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This week on Basics, I'm showing you a few different ways to make mac and cheese: the comfort food you just need sometimes.
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Alright folks, I think this channel has milked all it can from mac and cheese. Next on the hit list: waffles
YESSSSS WAFFLES
Would you ever consider going to Masterchef?🤔🙂
love you
Who else wants to see the cheapest vs expensive waffles 🧇
Andrew is online at the same moment as I'm watching :'O I feel connected.
"Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper."
What is Quarantine doing to our Babish?
I dunno man, that sounds about right. Now to figure out where I can get some kosher pepper
@@jasonmiller2379 It depends how the pepper was killed and butchered. 🙃
I mean I frind my salt :D lol
Was actually gonna say that but you said it before
😂
"Freshly ground salt, and kosher pepper"
*SHEF*
i was gonna comment that
Call a bondulance.
Lols i was bamboozled.
My world is now upside down.
I had to rewatch that part like 4 times because I thought I just wasn't paying attention 😂
“I over did it with the mozzarella” said NO ONE EVER
In the words of Jeremy Clarkson Oh No! ... anyways
80th like yw
You're the kind of guy that likes tiktok recipes
@@user-kf8fd7se5l this reply makes no sense
NOT EVERYONE LIKES OVERDOING MAC AND CHEESE, YOU'RE NOT QUIRKY
"Let's be real, you're gonna use the family sized portion and eat it all on your own"
You know us too well.
my first reaction to that was "those are family sized?"
Preach
"The serving size of this Carbonara is 4-6"
Oh so you don't eat it by yourself?
everyone out here talking about "freshly ground salt and kosher pepper", but what about "once the american is melted"
Why? U one of those crunch pll? U like the bones?
that really messed with my head, damn
@@AxxLAfriku stop commenting on every video please
"once the american is melted" This is kinda relevant right now tho
@@holczy0 i just report him for spam
Get a load of this guy not making his own evaporated milk
Hah! What a sore loser! LOL
Are you Joshu--
canned evaporated milk is good for the apocalypse, need a Basics for Apocalypse series cause got damn I'm poor and not gonna have fresh sharp cheddar and parm all the time
Mowglli II holy shit, I would 1000% watch that series!!’
Mowglli II you need to comment that in the open so we can bump that shit for visibility!
For those wondering why the ATK recipe calls for American cheese, it's because American cheese is packed with sodium citrate, a powerful emulsifier that's especially effective for casein. The Dijon mustard is similar. And sauces emulsified without relying on starch keep a more consistent thickness across temperatures because the contraction of cooling starch is what causes the solidifying. Adam Ragusea has a great video on all this (a couple of them, actually).
That probably helps explain why he didn’t use a roux… I have always used a roux, add a little milk, then cheese (and onion, garlic, a little meat) for my Mac and cheese…
Currently planning on making Mac and cheese from scratch for the first time ever tonight for a friend's giving get together and ive been doing nothing but consuming other people's recipes all day to prepare to make it the absolute best. Once again, Babish gives such a huge variety and breakdown of the science of the stuff that I feel like I understand mac on a different level XD
I just made the southern style M&C for my potluck at work tomorrow. I hope yours comes out cheesy & delicious. Happy TG
@@es_three232 It came out amazing!! People asked me for the recipe! I hope yours comes out wonderful too!!
The southern one or the classic one ?
I thought I had already watched this episode because the red on the pot looks like the red line on a video 😂
Same
same
Same
Exactly
bruh
"Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper"
*Discomfort*
🤣
Kosher salt....?
I had to pause the video and scroll to the comments to see if I was tripping haha
Epic gamer Dude I guess that was the point
@@cf6201 same not lying i even replayed the video to check if my ears were working
I'm 33 this year and I've never once in my life had a mac and cheese that wasnt out of a box. I'm super excited to try this.
Well?? How was it?
@Promotional Inc. The funeral was nice
nobody:
soviet spy: "ok so once the american is all melted"
🗿
War-crime-ing with Andrei
HDLP
Who else is missing the classic :
"Let's get down to basics" right before the intro roll?
