SAME Recipe: Is Cheesecake Better with Expensive Ingredients??

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  • @NFTI
    @NFTI  Před 2 lety +49

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    • @TomsBackyardWorkshop
      @TomsBackyardWorkshop Před 2 lety +2

      I like this brand vs store brand format better than cheap vs expensive. Its more relatable.

    • @c1b0rg_striker17
      @c1b0rg_striker17 Před 2 lety +1

      Will you be making any more videos with Calli?

    • @999fine5
      @999fine5 Před 2 lety

      Hi Nate. IMHO, I agree with what you said at the end, I'd say a combination of brand and basic would produce the best product. For example, buy the brand name Graham crackers and sour cream and basic for the rest. But ALL basic for all ingredients produces an inferior product.

    • @whiteout199
      @whiteout199 Před 2 lety +1

      Hi Nate, Can you link the recipe you used please?

    • @xavierxi9348
      @xavierxi9348 Před 2 lety

      Do expensive guitars sound better?

  • @TheJeracuda
    @TheJeracuda Před 2 lety +519

    lol who'd have thought Nate would go from TKOR to basically having his own cooking show

    • @Minemac2
      @Minemac2 Před 2 lety +17

      If you think about it they did a lot of food/cooking things in tkor as well

    • @lisagoetsch
      @lisagoetsch Před 2 lety +35

      Well he did try eating almost everything on TKOR.

    • @senmetwo42
      @senmetwo42 Před 2 lety +13

      I think it helps that there is a larger audience for cooking than making knives because more people cook than make knives.. I've known plenty of people that cook, and only one that made knives lol
      That's just my guess why this is becoming more of a thing

    • @noneyabidness9644
      @noneyabidness9644 Před 2 lety +7

      I love it. He combines my three favorite hobbies. Cooking, knife making and prop making. He's basically a cooler, nicer, thinner, better looking, younger, etc, version of me.

    • @harleyjones5200
      @harleyjones5200 Před 2 lety +6

      who'd have thought that Nates cooking show would have more TKOR vibes than TKOR does!

  • @docschro6847
    @docschro6847 Před 2 lety +142

    Over 26 years of helping my mom make my gandma's cheese cake recipe, one thing I've learned is that the Phili cream cheese and dasiy sour cream get the best results. Everything else can be the non-brand name stuff

    • @FaeAstray
      @FaeAstray Před 2 lety +15

      that's because with the cream cheese especially, other brands have thickeners and emulsifiers that "break" with high heat, releasing liquid and making a bad filling. Philly doesn't have those. it's FAR superior to other brands, especially when baking with it.

    • @ericw4848
      @ericw4848 Před 2 lety +7

      This is exactly it. He could have made 2 batches, one with the cheap cream cheese and one with Philly cheese and he would have tasted the major difference. My mother always made it with Philly and when I moved to Europe, there was no Philly available at the time so we made it with another cream cheese. It was edible, but that was all. Until a few years ago when Philly finally arrived at 3 times the price, we made 2 cheese cakes for a family gathering and everyone now will only make whatever recipe they have with Philly and its wonderful!

    • @MargaritaOnTheRox
      @MargaritaOnTheRox Před 2 lety +6

      @@FaeAstray Yeah. I don't get what he's saying that the cream cheese doesn't make much of a difference. I would buy Philly all the time, but then decided to go cheap, since I always hear brand and store usually come out of the same factories. I found the store brand, Great Value, came out more liquidy. The store brand is fine if I'm not cooking it, but otherwise I have to use Philly.

    • @Mittzie
      @Mittzie Před rokem +1

      @@MargaritaOnTheRoxI’m the same, I use store brand for non cooking applications, if heat is coming into play at any point it’s always Philly.

  • @thundercracker07
    @thundercracker07 Před 2 lety +74

    i think the biggest defining factor of cheesecake is the time you spend regretting not having any more of it the day after

  • @LockeCole13
    @LockeCole13 Před 2 lety +96

    I'd love to see a Brand vs. Kirkland challenge sometime. See how the Costco ingredients stack up.

    • @EL-em3mn
      @EL-em3mn Před 2 lety +8

      That's pretty legit since i believe Kirkland blend is almost always a hidden name brand product for considerably less.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +2

      Or Aldi brand

    • @whoopsydaisy6389
      @whoopsydaisy6389 Před 2 lety +4

      @@kaldo_kaldo Aldi vs. Kirkland would also be fun.

  • @RKBrumbelow
    @RKBrumbelow Před 2 lety +48

    When baking, especially when trying to compare ingredients, it is important to go by the mass of the ingredient rather than the volume. Dairy products have different fat to water ratios, baked goods have different air to weight ratios, etc etc.

  • @jonathanbost8427
    @jonathanbost8427 Před 2 lety +160

    As soon as you said you'd be using the "recognizable" brands instead of merely the most expensive ones, I immediately thought of Land O Lakes for butter, so I think you made the right choice there. It's not the most premium but perhaps the most recognizable.

    • @fluffycritter
      @fluffycritter Před 2 lety +3

      Challenge Butter came to mind for me, although Land O' Lakes is a bit more expensive.

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 Před 2 lety +3

      @@fluffycritter Ditto for the cream cheese, edit: and not a brand of eggs?! Eggland's best!

