4 Levels of Potato Salad: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
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- We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur Emily, home cook Julie, and professional chef Joe Pace from the Institute of Culinary Education - to whip us up a fresh batch of potato salad. After each of them had presented their creation, we asked food scientist Rose to review their work. Which dish looks most delish?
Check out the level 3 recipe on the ICE blog: www.ice.edu/blog/ultimate-pot...
Emily is on Instagram at @emilyslamduncan
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Emily may be a level 1 chef, but she’s a level 3 in our hearts.
don't forget to add some ketchup
She's level 3 fun for sure.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@aisforannihilation1662 do you mean level 3 trickster ?
she's a level 3 sweetheart
Professional chef: "You'd be a fool to use any other potato."
Emily: "Look at mee, such a professional.. "
whoever edited this, kudos to you
@Hello There no?
Omg yess
It was I who edited it.
@Equality Freedom The Level 1-3 chefs don't read from a script. So no, that joke wasn't part of the script. It was made in the edit.
@Equality Freedom I'm telling you as a person who works with the production that there aren't any scripts for Levels 1-3 while filming. Sometimes the chefs are fed lines by the director, but those too are made up on the fly. The stuff you see really is spur of the moment.
And thanks for the compliment! Glad you like the show!
See THIS is why we ask "who made the potato salad?" at gatherings.
lol, exactly!!!!!! Every one has their own recipe, but brussell sprouts DO NOT go in potato salad.
Exactly. Just because it has potatoes in it, that doesn’t make it a potato salad.
The dude didnt make potato salad he made a salad w potatos.
Exactly! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They all cut the potatoes too big for my taste. Do people really like a big mouthful of potato like that?
Level 1: Hi I’m a level 1 chef.
Level 2: Hi I am a level 2 chef.
Level 3: Since beyond the wrath of where the sun shone, I have created sacred delicacy’s of flavour in sacred lands far far away. All tastes of this planet of idiocy’s, I stand where god has never before, having all tastes in experience. I withhold mastery of it all. My sacred flavourful hand crafted delicacy’s have been passed down through centuries, having all food in my heavenly pallets of noble tastes, as the gift were my birth right, this is wrought upon me. Only the most royal of people may taste my creations of life, above god and this world. I, your level 3 chef have ascended to the pinnacle of beings. I have consumed god and satan themselves, with my flavourful power, pray I do not consume you.
Now try to read this with Frank's voice
I should not be laughing this hard😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂
how is this not top comment
underrated.
Pray I do not consume you💀💀💀💀💀
Frank: To begin, we need to find the right soil to grow our potatoes. We'll finish filming the dish in 3 months.
He is actually growing, so finally we can say he didn't make it bc they weren't ready (crying inside for happiness)
It's not funny anymore.
That's even too short! You need four months for a potato to grow :) We have potato fields, we plant them in april and harvest in august. So let's call it a half a year for Frank! :D
Dóra Fauszt you must be fun at parties
I came looking for this comment 😂 not disappointed
Emily is getting more and more sassier each video. It seems like she knows she's untouchable lmao
She's the real star in 4L!
Emily, Lorenzo & Frank the classic lineup
@@joehanz9217 true
Any1 who can laugh at themselves & b comical about their inexperience is ok by me. Shes a trip.
@@aisforannihilation1662 0
Mtg
"I follow the internet."
_I see you're a woman of culture as well._
obviously.. its not so funny in this way
That actually made me laugh out loud
I trust Emily with my life
"I choose a dill pickle because all other pickles are garbage, fight me."
- Emily
OMG I'M DYINGGGGG SHE'S HILARIOUS
But I mean dill pickles are the best. 😀
I think she said bite me
And she is right
She's not wrong.
I would eat anything Julie gives me because she just has that aura around her
She is the Auntie who cares for a lot of people at family get-togethers.
Shes that one grandma all the grandkids wanna hang out at. I wish she was my grandma oof shes awesome
And she loves fractions 😍
i don’t even like potato salad but hers had my mouth watering 🤤
Julie gives me good vibes, so does the other older woman
The world isn’t ready for Beth or Lorenzos potato salads.
