Alton Brown credited as playing...
Self - Host • USDA Agent • B.A. • Colonel Bob Boatwright • Government Agent • Alexander McKenzie • Alfred Byrd • Anti-Alton • Antonin Carême • B. A. • Beethoven • Capt. Jefferson Quint • Caveman • Chef Klaus Wolfgar • Col. Bob Boatwright • Colonel • Conrad van Houten • Dr. Xavier Brown • French Oil Vendor • Great Great Grandfather • Gregor Mendel • Grumpy Gus • John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich • Julius Caesar • Knight • Maître d' • Medieval cook • Miner • Nameless Peasant • Napoleon • Pennsylvania Dutchman • President Lincoln • Rabbi Hillel • Refrigerator Gnome • Roman Legionnaire • Roman cook • Stranger • USDA Inspector #1 • Uncle Fred • WWII Soldier
- Alton Brown: Catch phrase about something inedible or icky, "... which are definitley not good eats."
- Alton Brown: But that's another show...
- [when talking about a similar recipe or ingredient which doesn't fit into the current show. Also, occasionally said by other characters]
- Alton Brown: [Repeated Line, typically used when making a batter:] That's 10 strokes. Now just walk away. Walk away. I know there are lumps, it's fine. Just walk away!
- [Proposes sending a joke gift to fellow TV cook show host Emeril Lagasse]
- Alton Brown: Listen, here it is, okay? We're going to send the Ginsus to Emeril, right? But on the little 'From' thing, the label, we'll say it's from the Iron Chefs.
- Alton Brown: [Pulling a nutmeg seed from his pants] I always keep one in my pocket, in case of emergencies.
- [This sequence is utilized in almost every episode with nutmeg as an ingredient]