The Best Episodes of Cooked Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

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   8.3/10(153 votes)

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   #1 - Air

   S1:E32/19/2016

   Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.

   Director:Ryan Miller

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Ryan Miller

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   7.9/10(133 votes)

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   #2 - Earth

   S1:E42/19/2016

   Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.

   Director:Peter Bull

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   Director:Peter Bull

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   #3 - Water

   S1:E22/19/2016

   Pollan looks to the kitchens of India for a lesson in the value of pot cooking and examines the consequences of eating highly processed food.

   Director:Caroline Suh

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   Director:Caroline Suh

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   #4 - Fire

   S1:E12/19/2016

   With help from Aboriginal hunters and a barbecue pit master, Pollan shows how fire shaped human gastronomy, and weighs our duty to the animals we eat.

   Director:Alex Gibney

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   Director:Alex Gibney

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