Ekm6732 those two plus Julie are the only level 2 chefs I’ll watch
what about pink shirt guy?
Kerry Ramler yeah I did forget about him
@@brandonjklol I also love Gabi!
[Distant, raucous laughter and the smell of butter]
Joe: Potatoes
Me: Yes
Joe: Brussels Sprouts
Me: What?
Joe: Apples
Me: Stop.
Was patiently waiting for the raisins 🤦🏾♂️
Artistic Visionary Overflow I’m glad we didn’t get the raisins
Apples in his sounds boss
Apples in salad are awesome
I hated Brussel Sprouts until I roasted them in the oven.
Julie has such mom vibes. I live for the level 2 chefs, usually wholsome AF.
This….. This is the first video where i wasn’t able to pick any of them…. 😳
Julie is such a delight; I love how she always has a story to tell, from her mom here to visiting Italy to nutmeg from Jamaica. She really combines life, places, and people in her cooking
I think she's great! I still love her line, "I like to argue if a hotdog is a sandwich."
David Melgar she’s so wholesome
I love it
She’s so Beautiful & sweet!!
Lvl3: You'll be a fool to use other potatoes.
Emily: (in a singing tone) Look at me, such a professional. 🤷🏻♀️😂
In germany we use other potatoes😂😂😂
@@unplayednamer0165 lvl 3 is just german potato salad.
@@carlsjr7975 There are many different ways to make potato salad in germany, every region makes it different, especially the difference between the north and south is huge.
@@unplayednamer0165 my experience is they don't use mayonnaise traditionally but create the emulsion in place. But that side of my family left Germany ~120 years ago.
@@carlsjr7975 potato salad with mayonaise is traditionally made in the northern part of germany, maybe your family comes from something more in the south,there they often use broth or Vinaigrette, but also many other ingerdients.
I love how everyone’s accurately describing the different flavors and Emily’s just like “if I got this at a picnic I wouldn’t be disappointed” 😭😭😭😭
Emily is learning. Last time I saw her cook potatoes it was her adding cold potatoes to boiling water. Now she is adding them to cold water. Go Emily! Level up, sis!
Where did Emily come from? How did Epicurious find her? She is a gift.
@Brainjock "Brainjock" would
@Brainjock but she's lovable and realistic. as someone who is learning to cook now, I relate to her. plus her food isn't fancy but it's not bad.
i want her to be my stepmom
@@mxsdrago I want her to be my real Mom
They found her on the street.
Lvl 1: Normal Potato salad
Lvl 2: Grandma’s Potato salad
Lvl 3: What the heck is that
Yeah I don't think I would eat the level 3. But Julie's looks amazing, and honestly Emily's doesn't look half bad. 😂
He was on camera over half the time for a reason. He had so many steps to explain and it should be called something else entirely because it's so unfamiliar.
Commissary potato salad
Was waiting for ramen to start hitting the floor
Guy really made a salad from potatoes
I wish, in future episodes, all chefs would get a chance to taste the dishes the other chefs cooked!
Level 3: This one's served warm.
Americans in comments: Whaaaaaat?
Just Call Me Doug but if you think about, they were all warm 🤷🏾♀️
@@HaloHighlightz not warm but not cold either.....
@@karismahendricks3237 room temp!
...... do other people eat warm potato salad...... I thought it was just a level three chef thing
Enter German potato salad
Julie: Cooking lessons with stories and techniques anyone can do
She and Beth are my fave lvl 2 chefs
her stories always make me so happy, learning that little tidbit about her mom was so sweet too
@@checksanto #FACTS
We need more recipes from Julie.
@@checksanto *Lorenzo wants to know your location*
"I'm like the pokemon master but I'm collecting condiments in this series." - Emily Ketchum 2020
Emily Ketchup**
I was going to say you missed a perfect opportunity to say "Emily Ketchup" but Julia beat me to it.
Gaddammit. Gat beat aut twice.
I'm imagining this with the Pokécenter theme now. 😌
Genius😂😂
I DO NOT trust that Level 3 chef. It was confirmed for me when he started grating eggs
Same here, but it was confirmed for me when he said that adding salt to cooking water raises its boiling point. You'd have to add over three tablespoons of salt to a quart of water to raise the boiling point half a degree C.
