On Feb 27, 5:43*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Michael O'Connor" > wrote in message
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> >> I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store items.
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> >> do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good Eats,
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> >> Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am a new at cooking
> >> for myself in my old retired age.
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> > Good Eats is my favorite cooking show, since it's entertaining and
> > teaches the science of food. *I also like how his sometimes unorthodox
> > methods, such as the time he used a stack of 18 X 18 X 1 inch air
> > conditioner filters bungeed together to a box fan to make beef jerky.
> > Another show I enjoy is Diners Drive Ins and Drives, because they go
> > into restaurants across the country and cooks show how they prepare
> > their signature dishes. *My least favorite cooking show has to be the
> > various Iron Chef shows, since I've never seen anything prepared on
> > that show that I would want to eat or try to make myself.
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> I love Good Eats. *Can't stand Diners Drive ins and Dives, mainly because I
> can't stand Guy. *Why does he wear his glasses backwards on his head? *That
> just bugs me. *Sometimes I like Iron Chef. *I really like to watch Morimoto,
> but I don't really care too much about the rest of them. *And you are right
> that I wouldn't want to eat any of that stuff.

Tastes vary. They often cook stuff that I'd love to try. (Of course,
most of the stuff that comes out of the ice cream machine just
looks nasty.)

It's not a "how to cook" show, any more than the Olympics are a
"how to exercise" show. In each case the contestants put in
a lot of time before you see them to get to the skill level that
they display.

I like DDD, but I'm a little envious. All the little places around
here rely heavily on the big 55-gallon drums from the restaurant
supply house. Anyplace that makes it fresh from decent
ingredients costs a fortune, mostly because you're paying for
the decor.

Cindy Hamilton