Sep 23, 2014 September 23, 2014, 7:55 AM. Behind the Scenes of Cutthroat Kitchen with Alton Brown. After writing, producing and hosting Good Eats on the Food Network for 13 years, Alton Brown was ready for a.
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- May 10, 2021 The cooking show 'Cutthroat Kitchen' has what it takes to be a popular program. It features reputed names from the food industry, intense competition, drama, good food, and more. According to TV Over Mind, the show is particularly worth tuning into if you're the kind of viewer who likes extreme games. 'Cutthroat Kitchen' features plenty of sabotages for its contestants, who try to.
- Jul 07, 2020 The Real Reason Cutthroat Kitchen Was Canceled. Cutthroat Kitchen had its fans, but Alton Brown, the show's host, probably wasn't one of them. If the Food Network did officially cancel its wacky competition where chefs bid on creative ways to sabotage their competitors' cooking, it was only because Brown quit.
Cutthroat Kitchen had its fans, but Alton Brown, the show's host, probably wasn't one of them. If the Food Network did officially cancel its wacky competition where chefs bid on creative ways to sabotage their competitors' cooking, it was only because Brown quit. After nearly 200 episodes over 15 seasons, from 2013 to 2017, he had had enough.
Brown dropped the news in July 2018 via Twitter. A fan on the platform asked if new episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen were coming. In his trademark way, Brown responded with a Post-it Note stuck to a computer monitor displaying the fan's tweet: 'Cutthroat Kitchen got cancelled. Sorry. #ProbablyMyFault.' Brown actually explained much earlier why he was done with Cutthroat Kitchen, during a Facebook Live video. 'I've had enough, guys,' he told fans in late 2016. 'I need to get back to what I do.'
What Brown does was best displayed in his previous Food Network series, Good Eats, the award-winning show that revolutionized cooking shows, adding science, history, and humorous skits during its 13-year run. In Cutthroat, Brown appeared out of his element, according to a critic at Entertainment Weekly. 'It is NOT a show about cooking,' the EW critic wrote. Brown wanted to get back to cooking. 'I think I've game-show hosted about all I can take, and life is short,' he said on Facebook Live.
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At that time, late 2016, Brown planned to go independent and make his own internet-only show, on his own terms, As he explained on Facebook Live, 'I want freedom to do what I want, and say what I want, and work with the food that I want, without being concerned about what a larger corporate entity might or might not want from that.' For Brown, that meant cooking with rabbit, liver, or chicken gizzards — some of the items that were forbidden on the Food Network, he said.
Brown's internet series never materialized — although he did create a small online hit with Quarantine Quitchen on YouTube, co-hosted by his wife, Elizabeth Ingram (via Salon). The original internet show was to be called, simply, 'A Cooking Show,' and Brown envisioned hundreds of episodes that would basically amount to a Good Eats sequel. But the lure of a network's audience reach may have been too much for Brown to resist. Good Eats: The Return, the long-anticipated sequel, debuted on the Food Network in August 2019 (via Eater). Brown added new wrinkles to the old show, working with recipes and kitchen equipment that were less available or too expensive even seven years ago. He also brought in a real food scientist, admitting his own science background was limited. However, rabbit and liver have yet to appear among the show's published recipes.
One of my favorite shows on the Food Network is probably Cutthroat Kitchen. For some reason, it's fun to see professional chefs attempt to cook different dishes while facing sabotages such as being forced to cook in tiny kitchens.
However, I've noticed that over time, the sabotages that the chefs have been forced to work with are actually things that I've done in real life. In other words, I've voluntarily done some of these sabotages and known other students that have done these sabotages voluntarily. We aren't sabotaging ourselves because we want to challenge ourselves though. We're doing them for a variety of other reasons, such as a lack of time.
Here are five sabotages from Cutthroat Kitchen that you've probably done voluntarily at one point in your college career.
1. Using Plastic Utensils Instead of Real Utensils
Episode: 'The Rice Stuff', Season 3
In this episode, Chef Sammy is forced to give up his steel knives, and must use plastic knives instead. Plastic knives are harder for Chef Sammy to use, as they're more likely to break or melt.
Even though Chef Sammy may not use plastic knives on the daily to cook food, some of us do just that. Real knives are expensive. And who has time to clean them? Plastic knives are just cheaper and easier to clean up.
2. Using an Espresso Machine to Cook Pasta
Episode: 'I Can't Believe It's Not Udder', Season 4
In this episode, Chef Morgan is stuck using an espresso machine to cook her pasta and sauce. Chef Morgan finds this task terribly hard. Not only does the espresso machine not hold that much pasta, but she has to cook both her sauce and pasta in the machine simultaneously.
College students are always looking for great ways to cook multiple things in one pot and ways to use the same appliance multiple times. An espresso pot surprisingly fulfills both of these wishes.
3. Taking a Video-Selfie While Cooking
Episode: 'Superstar Sabotage: Burrito the Line'
In this episode, Chef Sherry was forced to take a video selfie while cooking her food during Round 1. This sabotage left Chef Sherry with only one hand to cook her food.
Despite the fact that taking a video selfie limits your ability to cook, college students still want to show off our amazing cooking skills. We're willing to sacrifice some of our cooking abilities in order to show the world our bomb recipes on Snapchat.
4. Cooking on a Camp Stove
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Episode: 'Tac'o the Town', Season 1
In this episode, Chef Sevan is forced to use an alcohol powered camp stove as his only heating source during Round 2. Chef Sevan considered this a 'death sentence', as during Round 2 the chefs were asked to make Eggs Benedict, his specialty.
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Although Chef Sevan may not be used to cooking on a camp stove, this is something that some of us are used to. In the dorms, sometimes there is only one stove available in the building or no stoves at all. Camp stoves are convenient for college students who are in need of a heating device. Use with caution though, as Pacific Crest Trail Association warns that these stoves can cause serious burns if the fuel is not handled carefully.
5. Using Only a Microwave to Heat Food.
Episode: 'Foul Play', Season 2
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In this episode, Chef Robert Burmeister from Harvest Cafe in New York ends up with a microwave as his only way of cooking food. Chef Robert did not want to end up with the microwave, as he said, 'I haven't cooked in a microwave since when I was, like, 20.'
Let's be real though. We've all used a microwave at some point to cook our food. They're just easier to use than a stove and require less clean up. Even though Chef Robert did not want to use the microwave, this sabotage isn't the worst, as you can still cook different types of food such as eggs or mug cakes.
For professional chefs, these sabotages are considered nightmares. However, for us college students, they are just a part of our daily lives. Let's face it. College students are versatile when it comes to the kitchen. Even though we may not make the best food, we are still more prepared to face any cooking challenge than professional chefs because we have to adapt to our lack of supplies everyday. I'd like to see a college student go on Cutthroat Kitchen, just to see how they face these sabotages. Who knows? They might do better than a professional chef in the challenges.