Pasta Expert Guesses Cheap vs Expensive Pasta | Price Points | Epicurious
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- In this episode of 'Price Points,' Epicurious challenges pasta expert Matt Abdoo to guess which one of two pasta options is more expensive. While comparing fresh pastas, stuffed pastas, gluten free options and more, Matt shares a world of noodle knowledge and explains all of the biggest quality indicators when it comes to bang for your buck.
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"Man, nine dollars a pound is a lot of money to spend on a pasta!"
I love it when an expert is willing to say something is overpriced.
Hes probably thinking up a business idea already lol
He didn't say it was overpriced, he said it was for very special occasions. That's not quite the same thing.
@@benjaminmiddaugh2729 that's a very diplomatic way of saying it's overpriced. "oh, it's too pricey to buy every week, probably should just buy it on special occasions."
@@ellanica No, it's an accurate acknowledgment that special occasions can justify higher quality, more expensive, goods. Doing just fine with cheaper stuff most of the time does not mean that a more expensive item is overpriced. Better ingredients, more labor-intensive production, and (sadly) branding can definitely bring the price up surprisingly high, but as long as the branding markup is minimal, I'm okay with high-priced goods, because they can actually be desirable at times. But, like our expert in the video, I'm certainly not buying them often.
You remember the knife guy? Every single one, he was going "Yeah, this one is a show-piece, so it's clearly more expensive. This other one, though, is what you'd buy for a commercial kitchen because it does the job and you won't cry when you wear it out and have to replace it."
I love how he's continuously astonished by how expensive the pasta is
I think this guy is my favourite of all of these series.
Probably because he knows better or equal pasta for the same price, at least here in germany that can very easily happen, i had 30ct/100g chocolate thats was better than some 1.5€/100g chocolates i had
Obviously i also had very tasty more pricey and very... YUCK cheap chocolate but over here its possible to get cheap stuff thats of higher quality than some expensive stuff
Well, yeah. My own rule of thumb is that the pasta should not be more expensive that the meat in the dish.
@@nicksande6880 Ok, tell us the brands, if they are available in the US.
@@acninee I can argue with the saffron pasta, but that price is basically prime-grade beef level.
"It’s perfectly cooked" he cooked it himself... I want that confidence
Well, I mean, the guy is a pasta expert so...
mate cooking pasta perfectly is not really a challange, just taste it every minute or so
@@filipmajewski8382 Exactly. Start tasting it 2 minutes shy of what the package says and you can get it perfect every time.
Al dente is around 6-7 minutes
@@SunyataManji For what pasta?
I just love how informative these videos are without being condescending. The experts do such a good job!
Epic gamer moment
You obviously haven’t watched the coffee expert
Even this expert's mind was blown by those ridiculous prices.
As an European i'm pretty much clueless on the prices. USD/lbs tells me nothing. Even USD/KG would tell me plenty.
@@moroit1 Google it when you're trying to grasp the concept of American productions?
@@moroit1 Rough conversion is to just double it for Euro/KG. $10/lbs is roughly 20 euro/KG.
@@daniellaaaaa are you asking a question?
@@nahor88 the difference is that the entirety of the rest of the world understands one another while the U.S. is the one place that has different measurement systems
lol his reactions to finding out that he's right is adorable
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Mo Surgeon Mb.
Your name is amazing.
@@kp5602 me no English could u explain me?
@@kp5602 haha thanks! :)
@@Dab42069 how is it weird
Every college student ever: "Finally, a worthy opponent"
Our bellies shall be legendary!
Every Italian* ahahahah
@@giuseppegarrubba57 not even italians know more about pasta than broke students
@@victormunhozzz
You didn't consider the ultimate beast called "Italian broke student"
Our battle shall be legendary
I like how genuinely surprised he seemed at the price of the more expensive pastas.
I reckon if they found one expensive enough, he would literally explode lol
Well, they are extremely expensive.
Cause he’s an expert he knows good pasta doesn’t need to cost that much
yeo hes always like "oh i agree this one should be more expensive but with how much more expensive it is i feel the cheaper one is more worth it in general home cooking"
@@gracev8762 my mum make fresh pasta at home, its better than any dried pasta bought from store.
