Cooking Shows vs Hunting Shows

[leechlake]

I think we've all tired of almost every hunting show. I know I have.

What do you all think of watching the various cooking/eating shows? I'm not a big fan of reality/contest tv but I can even stomach those ones. My one irritation is that when it's a show where they visit restaurants/diners/food trucks there really isn't ever something that they don't fall over backwards to "brag up." I realize it's polite but it makes it a little quirky.

I love getting ideas from the shows to broaden my recipe collection.

[JP Z]

Good call, one of my favorite cooking shows to watch is "Good Eats" I really just like Alton Brown, he's a good dude. And his recipes make it pretty easy to follow for those of us (me) who aren't great in the kitchen.

[delcecchi]

There are several good cooking shows on PBS. I use a roku to watch back shows. One I really like is "in Julia's kitchen with master chefs" or something like that. Sort of old school, with various well known chefs visiting Julia Child and cooking something.

You can also watch episodes on the web, or chromecast them.

http://www.pbs.org/food/shows/in-julias-kitchen-with-master-chefs/

[pikestabber]

Good call, one of my favorite cooking shows to watch is "Good Eats" I really just like Alton Brown, he's a good dude. And his recipes make it pretty easy to follow for those of us (me) who aren't great in the kitchen.

Alton's knowledge of food and why it reacts to various cooking methods, why certain foods pair well together, etc., is what I like. He's probably more of a chemist than a chef, and that makes for some very interesting segments. I learn a lot from him.

[picksbigwagon]

I started years ago watching Justin Wilson on pbs, Alton Brown is great too. I watch diner drive inn and dives because when I travel with my wife, I like to find these joints and eat at them while she is at work. Bobby Flay was good too, until it turned into reality tv challenges,

[ThunderLund78]

Alton Brown is awesome, love Good Eats. His from-scratch buttermilk pancake recipe is my family's favorite breakfast. Google Alton Brown Pancakes if you're interested.

I do like DDD but Guy Fiery bugs me sometimes. The food is the star of that show. I have lots of pins in my mental map of place to go when I travel.

Lastly, I too don't care for contest shows, but the original Iron Chef (the Japan one) was so off the wall when they aired it in America. I couldn't stop watching it.

[JP Z]

I will admit I do enjoy Chopped from time to time. Just the way they are able to use the most random ingredients to create something awesome. But for the most part I watch cooking shows to learn something, not just to watch folks cook if that makes sense.

Or I guess in the case of DDD which is different I'm looking for places to eat

[Getanet]

Dropped Dish so I don't watch these shows as much as I used to, but I always like Chopped and DDD for the entertainment value.

One of my favorite shows in terms of useful information is America's Test Kitchen on PBS or TPT. They usually have one main recipe with a lot of tips on the best way to make it. But they also test kitchen gadgets and tell you which one their panel judged to perform the best. For example, the best travel coffee mug from ones that are available at most big retail stores. They also do a similar ranking of grocery store items, such as which mac 'n cheese ranked best in a blind taste test of their judges.

It's sort of a dry show without the drama like Chopped or Top Chef, but I learn a lot from it.

When I was growing up my dad always watched The Frugal Gourmet, so that one is a sentimental favorite.

[MN Mike]

One of my favorite shows in terms of useful information is America's Test Kitchen on PBS or TPT. They usually have one main recipe with a lot of tips on the best way to make it. But they also test kitchen gadgets and tell you which one their panel judged to perform the best. For example, the best travel coffee mug from ones that are available at most big retail stores. They also do a similar ranking of grocery store items, such as which mac 'n cheese ranked best in a blind taste test of their judges.

One of mine too, they keep things pretty practical and easy with a lot of good ideas to boot.

I still like DDD and Alton too.

Mike

[Mr.Seaguar]

Bizarre foods, Alton Brown, Man vs Food. Sandra Lee actually cooks normal people food, so many female hosts cook stuff like mango crusted duck wedges.

I didn't really start hating hunting shows until they started hugging instead of shaking hands after a kill. I am not into manhugs or being touchy at all. I don't have a thing, I hug my friends if it calls for it, but your germs are yours and mine are mine

[deerminator]

I like the old Good Eats too. I would also highly recommend Heartland Table on Foodnetwork which is hosted by Amy Thielen who lives in Park Rapids, MN and they shoot it on site at her rural lake home. Her family owns a successful Meat Center nearby. Good stuff to be sure and she has a book book out that's called The New Midwestern Table. That's really good too. Midwestern fare with some different twists from someone who's cooked professionally all over for many years.

[Down Deep]

I like "Good Eats" and when Bobby Flay does the tailgating and get-together for a summer barbecue food. Hunting isn't my thing, but I've tried watching them. They are a lot like fishing shows, but they whisper.

[eyeguy 54]

i have my own cooking and hunting and fishing show.

[bobberineyes]

I'm guessing your the hunter, catcher, fisher and the cooker.

[eyeguy 54]

[gunner55]

I don't hunt but will watch some of the bowhunting(deer) shows.I watch DDD quite a bit & would love to have that Camaro.