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Authors: Alton Brown

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Coconut oil

Coffee

Colanders, steaming in

Collagen

stocks and

Collard greens

Alabama Alchemy

A Quick Mess o’ Greens

Columbus, Christopher

Compound butters:

Blue

Herbed

Poached Garlic

Condiments:

Blue Butter

Eggs, Pickled

Garlic, Poached, Compound Butter

Ginger, Pickled
(Gari)

Herbed Compound Butter

Red Onion Tomato Jam
see also
Sauces

Conduction

cookware materials and

Confections

Pumpkin Seed Brittle

Consumer Reports

Convection

Convection ovens

Cooking:

defined

eating food raw vs.

marriage of food and heat central to

modes of heat transmission in

Cooking times:

preheating oven and

for roasting

Cooks, top 5 activities to be pursued by

Cook’s Illustrated

Cook tops (ranges)

heat management with

Cookware.
See
Pots and pans

Coolers:

brining in

transporting food from market in

Cooling racks

Copper bowls

Copper cookware

reactivity of

Coriander

Corn-Dogs, A Pack of Wild

Corned beef

Corn oil

Cornstarch:

in breadings

dredging in

thickening with

Corriher, Shirley O.

Cottonseed oil

Counter-top grills

Crock-Pots.
See
Slow-cooker cookery

Cross contamination

Crown Jewel Gourmet Popcorn

Crumbs, in breadings

Crusts

Cube steak

à la Salisbury

Cubing

The Cure for Salmon

Cures

Curious Cook, The
(McGee)

Custard, Sweet Onion

Cutting, terminology for

Cutting boards

glass, knives damaged by

D

 

D’Alusio, Faith

D’Amico, Serge

Danish smoked salt

Davidson, Alan

Da Vinci, Leonardo

Deep-fat frying.
See
Immersion-frying

Deglazing

Degrees, defined

Desert, radiant energy in

Desserts and sweets:

Bourbon Apple Pear Sauce

Chocolate Mint Sauce

Pumpkin Seed Brittle

Deviled Eggs

Dicing

Die-cut knives

A Dip for Mr. Dennis

Distilled water

Doneness:

poaching and

safety concerns and

searing and

Dornenburg, Andrew

Double boilers

Dredges, for fried foods

Dry-aging beef

Duck:

bones, for stock

Cast-Iron

DuPont

Dutch ovens

E

 

E. coli

Earthen ovens

Edge, John T.

Egg(s)

adding to pan

age of

in breadings

buying and storing

cracking

Deviled

fish compared to

flipping

Get Breakfast

grading of

Hard-Cooked

hard-cooked, peeling

pans for

Pickled

Poached

rules for

Salad, Mom’s

salmonella
and

Scrambled

Stack, Cocktail-Hour

Sweet Onion Custard

whites, copper bowls for

Eggplant Parmesan

Electric appliances

cook tops or ranges

fryers

skillets

Emulsions

Entrées:

Artichoke and Feta Wontons

Baby Back Ribs, No-Backyard

Bar-B-Fu

Beef Short Ribs, Smoked and

Braised

Beef Stroganoff

Chicken, Grilled Butterflied

Chicken, Poached

Chicken in Garlic and Shallots

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Salad, Broiled

Chick On a Stick (Chicken Satay)

Chicksicles

Chili

Chip Chop

Clam Sauce (Red)

Clam Sauce (White)

Corn-Dogs, A Pack of Wild

Cube Steak à la Salisbury

Duck, Cast-Iron

Eggplant Parmesan

Eggs, Poached

Eggs, Scrambled

Fish, Steamed Whole

Flank Steak, Marinated

Lamb, Rack of, Liz & Dick

Lamb “Pot Roast”

Mahi-Mahi, Grilled, Ceviche-Style

Meatloaf

Pork Loin, Olive-Stuffed

Posole

Ramen Radiator

Salmon, the Cure for

Savoy Wraps, Savory

Scampi V1.0

Scampi V2.0

Skirt Steak

Standing Rib Roast, Dry-Aged

Swiss Chard with Garlic and Tomato

Tofu, Sweet-and-Sour

Tomato Sauce Rosie

Trout, Miller Thyme

Tuna Steak, Blackened

Turkey, Roast

Equipment

cook tops (ranges)

cooling racks

cutting boards

fire extinguishers

frying vessels

grills

grill tools

honing steels

pressure cookers

in recipes

salad spinners

scales, digital

sear gear

smoker, cardboard box

sources for

spatulas

spray bottles

steaming devices

substituting

tongs, spring-loaded

towels

vessels for microwave cooking
see also
Knives; Ovens; Pots and pans; Thermometers

Essential plant oils

F

 

Farmers Fresh

Fat

in breadings

cooking eggs with

deglazing and

facts about

hydrogenated

new, browning and

rancid saturated, monunsaturated, and polyunsaturated

for sautéing

smoke points of

spice rubs and

Fatty acids

Feta and Artichoke Wontons

Fig and Turkey Breakfast Meatloaf

Figoni, Paula

Filtration systems

Fire extinguishers

Fires in home:

preventing

putting out

superheating in microwave and

Fish and shellfish:

Calamari Crunch

Clam Sauce (Red)

Clam Sauce (White)

eggs compared to

Fish Rub for

Mahi-Mahi, Grilled, Ceviche-Style

Ramen Radiator

rules for

safety concerns and

Salmon, the Cure for

Tres Amigos

Trout, Miller Thyme

Tuna Steak, Blackened

Whole Fish, Steamed
see also
Shrimp

Fisher, M.F.K.

