I actually wanted to tell Alton my method for scaling fish, which is a horse’s curry comb, three rings of ridged steel that do the job in minutes. Of course you don’t keep them in the barn, but secreted away in the kitchen, as you keep your needle nose pliers for taking out pin bones hidden and out of the garage.
But what I would like to say to Sir Alton (as I’m sure he’ll be) is that over 11 years ago I met a man who learned to make his own toast at age four. It took 30 more years for him to learn to make a grilled cheese sandwich, and he still likes mine better.
I’ve over 51K readers here and y’all seem to enjoy the occasional recipe and rant. Mr. Brown, my husband says I made him a food snob. I disagree. You HELPED me make him a food snob.
Yours is the only cooking show he watches because he’s a physicist and software engineer and you brought science to food so he could understand it. I can ask him the difference between baking soda and baking powder and he spouts it right back, powder brings its own acid to the party.
If he actually learns to cook I may be out of a marriage. No, he still needs someone to hold his hand during a bad dream, magically clean his clothes and take care of the dog. I think I’m OK. Thanks and try that $4 curry comb! Go to any feed store and they’ll have one. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 