How flash-freezing preserves food quality

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  • čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
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  • @aragusea
    @aragusea  Před 3 lety +1016

    Hey all, as mentioned at the end of the video, me and some public health researchers are doing a survey about meat washing practices. Whether you wash your meat before you cook it or not, we'd love for you to fill this out, no matter who you are or where you live! forms.gle/e5HM4gbQri2eBrhm6

    • @j.s.6876
      @j.s.6876 Před 3 lety +11

      Done. Thank you for the content!

    • @davishall
      @davishall Před 3 lety +8

      Didn't you already do a video on washing meat?

    • @epicelite3337
      @epicelite3337 Před 3 lety +7

      Finished. LET’S GET THIS MAN TO 1 MILLION!!!!

    • @sanmitgaikwad
      @sanmitgaikwad Před 3 lety

      I took the survey. Thanks for the info Adam!

    • @closure3565
      @closure3565 Před 3 lety +5

      WE HAVE 1 MILLIONNN

  •  Před 3 lety +2168

    Dissapointed Adam freezes his meat instead of his cutting board.

  • @samm.4449
    @samm.4449 Před 3 lety +818

    I could listen to Dr. Coupland talk about ice for hours, man has got a voice smoother than that ice cream.

    • @gatewaysolo104
      @gatewaysolo104 Před 3 lety +12

      Reminds me of jon hammond from jurassic park

    • @yashvashistha7804
      @yashvashistha7804 Před 3 lety +13

      U like North England accent. You would enjoy Scottish accent. 😁

    • @helloworld0911
      @helloworld0911 Před 3 lety +6

      He's accent doesn't know where it is now.

    • @scardon1940
      @scardon1940 Před 3 lety +18

      Lol I’m in his class: can confirm

    • @bellphorion
      @bellphorion Před 3 lety +2

      This comment intrigues me further to watch the video.

  • @MandJTV
    @MandJTV Před 3 lety +885

    #1: CONGRATS ON A MILLION SUBS! :D Enjoy that sweet plaque.
    #2: How do we know if something we buy has been flash frozen as opposed to slow frozen? Will it say on the packaging, or should we assume that all frozen foods nowadays have been flash frozen?

    • @rhinoceros7283
      @rhinoceros7283 Před 3 lety +7

      First

    • @quadeemon3986
      @quadeemon3986 Před 3 lety +10

      Oh hi MandJTV! im subscribed to you!

    • @Seskoi
      @Seskoi Před 3 lety +77

      Usually it will say frozen (slow) or deep-frozen (quick).

    • @morgastic23
      @morgastic23 Před 3 lety +8

      Huh, I didn't expect to see a comment from MandJTV

    • @PeanutsAoi
      @PeanutsAoi Před 3 lety +2

      hey go use squarespace mikey

  • @VengeanceMkII
    @VengeanceMkII Před 3 lety +45

    Thank you! JUST THANK YOU! I just want to say THANK YOU! I worked in the meat department of a local retail grocer for FOUR YEARS and the ENTIRE TIME I was bombarded, harassed, and nagged on about fresh, never frozen fish, seafood, or meats. Too often I was cold shouldered or treated with hostility over the fact that the vast majority of our line-up was flash frozen or cryo and for some cocked up reason everyone thought it was bad. I am GLAD I am out of that business!

  • @jacobhaseyes-povcooking1219
    @jacobhaseyes-povcooking1219 Před 3 lety +702

    Adam loves the fridge and freezer more than anyone else I know.

  • @farrow9340
    @farrow9340 Před 3 lety +1567

    Adam’s channel is growing so fast, you’re going to hit 1 million in the next hour at least. Congratulations, you deserve every subscriber.

    • @ScitusSnake
      @ScitusSnake Před 3 lety +8

      boutta hit a mil rn

    • @ryanhall8770
      @ryanhall8770 Před 3 lety +6

      damn I didn't even notice

    • @dugandoyle6572
      @dugandoyle6572 Před 3 lety +6

      @SFS Guidance Lol. I can't see what I am, but I was really hoping to be the 1 millionth. This channel is great.

    • @xarch7208
      @xarch7208 Před 3 lety +26

      wow i subbed like sub 100k. feels crazy because that was like a year ago

    • @nyroxl4229
      @nyroxl4229 Před 3 lety

      Well that was a lie

  • @guyedwards22
    @guyedwards22 Před 3 lety +183

    I cannot put into words just how valuable your content is, Adam. Informative, practical, and realistic without pandering to over-inflated "self important" or stuffy perspectives on culinary culture. There's a very fine balance to be achieved between careless and self-indulgent, and you hit it on the head every single time. Thank you for your efforts man, I really appreciate them.

    • @zyeet3243
      @zyeet3243 Před rokem

      Problem is the liquid needed to freeze an item is not present in all foods. He uses fish as the prime example, but it is the most watery food on the planet, so the results don’t apply the same to other much more solid foods. - - The nutrients themselves need to be put under the microscope and seen whether or not they can endure the elements. If such a thing is even possible.