I still miss the Frazier intro on the regular videos lol
To defeat
The Huns
@@deadfr0g .....
To defeat
These buns!!!
Hey I should make some of those!
Binging with Babish and a throwback with “TOSSED SALADS ANDDDD SCRAMBLEEDDD EGSS?” :)
“i kinda over-did it with the mozzarella” idk man it doesn’t get much more perfect than that
How do you "overdo" mozzarella?
Better to have to more, than too less
He forgot the excessive amount of bacon and ham in the southern mac and cheese
There's no such thing as excessive amounts of bacon.
@@turretboi you are a true gentleman
Ahh so a casserole
Man - I made the 5 cheese version at 5:00 for our Christmas meal at the in-laws. It was a hit - everyone loved it and had second helpings. Thanks for your awesome recipes and innovations!!!
What was the cheese
“Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper”
We’ve been tricked, we’ve been backstabbed and we’ve been quite possibly, bamboozled.
RvB? In my Babish?
It’s more likely than you think.
Yeah that threw me off when i first heard it xD
I really just found it funny
RIP in pepperoni Joel
When is it I didn't here it?
I love how you show the results of the mistakes it really helps me learn
i know right!
Typical white women who can't cook lol.
@@thatoneguy779 based on your comment history you seem very repressed
Alex Casillas You’re really cool, bro lol
Even if the mistake is the portion of the freezing vessel hahahah it just adds so much personality too
I just realized that while at social events I want to make sure my mac will be creamy, I actually like it when my own bricks. Makes it less of a messy affair I guess and prefer the texture?
Am I a monster? XD
Yes, yes you are 😭
I like the solidified chunky mac too
You're not the only one, I like block cheesy pastas
Not really I like my THICC and prefer it when it isnt creamy
“Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper”
I love this guy. I know that gem was for people like me who’d chuckle.
What
2:56 I was wondering if anyone else noticed
How did “freshly ground salt and kosher pepper” get a laugh from me
'Cause you've been here long enough.
Idk but he got me as well
Same
Because yes
gerson pierce have you ever heard an Aussie talk
Babish’s cooking is so advanced that he’s one day going to make a recipe for tap water.
xDDD
Babish: sprinkle a pinch of kosher salt w i t h water
I’m imagining it would go like this “ So there’s nothing wrong with this normal tap water but let’s make a babish version”
I think boiling water before making cubes does something.
Flint Michigan would appreciate that
"Make sure you swirl it regularly otherwise it might explode." Me not knowing he's dead serious.
The way Trish totally didn't even follow the recipe 😭
Lamooo
when i saw the amount of flour she was actually supposed to use
What's a Trish and why are so many people talking about it?
@@kaldo_kaldo THIS IS HILARIOUS
@@kaldo_kaldo A Trish is a Queen called Trisha Paytas.
*"freshly ground salt"*
*"kosher pepper"*
something's wrong i can feel it
I don’t think that’s Babish. It just might be an imposter.
I feel a disturbance in the force
I knew this comment would be here
I was looking to see if anyone else noticed.
I came down to the comment to type exactly that
bruh he broke my brain with “freshly ground salt and kosher pepper”
Rosie Tran me too💀💀
Im still learning English and that got me brain damage 😂😂
Fr I had to replay it because I swear I was making it up when I heard it
There ain't nothing like cracking open a cold milkshake! That's the same vibe I got.
he says it in every video even on binging with babsih
Reminds me of how my mom made her “mac and cheese casserole” on special occasions when I was a kid. A box of Craft poured in a casserole dish with half a bag of shredded cheese on top and baked in the oven. Magical.
It gives me some comfort as a beginner to know that even a great chef like yourself can make mistakes too haha
“Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper”
Spongebob to Patrick: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN
Rick and bobsponge
@@manofrice1058 spongerick and patbob
"Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper". I caught that. 2:58
This isn't babish
Its opposite day
I love putting freshly ground salt and kosher pepper on my food
Freshly ground sea salt is amazing on food. Kosher pepper is impossible to find.
