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  • Did you know that there are good and bad ways to cook your food, according to science? From frying and baking, to zapping and roasting, here are a few scientifically backed dos and don’ts of food preparation and cooking. Let's go!
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Komentáře • 187

  • @ryandoyle3413
    @ryandoyle3413 Před rokem +52

    Always love people highlighting my somewhat obscure field! I'm a wine scientist specifically, but food science is my jam😄

  • @Lord.Kiltridge
    @Lord.Kiltridge Před rokem +57

    Someone thought he was being funny when he asked me what ham was cured of. Without missing a beat, I told him trichinosis. When you deep fry battered fish, as in fish & chips, the fish isn't fried. It's steamed. French fries have to be cooked twice. Once at a lower temperature to cook them and once at a higher temperature to crisp them.

    • @chaotickreg7024
      @chaotickreg7024 Před rokem +7

      You're telling me medicine cured this ham?

    • @Lord.Kiltridge
      @Lord.Kiltridge Před rokem

      @@chaotickreg7024 You telling me that you are a humourless half wit?

    • @MrDDiRusso
      @MrDDiRusso Před rokem +6

      SMOKING CURES HAM.

    • @chaotickreg7024
      @chaotickreg7024 Před rokem

      @@Lord.Kiltridge What is ham cured of?

    • @FrozEnbyWolf150
      @FrozEnbyWolf150 Před rokem +8

      I learned that was the best way to fry food through trial and error. I was making home fries by just pan frying the raw potato slices, which took forever and caused uneven cooking. I later realized it was more efficient to microwave the potatoes first to cook them, then slice them up and crisp them in the pan.

  • @a_e_hilton
    @a_e_hilton Před rokem +13

    "You are not a star." I might not be, Hank, but you are

  • @Nick-qy3hu
    @Nick-qy3hu Před rokem +18

    MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) works in a similar way to salt (it enhances flavour), but a lot of people find it scary...

    • @nathanwisnu4291
      @nathanwisnu4291 Před rokem

      MSG can be used as a flavor enhancer so salt can be added way less in foods

  • @doggedout
    @doggedout Před rokem +28

    If you don't have butter milk (which I never do because...eww) just add a squirt of lemon juice to regular milk. It provides the acid for the same reaction.

  • @Bluesmudge
    @Bluesmudge Před rokem +41

    I would LOVE to celebrate a holiday meal with the SciShow team! Can you imagine how wonderful the conversation would be?

    • @bigfunny6312
      @bigfunny6312 Před rokem +1

      Hank talking about metamucil and me completely backing him up. I've become that guy who is vocal about it haha

  • @jaqihegland6232
    @jaqihegland6232 Před rokem +11

    Another thing that might be of interest to SciShow viewers, microwaves use less energy than stovetop or oven cooking, making it greener as well as faster and more nutritious.

    • @deliriouscheeto
      @deliriouscheeto Před 10 měsíci +1

      But the flavor gets worse in a lot of cases

    • @wwondertwin
      @wwondertwin Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@deliriouscheetoDepends on the expectations. Microwave steams the food, so it's perfect for anything you'd steam anyway.

  • @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus

    I 've always enjoyed lightly salted watermelon. Will be trying a pinch of salt in my coffee tomorrow.

  • @jtjames79
    @jtjames79 Před rokem +280

    The correct answer is with a slapping robot.

  • @bonnitaclaus2286
    @bonnitaclaus2286 Před rokem +5

    When I first got into raising chickens, as a chicken fancier, I quickly learned that there is a large number of people who will only eat chicken if they slaughter them selves. They are totally disgusted and become ill at the thought of eating Slaughterhouse chickens. One at a time, carefully removing the entrails as not to spill any is the key. Then rinsing it out thoroughly. Sanitation number one. Interestingly, they still cook their chicken well done but not over cooked to being dry am dead & stringy. The other thing is that they like the idea of being able to look at the intros to see if the animals healthy or not. Sometimes, they are not. A micro each bird. The same thing with pork and other meats, they take high stock and personal butchering. usually they take these animals to a professional at a true Butcher that they know. Again one animal at a time.
    The last chicken I butchered, turned out to be extremely healthy. Its liver was well formed and of an excellent color, its lungs and all of his organs were exactly what they were supposed to be. This rooster was absolutely delicious and tender. Whereas the rooster before that, I was suspicious to begin with, I found it had intestinal worms. I I am familiar with the lifecycle of these worms. This also explains why he was not getting weight and it was not in the pink of health. I was in no danger from these worms, he went into the stock pot. I also, dewormed my entire flock. This meant for about 2 months (min 6 was) I could not eat any of the eggs. Are usually deworm A second time six weeks from the first dose. This way if I missed any cleaning up I’m pretty much guaranteed they will be parasite free. I have an organic, routine of giving my girls herbs that fight parasites. Plus with them being an excellent health they can keep from being infested. I check routinely there guano. I also check their feathers for mites and lice. These are things production chickens do not get.