  • @LyricWulf
    @LyricWulf Před 3 lety +612

    Very awesome video! Just a super quick nerdy thing about the defrosting in running water, while the water is more thermally conductive, the main contributor to the faster defrosting is because the fluid is not stationary. When in a stationary/static fluid, the layer of fluid around the frozen food will drop in temperature, and since it doesn't move, this layer will actually insulate from the rest of the warmer water. The running water ensures that the fluid moves, and that there is less of a insulating layer around the frozen food.

    • @noahway13
      @noahway13 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah, that is what is done in the video.

    • @noahway13
      @noahway13 Před 3 lety +1

      I agree with Adam.

    • @aidanivesdavis
      @aidanivesdavis Před 3 lety +5

      convection?

    • @Jaigarful
      @Jaigarful Před 3 lety +9

      YEP, this is why air itself is a thermal insulator, but its convection that's responsible for most of the heat transfer. Its why when its not windy at all you can stand outside in 30F in a t-shirt and not feel too cold. Vapor in general is less thermally conductive.
      In our thermal fluids lab back in college, we had experiments simulating freezing embyros cryogenically using liquid nitrogen vs. a higher temperate slush. It was neat stuff and a basic demonstration of Ladenfrost effect.

    • @landonkilleen
      @landonkilleen Před 2 lety +8

      In other words a cheap $10 water pump would probably have a similar effect, and spare the four gallons of water?

  • @TheAngryByrd
    @TheAngryByrd Před 3 lety +1577

    Little did we know, his tap isn’t water. It’s white wine.

    • @chunkydurango7841
      @chunkydurango7841 Před 3 lety +25

      Ah, so that’s how he’s always so animated in his videos!

    • @andypandy5781
      @andypandy5781 Před 3 lety +3

      I’m pretty sure we already knew that anyways lol

    • @asxer420
      @asxer420 Před 3 lety +2

      Salty so his poop is...Solid White Wine ?!?!...ew

    • @TheModdedwarfare3
      @TheModdedwarfare3 Před 3 lety +7

      Why I season my well wine, not my meat.

    • @evilhutdug4665
      @evilhutdug4665 Před 3 lety +2

      He bleeds red whine

  • @comiccat4650
    @comiccat4650 Před 3 lety +574

    You've heard of "vinegar leg is on the right" but now get ready for "slow frozen apple is on the right"

    • @mustardcookie864
      @mustardcookie864 Před 3 lety +4

      freshly picked squash in the middle

    • @MrKrypt
      @MrKrypt Před 3 lety +1

      @@mustardcookie864 link?

    • @GabrielFelix-zl4sq
      @GabrielFelix-zl4sq Před 3 lety +4

      🧊 🍎👉🏽

    • @PhreshSpice
      @PhreshSpice Před 3 lety +1

      Or how about "The Naty Light is on the Table"

    • @saydie6646
      @saydie6646 Před 3 lety +3

      Gabriel Felix Wait a damn minute- is that what the thing at the end of his videos means?!

  • @nathanbrittin7301
    @nathanbrittin7301 Před 3 lety +133

    Dr. Coupland was a professor of mine during undergrad! Incredible educator and really nice man. Knows everything in regards to food history and science

    • @zyeet3243
      @zyeet3243 Před rokem

      No one person knows everything about anything.

    • @mchevre
      @mchevre Před rokem +9

      @@zyeet3243 Have you heard of the concept of hyperbole?

    • @CMDKeenCZ
      @CMDKeenCZ Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@zyeet3243 True. There's also a few unfortunate people who don't know anything about anything, as you've just so kindly demonstrated for us.

  • @Jechew
    @Jechew Před 3 lety +130

    Gordon: It’s frozen
    Adam Ragusea: This is why frozen food is good

    • @coyotetrickster5758
      @coyotetrickster5758 Před 2 lety +14

      Gordon in some far away country showing an exotic dish with fresh regionally exclusive ingredients. "This the right way of doing it"
      Adam Ragusea "Yeah that's nice and all but, nobody's gonna make it if you can only do it "the right way""

  • @orangejuice732
    @orangejuice732 Před 3 lety +195

    That Good Eats-esque demo with the cotton balls was great

    • @biccytanclips
      @biccytanclips Před 3 lety +2

      I had the exact same thought

    • @respectfulplayer
      @respectfulplayer Před 3 lety +4

      Alton Ragusea

    • @oklibrarian
      @oklibrarian Před 3 lety +1

      I kept waiting for him to stab a ziploc filled with water, but I suspect that would have crossed the line from homage to intellectual property theft. ;-)

  • @niamshah4530
    @niamshah4530 Před 3 lety +425

    He’s right about the water waste: households account for only 3.6% water usage whereas agriculture uses 92% of the global water supply

    • @olivesantos1840
      @olivesantos1840 Před 3 lety +65

      But that's because people consume waaay too much meat
      eating meat is fine but we should consume less

    • @niamshah4530
      @niamshah4530 Před 3 lety +41

      Olive Santos i’m vegetarian but like not a pretentious condescending one😎

    • @ryanhall8770
      @ryanhall8770 Před 3 lety +49

      @@olivesantos1840 exactly, meat and animal products are bad for the environment. Even if we just cut our meat consumption by 10%, it would help the environment so much

    • @SongbirdOfficial
      @SongbirdOfficial Před 3 lety +52

      @Omer Ahmed It might not affect you, but it'll hurt a lot of people even in our generation, starting with the most vulnerable people.

