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GUEST STAR
Harold SullensUSDA Egg Grader
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GUEST STAR
Penny AdcockEpidemiologist
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Alton Brown
Host and Creator
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TRIVIA (4)
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1945 was America's egg eating year with 402 consumed per capita.
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Teflon, an American invention, was first applied to a pan by a Frenchman..
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An egg shell is over 90% calcium carbonate. It's as strong as bone.
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A dozen large eggs weighs from 24 to 26 ounces.
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QUOTES (3)
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Dr. Penny Adcock: We figure that about 1 in 20,000 [eggs] are infected internally with salmonella.
Alton Brown: So basically, I run about the same risk of getting sick from properly handled eggs as I would, say, getting bit by a rabid squirrel in downtown Detroit? -
Alton Brown: Zen-like, in simplicity and complexity alike, the egg possesses the most potent powers in the kitchen universe. This mild-mannered, retro-looking carrying case houses a dynamic duo of culinary superheroes -- the yolk and the white. Both amazing in their own right, put 'em together and you got just plain dynamite. But do we really tap this wellspring of goodness? Do we use all the blades on this edible Swiss Army knife, capable of changing mere liquids into custard, of leaping tall souffle dishes in a single breath?
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Alton Brown: They're perkier. Ha, ha. It's a perky egg.
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NOTES (1)
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This episode is available on the Breakfast Eats (Volume 2) DVD.
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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The Egg-Files The episode title is a play on the title of science fiction TV show, The X-Files. Music resembling the X-Files theme is also used at the beginning and end of the episode.
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