Alton Brown Is An Imbecile

The Wolf said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

Best damn roast I've ever had. Call him an idiot if you like, but I'm doing it only that way
from now on.
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On 12/22/2003 6:53 AM, in article [email hidden],
"Elana Kehoe" <[email hidden]> opined:

Quoted message said:

The Wolf said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

Best damn roast I've ever had. Call him an idiot if you like, but I'm doing it only that way
from now on.

Seriously, you are telling me you put a flower pot in your oven?
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Best damn roast I've ever had. Call him an idiot if you like, but I'm doing it only that way
from now on.

Seriously, you are telling me you put a flower pot in your oven?

What is so unusual about taking a clay pot (new, unused) and using it thusly... instead of buying a
clay baking dish sold in kitchen stores? Goomba

Goomba38 said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Best damn roast I've ever had. Call him an idiot if you like, but I'm doing it only that way
from now on.

Seriously, you are telling me you put a flower pot in your oven?

What is so unusual about taking a clay pot (new, unused) and using it thusly... instead of buying
a clay baking dish sold in kitchen stores? Goomba

Yeah, he could spend the big bucks on one of those ... what are they called? Rumertofs (I know
that's not the word)

nancy

Nancy Young <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What is so unusual about taking a clay pot (new, unused) and using it thusly... instead of buying
a clay baking dish sold in kitchen stores? Goomba

Yeah, he could spend the big bucks on one of those ... what are they called? Rumertofs (I know
that's not the word)

Römertopf but that's a brand name. They're actually called Spiessbräter IIRC. But a flower pot
sounds just as interesting.

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Nancy Young said:

Yeah, he could spend the big bucks on one of those ... what are they called? Rumertofs (I know
that's not the word)

nancy

Yeah, like this one- cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dllOpen ↗

Goomba38 said:

Nancy Young said:

Yeah, he could spend the big bucks on one of those ... what are they called? Rumertofs (I know
that's not the word)

nancy

Yeah, like this one- cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dllOpen ↗

Exactly, only much larger, of course.

nancy

The Wolf said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

Cooking in clay is nothing unsual. For a long time several cultures (Indians, the ones from
southeast asia) and I *think* some African tribes have cooked in clay pots.

As Alton says on the show, clay is exceptionally good at giving an even heat distribution. Ovens,
especially ones that aren't convection ovens, have heat that is more directed from the heating
element. Using that "big flower pot" helps even out the heat so the meat doesn't burn on one side
while being rare on the other.

I for one like the idea. It is cost-effective and works well.

If you listen to other things he recommends he talks quite a bit about methods and gadgets that
aren't typical kitchen fare but work well and are sometimes cheaper. For example, kitchen shears.

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The Wolf said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

Never heard of Tandoori cooking, have you? Do you think that electric and gas ovens have been around
for millenia?

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Actually it sounded like a pretty neat idea to me. To each his own..

The Wolf said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

John Gaughan said:

As Alton says on the show, clay is exceptionally good at giving an even heat distribution. Ovens,
especially ones that aren't convection ovens, have heat that is more directed from the heating
element.

This is specially true with electric ovens. I've measured temperature swings (element on/off) as
much as 50 F deg in some electrics. A clay pot would do much to improve temperature consistency. One
should still use some sort of rack.

nb

The Wolf said:

Seriously, you are telling me you put a flower pot in your oven?

Clay is one of the oldest cooking materials known to man. What's so strange about it?
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The Wolf said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

Best damn roast I've ever had. Call him an idiot if you like, but I'm doing it only that way from
now on.

Seriously, you are telling me you put a flower pot in your oven?

There is a restaurant chain called Spinakers who make bread in flower pots to order.

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"What do you care what other people think, Mr. Feynman?"

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:46:52 -0500,
Goomba38 <[email hidden]>
had to open a new box of zerones to say:

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

Yeah, he could spend the big bucks on one of those ... what are they called? Rumertofs (I know
that's not the word)

nancy

Yeah, like this one- cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dllOpen ↗

Looks like the thing I grow my herb garden in...

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Quoted message said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

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NO you're the Jackoff. It makes all the sense in the world and works well. BG

The Wolf said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

His hair is nicer than yours.

--Blair "And he doesn't smell of dumpster."

On 12/22/2003 1:57 PM, in article [email hidden],
"Blair P. Houghton" <[email hidden]> opined:

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The Wolf said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

His hair is nicer than yours.

--Blair "And he doesn't smell of dumpster."

How do you know?
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Blair P. Houghton <[email hidden]> wrote in
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The Wolf said:

Last night he was cooking a prime rib roast in a big flower pot, what a jackoff.

His hair is nicer than yours.

And his vocabulary more refahned...

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attributed to George W. Bush by Tony Blair via Baroness Williams

CoastWatcher said:

Actually it sounded like a pretty neat idea to me. To each his own..

Although cooking in clay isn't the end of the world AFAIC, I just looked at the recipe and it didn't
seem very good to me. Maybe he made it look better on TV.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments