How to Cut Michelin Star Onions

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 10. 08. 2021
  • #onions #howtocutanonion #knifecuts #michelinstar
    how to cut an onion, 3 different ways
    Michelin star way
    and two ways for the average home cooks (:
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  • @SenpaiKai9000
    @SenpaiKai9000  Pƙed 2 lety +4363

    What tutorial next?
    p.s.
    i'm awful at meat/fish butchery lmao

    • @yannkam2127
      @yannkam2127 Pƙed 2 lety +422

      let's just aim at the weaknesses and show us how to butcher a chicken

    • @streamlolzies
      @streamlolzies Pƙed 2 lety +41

      how to take care of/store knives

    • @travise2869
      @travise2869 Pƙed 2 lety +65

      Tomatoes please i always mash them

    • @TheCoffinMan
      @TheCoffinMan Pƙed 2 lety +28

      @@travise2869 you just need a sharp knife there isn’t really trick for cutting them
that I’ve seen
      This is your que senpai

    • @campionedi1764
      @campionedi1764 Pƙed 2 lety +18

      Next is so throw all those onions at people to make them cry.

  • @attentionlabel
    @attentionlabel Pƙed 2 lety +54163

    I usually chainsaw my onions, the petrol smell and horrendous mess really brings the authentic Michelin tire quality to my dishes.

    • @RR-xz6bv
      @RR-xz6bv Pƙed 2 lety +1193

      I don’t wanna know what you do with the meats

    • @SK-ix8jb
      @SK-ix8jb Pƙed 2 lety +2243

      @@RR-xz6bv he beats it

    • @RR-xz6bv
      @RR-xz6bv Pƙed 2 lety +661

      @@SK-ix8jb of course

    • @devinarmstrong7857
      @devinarmstrong7857 Pƙed 2 lety +124

      You gotta go with an electric chainsaw to get where senpai is at bro

    • @sandyavalos3305
      @sandyavalos3305 Pƙed 2 lety +47

      Oh my gosh 😂😂💀

  • @syedmoiz2292
    @syedmoiz2292 Pƙed 2 lety +16440

    I like to place my onions in a particle accelerator to reduce them down to their subatomic components. It really helps bring out the flavour.

    • @timtrainage
      @timtrainage Pƙed 2 lety +29

      😆

    • @GItoKeG
      @GItoKeG Pƙed 2 lety +120

      That sounds like something You Suck At Cooking would say.

    • @BrizzitHQ
      @BrizzitHQ Pƙed 2 lety +13

      @@GItoKeG had the exact same thought. Even read it in his voice lmao

    • @danielfuller35
      @danielfuller35 Pƙed 2 lety +14

      Shit lemme try that. Jus gotta let my chef know we need a particular excellarstor

    • @photonganglol2413
      @photonganglol2413 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      That’s not what a particle accelerator does.

  • @danieoberholzer5373
    @danieoberholzer5373 Pƙed rokem +206

    I love these channels that respect my time as a viewer. Quick, concise, well presented. loving it.

    • @therealBocaStudios
      @therealBocaStudios Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +2

      You’re time as a viewer really cause aim thinking if you have time to watch this you don’t respect your own time

    • @JamahlRawls
      @JamahlRawls Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      That’s partially why I subscribed just now

  • @birch5757
    @birch5757 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +223

    Chef here. I dice them with the root on method, because it's quicker and more practical. I still get it pretty damn fine, but I don't work at a Michelin star restaurant. We do a great job I feel, but we aren't at that level and I'm always looking for ways to minimize waste.
    Great video.

    • @blackexploder3412
      @blackexploder3412 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      Ur not a chef😂

    • @joshuawilliams4314
      @joshuawilliams4314 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      @@blackexploder3412dude it’s a very common profession my most my family are u melt 😂😂 and u make football videos stfu

    • @dozerroman4325
      @dozerroman4325 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      ⁠@@blackexploder3412 You’re, not Ur. What language, exactly, is “Ur” rooted in, I wonder.
      Also, YOU’RE not a human.

    • @ricecake3544
      @ricecake3544 Pƙed 25 dny +1

      Yeah but if you need to dice it fine, you have to cut each individual layer, Michelin restaurants have high standards, and they mostly don't the guests to see chunks of onions, second its better control and 3rd the onions kind of just melts in the dish giving it a more enhanced flavour

    • @Alex-mm2vw
      @Alex-mm2vw Pƙed 11 dny +1

      ​@@ricecake3544If you really need it so fine that it almost dissolves, just use one if these manual hand-blenders instead of this bullshit.

  • @brianjacobe4067
    @brianjacobe4067 Pƙed 2 lety +8802

    Head chef: Where're the onions?
    Senpai Kai: Gone, reduced to atoms
    Head chef: Perfection

    • @Nocturnes1984
      @Nocturnes1984 Pƙed 2 lety +58

      This made me smile. Thank you!

