Enough people have now mentioned Bill Nye the Science Guy to me that I now desperately avoid it all costs.
Alton BrownIt's funny, when you look back in history books or American cookery books, one of the reasons that the quinces and cranberries are used so often is because of their natural jelling properties.
Alton BrownI would have bacteria and, yeah, it would grow in what we call the danger zone, which is typically between 40 and 140. But if I'm getting something out of my refrigerator where it's been basically pretty clean and I'm putting it on my counter, what exactly is going to happen in that amount of time that going into a hot oven isn't going to kill? Nothing.
Alton BrownCooking is an observation-based process that you can't do if you're so completely focused on a recipe.
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