The best part of COVID is watching one of my great childhood heroes slowly lose his mind through a series of RUclips videos. Keep it up AB! ...keep up the videos, not the slow loss of sanity.
I have watched your shows since i was a child.. im 32 now and you allways been such a rockstar in the kitchen, my absolute fave celeb chef... thanks for so many awesome years..😃❤
Ditto. Good Eats taught me why you do things in the kitchen not just how to do them. Honestly, there should be some sort of life time achievement award coming for this man.
I'm 33 & grew up watching good eats! I remember the highlight of the teen years was getting my own combo tv/vcr so I could watch MTV & food network. To this day watching Alton feels like pure nostalgia
@@eroraf8637 hormel butchers cows alive that what i have heard. But meat is meat if you go vegan it ok make shure not to use tufu or soybean more like almonds or beans.
@@WilliamHollinger2019 Okay, first off: source or skedaddle. Second: punctuation exists for a reason. Third: I like my meats, and soy is the only non-dairy milk with a reasonable protein content.
hollingerw 2019 hmmm... I’d also like to see that source. Hormel does own a few other brands but only pigs (no cows) come into town to be turned into bacon. And SPAM. And Windsor Chops 😋. And all sorts of other pork products. Since I am intimately acquainted with someone who has been inside Hormel and has trained many people to be PQA certified (as required by Hormel) .... I’m pretty confident that your rumor is just that. A rumor.
As a huge fan, and an ATL resident, I can't tell you how many times I looked for you at Harry's Farmer's Market and Kroger back in the day. I thought how cool it was when Donald Fagen announced you were in the audience at Chastain the night they played. I was so close to greatness, and then I finally had the opportunity to talk to my culinary idol when my husband surprised me with meet and greet tickets to your one man show. I thought of a thousand questions to ask you, and then our turn up, you took pictures and joked with us and I froze! For the first time in my life, I was speechless. You ended up talking to my husband about the BMW motorcycles you and he had. What this star struck fan really wanted to say was thanks for the years of great entertainment, the recipes and the science lessons, and here's to many more!
Dani McKenzie ummm...you might want to review your history books on that one, pally. While that nonsense took place in ‘81 (under Reagan’s White House), it was a DEMOCRAT controlled Congressional (continuing) response to the Carter-era effort to reduce costs associated with school lunch programs. The department that came up with that nonsense was staffed by good ol’ boys (never meanin’ no harm) and hired by Carter’s team. The press of the day had a FIELD DAY with the response, taking it to Reagan, even though he had little to do with it. Blame the guy in office, especially if he’s one of them Right-wing-nuts, I guess.
It's not the Government's fault. People don't want to have to read a paragraph of clarification just to buy anything in the store, so they simplified because people want simple. Blame people. Also marketing. Buzzwords and gimmicks are all the rage.
How is this the government's fault? All companies hide stuff they don't want to admit using, with wording or different language, if anything the government should impose rules of marking the contents.
Amirul Azizol The thing is that you really can’t tell with these people. For all we know, this could either be a convincing troll or an actual deranged lunatic.
I lost my sanity way after good eats was canceled the first time I was never gonna get it back hahahahahahahahaa. Someone help. I’m going insane like unicron
I make it very similar!! I rub the sugar on though. Brown sugar, cayenne pepper, paprika, and pepper. I love it "chewy". I used the cooling racks. I was a prep cook and became the bacon queen and revolutionized candied bacon at every restaurant I worked at 🤣🤣 glad to see my method is Alton recommended.
Some bacon pan drippings can also be used as a great pill coating. They'll scarf anything down, even their allergy pills, with a little bit of bacon pan drippings on it.
Ahhh Alton, thank you, thank you, thank you. Oh yeah, thank your lovely wife as well for Quarantine Quitchen. You have kept levity during these times and also provided ideas in the kitchen as well😁🤘🏻
Made with tomato jelly, a little carmelized onions, on brioche with avocado (probably arugula so the greens can even be tasted?), maybe even throw it in a frying pan if you're really chasing down that gout.
I'm 66 years old and learned my cooking basics from Jeff Smith, the Frugal Gourmet. I caught some of Alton Brown's TV shows and really liked the content and production quality but don't watch TV much. I stumbled on these quarantine videos and am really excited to watch them!
this is why i store dark chocolate somewhere cool for emergencies, usually 2 bags in separate places. when you get down to it... there's no reason not to do this.