    • @Lilwade1005
      @Lilwade1005 Před 2 lety +1

      Country crock came to mind when he said butter, but I guess since its part vegetable oil its not actually butter🤷‍♂️

    • @Mittzie
      @Mittzie Před rokem

      KerryGold Irish butter is the one I thought of, I’ve lived in the USA and Canada it’s available in both countries and one of the best butters I’ve ever had you can take a small flake off it and any other and taste a huge difference between them I haven’t found another butter quite like it.

  • @aimsftw
    @aimsftw Před 2 lety +68

    Haven't watched yet, but I'd definitely "splurge" on the Philadelphia cream cheese, but I think all the other ingredients are ok to be cheap/store brand.

    • @timehunter9467
      @timehunter9467 Před 2 lety +13

      Vanilla needs to be good too, extract is more and expensive ones are better.

    • @snesguy9176
      @snesguy9176 Před 2 lety +1

      Eggs can be huge too. Expensive/home grown eggs are usually darker and have a much strong egg flavor. Sometimes you want that and sometimes you don't.

  • @vidhoard
    @vidhoard Před 2 lety +26

    Can you assign each side a number, name, or color so that when the taste testers refer to each dish they can say things like "I like blue better" or "red has better flavor" so we can follow better?

  • @my_granny
    @my_granny Před 2 lety +52

    The shot of all the Kroger brand things at the beginning made me think it would be interesting to also do basic-vs-basic with different store brands. Kroger in particular tends to have pretty good quality store-brand food; I prefer their seltzer water to Polar and their box mac-and-cheese to Kraft.
    I don't know what grocery stores you have near you or how widespread they are, so it might have more niche appeal than this series, but it could still be fun to compare the price and quality of different store brand products.

    • @ybunnygurl
      @ybunnygurl Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah like Aldi v. Kroger or Walmart.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +1

      Really? My Kroger has very low quality stuff, I don't like it at all. The store is a "Ruler" but they do still sell the Kroger branded stuff. Costco and Aldi though definitely. And Walmart's Great Value can be pretty good depending on the product.

    • @lilyofluck371
      @lilyofluck371 Před 2 lety

      @@ybunnygurl Does America have Aldi? I haven't seen one. America has H•E•B though (which I think is where Nate lives)

    • @chantalhamilton2374
      @chantalhamilton2374 Před rokem

      Yup. I make cheesecake often and I swear by Philadelphia because I've tried cheaper/store brand options and they were not good in consistency or flavour. I was really shocked to hear they didn't notice much difference in the base and figured it must just be a really good store brand

    • @silaskuemmerle2505
      @silaskuemmerle2505 Před rokem

      @@lilyofluck371 some places yes, others not so much

  • @K1ng0fW1nd
    @K1ng0fW1nd Před 2 lety +16

    My mother has been making cheesecake just like that except she mixes the cream cheese and sour cream it's totally worth it

  • @69virgin1966
    @69virgin1966 Před 2 lety +23

    These kind of videos are a blast to watch! I especially like the taste testers comments and opinions.
    You should do more videos with Calli. Videos like the brand vs the cheaper.
    Thanks for sharing and God bless

  • @vidhoard
    @vidhoard Před 2 lety +8

    I prefer when you got the actual most expensive ingredients rather than the most recognizable ingredients. Maybe that's just me? Either way, love this series!

  • @The-Grateful-Hippie
    @The-Grateful-Hippie Před 2 lety +9

    As butter goes, the Land O Lakes is probably the standard baking butter. It's what I grew up on. For a higher quality butter go for KerryGold

    • @jonathanbost8427
      @jonathanbost8427 Před 2 lety +1

      This video he wasn't looking for the highest quality, but the most "recognizable" brand name. Land O Lakes, being as you said the "standard," was exactly what popped into my mind too.

    • @ET_AYY_LMAO
      @ET_AYY_LMAO Před 2 lety +1

      Lurpak is the best butter in the world.

    • @maccladoz
      @maccladoz Před 2 lety

      @@ET_AYY_LMAO correct.

    • @RoarkCats
      @RoarkCats Před 2 lety

      Yea, KerryGold was what I thought of for the brand name

  • @terryenby2304
    @terryenby2304 Před 2 lety +36

    Aww man, now I want cheesecake! Can’t wait to see this!

    • @Kelbeangirl93
      @Kelbeangirl93 Před 2 lety +3

      Cheesecake is yummy I also want cheesecake now

    • @beaverc2884
      @beaverc2884 Před 2 lety +3

      Me too. 😋😋

    • @subliminalvibes
      @subliminalvibes Před 2 lety +2

      This also made me crave a huge slice of heavy lemon cheesecake. 👍😎

  • @notbryce9411
    @notbryce9411 Před 2 lety +16

    I can tell you from experience just switching out the vanilla extract for a vanilla bean alone will make your cheesecake taste waaaaay better

    • @Atigeve
      @Atigeve Před 2 lety

      I have noticed this also with just the quality too. Changed from normal walmart or grocery story basic vanilla extract to Penzys Vanilla a few years back... def test better. Now you make me want to try vanilla bean in stuff.

    • @notbryce9411
      @notbryce9411 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Atigeve it’s genuinely a game changer. Way more expensive but trust me you will never want to go back to the liquid stuff again. Adds so much depth!