  • @madamsloth
    @madamsloth Před rokem +3

    I now understand why adding salt to a salad is great 😂

  • @helenamcginty4920
    @helenamcginty4920 Před rokem +3

    Roast potatoes taste so much better if you use beef dripping instead of oil of any sort. And fish and chips fried in lard sre better. In my long ago UK childhood the chip shops wrapped them in unsold newspapers. Now they just use unprinted clean paper. Handy as fire lighters for the coal fire at home as well.

  • @icedragonair
    @icedragonair Před rokem +10

    I wonder if the amount of stirring also affects the amount of alcohol left at the end.

  • @DaveJoria
    @DaveJoria Před rokem +3

    Fun fact: Vincent Clarence Price invented Baking Powder", the first cream of tartar baking powder. Dr. Price was the grandfather of Vincent Price Jr., the actor

  • @eisvogel.1481
    @eisvogel.1481 Před rokem +6

    In Germany people eat raw ground pork with onions on bread buns which is called "Mettbrötchen".
    I think the meat has to be prepeared specially or extra carefully.

    • @LukeBillwalker86
      @LukeBillwalker86 Před rokem +1

      Yes, very similar to pork tartar. German sushi.

    • @arielpotts3354
      @arielpotts3354 Před rokem +1

      People in Midwest America do the same thing, except with raw ground beef. They call them Cannibal Sandwiches, or Tiger Meat. Both really weird names lol

    • @SkyRiver1
      @SkyRiver1 Před rokem +1

      Italian soppressata is cured uncooked pork pressed salami.

    • @bryan__m
      @bryan__m Před rokem +1

      Trichinosis is also *exceedingly* rare in the modern day. "One study showed that only eight cases of trichinellosis (also called trichinosis) could be attributed to pork grown commercially in the United States between 1997 and 2001. During that same period, the American population consumed about 32 billion kg / 70 billion 1b of pork. That's an awful lot of pork to generate only eight cases of trichinellosis."

    • @amazinggrapes3045
      @amazinggrapes3045 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Clean environments for the animals and butchery can cut down on a lot of risk of raw food
      In Japan where sashimi comes from, they also eat raw eggs

  • @jamiefitzpatrick4377
    @jamiefitzpatrick4377 Před rokem +3

    Need a similar type of video on smell.

  • @garbleduser
    @garbleduser Před rokem +7

    @1:19 Is this video infected?

  • @FrozEnbyWolf150
    @FrozEnbyWolf150 Před rokem +5

    What about chemically cooking foods using acids, like vinegar or lemon juice? There are certain recipes that call for it, and I once accidentally did this to a meat dish by mixing chopped fresh basil with it and leaving it to marinate overnight.

    • @SkyRiver1
      @SkyRiver1 Před rokem +2

      That"s how scungilli is prepared, by marinating conch in lemon juice

  • @ivoryowl
    @ivoryowl Před rokem +9

    When it comes to meat my personal preference is grilled > roasted > fried.
    When it comes to potatoes... any way is good (except raw) because potato is love, potato is life.

  • @thebloxxer22
    @thebloxxer22 Před rokem +3

    6:50 I wonder, what if Smart Friers have a VOC sensor to detect the smoke point.

  • @tobyihli9470
    @tobyihli9470 Před 11 měsíci +1

    The rule about medium rare hamburgers at a restaurant is the beef has to come in large box cuts, like shoulders, chucks, or a rumps. Cut the sealed plastic wrap, and then grind the beef just prior to cooking. 100% safe. Beef can’t be ground ahead of time, or from small bits, or it allows surface area for microbes to land on and enter while it’s resting. Really bad idea. Personally, I love a heavily charred burger with a juicy, medium rare inside. Yum!

  • @cos3
    @cos3 Před rokem

    This is amazing food knowledge

  • @werlynakadera1944
    @werlynakadera1944 Před rokem +3

    Okay but how much beer-battered fish do I have to eat to get legally intoxicated

    • @Anuchan
      @Anuchan Před rokem +4

      Depends on how much you sampled the batter during the preparation stage.

  • @dlerious77
    @dlerious77 Před rokem

    Fantastic video!....Science!