    • @kewltony
      @kewltony Pƙed 2 lety +115

      I used the onions to destroy the onions.

    • @S4H47
      @S4H47 Pƙed 2 lety +42

      Yeah we can make them pay at least $50 for these invisible onions đŸ€‘

    • @legionnairehs7059
      @legionnairehs7059 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @@kewltony underrated comment

    • @honouredpigeon1441
      @honouredpigeon1441 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Strange would have smiled at this 😉

  • @thebootlegboy2
    @thebootlegboy2 Pƙed 2 lety +9064

    brought a tear to my eye

  • @Felfan440
    @Felfan440 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +19

    Directly to the point and informative asf, even the chefs I worked with didn't possess this knowledge and just jammed us up with whatever they memorized lol, Thanks!

  • @kainschild
    @kainschild Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +12

    Thank you for posting this. I like watching cooking instruction videos especially when they cover the "basics".

  • @thisguy916
    @thisguy916 Pƙed 2 lety +2006

    "be sure to squeeze that citrus over your hands to help you find any small cuts you might have forgotten about"

    • @nezhokojo1641
      @nezhokojo1641 Pƙed 2 lety +61

      Only way to get stronger.

    • @astewart177
      @astewart177 Pƙed 2 lety +88

      Pain is weakness leaving the body.

    • @tuckrex2038
      @tuckrex2038 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      What doesn’t kill you,

    • @edstimator1
      @edstimator1 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@tuckrex2038 dude!! you got to it before I did. lol Great minds?

    • @ugh5271
      @ugh5271 Pƙed 2 lety +19

      @@tuckrex2038 -makes you one step closer to death

  • @californiaslastgasp6847
    @californiaslastgasp6847 Pƙed 2 lety +3095

    Paulie did the prep work. He was doing a year for contempt and he had this wonderful system for doing the garlic. He used the razor and he used to slice it so thin it used to liquify in the pan with just a little oil. It’s a very good system.

  • @TarunMall
    @TarunMall Pƙed měsĂ­cem +3

    Finally the first chef on the planet who understands that onion is layered and there is not much benefit in horizontal slicing. You deserve a sub just for this :D :D

  • @JulianGonzalez1974
    @JulianGonzalez1974 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +2

    This is something every home cook can apply. So easy. Thanks.

  • @MetalDeathMusic
    @MetalDeathMusic Pƙed 2 lety +1594

    I've been a chef for 20 years, your Home method is how I have always chopped my onions. I am not anywhere near a Michelin level, but it's very good. I really hate waste.

    • @danlorett2184
      @danlorett2184 Pƙed 2 lety +98

      @dj Kplus The michelin style is wasteful of TIME, not onions - at least for most people. It makes perfect sense in a michelin-starred restaurant but if I'm making beans at home... not so much.

    • @100GTAGUY
      @100GTAGUY Pƙed rokem +86

      @dj Kplus it's wasteful because Michelin created their rating system to encourage frivolous trips to their starred restaurants to wear out tires and sell more of theirs.

    • @randomnobody9229
      @randomnobody9229 Pƙed rokem +12

      It's okay, I'm sure you will be able to cook up some Michelin level tires soon enough.

    • @MetalDeathMusic
      @MetalDeathMusic Pƙed rokem

      @@randomnobody9229 that's actually really funny! Lol

    • @mdt105
      @mdt105 Pƙed rokem +19

      @100GTAGUY that's kind of true but also kind of not. Yes, it was ultimately created to sell tyres, but the original context was as a continuation of the century plus old tradition of the 'Grand Tour' around Europe that was previously done by train. Michelin was really a newcomer to the market, and the original Michelin guide wasn't frivolous because it wasn't just a list of places to eat; it was a general purpose tour guide book that included things to do and places to see in the traditional stopping places in the Tour, plus a phrase book and a 'what to do if you're in trouble' book, as well as listing places to eat.
      It's a list of high quality restaurants because the only people who went on the Grand Tour - and the only people who could afford cars - were wealthy scions of high society. The Michelin Guide is the only one of these that survived the early 20th century because it was the only one that essentially served as marketing material for a separate business; all the others needed to be profitable in their own right, and WW1 basically liked them all.

  • @memelord3348
    @memelord3348 Pƙed 2 lety +1469

    Damn, the ultra fine chop was literally grated

  • @simpublic89
    @simpublic89 Pƙed rokem +2

    love the improvised fix on your glasses, wasn't expecting that in a video about michelin onions

  • @grob1717
    @grob1717 Pƙed rokem +1597

    This is my favorite type of video. Approachable with no fluff, quick and to the point, and informative :)

    • @sanderschat
      @sanderschat Pƙed rokem +17

      This is my favorite type of comment. Approachable with no fluff, quick and to the point, and positive.

