’t work well, he never complained about the spiciness of the food, but had a nuanced and appreciative evaluation of what was occurring in his mouth.
The algo recommended this chuckleheads appearance on hot ones next, he went full schtick with it, I don’t think I got hallway through before getting tired of it.
I enjoy seeing him humble (how to cook eggs), or humbled (James May head to head), but I don’t like his manic energy and crass style of criticism delivery.
Alton Brown on “hot ones”
Thank you for this recommendation!
I don’t watch a lot of hot ones, but his is shoulder above heads better than any other episode of ‘hot ones’ I’ve seen. There have been other good episodes, but for a sauce/flavor breakdown Alton Brown does it phenomenally
I watched it last night and the way he was just like, “oh, nice use of ginger”, “too much cilantro”, and “I can fix this!!” was great! He wasn’t focusing on the heat, he was focusing on the taste and it was great!
It’s amazing to me that he can separate the discomfort from the quality, I went into the other "chefs"that have done the show looking for similar evaluation, and I’ve been disappointed every time. Alton Brown is truly another level of professional, I need to re rewatch good eats.
I like the F Word. Most episodes are on YouTube and it’s far better than his other personas that you’ve probably seen.
IF you agree to be a toxic, abusive, bullying shit, for ratings,
THEN that is within you, and your nature can’t claim otherwise.
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Yeah, stay away from Anthony Hawkins, you just know he’s a cannibal deep within.
Seriously, it’s 2024 and we still can’t differentiate actors from their roles? WTF?
He can’t cook a grilled cheese worth a shit.
https://youtu.be/8E4cQHejFq0?si=0hqkQQEZghdFBC6h
The cheese didn’t melt. “This man just served a medium rare grilled cheese”
Well, he IS British so what did you expect?
Thank you for sharing that video, the comments are hilarious.
I think he’s probably a dick but his insults always crack me up.
I can’t stand him but I don’t find any entertainment from people being assholes.
It amazes me how many people still don’t realize his asshole schtick is just him playing a character
I understand that but that character is so offputting to me that I simply can’t watch.
Exactly. In the UK version he was not an angry, shouty cunt. That was added for the US show.
It’s as if people think The Rock was actually the heel he played in WWE or the Anthony Hopkins is actually a cannibal who kills and eats people.
Wait. Hold on. Are you telling me THAT one isn’t true?
Watch him on master chef junior and you can see how well he treats the kids and how encouraging he is. Even on master chef he’s a lot less of an asshole vs hotel hell or hells kitchen
