Essential Mixology Gear | Tools For Home and Pro Mixologists
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- čas přidán 17. 06. 2024
- Have you ever wanted to make one of my recipes but you didn’t have the essential mixology gear needed? Today I go over some tools that can be used by home and pro mixologists. You’ve seen me use them in previous episodes and they can mostly be found in a well-stocked kitchen already. Some others can really help make your job easier when creating cocktail ingredients, without the need to break the bank. I linked some of them below, if you’d like to up your mixology game.
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0:00 Intro
1:01 No-gear-Negroni
1:25 Precision Gear
3:16 Gear for Extracting Flavors
5:36 Gear for Infusions
9:27 Straining Gear
10:23 Bottling
11:01 Other Stuff
The team behind this video:
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What’s your favorite mixology gear?
Here are some links to the stuff I mention in the video (more links in the description)
● Sous Vide cooker set: geni.us/ldAXX2
● iSi whipper: geni.us/kG7oS5
● Precision scale: geni.us/cWyu
● Chemex: geni.us/TEPWJ
● Blender: geni.us/qNY76
● Induction cooker: geni.us/6sPIb
● Juicer: geni.us/J9UgyD
● Food Dehydrator: geni.us/qQBnIZ
● Potato Ricer: geni.us/UvU96w
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Hi Kevin, Could you please also provide a link for a Thin Peeler? I was searching it in local supermarkets, amazon and others - all are either low quality blunt edge, or so wide they are unusable for zests.
@@TrivialTax hi. I have to check it out for that on amazon. This one I got this one as a gift. If you can't find it, a zest grater could be helpful for thin zest for cooking, infusions, etc., too.
@@KevinKos thank you!
11:33 - having an assistant looks really handy too! 😎
This is the first true deep dive on more niche cocktail gear I’ve seen. A very valuable contribution to the community. Stunning cinematography as always. Cheers!
Happy to hear that! The craft in a cocktail is in rising and I feel obliged to show the world what I am using and what makes my cocktails crafty. Thank you!
I agree. We see so many videos showcasing the process and end result but no proper emphasis on the tools. Now anyone can use this a a solid point of reference.
True genuine content right here
"When you can, support friends and local business's." Best line ever.
Loved the episode!! Learned so much from you and Robi in the last year and a half. Thanks!
Thanks a lot, Sašo! I learned a lot from you too 🤩📸
Thanks you for the quality of the audio thanks you for the quality of the video, of the light, for your Knowledge. Thanks you for all this work !
Almost at 20k 🥳 A sous vide is definitely on my wish list, as you said not only for mixology but for cooking as well! Awesome video as per usual!!
Almoost 🤩🥳 you will love using it for sure 😉 Thank you and cheers!
This is one of my favorite videos. Love the info and the gadgets.
Cheers guys!
Nice! Thank you!
Wonderful video and lovely collection of high quality equipment you have, Kevin! Especially the knives are really pretty!
Greatest mixologist on ytube, who agrees?
Great content as always Kevin. Can you provide a list of useful ingredients/acids (citric, agar agar, gum arabic etc) which you use and are useful to have?
Im fairly new to bar life (almost 2yrs) and watching your video has given me way too many ideas for my personal home bar (if I ever get to do it in future)
Thanks a bunch!!
So good to hear that! I'm sure you'll get really creative with your ideas! Feel free to check out other episodes for some inspiration. And make sure to share your ideas with the cocktail time community. Cheers
@@KevinKos definitely will
Your amazing! Thank you for all your content.
Thank you for watching! Cheers!
Oh wow, right away this is obviously more in depth than most videos like this. Kudos!
Thanks a lot!
Great, as always! You guys are the best!
Norbert, thank you so much for the kind words, my friend!