    • @TMob56
      @TMob56 Pƙed rokem

      @@CalebBerman đŸ€Ł

    • @ebidy
      @ebidy Pƙed rokem +1

      @@CalebBerman have you ever seen Cars (2006)?

    • @MyGodisGreater
      @MyGodisGreater Pƙed rokem

      @@CalebBerman The hero of your own story... what does this have to do with onions?

    • @carlj7466
      @carlj7466 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

      2 mins of talking about onions isnt straight to the point but okay bud

  • @FRISHR
    @FRISHR Pƙed 2 lety +1540

    The true method is to actually flatten the onions with a car using Michelin tires.

    • @haydencook682
      @haydencook682 Pƙed 2 lety +21

      All terrain goodyears give them a more earthy flavor

    • @TheOtherNeutrino
      @TheOtherNeutrino Pƙed 2 lety +9

      It has to be flat. Michelins have issues when banked.

    • @sweeetly
      @sweeetly Pƙed 2 lety +5

      You have to reverse over them 5 times to get all the stars

    • @malbig2344
      @malbig2344 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      what a hilarious and original post. It really is.

    • @drygordspellweaver8761
      @drygordspellweaver8761 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Goodyear onions need to sit for a year though. And it needs to be a good year

  • @chrischoi8616
    @chrischoi8616 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

    This has been in my feed for over 3 months. Glad i finally watched it.

  • @choknater
    @choknater Pƙed rokem +1

    awesome. short, to the point, educational, great demos. thank you

  • @cecil123
    @cecil123 Pƙed 2 lety +111

    For anyone who doesn't live near a well stocked supermarket, this works with non-Michelin star onions as well. Cheaper too.

  • @jonathanjoos2284
    @jonathanjoos2284 Pƙed 2 lety +154

    Ah yes, 2 minute videos without 40 ads. I miss these type of videos too much.

  • @papl20
    @papl20 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +37

    your at home version is exactly how I cut my onions, no waste, easy to do.

  • @TheTHKCxCLAN
    @TheTHKCxCLAN Pƙed rokem +2

    I'm a year late, but I'm definitely subscribing due to this video. My jaw was dropped this whole time because you make it look so easy!

  • @ChazzmistaFosh0
    @ChazzmistaFosh0 Pƙed rokem +1383

    I’m a sous chef at a Michelin star restaurant and I went into this video with suspicions but you nailed it! The chef that taught me this learned it at atelier crenn and described it as the perfect Brunoise.

  • @zak5498
    @zak5498 Pƙed 4 hodinami

    The only video you need to watch about cutting onions, thank you m8!

  • @gcstidham
    @gcstidham Pƙed rokem

    Thanks for getting to the point in the video. No fluff.

  • @xDerpiicity
    @xDerpiicity Pƙed 2 lety +1138

    Those pickled onions are pretty standard in Mexican cuisine, at least where I’m from we often make lime pickled onions to put in tacos and they’re often one of the best toppings

    • @Wahinies
      @Wahinies Pƙed 2 lety +28

      Youre making me hungry

    • @andresv.8880
      @andresv.8880 Pƙed 2 lety +17

      Ayo do you happen to have a home recipe for tacos, my Mexican friend sells them so he won't share his recipe 😭

    • @agm8088
      @agm8088 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      Also with habaneros added

    • @Kelo7
      @Kelo7 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@andresv.8880 co-ask😅

    • @lordtanatos84kmkn59
      @lordtanatos84kmkn59 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Plus some habaneros. ; )

  • @TheRealBigT1984
    @TheRealBigT1984 Pƙed 2 lety +123

    Great video. Direct and to the point. You didn't go into a life long monolog of the first time you ever cut an onion, the history of onions, and why you love onions. Lol

    • @Immadeus
      @Immadeus Pƙed rokem

      Modern CZcams is like: Oh you want to cut an onion? Here's a 7 hour documentary on the invention and some predecessors to the onion before the instructions.

    • @anielchall9708
      @anielchall9708 Pƙed rokem +4

      And how you should like share and subscribe and 30 seconds after how this video is sponsored by hello fresh

  • @dabajabaza111
    @dabajabaza111 Pƙed rokem

    Solid video. Short, sweet, and to the point.

  • @user-xt7zs7tn1c
    @user-xt7zs7tn1c Pƙed rokem

    This was surprisingly accurate good job man

  • @stltom6568
    @stltom6568 Pƙed 2 lety +750

    I've cooked in some crappy little restaurants back when I was younger, and have done all the cooking at home through 2 marriages, and really enjoyed the cooking experience. I also enjoy trying to better my skills at preparing foods. This video is without a doubt the most impactful food tv show, video, or book that I've ever experienced. You give me a great idea of what is considered relative 'perfection' and then show varying levels of how to do the same thing. It gives me great confidence in what is obtainable (and preferred) and what is acceptable depending upon the situation. Wow. Cheers!