Flank steak

Marinated

Flavoring agents

black pepper

in brining

herbs and spices
see also
Marinades; Salt; Spice rubs

Fletcher, Horace

Flour

in breadings

seasoned

thickening with

Fond

Food History News

Food Oregon Site

Food processors

Food Reference

Food Site of the Day

Food Timeline

Ford, Henry

Forged knives

Fortin, Frana’ois

Franks, in Pack of Wild Corn-Dogs

French fries

French Revolution

Fried dishes

Batter Up

Calamari Crunch

Chip Chop

Corn-Dogs, A Pack of Wild

Eggplant Parmesan

Green Tomatoes

Potato Strips, Quick-Dip

Tofu, Sweet-and-Sour

Frittatas

Fruits:

blanching

grillable

microwave cooking

safety concerns and

see also
specific fruits

Fryers, electric

Frying

baking at higher temperature vs.

breading, dredges, and batters for

fats for

immersion- (deep-fat frying)

Master Profile for

new fat and

pan-

resting foods on racks after

straining and reusing oil for

vessels for
see also
Fried dishes; Sautèing

Frying thermometers

Fry pans

Fugu (blowfish)

G

 

Gari
(Pickled Ginger)

Garlic

Bean and, Sauté

Carrots and Zucchini with Ginger and

Chicken in Shallots and

Poached, Compound Butter

Gas, intestinal

Gas cook tops or ranges

Gas grills

Gelatin:

stock and

transforming collagen into

General Electric Appliances

George Foreman Grill

Get Breakfast

Ginger:

Carrots and Zucchini with Garlic and

Pickled
(Gari)

Glacial water

Glass

Globalization of food supply

Gloves:

latex

welding

Goiters

Grapefruit, grilling

Grapeseed oil

Gravy

roux rules of thumb and

starches for

Green bean(s):

and Garlic Sauté

Marinated Vegetable Salad

Greens:

Alabama Alchemy

for pressure cooking

A Quick Mess o’

Green Tomatoes, Fried

Grilled dishes

Chicken, Butterflied

Chicksicles

Lamb, Rack of, Liz & Dick

Mahi-Mahi, Ceviche-Style

Romaine

Salmon, the Cure for

Tropical Mash

Grill grates:

cast-iron vs. thin

cleaning

oiling

Grilling

covering items in

by direct heat

directly on natural chunk charcoal coals

fruits

fuel for

on grate over chimney starter

hamburgers

heat control in

imitating with broiler

by indirect heat (grill-roasting)

judging heat of fire in

learning about

lighting fire for

Master Profile for

Short Form guidelines for

smoke-making elements in

tools for

see also
Broiling

Grills

gas

roasting in
see also
Charcoal

Ground meats, safety concerns and

H

 

Hair dryer, Weber grill modified with

Halibut, in Tres Amigos

Ham

Hamburgers, grilling

Hand-washing

Hard-Cooked Eggs

Hardware
see also
Equipment

Harrison, Jim

Hash, Red Flannel Hash

Haste Makes Paste

Heat

chemical reactions and

conduction and

convection and

mechanical friction and

physical reactions and

radiant energy and

speculation on nature of

Herb(ed)(s)

Compound Butters

flavoring steamed foods with

in pan sauces

Herbst, Sharon Tyler

HighBeam Research

High-carbon stainless steel (HCS)

Hollandaise

Takes a Holiday

Hominy, in Posole

Honeydew melon, grilling

Honey intoxication

Honing steels

Horse fat

Hot pepper sauce

Hybrid cookers

Hydrogenated fats

I

 

Ice cream

Ice cubes, gauging heat at grill level with

Immersion-frying (deep-fat frying)

dunk ’n’ dredge method for
see also
Frying

Ingredients:

lists of, in recipes

mise en place
and

“refrigerator roulette” party and

sources for

substituting

Instant-read thermometers

International Association of Culinary Professionals

Internet recipes

Iodine

Iron.
See
Cast-iron cookware

J

 

Jam, Red Onion Tomato

Japan, salt consumption in

Julienne

Jus

K

 

Kabobs:

Chicksicles

grilling experiment with

Kidney beans

King Arthur Flour Co., Inc.

Kingsford charcoal

Knife blocks

Knives

buying

construction of

metals for

Rockwell scale and

ruining

rules for

sharpening and honing

storing

Kosher salt

L

 

Lamb:

blueprint (cuts)

Haste Makes Paste for

“Pot Roast”

Rack of, Liz & Dick

Rhapsody for Red (Meat) for

shanks

skeleton of

Lard

Laser-cut knives

Last Supper
,
The
(da Vinci)

Latex gloves

Leeks, grilling

Leftovers, cooling before refrigerating

Lemon:

Dipping Sauce, Spicy

Hollandaise Takes a Holiday

Lids

steaming and

Lighter fluid

Liquids:

deglazing and

substituting

Liz & Dick Rack of Lamb

Lobster, Fish Rub for

Local Harvest

Lodge Manufacturing Co.

Los Amigos Tortilla Manufacturing, Inc.

Louisiana Gold Hot Pepper Sauce

“Lucy Model, The”

Lyonnaise-style cut

M

 

Mahi-Mahi, Grilled, Ceviche-Style

Maillard reaction

Main courses.
See
Entrées

Mallon, Mary

Mangos, grilling

Maple syrup

Margarine

Marianni, John

Marinades

Haste Makes Paste

for mahi-mahi

Rhapsody for Red (Meat)

salad dressings as

Short Form guidelines for

for vegetables

Marinated dishes:

Flank Steak

Grilled Mahi-Mahi, Ceviche-Style

Vegetable Salad

Markets, safety concerns and

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