Nerdy knife info: The knives he has are 仙蔵 (Senzo) knives made by Suncraft in Seki city in Gifu prefecture. They are 33 layer damascas steel (meaning high carbon steel that's folded over on itself into 33 layers) with a VG 10 steel core. VG 10 is a very high quality Japanese steel (the G stands for "Gold Standard"). It is technically a stainless steel with 15.5% chromium in it, and has excellent corrosion resistance. You can't throw it in a dishwasher, though, and you should be careful to wipe it off and keep it dry as much as possible. When dealing with citrus, you should also wash it and wipe it immediately after use if you want to keep it shiny :-) High chromium levels make it harder to sharpen and VG 10 is trying to balance good corrosion resistance with ease of sharpening. It has a hardness of 60, which is quite hard, but not crazy hard and should help with the sharpening. The knives have 2 unusual (to me) features. The slight bowing of the spine just before the tang enters the handle gives you a slightly different cutting angle which looks interesting. Also the handle is a twisted octagonal handle. So as the handle moves out from the blade to the end, it twists. That seems like a really nice feature. I always find octagonal handles to be a bit awkward (and one of the reasons I use a Mizuno). I'm going to have to take a look at this next time I go to Gifu (which I do from time to time). I'm not a massive fan of stainless steel because I love the feel of lower levels of chromium when sharpening. Also, a black knife with a deep patina and a gleaming silver edge is cool, IMHO, so I don't mind some controlled corrosion (although Mizuno knifes are relatively high in chromium for carbon steel knives as well...) I need a new petty knife and a unagiba (long sashimi knife), and these definitely look pretty... Hmmm...
Yes! That's the info I love to see. I've used the knives a couple of times now and it's really a whole new game, they're both crazy good. Pretty lightweight, and I like the octagonal handle. You won't be disappointed if you go for this petty knife, my friend.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write all of that. Cheers!
Great episode as always from you and your team. You ever look into Crew Supply for your bottles. They make ones that open from the bottom so they're easier to clean and to put ingredients into. Keep up and awesome work guys.
I saw these bottles but I haven't ordered one yet. I need to try them out. Also, I have some tricks to clean dirty bottles so we might need to shoot an episode about that too 🤔😃
Kevin you're amazing!!! Love this channel
Thank you, Kev!
Damn! I'm only a bit past two minutes into this video and WHAM! You show an amazing method for measuring reduction. I've never thought of or heard of putting a trivet on a scale with the pot and the initial volume and using that determine reductions. I've for so long either eyeballed it or tried to measure the depth with a spoon handle or something. Never very accurate.
One thing i like to use is thermomix (1500$ is alot but it can replace your blender, cooker, sous vide, measuring cut, scale, your pen and note, etc) one more thing maybe weird is open top washing machine, i use them as centrifuge (just throw your mix in 2 or 4 sealed bags then choices highest speed in 10 mins) if you need to clarify something this will be faster
Great video! I just now ordered a precision scale. When I made your verjus recipe, I had to eyeball it.
Thankfully it turned out ok :)
Glad you nailed it even without the precision scale. Now it will be way easier though 😉
@@KevinKos Or ‘weigh’ easier’?
@@patriciasouchik-stock7521 haha, or 'weight' easier 😃
KEVIN!!! I hope that wasn't that same juicer, nevermind. Awesome video, and there were some good tips in here!!! This was very helpful!!! CHEERS!!!
Yep, that's the Juicer 😃 I'm Glad you find it helpful. Cheers!
After considering several suppliers, ended up buying a knife at SharpEdge. Nice you mentioned that store. I haven't seen references to that shop anywhere else.
I am sure you'll love their knife! Cheers!
Fantastic.
Thank you
Clarification is great, and I have an induction hob. But i don't have the pans to accompany it. I'm very intrigued by the concoction of bitters and the rapid infusion sous vide. When I have a couple hundred bucks to grab a pile of bittering agents, I can't wait to put my circulator to good use. The precision scale is definitely on my wishlist; I'm very excited to try the super syrup. My agar game is a little haphazard without sub-gram precision. Wouldn't want to do the same with gums and methylcellulose.
Great video! Only thing I can think missing would be a smoking tool of some sort (glass, gun, or others)
Great tool for sure. Thank you for letting me know. 🥂
Smoking gun! And one or two other kind of molecular mixology items to do something like reverse spherification are a few ideas. But your video is fantastic and very comprehensive as it is!
Thank you for the ideas! I will note that down 😉 cheers 🥂
Mustache Grooming is 100% part of the kit. Like you looking good can make you feel good!
I agree 100% 😉
Amazing 🎉🎊🍸
Yeah, definitely haven't made the mistake of using three or four times too much of a bittering agent because I didn't have fine enough scales or anything.
Haha, it was the same with me when I started making my own bitters years ago.
No more dull knives, finally! ⚔😎😅
Finally indeed!