  • @klaasdeboer8106
    @klaasdeboer8106 Před rokem +1

    Allways pass on the Pork Tartare? Our German Neighbours have made an art out of exactly that, I think it is called Mett, raw mince Pork, and it is delicious.

  • @jannetteberends8730
    @jannetteberends8730 Před rokem +5

    And don’t give raw pork to your cats. It can contain Aujeszky’s disease.

  • @scottnunnemaker5209
    @scottnunnemaker5209 Před rokem +2

    One of my weirdest favorite flavors is fried ground beef… it’s strange, and I can’t have it all the time, but every once in a while I just crave it

  • @juliagreen423
    @juliagreen423 Před rokem

    Hell yeah! Sponsorships that nurture the creator AND the viewer!

  • @OverseerMoti
    @OverseerMoti Před rokem +2

    Gastronomy: am I a joke to you?

  • @AramatiPaz
    @AramatiPaz Před rokem +3

    Para quem sabe português, tem um canal brasileiro chamado "Nunca vi 1 cientista" que muito do conteudo dele é testar variações de receitas e analidar do ponto cientifico o que funciona e o que não funciona.

  • @Ascend777
    @Ascend777 Před rokem +1

    you should do a video on the spectrum of taste buds

  • @srpenguinbr
    @srpenguinbr Před rokem +1

    What about BURNING alcohol? There's a recipe thats uses over a liter of wine and people set it on fire on the pan

  • @Alcogod
    @Alcogod Před rokem +1

    So what I learnt from this is to use a small dish to cook beef in the microwave so that you keep most of the alcohol AND the vitamins with less chance of eating infected meat.

  • @Bo-tz4nw
    @Bo-tz4nw Před rokem +1

    As usual, very good and interesting Those "hidden commercials" right in the middle unfortunately not so much. Sorry.

  • @calisahardy4845
    @calisahardy4845 Před rokem +7

    It only hurt slightly less then I thought it would to be told by a scientist that you're not a star . ✨

  • @TheEternalPheonix
    @TheEternalPheonix Před rokem +1

    I'm not a star?!?!?! You mean there isn't a nuclear fusion reaction going on inside me?!?!?!?! Who would have guessed?!?!?!?!?!

  • @jehut2k10
    @jehut2k10 Před rokem +6

    I've eaten raw chicken. My mum was doing a Korean style grill and she sliced up some chicken real thin and arranged them nicely around on a plate. My dumb ass thought it was salmon sashimi. I didn't get sick and it tasted remarkably tasty and similar to salmon. It was soft, rich and creamy

    • @Lonemite
      @Lonemite Před rokem +1

      Used to drink several raw eggs everyday when I was in a “work out” faze in my late teens. Never got sick. I’ve had E. Coli but that was from the environment of the cattle ranch I was living on at the time. Not food exactly.

  • @blindedbliss
    @blindedbliss Před rokem +2

    Fried Oreos?! What's up with you guys in the US? 🇺🇸 😂😅

  • @Genosisnt
    @Genosisnt Před rokem

    Woah hey, jlyk visual glitch at 1:19

  • @SkyRiver1
    @SkyRiver1 Před rokem +1

    The best way to cook food for nutrition and health is wet, as in soup, and low heat. Or microwave for a short duration. That's it, that's the real science.

  • @liamdenton599
    @liamdenton599 Před rokem

    To replace alcohol use a good quality vinegar

  • @lolcat23
    @lolcat23 Před rokem

    I was taught that 200c is not double as hot as 100c, just as 2c is not double as hot as 1c, since 0c is basically an arbitrary point along the absolute temperature scale.

  • @glenngriffon8032
    @glenngriffon8032 Před rokem +5

    The correct way is the way that makes you and the people you're cooking for happy and the way that gives your despised relatives a need for a stomach pump.

  • @gerardacronin334
    @gerardacronin334 Před rokem +2

    A discussion of the science of pressure cooking would be great!

  • @Crazt
    @Crazt Před rokem +1

    I've eaten raw chicken. I have a friend, her uncle owns a restaurant near Osaka, Japan that specializes in it.

  • @limalicious
    @limalicious Před rokem +1

    Baking powder=baking soda, corn starch, and cream of tartar.

  • @donaldstraitiff7827
    @donaldstraitiff7827 Před rokem +2

    I don't know how but I ate myself into a headache. At least low volume CZcams is here to keep me company this Thanksgiving

  • @markchapman6800
    @markchapman6800 Před rokem +10

    It's always nice to see Olivia again. I hope that she's doing well.

  • @everydayslang
    @everydayslang Před 7 měsíci

    Na, I went to Osaka just to get some of that chicken sashimi yum

  • @Darkflowerchyld718
    @Darkflowerchyld718 Před rokem +1

    Coffee too bitter? Mix in a few grains of salt into your coffee and it cuts the bitter taste.