Michael DeBusk but it is true that salt raises the boiling point...
@@tajahaley7950 The question isn't "Is it true?" but "Does it matter?" It doesn't matter.
Poor guy came to a potato salad video with a salad that has potatoes in it.
Same here
no one, literally no one
Julie: cause I like fractions!
@j mula what hurt you lmao
Joe: it’s called a quick cure
Frank: what is this “quick” that you speak of?
Jason B still takes a week
Joseph Traylor then I’m scared to think of how long Frank would be waiting for. “I started prepping these 4th of July pickled onions over Thanksgiving.”
Quick cure that takes a week. Seems legit
You could use them the same day, but they are definitely better when you let them cure.
"I cut them into sixths because I like saying that and I like fractions." Julie is my spirit animal
Beth, Julia and Lorenzo are my favorite. They already remind me of my mom and grandma's (especially Julia) cooking. Like I would love to eat their plate in most of these videos.
yes!!! and frank
Producer: When you introduce yourself say that you are a level three chef.
Joe: No, I don't think I will.
its been 31 years since Joe became a cook
Julie is rockin' that fro.
fr
Thanks to that smuggled nutmeg 😉
Rose: potato salad is a delicious side dish
Me who eats an entire tub on it's own for breakfast: yeah ... sure
Lol potato salad is a meal
Some toasted rye or multigrain bread, and add some slices of ham if you’re feeling fancy.
I put in between 2 slide of bread and call it dinner
Potato salad with a side of ham and I'm good to go
I love the eat potato salad with potato chips. like a dip. just dig right on in
"I need to cut these potatoes to fork size pieces"
*Proceed to eat the potatoes with a spoon.
Infinite IQ
Bless the longer Level 4 portion. I love that the food scientists are getting more time to better explain why and how these recipes are all different yet work in their own way.
I always skip that part 😂😂😂
Emily sure knows her audience. A lot of the chefs on these videos talk like they're talking to a regular TV audience. Emily knows she's talking to the CZcams Internet audience.
Chris Whinery so does steven, Anthony, and lorenzo
“I choose dill pickles because all other pickles are garbage. Fight me.”
Hite W emilly - 2020
Emily is savage sometimes :D
*everyone in Poland wants to know your location*
everyone who questions Emily's taste should apologize now.
Dr Dill (Miz Cracker) needs to make an appearance with Emily now
The best potatoe salad come from the aunties with wings under their arm who has figurines on their coffee table and fake flowers in the living room
I approve this message 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Julie is a national treasure and should be cherished
an international treasure if you must
I’m still waiting for the holy trinity that is: Emily, Lorenzo and Frank.
Mystery person unpopular opinion:
I would trade Emily for Stephen
Watch the burger one.
Emily, Lorenzo, Frank and Rose all in one video.
Mystery person me too
@@RK-ig8gc That is unpopular. Alternatively Emily, Gabrielle, and Frank.
omg sooooo true
I feel like Emily would be the most relatable personality if only we had not seen her make “french toast” first.
In eastern europe french toasts are a savory dish, with sometimes garlic and cheese in the crust, or filled with ham and cheese. Ketchup goes pretty well with that(bit like with grilled cheese)
Tommard well for me, it’s a bit like trying to put catchup on a pancake, or a waffle. Catchup on scrambled eggs is fine, but if your french toast taste eggy, than it’s not french toast to me.
@@AnDream109 it actually doesnt taste eggy at all(trust me I really hate eggs, but I really like this kind of french toasts), but to each their own 😁
I long for a day in which Emily is all 3 of the chefs *and* the food scientist
i’d rather have emily’s than the professional chef tbh
Unpopular opinion: Julie is my favourite Level 2 chef. She sounds like she's narrating a magical children's movie.
Julie is awesome. I want her to teach me to cook. I need to lean about smidges. :)
I enjoy watching her too. Better that having to hear Lorenzo constantly laughing at himself whenever he speaks
you are right I was totally thinking about the same thing
She and Daniel are my personal favorites, lel.
Torri 800 Daniel commited a cardinal sin by adding blackberries to his grilled cheese,but ultimately redeemed himself by indulging several pounds of chocolate into his chocolate cake lol
Frank isn't here because he's still growing his potatoes.
