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- While we have a list of ingredients, nobody really knows how Combos are made. There is little to no information about Combos on the internet, which begs the question: what are they hiding? But not to worry, pastry chef Claire Saffitz is on the case! Join her as she attempts to unpack this mystery and make gourmet Combos!
The Washing Soda used in this recipe is not recommended for general regular consumption
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It's Alive with Brad
It's Dead with Gabby
It's Fine with Claire
It's Science with Chris, It's Cool with Delaney, It's Too Easy with Andy
Molly's is just a bag of salt
@@kirstentippit5286 lmaoooo yes. Bon appetit the only channel where the replies are actually funny and add to the original comment
It's a bliss with ba
🤣🤣🤣💀
Everyone needs a friend like Chris. Will hype you up when they think you’re doing a good job, but also not afraid to call you out for not tempering chocolate
His support is the best when everyone else (cough Brad cough) has super high expectations.
That's a friend who just wants their friends to improve. Praise when you do good, constructive criticism when you don't.
That's how you know you can trust whatever he says
@@RadProX But if she blows Brad away then she's reached god tier height. I view Brad as the final boss/critic in the game of Gourmet Makes.
@@RadProX Well Brad has a compliment with some shade or conditional. Then Claire tells him to say something nice.
EDITORS STOP CUTTING GABBY OFF I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS GABBY ERASURE
+
YES SAMW
THIS! I love Gabby!
What about cutting out Brad
i will stand for it
If you gave Chris a single Nerd candy piece do you think he would bite into it to taste it?
I adore Chris & Claire. Off-topic, but your comment made me realize his idiosyncrasies or quirks
Yep I truly think it would be at least two bites
natattack but not before giving it a good sniff
I'd love to see him try
LMAO that's a legit question tho
Claire: “nobody talks about combos”
Delany: *whispers* “that’s the first rule of combos”
I was wondering if anyone else had caught that.
This is why we love him
Love him
I freaking love combos😍
I just go back to the point and accidentally go to the exakt point
“it doesn’t seem like she’s fine” - summary of gourmet makes
Yeah. Accurate.
It does not seem like where is anybody better on CZcams than me I am the greatest iam the funniest i am the richest
Also a summary of anyone who has ever had to take an Ambien ever. It'll mess you right up.
almost every episode is an emotional rollercoaster for her and i love it
she's so wholesome no matter how crummy she feels :')
I feel robbed. Where is the ‘claire trying to carry all of the combos’ shot?
Yeah...I love when she grabs the whole bunch, items are falling by the wayside left and right, and she does that sweet giggle that reminds me of my daughter.
Yes! And no sad piano montage.
@j mula then don't read the comments knowing what you're in for lol it's cringe you commented
j mula why do you find that cringey?Just curious
I don't know why you do this to yourself Claire. They sell them in stores!
-John Oliver
B.A. sets it up for her to give them publicity.
Nice
I came to the comment section to make sure someone mentioned Claire's HBO mention 😁
@@meganmarts5769 I jumped on that!
link?
I need an apron that says "Chris said it's fine."
The affirmation that we all need ;) I would definitely buy that!
Paired with a “Chris says you need to temper the chocolate” version.
I want "Brad would eat it".
Carefull, it'll cost you 150
I want "I love when I'm good at stuff" (11:36)
"Chris Morocco, test kitchen DIRECTOR?!" Congrats, Chris!
So what are people like molly or brad
@@royaljelly7157 Test kitchen mommy and test kitchen daddy
@@royaljelly7157 oh no, Molly is annoying as fk.
I have pictures of brad under my bed that I kiss and suckle on before I go to the shower or sleep
@@SukoSeiti Then keep it to yourself. Who ask you anyway??
Combos: Spends decades carefully hiding the secret techniques
Clair in a half hour show: I'm about to end this company's whole career
Claire: "Remind me not to touch the baking soda when it comes out of the oven."
Also Claire: *immediately touches the baking soda*
OBviously it's whomever she told to remind her's fault for not reminding her.
@@Allurade They're trying to kill Claire.
Like we all knew she would...
Claire: "People don't talk about Combos."
Delaney: "No, that's the first rule of Combos."
I love the jokes that kind of go under the radar. Just snarky enough to make me giggle
He was so quick with that, it was amazing.
@@MattBailz i know right? i'm guessing that's how you get hired at BA
Cut to Claire finding nothing about Combos on the internet...
I laughed out loud.
Comedy gold.