I made this recipe except that I also brushed a layer of pure maple syrup on the bacon as well and it was truly divine. Love you AB, your videos are what made me start to love cooking back when I was in Highschool. Keep on keeping on!
Me: oh look a pantry raid, I can't wait to use common ingredients found in a pantry to enhance my bacon. Alton: Get your Muscavado sugar... Me: I guess I won't be having fancy bacon tonight.
About 8 or 9 years back I started adding a variation of this into rice krispy treats. I do one with regular rice krispies and I put brown sugar, cinnamon and a little nutmeg on the bacon. I also do another with chocolate rice krispies where I swap in cayenne pepper in place of the nutmeg. Adds the right amount of heat. Been bringing it to Christmas and Thanksgiving family get togethers ever since. lol
Thank you for your content during this dark time, especially dark as it’s now been a month since my fiancé,soulmate,dream girl passed. She would have loved this recipe and I’m gonna make it and eat enough for both of us.
I'm so pumped that I found this channel! I am such a HUGE Good Eats fan and have been since it was a new show. This is similar but different in a good way! I have new things to watch for atleast a week 😆 Alton Brown is the man, I still quote him on almost a daily basis at my restaurant job!
Alton Brown, I've been watching you since the first episode of Good Eats and you've always been my #1 OG favorite Chef and helped inspire me to spend a lot of time in my kitchen.
Yes I have done this many a time since lock down. I used dark brown sugar and fresh pepper. I've even thrown on a bit of smoked paprika occasionally. But yeah it doesn't last long and I don't feel guilty. I actually went to a NYE party years ago at a lakehouse and the bacon was AMAZING. I sought out the chef and he said it was sugar and pepper. So that's what I do.
@@Hengebobs Don't get me wrong - I love Alton. I've gone to his live stage show. Twice. But it's typical of him, if you pay attention, to be making some "basic" recipe - but OH wait, the key ingredient is some specialty item (Muscovado sugar, anyone?) that NO ONE has just sitting in their cupboard. I think it's funny. That's all. So put your put your smartass hipster knives away.
Woot! Alton, remember for Quarantine Kitchen Star Trek theme with the Theramin! Watch your viewership skyrocket with all the nerds tuning in, regardless of how good the food is! =) Oh, also, Star Trek theme with the Theramin WITH whipped creme! Yes! Star Trek theme with a Theramin and whipped creme with Chemist Guy as a special guest! Triple YES!!!
Whipped cream is OK, but I'd like to see this bacon treat paired with that chocolate-coffee concoction that came out of the nitrous oxide gizmo. Mmmm! Breakfast!
What usually happens in situations like that is the government comes up with a legal definition and companies find out ways around it. A good example are "organic pesticides"; people usually assume "organic" means "no pesticides or artificial fertilizers" and they usually picture some small farm run by ma and pa using homemade fertilizers but they're usually ultimately owned by the same massive agrobusiness conglomerate and they still spray them with similar pesticides and fertilizers, they just isolate them from natural sources instead of from inorganic chemicals but are sometimes the _exact same substance_ just from different sources. Thanks to the way the laws are worded though its hard to prevent since its hard to make a legal definition between a natural harmless pesticide like apple cider vinegar and chloro-benzo-dihydrate tetro-chromide someone extracted from some mutant yeast strain developed in a monsanto lab.
I made this, tho I didn't have Muskavado Brown sugar, just plain dark brown, and let me tell you how well it paired with Bourbon. I might have hit mine a little hard with the red pepper flakes and pepper, but I like the spicy heat. What a paring. Thanks Alton.
I watched one of your videos the other day where you mentioned that you don't like the idea of Good Eats being something only kids watch. As someone who did watch you as a kid, you should understand that you're an inspiration. I live in a rural area and many people here are set in their ways and are unwilling to learn, so when I found your show I was thrilled. I was a fan then and am still a fan.
Ah yes, for when all I've got is bacon and a super niche type of sugar 😂 Alton I love you bud, but y u do dis to me? Edit: guys, it was a joke. I know you can use brown sugar. But if that's what most people will be using because it's so common, why bother mentioning the other sugar at all?
You could melt down the sugar to a syrup, or just use a good maple syrup, throw in the spices and then turn the bacon in it until completely and evenly covered and then bake it .... you might also want to try and add some lime juice and shredded lime peel as well. It's actually insane how good that is, I have done it with chunks of bacon, sugar and chili in a pan ...
