Specials
Episodes • 1999

1. Romancing the Bird (A Good Eats Thanksgiving)
21 minJoin host Alton Brown, while he creates a great Thanksgiving feast. With the help of his somewhat misinformed relatives, Alton debunks some turkey cooking myths on his way to a better bird. Recipes featured in this episode: Sweet Corn Bread Pudding Tart Cranberry Dipping Sauce Good Eats Roast Turkey.
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2. Down & Out in Paradise
23 minA freak fishing accident leaves AB all washed up on a deserted tropical island. Armed with little more than a pocket knife and a will to survive, AB gets by on coconuts, pineapples, mangos, papayas and one very feisty pig. Survival's never tasted better. Recipes featured in this episode: Island Ceviche with Pickled Onions, Coconut Shrimp with Peanut Sauce, Mango Chutney, Papaya Soup Seet and Sour Pork, Toasty Coconut Macaroons, Spicy Pineapple Slices, Chocolate Coconut Balls.
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3. Eat This Rock!
41 minHost Alton Brown takes an hour long and loving look at the only rock we eat: salt. Learn what it is, where it comes from, how it makes everything taste better, and how to apply it in some unusually delicious ways. Recipes featured in this episode: Beef Tenderloin in Salt Crust, Perfect Fingerling Potatoes, Salt Roasted Shrimp, Sauerkraut.
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4. Good Eats 10th Anniversary
42 minTo celebrate Good Eats going double digits, Alton Brown and company put on a live variety show full of lively conversation, strange cooking devices, a trivia game show, a parade of guests, a live band, and one very strange birthday cake.
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5. Twas the Night Before Good Eats
42 minAlton prepares long-lost yuletide classics after being visited by a series of culinary spirits.
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6. Right On Q
42 minJoin Alton Brown for an hour-long journey into the world of home-made, tasty, smoked, pork.
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7. Re-Romancing the Bird
42 minMany years after changing Thanksgiving history forever, Alton Brown and the Good Eats crew take one final shot at the biggest food holiday of the year.
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8. Turn On The Dark
42 minJoin host Alton Brown for an hour long special revealing the secret power of dark chocolate.
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9. Family Roast
23 minThis special episode, also known as "A Tale of Two Roasts", is an alternate version of "Celebrity Roast". In it, Alton visits his larcenous brother's filthy house to tackle this feast, using a different approach than the original show - which goes into more depth about the preparation of the meat. Recipes: Dry-Aged Standing Rib Roast with Sage Jus
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12. Ask Alton - Hooked and Cooked
23 minAlton answers questions from viewers about the following shows: Where There's Smoke There's Fish, The Other Red Meat (Tuna), and Hook, Line And Dinner.
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18. Alton Brown On Letterman
23 minAlton Brown shows off his easy kitchen tricks, tips, inventions on The Late Show with David Letterman. Includes the Pepper Drill, faux grill crosshatch, the Cheese Wire, DIY yogurt, DIY trashcan smoker, and the Turntable Cake Froster.
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19. Alton's All-star Kitchen Makeover
23 minThanks to her winning video, in which she uses Good Eats-style filming techniques and humor, a lucky woman has her kitchen made over by Alton Brown himself.
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20. Season 01 Special Features
23 minInformation on: Cast Iron, Cry Me An Onion, Happiness Is A Sharp Knife, Mashed Potatoes of the Third Kind, Fable of the Four Chickens, Weight Matters, Gravy Trainer, Truss Fund.
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21. Season 02 Special Features
13 minEpisodes include Boost Your Brew Brittle Me This Corn in My Cola Can Can The Nut Before Christmas The Jungle Brine Me Dinner Trans Fat
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22. Grilling Week Alton Brown and Aaron McCargo
23 minAlton goes door to door answering viewers grilling questions in Sarasota, Fla. with a secret mission to surprise one lucky fan who dreams of becoming a Food Network host. Alton coaches her toward her goal and teaches her the secret to the perfect burger. Giada De Laurentiis shares the secrets behind perfectly barbequed chicken, and Aaron McCargo shows how to get big grilling flavor on a small grilling budget.
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23. Snack O Lantern
23 minAlton loves pumpkins, even the seeds! This video short shows Alton Brown digging deep and preparing pumpkin seeds for a healthy, tasty snack.
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25. Ask Alton - Breakfast Eats
23 minAlton answers questions from viewers about topics from the following shows: True Brew, The Egg Files, and Flap Jack Do It Again.
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26. Ask Alton - Super Sweets 2
23 minAlton answers questions from viewers about topics from the following shows: Art of Darkness 2, Let Them Eat Foam, and Trouble With Cheesecake.
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27. Bloopers
23 minGood Eats is not an easy show to make, and this short collection of behind-the-scenes bloopers, flubs and accidents proves it!
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29. The Turkey Strikes Back...Again
23 minTurkey may be the most versatile of the New World critters, but for some crazy reason, we only roast it at the holidays. Alton Brown puts an end to that with three turkey recipes we should be making year-round.
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30. The House That Dripped Chocolate
42 minAlton Brown buys an old candy cookbook and discovers that it's cursed!
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