    • @KelpyG.
      @KelpyG. Pƙed 2 lety +13

      yeah I dont even cook and just learning about the different levels of cutting was interesting

    • @TheAndersops
      @TheAndersops Pƙed 2 lety +29

      Hello, Tom. Nice insightful comment, thank you for your contribution to the comment section.

    • @Threat_LvL
      @Threat_LvL Pƙed 2 lety +19

      wow calm down its just a fk onion

    • @XPrincess30
      @XPrincess30 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      No one cares

    • @WhiteCheddar.
      @WhiteCheddar. Pƙed 2 lety

      You gotta know how to cut the foods you prepare. It's 101, 102

  • @freepizza2494
    @freepizza2494 Pƙed rokem +197

    First time I ever watched your channel and I've worked in restaurants for almost 15 years and I never knew that if you put lemon juice on your hands after cutting onions you can eliminate the smell thank you and God bless you for that that's such a hack why nobody ever taught me

    • @mfrenchcazenovia
      @mfrenchcazenovia Pƙed rokem +1

      If you don’t have a lemon or lemon juice (OUCH!), just wipe your stinky-ass onion hands on the nearest bit of stainless steel. Like your sink!

    • @mfrenchcazenovia
      @mfrenchcazenovia Pƙed rokem +5

      It’s magic.

    • @c.9858
      @c.9858 Pƙed rokem +4

      @@anticlickbait WHAT

    • @anticlickbait
      @anticlickbait Pƙed rokem +1

      @@c.9858 ?

    • @Moonkin444
      @Moonkin444 Pƙed rokem +11

      Garlic smell can also be eliminated when you rub you hands against metal (the sink for example). Maybe it works for onions too?

  • @4thWallRelief
    @4thWallRelief Pƙed rokem +1

    Useful and concise. Please do many many more.

  • @lemonadeslices
    @lemonadeslices Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

    straight to the point - love this

  • @Bingeworthy
    @Bingeworthy Pƙed 2 lety +942

    Thanks dude! (Updates bio to include trained Michelin star chef)

  • @johnnynighthawk156
    @johnnynighthawk156 Pƙed 2 lety +44

    I love onions and garlic. Can't live without em.

    • @bongiovi7618
      @bongiovi7618 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I am the same no matter what it costs can sacrifice my relationship if i have to

    • @maqrol100
      @maqrol100 Pƙed 2 lety

      come to Spain!

  • @Jules-bd6jg
    @Jules-bd6jg Pƙed rokem

    Great video. Helpful and succinct. Thanks dude!

  • @tonychapman1259
    @tonychapman1259 Pƙed rokem

    Hey man, that was a really great video. Short and concise.

  • @arvetis
    @arvetis Pƙed rokem +201

    Literally anyone can cut a "michelin star" onion if they take their time. The thing separating a restaurant chef (or, realistically, prep cook) from a home cook is the ability to do an entire day's prep in half an hour. That's where "knife skills" and such are needed.
    If you're not trying to cut a million onions an hour, just take it slow and take it safe.

    • @pizzlerot2730
      @pizzlerot2730 Pƙed rokem +27

      Don't forget that a sharp, quality knife is also very necessary to perform certain skills. It doesn't necessarily need to cost an arm and a leg, but it should be quite sharp and able to retain its edge well. Edge retention does directly depend on the quality of the steel used, so a good knife will require at least a moderate investment, but if you stay away from trendy brands/names then high quality can still be found for a reasonable price.
      Not saying that a good knife will suddenly make anyone a master chef, but for people with the requisite dexterity and time investment, it can really level up one's technical skills. After all, ain't nobody producing a Michelin brunoise using a RonCo special đŸ€Ł

    • @pizzlerot2730
      @pizzlerot2730 Pƙed rokem

      @@CalebBerman God is a lie, and religion is a plague on humanity.

    • @RodinGaming
      @RodinGaming Pƙed rokem

      @@CalebBerman If God loves me so much why did he curse me with 10 years of horrendous crippling pain as a child. If that's the kind of thing your God does and you pray to him, kindly tell him to fuck off for me next time you do, thanks.

    • @CRneu
      @CRneu Pƙed rokem +15

      @@CalebBerman reported for spam. nobody cares.

    • @johnbaudhuin2987
      @johnbaudhuin2987 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      Half an hour would be a pretty inhuman amount of time to do what you actually need to do to retain awards. I was showing up early every single day. If you have 40 things to do you're not going to accomplish that in 30 minutes.

  • @chrissykora4604
    @chrissykora4604 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Wow. It's a straight forward tutorial at just over 2 mins. Bravo.