I've never heard of "uncured bacon" before, and I'm really puzzled by it. I mean ... I'd say bacon is cured meat, pretty much by definition. So if it isn't cured, how can it be bacon?
Former butcher here - technically speaking the USDA has defined any "cured" product as nitrates and/or nitrites during the pre-smoking/cooking or preservation process. I worked at an all-natural grocery store (you know the one) and all of our smoked meats (ham, bacon, sausage, hot dogs) were labeled "uncured" because they technically went through a curing process but were nitrite and nitrate free.
@JT S "I worked at an all-natural grocery store (you know the one)". Dane here, I have no idea what you're talking about 😁 Not surprised that USDA regulations are bonkers, though.
I had a friend back in the day who was thoroughly allergic to the added curing nitrites in bacon, but she could eat the uncured bacon just fine. Allergies are a finicky beast!
I want this series to continue once things go back to "normal".
I love Alton being able to say what he wants.
me too.
Yes. The “new normal” must include Pantry Raid.
I'm sure that will be up to his work schedule when he's full timing Good Eats again.
Me too its wonderful
I couldn't agree more, he's making food great again
The best part of COVID is watching one of my great childhood heroes slowly lose his mind through a series of RUclips videos. Keep it up AB!
...keep up the videos, not the slow loss of sanity.
First Adam Savage and now AB, whooo
"I want a candy bar, but all I have is bacon" Ah yes, I too can relate to this dilemma
bacon for the win!♥
It's like a First World problem but somehow moreso.
you spelled "blessing" wrong
And that is a dilemma because...?
😒🤔🥓🥓🥓😯😁
Wait! We can do this ...
Cook bacon.
Slowly microwave those 6 pack of Dollar Tree chocolate minis. Stir and cover. No messes please.
Dip bacon. Done!!
"Fifteen shall be the number of the minutes, and the number of the minutes shall be fifteen."
"Sixteen is way out"
@@alanholck7995 "Thou shall not count to fourteen except to then proceed to fifteen."
Exactly what came to my mind as well!
This is from Monty Python right? I forget which episode/movie though
@@joeyliva851 Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch scene.
I have watched your shows since i was a child.. im 32 now and you allways been such a rockstar in the kitchen, my absolute fave celeb chef... thanks for so many awesome years..😃❤
One of my earliest memories as a kid was sleeping over my grandma's house and hearing the good eats theme song in the middle of the night lol
Ditto. Good Eats taught me why you do things in the kitchen not just how to do them. Honestly, there should be some sort of life time achievement award coming for this man.
I'm 33 & grew up watching good eats! I remember the highlight of the teen years was getting my own combo tv/vcr so I could watch MTV & food network. To this day watching Alton feels like pure nostalgia
these animals had personalitys and died screaming to death. eating animals is bad karma.
@@jonahlevi3178 I became a vegetarian because of your words.
Alton: “I’m gonna blur the brand name. I don’t want anybody mad at me!” Also Alton: *holds up very recognizable packaging*
So it's not just me that was confuzzled by that. Obvious Hormel packaging is obvious.
@@eroraf8637 hormel butchers cows alive that what i have heard. But meat is meat if you go vegan it ok make shure not to use tufu or soybean more like almonds or beans.
@@WilliamHollinger2019 Okay, first off: source or skedaddle. Second: punctuation exists for a reason. Third: I like my meats, and soy is the only non-dairy milk with a reasonable protein content.
hollingerw 2019 hmmm... I’d also like to see that source.
Hormel does own a few other brands but only pigs (no cows) come into town to be turned into bacon. And SPAM. And Windsor Chops 😋. And all sorts of other pork products.
Since I am intimately acquainted with someone who has been inside Hormel and has trained many people to be PQA certified (as required by Hormel) .... I’m pretty confident that your rumor is just that. A rumor.
I heard Hormel only hires virgin Jewish females.
As a huge fan, and an ATL resident, I can't tell you how many times I looked for you at Harry's Farmer's Market and Kroger back in the day. I thought how cool it was when Donald Fagen announced you were in the audience at Chastain the night they played. I was so close to greatness, and then I finally had the opportunity to talk to my culinary idol when my husband surprised me with meet and greet tickets to your one man show. I thought of a thousand questions to ask you, and then our turn up, you took pictures and joked with us and I froze! For the first time in my life, I was speechless. You ended up talking to my husband about the BMW motorcycles you and he had. What this star struck fan really wanted to say was thanks for the years of great entertainment, the recipes and the science lessons, and here's to many more!
“These are stressful times but self care is important.”
that's why I choose to clog my arteries
This guy is way too old for you, Lisha. He could be your grandfather.
Proceeds to cook bacon candy bars
Self Care = Candied Bacon 🥓
His rant on how the government comes up with stupid ways to reword thing is exactly why I love this guy
Agreed. I still can't believe the government classifies tomatoes as a vegetable.
@@NorybDrol82 Thank Ronald Reagan for that. And for ketchup being considered a vegetable for school lunches.
Dani McKenzie ummm...you might want to review your history books on that one, pally. While that nonsense took place in ‘81 (under Reagan’s White House), it was a DEMOCRAT controlled Congressional (continuing) response to the Carter-era effort to reduce costs associated with school lunch programs. The department that came up with that nonsense was staffed by good ol’ boys (never meanin’ no harm) and hired by Carter’s team. The press of the day had a FIELD DAY with the response, taking it to Reagan, even though he had little to do with it. Blame the guy in office, especially if he’s one of them Right-wing-nuts, I guess.
It's not the Government's fault. People don't want to have to read a paragraph of clarification just to buy anything in the store, so they simplified because people want simple. Blame people. Also marketing. Buzzwords and gimmicks are all the rage.
How is this the government's fault? All companies hide stuff they don't want to admit using, with wording or different language, if anything the government should impose rules of marking the contents.
I love the chaotic energy, been a fan for decades and this is def your best iteration 💖💖👌🏻
These always warm my heart 😊 thank you Alton
i believe in Jesus.
The more you lose your mind, the guiltier the eats
@Jay Ar lmfaoooooo damn someone's a little hostile 😂😂
@Jay Ar Virtue signaling because you don't eat bacon? Get back to us when you are saving the lives of covid-19 patients.
vegetarian me approves highly of this video ;)
@@rachelball1174 It's obviously sarcasm lmao
Amirul Azizol The thing is that you really can’t tell with these people. For all we know, this could either be a convincing troll or an actual deranged lunatic.
"But don't feel bad about eating it."
😭😭😭💗 OMG. ALTON YOU'RE TOO GOOD FOR US! 😍
Alton Brown's guide for self care.
Step 1: Eat sugary bacon
The Germans have a word for this kind of stress eating- Kummerspeck, or "Grief Bacon".
these animals had personalitys and died screaming to death. eating animals is bad karma.
I must take my cholesterol meds with bacon candy 🍭
@@jonahlevi3178 You don't actually have any idea how slaughterhouses work, do you?
@@Lexicon_ i do, heres how they work instagram.com/p/B3mIhQuAX_x/?igshid=1wjz3a5basfez
Oh Alton, everyone is losing their mind in quarantine. Love this man. Wish I could find a man like Alton. 😍 🥰 😉
that tiny nod to the princess bride made my heart smile
Alton Brown : I am loosing my mind
Anyone who has watched an episode of Good Eats : That's been gone for a long time
*losing
I lost my sanity way after good eats was canceled the first time I was never gonna get it back hahahahahahahahaa. Someone help. I’m going insane like unicron
How do you lose what you never had in the first place? 😁
Matthew Cox there’s a bit of sanity lol
I make it very similar!! I rub the sugar on though. Brown sugar, cayenne pepper, paprika, and pepper. I love it "chewy". I used the cooling racks. I was a prep cook and became the bacon queen and revolutionized candied bacon at every restaurant I worked at 🤣🤣 glad to see my method is Alton recommended.
"As for all this deliciousness, that's what dogs are for."
Dogs sure like bacon scraps. MMMM..... BACON!
Some bacon pan drippings can also be used as a great pill coating.
They'll scarf anything down, even their allergy pills, with a little bit of bacon pan drippings on it.
yeah but... that's all just sugar and chile....
BE C And the 5 second rule no longer applies. I love he shares with his doggies
@@Taolan8472 that's a great idea
He must have edited out the loud "shlurp shlrup shlurp" noises from the dog.
You add such a joy to a stressful time. Thanks for the years of good ears and entertainment.
whoa i've never seen an oven like that before with the number on the knob. that's cool.
