Professional Chefs Compete in a Knife Skills Speed Challenge | Test Kitchen Talks | Bon Appétit
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- Watch your fingers. In this episode, Brad, Molly, Priya, Gaby, Andy, Amiel and Chris put their knife skills to the test in a timed challenge.
The challenge:
1. Mince the garlic
2. Macédoine the sweet potato
3. Julienne the jicama
Which of our beloved Test Kitchen chefs will prevail?
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The macédoine part perfectly showed 4 different ppl lmao
Molly: Tf is that??
Amiel: Mademoiselle the sweet potato got it 👍
Brad: Pls tell me I don't have to say that
Chris: Ah yes macédoine
Upvoting this once is insufficient. I legit laughed hahaha
*In order*
Slytherin
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
This comment is perfect 😂😂😂
@@Golden5711 why am i crying at this reply, so true!
so zen read another book
Gaby just taking her time and making sure everything looks right rather than really compete really warms my heart for some reason
I want to be gabys friend
Her stuff was sloppy.
The "one Krabby Patty vs. King Neptune" approach.
Bro her julienne was not at all a julienne. They came out like french fries
Chris did it too
"mademoiselle the sweet potato" is my drag name
Thanks for you comment I am over here dying
"Please welcome to the stage Mademoiselle the Sweet Potato"
I just snorted 😂 And would def pay to see that show.
@Frank Voss
Hope you upload vids soon! LOL!!
I yam excited about this whole conversation😂😂drag name generator
meanwhile claire is dehydrating the entire pantry and destroying wire cooling racks
Claire job is to take all the sliced materials and put them back together again.....and make them gourmet
dbreardon would probably be easier than the pop rocks
And cutting up silpats.
@@annonimooseq1246 And tempering chocolate
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“The sick person who’s watching”
Brad,,, I feel called out 😂
4:21 well no need to call me out like that 😭
I'd love to see a video where folks talk about their favorite chef knife.
6:39 yeah Molly, that's why you squared them right away without peeling, we all know you love competition!
She’s the worst
@@SharkeyStormcrow What's wrong with being competitive in a competition?
Oh man, am I with Brad on this one. I CAN'T STAND contrived cooking competitions. Old school here...give me Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Ina Garten, (Good Eats) Alton Brown, even Emeril, and Bobby Flay (pre-competition). Show me how to cook, doggone it...I want to LEARN, not *supposedly* be entertained...
Master chef was the worst. The bald guy was just a drama queen. The whole show is a drama series.
Amiel: "I spend a lot less time cooking than these guys"
Amiel: (flashes katana and sheathes it back, vegetables fall apart)
~previously~
Amiel: "You know I'm lactose intolerant and a heavy smoker, right?"
Amiel: (guesses cheeses on par with Chris)
Speed is one thing but skill is another. You can be fast but have mediocre/bad cuts. In my opinion, Chris' knife skills were the best and Molly's come second. Priya's was the worst.
tbh all of them have very mediocre knife skills. what was more surprising is their opinions on knife skills and the need for certain cuts. I wonder who of them (other than Molly and Chris) has ever worked in a well-known kitchen.
Yes, please. MORE Chris recreates!
More about their backgrounds, please!! So fun to hear about their experience and what got them into this field.
Odd, I expected Andy to fare better since he's notorious for his no-look knife skills... but then again this was a speed test, and he DID just get humbled back in that Sichuan Food episode LOL
Having Brad's all around axe would already be a winner tool in my kitchen.
Also, is it just me thinking that we'll be seeing more of Brad's runway walks around the test kitchen in the future. 😂
James Gascon He did his runway walk in Andy video also twice.
Hi, i'm a Belgian Chef there's reason outside the madness of cutting precision & presentation, a julienne, a brunoise or a mirepoix all have different size thus cooking time wich in a proffessional kitchen is very usefull !
maaan you gotta get a scene of telling the winner that they won! that's mandatory for this kind of thing!
Love the casual 420 for second place.
Molly is my winner, she was the second fastest but her results were also second best after Morocco
That one where amiel and priya shows their cards. “Professional food blogger” is still the real title of some of this cast. Whether we want to believe it or not. It’s entertaining I guess?
How does Andy have the slowest time and the least amount of food cut?
I agree with you, Brad. Cooking competitions aren't fun for me to watch. I can't stand Chopped, Hell's Kitchen, etc.
I would prefer to see something less like a direct competition and more like "we gave this themed prompt to everyone, let's see what each of them did with it". Especially not thrilled about a competition involving knives and speed...
They need to do a video showing how they clean the kitchen every day. I spotted those two ladies walking around with their trolley, collecting dirty dishes. Where’s their video????😂
brad is my spirit animal PERIODT
Someone please show Priya how to hold that knife!