Just wanted to comment on that
When I do mine, traditional thanks to my Grandma and her recipe technique, it's a combination of the last one + mornay sauce within. Well done Andrew ♥️
I am literally so far South that if you were to try to go any further South you are walking into the Gulf of Mexico and I have NEVER had Mac and Cheese with eggs in it...believe me I am deeply disappointed I have not.
That looked amazing!
More a south eastern thing, least it is here in South Carolina.
“Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper” sounds yummy ngl - 2:58
thank god i wasn't the only one who heard that
Pepper pepper pepper
If he didn’t say kosher pepper I would’ve missed it
how in the blue cheese did I miss this
At 3 am when you’re very hungry, this is basically porn.
4am for me, but yeah xD
This channel makes you feel like Randy Marsh
Bro watching food makes me horny.......idk why😭
Extremely accurate
Yes-
S tier mac. I even impressed my notoriously picky dad, who not only went back for seconds, but even asked me to make it again for our Christmas gathering. Thanks Babish. This was a great meal 🙏
Im going to make the southern mac & cheese for my family for thanksgiving
Same, but idk wether I wanna do the first baked Mac and cheese or the southern one
Same! And the pie
@@mmmkay4923 baked southern
Perhaps the most contested dish of all time. Everyone’s moms makes theirs better than the others.
My mom makes the best ❌🧢
My mom sucks lol
@@cousinlupe922 oh she sucks alright
My moms the best and if you disagree you’re wrong
My mum tried to make it once and apologized because of how terrible it tasted.
wow quarantine ruined Babish, he didn't even make his own pan or casserole dish smh
And no homemade water? Jeeze, unsubbing now
No homemade air, leaving this channel and never coming back
No homemade homemade? Yea unsubbing too
@Zach Tescher whattt....he is made himself? im done with babish
Really?
What are you on about
he’s never made the pans in any
of his videos. Idk if you’re joking
or tryna get attention
Or just being
stupid but
How do you expect him to make a pan?😤
There was more cheese in this episode than what I can afford to buy in a year
I’ve found that using cream cheese or heavy whipping cream as the base of the sauce is far superior than starting with a roux. It’s less likely to become grainy or clump together. Roux can be done right but it takes more time and there’s little room for error before the texture gets ruined.
Thank you!
How much would you use for this recipe? It's hard to guesstimate since there's a solid ingredient (grated cheese) in the recipe...
@@Blue_Sonnet depends on how big of a batch I’m making, but I’d say roughly half a cup to begin with. If using cream cheese I always start by adding a splash of milk to some melted butter, then I thoroughly mix in the cream cheese before adding grated cheese. If I’m using heavy cream then I just melt some butter at low heat then stir in the cream. The trick to having a smooth creamy sauce is to add the grated cheese at the lowest possible heat while still being able to melt. If the heat is too high the solids will separate from the fats and you wind up with clumps of cheese and pools of grease. Cooking it for too long will also cause it to separate so you want to add the noodles as soon as the cheese is melted.
I hope that helps.
Babish just really takes every possible opportunity to flex his cheese
Thanks for all those freshly ground likes
Yeah lmfao
He's like cheeseburger Eddy from the Longest Yard. "It ain't easy being cheesy."
How does this man have so much parmesan
yes
He’s chese
Anyone catch the “freshly ground salt and kosher pepper”
Lmao no
Yup
Lmao just was gonna comment on that
What’s funny is that’s technically possible, just don’t ask if it would taste good.
Yeah lol
"What do you think, is that enough cheese"
No... It needs more
Dude. You are my new favorite cooking show. Thank you for showing more then one recipe for this too.
Anti-clumping agents cause clumping in the final product.
The irony.
I guess they’re double-agents.
@@Intelerythm haha funny pun
I mean.... to be fair you can even taste the difference. Fresh is always best
not to be the party pooper here, I think those are emulsifiers which are usually proteins... and what happens to proteins when you heat them up? They denature or turn a certain way--hence the clumpy texture that anti-clumping agents give. Correct me if this is not quite right, but this is to the best of my knowledge.
