
Episodes List

Ep.1 Where There's Smoke, There's Fish
Air Date: 2001-04-11
Get the lowdown on wood chips and creating a simple smoker for fish.

Ep.2 Pressure
Air Date: 2001-04-18
The scientific theory behind capturing meaty goodness in liquid form and why the pressure cooker makes great broth.

Ep.3 Fry Hard II: The Chicken
Air Date: 2001-04-25
AB pan-fries a chicken, also showing how to butcher it into perfect pieces. Buttermilk bathed, golden brown and deliciousmmm, mmm, fry some more, 'cause nobody doesn't love fried chicken.

Ep.4 Crustacean Nation II: Claws
Air Date: 2001-05-16
Host Alton Brown demystifies the buying, handling and cooking of the briny bug that put the surf into the surf-n-turf.

Ep.5 Ham I Am
Air Date: 2001-05-30
Country and city hams: cured, smoked, raw, brined or fresh, get your juices going for some good old American ham.

Ep.6 Let Them Eat Foam
Air Date: 2001-06-13
Chocolate layer and sheet cakes are more American than apple pie, yet few of us ever bake them anymore. We're going to change all that. Shop for cake pans, learn everything you need to know to keep your foam from flopping and produce a heavenly cake.

Ep.7 A Chuck for Chuck
Air Date: 2001-06-27
From ordinary chuck to sublime, melt in your mouth flavor: how to make the perfect pot roast without the pot.

Ep.8 Pantry Raid IV: Comb Alone
Air Date: 2001-07-11
The most mentioned food in the Bible; The only food produced for us by animals. It's a sweetener, it's an antiseptic, it's amazing.

Ep.9 The Bulb of the Night
Air Date: 2001-07-25
Meet the Count and discover the miraculous properties of Garlic.

Ep.10 Mayo Clinic
Air Date: 2001-08-08
Join Alton Brown as he debunks the many mysteries of mayonnaise.

Ep.11 Puff the Magic Pastry
Air Date: 2001-08-22
Don't be afraid, the store stuff can deliver the puff.

Ep.12 True Brew II: Mr Tea
Air Date: 2001-09-05
Tea is the second most popular beverage, so let's brew some.

Ep.13 Chile's Angels
Air Date: 2001-10-03
Alton investigates the fruity heat of chilies and that ubiquitous condiment: salsa.