My first book is really about heat. That book, for me, was an explora… — Alton Brown

My first book is really about heat. That book, for me, was an exploration of heat as ingredient. Why we don't talk about heat as an ingredient, I don't quite understand, because it is the common ingredient to all cooking processes.

Alton BrownEntertainer · American · b. 1962

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