Molly and Carla Try to Make the Perfect Mashed Potatoes & Gravy | Making Perfect: Thanksgiving Ep 2
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- What is the perfect equation for mashed potatoes and gravy? Many have strived towards perfection, but have any actually reached it? The answer is probably not. But that was before Molly Baz and Carla Music tried to make perfect MP&G. Did they accomplish their mission?
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I would die for CFTBATK because she is an angel
Bon Appétit What a strange comment on this video which is 100% Clair and Molly forward. You don’t mention Molly, She is more than 50% of this video
Would a Whole Foods or other grocery store carry German Butterball potatoes?
Super excited about this recipe but unsure where to find the potatoes!
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The Potato Guy seemed so happy that people wanted to talk about potatoes with him and I love that.
I know he was so excited!
He was such a sweetheart
His life is potato
I would love to ask him about what potatoes they use at Amy's Drive Thru (of Amy's brand organic foods). They are some special proprietary variety that make excellent, excellent french fries. Better than fancy French fry shops. But I can't find anything about them 'cause it's a secret. ☹
You can tell he's passionate about what he does and he probably doesn't get to talk potatoes all that often and share his vast knowledge with people. Other than the people he sells to.
everyone: *wants mashed potatoes*
molly and carla: oh i wish i could but i dont want to
I like your Phoebe reference my friend.
Alternate Title: Two professional chefs judge people for liking mashed potatoes and create potato soup
Ethan LI :D accuracy
I know. Marie potatoes should be fluffy enough to put a well in middle for gravy. Butterball and russet is best combo for achieving. Cream not milk.
Yes this.. chef's are just out of touch with real people and real life
Agreed, taste is probably nice but the runny state of those poor potatoes put me off. It's supposed to be fluffy, light and delicious.
Ethan LI :D Professional Chef is being to kind....more like writers who are foodies who pretend to be a chef and have never worked in a kitchen.
I just love how they keep inserting that clip of Molly recklessly throwing in a handful of salt into the pot lmaoo
And the “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!”
Everyone: "We like mashed potatoes"
Molly and Carla: "K. But I dont wanna"
Cameron Barrett * This one was sooo annoying to watch 🙄
Yeah I kinda disliked how they were fishing for people to like crispy more. It's just not traditional, there's nothing that can change that.
GIVE IN TO THE MASH!!!
Cameron Barrett * hello
If you are fishing for crispy answers and the score ends up being 16 to 9 then... yea...
Alternative title could be:
"Molly and Carla ignore society's hard stance on potatoes for 46 minutes straight"
😂😂😂
😂
Molly and Carla support my love for crispy taters
Alternative: Two chefs get drunk and make a potato soup instead of mashed potatoes. Public outrage ensues.
Exactly!
"you can power a clock with a potato!"
-me trying to flirt
“I feel attacked this one just says fat.” 😭😂
I love the hidden sub-series going on here: Carla and Molly: Drunk on the job
They all drink on the show 😴👀
That's a hard call, can you point me to Carla sober? I was pretty sure her norm was just witless and loopy.
its what they deserve......
@@simondarrow4688 Strong agree, that's why I love watching it!
It's the _Bon Appetit_ version of Wine Wednesday on _Kathie Lee & Hoda_ .
I just realized you were forcing Mrs. Potato to witness a mass murder of her people.
they're also dismembering her for each mistake they make.
they're the mashed murderers
Omg they were literally pulverized!
33:21
two options; crispy or mashed.
carla and molly: liquid
That's just how french style mash potatoes are
@@DimT670 no. Google image search joel robuchon mashed potatoes. The absolute ideal.
Ok but have you ever had potatoes like this? It’s the actual bomb dot com and your life will never be the same.
A lot of people think that "mashed potatoes should be ploppable, not pourable"
I agree to that, along with the other reason that I just realize recently; this video's mashed potatoes gave me the feeling of a pureé...
@@DimT670 another good reason to hate the french
The team- wants creamy and crispy
me, yelling at my monitor- TWICE BAKED POTATOS
ME THE WHOLE VIDEO LMAO
Or fondant potatoes
Twice Baked Potatoes are legitimately my least favorite potato dish, but you're a genius because that is exactly what they needed to meet all their demands!
