"MH" wrote in message
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"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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I love Alton Brown's show Good Eats, although he has been getting a
little
weird lately. I saw that his recipe calls for kosher salt. Why does he
always want kosher salt? Is it because it is pure salt?

I was surprised to find out that some salt has other ingredients. I've
even seen a salt in the US that has sugar in it. I'm assuming that
kosher
salt is just his way of ensuring it is pure sodium chloride (NaCl). Am
I
right? Or is there some other reason?


I agree that the show is becoming more bazaar. It seems to be the Food
Network way: style above substance.

Yes, most of the new shows seem to be like that. Although, I'm mighty
happy
that Michael Chiarella has a new show on the Food Network. He's been a
local
treasure here in No. Cal. for years. I adore him.


I haven't seen that show. I had the unfortunate experience of seeing a new
show this weekend on Food TV. The hostess was from some magazine and she was
a complete spaz. It was too painful to watch for more than 10 minutes.
There wasn't a single redeeming feature about the show. Looking at the
schedule, the show was "Good food Fast with Family Circle." What a horror!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ce