    • @austinm.9832
      @austinm.9832 Před 3 lety +19

      @@olivesantos1840 plants use a lot of water, especially cash crops like cotton and tobacco.

  • @Nintentheheartless
    @Nintentheheartless Před 3 lety +28

    One tip if you don't want to waste water with running the faucet, if you have a sous vide, you can just set the temp to something low like 35 f or whatever (just so it doesn't heat and end up cooking it) so it just runs the water circulator. Tried it out myself and it worked like a charm :3

  • @aceofspades4
    @aceofspades4 Před 3 lety +65

    I recently discovered that for thawing meat my sous vide machine is great. It circulates the water, which I can keep at room temperature, and so it doesn't use much energy. This thaws just as fast as the sink method, and I save even more water, because I very rarely change the water in my sous vide container. Most flash frozen meat is vacuum sealed in thick plastic, so it lasts a long time in the freezer, and it's great to just chuck in there for a quick thaw without worry of my unchanged container water touching my food.

    • @ThePhantazmya
      @ThePhantazmya Před 3 lety +3

      I was thinking the same thing. I don't have one but I can see how it would be handy for this.

    • @davidk5792
      @davidk5792 Před 3 lety +5

      This!!!
      I use mine (with the temperature set at room temperature) to speed-defrost large objects like roasts. It’s so fast and reliable!

    • @oliviatreip2613
      @oliviatreip2613 Před 2 lety +1

      Ew

    • @francisdhomer5910
      @francisdhomer5910 Před rokem

      My son has a one pot pressure cooker. His has a setting for sous vide and I may borrow it sometime. ( I have one too, but it don't have this setting. Always have to go better than dad. lol) Now I have a question hopefully you or someone can answer, or give even better advice. Besides salt and pepper should you season your meat before you cook or wait until you are browning the meat after cooking. Anyone can answer this question and I'm sure there can be more than one answer. Thanks.

    • @aceofspades4
      @aceofspades4 Před rokem +2

      What I’ve found works well, and what I’ve gotten from watching other you tube channels about it, is that Seasonings/spices and aromatics (e.g. thyme, rosemary, sage, etc.) are all good in the bag before sous vide. And I would definitely recommend seasoning before, as the browning/searing stage is short, time wise. The thing you shouldn’t add to the sous vide bag is fat (like oil or butter). If you want to use oil or butter during the browning/searing part, then that’ll definitely serve you best.
      Before putting the meat in the sous vide bag, season well and season all sides for larger pieces of meat. You can chuck aromatics in before you seal up the bag, they just need to be in the bag to do their job. You can still add a light amount of finishing salt or pepper once it’s done and on the plate, but taste first, you might not need it.

  • @sTicksnote
    @sTicksnote Před 3 lety +69

    I love how even when in a pandemic, Adam can keep making quality videos with facts and entertaining content.

    • @sTicksnote
      @sTicksnote Před 3 lety +7

      @ungratefulmetalpansy well yeah but some of his past videos involved him going out and talking to people. So I was just complimenting his ability to make good content even when it's more difficult.

    • @frequ2740
      @frequ2740 Před 3 lety +3

      I don't see how it would change anything

    • @SongbirdOfficial
      @SongbirdOfficial Před 3 lety +1

      Harder to talk to people or go to interesting locations, hard to find ingredients at the grocery stores.

    • @SongbirdOfficial
      @SongbirdOfficial Před 3 lety

      @@koolmaaan I was mostly responding to Frequ saying they don't see how the pandemic would change things for Adam. I don't think it's much harder for him, no, but it's not completely inconsequential.

  • @MaravisionESCChannel
    @MaravisionESCChannel Před 3 lety +591

    why i season my liquid nitrogen NOT my beef

    • @MercenaryBlackWaterz
      @MercenaryBlackWaterz Před 3 lety +19

      At work I season my whole walk-in fridge and freezer.

    • @heirevel388
      @heirevel388 Před 3 lety +2

      enhance for full flavor

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku Před 3 lety +1

      I don't have any friends because they are ashamed of the videos I upload. Are they really that bad, dear mara

    • @leechyfruit4464
      @leechyfruit4464 Před 3 lety +8

      @@AxxLAfriku No, in fact I quite like those people. I see, and respond to, you alot, so you probably know who I am at this point. I talk about your spamming too much, we need to address your awful content. Your content sucks. You mention your girlfriends alot, and I have to say, they are so hot they can flash freeze beef. Other than them your content is the third worst on the platform. I am ashamed to say there is worse, but not much.

    • @MaravisionESCChannel
      @MaravisionESCChannel Před 3 lety +1

      @@AxxLAfriku you have the best content ive seen in a while...

  • @contemplativeone1005
    @contemplativeone1005 Před 3 lety +11

    Stocking up my freezer with frozen veggies and fish has changed my nutrition tremendously. So easy to whip up a soup or stir fry. If only I could get frozen chopped garlic at the store...game changer!

    • @barryhaley7430
      @barryhaley7430 Před 4 měsíci

      There used to be frozen chopped garlic in grocery stores here in Canada. It came in a thin plastic ice cube tray about ½ a cubic inch. It was in its own small freezer. It worked well. Just pop the number you need and away you go. I haven’t seen it for a few years. A shame.