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety

      Yeah I was a little sad he used expensive extract instead of real vanilla.

    • @MargaritaOnTheRox
      @MargaritaOnTheRox Před 2 lety

      @@notbryce9411 I've used beans. But I still usually prefer extract. I actually think someone did a video comparing vanilla bean to extract for things like cheesecake, whipped cream, etc. In general, I think he decided extract came out better.

  • @marinkas5923
    @marinkas5923 Před 2 lety +5

    as for the lemos: there are different breeds of them
    so back where i am one of expensive brands is just waaaaay tastier and there is a huge taste difference, but it's not because of "organic"

  • @misinformationwithrandy
    @misinformationwithrandy Před 2 lety +36

    I think this was a less than stellar cheesecake recipe, and Good Culture or Nancy's sour cream are the premium, natural tangy sour creams you're looking for.
    Spring form pans with water to steam the cheesecakes is the way to go!

    • @soniccookie655
      @soniccookie655 Před 2 lety +1

      I don’t think he’s ready for that complex of a recipe yet. :) I agree though, the fancy cooking method and better recipe makes a difference.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +1

      He didn't buy the premium, he bought the name brand.

    • @misinformationwithrandy
      @misinformationwithrandy Před 2 lety

      @@kaldo_kaldo correct.

  • @PaulLoh
    @PaulLoh Před 2 lety +7

    This is such a valuable service you provide for us, especially in these times. I love your new content even moreso than when you were on that other channel. I'd love to see more collaborations with Calli.

  • @BPBomber
    @BPBomber Před 4 měsíci +1

    Really enjoying the 80s cruise ship jazz during the montages!!!

  • @OpalholicsAnonymous
    @OpalholicsAnonymous Před 2 lety +4

    Order is to whip cream cheese slowly add sugar until incorporated then slowly add egg and vanila and lemon to finish. You get a more luscious mouthfeel on the cake. The smoother finish on the cream cheese makes it much easier to get rid of all the lumps and its a little lighter and fluffier to.

    • @OpalholicsAnonymous
      @OpalholicsAnonymous Před 2 lety

      Room temp cream cheese helps. But the order is more important.
      Quality ingredients do tend to be a be important with dairy based things.

    • @OpalholicsAnonymous
      @OpalholicsAnonymous Před 2 lety

      I put this comment before i saw your results. When you said the order didnt matter i was like uhoh. Lol
      I was a chef before a brain injury ripped me from my passion.
      But i was even a head pastey chef at one point at a fine dining restaurant.
      If you ever need help with a recipe, or method being authentic or propperly made i can always help!
      Id volunteer to edit/explain/make you a recipe thats idiotproof and authentic and delicious.
      I could even make a cheesecake people who hate cheesecake would like ;p

    • @OpalholicsAnonymous
      @OpalholicsAnonymous Před 2 lety

      I guess that would be consulting, but id do it for free for you for this stuff.
      I cant be a chef any more, but was in fine dining for long enough to know what's what.
      Ive even worked with a food stylist for famous chefs. And worked with quite a few of them.
      I miss having my passion, but cannot handle kitchens any longer. So helping would be a nice way to have a sliver of what i lost.

  • @Arob4343
    @Arob4343 Před 2 lety +6

    I’d appreciate a brand vs basic video of chicken and dumplings. I’d be happy to share my mom’s recipe. It’s great, the dumplings are fluffy not flat, and I’d like the comparison

  • @noneyabidness9644
    @noneyabidness9644 Před 2 lety +5

    Before watching. I've done this. Cheesecake is a MASSIVE difference in quality of ingredients.
    After watching, still maintain that good ingredients make a huge difference. So does technique and recipe.

  • @TumblinWeeds
    @TumblinWeeds Před 2 lety +9

    “This is an _ORGANIC_ lemon” 😂😂 I love how he said that

    • @witiwap86
      @witiwap86 Před 2 lety +1

      For some reason I think he's aware that organic and GMO aren't any better than normal, and are worse for the environment and needlessly more expensive

    • @RKBrumbelow
      @RKBrumbelow Před 2 lety +2

      @@witiwap86 depends on what they mean by the term organic, but I suspect he cringes more because there are no inorganic lemons.
      An interesting challenge would be a synthetic substitution vs whole ingredients. Like vanilla bean vs artificial vanilla, wasabi vs fake wasabi, butter vs margarine, cow milk vs nut milk.
      Another interesting challenge would be heritage vs modern ingredients

    • @witiwap86
      @witiwap86 Před 2 lety

      @@RKBrumbelow The "cheap" lemon he uses isn't organic

    • @Mittzie
      @Mittzie Před rokem

      @@RKBrumbelowtell you one thing, anything chicken related with heritage chicken breeds you gotta know EXACTLY what breed and age to use them or you’ll get some really off textures 😂😂

  • @cullbe
    @cullbe Před 2 lety +14

    As someone who makes baked cheesecake often and I'm known for it with my friends and family, I was almost my tearing my hair out watching you make these Nate, sorry no offence intended. Oh and a fun fact when it comes to the colour of the egg yolks, they make the egg yolk more orange/yellow by feeding the chickens different ingredients that have high carotene content in them, one of the most common feeds in the western world from memory I think is marigolds (yes the flowers) whereas if you go to Japan they feed them foods like Chilli peppers, Chilli flakes, Cayne peppers, Paprika etc., and no this does not have an influence on how the eggs taste, it's just the colour of the egg yolk itself. And no the chilli peppers don't burn or hurt the chickens as birds aren't affected by chilli peppers the way humans are. Anyway, Nate keep up the great videos I really enjoy them. Cheers

    • @arifranklin3542
      @arifranklin3542 Před 2 lety +1

      What did he do wrong? And could u link a better recipe or even ur own?