I was thinking this the entire time
Arnie Palmie that’s exactly what I thought. I mean, I’m team mashed all they way, but I wondered if fondant would have been the perfect compromise and “Chefy” enough to make them happy.
Random person: I prefer my potatoes mas-
Molly: C R I S P Y
Haha. Really Molly wanted crispy potatoes
@@Syndromethic Honestly, Those mashed potatoes looked awful. I think I can make better mashed potatoes and I don't usually cook potatoes.
@@Syndromethic Yep. I would say that there are two groups of people . Those who like light and fluffy mashed potatoes, and those who like more lumps and a heavier consistency. Either side.. you need enough body to add the gravy to it. Otherwise it just turns to soup which is disgusting.
@@Syndromethic100% the worst one there. any them forcing their crispy idea onto people when they had a very CLEAR answer was so annoying
James Andersen 😂😂💀
Carla: wow who salted that one?
Molly: yeeting salt to the pot.
I love Bon Appetit
Jesus Mary and Jos- *hhhHWHEEZE*
You've heard of Half-Sour Saffitz, now get ready for: *_Salt Baz_*
@@Rynvas salt baz >>>>>>>>> salt bae
2:26 Claire's face... I can hear the "hello darkness my old friend" song
rvgog247 😂😂😂😂
HAHAHAHAHAH
Lol, totally zoned out...
Zoned out..
I think that was all of us this episode
You can tell that potato-farmer is legit, he still has dirt under his fingernails and the way he talked about/knew about potato's was like a vintner talking about high-end wine :D high five to farmers, super under appreciated. This was really a really intense video for mashed potato's lol
Rick Bishop seems like literally the nicest man on the face of the earth. He’s just grows potatoes and talks about potatoes excitedly.
Simple beautiful person. Seems pretty unencumbered by inner conflict.
I trust him to do the right thing.
I don’t feel he is “simple”; he understands the science of plant growth and cares that he produces the best potatoes possible and even that they be used in the best way considering their individual qualities. And I do agree with the sense that he strives to do the right thing. Zen-like.
I dislike the attitude which some producers of our food seem to operate under, that they are simply selling product. They could make widgets or chicken carcasses and whichever there was more profit in is the one they would specialize in. I’d rather they care about their workers quality of life as well as the short lives of the animals grown for food and the nutritional quality of plants we consume.
@@xoflores
Well put, Xavier.
Thank you.
Molly’s misinterpretation of “You can power a clock with it” sent me
Literally cannot believe they kept that in I'm dying
LMAO
I HEARD WHAT MOLLY HEARD
Deadddddd
CRYING
The fact that dutchess potatoes didn’t come up in the conversation at all during this 46 minutes is astonishing. It’s favorite way to make potatoes because it’s creamy and fluffy inside and crispy outside, the best of both worlds 🥰
*Me:* lol they used the fail as the thumbnail
*me 45minutes in:* oh no that wasn’t the fail!
Molly and Carla: How do you like potatoes?
Almost Everyone: I like them MASHED
Molly and Carla : so .. CRISPY it is !
2:27 claire reaction to this
Molly and Carla: “lets ask someone who’s not media elite!!!!”
Everyone: “mashed”
Molly and Carla: they’re wrong
Everyone says mashed only because that’s the tradition.
@@aliancemd I mean in my country there's no thanksgiving but I still would've taken the mashed potatoes
@@aliancemd I like both but a creamy mashed is the best !
Everyone is wrong. Crisping is one of the best things to happen to any food.
That's what I was saying lolz
I personally like my potato mashed and serve with hearty gravy and crispy onion. Perfect balance of velvety texture and crispy texture 😋
I'm quarantine binging BA videos and have to say, I really love it when Molly & Carla team up for things. They are my favorite duo to watch!
I know Claire is ginchy and all that, but Molly is my favorite. She's hilarious.