  • @drewdanaceau8844
    @drewdanaceau8844 Před měsícem

    11:10 to think we could’ve just called baking powder Preparation H instead of “Horsford’s Bread Preparation” 😔

  • @esgra-ur
    @esgra-ur Před rokem

    So could i safely wash and grind seashells into a fine dust to bake bread?

  • @sake9305
    @sake9305 Před rokem +1

    My guess before watching is microwaving. Read somewhere that it destroys fewer vitamins than other cooking forms.

  • @rcdelgado19
    @rcdelgado19 Před rokem

    Happy Thanksgiving 2022 eat good and enjoy your day.

  • @MrSincerity88
    @MrSincerity88 Před rokem +6

    As I am in a coma from all the mac and cheese and dressing. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! I hope it’s a good one ❤

  • @rparl
    @rparl Před rokem

    Long ago at a restaurant I was asked how I wanted my steak. "I've seen cows hurt worse that lived," was my reply.

  • @palpytine
    @palpytine Před rokem +1

    prosciutto crudo (e.g. Parma ham) isn't cooked, and is delicious. For many foods, curing is every bit as effective as cooking.

  • @sapphirII
    @sapphirII Před rokem

    For moment I thought it was Joe Hanson who was on the tumbnail🙃

  • @FlareonOW
    @FlareonOW Před rokem +8

    Ok but in Germany we eat "Mett", which is quite literally raw ground pork..
    I love that stuff, lil salt and pepper, on nice bread with onions? nom!
    Never gotten sick from it- so no, not ALL raw pork is actually bad! :)

    • @garbleduser
      @garbleduser Před rokem +1

      Bless you and your family for sharing this lovely dish idea!

    • @TristanBehrens
      @TristanBehrens Před rokem +4

      Biologist here, most of the pork we eat here in Europe or the US is actually just as safe as beef as Trichinosis is virtually non-existant in pork here. Bear meat on the other hand...

    • @Nabend1402
      @Nabend1402 Před rokem +4

      I knew I wouldn't be alone here! Mett forever!

    • @Nabend1402
      @Nabend1402 Před rokem +2

      @@garbleduser Little caveat: We don't make the Mett ourselves, at least I've never heard anyone do that. We buy it directly from the butcher who by law can only sell it the same day they make it. It's ground more finely than regular ground pork and has some spices added already.

    • @garbleduser
      @garbleduser Před rokem +4

      @@Nabend1402 Good to know. I fortunately have all the grinding equipment and autoclaves to sterilize them in. My home is half commercial kitchen and half biomed shop.

  • @sheckwes2
    @sheckwes2 Před rokem

    MAKE IT SOFTER AND CRISPER?

  • @chillnagasden6190
    @chillnagasden6190 Před rokem +2

    What's the best way to prepare food?
    CORRECTLY.
    Where's my award ?!

  • @dreamawakeable
    @dreamawakeable Před rokem +1

    I LOVE YOU OLIVIAAAAAA 📸📸📸📸📸📸

  • @Myrtlecrack
    @Myrtlecrack Před 4 měsíci

    My oven doesn't have settings for Celsius

  • @lotfibouhedjeur
    @lotfibouhedjeur Před rokem +5

    I miss Olivia.

  • @bonnitaclaus2286
    @bonnitaclaus2286 Před rokem

    I add A pinch of salt to my apple pies. Too much and it’s awful. Just a pinch it’s wonderful.

  • @cathpalug1221
    @cathpalug1221 Před rokem

    It's a shame this video uploaded after my time at college. It would help a ton with all the weekly report

  • @DiscoChixify
    @DiscoChixify Před rokem +1

    What happened to Olivia? How come we don’t see her anymore? Only in compilations from past videos.

  • @fugithegreat
    @fugithegreat Před rokem

    I read the thumbnail with "food science" as a compound noun and I was rather confused.

  • @user-ih7gc7dt9l
    @user-ih7gc7dt9l Před rokem

    One word! Airfryer!

  • @garbleduser
    @garbleduser Před rokem +2

    MANY bots have just been reported!

  • @Kingtrollface259
    @Kingtrollface259 Před 10 měsíci

    eating really spicey food will sort out most parsites

  • @eriklunden5218
    @eriklunden5218 Před rokem +2

    Oh, great timing. I just cooked Thanksgiving dinner WITHOUT science.

  • @darkclownKellen
    @darkclownKellen Před rokem

    Thanks, internet people!

