As Alton Brown has shown on his popular Food Network show Good Eats, he believes cooking is fun-and he hates to see people not having fun in the kitchen just because they don't have the right tools. In Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen, he points out that the right tools are not necessarily the prettiest, the best, or the most expensive ones-but they are the tools that you enjoy using. Each cook needs to find his or her own right tools, and this book can set you on that path. Much more than a catalog of kitchen items, this is Brown's selection of tools he actually uses, with explanations of why and how he uses them. From pots and pans to knives to appliances plugged and unplugged, Brown offers wide-ranging opinions on equipment he likes and doesn't like, needs and doesn't need (including some items he really doesn't need, but likes anyway, so he has them). A MacGyver of the culinary world, Brown also enjoys figuring out new ways to apply tools, and getting maximum usefulness from the tools in his kitchen. Many of his most ingenious applications are included here, along with 25 brand-new recipes that use specific tools to their best advantage. Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen is essential equipment for all of his fans-and anyone who wants a great guide to good kitchen gear.