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Don't grow food in IKEA bags
There's a million videos suggesting that ikea bags (or other plastic bags) are great and cheap container for growing food in. That's not the case - they disintegrate after 1 season and leave your soil unusable.
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Shaving with a kitchen knife
มุมมอง 4563 ปีที่แล้ว
What does it take to sharpen a knife so well, that you can shave yourself with it? 0:00 Intro 0:11 Basic questions about sharpness and cutting 0:30 What force keeps an apple from falling apart? 1:10 Why apples aren't magnetic? 2:12 Cutting as separating particles. 2:32 Simulation of cutting. 3:03 How razors and knives look under a microscope? 4:18 Shaving! 5:05 Outro!
Le Creuset vs IKEA. Do expensive pots cook faster?
มุมมอง 1.4K3 ปีที่แล้ว
In this video I'm testing if an expensive Le Creuset pot (~200 eur/chf/usd) cooks faster than an inexpensive one from Ikea (~20 chf/usd/eur). It turns out that inexpensive pots are made out of stainless steel which is not the best heat conductor. More expensive pots contain a layer of aluminium (or copper) surrounded by stainless steel. That layer allows them to transfer heat much faster, espec...
How GLUTEN makes the SOURDOUGH elastic? Or PIZZA
มุมมอง 1914 ปีที่แล้ว
We're talking about gluten. What it is chemically, how bonds between gluten molecules form. Why using warm water is better than cold water. What are Gliadin and Glutenin. What is kneading for? 0:00 Intro 0:16 Water and gluten molecules 0:28 Gliadin and glutenin 0:45 Disulfide bond formation - dough is now elastic! 0:58 What is kneading for? 1:18 Why using warm water is better 1:30 Temperature i...
How to cook perfect rice
มุมมอง 594 ปีที่แล้ว
00:00 Intro 00:30 What goes on when you burn food? 00:40 How water boils? 01:00 Boiling rice through thermal camera. 01:28 Simulation of boiling water. 01:42 How convection actually looks. 02:01 Does water always rise in the middle of the pot? 02:57 Convection the other way around. 03:23 Heat transfer when cooking rice. 04:20 Burning rice is like making cookies. 05:08 How to prevent burning ric...
How I tried to distill a disinfectant at home
มุมมอง 674 ปีที่แล้ว
Covid-19 pandemic created a shortage of hand disinfectants. So I thought I'd make one at home. It was less of a great idea than I thought it would be. Don't try this. No - seriously don't. I actually know how to distill alcohol, so I knew what can go wrong and knew how to contain the situation should a problem arise. If you don't you can poison yourself, burn yourself, burn your house down and ...
Carbonara not scrambled eggs, TIPS for cooking best recipe
มุมมอง 4.2K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Turning carbonara into scrambled eggs is a common mistake. In this video I go through what happens when you heat proteins suspended in a liquid. I also show you how to make a carbonara without scrambling anything.
How can you tell if this recipe for pierogi is authentic?
มุมมอง 644 ปีที่แล้ว
There's a lot of videos on youtube that show "authentic original recipes". Many of them show good recipes, but they're not "the" recipe for a dish you're looking for. There's no "the" recipe.
Are Fresh Yeast Better Than Instant?
มุมมอง 11K5 ปีที่แล้ว
We're talking about how my daughter and I checked if fresh yeast are better than instant. There are two myths: 1) Fresh yeast are "fresher". No, both are living organisms and equally good. 2) You have to use less instant yeast than fresh. Well, that depends on particular packaging. I go in more detail in the videos.
Cool hack for COLD BEER fast
มุมมอง 2125 ปีที่แล้ว
This is the fastest way I know of for cooling a beer. Works great, if you work a little bit ahead of time. In the video I'm explaining also how heat transfer works and how it depends on a variety of factors (this is a very simplified model that doesn't account for a LOT of factors, but it explains enough of what's going on). I hope you all have a great summer! TLDR: 200g of salt, 800g of water....
Supertasters
มุมมอง 536 ปีที่แล้ว
We're talking about super-tasters, people who are more sensitive to certain tastes and how that relates to food ranking. You can learn more about supertasters for example from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1456409/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16297856 The Michelin guide: guide.michelin.com/city_selector International Wine and Spirit competition: www.iwsc.net/ Structure of ptc and sucros...

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  • @bboylalu
    @bboylalu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After lots of failed tries and scrambled eggs, I followed your explanation and I finally managed to get a creamy carbonara. I did it a bit differently, but following the same reasoning. I beat an egg (including the whites) with the cheese, rendered the fat then cooled the pan down in some cold water, then poured the egg and cheese mixture and stirred it a the lowest temperature my gas cooking machine allows me to. I then added the pasta, stirred for a bit and added some pasta water. Thank you so much for making me understand where I was going wrong!

