Alton Brown has shared his passion and science-lab, how-to style of cooking on Food Network’s Good Eats for 14 seasons and his vast knowledge on Next Iron Chef and Iron Chef America. Now, in the last of his Good Eats series of cookbooks, he's sharing his techniques in Good Eats 3: The Later Years, which contains a bounty of science-to-food facts, cooking tips, trivia and chapters devoted to foods like pretzels and pomegranates.

In the last of the trilogy, Alton presents more than 200 recipes along with stills from the show and behind-the-scenes glimpses. What's in the back of the book? A sock-puppet blueprint complete with stickers to resemble the Good Eats Sock Puppet (circa 1997). You can't help but love Alton Brown.

You can pre-order a copy right now, but we’d like to give you a chance to win one. All you have to do is comment on this post by telling us which one of Alton’s Good Eats moments is your favorite and why. We’re giving away five copies of his cookbook to randomly selected and very lucky commenters.

You may only comment once to be considered, and you don’t have to purchase anything to win; a purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Odds depend on total number of entries. Void where prohibited. Only open to legal residents of 50 U.S. states, D.C. or Puerto Rico, and you must be at least 18 years of age to win. All entries (comments) must be entered between 1 p.m. ET on October 5, 2011 and 5 p.m. ET on October 9, 2011. Subject to full official rules. By leaving a comment on the blog, you acknowledge your acceptance to the Official Rules.  ARV of each prize: $37.50. Sponsor: Scripps Networks, LLC,  d/b/a Food Network, 75 9th Avenue, New York, New York 10011.

So tell us, which one of Alton’s Good Eats moments is your favorite ?

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Don't forget to pick up a copy of Marcela's new book, Mexican Made Easy and Anne Burrell's Cook Like a Rock Star.