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The Best Episodes of Good Eats Season 1

Every episode of Good Eats Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Good Eats Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Good Eats Season 1

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...

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  1. 8.8/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Pantry Raid I: Use Your Noodle

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    S1:E11

    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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  2. 8.5/10(28 votes)

    #2 - A Bowl of Onion

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    S1:E9

    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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  3. 8.4/10(34 votes)

    #3 - The Egg-Files

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    S1:E3

    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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  4. 8.4/10(29 votes)

    #4 - Gravy Confidential

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    S1:E8

    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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  5. 8.3/10(37 votes)

    #5 - This Spud's For You

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    S1:E2

    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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  6. 8.3/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Salad Daze

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    S1:E4

    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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  8. 8.3/10(32 votes)

    #7 - The Dough Also Rises

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    S1:E7

    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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  9. 8.2/10(52 votes)

    #8 - Steak Your Claim

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    S1:E1

    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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  10. 8.0/10(32 votes)

    #9 - A Bird in the Pan

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    S1:E5

    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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  11. 8.0/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Hook, Line and Dinner

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    S1:E10

    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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  12. 8.0/10(26 votes)

    #11 - The Art of Darkness

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    S1:E13

    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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  13. 7.9/10(24 votes)

    #12 - Power to the Pilaf

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    S1:E12

    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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  14. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #13 - Churn Baby Churn

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    S1:E6

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pantry Raid I: Use Your Noodle" is the best rated episode of "Good Eats" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/1999. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Bowl of Onion".