Episode
Good Eats: American Slicer
Overview
Alton dedicates a show to the tools of the trade, cutlery. In it he discusses the three types of cutting techniques and the blade that best suits each. He also show the similarity between salsa and gazpacho.
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2008-01-07
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
American Slicer is Episode 13 in Season 11 of Good Eats. It aired on 2008-01-07. The runtime is 21 min.
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