Who is Frank?
@@xavparry he's another level 3 chef. 👨🍳He loves to make his own sausages, pasta and other things people usually just buy in a store
@@daniella9787 Thank you lol. I keep seeing comments about him
Nahh...he is in Mars tryin to cultivate space potatoes
Remember the time he made his own meat? Lol
Grating that egg tho. Made me feel weird for some reason 😂😬
Emily could be a character in a sitcom.
Julie is such a dear. I’m getting flutters whenever she cooks on an episode.
Not gonna lie, Emily's starting to improve. You can see it when she started putting the potatoes in cold water before it brings up to a boil.
Don't people do that normally
She seems a lot happier too, it's good to see
Well, she did venture into making ketchup cake. That is higher level
Why y'all not talkin about on how the level 3 chef just casually touches a hot pan?
Rhianne Sapin when?
Becasue we don't know when
I like that Julie used her mother's recipe, it makes me so happy
Joe: *using fingerling potatoes* You’d be a fool to use a different potato.
Emily: *singing as she peels a russet potato* Look at me, such a professional!
Why would you do this to Emily? 😂
F
I know right 😂😂
emily didn’t put ketchup on potatoes, she is evolving
That actually sounds really good in this instance lol. 😋
She did say she was a pokemon master
I was waiting for that😂
Stove : beeps
Emily: “oooh I love when it serenades me”
Level 1 Chef: I'm just a level 1.
Level 2: Hi I'm level 2!
Level 3: I gave Jesus his first meal and knighted by the queen herself for my exquisite hot pockets.
True about the level three chef - I think he's trying to make up for the fact that he's not Frank.
Emily gets major points for knowing not to use celery.
Celery is the vegetable of vegetables. Terrible.
“I’m having a love affair with chives this month” Same Julie same
Same
Sameee! Just ate chive blossoms for the first time ever!
This month? As a Korean, this should be an eternity. We seem to have an outlier amount of dishes with chives.
Joe might be a great person but who in their right mind puts Brussel sprouts in potato salad?
I put broccolini in a potato salad once. It was delicious.
I think apples is worse.
Who puts Brussels sprouts in anything? I’ve never had good Brussel sprouts
Sean Kennedy exactly they taste like Dirty socks
@@knndyskful you have to cook them right. I hated them as a kid because they were boiled and gross, but roasted in olive oil with a little seasoning makes them taste much better
I kinda feel like joe’s potato SALAD doesn’t even qualify as potato salad.. looks like a salad
Halo Nicole made with potatoes
Daniel Amyx I am a potato
It doesn't even have mayo!
Its a French potato salad Europeans don’t use mayonnaise
@@sunnydaysatl I'm European and I use mayo :o
I actually really like this level 3 chef. He describes how he does it. I cook a lot myself so the techniques/tips are greatly appreciated. I actually come to these videos for idea and to see how others do it.
EDIT: I also can't have a lot of things due to allergies. So double points to Joe showing me a potato salad minus the premade mayo.
Yeah it was nice to see a different variation of potato salad, as I'm not a big fan of the mayo-based salads either.
he is the biggest narcissist I have seen
I’m not a big fan of potato salad, but his dish I definitely want to make!
@Brainjock so true.
@@mcginley613 right! We're all fools if we don't use fingerling potatoes?! What the heck😂
Emily: “I choose a dill pickle because all other pickles are garbage fight me” bahahahaha my GIRL spittin TRUTH
Sweet pickles are 😬😬😬😬😬
J F more like 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮
No she isn't she's a level 1 for a reason she doesn't know anything.
@@alyseh9539 PRESSED
@@JF-bc1px haha you're right I am I've been fed up with Emily since she put ketchup on her fried egg bread and called it 👏🏼FRENCH 👏🏼TOAST!! After that everything she does drives me up a wall. I wouldn't trust this child to order pizza.