The math portion had me in stitches 😂😂😂
*insert Mr incredible's "MATH IS MATH" scene*
Never a dull moment when the chaos twins are together.
Society: says mashed potatoes are better
Molly and Carla: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that
Mashed potatoes are good because they add a lot of non potato flavours. I'd def go for crispy mashed potatoes tbh their always so good. Gourmet tater tots
HAHAHAHA I LOVE THEM
Would have been perfectly fine if they just wanted to reinvent the potato game in Thanksgiving. They didn't have to try to fudge with the general consensus to create the image of "rest of the world wants potato game in Thanksgiving to change."
@Amanda Gerdt Same. I am alright with them trying to make something awesome. I just wish that they didn't try to hard to make us believe that what they are doing is "righteous."
Feeling offended as a person who likes mashed potato
😂 I thought I was being picky but according to the comments everyone else thinks it’s soup too
Liv H it’s definitely soup, like for sure 🤣100% shlop lol
I like how it turned into a confessional for everyone slowly coming out as mashed potato lovers
I watched this on my television and then logged on to my phone just to see if the comment section was going wild over the consistency of the mashed potatoes. I was not disappointed.
Same!
I did the SAME! lol!
Same!
This is...a TV show somewhere?!
Richard Adams You can easily watch CZcams on your television
Carla: "why are these so salty?"
Molly: *tosses salt into every batch of potatoes*
Lol
Shazzy Vann hi
Molly is the queen of salt
Move over Salt Bae Molly's coming through
Molly is a salt racist.
I burst out laughing when she tossed that handful of salt.
This was the first bon appetit video I thought I could do better myself
I love these two ladies so much, I don't even care that they made potato soup!!
Also I'd be lying if I said I didnt want to eat it cos it still looks amazing
”I feel attacked by this one it just says ’FAT’ ”
Mina F hi
They even wrote FAT in a big fat font!!!☺️
"Who salted this one?"
*Molly tossing a handful of salt into the pot*
hahahaha I watched that like 5 times
Jake Smith 💀
22:33 for people who need to relive the magic
Jake Smith YES
I was weirded out when I saw the soupy mashed potates but Ive finally tasted one in a steakhouse restaurant and it was a revelation. I think it may not be for everybody but it was the creamiest mashed potatoes Ive had in my life.
I'm prepping for Thanksgiving and came back to watch these videos again. I still can't get over this one. Why assign mashed potatoes to the two people who clearly hate mashed potatoes? I can only assume that mashed potatoes did something terrible to these two women when they were children; this recipe is their revenge.
they made mashed potatoes, what's your problem??
@@axlvrgh they made potato SOUP, it's gross.
"people need to think about why they're attached to what they're attached to"
-Carla, she who also unilaterally rejected turnips over carrots
To be fair she doesnt just knee-jerk dislike turnips on principle, shes had and made them before
Turnips are terrible mate
I like them, they are like carrots with a bit of twang
this series is LITERALLY the best thing going on in my life lmao
Wow, thats really sad.
Same, man.
Dammit same.
Haifa Alghalib hello
That's sad
I love how this boils down to Carla and Molly getting drunk and making mashed potatoes. I also would like to try this dish cuz it does look yummy
carla, on her own, is just the greatest, but my life got 400x better when molly and carla became a duo
Boo
Everyone: Mashed.
Molly and Carla: LIQUID
Lauriti kind of explains why they don’t like mashed potatoes... they have never had them...
Lauriti exactly! It’s called mashed for a reason.
Wait, so this isn't normal 'mash' for Americans then? This is potato liquid to me, I'm Irish, we use Maris Piper potatoes and we hand mash them, we can make sturdy shapes on our plates with our mash
@@rachellemj this is definitely not how my family makes mashed! Those soupy potatoes look like baby food! It should hold its shape on the plate, while staying nicely fluffy.
It looked like a soup. Mash should be thick, fluffy and creamy, and no lumps. A trick is to replace the milk with cream and really whisk it fluffy. Also if one wants mash potatoes crispy, just brown it in the oven.
i love how they're consistent with the "drunk aunt" persona
The way molly got so excited opening that present made my heart go : 🥺🥺🥺
they're both just ever so sliiightly tipsy at the end xD
Molly and Carla: Crispy or Mashed?