  • @oreubens
    @oreubens Před rokem

    If chicken is so bad. why is duckk not (so bad) it's often eaten medium rare

  • @DaveTheMagicalChiken
    @DaveTheMagicalChiken Před rokem +1

    Nice to see you again Olivia!

  • @LibraBlue1962
    @LibraBlue1962 Před rokem

    Check: no ordering chicken sushi.

  • @PatrickPoet
    @PatrickPoet Před rokem +1

    I have nothing to say about anything you said about microwave cooking. I only have my own autistic experience. I taste a difference in microwaved food and I do not like the difference. So I don't use microwaves.

  • @_Yazeed_
    @_Yazeed_ Před rokem

    How come the video is uploaded at 1080p? Genuinely looks grainy and meh on larger displays

  • @1HeartCell
    @1HeartCell Před rokem

    50% carb, 30% fat, 19% something, 1% salt

  • @michaelvoehl206
    @michaelvoehl206 Před rokem +1

    Do we need to be worried about serving children food cooked with alcohol if there is significant potential retention? Or how about for pregnant women? Really don’t want to be stunting development….

  • @Atairy
    @Atairy Před rokem +10

    Hank: never eat raw pork
    Meanwhile germans, literally eating raw ground pork for breakfast: Yolo

    • @MegaKotai
      @MegaKotai Před rokem +2

      Did this almost once a week for 20 years of my life. Nothing is better than a good Mettbrötchen (raw ground pork roll) with onions, salt and pepper!

  • @darkangelprincess101
    @darkangelprincess101 Před rokem

    So what you're saying is I should put salt in my tea instead of sugar 🤔

  • @viviansytsui
    @viviansytsui Před rokem

    You're not a star- *gasp* how dare- xD

  • @HappySnappyChappy
    @HappySnappyChappy Před rokem +1

    okay.... I didn't think that was going to be all about bacteria and worms eating me from the inside.... I had hoped it might be some great ways to cook stuff that would make me want to try new recipes..... I may come back to it later when I have the stomach for it.

  • @God-ld6ll
    @God-ld6ll Před rokem +3

    lead belly perk

  • @bryan__m
    @bryan__m Před rokem

    Avoiding undercooked pork is basically a myth nowadays: "One study showed that only eight cases of trichinellosis (also called trichinosis) could be attributed to pork grown commercially in the United States between 1997 and 2001. During that same period, the American population consumed about 32 billion kg / 70 billion 1b of pork. That's an awful lot of pork to generate only eight cases of trichinellosis... This is such a low incidence for a country of more than 300 million people that trichinellosis ranks among some of the rarest diseases known to medicine. When it does occur, the disease is neither fatal nor serious, and is easily treatable. It is hard to see what all the fuss is about; there are far more common and more serious public health threats than trichinellosis."

  • @BOTB_RBLX
    @BOTB_RBLX Před rokem +1

    Hank :)

  • @dividead100
    @dividead100 Před rokem

    Can anyone tell me what happened to SciShow's view count?

  • @NeonVisual
    @NeonVisual Před rokem

    meat is moyder fam

  • @josephdonais4778
    @josephdonais4778 Před rokem

    Slap a few fillets of Salmon on a light table and I doubt many would ever eat it, (at least raw), again. I wonder to what measure, (if we could see), with the more opaque meats.

    • @MB-nk5lr
      @MB-nk5lr Před rokem

      Cold smoked salmon is raw. Just a bit of salt and smoke for conservation.

  • @Al-cynic
    @Al-cynic Před rokem

    this needs to be summarized, none of us have this long an attention span anymore.

  • @f0fuchsia742
    @f0fuchsia742 Před rokem

    4:08 Really… twice the temperature? Come on, someone should know better enough to know that thats not how temperature works.

  • @_CinnamonKitty
    @_CinnamonKitty Před rokem

    Okay but what about the mouthfeel

  • @zes3813
    @zes3813 Před rokem

    wrr, no such thign as rax or etc outx can outx any nmw and any s perfx

  • @wafikiri_
    @wafikiri_ Před rokem

    I don't eat raw fish. Barely eat cooked fish at all. Fish doesn't taste well!

  • @numinous2506
    @numinous2506 Před rokem

    Part of me that was perpendicular is now horizontal.

  • @maxhaka4007
    @maxhaka4007 Před rokem +1

    Nice

  • @kraakenhex8459
    @kraakenhex8459 Před rokem

    Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank

  • @Sgt-Gravy
    @Sgt-Gravy Před rokem

    Microwave your alcohol 1st??

  • @Driftwoodgeorge
    @Driftwoodgeorge Před rokem

    Another good reason to be a vegan !