Hard or "winter" squashes confuse and confound for no other reason than there are so darned many of them. Learn how to shop, store, and cook a plethora of gourdy recipes, find out what's really up with beta carotene and why you need to buy a stick blender.

Good Eats Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Deep Space Slime
• s05e02 - Oat Cuisine
• s05e03 - Crepe Expectations
• s05e04 - Celebrity Roast
• s05e05 - Scrap Iron Chef
• s05e06 - Berry From Another Planet
• s05e07 - The Trouble with Cheesecake
• s05e08 - Squid Pro Quo
• s05e09 - Art of Darkness II: Cocoa
• s05e10 - Squash Court
• s05e11 - For Whom the Cheese Melts II
• s05e12 - Send in the Clams
• s05e13 - This Spud's for You Too

Good Eats Show Summary

Food can be fun! That's the message of Good Eats, where host Alton Brown explores the ways that food is prepared and the whys of food science. Along the way he and his cast of characters and experts slip in history, comedy, pop references, and (most of the time) a generous pinch of kosher salt. If you want to go beyond what to do into why you do it, then tune in to Good Eats on the Food Network!