Few opinions hold more weight than 56-year-old Food Network chef Alex Guarnaschelli's when it comes to matters of cooking, but some fans are flabbergasted by her "controversial" kitchen takes shared on Nov. 1, 2025.
"I'm weighing in on America's most controversial and divisive cooking questions," the Alex Vs. America star said in a new video shared by Food Network. Perhaps the most shocking? She washes her cast iron pans, which is generally considered a cardinal sin in the cooking world.
"When my cast iron is dirty, especially with meat or bits of meat and animal grease and whatever, yes, I wash with soap and water," she admitted. "I scrub, I clean, I fully dry, and fully re-oil, and put that cast iron back all happy and pretty."
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But there's something else she doesn't wash that had some fans surprised. "I do not wash my chicken," she said. "We don't want all that splattering all over."
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She answered a slew of other burning questions, revealing she doesn't like jarred minced garlic, doesn't mind pets in the kitchen as long as they stay on the ground, she would never break pasta, and she generally prefers not to rinse her rice. Another tip she shared may hold the secret to making your best-ever scrambled eggs at home: Add water, not milk, to "make them fluffy."
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In the comments, fans had mixed reactions to her hot takes. "Chef Alex! You are amazing and I adore u and 100% agree!" said one fan, while another clapped back, "Sooooo you don't wash your chicken…. I didn't hear anything after that."
Others didn't like what she had to say, writing things like, "Not the cast iron!" "I break my spaghetti and I can do whatever I want," and "Animals in the kitchen are a huge NO!" while more fans supported her with comments like, "I agree with everything you said, you’re the best!"
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While some may disagree with her opinions, she certainly has the qualifications to back them up. Guarnaschelli has been an executive chef since 2003, won The Next Iron Chef: Redemption in 2012 (earning her the nickname IGAC), authored several cookbooks including Old-School Comfort Food and Cook With Me, and has been featured on numerous Food Network shows as a competitor, host, and judge, like Guy's Grocery Games, The Kitchen, Beat Bobby Flay, Chopped, Supermarket Stakeout, and Ciao House.
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