Everyone: Mashed.
Molly and Carla: Say Sike Right Now.
Holly Taylor loll
😂😂😂
Alternate title, "That Time We Got Sherry Drunk While Everyone Was Out."
Gboi7 omg
They were gone.
So I know a lot of people are critical of their idea to make mashed potato soup, but I think with the crunchy topping is balances out. Having a mashed potato thats lighter is good because a lot of other parts of the meal are very thick, like the gravy and cranberry sauce.
Big Mic Beatbox thank you!!
Y’know, I was super skeptical on these potatoes too. But ever since this video, I’ve been adding more liquid to my potatoes and now I don’t like eating them any other way. Sooooo good.
The epitome of researchers tailoring their experiment to receive a specific response, rather than trying to get unbiased data
That's what I was thinking. They are funny.
truly a quintessential example of sampling bias but did i enjoy it nonetheless? absolutely
They tried, they failed. Results were still mashed.
It's not like they're pretending to be scientific. And the subject is creating the best taste, it's too subjective to ever be scientific anyway. Just enjoy it for what it is :)
You are missing the point of "research"
The fact that Molly had to switch to a spoon says everything you need to know about the consistency of those potatoes
44:07 I thought Molly switched to a spoon to get more gravy in each "bite"...
She switched for the gravy
potatoes shouldn't pour like velveeta liquid gold PERIOD
As others said she switched to get a spoonful of gravy. That said once you added gravy to that mash you really did need a spoon to get a proper bit of the dish.
@@ellenbell7643 it didn't pour like that though if you watch it again what the heck smh
The episode was really the essence of real cooking. You cook and you taste test. You experiment in making a change and then you taste test again. You refine improving what your cooking and making and you keep tasting and tweaking it. All the while improving the dish. That’s the real essence of cooking and learning the entire way with learned knowledge that so many people don’t get and just always wanting a ready made recipe.
@22:31 “Whoa who salted that one?!”
* cut to Molly throwing a crap ton of salt into the potatoes while Carla prays *
Carla and Molly make “mashed potato”
Irish people everywhere: this is soup
At 42:40 she moves the pot and all of it moves to smh
Everyone everywhere!!!! This is insanity!
People really don't understand how food is supposed to be.
That looks like the worst mashed Potato ever. Here in Belgium, people want solid/chunky mashed Potato. With a bit of butter, egg and salt+pepper. They are not "chefs" they are a more of a homecook.
Edit: forgot a Dash of nutmegg
Black people everywhere agree
not molly and carla literally scouring new york to find enough people to justify their not wanting to make mashed potatoes lmaoooooo
Mashed potatoes will _always_ win, in the end.
Readers: "mashed"
Carla and molly: "Yea... but crispy"
"You can power a clock with a potato"
Molly: I swear he said "You can pound my **** with it"
Tradition: Mashed.
BA: Mashed.
Literally every single person in the world: Mashed.
Carla and Molly: Crispy it is!
Actually they kinda made it, like, “CRASHED” potatoes 😂
They are wanting to incorporate something that reflects themselves as well.
Un1que Arch3r Molly’s eyes almost rolled out of her head when Rapaport said that LOL
Very observant bud
I more saw
Carla and Molly: Hm...we may never be able to decide with these statistics.
i felt for brad when everyone vetoed his mash and turnip LOL
I did too. Also, VETO! (still sorry Brad)
It was hilarious how everyone had an immediate reaction against it, and Brad was just like ... well !@#$ me I suppose
I’d be down to try it. I like turnips
Naomi E. we make mashed spuds/turnip quite often...it’s fantastic!...gives the spuds a little kick!!
It honestly sounds really good. I was shocked that everyone immediately hated it.
13:00 I just noticed they're using a square root symbol as a checkmark lmaoo
"So do I get free lunch?"
Molly and Carla: UHHHHHHHHH??