I'm like Brad at the kitchen... and that's why I've never cooked professionally. I don't rush. In fact, the only time I rushed I cut my thumb (the nail stopped the knife).
Brunoise! Thank you Andy! And Molly!
That moment when you you realize your knife skills are about as good as anyone in the BA test kitchen 💪🎉😂
Or better.
5:13 damn fanning it out works a lot better. you learn something new everyday
Wow, Brad consistently finishes in about 1:30 to 1:57 minutes (close to 2 mins) in all cutting techniques.
Go go go!
I don't know if other ppl would be interested but, I really liked how everyone talked about their own experience :) I'd love to see a video on everyone's journey to the BA test kitchen (how they decided to work in the food industry, whether culinary school is a must/bust, fav things about BA)❤️
Gaby talking about doing this in culinary school gave me flashbacks and made me laugh lmao they really do make you do that for days/weeks on end and you do get graded
Oh my God Priya shading Brad
Priya has to go lol
I *do* cut like that in everyday life. If you don't, look up the Brazil Nut Effect. Shape and size are critical. At the end they say who cares how it's cut as long as it tastes good. If you want to taste everything in every bite (as you do in some dishes), everything needs to be cut similarly.
They each have their own knife...Brad's one is the bomb 😂😂😂
A squad Brad and Chris did it the right way!
Clair should have been been there
There is obviously an A and b squad in the test kitchen
brad “do i have to say that” “release the allicin” leone
I don't think these fine folks needs to worry about speed, I like the information about making food they share.
Don't downplay basic skills. In some kitchens prompt execution, coupled with good yield is important.
sure, but as Andy said they're cooking for people at home who aren't going to be culinary experts and know all the different cuts, etc
Interesting those that lack in knife skills say they are not important. A chef without knife skills is like a mechanic that does not know how to use a wrench. JMO
That technique is now actually called north macédoine.
The appeal of Andy directly looking at the camera while knifeing 🤤🤤
Molly's results were beautiful
To quote Ms Krishna, “That was a waste of time.”
Brad's knife though, If I had $600 laying around to buy a knife, that'd be one that's definitely tempting to me.
Andy looking directly at us instead of the board while he confidently chops is the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.
Those are more like baton than julienne, but okay 😂
Exposed by not only making excuses, but rarely entertaining a dinner at their homes where food has to go out hot and good enough that no one says "you mean to tell me he's a chef?" Haven't worked in a kitchen for almost 15 years, but I still cook almost every night, repetition is the "technique", and a slow blade is the tell. Your fingers and pride will heal, but this video is forever.
Molly’s skills are excellent
9:16 I like the direction Brad is going towards with his argument. However being a passionate hobby chef I found that compromising on pedantic precision and first and foremost the aesthetics of the final dish can save you a lot of time and hence relief some of the stress due to time constraints in your every day cooking. Because after all it's just important you feed your body with something that's healthy and good for you to you rather than having instagramable food.
I agree that a sharp knife is safer. And Sharp knife wounds are easier to stitch
This went exactly how I thought it would go
The only time I really use Macidoine is in chowder when you want small peices so can can get a peice of everything on your spoon.
They should have fought in a ringer like Martin Yan at the end.
Oh no, Brad thinks I'm a sick person 😭😭😭 Please forgive me, Brad! (I love Top Chef) (But also BA Test Kitchen!)
I'm sorry but when will Professor Chris new video coming out
Priya said "don't do this at home it's a waste" for her maybe cuz she only knew Indian food.. The food is all paste and stew mash all then tadaa food
I love how you see the knife differences for some people
They all seem to hate square vegetables but I love picadillos..
All the chefs who took the time to consider yield - 100 more points! No one, not even a Michelin star chef is going to be ok with that much waste. ...if you squared off - you're fired!
Brad has the sickest knife
I love brad. Just like me. Do I have to appronincate?
Brad is the fermentation guy, of course he doesn't care for speed 😂
Priya: “I didn’t go to culinary school” girl it shows
They should do this again, with 3 scores for speed, yield, and accuracy all being scored.
0:18
Brad: dO i hAvE tOo sAY tHAt?
I needed that lesson
Garlic, smash, slice, then using the edge of the knife, bend it into the garlic to smash/cut the garlic into a mince. Unfortunately you will lose oil into the board this way... But who cares, its a speed test.
if you can chop it slowly ypu can chop it quickly ameil is a potential LINGLING
4:22 I feel personally attacked
Molly turning out to be the great all-rounder!
Food competition shows don't even appreciate the art and skill of cooking. They don't devote time to explaining how the dish is made just CLOCK IS TICKING GO GO GO
I kinda wonder if they filmed these type of videos in a day or they just ask the chef's to bring the clothes they wear because every episode it's like the same outfit hshshsh
I deeply appreciate Chris' refusal to compromise quality for speed and ultimately the win.