    • @moneyboy503
      @moneyboy503 Před 2 lety +1

      Mind if I could get your recipe? And yeah.. This didn't look like any cheesecake I'd ever seen and I've made 4 different recipes from the homepage of Google 😅

    • @glennthum27993
      @glennthum27993 Před 2 lety +2

      Couldn't agree more on how he makes his cheesecake, I could feel my skin crawling as he made it. If you're looking for a good basic cheesecake recipe, I would recommend Alton Brown's Sour Cream Cheesecake Recipe which can be found easily on Google or CZcams. Water baths are also a necessity for baked cheesecakes. Surprisingly I use non branded Australian cream cheese and I've had many people tell me it tastes better than philadelphia cream cheese.

    • @moneyboy503
      @moneyboy503 Před 2 lety

      @@glennthum27993 hey, I forgot the CZcams Chef that showed me this tip, but they actually cook it maybe like a minute or two less then let it cool on the oven with the door barely cracked. Apparently the slower cooling and separation of the sides it's less prone to cracking, I don't have anything to give me a good water bath but this has worked well. I think someone else said to throw a metal bowl in a rack below with water in it to raise the humidity if you don't have the container for it

    • @glennthum27993
      @glennthum27993 Před 2 lety

      @@moneyboy503 yup Alton Brown does that too! I would recommend for a simple water bath to use a non springform pan for the cheesecake and any larger pan you have at the bottom to contain the water, the non springform pan would prevent water leaking into the cheesecake. Go search Alton Brown cheesecake on CZcams, his video is really informative and funny. I've never had a cheesecake crack once using his recipe. You can also add different fruits and flavours to change up the cheesecake once you're familiar with the basic recipe.

  • @smashrawkz311
    @smashrawkz311 Před 2 lety +5

    I love this series! I feel like some recipes it could make a difference and others you could totally just save your money. I'm glad someone is testing this out for us ♡

  • @BPBomber
    @BPBomber Před 4 měsíci +1

    fwiw, my wife makes some amazing cheesecakes and she lets all ingredients come to room temp before starting. And she bakes them in a pan water-bath which allows them to cook very evenly. When the pie is ready to go in the oven, she lays a fabric towel in the bottom of a roasting pan, sets the pie in, and adds boiling water, filling to about 1/4” below the lip of the pie pan, puts the whole thing in the oven and bakes normally. She’s got it down to a science.

  • @tatg69
    @tatg69 Před 2 lety +23

    These are great but would be amazing if you could make a third recipe with a mixture of high and low cost ingredients, this may be a bit less scientific but you could see if a middle ground can be close to or as good as the $$$ version. over time you could find out which ingredients are most important to be the higher priced ones.

    • @looweeg4229
      @looweeg4229 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah like $ vs $$ vs $$$. Ok it's 3 receipe, but I think there's a reasonable middle ground where you could maximize the bang for buck you get.

  • @ut90J
    @ut90J Před 2 lety +1

    One thing I suggest moving forward with this series would be to ensure that expiration dates are as close to each other as possible.

  • @hamzaraissouli
    @hamzaraissouli Před 2 lety

    Great video! I used to watch TKOR and watched for a few months after Nate took over. This is the second video I watch from this channel and I'd say I'm impressed with the quality and how well Nate knows about cooking/baking. Keep it up!

  • @MeganNel96
    @MeganNel96 Před 2 lety +7

    I love these videos so much! You should do a homemade ice cream one too, I’d be very interested to see if ingredients would have a noticeable difference.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +2

      For ice cream it definitely will. Ice cream has so few ingredients that there's nothing to really mask the flavor, none of the flavors get lost. Better tasting milk will make a better ice cream.

  • @yesterdaysproblem
    @yesterdaysproblem Před 2 lety +10

    Next series: store bought vs homemade

    • @HH-le1vi
      @HH-le1vi Před rokem

      Or pre-made vs homemade

  • @readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444

    I think you should always have a final segment where you specify which individual ingredients make the most difference

  • @johnharder5618
    @johnharder5618 Před 2 lety +2

    Adding the zest from the lemons really helps with the taste of a cheesecake
    Love your videos

  • @milookmeyers7748
    @milookmeyers7748 Před 2 lety +2

    if your having issues with the cream cheese not being warm enough when you start blending it has always worked for me

  • @Adi-as
    @Adi-as Před 2 lety +2

    Bougie vs basics can be a spinoff series

  • @ShOxCooking
    @ShOxCooking Před 2 lety +10

    I love this series you should try burgers or hotdogs

  • @Stella_Valentine
    @Stella_Valentine Před 2 lety +4

    It looks like things that the texture matter, the price does as well

  • @TheNerdyOrganist
    @TheNerdyOrganist Před 2 lety +1

    Just want to say: I really enjoy the Podcast you have with Calli on Discovery. I'm always listening to it while walking my dog on weekends.