I got a little misty eyed at AB’s mention of self care in these trying times. Who knew, of all the people, Mr Alton Brown would make me cry a little?
Ahhh Alton, thank you, thank you, thank you. Oh yeah, thank your lovely wife as well for Quarantine Quitchen. You have kept levity during these times and also provided ideas in the kitchen as well😁🤘🏻
"I'm losing my mind..."
We noticed. We love it.
Why am I thinking about putting Alton Brown’s candied bacon in a BLT? Anyone willing to try that?
I think the question should be is anyone NOT willing to try that? Shorter list.
Yep its amazing
People loved this shit at arbys when I used to work there
Matty M makes candied bacon BLT with french toast
Made with tomato jelly, a little carmelized onions, on brioche with avocado (probably arugula so the greens can even be tasted?), maybe even throw it in a frying pan if you're really chasing down that gout.
Mr. Brown, like a fine wine over time, you have mellowed yet grown in character. Keep up the good work.
Bringing home the Lacquer Bacon.
I'm 66 years old and learned my cooking basics from Jeff Smith, the Frugal Gourmet. I caught some of Alton Brown's TV shows and really liked the content and production quality but don't watch TV much. I stumbled on these quarantine videos and am really excited to watch them!
this is why i store dark chocolate somewhere cool for emergencies, usually 2 bags in separate places. when you get down to it... there's no reason not to do this.
Dark chocolate dipped bacon. Do it.
Gotta say, this episode was super helpful. I tried this recipe once, just once, and it immediately became my one of my top 10 favourite foods.
I saw the word “bacon” and, clicked as fast as I could.
Me too!
Jay Ar you must be perfect, to judge so quickly
That's stupid
@Jay Ar you must be sad, depressed and unloved 😆
I made this recipe except that I also brushed a layer of pure maple syrup on the bacon as well and it was truly divine.
Love you AB, your videos are what made me start to love cooking back when I was in Highschool. Keep on keeping on!
I've been making a type of brown sugar and pepper bacon since as I was a kid! Glad to know I'm not crazy and this is a thing lol
AuraBlackquill -
Makin' bacon = Not crazy
Not eating it afterwards = Insanity
😉😁🥓🥓🥓👍😎
I absolutely love this style of honesty and just flat reality of cooking!!
Me: oh look a pantry raid, I can't wait to use common ingredients found in a pantry to enhance my bacon.
Alton: Get your Muscavado sugar...
Me: I guess I won't be having fancy bacon tonight.
I'm just going to add a bit of molasses to my regular brown sugar and see how that works
I hear you, I figure if I go to the store for the sugar he uses I will just buy a candy bar instead. lol
Brown sugar will work just fine.
About 8 or 9 years back I started adding a variation of this into rice krispy treats. I do one with regular rice krispies and I put brown sugar, cinnamon and a little nutmeg on the bacon. I also do another with chocolate rice krispies where I swap in cayenne pepper in place of the nutmeg. Adds the right amount of heat. Been bringing it to Christmas and Thanksgiving family get togethers ever since. lol
oh wow that sounds awesome and I want to do that
I like the description that Epic Meal Time had for this: "Dog treats for humans."
@Jake Sangria different strokes for different folks. No need to bag them.
@Jake Sangria Yeah I understand. It's clear they were a product of their time though and that trend has long past.
My daughter use to dip her bacon in the chocolate fountain at a local "all you can eat" establishment, still your's rocks.
Thanks
Thank you for your content during this dark time, especially dark as it’s now been a month since my fiancé,soulmate,dream girl passed. She would have loved this recipe and I’m gonna make it and eat enough for both of us.
My condolences
Steve Martin would be proud of you, Alton. This was pure comedic genius. And HELL YES I'm going to try this.
Henceforth, those shall be known as “bacon racks” ... no matter what you are putting on them.
baking rack
bakin' rack
bacon rack
these animals had personalitys and died screaming to death. eating animals is bad karma.
jonah levi? Eating animals is tastey
I'm so pumped that I found this channel! I am such a HUGE Good Eats fan and have been since it was a new show. This is similar but different in a good way! I have new things to watch for atleast a week 😆 Alton Brown is the man, I still quote him on almost a daily basis at my restaurant job!
Can you please continue doing this even after Good Eats resumes? After the pandemic lifts?
The videos, I mean, not the losing your mind part.