  • @mad13ee
    @mad13ee Pƙed rokem

    Fantastic video. I'll never be a chef, but I have been trying to feed my family healthy dinners at home throughout the week.

  • @PillarofWind
    @PillarofWind Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    nice video man, ur super chill. Hope u have an awesome year.

  • @Edited6
    @Edited6 Pƙed 2 lety +119

    I was a prep cook in a shitty country club kitchen for a few years, and have since been unable to avoid clicking on any onion cutting video YT shows me.
    I've also since switched to pastry prep and find myself drawn to the basics of thickening sauces.
    Watching you turn an onion into jelly with nothing but a knife is blowing both my minds right now!

    • @julijakeit
      @julijakeit Pƙed 2 lety

      'shitty country club' sounds like oxymoron by a failed professional...

    • @Edited6
      @Edited6 Pƙed 2 lety +41

      @@julijakeit Or it's simply the quickest description my BoH brain came up with, that kitchen was not equipped for what we were doing but I look back on the resulting chaos quite fondly. And the executive chef from that kitchen is the person who pulled me along when she switched to running a bakery; I'm a shitty human in many ways but I can find my way around a kitchen and like to think I make a pretty decent employee.
      So what's your deal? Some sort of bootlicking background make you sensitive to people potentially bad-mouthing their previous employers, or just trying to pick a fight on a bad day?

    • @FractalZero
      @FractalZero Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@Edited6 ouch

    • @akdlg9sjjslk8
      @akdlg9sjjslk8 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@Edited6 that’s such a good burn

    • @kvltrites4534
      @kvltrites4534 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      @@julijakeit
      Many exist. If you think every country club is a millionaire luxury establishment you're wrong, just like how not every golf course is a lush PGA-ready green. There's a lot of variance in budget, organization, and quality of buildings. A country club kitchen being poorly organized and ill-prepared is extremely believable...

  • @exaltron
    @exaltron Pƙed rokem +297

    Awesome job, I learned Brunoise years ago when I cooked professionally. Never got sent home but they definitely succeeded in making me cry for minor mistakes. I always assumed that a fine chop was superior to the amateur version of just attacking the onion repeatedly with one or more knives because you end up with evenly-sized pieces, but seeing this and the explanation that the onions would melt into the sauce, it almost seems like a quasi-puree would do the same thing. I'm sure this is heresy but I can't convince myself.

    • @shanleyshoupe7873
      @shanleyshoupe7873 Pƙed rokem +29

      Cause if its not difficult and unpleasant, whatre we paying you for!? (kidding, but some customers arent)

    • @timothyblazer1749
      @timothyblazer1749 Pƙed rokem +32

      Puree won't give the same flavor, as the tiny dice protects the juices from oxidation during the early cooking process. It also speeds the result, and leaves a fine texture, which puree will not.
      Puree is much better strained and used as a "final element"...barely cooked at all..perhaps 2 minutes in oil, 3 or 4 in water.

    • @Loganvbills
      @Loganvbills Pƙed rokem +27

      @Timothy Blazer I'd like to add that the knife used needs to be thin and sharp enough to get a decent shave with. A dull and/or thick knife will crush, bruise, tear, and split rather than cut. All of that releases juices that would have otherwise stayed inside whatever is being cut if a good knife was used. A food processor would be the equivalent of a really shitty knife chopping, bruising, and splitting the ingredient into uneven pieces with the small stuff at the bottom and the large stuff on top.

    • @jamesblonde2271
      @jamesblonde2271 Pƙed rokem +7

      puree seperates into mush and liquid, then you get sent home.

    • @jamesblonde2271
      @jamesblonde2271 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@Loganvbills shouda read this before I replied. However I use a eight inch sabatier for everyfekkin thing and I can brunoise if I have too.

  • @TheDarkWallChris
    @TheDarkWallChris Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    I was happy to see I already use your last method. Although the other methods look like that could be fun to try.

  • @creativeconcepts2424
    @creativeconcepts2424 Pƙed rokem

    Hey man...this video was amazing. I wish I had your talent. i worked in a restaurant with no experience for 3 weeks in trinidad and got sacked because of my speed- it was too slow. It was only in the last two days two of the experienced trained chefs realized I was a started but I got sacked before they could help me improve.

  • @TheGosgosh
    @TheGosgosh Pƙed 2 lety +81

    I usually massacre my onions with a kitchen Gadget to get it really small.
    My body doesn’t like anything but fully cooked onions, to in order to save time (and myself some hassle on the toilet later on) I use the gadget.
    Maybe I will try these methods some day, but the citrus part might be relevant way sooner. Great video, thanks for teaching us.

  • @Rapturnal
    @Rapturnal Pƙed rokem +67

    This was an awesome tip - thank you! I was already halving and trimming the ends off, but it never occurred to me that I could separate the layers for more control.