  • @heroino89
    @heroino89 Před 3 lety +26

    11:29
    Ah yes, my new favorite novel after "Eat, Pray, Love":
    "Thaw, Eat, Pay"

  • @sbalavikas
    @sbalavikas Před 3 lety +146

    So close to a million Adam! Keep grinding! :)

    • @v1lkins
      @v1lkins Před 3 lety +14

      That's crazy... I remember youtube recommending me his pizza video like it was yesterday

    • @thatsabummerdude
      @thatsabummerdude Před 3 lety +2

      I ran onto him a few weeks ago looking for an icecream recipe. I think he deserves the 1 milly

    • @gavins858
      @gavins858 Před 3 lety +1

      I remember when I got his oven fries recipe in my recommended over a year ago and have been obsessed ever since. Mans still has a lot of time to grind. Great CZcamsr.

    • @l.c.c7065
      @l.c.c7065 Před 3 lety

      Oof, 999k lmao

    • @Bob-qk5pp
      @Bob-qk5pp Před 3 lety

      The first video I saw was the broiled cookies

  • @TDanger1911
    @TDanger1911 Před 3 lety +178

    Adam's science videos:
    Meticulous research, interviews, video footage from factories
    Adam's cooking videos:
    "Aint nobody got time for that!"

    • @TDanger1911
      @TDanger1911 Před 3 lety +14

      Not complaining, BTW: I love both styles of video.

    • @Underpants678
      @Underpants678 Před 2 lety +5

      He’s too busy researching to measure his ingredients.

  • @joelcrafter43
    @joelcrafter43 Před 2 lety +14

    I never did quite understand why things being frozen was considered bad, also I never quite understood why the texture of ice cream changed so drastically when melted and re-frozen.
    I guess for most of my life flash freezing has been common so I never dealt with the bad frozen stuff.
    I didn't quite understand the science behind it but every thing else was very informative!

  • @Justanotherconsumer
    @Justanotherconsumer Před 3 lety +16

    Our daughter (3 years old) loves her “cold peas.”

  • @alexfox1226
    @alexfox1226 Před 3 lety +46

    When I was an undergrad and doing my research on campus for the summer when mostly no one else was around, the other physics students and I would raid the LN2 faucet to make ice cream almost every week for lunch break ice cream

  • @epicsmurfyzz
    @epicsmurfyzz Před 3 lety +189

    that survey was pretty funny as a vegan, first question "how often do you prepare meat", answer "never", response: "thank you for completing my survey"

    • @mfaizsyahmi
      @mfaizsyahmi Před 3 lety +7

      And it still puts you in the draw. how convenient!

    • @JoeMama-zz9hd
      @JoeMama-zz9hd Před 3 lety +2

      speedrun

    • @traplover6357
      @traplover6357 Před 3 lety

      Nice LEL

    • @breakaway7017
      @breakaway7017 Před 3 lety

      Same

    • @camelopardalis84
      @camelopardalis84 Před 3 lety

      Given that you're a vegan ... Didn't you have a problem with Adam talking about meat production so nonchalantly? Or are you a vegan for any other reason than because you care about animals?

  • @andreeapotra
    @andreeapotra Před 3 lety +4

    I don’t like to pick favorites but..nearly a year after I first started watching you I think you’re my favorite youtube cook/home kitchen pro/no bs person. Congrats on 1 million, Adam!

  • @1weck1
    @1weck1 Před 2 lety +2

    I’ve grown to love your channel more and more. Excellent recipes that range from easy to more complex, and the videos are always practical and educational. I appreciate the research and included expert opinion on the subject you’re talking about. I also appreciate that many of your recipes keep cost and ease at a practical level for the common person to follow

  • @nicholaieger1708
    @nicholaieger1708 Před 3 lety +192

    Who else is constantly refreshing to see if adam already hit 1mil? hes at 999k as of 3:01pm EST
    edit: around 20 mins later at 3:21pm EST adam hit 1M!!! congratulations!!!

    • @robloxsadstories9115
      @robloxsadstories9115 Před 3 lety +4

      divaD 4 no, EST = Eastern time. Lol

    • @tinan0
      @tinan0 Před 3 lety

      same same

    • @brendancurtin679
      @brendancurtin679 Před 3 lety +3

      Electrix, “EST” is Eastern Standard Time, just as PST is Pacific Standard Time. But we’re not currently in standard time. We’re still in daylight savings time. So, it was 3:21 Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”), rather than standard time. Everyone knew what you meant, but, technically, divaD is right.

    • @JT-ct2bn
      @JT-ct2bn Před 3 lety +4

      get a life

    • @naughtiusmaximus1811
      @naughtiusmaximus1811 Před 3 lety +1

      *pop* Superfly baby!

  • @ianhuangncubed
    @ianhuangncubed Před 3 lety +92

    When I saw “Broiled Chocolate Chip Cookies” in my recommenced, I didn’t think I would end up learning this much about food and food science! Very pleased to see this channel skyrocket like it did! Congrats for 1 Mil!