Nobody:
Brad: **exists loudly**
😂😂😂 *hooman golden retriever he is*
Monica Victoria that’s what we love about Brad tbt
lmao!!
...claire graduated in harvard university with a degree in history and now shes stressing over manufactured snacks
Well she’s a professional pastry chef, she not only studied history.
Romy - im aware! i just thought it was funny, i love claire though !
@@christopherlee280 passion was baking for her not history. It’s not that u can do “little” with a history deg.
Excuse me TEST KITCHEN DIRECTOR, don’t think we missed that!
Missed what?
2:49 Chris Morocco, Test Kitchen Director
@@scottnjean7 promotion tingz
“Maybe it’s a good time to stop.”
“It’s 3 o’clock in the afternoon.”
I mean, relatable.
😂😂
Three o'clock in NYC means it it's Five o'clock in Greenland.
Time for a drink.
i love how Sohla is gradually solidifying her place as the new Chris of the test kitchen by being super knowledgeable and being in the background of EVERY single BA video
She's the fun friendly nerd
Consolidating..
I love her.
She's the Maria Hill of the BA extended universe.
*solidifying
2:49 Just noticed that Chris has the title of “Test Kitchen Director” under his name, was he promoted?!
Promoted to Carla's job
Jerome Codwin what’s Carla’s job now?
yellow crocs food editor at large
Pily Calderón what is amiel’s job then?
@@kertchoo6831 he left BA in June of this year. He is still writing articles and making videos but is not a part of the staff anymore
Claire: "But maybe this is a good time to stop."
Director: "It's not. It's 3 o'clock in the afternoon."
It makes sense when you find out a few mins later that Claire is leaving for the holidays as soon as they are finished.
@@peptobismolveins bro are you like okay
22:28 it's the sound of the police
Un1que Arch3r ...why are you so upset about a comment?
@@peptobismolveins Being clever is hard, copying someone who is clever is easy, and comment likes stave infection in the gaping wound of social media overuse.
They should make a show called BA Swaps where 2 chefs swap their shows.
best idea
I need “Claire does Chris’s super taster show. “. Does that make me a bad person?
I want Andy to do Chris's show sooo bad
ONLY if it’s between gourmet makes and it’s alive
Brad does Back to Back. The guest has no clue what he's saying and makes a completely different dish.
Claire saying "I slept 6 hours" and Delaney responding "Is it supposed to be more than that?" is so funny out of context
"Are you making things difficult for yourself just to kill time?"
If that aint all people diy-ing stuff
Most American snacks I've heard of because they're mentioned in tv, books, movies etc but this is the first one I've genuinely never heard of once.
Same
i'm american and i've never heard of these
same but I'm American and still no clue what these are😂😂
A lot of them can't be sold outside of the US because of additives that are banned everywhere else. But these things seem to be genuinely niche
I think they were a thing in the 90’s...
"You're a pastry chef"
Claire: "No I'm not"
This whole channel is a lie.
i felt that
Not me rewatching every Gourmet makes 3 years later 💀
The way that Chris boosts Claire up in this episode is extremely inspiring and a "Manager Goals" to many of us.
When she said sometimes they either go for recreating the product or make a higher quality of it, but here they did both...
You coud have said they did a COMBO
HAHAHAha
Boom!
Ok, you have to stop. XD jk.
👌👌
Daniel Mendoza PFFF
Claire: "I'm fine."
Everyone else: "You don't seem fine."
Ambien Walrus: You're fine, now go bake your house keys into a muffin!
Ambien
Ahhhh, AMBIEN!
Psiberzerker our Claire seems well out of it!
Why is our girl taking Ambien?! Protect Claire!
Anyone else here after Claire got a shout-out on Last Week Tonight?
Yes, yes I am
Yes!
yes
Imagine John Oliver being a guest on Back-to-Back Chef
WELCOME TO THE CLAIRE CULT. (not even joking. you will be hooked)
Claire: it's a whole new year, it's 2020
Me, who's been here for two months: *it's what*
why is no one talking about the board game she made😭 her dedication to the craft is unmatched
That was my favorite part!
they should make a second show where claire goes to the factories of some of the things she made
I feel like she would actually really enjoy that too.
That is really great idea and it would be fun to watch
Terrible idea.
Super smart promo for some of the standard old snacking brands. Easy way to get a large, young audience looking back at your product. It’s one of the hardest things in marketing, but it seems like a no-duh to use such a thriving and popular channel in such a synergistic way
That's a fantastic idea!