  • @anne-marieallen776
    @anne-marieallen776 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    Really enjoyed this, lovely stuff :)

  • @msr1116
    @msr1116 Pƙed rokem +2

    That sort of discipline is at the heart of old school European techniques for all types of food and beverage creation. It sets a certain standard for producing a consistently good product that people have come to expect and are assured the level of quality and attention to detail will continue.

  • @WayofRamen
    @WayofRamen Pƙed 2 lety +1610

    these are some true senpai level skills 😳

  • @micah_noel
    @micah_noel Pƙed 2 lety +31

    Can’t say I’ve ever chopped onions quite that fine. But the “home” method with leaving the root on for stability was something I learned at my first cooking job 20 years ago. Even though I was a cocky little shit I guess I still learned a few things!

  • @codedxxx
    @codedxxx Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

    Michelin Star cuts look like melting snow. They’re beautiful.

  • @nicholaswest9146
    @nicholaswest9146 Pƙed 2 lety +99

    Dude, this was fantastic! I also use the last option at home, however you taught me a new method that looks incredible, thanks!

  • @hanjiplayer
    @hanjiplayer Pƙed 2 lety +74

    Ah, the marco pierre white method. Good for risotto and sauce, but i usually prefer my onions more substantial.

    • @SenpaiKai9000
      @SenpaiKai9000  Pƙed 2 lety +14

      same. i like taco style, just load on the onions y cilantro guey

  • @jesusmonsivais2383
    @jesusmonsivais2383 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci

    Loved it. Thanks for sharing

  • @kevinrey9427
    @kevinrey9427 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Great video. Thank you!

  • @DrBrunoRecipes
    @DrBrunoRecipes Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Brought tears to my eyes 😂Greetings from Scotland. Have a wonderful day everyone!

  • @SpudzMcKenzy
    @SpudzMcKenzy Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Short, simple, solid explanation. Thank you Kai!

  • @Deadvld
    @Deadvld Pƙed rokem

    First video of yours I’ve seen. I subscribed. You have good energy.

  • @SimonOpsi
    @SimonOpsi Pƙed rokem

    You just earned a new subscriber. Amazing content!

  • @imageispower20
    @imageispower20 Pƙed 2 lety +34

    Thank you for the lesson. I thought I had to have both ends gone when cutting. Knowing I can keep the root on makes keeping stable easy.

    • @laurabutler264
      @laurabutler264 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I only recently learned this too. I would cut both ends off, and as my knife was cheap and not sharp at all, I would get halfway across the onion and it would just collapse. Now I have a proper knife and keeping the roots on makes it much easier.

  • @norihood2446
    @norihood2446 Pƙed rokem

    this video has really inspired me

  • @susieq1170
    @susieq1170 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

    Something so simple that escaped me on method. Thank you.

  • @billmcdonald4335
    @billmcdonald4335 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Bodacious knife skills; insane level of fineness in that chop. I do a coarser version of your home-cook, root-end-on method for a lot of my recipes. If I want it super-fine, sometimes I'll soak some dried minced onion flakes in some lemon juice or red wine vinegar. I know I'll never do anything Star-quality, but, it's inspiring to watch those that can. . .

  • @baileyfeller5607
    @baileyfeller5607 Pƙed rokem +6

    When I first worked in a one star I was shocked at the way they did the Shallots like this but when I did it myself I realised how much better it the method was. Cool tube bro love your content đŸ”„

  • @twentytwo138
    @twentytwo138 Pƙed rokem +45

    I finished culinary high school from age 15 to 18, and i worked in different restaurants for about 4-5 years. I worked with a lot of good chefs and i had many school professors and mentors. However, the best mentor i ever had was a guy named Neno, he was just some random guy i worked with, he was a lower-class hardworking man, very underrated chef. He worked in kitchens all his life, he worked on a cruise ship, in the military and in prison. He was the best chef i ever met. He knew everything, and he knew it better than anyone else. He always emphasized speed, efficiency, simplicity and practicality. He came up with his own ways of doing stuff, different than the taught standard. You'd expect the end result would be wack, but his end results were better than those chefs who worked in luxury hotels. He had no diploma for a chef, everything he learned was from working in these hard places. Apart from being fast and practical, his food always tasted the best and visually looked great. Ok, maybe he didn't decorate the food as much as luxury chefs, but there was no need. Anyone can decorate the food, even a child. Modern chefs focus more on the appearance of the food, rather than the taste, texture and eating practicality.
    People have to understand that all these Michelin star chefs are not true chefs, they are more like ''artists'' with food. It's like the difference between a competition shooter and a soldier. Yes the competition shooter will be more accurate, more calm and elegant, he will get trophies, rewards and prizes bla bla.. But the soldier veteran will get the job done better, especially under stress. The Michelin way of chopping onions is completely absurd, really wasteful in both resources and time. The end result is the same like putting the onion in a blender for a minute or two, and it takes too much time and effort. Those Japanese fancy luxury chefs who prepare the food in front of you slowly and elegantly and charge 300€ for a small spoon-sized dish without any spices, they are not real chefs! If you order 3 dishes from them in the same time, they would get lost in the kitchen and start to panic. And all these modern chefs use way too many utensils and bowls, they make everything too dirty so the helpers need to clean twice as much. Really wasteful, and most of these modern chefs are too sensitive and fragile, they can only work under special circumstances, with special ingredients and equipment, they are afraid of stepping out the comfort zone. They all follow some nonsense rules that only make the job harder than it needs to be. They started mixing weird ingredients that don't fit together and they call it a specialty.. Gordon Ramsey makes a normal hamburger but it's 20cm high, and you need to have a mouth like a crocodile to have a bite, but that's Gordon Ramsey and everyone will praise that hamburger even if it's impossible to eat it. They will think his hamburger is better lol..
    I left the kitchen a while ago and i'm glad, because this culinary business became a joke.
    R.I.P Nedeljko Batarelo a.k.a Neno, the unsung hero of the culinary world.

