Going all grain is a terrifying prospect, but not so hard once you set out to actually brew that way. Your beers will take a quantum leap forward when you do. As far as the lower grav...

Fun.

If you have to ask if something is warranted, then you know already that it isn't. I was bummed for Kevin. I feel that if he had nailed his pork dish, he would have had it. That was ...

If you have never tried a tripel before, please please try a Trappist beer like Westmalle or Chimay. All other tripels are based on these beers. They're brewed by monks that have vowed to earn a ...

I think a lot of it came down to past performance, and Jennifer kind of scraped through. That said, I think any of these four would have mopped up no problem last season. Even Eli wou...

Please? Please?

I do the potatoes on a burner outside that I normally use for beer brewing. One huge stock pot outside makes things less crowded on the stove. Also, if they're running late a 55,000 BTU burner wi...

What does everyone brine their turkey in? I don't have a bowl that anywhere near big enough for an 11 pound bird.

I thought Kevin should have won based on the fact that Mike V said chicken wings are quintessintially New York, New York. Hello dude, they're from Buffalo. Perhaps someone with a Michelin star sh...

Most. Boring. Top Chef. Ever. They keep putting out drivel like this, and it's going to dilute the regular Top Chef. They already need to seriously think about limiting every conte...

They were in a steak house, and no one thought about doing a meat and potatoes type meal with tofu or seitan. Weird. I just can't understand how they all act like it's a shock that th...

Like some others said: get a cheapy stainless stock pot from a supply store, and save up for the nice dutch oven. I use them both all the time, and at the same time too. As I type this, I've got ...

We have to sweep once a week. With two dogs, the excess fur builds up quick. As far as mopping, I brew beer at home on the back porch, and the kitchen is my staging area, so it always...

I think it's a joke that Rick Moonen is harping about sustainability in Las Vegas. Please. While I appreciate the effort, he's talking about sustainability in a metropolis that was built in the m...

I love Kevin, and not because I'm named Kevin. He was more excited about winning a Pigs and Pinot spotlight as he was the $15K last week. Ash seems like a nice guy, but all he talked ...

Squash could make the United Nations place sanctions on me, because it makes me gassy in such a way that my farts could be considered chemical weapons. Please do not ever post anything about this ...

I feel like this season is a lot stronger than last. Kevin, the brothers, and Jennifer would have been shoo ins last season. Mike I is growing on me. Robin can't stop talking, and th...

Ron's paella: it kind of looks like barf. Robin: after seeing Mike I complain about her incessant talking in next weeks previews, maybe she is a weirdo. Kevin: love him. Not just becau...

Seriously: no more ceviche. It is as though people make ceviche when they don't have any ideas on what to actually cook. I'm glad Brian V won. I like that he seems to tailor his di...

Congratulations on beer making! I've been doing it for two years, and I think about it all the time. All the time. I really wouldn't recommend using the mouth siphoning ever again....