  • @solcalo
    @solcalo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And another one. 💪

  • @solcalo
    @solcalo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this.

  • @Mitch0296
    @Mitch0296 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your video is the precise reason my carbonara went from scrambled eggs on the first attempt to the real thing on the second try. Thanks so much!

  • @carbonseven1st
    @carbonseven1st ปีที่แล้ว

    zajebiscie wielkie dzieki!

  • @michaelclark4876
    @michaelclark4876 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just in case anyone was wondering, yes yeast releases CO2, but it doesn't contribute to global warming. That's because they are metabolizing sugars that were made by plants within the last few years. The plants made the sugars through photosynthesis, so the carbon in the sugars came from CO2 in the atmosphere. The carbon the yeast release came from our current atmosphere, not carbon fixed 200 million years ago as is the case with fossil fuels. There is no net gain of CO2 in the atmosphere just because the yeast made CO2. Yes, before anyone asks, there is net CO2 emitted due to land use changes in agriculture and for fossil fuels used in the farming and processing needed to produce the flour and sugar. But this CO2 has gone into the air whether you feed sugar and flour to yeast, or leave them sitting on your shelf.

  • @allenrand2188
    @allenrand2188 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, hope you are doing well. Looking forward to your next video!

  • @snklfrtz1
    @snklfrtz1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually found this very helpful! I've tried the "simple" methods taught by Food Network chefs of all varieties. Basically all variations of Alacard0malley's comment. All entirely unhelpful as no matter what I do, I still end up with scrambled egg carbonara. This was very helpful for me. It's like making a runny custard basically. Lightbulb! Much easier for me to cook the eggs first and pour over pasta later. I can't wait to try it this way and see if I can get a sauce instead of a scramble.

  • @dnice3242
    @dnice3242 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Placing the bags in a cardboard box or wrapping it in burlap will extend the life of the bag that is broken down by uv light. They work great for annual plants. Using it one or two years while you work on the budget to afford more permanent options is better than not growing anything at all.

    • @johnboylong40
      @johnboylong40 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We’re doing the same thing. We’re converting half an acre and it’s taking time to do. These ikea bags gave us an option and it’s easier to control weeds while we get the Ruth Stout and HUGELKULTUR areas built. We got a role of burlap to protect the bags as well. Best of luck in your garden!

    • @pumarealtor
      @pumarealtor ปีที่แล้ว

      i totally agree. i'm a total beginner and on a budget. ikea bags is my best option to start with until i become a better gardener so i can transition out of plastic. gotta start somewhere.

  • @fish9468
    @fish9468 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s the UV that damages the plastic, if you surround it with burlap it doesn’t degrade

  • @leanev4019
    @leanev4019 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ikea bags cost 10kr / 1 usd. Its a lot cheaper than buckets or pots. I'd rather get rid of it immediately after harvest then to avoid contamination. I also have a city provided cultivation plot that already covered in plastic from previous tenants, so perhaps I'll look into sowing my own bags that are soil safe and uv protected. 👍🏻

  • @gayedawn1
    @gayedawn1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some recommend using the IKEA bags surround covered with cardboard and then outside hessian put together with the tie clips.

  • @blessedwoman4825
    @blessedwoman4825 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! I had seen those videos about the ikea and plastic bags for gardening and was contemplating using that method. After seeing this I will use other means. I am glad that you posted this!

  • @miztri
    @miztri 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info. Thank you...

  • @dramatictoons9303
    @dramatictoons9303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm eating a scrambled carbonara rn, actually not that bad

  • @lev-tovzohar9318
    @lev-tovzohar9318 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a retired chef. I am starting a home-based pierogi business, having ordered a stainless steel 6-pierogi press from Poland. In the past, I've used many different pierogi tools and recipes. Your recipe seems what I need. It have authenticity, low food cost and simplicity. Thank you. Please advise common Polish fillings, sweetie savoury. Cheers from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

  • @andreluizcamy
    @andreluizcamy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    don't be a fool! there's no global warming!

  • @Alacard0malley
    @Alacard0malley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mix your eggs and cheese in separate bowl. Add pasta water to bacon pan when bacon ready> turn bacon pan off> shake> add egg/cheese slurry> stir/shake> add pasta water to desired consistency. Use residual heat to cook the eggs, this dude has made it way too complicated.

  • @allenrand2188
    @allenrand2188 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've never had a better tomato than the ones I've grown myself! Nice video and I'll stick to my pots!

  • @allenrand2188
    @allenrand2188 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video. I always remember learning in high school science classes how we never really touch things but it is the forces at an atomic level pushing with equal and opposite forces that keep myself separate from a surface. A fundamentally different way of thinking about touch. Knifes work by exerting a relatively small force on an extremely small surface area really pushing those atoms out of the way. Your graphics did a great job at showing that.