    • @anonymoussource1
      @anonymoussource1 Pƙed měsĂ­cem +4

      This dude wrote a 1,200 word diatribe in response to a video about onions.

    • @prestong.6391
      @prestong.6391 Pƙed 18 dny

      ​@@anonymoussource1what is dude waffling about

  • @tuliombotega
    @tuliombotega Pƙed dnem

    My girlfriend hates onion in the food, she complains about the texture. So I cut as thin as possible in a way she cannot complain. Gonna show her this video and say she is having a michelin technique on her dishes. Ty.

  • @imadequate3376
    @imadequate3376 Pƙed 2 lety +12

    I learned the first one about getting extremely fine cuts from my grandmother when I first got my license I showed up early for Thanksgiving, grandpa made pancakes then my grandmother had me help with Thanksgiving food, I still use the method today when I do sauces or marinades, if there is one thing you should take from this it's that. Your sauce game will level up heavily and it works with most things, the easier it is for it to saucify the better, unless you want chunks.
    Thanks for posting this, I can't tell you how much learning to cook has done for me, and people who share any trade information to teach others is a hero.

  • @tomiwaallanogunmodede2222
    @tomiwaallanogunmodede2222 Pƙed rokem +3

    Great video! Short, straight to the point, and very instructive.

  • @Iggysdust
    @Iggysdust Pƙed rokem

    Hey, great video thanks for posting

  • @santioliva
    @santioliva Pƙed rokem

    so plain, so simple, so good. dang my man great job

  • @r.9602
    @r.9602 Pƙed 2 lety +13

    i tried cutting onions like this today and then pickled them, it was fun and i don't know why i have never thought of pickling one finely chopped onion, thank you senpai

  • @MichaelMarko
    @MichaelMarko Pƙed 2 lety +12

    Nice demo! I have used that second method since i was in my teens or early 20’s and I’ve really just not minced onions for years. I like the texture in my dishes. I’ve found that cutting them lengthwise only gets them to stand up during cooking and not melt away. I had thought i wanted to be a cook and did a lot of self study from when i was about 12 but then got a couple of jobs in kitchens and decided i didn’t like it. But i love to cook for myself and others.

    • @editor4958
      @editor4958 Pƙed 2 lety

      can you go into "stand up" more please? I do not understand.

    • @fungdark8270
      @fungdark8270 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@editor4958 not fall apart, not melt away

  • @bikeguyhk
    @bikeguyhk Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Earned a sub. Straight to the point.🎉

  • @sno0py954
    @sno0py954 Pƙed rokem

    I really enjoyed this video

  • @dboehm4910
    @dboehm4910 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    wow you really did teach me a lot. Thank You! I'm a home cook but I am disabled so I get tired quickly and I often make mistakes cooking because I am too tired to follow all the way through on every single step and it just ruins the whole dish for me. lol. a few weeks ago I did not cut the carrots for my mirepoix tiny enough (like it was baby carrots cut in 3rds. lol) half the mirepoix went into a crockpot soup so they got nice and soft and basically disappeared in the soup. but the other half I put in pasta sauce and the carrots were CRUNCHY!!!! ahhhh. I was sooo embarrassed. I hate serving food when I mess something up. Now I understand chopping it fine helps it disintegrate into the dish. Thank You.

  • @sepsisXIII
    @sepsisXIII Pƙed 2 lety +11

    OMG, those citrus onions changed my life, many thanks. I used lemon juice, salt and agave nectar (in lieu of sugar).