  • @0xVon
    @0xVon Před 2 lety

    This is my favorite series on youtube right now and now you're making my favorite dessert

  • @MichaelACurtis
    @MichaelACurtis Před 2 lety

    Editor, thanks for displaying the text on the screen longer in the last few videos. It makes watching much easier!
    Nate, great Brand vs Basic comparison.
    I've noticed a difference in Golden Brown sugar between C&H vs store brands. The C&H is less grainy and to me has the better flavor.

  • @IllD.
    @IllD. Před 2 lety

    Thank you for not wasting the cooked food. I hate it when other CZcamsrs make so much in a day and obviously don't eat it all.

  • @Aninram1985
    @Aninram1985 Před 2 lety +1

    My mom and I tried this once, making peanut butter & chocolate chip ice cream and the difference was REALLY significant! Try that next, I'd lo to see your results!

  • @ItsDIYDenise
    @ItsDIYDenise Před 2 lety

    I love watching these videos, Nate!! Keep it up!

  • @RStarbuck13
    @RStarbuck13 Před 2 lety +3

    Is this actually cheesecake? Seems closer to what I grew up calling "cream cheese pie", which is my favorite dessert of all time.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +2

      It's baked and it has eggs, it's a normal cheesecake. I think what you had is like a no-bake cheesecake or icebox pie, where there are no eggs and it's not baked. That's my guess, and yes it's my favorite, more than "real" cheesecake.

    • @RStarbuck13
      @RStarbuck13 Před 2 lety

      @@kaldo_kaldo Yeah, no eggs or baking the cream cheese pie. Substitute sweetened condensed milk, pour the mixture in a pie crust and chill. It's fantastic.

  • @nakedhobo621
    @nakedhobo621 Před 2 lety

    loving this series Nate, great job and keep it going! :)

  • @Nevir202
    @Nevir202 Před rokem +1

    6:55 Ah, to be back in those times when that was the MOST expensive eggs anyone could find lol

  • @loothshaheem573
    @loothshaheem573 Před 2 lety

    Love this series... Would love it if you make one final recipe by using the best of both batches to make the the most Optimal one

  • @doubla871
    @doubla871 Před 2 lety

    Easy way to make the mixture come together quicker is to whip the cream cheese by itself (adds some air and gets rid of any clumps), add one egg at a time (makes sure that the mixture doesn't become a bunch of clumps of cream cheese floating in eggs) and then everything else can be added at once. It may not seem quicker at first but the time it takes to make it homogeneous is reduced significantly and you can still measure everything before hand.

  • @giocrew1
    @giocrew1 Před 2 lety

    Awesome man! I love the work I really appreciate you continuing the journey.

  • @SapioiT
    @SapioiT Před 2 lety +1

    I have an idea for another series for the channel, even though it would be a lot less frequent than this one: "Is homemade better than store-bought?" You would then use the ingredient in a dish, and have another dish with the same ingredient store-bought. OR, where the ingredient or dish allows you, you could expand the current series to compare a cheap ingredient, an expensive ingredient, and a home-made ingredient (maybe aiming for a price lower than the expensive ingredient, as a rough guide which to follow whenever possible). For example, you could make a dish using store-bought cheap and expensive pasta, and create your own pasta of that type (including drying it, if you bought dry pasta), or you could compare store-bought lard or tallow with the same thing you make yourself by rendering the respective kind of meat.

  • @Pinacrusher
    @Pinacrusher Před rokem

    I love this series.

  • @tseamans14
    @tseamans14 Před 2 lety

    Love you series, want to see more!

  • @VoVilliaCorp
    @VoVilliaCorp Před 2 lety

    sounds like a good mix and match

  • @glumpfi
    @glumpfi Před 2 lety +1

    I really love that format! Quite interesting to see such a scientific-like comparison. I don't know if the discussion in the end is just for entertainment, but in case you really want to know a valid result, you should let them write down the individual result before the discussion. There are several group psychology experiments that show that individual oppinios differ quite strongly from oppinions created within a group (and they even persist individually when people are asked AFTER a group discussion)

  • @TheOriginalAverageJane

    I always use a food processor to blend cheesecake filling. It gets it very smooth before baking.

  • @christopherc7766
    @christopherc7766 Před 2 lety

    This is awesome. Good video Nate.

  • @lakeshroopsingh3910
    @lakeshroopsingh3910 Před 2 lety

    Anyone else missing the on screen editors comments?
    Feels like it adds a lighthearted sense of humour/wholesomeness to the video

  • @ThatChemistOld
    @ThatChemistOld Před 2 lety

    I love this series

  • @Hawk1966
    @Hawk1966 Před 2 lety +1

    Not sure about in a recipe but from personal experience using LoL butter and Philly cream cheese on waffles, bagels, etc. there's a significant taste difference eating the product straight as it were vs it being mixed into a recipe. Honey Made are also much better than store/generic brands. Using real vanilla makes a difference most of the time.