Molly was fast and got a good yield i honestly think she wins on both speed and yield
@@evo3481 - I relate to Chris on a spiritual level and thus cannot entertain your opinion. Am I biased? Yes. Is this unfair? Yes. Could Molly be the true winner? Yes. Will I refuse to admit such a thing? Yes.
@@YellowPeachist in term of yield chris was 100% the winner in terms of speed emile both is molly
Elias Moubayed Molly's yield was by far the worst.
@@evo3481 Molly's yield was awful, she's the worst in these challenges and constantly tries to do run arounds or argue for points lmao
i like to imagine that someone in the kitchen just needed these ingredients prepped and this was their way of tricking other into doing it while having fun lollll
Next episode: for this recipe we'll need 6 minced garlic cloves, 6 cups of macedoin sweet potatoes, and a bunch of julienned jicama or whatever the heck it's called
My money's on Claire
@@troybrooks698 exactly what i was thinking lolll
@@litapd311 "Mmm this is a very...um...garlicky root vegetable slaw...keep working on it..."
@@troybrooks698 Claire doesn't have that kind of power, it was Carla.
Amiel: I'm lactose intolerant and a heavy smoker/ I don't cook as much as these guys
Also Amiel: gets most of the cheeses correct/ can slice stuff the fastest
in school, he was probably the classmate who didn't take notes, kept goofing off, interrupting the teacher with jokes, cutting class and gets B+/A
@@silverdawn813 I can't believe Amiel is the certified That Guy© who we all hate on principle of being too damn good at things without trying
@@silverdawn813 You just reminded me of my brother in law when we were at high school (he and I were in the same year). Absolutely the laziest mf in existence and yet he was always ranked top 3 in the class for the entirety of our high school life. He used to bunk classes half the time and did the absolute minimum work in group projects, which annoyed a lot of people.
He's an NYC heavy smoker, meaning he smokes like 5-8 cigarettes a day.
Your taste buds don't really suffer until you're in pack a day territory.
BTW this is a joke, I have no idea what Amiel smoking habits are.
@@TheSilentFool isn't 8 cigarettes a pack a day? Or are there a dozen or more in a pack?
I would love a vide of the BA gang talking about culinary school/informal training and their experiences in professional cooking! Their backgrounds all sound super interesting
I second that!
I thought that was the best part of the video, maybe a ‘AMA with BA’ series to come where we get to know some of their life experiences per cooking
Isn’t that what we just watched?
@@kevinmichael4829 I mean a longer video going more in depth about what they gained skill wise from school, how they got into cooking and got their start, whether they regret going or not going to culinary school, etc.
@@jm1178 see my previous comment!
Nothing is more Brad then Brad slicing garlic with an AXE.
Brad makes a trend out of being individual!
Isn't that just a Japanese knife?
I think cleaver is more appropriate
@@tedwu4747 I think it's actually more a Chinese vegetable cleaver; and you can be really delicate and precise with it, which amazingly Brad knows how to do
Dillon Zhong those are square, my parents have 3.
My parents: **names kid Julienne**
Also my parents: 6:32
OMG I almost choke on my water for laughing at this
Hahaha
U made me implode
lmao that was a nice one
Looooool
BA Producers: Chop this fast! It's a fun competition!
BA Chefs: Okay, I guess? But this is stupid and no one cares about it.
Total nonsense. Started watching and gave up.
Lmao
the perfect comment.
I'm super happy the editors left in the part where the chefs call out how silly this video idea is. I hope the chefs' reaction to this and the other challenge video make them stop doing these things
Exactly what I thought, people were like why are we doing this instead of cooking?
Amiel always looks like he just wandered in 😂 he’s the only one without an apron
Well, he did say he doesn't cook as much as the others. Pretty amusing though.
And yet he did the best!
@@RNG-999 He also did the best in the cheese-tasting competition.
Sam S. Yet he won.
LOL..."Just wander in".....fantastic.
having the whole, **smash the garlic to release the allicin ** , in brad's part lmao
If he had said it though, it would have made my year to hear him say, basically his catchphrase, outside of "It's Alive"
Made this entire video! :')
it's like a two part epoxy
@@karanojin I believe
@@PresidentBarackbar Whaddaya say, Vin?
bless Gaby and Chris with their high yields and safety
Went back and watched the video multiple times sometimes at 0.5 speed. Gaby had the worst yield out of anyone. She cut only 30% of the potato and likewise with the jicama.
I kept wondering how with the speed she was going in, she didn't come last. What little she cut, she did well. But she definitely didn't have the flow that someone like Chris, Molly or Brad did.
