Alton Brown tossed the cooking grate aside and placed his steaks directly on the coals. This was an episode of Good Eats titled “Raising the Steaks.” But I only caught a few minutes.

I’d like to be able to see the whole episode. Now. Not when it airs next.

The Food Network isn’t on iTunes. PBS has fewer shows on iTunes then I have toes. (I have all my toes.) Where are the cooking shows? Where are the ‘How-To’ shows?

Shouldn’t ‘How-To’ shows be a natural for the iTunes store? There’s a timeliness (or impulse) factor that the iTunes store could fulfill. See a great recipe or project made. Buy the episode. Bring your notebook computer or video iPod into the kitchen or workshop and replay the important bits as needed.

Oh. And what if the iTunes versions of the shows included a printable digital booklet for the plans or instructions or recipes or shopping lists (or whatever is appropriate)?