Episode
Good Eats: True Grits
Overview
Whether you're cooking up a mess of grits or a pot of polenta cornmeal may just be the most powerful player in the pantry. Join host Alton Brown as he battles with cultural claims, doses up some science and cranks out an upside-down cake with a twist. Recipes: Cheese Grits Savory Polenta Pineapple Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2004-11-03
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
True Grits is Episode 11 in Season 8 of Good Eats. It aired on 2004-11-03. The runtime is 21 min.
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