In article >, Dave Smith says...
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> On 2016-10-09 3:27 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 8 Oct 2016 18:11:07 -0400, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
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> >> On 2016-10-08 6:03 PM, Janet B wrote:
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> >>> UPS delivered Alton Brown's "Everyday Cook". I really like him and
> >>> love his humor. It's going to be a fun read.
> >>
> >> He is an interesting guy, but he always gave me the impression of being
> >> way to anal. His need for perfection takes the fun out of cooking.
> >
> > I've tried to like him, but I don't. Maybe that's why.
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> He does interesting dishes and he has those fun little things to
> demonstrate the process that is going on as the stuff cooks.

Funny for 8 year olds.

> He is just
> too damned precise. I liked James Barber, the Urban Gourmet, the
> antithesis of Alton Brown.

Alton Brown cooks the nerd way. Everything's explained and measured and
investigated. There's no prior knowledge required. That makes it
repeatable for newbie chefs and gives him a large audience. I like that.