  • @Pandatwirly
    @Pandatwirly Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

    Wow so cool to see! Thank you 💗

  • @brettmorrison1
    @brettmorrison1 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    I saw your video on Reddit and dug through the comments to find you because this is an awesome video. Subscribed. 👍

  • @YR2050
    @YR2050 Pƙed 2 lety +126

    Kai: You don't need a sharp knife to do this.
    Chief Chef : you can go home now.

  • @heapsofcobalt
    @heapsofcobalt Pƙed 2 lety +6

    thank you for blessing me with this knowledge

  • @perseus9428
    @perseus9428 Pƙed rokem

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @phatwayne
    @phatwayne Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    Super useful, thanks :)

  • @michaelcowling9928
    @michaelcowling9928 Pƙed 2 lety +264

    When I want finely minced onions like that, the kind that fade away into the dish, I use a powered box grater type processor. Fast. Easy. Consistent. Uses almost all of the onion with very little trim/waste.

    • @pnw_dev7934
      @pnw_dev7934 Pƙed 2 lety +43

      SERIOUSLY. Especially with his second brunoise, what's the point? I can't imagine that's meaningful different from throwing it in a food processor when it comes to taste and texture

    • @tacoman10
      @tacoman10 Pƙed 2 lety +108

      @@pnw_dev7934 Because if you do it the way shown in the video you can sell the food for 100 times the price of materials.

    • @chrisconnor3173
      @chrisconnor3173 Pƙed 2 lety +21

      @@tacoman10
      You're basically paying more for a less efficient meal.

    • @matrixfan58
      @matrixfan58 Pƙed 2 lety +37

      @@pnw_dev7934 My only guess would be that you may be prepping a bunch of other stuff that needs to all be different sizes and will require a knife and board anyway? So with how fast these guys can cut they don't want to bust out an appliance that will take up space and take longer to clean if they can get away with it.

    • @CamMackay96
      @CamMackay96 Pƙed 2 lety +53

      @@pnw_dev7934 less workspace, precise control over sizing, cutting really doesn't take long and above all else - its a Michelin star restaurant, they're pretentious!!

  • @TheRealPOTUSDavidByrd
    @TheRealPOTUSDavidByrd Pƙed 2 lety +7

    Thank you so much for this video 🙏 I love onions and this really helps me use the right cuts at the right times for the right end results.

  • @BlackLizrd
    @BlackLizrd Pƙed rokem

    Really good vid my dude, thx.

  • @Toketree
    @Toketree Pƙed 2 lety +4

    You taught me multiple things in two minutes can’t wait for your next one

  • @Elconbrioso
    @Elconbrioso Pƙed 2 lety +14

    Thank you for this presentation - I love the precision. I don't see myself as a natural chopper of veg - I'm never quite organised enough, hopefully, your instructions will help me to - up my game. Normally, I need to chop fine enough for a Ragu for Pasta ( not that fine ) but I can see that a smooth sauce would require a melty, ultra fine chop.

    • @channelnumber52
      @channelnumber52 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Or a blender. I do what he does in method 3, and then I blend the shit out of my tomato sauce.

    • @Elconbrioso
      @Elconbrioso Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Thank you - I'll take that tip

  • @adrianprado5247
    @adrianprado5247 Pƙed rokem

    Such a random requested video for me but I like it!! đŸ€˜đŸŸ

  • @HotSneks
    @HotSneks Pƙed rokem

    dude you're so chill. subbed!

  • @noobnub7305
    @noobnub7305 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Do more of these long videos please, they are very enjoying to watch

  • @canes176
    @canes176 Pƙed 2 lety +17

    I’ve been making burgers lately for my family and other food and I use onions a lot and the second way looks the best.

    • @afasia2341
      @afasia2341 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      For burgers you actually might want to cut them thicker and cook them until caramelized, for any sauce the thinner slices melt. It depends what you want.

    • @jonuldrick
      @jonuldrick Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@afasia2341 Truly caramelizing onions takes quite a bit of time. But they are oh so delicious on a burger. Once you go caramelized, you don't go back. lol

  • @myty6980
    @myty6980 Pƙed rokem

    what a nice video, nuthin really special but it relaxed me and now its one of my favorite videos idk why.
    btw i used to cut onions like the first method but when i started studying gastronomy i stopped using it bcaus my chef told me it wasnt fast enough e.e
    Greetings from Chile

  • @K20TypeR
    @K20TypeR Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    What a legend. This is the video I needed and wanted

  • @edstimator1
    @edstimator1 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    That was very interesting, informative and well presented. Good job!

  • @Zibonnn
    @Zibonnn Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Thank you for the knowledge. Gonna go ahead and open my own restaurant first thing tomorrow morning; call it a 3 Michelin Stars restaurant because I watched the video 3 times. More would be overkill at this point.

  • @sutulaartem959
    @sutulaartem959 Pƙed rokem

    Useful, thank you)

  • @trev777
    @trev777 Pƙed rokem

    That was cool! Thanks