Chris on the other hand, the perfectionist that is he, did have the highest yield and phenomenal technique. Followed by Brad. Thus, Brad wins the challenge (not that anyone except Molly tried)
bon appetite chefs: "these skills aren't necessary"
me eating my aunts small overcooked potatoes mixed in with large uncooked pieces... "it's somewhat helpful?..."
Well no, that's a completely separate issue. Your aunt just isn't cutting evenly. They're saying that cutting them into CUBES/ that small and weirdly precise is unnecessary.
@@scoob1670 hahaha yeah i just thought it was funny being in a situation where i wish my aunt would cut more precise and even. whilst watching this video
it makes a big difference in fries, it's kind of a potato problem.
Cutting even shapes is the #1 most important thing. Their point is that it doesnt have to be a precise shape.
"... macedoin the sweet potato"
Brad: " do i have to say that?"
Oh brad, you fluff ball.
Vidhi Gupta i absolutely love this whole “brad can’t pronounce words” thing
The joke is Brad went to culinary school that was focused on discipline and following instructions precisely
He certainly is disciplined (not sarcasm)
school of the zhuz zhuz
@@nataliatc1 I agree , just because he has a laid back attitude doesn't mean he's undisciplined. I think he's a pretty good chef
For real though, his knife is badass
I don't understand why thats a joke...
Plot twist: Claire needs garlic, sweet potato and jicama for an upcoming test kitchen.
All her prep work is done.
Gotta love da Claire! (high-five!) 😁😁😁
Haha, great idea for a contest, Claire!
Your mise en place is complete!
Let's be honest, they would never be that nice to her.
I had a line cook who taught me "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" and I think about it every day
That makes me feek satisfied
Speed is also relative. So basically don't panic, but training makes your average muscle memory and motions more second nature
The ATC would say this when taping people (athletic usually) lmao
Speed is wasteproduct of precision
My husbands job’s motto is “Slow is safe, safe is fast”. He’s an aircraft mechanic
I really liked the end when they talked about their experience and old professions before the test kitchen!
Video idea: make a video them talking about their past culinary experiences!
Jaime Martinez I second this^^^ they’ve come a long way both in a time sense and experiential sense!!
A little too late 😭
Molly: "trying to win, so she cuts into squares first, for efficiency"
Priya/Gaby: "I am not going to win, but I will try"
Brad: "eh, whatever"
Chris/Andy: "getting it precise is what's important, no leftovers, screw the time"
Amiel: I spend less amount of time in the kitchen that these guys "is the fastest"
Btw, Carla would've smashed them all.
I'm not so sure, Molly was both fast and had pretty nice results too.
I want molly and Carla against each other
That's probably why Carla isn't in the competition.
@@apefu Molly cheated...
It wasnt really much of competition. Half of them clearly didn't try to go fast, the rules seemed very vague and nobody seemed to even remotely care about their placing or that it was a race. It was more a 10 min vid of 7 chefs showing different cutting styles (which I guess has value of its own) and talking about knife skills.
Chris is so critical and analytical. It slows him down, but i love it. Like "not being a slob is probably the number one knife skill". 4:05
Roger Olly I wonder if he knows who Gordon Ramsey is 👨🍳
He's 100% right, my mom cut her finger to the bone trying to cut food on a board balanced on the lip if the counter in front of the sink... it wobbled and... woop.
Because she was in a rush and the kitchen was a mess on Thanksgiving.
Being clean is being safe.
Brad's rant at the end sounded like he'd been ranting about cooking competitions for a good long time. Release the footage Bon Appetit, the people want to know!
I love how precious and smol and sweet Gabby is. Every time she’s in a video it makes me so happy even if it’s for a brief moment
They can all be happy Carla wasn't participating. She would've squashed everyone. Meanwhile Claire would've been dead last and the winner of our hearts.
J B or Sohla. either would have smoked em
Brad: "The sick person that's watching"
Me: "Yeah, yeah I totally agree... oh wait!"
Has Brad been looking at my search history? I feel attacked.
I AM that sick person, and I want more of these competitions 😁
Thanks Chris, you’re not wasting any food. Love you!!!
To be fair, I think most people who really need those perfect cut are still gonna use the leftovers for stocks or other things where you don't need perfectly shaped vegetables. When you think about it, you can always use everything AND have your pretty litte macedoine.
Jack Jailpy definitely, but I love how his integrity showed here ❤️❤️
Love how we got a peak at everyone's culinary backgrounds and histories at the end
Isn’t Brad technically the fastest because the two above him both cut time by squaring the veggies?
Yes
No.
Kind of I guess
Maybe
feel like they could have made this competition more fair
Love how when they were smashing the garlic, the editor waited until Brad was on the screen to throw in the blurb : "smash garlic to release allicin," even though he didn't even have time to bring it up (cuz you know he would've)
BA is run by memelords.
It's like a 2 part epoxy.