  • @misteromegonnaise4512
    @misteromegonnaise4512 Před 3 lety +7

    The mixture of co2 and cream intimidates me on a level deeper than any human being has ever known

  • @MarkFingerboard1021
    @MarkFingerboard1021 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey man, I found your channel not too long ago and just want to say I love your content and how much research you put into each topic you discuss. It is evident by how well you are able to explain it and also (obviously) by the many credible sources you include in the video. I’ve lived in Georgia my whole life and am currently double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Math at the university of Georgia so it was cool to see UGA in this vid! Hope this comment catches your eye, just wanted to drop my appreciation.

  • @dexterrules
    @dexterrules Před 3 lety +569

    As an Australian, watching a tap purposely left running leaves me with a deep sense of anxiety.

    • @nahometesfay1112
      @nahometesfay1112 Před 3 lety +6

      +

    • @nvondoom545
      @nvondoom545 Před 3 lety +60

      Doesn't everyone?

    • @stevenrith2386
      @stevenrith2386 Před 3 lety +8

      The One Above All not me though as someone live in a country that has 2 rivers run spilt entire land and the river is fresh water not salt water like Aus.

    • @harry_ord
      @harry_ord Před 3 lety +27

      @@nvondoom545 No, plenty of water where I live.

    • @erinaa9486
      @erinaa9486 Před 3 lety +53

      As someone from Los Angeles... Same. Half of my childhood was learning that I must turn off the water while brushing my teeth.

  • @scruffopone3989
    @scruffopone3989 Před 3 lety +586

    The environmental bonus we could find from moving towards flash freezing food of all kind might be unimaginable. The amount of food that is wasted in grocery stores alone because foods stopped being "fresh" because we keep them out in slightly refrigerated conditions for days is honestly disgusting. I don't mean imagine how disgusting it is, I mean I've had to throw out a lot of meat at a store before and it is disgusting.
    Just thinking about how flash frozen meats would lower waste, lower livestock, just be great for the environment.

    • @Minecraftrok999
      @Minecraftrok999 Před 3 lety +39

      But you can't just forget about the environmental impact of freezing everything.
      It takes a hell of a lot of energy to freeze the food AND to keep it frozen throughout the entire supply chain up until the point in your home.
      And freezers are damn energy hungry.

    • @Silmerano
      @Silmerano Před 3 lety +113

      @@Minecraftrok999 Electricity is cheap and easy to produce and can be made with renewable and green energy sources. Livestock has a huge carbon footprint and uses a huge amount of water. Really not much we can do to improve it so if this can reduce the amount of livestock we have to raise it's a net positive in the long run.

    • @Minecraftrok999
      @Minecraftrok999 Před 3 lety +7

      @@Silmerano
      Oh I'm totally with you on Livestock.
      The original comment however wanted to apply this to ALL food, not only livestock (which gets frozen a lot already).

    • @Silmerano
      @Silmerano Před 3 lety +48

      @@Minecraftrok999 Electricity is still cheap and easy to produce and can be made with renewable and green energy sources. Rotting produce releases methane which is 20 times more damaging than CO2. It's something else we should work to reduce.

    • @rachi7629
      @rachi7629 Před 3 lety +45

      Historicaly, companies will even throw tons of fresh food out if the prices are too low. While you make a good point, no engineering advancement will help us as long as we live in capitalism. The ultimate goal is profit, not makinds benefit.

  • @TheKirbyT
    @TheKirbyT Před 3 lety +3

    Adam, you are consistently doing some of the best food journalism anywhere. As a news producer early in my career I learn a lot every video. Thanks!

  • @hieuimba
    @hieuimba Před 3 lety +25

    Adam I'm constantly amazed by the production quality, it's truly impressive!

  • @theawesomebeing
    @theawesomebeing Před 3 lety +47

    This is a really unique channel. Incredibly well-researched food science, paired with equally thorough (and fuckin easy) home cooking recipes. Love what you're doing man, keep up the good work

  • @harvard004
    @harvard004 Před 3 lety +268

    "Fresh water is not scarce where I live"
    -cries in Californian

    • @naughtiusmaximus1811
      @naughtiusmaximus1811 Před 3 lety +23

      ...I blame Los Angeles

    • @TheBossManBoss319
      @TheBossManBoss319 Před 3 lety +20

      Naughtius Maximus as you should.

    • @Silmerano
      @Silmerano Před 3 lety +11

      What would make you sick is where I live over 4 million gallons of fresh water is just dumped into the Gulf of Mexico every second. That's over 344 billion gallons a day.

    • @LuckyDDBH
      @LuckyDDBH Před 3 lety +2

      @@Silmerano
      Why?

    • @Shmidershmax
      @Shmidershmax Před 3 lety +8

      @@LuckyDDBH It's called an estuary c:

  • @achilleuspetreas3828
    @achilleuspetreas3828 Před 3 lety +5

    Congrats on 1 million subs, Adam. What an incredible accomplishment

  • @Aaronatorz
    @Aaronatorz Před 3 lety +13

    im starting to forget that this is a cooking channel, it felt like science class during this video lol. keep up the great work Adam!!!

    • @magusperde365
      @magusperde365 Před 2 lety

      It was recommended to em by the yourube algorythm after eatching too many science videos. It was supposed to be a mistake by google but turns out I want to cook more so its a win

    • @aboldone3991
      @aboldone3991 Před 2 lety

      These are true cooking skills.