  • @kremp1834
    @kremp1834 Před 2 lety

    im so glad you are getting traction man, excited to see more content from you! :)

  • @Emberheart_
    @Emberheart_ Před rokem +1

    I wonder if texture may very much be influenced by a brand. Those brands are around for a long time and had plenty of time to experiment with adding components to their products that prevent unwanted textures, promote smoothness, enhance firmness of the cheesecake and so on. The off-brands often do not bother with extra components as it would increase the price and may fall short in texture and mouthfeel I imagine.

  • @AustynSN
    @AustynSN Před 2 lety +1

    As a diabetic and a level 8 master of cheesecake, I highly recommend using the sponsor in place of the graham crackers for the crust. (Granted, not as good as the grahams, or even better cookies, but it does cut a LOT of carbs.)

    • @witiwap86
      @witiwap86 Před 2 lety

      Have you tried a few different flavors for it? Just curious. Magic spoon is waaay above my cereal budget alotment.

    • @AustynSN
      @AustynSN Před 2 lety

      @@witiwap86 I've tried as many of the flavors as I can. The whole limited time flavor thing really annoys me, because I tend to order several box at a time to get a discount, then they come out with a limited time flavor and I've got six other boxes to eat first. I do sometimes mix it with other cereals, to get something that's lower carb, though not as low carb is the magic spoon. Spoon. To be honest, the magic spoon isn't as good as the real cereals. And it has a weird stickiness to the teeth. However, it's a beep-load healthier, and the flavor sacrifice is worth the car reduction if you can afford it. I do sometimes add a bit of sweetener to the milk, in the form of sugar-free flavored syrups, similar to what torani makes. I find that the cocoa that Mr. From-The-Internet is a fan of is extremely dark and bitter to my taste.

  • @DerpZerke
    @DerpZerke Před 2 lety

    Because of you I now know what honey maid are, since I avoided them as if they were a rip-off/alternative type of graham crackers.

  • @ww11gunny
    @ww11gunny Před 2 lety +4

    What would be interesting is start doing three one the cheapest one the brand and one the most expensive

  • @spicyguacamole9000
    @spicyguacamole9000 Před 2 lety +14

    An interesting idea could be to make a video of this style, but comparing organic ingredients with... well... not organic ones.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +2

      It's not a scientific test but I don't personally notice a difference when eating organic, except in my wallet.

  • @AdleisioCefnforDolphin

    I have been really enjoying this series, because this puts a lot of chemistry into practice. Basic molecules like sugar are going to be same from one brand to the next, unless there is some sort of impurities that would alter its chemistry slightly, it is going to function the same. But when it comes to the other ingredients, your chemistry is going to be very different, because with dairy products, what the cows were fed can alter the flavor of the milk they produce, but also the pasteurization process can also alter that chemistry some even though most of the proteins will go back to how they were. For the eggs, it would be a similar thing, the diet of the hens can have pretty drastic effect on the yolk and albumen of the eggs. The shell is just the particular genetics of the hen, there isn't really a "quality" difference there. And with the graham crackers, the ingredients list is likely to be similar but different, and the cooking process and ratio of those ingredients would come into play as well which will give the graham crackers a different texture and flavor.
    But yeah, it is really interesting to see how this chemistry plays together once you make a a food product.

  • @cdrag90
    @cdrag90 Před 2 lety +1

    Gotta say those are my favorite supermarket available eggs for just having as eggs. They’re so much richer in flavor and the whites solidify much more readily. They’re a lot heartier.

    • @witiwap86
      @witiwap86 Před 2 lety

      The age of the eggs is very important for how they set up and act while cooking. The newer the egg the less likely it is for the yolk to break while flipping for fried eggs. Older eggs are easier to peel as hard boiled because the membranes are weaker. You might just be noticing that they're newer/fresher.
      The taste, as far as I know, doesn't noticeably change that's definitely a quality thing.

    • @TheRealWilliamWhite
      @TheRealWilliamWhite Před 2 lety

      @@witiwap86 age has something to do with it, but free range (really free range where foraging provides a significant portion of their diet) eggs are much better then the factory farm eggs. Farm fresh from a little stand on the side of the road are the best.

    • @cdrag90
      @cdrag90 Před 2 lety

      @@witiwap86 I’ve also noticed that free range eggs’ whites are significantly less watery than the basic eggs you find at the store, and those $8/dozen eggs are even better.
      I have a suspicion that the expensive eggs somehow get around the washing requirement because I’ve had some come with “natural debris” on them. I’m also wondering if amount/duration/intensity of washing has any effect on how watery the eggs’ whites are due to osmosis through the shell.
      In regards to age of eggs, I don’t have much control over how fresh they are from the store, but I generally can’t tell any meaningful difference between day-purchased, and the end of the carton ~1 week later.

    • @witiwap86
      @witiwap86 Před 2 lety +1

      @@TheRealWilliamWhite I get about 5 eggs a day from my pet chickens. :)

  • @utkudogan7347
    @utkudogan7347 Před 2 lety

    İ am loving to see you in the youtube i am glad you continuoed film youtube videos

  • @ruthannfrancis5663
    @ruthannfrancis5663 Před 2 lety

    I would love to see brand vs basic brownies…box mix or from scratch or, ideally, both!

  • @calgy84
    @calgy84 Před 2 lety

    Crackers are already a processed ingredient that has different recipes from brand to brand, so you are going to get a significant difference in taste and texture. The other ingredients are very basic, like butter and sour cream and cream cheese are just different forms of milk, the difference between brands is subtle at best.

