7.1/10178 votes#1 - Fire
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2016
With help from Aboriginal hunters and a barbecue pit master, Pollan shows how fire shaped human gastronomy, and weighs our duty to the animals we eat.
Director: Alex Gibney
Writer: N/A
7.7/10144 votes#2 - Water
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2016
Pollan looks to the kitchens of India for a lesson in the value of pot cooking and examines the consequences of eating highly processed food.
Director: Caroline Suh
Writer: N/A
8.3/10148 votes#3 - Air
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2016
Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.
Director: Ryan Miller
Writer: N/A
7.9/10127 votes#4 - Earth
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/2016
Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.
Director: Peter Bull
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Cooked Season 1
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Explored through the lenses of the four natural elements – fire, water, air and earth – COOKED is an enlightening and compelling look at the...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Fire" is the best rated episode of "Cooked" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 178 votes. Directed by Alex Gibney and written by N/A, it aired on 2/19/2016. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Water".