  • @valeenoi2284
    @valeenoi2284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't find fresh yeast anywhere in my area, lol. Oh well.

    • @jasminemorales5964
      @jasminemorales5964 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can make it from dry active yeast

    • @valeenoi2284
      @valeenoi2284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jasminemorales5964 My point was that the dry active yeast is very unpredictable. I just made two dough balls this past weekend with the same dry active yeast. I used 0.4 of gram of yeast for one dough (270 gr flour with 60% hydration), and 0.35 of gram yeast for another (250 flour with 60% hydration). I used 110 F warm water (measured with thermometer). One beautifully fermented with good air, the other didn't. Like WTF! How did a mere 0.05 "gram" of yeast made so much difference? Both showed small bubbles forming after 10 mins at which point I mixed the water with the flour. There is no prediction with dry yeast. Don't get me started with the instance dry yeast. They are the worst.

    • @jasminemorales5964
      @jasminemorales5964 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@valeenoi2284 oh I meant you can make fresh yeast from dry yeast 😅 I should have worded it better

    • @valeenoi2284
      @valeenoi2284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jasminemorales5964 Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat! You can do that????????? HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW?

    • @jasminemorales5964
      @jasminemorales5964 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@valeenoi2284 there are videos on TH-cam basically just water , dry yeast, and flour

  • @Shadowsers123
    @Shadowsers123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice experiment. I wonder how the "Ikea Sensuell" would compare, those are also supposed to be 3-ply I believe. From the materials it seems to be using aluminum sandwiched by stainless steel.

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never tried ikea sensuell, but I suspect the result would be in-between that of le creuset and the pots I tested (don't remember the actual name). Main reason being that le creuset has the same material also on the sides, while sensuel seems to have thin sides with 3-layer bottom. That said, it should have more even transfer on the bottom, so definitely an upgrade from pure stainless steel.

  • @justcruisin109
    @justcruisin109 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting so thank you. In some ways though, it just creates more questions. I have some tri-layer ikea pans but haven't tested their cooking speed in terms of heat transfer with normal stainless pans. A number of frying pans are made from aluminium (note the correct spelling 😎) albeit with a coating of some sort so you think they would be highly heat conductive. It would be interesting to see how manufacturers design the pots to optimise the technical aspects of material thickness vs thermal conductivity vs weight etc. Cheers

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Ikea's 3-layer products only have aluminium (I got spelling right this time, no?) in the bottom of the pan. For a pan that's enough. The heat flux in this case will be lower than in pure stainless - thin stainless conducts faster than three layers of metal, even if one of them is aluminium. I personally haven't seen coated aluminium (i.e. with painting or enamel), but I've seen it sandwiched between two layers of steel. I'd be cool to test something like that though, it'd be great for quick heat transfer, but it'd be super easy to burn food with it too. Manufacturers have a few things to balance - heat transfer (if that's all you care about - external copper + stainless steel inside is best), heat retention (cast iron wins), price (mass produced stainless steel), balance of good heat and durability (3-layers, but now it's getting expensive), marketing and premium price (5-layers; tbh no idea why anyone would ever want that), etc. The heat conduction through these materials is very well understood though.If you know what heat properties you want to have, you can plug this into "simple" equations and you're done.

  • @BBGreene-203
    @BBGreene-203 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just get it in the pan....

  • @loganconnolly3641
    @loganconnolly3641 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is cool

    • @loganconnolly3641
      @loganconnolly3641 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was a joke

    • @loganconnolly3641
      @loganconnolly3641 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Somewhere towards the end of the video I'm suggesting that this isn't a good way to shave. But it's good to know how to sharpen a knife 🔪:)

    • @loganconnolly3641
      @loganconnolly3641 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcinskitchen1661 yes it is

    • @loganconnolly3641
      @loganconnolly3641 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcinskitchen1661 and I'm sorry

  • @CraigsOverijse
    @CraigsOverijse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great idea for a science fair for children to do

  • @PiotrBuczek
    @PiotrBuczek 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good tip with the temperature of ingredients! Some naive questions about warming up the water: 1) why not use warm tap water? 2) is there less time & energy needed to warm up the water in an oven then using a mixer for 10 more min? (I understand time saving when kneading using hands though)

    • @MarcinBrodziak
      @MarcinBrodziak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      1) Depending on quality of your boiler warm tap water may contain traces of copper, lead or even (in extreme circumstances) bacteria. 2) I used microwave because I noticed 30s gives me almost exactly what I need and now is just a habit. Kettle would work just as fine. The energy used by pre-heating the ingredients is a little less, but to me the biggest difference is time saved.