Carla: “I feel attacked, this one just says ‘fat’.” 😭😭😂😂
Personally I don’t like my mashed “potates” to be that liquid, you need to be able to make a volcano with your potatoes for the gravy
i actually like mashed potatoes that aren't really runny, and i don't mind if they are more "rustic" looking and lumpy. it kind of adds something IMO
yeah that's waaaay too much liquid, almost becomes potato soup lol
I agree 100 percent, I prefer non-liquified potatoes but saying that here, out loud, makes me sad because normally with every BA vid, I’m behind them all the way.
Agreed, it isn't supposed to be soup.
It's ALL about the gravy volcano
I miss this Era of BA they all seemed friendly 😢
I’ve watched this video at least once a month to hype me up & prepare this mashed potatoes, and I love it! Every time I drool and enjoy it sooo much.
I’m surprised they didn’t talk about how stiff or runny the mashed potatoes should be😳 those mashed potatoes are so runny ?
Stiff, fluffy mash ftw 🙌🙌
I thought that was a normal thing for Americans, like you want everything to be the consistency of baby food, or your steak pre cut up into little pieces, or your salad cut up for you.
Adam Watson No I think you’re just being ignorant.
@@adamwatson9112 no I always make them thiccc runny potatoes are the worst
@@adamwatson9112 no we dont?
That potato grower seemed like the most genuinely nice bloke.
He's featured in season 1 of "the mind of a chef" as the supplier of strawberries to Momofuku as well.
And very happy to have his passion and produce appreciated 😊
Watching this 2 years later, I'm just thinking of how amazing it would've been if they added a highly concentrated shiitake mushroom flavoring to that gravy. Way to kick up that umami
This was the best crew combination at bon appetit and it will never be the same again
Molly and Carla are giving me “favorite cousin and aunt you only see during the holidays” vibes
Those two would make going to be around the rest of the family... more than worth it.
They’re you favorite... because you see them only once a year.
2:24 Claire's brain shut down and I have never seen someone space out that hard. I about died laughing. Total blank stare. Amazing. 10/10 best thing ever.
I think she was having a vision of the potato nightmare to come.
Gretchen Krebs lmfaooooo
Made my morning 😂
The blankest stare i ever saw! Thanks for pointing it out!
pixxyevil Her reaction was mine as I watched the rest of the video.
1:30 "How many times of the year are you eating mashed potatoes?
Me: *eats mashed potatoes every other day
Everyone seems to be hating on these but as someone who made them....... they were bomb
I love how despite all of their differences, everyone just cringed simultaneously when Brad said turnip
except he's right, mashed with turnips is sooooo good.
It's like Chris and the pineapple pizza.
The holidays bring people together
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Chris was right tho, you can't stop the pineapple revolution. It's only a matter of time.
In these troubled times, it's nice to have things that we can all agree on and bring us all together.
Based on these comments it feels like there’s gonna be an apology video soon about how they made potato soup instead of mashed potatoes
Bonus points if it's two other chefs who make a potato soup while ripping on liquid mashed potatoes.
Theswedetwins who cares?! In food and cooking everything is subjective
@@cristinasolano6487 They even said at the end they know this doesn't look like mashed potatoes, all these people riding an imaginary high horse
cristina solano that’s... not true... is soup a drink? Should chicken be eaten raw? I get what you’d saying like “taste” can be subjective but the nature of a specific dish is not...
Molly's reaction to getting a present is the cutest thing I've ever seen. 😍
Am I the only one that noticed how lit (drunk) they got especially, Molly I love it!!!.. I really enjoy this episode watching them get drunk and cook together and just have fun
this comment section is wild bc im seeing no one even stopping to talk about the "you can power a clock with a potato" moment
@@nom6758 Yeah bud, I don't think she's talking about the science behind that statement. It's more about what Molly thought he said. Also, anyone with your grammar shouldn't be saying stuff like; "only people with low IQ".
That might make you think; "Well, that doesn't really measure intellect" and that's exactly the point.
It was the least of our worries
I was cracking tf uppppp 😂😂
@@nom6758 wow real edgy rick&morty
Cause we are too triggered by tbe thought that they possibly don't know wtf they are doing because who makes pureed potatos and calls it mashed?