Me: Don't have pasta roller, kitchen scale, metal tube, or any of these ingredients.
Also Me: I'm gonna make these
Claire should try to make any one of the “little Debbie” snacks! Like the oatmeal cream pies or strawberry shortcakes!
didn't she do that already
@@vitorfogaco6559 she did Snowballs and Twinkies. there's a bunch of snack "cakes" like that.
Think swiss cake rolls would be too difficult.
Claire playing with the toy.
*15 minutes later:*
"Now I hate it and I never want to play with it again!"
The most "Claire" moment ever caught on camera.
IKR???😂
I relate so hard to that moment
STFU!!!!
what is that toy called?? i’m looking to buy one but can’t find the name anywhere !
@@ben_rowe It's called the True Balance toy
Claire: "I had a childhood.... sort of"
Fandom: Claire was born full grown as an eternal goddess of misanthropy and beauty.
she was summoned here by superior cooking entities
okay i can't find any comments about this and so i'm saying it even though i'm about three months late: did anyone else notice how they said "use honey instead of water" in the "test six" caption instead of "honey instead of sugar"?
yes!! i was looking for someone else that noticed this!
this episode was so so good wow. my feelings of "i'd die for claire if she need me to" are the strongest they've ever been
Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Long Pig
Claire: "Remind me not to touch the baking soda with my bare hands"
Also Claire: Immediately, without hesitation, touches it with her bare hands
she actually knows she is like that (hence asking peeps to remind her), which is pretty cute hahaha
@Fe Car I think the alkaline part of baking soda may injure the skin in some form, since she's using a lot of it
@Fe Car Alkaline is the opposite of acidic and just like acids, strong alkalines are corrosive and can cause burns. Baking the baking soda decreases it's pH, making it a strong alkaline instead of a weak one.
@@MarkofT *increases the pH
@Fe Car it reacts with the water of your skin and causes a chemical burn
claire saying ‘did i get an A?’ and ‘i love when i’m good at stuff’ was peak amy santiago energy lol
Peak virgo energy too
Exactlyyyyy!!!!
Zineb Hamdaoui wait she’s a virgo??? that makes sooo much sense lol
Haha wow I've just binged watched Brooklyn 99 & then I see this comment 🤣
Rafaella Prado I thought for sure she was a Scorpio 😂😂 or a Capricorn lmaoo
I wish we could rewind back to THIS Test Kitchen with ALL of these people ❤😢
John Oliver just mentioned you, Claire! Around the 6.00 minute mark on his latest Coronavirus episode!!
Deepika omggg
Next gourmet makes idea: GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!!!
Make Samoas that actually have a crunch to them!! They're my favorite but they have a soggy feeling texture to them.
OH YES
As long as she makes Tagalongs.
OMG yes!! I literally thought “oh, what Claire could do with this...” when I had a s’mores GSC just a couple weeks ago. It tasted like absolutely nothing but sugar. So disappointing.
yessss
I feel like the further along this show gets the more *casual* Chris becomes. I remember the first gourmet makes Chris was in he was wearing a tuxedo and now dudes just chillin in a hoodie and crocs
Edit:I accidentally spelled causal 😑
Maybe because he's leveled up to "test kitchen director", last i recalled he was just another editor
This show and his show are the jewels of bon apetite
He just owned Chicken Tikka Masala. He leveled up. Goals.
@@4nn13h7 Yeah they both have. I was just thinking about how much more comfortable they both look at their crafts.
It's the Daddening. The older he gets, the more of a dad he becomes in his fashion.
I've literally never heard of combos and I've lived in the US my entire life. What is going on.
Same, west coast
More common the the Midwest. Every gas station in Missouri has them.
@@sashafuller1028 along with Corn Nuts
It’s cause they’re gross lol
Next gourmet makes idea: Cosmic Brownies with the chocolate chip candy
Anyone else know what I’m talkin bout they are the best snack.
Nina & Jenna I feel like the older I get the worse they are. Idk as a kid I always wanted my parents to buy em but now I'm more than content never having one ever again. It would make a fun video tho!
"I'm concerned about the lack of transparency around combos on the internet" sounds like a pitch for an article in The Atlantic
Or the next season of Serial podcast..
Not even the New York Post is brave enough to tackle that cabal
'My name is Claire Saffitz and when I agreed to re-create Combos, I had no idea how deep the rabbit hole went.
Join me on this journey and learn what I found.....