Julieee!!!! Nuff love from Manchester Jamaica. I also enjoy Rose's food analysis. Very informative
In other note, great to see Emily again...Frank's probably still in his potato field
My brother said that Julie looks like Samuel L. Jackson's mom and I can't unsee it 😂
Now I see it. Thank you 🙂
@@colleendianuzzo Lol Yeah
Lmaooooo
i love how excited the level three is for his potato salad
the more episodes Emily is in, the closer she is into entering level 2
Lol she really isnt
@@erikkah2127 She IS.
my mom makes potato salad so much different. it’s creamy and tangy there’s a crunch from the pickle and onion and it’s best served fresh and warm. y’all need my mom on the show! she doesn’t know what she’s doing but she always does it well!
bruh I felt Joe stare at my soul when he was mixing the brussels sprouts
I swear I’m starting to see some improvement in Emily
ikr she needs a promotion to level 2 soon
She is downloading recipes online. These arent her own
Frank isn’t here, because he is Ireland growing his potatoes.
Yeah, he is waiting for the soil to be full nutrition.
Can confirm, saw him in Galway earlier
Most importantly: "he IS Ireland" growing his tatoes
Ireland? Not The Andes, learning of the origins of the potato?
@@shiran31 not everybody is ready for that conversation
3:20 when you need to channel the energy of Jake Peralta
Was looking for this comment!
I literally start my day with these videos!
Julie knocked this one out of the park, Emily made a fresh version of what you'd get from a deli, and Joe made a salad using potatoes, not potato salad. They all serve different people. Fun episode.
A salad using potatoes, not potato salad? It's exactly the same thing.
@@Eric1SanDiego1 Ah, but they're not. "Potato Salad" in my country (USA) generally refers to what Emily and Julie made, primarily potatoes, boiled eggs, and mayo.
Joe did not do this classic potato salad. He made a salad using potatoes. It's a fine semantic difference but it's important. A "salad" can be MANY different final dishes depending on your creativity. It's a much broader definition than western "potato salad." Joe's dish is definitely a salad, and it is made with potatoes, but it does not fit the common widely expected definition of potato salad.
Tldr potato salad normally has mayo and his didn't, thus it's just a (still very appetizing!) salad that happens to use potatoes as the star ingredient.
@@Eric1SanDiego1 It absolutely is not. His was more of a potato vinaigrette, not a potato salad as it is recognized by every single person in america. Words have meanings, and his ain't it.
Joe's wife: So honey when can we eat the potato salad? Been cravin' some potats
Joe: After a week or so ;)
😂😂😂😂
Jokes on y’all. If you’re not keeping pickled red onions in your fridge you’re doing it wrong.
@@carrie5693 And pickled radish.
Emily is right,
All of my family can cook properly, except one of my cousin and he peels potatoes just like Emily did.
So I believe in you.
Level 3 chef: Potato and Brussel spro-
Me: No thank you🙂
Brussel sprouts are really good if prepared properly.
Let me guess you’ve only ever had them boiled to hell with no salt?
Try halving and coring them and frying on high heat until well browned and deeper in colour on one side, toss in half a glass of white wine cover for a minute
The level 3 potato salad actually looks nice.
Also, suggestions
Four levels of Taquitos
Four levels of Churros
Four levels of Chocolate Truffles
Four levels of Egg salad
Four levels of Egg Rolls
Four levels of Cake pops
I’m on board with egg rolls-but they might be too difficult for a level 1.
@@FrancesBaconandEggs Level one chef: "I don't know how to roll egg rolls properly, so I just put the filling on the wrapper and then eat it like a soft taco."
Would level ones be able to make chocolate truffles?
Then again, I'm a level zero, so....
Cake pops! I haven’t eaten one since I was 6 lol
givememore4free ah yes, the golden insult to something you don’t agree with. Oh you don’t agree with me? “Your under 7 I bet”. Oh your 23? “Your lying, which means you are just as stupid as 7 year olds”. Your not lying? “Well you still act and talk like your 7 so your stupid still.”
level 3 chef: you’re a *fool* if you use any other type of potato
level 1 & 2: *...what was that?*
I really didn't like that
And his potato salad looked awful.
Yeah, he is rude. But his potato salad is look the best at presentation and taste
Ms Julie’s is the one that’s approved for the cookout. Period!