They’ve become the very thing they swore to destroy
You keep saying things like "too much cheese" and "overdid it with the mozzarella", and I don't want that kind of negativity in my cooking videos.
You misspelled life
Lol same.
nobody cares
@@bisexual_bicycle8719 who hurt you?
@@iwannabehomern20 nobody cares
Thank you! Best mac and cheese I've ever made, and it worked just like the instructions.
My lactose-intolerant self is going to make this mac and cheese this week!
Howd it go?
😂
@@MonkePoker it was delicious! :D
use cream then. almost no lactose in cream. do heavy cream and water if you need to thin it out, and only use hard cheeses which have little lactose
Can't believe he really owns the ironwood kitchenette IRL
Lucky oml
lmaooo ikkk😭😭
Waiting for that freaking ironwood dresser DIY. I have everything else to complete this masterpiece, ugh
“I kinda overdid it with the mozzarella cubes”
The Fat Controller laughed.
*”You are wrong.”*
finally, someone with class!
There’s no such thing as too much cheese...
@@notaseagull3320 there is
on paper it sounds nice, then you get this gluey thick mess
Thank you for this! I like to make mac and cheese from scratch and this gives me some ideas about how to change it up.
I made the baked mac and cheese today for Thanksgiving and it was a huge hit. Fantastic
Hold on,
2:58
“Season with freshly ground salt and kosher pepper”
Hol’ up....
I can Imagine people going to the store and sweating bullets over not finding Kosher pepper. "Do I need to contact a rabbi, or something?"
so im not the only one that got that
@@momothebear Just recite a segment of Torah and blow air on your pepper mill, you've created Kosher pepper!
(confused screaming)
"As it approaches room temperature, it's gonna turn into a brick."
My dude, you're assuming I'm not gonna finish my mac and cheese before it hits room temp.
I'd eat it even when it turns into a brick
@@LannasMissingLink Same, honestly.
I have never had Mac and cheese in my entire life.
@@michaelzhang7098 👈alien confirmed
michael zhang
Go to pretty much any restaurant around you and order some macaroni and cheese right now
I made the second one (didn't have much in) and it was amazing, probably the best mac and cheese I've had.
I typically make a variant that's close to your shell one, the main differences being I use dijon instead of whole grain mustard and I usually sauté chopped jalapenos and garlic inside the roux. It's the first empty dish when I bring it to friendly gatherings lol. I'm going to experiment with the whole grain mustard and see how different it is. The southern mac looked great! Reminds me of Thanksgiving.
Secf
When I find myself in times of trouble
Brother Babish comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Mac and cheese
And in my hour of darkness
He is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
MAC AND CHEESE
Andrie Alinsangao shut
And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer,
Mac & Cheese
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, Mac and cheese
Yeaaah TH-cam sings
The middle mac and cheese recipe is still my go to, probably make it every two or three months. 👍👍
so basically, Trisha didn't use any kind of seasoning in her version lol
As someone from Wisconsin, this is almost enough cheese.
No. You can never have enough
I’m not even from Wisconsin I’m just white. I’m am the literal definition of how you can lure a white person with cheese. When my parents have come home from the store and want me to bring in groceries they say they have cheese in there...
Daniel Reid that is the correct answer, even though there was no question :)
Daniel Reid correct. You pass the Wisconsin citizen test!
Madzilla dude, when I was super sick with my crohns (the insurance wouldn’t cover my first set of meds to start treating it) the only food that didn’t come straight out was cheese so it’s a favorite here
i’m just going to make the first one and tell everyone we have 5 minutes to eat it
lol🤣
i would totally eat it in 5 mins anyways
I'd gladly eat it after it's sat in the fridge for 2 days and a bowl of it heated up in the microwave for a minute and a half, that's all I needed to see....
i have found my twin
Why not just grate the cheese? There really isn't that big of a price difference between grated and non grated cheese.
I made the southern version today. The recipe doesn’t call for any salt or seasoning so I was skeptical, but decided to follow it to the letter.