I bought a sous-vide stick just last week. I want to reproduce the popcorn infusion and make my own custom smoked flavor spirits.
You did not talk about the shakers, mixing glasses and basic strainers though.
I am glad you started to use it. That might be a different episode. Thanks!
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Amazing video, thanks! I know it's old enough, but I hope u answer. What u use for marking ur bottles?
I use this: geni.us/SGOSQj Chers!
My man's been hitting the nos 😂
Im new to this page and new to mixtology, but what drinks you do with a reduction of a mexican beer?
When is the clear ice video coming mate? :)
Please tell me what the counter top carbonator does that the portable stainless steel bottle doesn’t? I have a bottle carbonator and I’m considering the larger counter top model.
Anyone suggestions for a good bottle applicable black label maker? All the nice ones only stock white or bright-colored labels
I would add a Louis bag and a mallet.
I’m using a vacuum sealer/wine pump to keep my vermouth fresh. I’m thinking it would probably keep my sirups fresh for longer as well
Yes, you are right. This might help with syrups too.
I got the same isi whipper but idk if im doing something wrong i get a strange taste
Thank you for videos all time. I'm living in south korea. I've worked as bartender like half year and your video is always helpful and impressive. I bought souvide machine few days ago for try new things : P
really learning many things from your videos.
Can I ask you questions? I've watched many of your videos but I still didn't understand what's the benefit of saline
I couldn't hear perfectly because my english not good enough.
Also in our Country Cream whipper's No2 Cartridge is illegal to buy beacuse of drug. I really sincerly want to make that kind of foam
but I have no idea how can I make that kind of foam without it, so if there is any hint or advice that I can get, I would really appreciate it.
Thank your for your videos and efforts all the time : ) Wish you guys safe from covid.
Thank you so much, I'm glad you're enjoying the episodes and trying new things!
The 20% saline solution is just 20g of salt dissolved in 80g of water. And salt enhances some flavors. I usually add it to every sour cocktail I make. It can also tone down the bitterness. Try Campari with a few drops of saline to see what I mean. Cheers!
@@KevinKos
Thank you so much! I understand it. I was thinking buying it but I can make it!
Really appreciate it. I'm gonna make them and I'm gonna test it. Really thank you!!!
Again really thabk you for sharing your knowledge and skills : )
i love the sorry America for metric hahaha
Greetings do you know where I could pick up a decent vacuum sealer to also vacuum liquids?
I know that Anova has some affordable vacuum sealers for liquids.
You know he’s the real deal because he uses a G2 pen. Only those with years in the industry know how great those pens are.
Haha, you are right. These pens won't leave you behind for sure.
My mother gave me her Vitamix from the early 70’s the all stainless steel version, unfortunately the seal on the top of the blender failed in the early 2000’s not bad for an over 30 year run. Sorry America funny… and correct… again very funny 😄
They just don't make stuff like they used to, right? Thank you, Rodney!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! I'm number 2!!!!!
Thank you for being so fast! Cheers!
If I was a CZcamsr (as a bartender that has worked in 3 bars and none of them are pushing anything, just classic shit and keep it simple and also save money but I personally have always the intention of upping up the game and try to change a bit each bar where I'm at) I would make a video about the tools you need in these situations hehe. How to decided what is worth to make in house, what's ok to skip by buying a premade product and everything in between. But I'm not a CZcamsr, so hopefully someone makes that video. I believe it would be useful as fuck.
The Thin Peeler is beautifull......
It really is. It's from Hendricks and was made in the collaboration with Alex Kratena.
@@KevinKos where can I buy?
Only grams and milliliters i like that 😄
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vacuum sealer 😂
hahaha...in Brazil we use "ml".
"Oz" is something that only bartenders are able to understand here.
True 😃
"When you can, support friends and local business's." Best line ever.
🥂
This line is why I love this channel. It's never upselling stuff for the sake of a quick buck. Kevin will often use the thing he genuinely thinks is best, or already has (like, say, the juicer) rather than pretending it's best to use [insert affiliate store link here]. Sometimes that IS a product he can recommend and link to, but when that is the case, you know it's actually genuine and not just an upsell, and may even still be a smaller business anyway (like that person who made his apron).
Loved the episode!! Learned so much from you and Robi in the last year and a half. Thanks!
Happy to help!
"When you can, support friends and local business's." Best line ever.