Me: I put my potatoes into cold water so I don’t burn myself with splashing boiling water. Level 3 chef: using cold water helps everything cook evenly. Me: ah yes, that as well
julie had me everytime she made jokes and didnt even laugh on them, thats when you know your humor is A1
I like that Julie said, “ potato salad is a side dish”. As I buy the big tub from the store and eat it in one sitting LOLLLLL
Rose said the same
I USE to watch these to learn stuff about cooking (I still do). Now, I watch these for the amount of sass coming from level 1 chef.
I LOVE Emily! She should have her own show like easy cooking for the level 1 chefs like us the viewers!
I kind of expected Emily to chill with some store bought potato salad and some ketchup while everyone else actually made theirs
*Emily uses cold water for boiling potatoes*
Emily evolves to level 2
i'd love to try lvl3's salad, live and cook daily with lvl2 and go to my first party after the lockdown with lvl1
i feel like slapping emily sometimes, yet i still love her.
i feel like julie is my grandmother from another life.
i feel like joe should have been frank
and i feel like clapping whenever rose shows up.
ok
Julie’s mother was Jamaican. The moment she said her mom was famous for her curry goat recipe I knew. Only Jamaicans say curried goat, everybody else says goat curry. Plus Jamaicans are famous for our curry goat.
Nope, Trinidadians do too
Shelly, well I guess it’s safe to say that she was Caribbean then 👌🏾
I’m from missouri and I always thought it was curry before the dish
I’m from the Turks in Caicos Islands in the Caribbean and we say curry goat too.
Vincentians say curry goat too. She definitely has West Indian roots
"I'm an artist goddamn it" - Emily 2020
Yes, yes you are 😂
Emily at 8:43
'Cause I'm an artist, god dammit 😂😂
Absolutely love Emily! She is funny, and her food always looks good! 😁
Frank could not come because he is growing his potato’s right now.
Oof u made me laugh hard 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ok this joke is getting a little old now
Haha Franks the best
Wooow congrats so original
But did you know Frank had a youtube channel? czcams.com/channels/368WO9e4BWuPYAeSIuaUsg.html
Frank: salt makes the water boil faster
Joe: salt makes the water boil at a higher temperature
Me: BOIL IS BOIL
Edit: WTF 664 likes. Let's go
Edit 2: OK WTF 900 likes
Koffel this is my favorite comment
Please make this into a meme🥺
Salt lowers the boiling point of the water.
@@mechanichalpixels *raises
colton rose no, it lowers it
Julie's is not only realistic for me to make myself, but her overall personality and style appeal to me so much
I want to make the level 2' s potatoes 🥔 😋.
Julie, thanks I am making yours! Thanks, for showing your mother's recipe.
You need your own cooking show?
“I’m gonna put them in a tiny bowl, because we live luxuriously at Epicurious”
UHH OKAY LOL
I have always wondered why they have so many small bowls :D
Lil side bowls when the mixins go all in one bowl.
So shee, shee! 😌😄
Way to go buddy, it took us three days to make that potato salad, THREE DAYS.
So, so good! All 3. Salads looked delish too😊
Love Julie and Emily’s personality!!
Oh, their food looks good too
The reason Frank isn't here is because his potatoes weren't grown yet
He is still looking for the perfect soil to plant them in
It's not funny anymore.
@@zabojczypikachu2291 does it look like I care what you think ?
@@mattynator911 No. But this doesn't change that you're not funny.
Zabòjczy Pikachu it will always be funny
Emily “I like that it’s spicy”. She used mayo, dill pickle, lemon juice, barely any salt, black paper, and yellow mustard.
Mustard has some spice to it. Not the same as chilli but it still has a kind of spice
@@itpaynesme You don't taste the spice though, lmao. At least not me.
Eligh Weisz you can kinda feel it I think not in mild mustards but like English mustard edit: LOL I just proved myself wrong hahah touché
😂😂💀💀
I had the same thought
"These lvl 1s must be actors, they can't be that dumb"
-said no one ever
I said that...MULTIPLE TIMES
@@aidan2192 well shame on you 😐
@@aidan2192 my brother burns insgant ramen. They can be that dumb 😂
Rai F
Chef Joe Pace seems very accessible and likable. I would like to learn from him.