This is by far my favorite cooking show starting now! So good...
"But within lies a heart of pork." Just like me. I eat way too much pork.
Alton Brown, I've been watching you since the first episode of Good Eats and you've always been my #1 OG favorite Chef and helped inspire me to spend a lot of time in my kitchen.
Missed opportunity to make the joke that it's not a "baking" rack, but a "bacon" rack.
No, I'm not a father. Why do you ask?
Entertainment at its finest! And I learned yet another way to love bacon!
2:05 dang you didn't have to call my mom out like that
Love the Princess Bride reference. You rock.
Bacon is lovely and all, but can anyone tell me what kind of oven that is, with the voodoo knobs??
Probably a Wolf, they often have red knobs
Thanks for being you! Been watching you with my grandma since I was a little kid. I’m in my 20s now 💛
A little rosemary makes is so goddammed good
Seeing your own production outside of TV and their filters is so much better
I was sure you were going to stack the bacon to make a real bar.
I guess I have to do that now.
Yes I have done this many a time since lock down. I used dark brown sugar and fresh pepper. I've even thrown on a bit of smoked paprika occasionally. But yeah it doesn't last long and I don't feel guilty.
I actually went to a NYE party years ago at a lakehouse and the bacon was AMAZING. I sought out the chef and he said it was sugar and pepper. So that's what I do.
"You know, when you start running out of things at your house..."
Do... you not keep brown sugar, black pepper and some kind of chili flake or chili powder on hand? Bacon I can understand, but sugar and pepper?
Think he means the fancy type of brown sugar. Often people who aren't "cooks" don't think to substitute ingredients unless the recipe says to.
@@Hengebobs Yes. Substitute the ingredient Alton specifically says "You've gotta use it" to.
@@Hengebobs Don't get me wrong - I love Alton. I've gone to his live stage show. Twice. But it's typical of him, if you pay attention, to be making some "basic" recipe - but OH wait, the key ingredient is some specialty item (Muscovado sugar, anyone?) that NO ONE has just sitting in their cupboard.
I think it's funny. That's all. So put your put your smartass hipster knives away.
You did it again Alton! You put a smile on my face!
"How could you want anything more?"
I guess dipping it in chocolate or sticking it in a Bloody Mary is going too far?
This sounds incredible. That crunch was very inviting lol. 😁
Thanks!
💜💚
I read “Panty Raid” and yet I still clicked ...
Well, here we are a year later and in Omicron quarantine. I too am losing my mind but enjoyed this salve of candy bacon.
Woot! Alton, remember for Quarantine Kitchen Star Trek theme with the Theramin! Watch your viewership skyrocket with all the nerds tuning in, regardless of how good the food is! =) Oh, also, Star Trek theme with the Theramin WITH whipped creme! Yes! Star Trek theme with a Theramin and whipped creme with Chemist Guy as a special guest! Triple YES!!!
Love my Theremin. I would love to see this.
Whipped cream is OK, but I'd like to see this bacon treat paired with that chocolate-coffee concoction that came out of the nitrous oxide gizmo. Mmmm! Breakfast!
"That's what dogs are for."
I love you, Alton!
Watching a video all about the marriage of bacon + brown sugar… And I wonder why I have put on the Quarantine 15. 😂
That’s 4 less than my COVID 19 😏🙁
My hero.... I'm not into those at the ripe old age of 42, but Alton Brown is one person that I would sincerely appreciate meeting in my life. 🙂
This is similar to what my favorite ice cream place does to their Porky's Delight ice cream. And yes, I eat bacon ice cream.
I just LOVE Alton Brown! Best person to come out of the Food Channel and he never ever disappoints.
I admit to starting a bacon hoard. Now I can hoard with less guilt! Lasts for.ev.er.
these pantry raids are top tier alton brown
I'm guessing the marketing folks came up with the term; not the government. Just saying...
What usually happens in situations like that is the government comes up with a legal definition and companies find out ways around it. A good example are "organic pesticides"; people usually assume "organic" means "no pesticides or artificial fertilizers" and they usually picture some small farm run by ma and pa using homemade fertilizers but they're usually ultimately owned by the same massive agrobusiness conglomerate and they still spray them with similar pesticides and fertilizers, they just isolate them from natural sources instead of from inorganic chemicals but are sometimes the _exact same substance_ just from different sources. Thanks to the way the laws are worded though its hard to prevent since its hard to make a legal definition between a natural harmless pesticide like apple cider vinegar and chloro-benzo-dihydrate tetro-chromide someone extracted from some mutant yeast strain developed in a monsanto lab.