Pros: one of the best looking Mac and cheese I’ve made. A delicious golden brown crust formed on top and in the bottom of the pan and that part was delicious.
Cons: definitely needed seasoning. And it’s a very dry Mac and cheese. I prefer something a bit more creamy. My kids complained they couldn’t taste the cheese at all.
I wouldn’t make this again without some adjustments. Seasoning for sure. And three eggs seems excessive. Maybe add American cheese for creaminess.
Well it is southern food
Excessive-ness is the entire appeal
Nah they forgot the butter in that deal
Just a heads up, most chefs on YT (including Babish) only film the main parts. It is assumed that you pour salt into the water for cooking the max and also season in every step! :)
I noticed the too. He put seasoning in the other Mac, but buying in the southern style. Salt & pepper at the least was needed. Also butter
The only channel where I don't skip the intro. I get excited that something fun is in store for me.
I literally cried about that last mac and cheese. I cannot believe this. It was so beautiful. I'm so hungry.
When the imposter is sus! 😳
A teaspoon of sodium citrate would fix that situation. Don't fear the white powders.
Thanks for the warning was just about to watch it on an empty stomach. Could have gone wrong real quick
This is the first time I see an american Mac&Cheese with eggs. I'd suggest add some ground beef, onions and my favorite, garlic. It's delicious.
Get help
Look at this guy. Doesn't even make his own flour smh
A weissman fan I see
@@cmo3212 i'm a simple man if they make food i like em
This post was made by Joshua weissman gang
oh no, what have you done
I like them both
My girlfriend and I made a variant of the baked mac and cheese to go along with fried chicken and it was absolutely amazing. We put bacon in ours and used some different cheeses, but otherwise followed the recipe as in the episode. Definitely recommended
What size casserole dish did you use? I'm not sure if I'm Jaír missing it but he never specified in the video
I have always struggled with my rues and now I know why! Thank you Babish!
2:58
"Season with freshly ground salt and kosher pepper"
I didn't even catch it the first time
I caught it right away and then was searching to see who else did!!
@@caitlynsoliday9720 Was just going to write this comment
I was like: ok hold up what?
And then headed to the comment section to see if he really said it or I'm just too high
Me too and now i m writing this comment
I missed it the first time because I was too busy reading the comments about it.
Pre shredded vs post shredded 0:36
Easiest mac and cheese 1:18
America’s test kitchen 2:25
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt recipe 3:49
Classic recipe 4:58
Southern style recipe 9:16
Hoped this helped 💗
Thanks
woosh if gay r/woosh
Thanks. I'm making the "classic recipe". He's a little all over the place with the measurements so I'm constantly rewinding to make sense of it.
@@RandomPerson-me9qn guess ur gay
Thank you!
i just want to say, thank you, most people of newer generations i will suspect won't know how to make some basic things sometimes, and to you to teach us this, i thank you for it
Who comes here after Trisha's videos just to see how badly she messed up the recipe?
She definitely didnt have that huge layer of Parmesan :(
Who?
Babish: “Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper”
Me: *nods intensely*
I saw that too and was like hmmm 🤔
Me too just like hmm yes floor here is made out of roof
Hmmmmm. Ah, yes. Cilantro. Enslaved Disgust
Harharhar
@@mastercraftmc3762 not to be nitpicky but you actually heard it :)
Is he going to ignore the fact that he just casually hit 7 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS
Laat time i came here he have only 2 million wth
normal people don't care about numbers
He's probably making the special right now.
I remember his 1m tour vid way before his face reveal 🥺🥺
Gianluca Cristofoli-Quinn yes
Hey, Billy, what was your favorite Basics with Babish episode?
I really like the one where Babish talks about macaroni for a _long_ time.
This was very educational and the first half of the vid gave me a new recipe for my repertoire. Still love the blue box, but homemade is also pretty fun.
This episode could've also been titled: "You gonna want to take a nap after this."
I just woke up to
Nice & Cheesy
"Hot Roux, Cold Milk, No Lumps." -Chef John
Your comment needs a dash of cayenne pepper. But that depends on you, after all, you are the host of your TH-cam post.