  • @Tibasu
    @Tibasu Před 3 lety +91

    I just read the thumbnail, "Frozen food is good" and thought back to the nutrition facts on the back of the box pizzas I've been eating during these times

    • @Yiulias
      @Yiulias Před 3 lety +1

      Hope you're alright bro

  • @MarkThe_Nerd
    @MarkThe_Nerd Před 3 lety +5

    Hey adam! I made your risotto, and despite being 13, I found it super easy, just time consuming! My parents loved it. Thanks for the recipe!

  • @benjy2167
    @benjy2167 Před 3 lety

    Great video Adam. Really find that it's this type of content that makes you stand out: as a longtime CZcams connoisseur, few make informative yet fun videos of this quality.

  • @KLBoringBand
    @KLBoringBand Před 3 lety +1

    WHAT. I’ve been really enjoying your channel lately and am SO stoked to hear you’re also a Georgia-resident!

  • @FoodieFindings
    @FoodieFindings Před 3 lety +13

    A challenge with frozen foods is the time between picking it up at the grocery store and getting it to your home freezer, it can go through a partial thaw and re-freeze which does some damage. Hence why we should take coolers or isolated bags with us when buying frozen food.

  • @reginaldpasao8390
    @reginaldpasao8390 Před 3 lety +64

    Fresh Frozen: Exists
    Gordon Ramsay: *incoherent screeching*

    • @denniscuesta7009
      @denniscuesta7009 Před 3 lety +1

      **screeching slowly intensifies**

    • @naughtiusmaximus1811
      @naughtiusmaximus1811 Před 3 lety +7

      Chef Mike disagrees

    • @GlaciusDreams
      @GlaciusDreams Před 3 lety +4

      @@naughtiusmaximus1811 I cannot believe you just referenced chef Mike hahahaha. Ever since I saw that episode I always call my microwave chef Mike and noone knows what I'm talking about.

  • @SimuLord
    @SimuLord Před rokem +2

    I work for a fishing company (in the accounting office; I'm too old and too broken to be out there in the Bering Sea), and our fleet is equipped with onboard processing facilities (we call them "factory trawlers".) We put the "quick" in "individually quick frozen"; before the fish realizes it's out of the water, it's into the processor. Only way you're getting fresher fish is if you catch it yourself.

  • @ThatOneGuyReal
    @ThatOneGuyReal Před 3 lety +5

    Hey Adam, congrats on 1 million! You deserve it.

  • @yahavshalem5692
    @yahavshalem5692 Před 3 lety +55

    "hey can I have some dry ice"
    "Only a spoonful"

  • @spungibosb9799
    @spungibosb9799 Před 3 lety +4

    Never been this quick. We're so close hitting one million subs!!

  • @hqtopia
    @hqtopia Před 3 lety

    i just realized you hit a milestone so fast, congratulations on 1 million subscribers! i remembered when you had 200k subs and i really appreciate the recipes you shared because they all taste good! thank you and congratulations 🎉

  • @shellderp
    @shellderp Před 3 lety

    this is incredibly well researched and the best summary of freezing food on the internet. great job!

  • @chainshaw136
    @chainshaw136 Před 3 lety +4

    The other week I watched the guy working the seafood counter at my grocery store grab a pack of crab cakes from the seafood freezer, rip it open, and put them straight into the case. I typically bought frozen fish anyway but that definitely sealed the deal.

  • @Korean_Autist_AbsoluteMF
    @Korean_Autist_AbsoluteMF Před 3 lety +104

    Gordon Ramsay: “was that fresh or frozen?”

    • @Huna98
      @Huna98 Před 3 lety +25

      ITS FRESHFROZEN

    • @Mostlyharmless1985
      @Mostlyharmless1985 Před 3 lety +37

      "You tell me, chef, do you see any farms in the surrounding six blocks?"

    • @user-gd6yl7yj9u
      @user-gd6yl7yj9u Před 3 lety +4

      @@Huna98 Haldiram!... Frozen Fresh
      Only Indians will get this joke!

    • @pmathewizard
      @pmathewizard Před 3 lety

      Fresh.... fresh from the can

    • @AFAanimations
      @AFAanimations Před 3 lety

      @@pmathewizard loool

  • @pantopia3518
    @pantopia3518 Před 3 lety

    Congrats on 1 million man, well deserved and keep up the amazing work!!

  • @jasonshere
    @jasonshere Před 3 lety +8

    I really appreciate your content, Adam. I've enjoyed watching Alton Brown for years and I like some of the similarities as well as the fresh takes on some interesting topics. Keep up the good work.

  • @stuartmonk2235
    @stuartmonk2235 Před 3 lety +138

    Hey Adam, had an issue with the survey: the District of Columbia (where I live) is not available as a choice in the state of residence options for US participants. Can you make it an option?

    • @mildlyupsetcat7989
      @mildlyupsetcat7989 Před 3 lety +21

      Maryland is the one my family uses. It isnt correct but the closest thing we got

    • @xlittlep
      @xlittlep Před 3 lety +7

      @@mildlyupsetcat7989 Having recently escaped from Dystopia City, I'd say Maryland is more accurate than Virginia.

