I don't have cable yet, so if I watch the Food Network, it's because I'm staying in a motel. I'm fascinated by a lot of it, and some if it strikes me as boring - there was a show devoted solely to baking cakes. How much of that can you watch? Especially since there are books devoted to the same subject and you don't have to write down the ingredients - it's already in the book. The shows where they show you how everyday brand name foods are made are really good, and full of useless trivia - there are 230 noodles in a can of Campbells chicken noodle soup. There's a machine that weighs each can and sends it back if there are one more or less noodle. That kind of stuff interests me, although I can fully understand if others find it pointless.