  • @DoctorX17
    @DoctorX17 Před 2 lety +2

    I've never heard of topping on a cheesecake, but it sounds good.
    Also, Honey Maid is the only brand of Graham Crackers. This is a fact. The other things were an illusion.

    • @skyydancer67
      @skyydancer67 Před 2 lety +1

      It's a thing. I've made cheesecake with and without the sour cream topping. I liked them both.

    • @DoctorX17
      @DoctorX17 Před 2 lety

      @@skyydancer67 I definitely want to try it with!

    • @SilvyReacts
      @SilvyReacts Před 2 lety +1

      It's honestly a first for me to see as well. I have had all sorts of cheese cakes too, from New York, Cali, Florida, Ontario CA. Have had cheesecakes from restaurants, and homemade. So it's clearly not that common from my own experience.

    • @skyydancer67
      @skyydancer67 Před 2 lety

      @@SilvyReacts it's a pretty old thing to do, actually. I do think region has to play a factor as well. I'd just like to to what those regions are because... I'm a NYer raised on Junior's. The sour cream topper is nice bit not the norm. I still like it though.

  • @StephenCofMD
    @StephenCofMD Před 2 lety

    I enjoy your channel and I enjoy this series. Perhaps you should bring on someone that knows how to cook when doing these. In many recipes, the technique is as, and in some cases more, important than the ingredients. None the less, always an enjoyable watch!

  • @patrickmcclintock7027
    @patrickmcclintock7027 Před 2 lety

    I liked your approach here Nate. Not just going for the most expensive item but more the “ubiquitous” brand. Maybe do all three sometime - cheap, ubiquitous and expensive.
    I had another couple of ideas in a similar vein. Tool tests, like Harbor Freight vs Snap-On (as an example), you could see the failure point of a socket with a torque wrench or something.
    And, to go along with cooking, Scratch-Made vs Store-Bought. Buy a can of pie filling, then make the same filling from scratch with fruit, sugar, etc., make a pie and compare the two. Or a boxed cake mix vs made from flour, sugar, butter etc..
    I love what you’re doing man! Keep it up!

  • @russbilzing5348
    @russbilzing5348 Před rokem

    You might want to know that sweetness of sugar is directly affected by it's origin. C&H is a pure cane sugar where as many others are beet sugars which are noticeably less sweet by a factor of 2 or 3 to 1.

  • @genghischuan4886
    @genghischuan4886 Před 2 lety

    I will say when it comes to the crackers and butter there is a huge difference, I like to use amish rolled butter personally and yes there is a difference in that

  • @ruthliddell551
    @ruthliddell551 Před 2 lety

    I'm from Australia so the way my family make Cheesecake is a little different my mum uses Ginger nut biscuits for the base and always Uses the Philly cream cheese as it works better then the no name brand

  • @frankmorgan1243
    @frankmorgan1243 Před 2 lety

    I never knew you had your own channel this is cool

  • @SandrA-hr5zk
    @SandrA-hr5zk Před 2 lety

    America's Test Kitchen has great episodes on the best ingredients/brands. And also everything else used in the kitchen. Quality baking pans can also make a big difference in the final outcome of a food.
    There's a few select ingredients that makes it worth it to get to improve the better flavor and texture, and save on the other stuff. I would get more the expensive vanilla extract, Philadelphia cream cheese, and the Nabisco Graham crackers. Sugar, butter, flour isn't a deal breaker. I make really good oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips and walnuts. I get Quaker quick oats, Guittard chocolate chips, and expensive vanilla extract. Those are the ones I've discovered makes the biggest difference in the final cookie.

  • @myfrstnamme1273
    @myfrstnamme1273 Před 2 lety

    Just a few tips springform pan is the way to go and for the crust try 160 grams of finely crushed Graham crackers combined with 30 grams of sugar 2 grams of kosher salt and 55 grams of unsalted butter melted dump them into a greased 9" springform pan and press them to the bottom bake the crust at 350° F for 8 mins allow to cool completely before adding the filling and as previously stated room temperature cream cheese is the way to go also add your eggs 1 at a time and then add 1 extra yolk for density and when baking wrap your springform pan in aluminum foil and set it in a Dutch oven or some baking dish big enough to accommodate the springform pan with roughly 1 inch of boiling water to the outside of the springform pan then let them cool in the oven with the door open before moving them best results I've had

  • @abbiholz9274
    @abbiholz9274 Před 6 měsíci

    There's usually not a ton of difference between (common) name brand and store brand. One thing I do notice a difference in is chocolate milk. I love highland chocolate milk, hate great value, but they have a different fat % and that's how I can tell the difference.

  • @treyreppe4348
    @treyreppe4348 Před 2 lety

    You should do 3 of then. Store brand, brand name, most $$$ at the grocery store (there will be some overlap) a 4th competitor could be the freshest/most local

  • @RomanoPRODUCTION
    @RomanoPRODUCTION Před 2 lety +1

    02:00 I would love to have Magic Spoon in France, it seems to be good and less sugary

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +1

      What you said is correct, but you definitely pay the price. One box is 7oz (198 grams) and costs $10 (9.38 euros).