    • @amandabushore7890
      @amandabushore7890 Před 3 lety +4

      You don't live in a state so you have to be sad

    • @marlkalone7361
      @marlkalone7361 Před 3 lety +6

      DC isn't a state friend, sorry :/

    • @anonimushbosh
      @anonimushbosh Před 3 lety +1

      Who’s gonna tell him he can’t vote?

  • @JpSalamander
    @JpSalamander Před 3 lety +3

    Yay one million subs! Congrats Adam! I’ve been subscribed since your seasoning things other than food era. Congrats!

  • @jinboi8813
    @jinboi8813 Před 3 lety

    Damn. Congrats on the 1 mil my man. I've been here since your first pizza vid and your style really kept me watching your stuff up until today.

  • @Philip-ii4nj
    @Philip-ii4nj Před 3 lety +1

    I just recently to your channel and this is by far the best cooking channel I have found on YT. Thanks Adam - I got my notifications on! 👊

  • @AbbreviatedReviews
    @AbbreviatedReviews Před 3 lety +20

    7:09 Chiseling out your shrimp?
    🎵 Break me off a piece of that big shrimp block!🎵

  • @Passionforfoodrecipes
    @Passionforfoodrecipes Před 3 lety +25

    Man, I thought I could come up with one more cool pun in a flash...
    But I *froze!*
    Seriously though, love your videos Adam! You've earned that golden play button you're about to get.

  • @kaihendry
    @kaihendry Před 3 lety

    Love that you took the time to put the water usage in perspective. 👏

  • @zzanzak
    @zzanzak Před 3 lety +28

    Why the hell aren’t you on TV? This is like the new improved Alton Brown good eats. Amazing video and amazing channel you’re doing a great job keep it up!

    • @shawniscoolerthanyou
      @shawniscoolerthanyou Před 2 lety +12

      Less people would see it on TV. TV is practically dead. Other than when I'm at a hotel room, I haven't watched TV in 15 years.

    • @WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart
      @WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart Před rokem

      TV needs braindead sensationalism to survive, this video wouldn't make them enough money

  • @colosalz
    @colosalz Před 3 lety +5

    been here since spring 2019! congrats on hitting one million soon, you earned it

  • @jamesliu9440
    @jamesliu9440 Před 3 lety +3

    someone with southern english accent: speaks
    American: wow so soothing, I can listen to this for hours.

    • @Appaddict01
      @Appaddict01 Před 3 lety +1

      I might be alone but I thought the framers accent was better.

  • @kolardgreene3096
    @kolardgreene3096 Před 3 lety

    I look forward to every video you put out, man. This one was a real treat!

  • @YunosVenge
    @YunosVenge Před 3 lety

    Gratz on the 1 mil subs Adam!!

  • @throwawayaccount2212
    @throwawayaccount2212 Před 3 lety +6

    My man Ragusea hit that 1 milli subscribers, been waiting for that since I joined the gang back at 120k

  • @zed332
    @zed332 Před 3 lety +5

    Adam: Frozen food is good
    Gordon: So you have chosen death?

  • @shakti.rathore
    @shakti.rathore Před 3 lety +1

    Cooking now feels like a science experiment. I love the great detailed approach of yours. Awesome work mate!

  • @Crowbar
    @Crowbar Před 2 lety +1

    I saw a german video with an even quicker thawing method that uses less water. It might seem super weird, but I tried it and it works. I tried it with fish. You put a pot face-down on a table, frozen fish on top, another pot face-up on top with water inside. That's it. It thaws insanely fast and requires very little water in the upper pot.

  • @seeess777
    @seeess777 Před 3 lety +44

    We use liquid nitrogen to freeze our vegetables from the garden. We vacuum pack and throw them in a cooler and take them to a welding supply store in town and they freeze it. Charge us $20 max

    • @theMikeChastain
      @theMikeChastain Před 3 lety +2

      Do you have any more details on the process? I am interested.

    • @ericluo4900
      @ericluo4900 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm totally interested in what's going on here. Please do some further explaining, because in my mind, welding and freezing don't mix well :)

    • @Asummersdaydreamer14
      @Asummersdaydreamer14 Před 3 lety +2

      Commenting in case more details are provided. Was it a service they advertised or was it something you were the first to negotiate?

    • @komalpreetbrar7740
      @komalpreetbrar7740 Před 3 lety +1

      Asummersdaydreamer14 same here

    • @seeess777
      @seeess777 Před 3 lety +6

      Most, if not all, industrial wielding suppliers carry nitrogen to refill nitrogen bottles. In this case, it helps that I know the guy so he basically handles it for me. But what he does it throw my stuff I want froze in a stainless steel box and fogs it with nitrogen. I've also done it myself where I get a flask of it from him and submerge the vacuum sealed bags in to it in a bowl. Never use plastic. It will break and I learned it the hard way. I don't advise doing it that way or doing yourself since liquid nitrogen is dangerous. But, if you want to get results similar, you can get a good cooler like an orca or similar and pack dry ice 360° of what ever you want frozen. Takes about 15 to 30 minutes to solid freeze things but works just as well.

