Good Eats - Season 2 (2000)

Shrimp cocktail is not just for wedding receptions. You can make it, too. Alton Brown shows you around a shrimp boat and his cousin Ray's shrimp shop.

Mushrooms are mysterious no longer, Alton Brown makes them a kitchen staple.

Chef Alton Brown thinks that the crust is the best part of the pie. Watch as he does battle with the wacky puppets, Tender and Flaky to make the crust of his dreams.

Coffee is America's drink. Nobody drinks more than we do, but Alton Brown thinks that we don't enjoy the bitter brew as much as we should. Watch as Alton leads us through the history and prep of our favorite bean.

Alton Brown teaches the fine art of grinding, seasoning and cooking beef.

Fry, frying and fried aren't a dirty words. Alton Brown wants to show that proper know-how allows anyone to make healthy, delicious and safe fried foods.

Nobody seems to make jam anymore and Alton Brown wonders why. It's a time-honored tradition that's easy and delicious. Alton's on a mission to make canning common again. Using good science and easy methods, he'll show how to jam.

Tomato sauce is the chameleon of the kitchen, capable of elevating the most humble foods to a higher culinary ground. Alton Brown has three ways to simplify your life with pre-homemade sauces.

Cooking with sugar isn't difficult. Alton Brown thinks that chefs just make it seem hard so that you are impressed with a dessert. Alton shows how easy and delicious sugar is. Sit back, relax as he prepares a delicious dessert.

Trapped on a desert island, host Alton Brown is eating ribs. Let him show you the way, the truth and the light about ribs.

Alton Brown shops, shucks and shares the history of a summer fave. Whether it's rolled, roasted, creamed or popped, nothing is as sweet as corn.