"Combos: A most un-transparent snack" is brought to you by Squarespace'
@@telectronix1368 That SquareSpace sponsor is the cherry on top
PugSaysMeow literal lol picturing Sarah Koenig casing out the Combos building.
"I love when I'm good at stuff" -Claire Saffitz, Harvard graduate
ball boys holy crap u aren’t joking
I love Claire and she always kills it but honestly for me, the light of these videos is Delaney and Brad showing up randomly.
Came here straight after John Oliver mentioned Claire on his show.
me too
Same. Then I came to the comments to look for this comment.
omg could you send a link to that
What episode?
@@patriciaarr6074,
The episode about coronavirus
Claire please please please make gourmet Girl Scout cookies, specifically thin mints and Samoas. Thank you in advance
Jasmine Pearce CANT FORGET THE TAGALONGS!!
YES! I tried to make thin mints 5years ago. I wanna see how Claire approach this
@@Livlocalmartian
NO, you cannot compare thin mints to tagalongs.
Never.
@@smile-- thin mints are not good, Samoas are the only valid girl scout cookie
- A former girl scout
Take dark chocolate... Dash in some peppermint extract...dip a Ritz cracker in it. It's almost the same for a fraction of the price
“I am very concerned about the degree of secrecy and lack of transparency about combos on the internet.”
Claire, 2020
Illuminati
That was actually Claire, 2019
"I dont know why you do this to yourself Claire, they sell these in stores" - John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver shouted out this episode!
I just want one time for Claire to be like," Hey everyone I'm Claire, I'm in the BA test kitchen and today I'm making myself a snack and watching everyone else attempt to make Gourmet snacks!"
I want her to be honest, and say"... and today I am making myself crazy for your amusement. I am confident that it will go pretty well, and we all know how that usually works out. So today, we are appropriately making "The Impossible Burger". It is right there in the name. This should go well."
It’s amazing how Chris can take 4 bites out of a single combo.
Isabelle A uh-mazing!!!
He's the real winner. Gets to enjoy things 4x more
if you get one without cheese, that means the bag is haunted
You know you've made it big when you appear on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver!!
i have no idea who that is, but i know claire, so... checkmate
Claire *steps into the test kitchen* “this feels like a good place to stop”
At around 9:01 when Claire sais "for mentos", it sounded to me like "fermento's", which would be a great name for Brads line of fermented cereal.
Dag Håheim or his fermented mentos or fermented mint mentos
... and so fermento's were born.
Israel Barraza ferMINTos?
33:36
"You're a pastry chef"
Claire: NO I'M NOT
Me: she's a pâtissière 👌
“I’ll kind of smoothly sail the ship into the port in day 3” says Claire when there’s still 16 minutes left of the video
“Might burn your organs.” “Brad will eat it.”
He's a golden retriever in a human form, we all know that already
11:38
“I love when I’m good at stuff.”
Claire explains her breakdowns in one sentence.
Peak Ravenclaw energy, to be honest.
@@PMNumber6 Idk about that... my theory would be it's more of a Slytherin energy, because Ravenclaw doesn't really have a drive to achieve things when it's not of their personal interest, while Slytherin on the other hand has ambition and cunning which are paired well with external validation and sense of achievement
Eh, they all overlap to an extent. I read a lot of Claire's focus on doing well (like the "did I get an A?" in this and a lot of gourmet makes videos) as wanting to be The Smartest And Most Skilled. Not necessarily better than everyone else, but at the "top of the class" for sure.
I live in Albany, Georgia, where Combos are made at the local Mars plant. I went on a tour this year (pre-Covid). Even in the tour, they don’t reveal how the filling is injected into the Combos because it’s so secretive.
3:50 the most satisfying crunch sound EVER
“I took an ambien last night” sounds like a typical sentence uttered in that kitchen
Lmao why do u never talk about BA in ur vids? I would love to hear ur chaotic thoughts lol
King
I need an episode of back to back with Mac and Carla
I read "ambient" and thought it was weird slang for drugs
@@Petie718 yes i know thats the thing
“Andy doesn’t seem busy ever.”
LMAO.
Claire's creativity, brilliant nerdiness, impeccable attention to perfection, and just fun personality makes her ADDICTIVE!!! I can't get enough of Claire!
This one was really fun. I love seeing Claire just totally nail it.
"andy doesnt seem busy ever"
andy's wig? snatched. saffitz snatched.
half sour saffitz snatched
Amino Nguyen reading this comment while she said it 😂
The shade “Andy doesn’t seem busy...ever” 😂
Asa Vaquera New York sarcasm not shade
To be fair. He always seems to be not busy when there's something to be tasted.
