Episode
Good Eats: The Big Chili
Overview
Join Host and cowpoke Gerald P Hobbs (Alton Brown) and his sidekick Rusty as they rustle up a good, honest bowl of red. Along the way, they'll ponder the chili mythology, grind up their own chili powder (that's chili with an ""i"") and do some serious work under pressure. Recipes: AB's Chili Powder Pressure Cooker Chili
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2004-08-18
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
The Big Chili is Episode 6 in Season 8 of Good Eats. It aired on 2004-08-18. The runtime is 21 min.
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