  • @dragofand
    @dragofand Před 2 lety +2

    I know we can kind of follow along the video, but it would also be nice if we had the recipe you used posted somewhere.

  • @18matts
    @18matts Před 2 lety

    Nate an Callie were a chapter of youtube for me. Like gmm is now and anton Petrov, ltt, and definitely now Nate. Hope Callie makes future appearances and I really look forward to your videos Nate! Production quality is great btw

  • @whysoserious867
    @whysoserious867 Před 2 lety

    You're seriously becoming my favorite CZcamsr

  • @charlie6923
    @charlie6923 Před 2 lety +2

    A variation on this theme I'd like to see would be organic vs. conventional ingredients

    • @noneyabidness9644
      @noneyabidness9644 Před 2 lety

      ^^^° excellent idea. I too, would love the comparison.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +1

      It will make an even smaller difference than the brand names in this test. Have you tried organic and normal things side to side? When I have I couldn't really tell a difference.

    • @noneyabidness9644
      @noneyabidness9644 Před 2 lety

      @@kaldo_kaldo exactly what we'd expect, but that is the reason to test it.

  • @AllUselessfacts
    @AllUselessfacts Před 2 lety

    I love these food comparisons videos, but then again I am a chef. 😁

  • @jwilder204
    @jwilder204 Před 2 lety

    You WASHED the blender between graham crackers?!? Level of dedication I'm not sure I would replicate!

  • @tankstavin
    @tankstavin Před 2 lety +1

    You should throw a couple drops of food coloring into this stuff in the future, get some visual representation for the viewers at home as to which your panel of judges are eating. Get a lil red vs blue action going.

  • @kyleo1236
    @kyleo1236 Před 2 lety

    You could add a little lemon juice to the topping of the daisy sour cream to give it a little tartness. Also, you should find a recipe that uses a Bain Marie in the oven to get even better texture.

    • @witiwap86
      @witiwap86 Před 2 lety +1

      I was thinking this, too. Or maybe even just straight citric acid so you get the tartness without making it lemony.

  • @yetiman3795
    @yetiman3795 Před 2 lety

    I JUST found your channel from a collaboration you did with the water jet channel. I watched your video about why you’re not at TKOR anymore. Thanks for putting that out there. I was one who felt the content had been “changing” for a while and not for the better. It seemed geared to a much younger audience and was a channel I’d watch while I was “doing something else” rather than one I’d stop what I was doing to watch and learn.
    I’d personally like to see you make a few specific videos:
    1) A DIY oxygen concentrator.
    2) A “potato” gun revolver where each casing held the compressed air to fire each individual shot. so you could quick load 6 shots and each ‘bullet’ had its own compressed air. (i’ve prototyped but not completed) It would operate just like a real revolver but be big! each bullet would be 1” PVC by about 3” long.
    3) A drone destroyer. A signal that could be directionally aimed at unwanted drones flying over my house and it would disrupt the signal so it would crash.
    4) A foot powered underwater “scuba” tank. You’d use your legs to pull a bladder open from inside a hard case and a tube to the surface would draw air in so you could breathe. The pressure of the water on the bladder would make it the right pressure for you to breathe at the depth you were at.
    I have a lot more ideas I’d like to see you do! pick one of these and I’ll send you more :). good luck on this new adventure. I subscribed today and have a bunch to watch and catch up on now!

  • @liuesstuo9413
    @liuesstuo9413 Před 2 lety

    Glad to see you getting sponsors 🎆💵💵

  • @justalittlebitmo
    @justalittlebitmo Před 2 lety

    Land O Lakes and Kerrygold are two big brands of butter...so good choice 👍

    • @shainazion4073
      @shainazion4073 Před 2 lety

      Kerry Gold is not regular butter, it has a higher fat content than butter, plugra is one of the highest fat butters.

  • @brat46
    @brat46 Před rokem

    When it comes to organic lemons and oranges, it depends on how you plan to use them. If I am using the zest or making a citrus- ade, I will use organic as they are not sprayed with pesticide. If you are not using the rind, it doesn't matter.

  • @Jahloveipraise
    @Jahloveipraise Před 2 lety

    Great series man. I think fried chicken might be an interesting one. A lot of components in it, do like a buttermilk chicken that way you get some dairy in there

  • @alastairleung1883
    @alastairleung1883 Před 2 lety

    This is now...Nibbling with Nate....gNoshing wish Nate...this is actually pretty awesome

  • @MFCOOL83
    @MFCOOL83 Před 2 lety

    I gotta agree with you about Honey Maid Graham Crackers tasting much better. Other brands just don't taste right. It's also really cool to see how there's just some things that taste the same no matter the price. Expensive lemon juice, taste like lemon juice and cheap lemon juice taste lemon juice, who knew 😂 another great video, keep it up 👍😊

  • @EndertheWhite
    @EndertheWhite Před 2 lety

    Hey Nate! I really enjoy this series. During the panel taste test I would like to hear them comment on what you do at the end of the video. Are the more expensive Ingredients worth paying for? Seems like the panel turns it into a game of can I identify which recipe used the more expensive ingredients. Just a thought! Keep up the good work :)

  • @DChon330
    @DChon330 Před 2 lety

    Kerrygold is an amazing brand of butter. Try it out!