@@jonfunkitron1282 well, to be fair, i would also totally be not busy when there was something to be tasted if i worked at ba!
@@JohannaSarkar hello dear
Yes sure....
We need so much more of claire and gourmet makes!!! Its literally my favorite on youtube! I need more!
1:08 claire not knowing what to look at in the background when they zoom in on the food she’s making will forever be adorable
I still want to see Claire do gourmet toblerone, but that's just me.
I don't know. She's done others where it seems what's to improve and turned out better.
@@brandonchutt312 ive always thought toblerone chocolate's too unnecessarily sweet and the nougat didnt have enough flavor. She can also play around with the nuts and different nougat flavors.
Taya Elb terrible idea Taya, terrible
@@brandonchutt312 Make it so the nougat doesn't stick in your teeth
Same.
Is it me or does the background of these vids look like they’re just milling about at a cocktail party?
I'm kinda wondering how frustrated Gordon Ramsay would be trying to do something like this.
Claire should do Gourmet Hi-Chews or Girl Scout Cookies!
Girl Scout Cookies would be great. She could do fun names based on her colleagues favorites again, like with Ben & Jerry's!
She could name the peanut butter ones after Chris and the chocolate ones after Molly. 😂😂😂😂
Hi-Chew might be too similar to Starburst and the other chewy, fruity snacks she's made.
YES GIRL SCOUTS COOKING
GayNerdsInSpace the mint cookies she should make those
"did a get an A" it's the most Claire thing to say after playing with a toy
*“I love when I’m good at stuff!”*
Hahahah don’t we all, Claire?
I'm watching this again and it's October 14th, 2020, and hearing her say "it's the second day of 2020" just hit me so hard
When Claire said "I love when I'm good at stuff!" then 5 minutes later says "I hate it, I don't wanna use it ever again" that's my entire personality right there
Delaney - “only good people know about combos”
Andy - “What are these??”
You made Last Week Tonight! Awesome
The analysis is always my favorite part!
I need a T-shirt that says “What if I nail it on the first try?”
And then on the back of the shirt it says "I didn't"
@@maryjoseoliveirabieler6554 "Day 5: Ok, well, I was searching on the internet and I got an idea..."
The back is "Chris says it's fine"
Chris' responses to Claire's "above and beyond" using the cannoli form is what every people manager should study.
You could tell he truly appreciated her effort. Wholesome af.
"I love when I'm good at stuff!"
Love that! Too cute
I love the casual interjections and playing with toys and having Sola measure oil and the mystery of the scales and the ambien hangover. So real 😁
20:33 chris’ face when claire told him why she was using the cannoli forms, i do not think i have ever seen him more impressed or enamored
Looove your channel Cheyenne!
He’s always so nice to her. I love it.
“Andy doesn’t seem busy ever” the shade
I've been eating this since I was 10 and 20 years later still love them. Pretzel, Pizza, and their sweet Caramel ones. In Texas they only sell them at Krogers, Walgreens and convienennt stores.
“Andy doesn’t seem busy, ever” -Claire
Claire: i hope no one dies.
B.A: Waits a month to post.
Me: Im glad everyone could eat gourmet combos safely.
To me, this show is more of a 'discovering some weird af US snacks that I had no idea existed'.
Hayly Ryan Lily Jane lol Exactly
Hayly Ryan Lily Jane genuine question do u share an account or is that just ur name
Hayly Ryan Lily Jane Yeah. I don’t think Combos have even made it to the “American” shelf of UK supermarkets.
@@kaelarkaelar6362 I am always so confused and curious anytime Claire tries to Gourmet Makes something. Like honestly maybe.. 50% of thoses stuff I didn't know. Like the taki or the cheez it ones. I am totally clueless ahah
@@jaredbumbis It is not a shared account ^^
Good job Claire! Glad it went smoothly for you. And yours look waaaay better than the originals.🙂👍🏻
Congrats on the mention on @lastweektonight! Lots of us watch this every time they are posted but you now have TON more visibility!
Wow, I think you were the first to mention it.
“I don’t remember them being that good, but I also kind of remember liking them” is the perfect description of a combo
It should honestly be their tag line.
We need to finally talk about how much of a fashion icon Claire is
So sad, yet so true
I saw somewhere she's working on a fashion line? Queen
yes! i always love her outfits 😍
PK Paulina Gucci? Never heard of her, I’m all about Saffitz
the blue clogs really killed me this ep