Make America Grate Again!
Y’all are my kind of people 😂🙌🏼
@@KaiserAfini hello chef john
you and kenji need to do a live cooking show....ASAP!!!
I actually learned a tip if you use pre-shredded cheese: Just rinse it under cold water 2 times to get rid of the anti-caking agent.
Made the southern style for my anniversary! It was great.
The ones he elaborately made was more like cheese with a side of pasta
Just the way men of culture like it
And what's wrong with that
The pasta’s only purpose is to serve as a delivery system for the cheese.
So yummy
This video was resourceful, like all the types of testing you did.
Attempting to make the baked one for my roommates for Christmas. Hopefully it goes well!
You should do a miniseries called "broke with babish" where you do very cheap but delicious
Edit: before people say it i know it's not original but I am just trying to get the message out there
I would love to see that!!
I like
YES!!!
👍 يوميات عائله باسم
Yes.
COMBINE EVERY SINGLE TYPE OF CHEESE YOU CAN FIND INTO ONE-PAN OF M&C
Why are you yelling!? your not my supervisor !
@@zerocky1771 😂😂😂
Oh my god. Yes.
@@zerocky1771 We have a Karen in aisle 5!
unfortunately, past ~6 cheeses, the human tongue fails to distingush them. In addition most cheese don't get along in sauces (too many hard cheeses = clumpy)
That little watch thing you did at 2:10 is the most satisfying thing in the whole vid.
"Hot roux, cold milk, no lumps" - Chef John
It's always worked when I've tried.
*Babish make something that has cheese in it*
His whole collection of cheese: My time has come
"A salacious sprinkle of cayenne pepper"
Chef John has entered the chat
You are after all the expertise of your own man and cheese.
Ok, I'll go gome now.
Inread it with his voice lol
Ennnnjooooy!
😄😄👌
Just awesome as always! In our home we like some heat in our Mac and Cheese so we add diced pickled jalapeno and for a Mexican vibe Al Pastor spices are in the mix as well..
My favorite new hobby: putting subtitles on for every Babish video 😂
When he said “let’s be real, the family sized that we’re gonna eat all on our own.”
I felt that more than anything in my entire life.
I've never appreciated how Mac and Cheese was made until I watched this.
Bruh why are you everywhere
Enigma
Ayy it's you
This guy is literally everywhere..
stop doing that
Thanks for the tips Babish!! Thanksgiving is never complete without some homebaked M&C.
Happy Holidays and stay safe everyone!
POTENTIAL CORRECTION Hey Babish, I actually followed the recipe. At 5:51 you say 'quarter cup of butter', then at 6:48 you say "half cup of flower". You also say that it's in equal parts so now I'm confused. I added a half cup for both, I am assuming it's a quarter cup of both, because when I added the milk, It turned into a paste, and not a thin sauce. Your written recipe also says a half cup for both. I ended up adding 2 cups of milk more. I made this with zucchini noodles which also released water and so it ended up fine, I was just wondering if you wanted to put in a correction.
“Freshly ground salt and kosher pepper.”
Everyday, we stray further from god.
😂😂😂
Profile photo speaks for itself
I grind my salt.
This was a bad idea to watch at 2am, when all the stores are closed and the only ingredient i have to make this is water.
same its 2:30 right now and I've been very quickly chowing down on cheez-its of this XD
Just use 1 1/2 cup of water, and cover it with water, then to make the water, add 4 ounces of water, with a light sprinkle of water, then put it all in the water for 20 minutes and there you have a water version of water
Keshawn Strother 💀💀💀
@@0Xmoon_pandaX0 LOL! that sounds absolutely delicious >
@@MirageCalico the struggle is real lol
I love seeing the variety of pasta shapes
Definitely trying the southern style for thanksgiving, gona add some Oaxaca cheese as well
I'M MAKING MAC AND CHEESE
AND NOBODY CAN STOP ME
HELL YEAH! I HOPE IT TASTES GREAT!!!!!
the replies not getting this meme
You mad lad
🤠
Ironically enough, my real name is Nobody.