"Yeah, It's Quite Uncomfortable. That's Why We Do These Things" — Alton's After-Show
It's one thing to watch Cutthroat Kitchen competitors endure the hilariously evilicious sabotages that have been dealt them, but it's another to attempt those challenges for yourself, experiencing the struggles they did firsthand and learning to bear them as best you can. As the judges learn on Alton's After-Show what diabolical situations have led to chefs' finished dishes, even they are wowed by the lengths to which sabotages have forced contestants to go just to cook a seemingly simple meal. For Jet Tila tonight, that surprise came when he tried his hand — or, rather, his foot — at wearing a 30-pound rum barrel.
"It's really heavy," Jet admitted, strapped into the contraption and feebly making his way around the kitchen. Alton Brown agreed that this was indeed a doozy of a sabotage; as he told Jet, "Of all the things I wouldn't want, wearing that barrel … that's physically grueling." But when Jet told him just how "quite uncomfortable" this challenge was," Alton was quick to remind him that such is the nature of the Cutthroat beast. "Yeah, it's quite uncomfortable," said Alton. "That's why we do these things."
Click the play button on the video above to watch Jet attempt to walk with the rum barrel on his foot, and hear more reflections on tonight's brand-new episode.
Catch up on more Alton's After-Show commentary on FN Dish.