Try massaging the SPAM museum , those people have been a bit bored lately
I love Alton. He doesn't give a damn, he's honest, and he is here to give tips on fun things to make/eat.
This is very important information. 😁
I made this, tho I didn't have Muskavado Brown sugar, just plain dark brown, and let me tell you how well it paired with Bourbon. I might have hit mine a little hard with the red pepper flakes and pepper, but I like the spicy heat. What a paring. Thanks Alton.
Whose pantry has that brown sugar I can’t pronounce??
Alton's?
Alton Brown, telling it like it is, as always!
Best part was when he said "I'm losing my mind"
I've made two batches so far, one with peppers and one without, both are amazingly delicious! 😋
I’ve always called this “pig candy” :)
me too,
I love you Alton. I'll be making this for my wife and daughter who is 4 and LOOOVES bacon!
making the statement "the candy of meats" reality.
dear god, you've hacked reality.
Seriously! I shouldn't be drooling this much... im thinking about making this and mixing it in with some vanilla bean icecream!
OMG how did you know about the red chili packets did my girlfriend tell you about those?!
I watched one of your videos the other day where you mentioned that you don't like the idea of Good Eats being something only kids watch. As someone who did watch you as a kid, you should understand that you're an inspiration. I live in a rural area and many people here are set in their ways and are unwilling to learn, so when I found your show I was thrilled. I was a fan then and am still a fan.
Ah yes, for when all I've got is bacon and a super niche type of sugar 😂 Alton I love you bud, but y u do dis to me?
Edit: guys, it was a joke. I know you can use brown sugar. But if that's what most people will be using because it's so common, why bother mentioning the other sugar at all?
You can definitely use golden/ yellow sugar, Hun. It'll still be loverly.
You can add molasses to any sugar and it'll get darker.
Use brown sugar.
im so glad you upload your own content man. keep it up
What is the name of the camera guy can we at least see him one so it's not so informal what would he like to cook
The camera"man" is his wife Elizabeth! 🤣
Cindi Bennett Is it though???
You could melt down the sugar to a syrup, or just use a good maple syrup, throw in the spices and then turn the bacon in it until completely and evenly covered and then bake it .... you might also want to try and add some lime juice and shredded lime peel as well. It's actually insane how good that is, I have done it with chunks of bacon, sugar and chili in a pan ...
I've never heard of "uncured bacon" before, and I'm really puzzled by it. I mean ... I'd say bacon is cured meat, pretty much by definition. So if it isn't cured, how can it be bacon?
Right? Wouldn't "uncured bacon" just be... "Thinly sliced pork belly"?
Former butcher here - technically speaking the USDA has defined any "cured" product as nitrates and/or nitrites during the pre-smoking/cooking or preservation process. I worked at an all-natural grocery store (you know the one) and all of our smoked meats (ham, bacon, sausage, hot dogs) were labeled "uncured" because they technically went through a curing process but were nitrite and nitrate free.
@JT S "I worked at an all-natural grocery store (you know the one)".
Dane here, I have no idea what you're talking about 😁
Not surprised that USDA regulations are bonkers, though.
@@jts6016 rhymes with foal whoods by chance? ;)
Same goes for anything vegan *insert meat here* or turkey bacon. Bacon by definition cured pork.
"Thanks for washing" my kind of comedy, I always knew I like alton
Pantry raid starting off with the sentiment about not being able to go out to buy something...
2nd ingredient: never even heard of that before.
Losing your mind can be fun. Lean into the insanity. It's comforting.
but what if i want bacon, and all i have is candy bars?
May All the Gods bless you Alton Brown.
67 views. One minute ago. Wew, good timing.
I had a friend back in the day who was thoroughly allergic to the added curing nitrites in bacon, but she could eat the uncured bacon just fine. Allergies are a finicky beast!
So awesome that you post a bacon based episode on my son's 13 b-day!
The best part for me was "Thank you for washing" instead of watching and with the pandemic it's fitting. Beautiful.
Pig Candy! It's a family favorite. When it's still warm, you can roll it in finally chopped pecans. So yummy.
I would have never thought of this bacon hack. Thanks, Alton! Stay safe and sane!😎👍