- 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]
- Ensemble: New York City?
- [Anytime someone mentions NYC as the source of some food item or technique, the assembled cast onscreen turns to the camera and exclaims this line in mock surprise/shock. This appears to be a take-off of an old salsa commercial wherein the competitor's product is revealed to be made, not in the Southwest, but in the aforementioned metropolis]
- 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]