I love how he repeatedly says how unnecessary it is to buy such expensive pasta
If you make a living from being an expert in pasta it is not very unlikekly that you work for a pasta maunufacturer. Imagine your job is somwhere in quality control or product developement at a mass producer and you come back to work after telling the public the cheap stuff tastes like garbage.
pasta is supposed to be a simple staple food so imagine if it was more expensive than meat or other food
matekochkoch highly doubt that’s the case here
@@nicolle2126 yeah usually the best thing about a pasta dish is the sauce, not the pasta itself
@@anildo1372 Don't let any Italians hear you say that, lol
Epicurious: provides forks
Pasta Expert: uses hands
Metallic cutlery can alter taste, maybe if they used plastic?
Don't wash your hands. It tastes better, all those macro bacteria gives it that mmm quality.
Pre-Columbian exchange, eating pasta with your hands was reasonably common; sauces making that impractical is relatively recent.
His task is to Analyze the pasta not just eat it. Using your fingers to physical test the pasta is more effective.
In 1800' Italy, pasta was eaten by hands, just like pizza
WOW?! THATS NINE DOLLARS A POUND?
*proceeds to talk about how the cheap pasta will do just fine*
That's because if you lived in Italy you'll know that 1 euro is more than enough for 500 gr of good pasta
gipsiusy I mean yeah 9$ a pound for water and flour shaped in a cylinder seems a bit too much
Cheap pasta doesn't hold a candle to bronze cut, you can get a box of spaghetti that says "imported from italy" for $2 instead of $1 and it's wayyyy better.
@Nospam Spamisham me, an Italian girl, eating pasta every single day, knowing well that fish is expensive and harder to cook and not carbs: sure
@@gipsiusy 1 euro per 500g di pasta? E che ti compri la barilla? Se hai il coraggio di dire che è pasta di qualità...
But where is the water expert?! Cheap vs expensive tap water
Timechaser that’ll get political really fast...
I need to see this too.
"Flint, Michigan" would like to know your location.
We all made the same joke about wine and then they went ahead and did it
@@shadebug Were the wine requests a joke? Everyone knows about wine experts.
At the grocery store opening all the boxes of pasta.. "Ah yes this is the perfect texture and color I'm looking for"
is there any pasta packaging that doesn't have a transparent part?
@@TeodorNastase deCecco brand has a really tiny opening and its kinda hard to see, but it's still visible. Can't tell much from it tho
lol
The chalk artist really drew a cracked open egg, what a g
Edit: ty for the likes c:
704 likes no comments
Holy sh- over 800 likes?!
all the chalkboards are drawn by artist Ro Knight. They did a video on this channel showing her process of making the art. It's great.
DabneyCollins I know! I love that video I just thought the egg was a step beyond!
prudaas right? How stunning are these chalk drawings
So, there's expensive pasta
Im the 666th like 😈
look at black pastas, its made with a special octopusses ink thats really pricy
The chalk artist guessing which chalk is more expensive
Chalk is cheap... Oh I see a door. I’ll show my way out.
It has to be food though 😕
@@danielleking262 the knife episode: 👁️👁️
@@myhlosic Okay, excuse me, has to DO with food. A knife is used to prep food. I don't see where chalk would come in, but hey I guess you never know if they'll do more.episodes outside the box like that.
I was really afraid that after watching this I become a snob about pasta and can't go with the cheapest ones. I'm glad he freaked out how expensive some were and pointed out that there's no reason to buy those ones. Saved me a lot of money.
He didn't say there was no reason to buy them, he said that really special occasions or impressing someone/giving a special gift of food were the only way to justify buying them. For a lot of people, those things might not apply very often, but that's not the same as "no reason."
If you know how to tell if a dried pasta is brass extruded( Sometimes it says on the package) that goes a long way. Its usually only $1 more a pound.
I specifically haven’t watched the salt episode for this very reason!! I can occasionally buy fancy chocolate, cheese, etc. But SALT?! I put that on everything!! I can’t be lusting after high end salt. 🤣
Crew: Puts fork beside the plate
Expert: "imma use my hands"
Me: "Finally, a worthy opponent".
I like how he wasn’t talking down about the less expensive pasta
Basically every expert they bring on avoid talking down the less expensive alternative and its one of the many reasons I believe this is one of the best series on youtube,
@@Whiskypapa Yes and meanwhile you have "moms try other moms food" series on Buzzfeed and the criticism is soooo over the top and fake.
If he were a teacher, he would love all the kids. No matter if they were good or bad.
He'd just keep touching their little noodles
@@mrlardtard6552 And he’d be surprised how much you have to pay for them
Him: oh my gawd, that's expensive
Also Him: the quality justifies the price
Also Also Him: I'd buy the cheap one for my son and me
Knowing what the best is and why it's the best doesn't mean you want to go to the expense of getting it, especially all the time. There's such a thing as "good enough." Sometimes it's nice to get something really nice, though.
