Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen (Paperback) by Brown, Alton

Excellent guide to navigating the bevy of unitaskers and legitimate kitchen gear currently on the market. As usual, AB doesn't just give you a list of products and say "buy these". He gives detailed, plain-English explanations geared to both expert and novice cooks on not only the "what" but the "how" and "why" of each product. Especially appreciated by this reader is the list of manufacturers, websites, phone numbers and addresses of the products mentioned in the book.

My husband is a HUGE Alton fan. So he of course, tries to have all his kitchen gadgets. This book is so much easier than trying to watch episodes just to see what he used to make something. Thank you so much!

The book is awesome,very informative, and well written. If you are a Good Eats fan, while reading this book, you will actually be able to here Alton Brown in your head and the way he writes it, you actually start to picture his mannerisms just like he does in his show when trying to make a point or explain something. I would definitely give this book 5+ stars for overall composition and useful information. A must buy for anyone who doesn't really know what they need in the kitchen and for those that have too much in the kitchen.

This book was very informative and the writing was very easy to take in. The friendly and folksy way of Altons delivery made it a very enjoyable book to read. It progressed in a very logical and well thought out manner. I would reccomend this to anyone.

As in his show "Good Eats", Alton provides the reader with information on the "gear" that one "needs" in the kitchen to get the cooking done. I was on the road to kitchen inefficiency, but with this book as my guide, I'm on my way to actually enjoying working in an efficient and fun kitchen.

This book was a real education. I am a kitchen gadget collector (including small appliances) and didn't realize that there were so many gaps in my cupboard. I can't wait to get the items I am missing so I will no longer have to "make do" with something that kind of works.

Got the waffle maker in 4 days...this book took 2 weeks...

My daughter is planning to go to culinary school and requested this book for her birthday. I looked at it before sending it to her in Germany where she currently resides and thought it looked very informative.

I really liked this book, it helped me to reduce the clutter in my kitchen, and gave me the information I needed to get the kitchen equipment I needed.

He is a very entertaining person, and I enjoyed reading the book thouroughly.

This book covers it all! My husband and I would definitely recommend this book to others. It's not only going to show you what you need and don't need in your kitchen, it's also going to provide you ways of USING these items. If you love A.B.'s show, you'll love his book too! Get it now...especially if you have a cramped and cluttered kitchen!

This book is the ultimate guide to kitchen tools ever! Whether tiy are a novice in the kitchen or have cooked for years, this book is for you! Great tips, too!

I got this book in order to learn what pots and pans are the best to have in a kitchen but I also wanted to know what pan/pot is used to cook what food. Example, I learned that 3 frying pans are essential for each kitchen - cast iron, stainless steel and non-stick. What foods are cooked in which ones? Ideally, this is what I needed to be told and what I thought would be the book, too. So, I guess I need another book.

Very well written and entertaining to read. This book will most definitely guide future purchases.

As always Alton Brown delivers the goods.

I went to Bed Bath Beyond to help my boyfriend stock his new apt. We were overwhelmed by the amt of options for kitchens "tools". The books explains whats a good idea and what is a waste of money, etc. He loves the book.

bought this as a gift for my boyfriend and even in the first week we had both used it frequently! It was so useful we almost brought it to the store to buy kitchen accessories. There are also a few recipes intermingled which is nice as well. (the baked meatballs are fantastic)

he writes just like he talks who coulda thought that reading a book on cooking gear would be funny. lots of good info about stuff for the kitchen loved the book.

Oh Alton Where have you been all my life!! I loved this comprehensive look at kitchen gadgets, tools and creativity. The must haves and don't bothers would have been even more awesome if I hadn't already mis-invested so much. I really am impressed at how well his fun and funny TV personality translated into print. This book is a MUST HAVE item for any aspiring foodie or some one who just wants an efficient and comprehensive kitchen.

Great advice. There were a few things which he has expanded on or changed in his show, but for those who don't watch (I excuse my children because none of them has a television), it's a priceless guide.