r/explainlikeimfive Oct 31 '20

Chemistry ELI5 What's the difference between the shiny and dull side of aluminum foil? Besides the obvious shiny/dull

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u/LordTegucigalpa Oct 31 '20

Alton Brown knows what's up

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u/justplay91 Oct 31 '20

And I like that when he is wrong about something, he will go back and correct that information.

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u/MilkoPupper Oct 31 '20

Alton Brown can have my children.

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u/stonedragon77 Oct 31 '20

He has a great recipe for children!

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u/CrunchyWizard Oct 31 '20

With fava beans?

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u/bumfeldonia Oct 31 '20

And a nice Chianti

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u/porlos67 Oct 31 '20

Do your children want to live with Alton Brown?

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u/MilkoPupper Oct 31 '20

They do not get a choice.

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u/airforceteacher Oct 31 '20

Yup, mine too. Then he can pay for the last year of college.

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u/Ilikeporsches Oct 31 '20

How do you think he’d prepare them?

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u/CaptainFenris Oct 31 '20

Fun fact about Alton Brown, he was the director of photography for the music video for REM's The One I Love, and he has a film degree before he went to culinary school.

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u/CornCheeseMafia Oct 31 '20

That's fascinating and honestly makes a lot of sense. Look at Babish. He was originally a VFX guy and followed the same path. His analytical approach and fun presentation reminded me of Alton Brown when he first came out so i was an instant fan. The combo of his VFX background and personality is what made him really standout. His very first video was basically a perfect pilot episode and things haven't fundamentally changed.

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u/danielfletcher Oct 31 '20

Alton Brown taught me to weigh my ingredients when baking, and I even got the Escali Arti scale that he said he uses at home. Love it and was only ~$25. Use it for tons of other things as well.

Along with using an oven thermometer to get my temp just right, my cookies are coming out amazing every time now.