  • @steezyjeff6881
    @steezyjeff6881 Před 3 lety +16

    Adam you should do a video on artificial sweeteners, things like aspartame❤️❤️

  • @CharlesVanNoland
    @CharlesVanNoland Před 2 lety +1

    Had to learn about freezer burn - I had surmised on my own over the years that it's related to exposure to air and apparently wrapping/vacuum packing meat helps prevent "the burn" but I never actually learned what the science behind it was. I gleaned that once ice crystals had started forming on the surface, the snowy looking ice specifically, that the flesh is burned. I went through 3 videos before this one trying to learn information I probably could've googled faster but I'm glad I ended up here because I found a great new channel to subscribe to.

  • @C0n5t4nt1ne
    @C0n5t4nt1ne Před 3 lety +1

    This was a super useful, I'm gonna look for flash frozen fish from now on. Thank you Adam!

  • @saccoli4919
    @saccoli4919 Před 3 lety +13

    Adam looks like that guy from that “when you find out you’re 6% Italian” video with that hair

    • @ayanna3044
      @ayanna3044 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm pretty sure he is of Italian descent.

  • @matthewdefilippo5700
    @matthewdefilippo5700 Před 3 lety +5

    For a second there thought Dr. Coupland was going to say "We spared no expense"

  • @lemonke3774
    @lemonke3774 Před 3 lety +1

    Ayyy you hit 1 million subscribers! This channel is the most unique and real cooking channel on the site. I’m excited what you have in store for the next million subscribers!

  • @Crystal-zt6sh
    @Crystal-zt6sh Před 3 lety

    1 MILLION SUBS WELL EARNED!!!! Adam, you have the best content, dully researched, and presented. Cheers to many millions more!

  • @unknownseizure
    @unknownseizure Před 3 lety +52

    Why I season my refrigerator and not my food.

  • @GamerGuide230
    @GamerGuide230 Před 3 lety +3

    Congrats to hitting 1 mill, been hear since 200k

  • @Kebabrulle123
    @Kebabrulle123 Před 3 lety

    You are a great food related youtuber, i enjoy watching you alot so i will happily do your survey :) keep up the good work^^

  • @bobcat409
    @bobcat409 Před 2 lety

    You do good work accurately researching interesting topics. Thanks.

  • @strawberrymilkshake112
    @strawberrymilkshake112 Před 3 lety +25

    *GORDON RAMSAY WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

  • @zarnubiusbukowski7019
    @zarnubiusbukowski7019 Před 3 lety +3

    I just shove the frozen food into my oven or instant pot because I don't know about you guys, but 40 minutes thawing is already way more foresight than I usually have for any meal

  • @MertensHelbelga
    @MertensHelbelga Před 3 lety

    Congrats on 1.000.000 subs Adam!

  • @logrotno
    @logrotno Před 3 lety +1

    I just love how you just introduce an expert on each of these videos

  • @Ghhyuttgg
    @Ghhyuttgg Před 3 lety +37

    TLDR : eat frozen stuff, it’s ok.

  • @qpsubteam8914
    @qpsubteam8914 Před 3 lety +28

    6:35
    "Small fish like shimps"
    Ok im fine just a little bit shocked

  • @illumoenatifilms1562
    @illumoenatifilms1562 Před 3 lety

    YOOO 1 MIL SUBS!!! Crazy seeing you since you were seasoning cutting boards now we here. Congrats g

  • @zakkho1
    @zakkho1 Před 3 lety

    First frozen food at a grocery store (in the US) was up the road from me in Springfield, MA. Birdseye lucked into that one, he wasn't even a good guy, he was a naturalist that went up to Labrador on assignment and was taught by Inuits how to flash freeze fish under ice with super cold surface temps. He noticed how fresh the fish still tasted and began to experiment with flash freezing on vegetables. He modernized food, and I don't think he gets enough praise for it.

  • @baylego
    @baylego Před 3 lety +3

    Just to anyone that find this helpfull: you can frozen yeasts (not the dry one) and it will last months. When you want to use it just put a little bit of hot water (not boiling) and sugar and let it for a while, it will revive. I had forgotten that I had a few cubes on the freezer, and after like 4 months they stayed alive. Hope you find this useful

  • @gabrielabautista2966
    @gabrielabautista2966 Před 3 lety +33

    I read the title as "Frozen food is gone" and was thoroughly confused for a moment

  • @MrZAPPER1000
    @MrZAPPER1000 Před 3 lety

    1 million!!! That’s so so so crazy congrats well deserved!

  • @jackkattack4799
    @jackkattack4799 Před 3 lety +1

    hey I don't know if you're ever going to read this. my home life isn't great and nobody ever taught me how to cook or fend for myself. these videos all of them makes me feel in a weird way like I'm getting a cooking lesson from the dad I never had. thank you

  • @matthiasoverley4685
    @matthiasoverley4685 Před 3 lety +6

    All most at 1 million subscribers I started watching you all the way back when you at 200k you came so far congratulations Adam hope to see you at 10 million one day.

  • @paddaydaddy
    @paddaydaddy Před 3 lety

    I love the common sense you bring to every topic, thanks for making the content you do!

  • @TheMany42
    @TheMany42 Před 3 lety

    When I worked for my uncle in Bristol Bay (Alaska) we delivered to Peter Pan fishing, the flash freezing of salmon fillets was the best. The fact you can get a 50lb box for a reasonable price really helps too.