  • @allenrand2188
    @allenrand2188 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really nice job on this video. The style is great!

  • @KamilSkalski
    @KamilSkalski 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any idea why this guy doesn't like drying rice after cooking? th-cam.com/video/53me-ICi_f8/w-d-xo.html

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      there’s a few reasons - one is ethnocentric, he grew up making rice that way and now believes that it’s the only right way to do it. another one is that if you’re cooking rice for its taste (e.g for sushi) this would drain mist of aromatic and flavor compounds. it’s still a legit way to cook rice though, e.g. in certain variants of pilaf rice. my personal take-is that as long as you know what you are doing, it’s ok.

  • @shajrine4709
    @shajrine4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much this was very helpful because we're making carbonara today for the first time and the last thing I want to do is turn it into a scrambled eggs pasta. Cheers!

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @teresalamala
      @teresalamala 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too late for me XD

    • @teresalamala
      @teresalamala 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      OK, I know where I went wrong now...

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@teresalamala Out of curiosity, what happened?

    • @teresalamala
      @teresalamala 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcinskitchen1661 I cook on cast iron, so I shoud've waited longer for the pan to cool down. The proteins denatured at the bottom of my pan. They coudn't flow around in the "convective drifts". This is just the kind of accurate scientific explanation I needed. I'll let you know how it goes on my next pasta day next week

  • @DrChefs
    @DrChefs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    th-cam.com/video/9lD-0uBDiJQ/w-d-xo.html That's how you REALLY make a carbonara. Not this process you do

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The "REAL" carbonara? th-cam.com/video/5mlWpoFkG1E/w-d-xo.html ;) What you are doing is really dependent on quality of eggs and carries higher risk of salmonella. You can't guarantee that the eggs will cook from the pasta alone for long enough to kill the bacteria. It may be a traditional recipe and I'm not saying that what I made is authentic regional dish, I just used carbonara as example of a sauce thickened with eggs.

  • @sayanibalmikighosh5934
    @sayanibalmikighosh5934 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Thank you for the explanation! It was much needed for me...I am going to try to bake a bread soon! Btw are you from Switzerland?

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks and you're welcome! Yes, I'm in Switzerland (though technically not Swiss).

    • @sayanibalmikighosh5934
      @sayanibalmikighosh5934 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guessed it from the weissmehl packet on the counter! I am also currently residing in Switzerland but not Swiss:) and having a hard time baking breads :(

  • @marcelletalksmma
    @marcelletalksmma 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm excited to use my fresh yeast. :)

  • @AbsolutelyMarinated
    @AbsolutelyMarinated 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Liked and subscribed! Great video! Just uploaded my carbonara recipe

  • @tom13mcv
    @tom13mcv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video, thank you!

  • @evee7408
    @evee7408 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this video! Where I am in the US I've never been able to find fresh yeast. Some recipes I've been wanting to try call for fresh yeast and I didn't know if using instant yeast would create a difference.

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, happy to help! There really isn't any / much difference between them. It's very unlikely you can taste it.

  • @IzabelaAdamczyk
    @IzabelaAdamczyk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hate heating slowly at a very low temperature. It's either on or off for me. I guess I'll have to stick to my pasta with scrambled eggs😜 Or .. do you offer home delivery?😉

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just let me know the address! ;-)

    • @photonalchemist6574
      @photonalchemist6574 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just made carbonara. If you add eggs after adding the spagetti straight from the pan without turning on the heat they'll cook into the sauce without scrambling,

  • @MaZEEZaM
    @MaZEEZaM 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting, I wonder do you think the fresh yeast would be any healthier than active dry yeast? Sadly Fresh yeast is really only commercially available here in Australia. Do you know how to make fresh yeast?

    • @marcinskitchen1661
      @marcinskitchen1661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      (Dislaimer: I'm not a health expert.) I doubt there's much difference from health perspective, since it's the same yeast in both cases. I'm not sure how dry yeast is actually made, but my guess is that it's just dried out fresh, fed through some machine to dehydrate it some more and turn into granules. You could make fresh yeast from active dry by dissolving the pack in water, feeding them and letting the yeast multiply (feeding them starch). Though it requires a bit of care - it's possible for bacteria to grow alongside yeast and spoil everything, etc.

    • @_stealth_y
      @_stealth_y 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here’s a nice video of how uniferm packages yeast differently for different use cases. From what I can see dry yeast is the same yeast but dried. th-cam.com/video/ZnZCc2vD7Uo/w-d-xo.html

  • @MaZEEZaM
    @MaZEEZaM 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting experiment :D Thanks

  • @beatanowakowska1403
    @beatanowakowska1403 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, Now I understand all this conversations with my husband. "It's bitter!", "No it's not!"