Both of these comments are perfectly said lol
He also made the point (maybe in a different stage, but somewhere in there) of an everyday pasta vs a special occasion. Maybe the expensive one justifies its price for an event, but he'd still buy the cheap one for every day.
That's perfectly fine. Think of cars.
Yes, a Lamborghini is expensive. However the quality also justifies the price. That doesn't mean anyone has to buy that for their daily drive. Expensive =/= overpriced. As long as you get what you pay for, that's fine.
He is just thinking out loud, idiots criticize anything on youtube.
“This is a really good noodle”
Sponge Bob: Yes I am.
Simon Lepe lol
Wholesome
Who even knew this job was a pasta-bility? I sure didn't.
BeantownMrs leave
Yes
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I'm pasta-tive these kiddos are jealous of your sauciness... don't worry, they have noodles for brains. 🍜
That pun, like this one, is so penne-ful
Him being nervous to pick A for the third time is a test taking MOOD
i love this show bc none of the experts ever seem snobby or have a "holier than thou" attitude. they're all nice down to earth people and i like how they vouch for the cheap stuff sometimes cause it's more realistic
how about we appreciate all that hard work that went into the background art
They did an episode where the artist went over their process czcams.com/video/3yec_Gc5JiM/video.html
i love how is voice is always ~relatively monotone and then suddenly hes like oH MY GOODNESS! after reading the price points
"The pasta looks like it's been perfectly cooked" - The Guy Who Cooked It
For me it's overcooked, not so much but slightly overcooked
Am I the only one being driven crazy by the fact that he didn't do the elasticity test on any of the B pastas???
He probably did but they cut it out. Filming wise it makes for too much repetition in the video.
He really did cook all that pasta just to take a bite or two of each
this is the first time an expert just blatantly says from the start which one is expensive xD
So, what I'm getting here is that there's a lot of overpriced pasta.
That’s exactly what I got too...
At 15:14 the
OHH MY GOODNESS
got me
Oh my damn
I absolutely like his friendly attitude and presentation style
He really knows his stuff like he knows so much of the science behind pasta and idk why but like I’m so proud of this man :,)
"Ooooooooh look at- WOW! That's nine dollars a pound?!?!?!" "Maaan. Nine dollars a pound is a lot to spend on pasta."
I was thinking the same damn thing...
Epicurious: *Gives forks*
Pasta expert: No I Don't Think I will
Anyone else recognize his name from Mario Batali's old videos. He was chef de cuisine at Del Posto.
This man has the energy of a really chill substitute teacher. It's great.
Are we not going to talk about how awesome the chalkboard drawing is?
The pasta expert: [insert cartoon voice] OH MY GOODNESS
Me: no yelling, it's late in Europe
It's 5-6-7 PM here, what are you on about?
@@NiroSShadow ikr
Finland so about 20.00
Italy, 9:44 PM
22:20 in netherlands
I like that he got them all right, but recommended the cheaper ones over the more expensive ones
Laurie B. He understands that not everyone can pay 9$ a pound for pastas you eat any day
t. intelectuel nah, I have money. I don't spend it frivolously, which is why I don't have debt. Lbr, I don't have debt bc I had a college scholarship and inheritable wealth.
I love how excited he gets when he's right
What a great guy! He clearly knows his stuff but he's not stuffy or snooty about it at all. I love his reactions when he chooses the more expensive pasta.
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Chauncey Billups LMAO
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Epicurious, can you boost the volume on these videos? You recent "Expert" videos have been rather quiet. So, I turn up my volume, watch, and then an advertisement (at regular volume) plays to blast my ears off.
Advertisements are incredibly heavily compressed so it give them effect of appearing as louder. But it greatly decrease sound quality.
"Aha! I did it again!"
Me ruining my life one more time.
😂 this got me
I was totally rooting for this guy to be right each time. I loved how excited he was about being right and also how surprised he was with the prices.
I was literally checking if there has been a new price point video like half an hour ago!
That egg yolk in the chalkboard is like visual ASMR
I freaking love his reactions to the prices " OH MAH GOODNESSS!"
4:32
8:46
12:00
15:14
His reactions are gold 😂
I don’t think people appreciate the chalkboard art that is always in the background enough. The artist is and do doing such a great job!!!🎨 👏🏽
Now, if they could only allow me, a Spaghettios expert, to weigh in on this topic.