Who else is here thanksgiving 2020 lmao
My family is Polish so for thanksgiving we make Polish dill potatoes. Basically boiled potatoes that are cooked with a ton of butter and then dill at the end. Not mashed, but also not crispy. Hold their shape, but still quite soft. It's pretty interesting seeing how the roundtable approaches these "classic" items and how our own family culture influences our traditional North American meals (like Rick with his family's stuffing)
Molly : "It's not going well"
Meaning: They're not choosing what we want to make.
Well yeah lol. If you think about it, every other member of the staff involved in the series is going to make whatever they want. So; why not?
Tracy Paddy molly is racist
Whap Yip what makes you say that?
@@whapyip9019 um no? She misheard him, that's not racist. He had a heavy accent and they aren't New York natives
"We like our potatoes mas--"
"NO."
"She's busy, but I bet she likes crispy." 😂 carla just kinda nonchalantly has that endless personality I can continuously fall in love with haha
Nobody:
Them: Potato Milkshake
brad: i like half potato half turnip
carla: i’m glad we could hear you on that
brad, evidently hurt: are you?
cassandra rivera he said “😕”
The flavor combination is surprisingly good if you like a little bit of bitter
Haha, yea it was very ill received by everyone but Carla was very diplomatic about it. She did her best impression of a mom trying to firmly but gently turn down a child’s bad idea without completely crushing their soul.
Would have been better than this lock jaw version
Condescending of her
The single most diplomatic thing I have ever heard. "Im glad that like we could hear you on that...". Nicely done Carla. Nicely done.
Watching this almost a year in to a pandemic, it's wild to think of a bunch of people in an office just like bouncing around and checking in with each other about potatoes.
Definitely like combo of Carla and Molly. You play off each other so well and each add great comedy and education. Surprised by use of MSG, though. Love Molly’s reactions - very animated and Carla explains things so well. Thanks!
The last time I was this early Brad was trying to add sumac to everything
😂😂😂😂
👏👏👏
Ilma Zuberi hello
He still is mate, he still is.
I mean he never stopped
Carla: "it's weirdly not too salty"
Molly: "why would it be too salty?"
Molly: *does the salt bae*
The southern in me is U P S E T.
"mashed potatoes exist year round how do they sneak in to the Thanksgiving lineup"
Chris is endlessly quotable
I love how sharing everyone’s dislike of these soupy mashed potatoes has made me feel less alone. Thanksgiving really is bringing people together :)
Nakisa Vaezzadeh that made me laugh
Yes! I check back here any time I want to feel validated. This potato glue soup lifts my spirits every time
Pro tip- don't use milk, use something like unsweetened whipping cream for a creamy flavor without a soupy texture
I feel sorry for the potatoes. They didn't deserve this.
@@greenteamoon milk won’t make your mashed potatoes soupy as long as you don’t use too much
get these ladies their own show together. i love them!
Never seen a more entertaining duo of chaotic good (Molly) and lawful good (Carla)
Carla and Molly: how do you like your potatoes
Person: M-
Carla and Molly: WRONG
"Were talking to media elites, we need to talk to ordinary people" *talks to ordinary people* "anyway the commoners are wrong and amateur back to crunchville"
Yeah pretty much 🤣
the accuracy of this statement!
I didn't think I'd get excited about mashed potatoes, and here I am drooling at this recipe...
i love this duo it feels like hanging out with your fun aunt and fav cousin
This is a puree. Mash gotta have stiff peaks. How else are you going to make a gravy volcano?
Hey! My peaks are as stiff as they come.
Stiff peaks are essential so that one can create a suitable reservoir of flow-able gravy. At some point the gravy dam must be breached, and the gravy must then cascade down Mt Potato and flood the unsuspecting towns folk of side dishes below.
Absolutely
@@hotaru25189 The Caldera Gravy Mine, northwest of Balmora.
Caldera for me also, when she "poured" the mashed out, I thought of soup. Thin it out a tad more, refrigerate it, and Vichyssoise!