All these experts are super chill and nice with the cheap option
Finally, an expert that reacts to the high prices like I do :D
I loved every second of this video, it is very well made and organized. i never got bored, he was so informative and the chalk art is beautiful!
Welp, today I learned that I've actually been having high quality pasta my whole life. I knew getting whatever the hell has the most italian on the package was a good strategy.
Mom: it’s about time you started figuring out what you wanna do when you grow up
Me:
Cappelletti vs tortellini, the real Italian civil war
Is it it me or it’s been a while since they last posted this type of video.
The chalk board artist deserves a raise
I love this chalkboard art!!! This is def one of my absolute favs!
I could listen to him talking about pasta for hours
I'd love for them to do an April Fool's Day version of this where they get experts in and then tell them they are wrong on all answers.
Peter Dunlop that's way too big a hit to the ego
I love how this guy almost breaks character every time he reveals the price 😂
Lol
No one:
Some random person :
*_Pastafarian Expert_*
Imagine paying 9$/pound for flour and water
marc nairn it’s flour, water and eggs actually
Imagine paying 10$ for grape
@@amalzuhair4495 Dry pasta is just flour and water.
@@skeeter2069 there are definitely dry pasta with eggs, like tagliatelle and garganelli
Jonathan Doucette really no eggs? I’m actually surprised by that.
Watching this on a keto diet is kinda difficult rn.
Its been 5 months you off that weak diet yet?
No one:
Me: Finna become a milk expert so I can appear on this.
Always a pleasure to find a Price Points video in my feed! You guys get really great experts, with great personalities. Thanks Matt!!
that yolk in the eggshell on the artwork is on point!
also now I feel like having pasta
OH H- MAGHAAAD THIS IS 14 D O L LARS A P O U N D???!!!
Lol. Love it
$18 per lb pasta, might as well just buy some prime ribeye.
Just brilliant series. And kindness is top level. You never bash the cheaper version. I loved that fact in all price videos.
Can't help but pay attention to how excited he was at being right for the first pasta and was then immediately thrown off and shocked by the price of it.
This guy may be an expert, but I’m Italian and a cook by profession: that white ring that pasta al dente “should” have is bull. The white ring is simply uncooked starch and it’s present in any pasta. Cooking pasta al dente to perfection means cooking it just enough for that very ring to disappear.
Yeah, I stopped listening to him at that point. Clearly that white ring is just uncooked pasta. You can see it get smaller the more you cook the pasta.
10:00 they are cappelletti not tortellini
Of all the expert guessing episodes, this is my favorite one since he genuinely seems surprised by the price points nearly each time. It's completely wholesome and the fact that he flat out says that going for the more expensive isn't something he would do with many of them just adds to the realness of guys opinions and information.
Loved this! He seemed knowledgeable, genuine and relatable.
Thank you for the gluten-free part!
Love this!! More price points please.
Please post more of these! They are one of my faves
he got so happy when he got them right I love that
I'm glad he reacted to the price of the pasta ! This looks MASSIVELY overpriced. My mom is a pasta maker, everything is artisanal and organic, her pasta is top quality and it is roughly 4 euros/500 g grams. More or less $4.4/pound. This is in a rural region of France, so I can understand that there are some discrepancies in the cost of living but still, it sounds like too much difference.
'Woah look at th- woah that's $9 a pound?????'
love this guy! seems really kind and down to earth and really informative at the same time.
finally!!!! been wanting the pasta video forever and its amazing!!
Everybody gangsta until I pull out my ramen noodles
I love that the lesson we learned is "Look for expensive pasta, then buy less expensive pasta because all pasta is good" HAHAHAHA
I think the problem is the more expensive pastas here are all SO expensive... just spend £1.50 instead of £0.80, the difference is pretty big... but the difference if you spend £4 instead of £1.50 is a lot lower. Diminishing returns!
“Child guesses which is grandmas spaghetti or fast food spaghetti”
By far his reactions have been the best of an expert lol!
When your mum tells you to use a fork, show her how the experts do it.
I need ramen noodles to appear in this somewhere.
been waiting for new episodes from this series!
this guy is so knowledgeable. what a great show!
My favorite part is when the experts realize they could get away with charging more for their own products
He’s just saying that all pastas are beautiful. Well yes they are
To elaborate on the meaning al dente, your pasta will be slightly undercooked. When you eat the pasta if you notice a tiny bit of pasta gets stuck in your molars, it’s al dente.
I love the fact that the pasta expert keeps recommending the cheap stuff. Way not to be stuck up. Good man.