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- Watch your fingers. In this episode, Brad, Molly, Priya, Gaby, Andy, Amiel and Chris put their knife skills to the test in a timed challenge.
The challenge:
1. Mince the garlic
2. Macédoine the sweet potato
3. Julienne the jicama
Which of our beloved Test Kitchen chefs will prevail?
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The macédoine part perfectly showed 4 different ppl lmao
Molly: Tf is that??
Amiel: Mademoiselle the sweet potato got it 👍
Brad: Pls tell me I don't have to say that
Chris: Ah yes macédoine
Upvoting this once is insufficient. I legit laughed hahaha
*In order*
Slytherin
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
This comment is perfect 😂😂😂
@@srishti5711 why am i crying at this reply, so true!
so zen read another book
Amiel: I'm lactose intolerant and a heavy smoker/ I don't cook as much as these guys
Also Amiel: gets most of the cheeses correct/ can slice stuff the fastest
in school, he was probably the classmate who didn't take notes, kept goofing off, interrupting the teacher with jokes, cutting class and gets B+/A
@@silverdawn813 I can't believe Amiel is the certified That Guy© who we all hate on principle of being too damn good at things without trying
@@silverdawn813 You just reminded me of my brother in law when we were at high school (he and I were in the same year). Absolutely the laziest mf in existence and yet he was always ranked top 3 in the class for the entirety of our high school life. He used to bunk classes half the time and did the absolute minimum work in group projects, which annoyed a lot of people.
He's an NYC heavy smoker, meaning he smokes like 5-8 cigarettes a day.
Your taste buds don't really suffer until you're in pack a day territory.
BTW this is a joke, I have no idea what Amiel smoking habits are.
@@TheSilentFool isn't 8 cigarettes a pack a day? Or are there a dozen or more in a pack?
meanwhile claire is dehydrating the entire pantry and destroying wire cooling racks
Claire job is to take all the sliced materials and put them back together again.....and make them gourmet
dbreardon would probably be easier than the pop rocks
And cutting up silpats.
@@annonimooseq1246 And tempering chocolate
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I deeply appreciate Chris' refusal to compromise quality for speed and ultimately the win.
Molly was fast and got a good yield i honestly think she wins on both speed and yield
@@evo3481 - I relate to Chris on a spiritual level and thus cannot entertain your opinion. Am I biased? Yes. Is this unfair? Yes. Could Molly be the true winner? Yes. Will I refuse to admit such a thing? Yes.
@@YellowPeachist in term of yield chris was 100% the winner in terms of speed emile both is molly
Elias Moubayed Molly's yield was by far the worst.
@@evo3481 Molly's yield was awful, she's the worst in these challenges and constantly tries to do run arounds or argue for points lmao
i like to imagine that someone in the kitchen just needed these ingredients prepped and this was their way of tricking other into doing it while having fun lollll
Next episode: for this recipe we'll need 6 minced garlic cloves, 6 cups of macedoin sweet potatoes, and a bunch of julienned jicama or whatever the heck it's called
My money's on Claire
@@troybrooks698 exactly what i was thinking lolll
@@litapd311 "Mmm this is a very...um...garlicky root vegetable slaw...keep working on it..."
@@troybrooks698 Claire doesn't have that kind of power, it was Carla.
BA Producers: Chop this fast! It's a fun competition!
BA Chefs: Okay, I guess? But this is stupid and no one cares about it.
Total nonsense. Started watching and gave up.
Lmao
the perfect comment.
I'm super happy the editors left in the part where the chefs call out how silly this video idea is. I hope the chefs' reaction to this and the other challenge video make them stop doing these things
Exactly what I thought, people were like why are we doing this instead of cooking?
"mademoiselle the sweet potato" is my drag name
Thanks for you comment I am over here dying
"Please welcome to the stage Mademoiselle the Sweet Potato"
I just snorted 😂 And would def pay to see that show.
@Frank Voss
Hope you upload vids soon! LOL!!
I yam excited about this whole conversation😂😂drag name generator
My parents: **names kid Julienne**
Also my parents: 6:32
OMG I almost choke on my water for laughing at this
Hahaha
U made me implode
lmao that was a nice one
Looooool
Amiel always looks like he just wandered in 😂 he’s the only one without an apron
Well, he did say he doesn't cook as much as the others. Pretty amusing though.
And yet he did the best!
@@RNG-999 He also did the best in the cheese-tasting competition.
Sam S. Yet he won.
LOL..."Just wander in".....fantastic.
having the whole, **smash the garlic to release the allicin ** , in brad's part lmao
If he had said it though, it would have made my year to hear him say, basically his catchphrase, outside of "It's Alive"
Made this entire video! :')
it's like a two part epoxy
@@karanojin I believe
@@PresidentBarackbar Whaddaya say, Vin?
Nothing is more Brad then Brad slicing garlic with an AXE.
Brad makes a trend out of being individual!
Isn't that just a Japanese knife?
I think cleaver is more appropriate
@@tedwu4747 I think it's actually more a Chinese vegetable cleaver; and you can be really delicate and precise with it, which amazingly Brad knows how to do
Dillon Zhong those are square, my parents have 3.
bon appetite chefs: "these skills aren't necessary"
me eating my aunts small overcooked potatoes mixed in with large uncooked pieces... "it's somewhat helpful?..."
Well no, that's a completely separate issue. Your aunt just isn't cutting evenly. They're saying that cutting them into CUBES/ that small and weirdly precise is unnecessary.
@@scoob1670 hahaha yeah i just thought it was funny being in a situation where i wish my aunt would cut more precise and even. whilst watching this video
it makes a big difference in fries, it's kind of a potato problem.
Cutting even shapes is the #1 most important thing. Their point is that it doesnt have to be a precise shape.
The joke is Brad went to culinary school that was focused on discipline and following instructions precisely
He certainly is disciplined (not sarcasm)
school of the zhuz zhuz
@@nataliatc1 I agree , just because he has a laid back attitude doesn't mean he's undisciplined. I think he's a pretty good chef
For real though, his knife is badass
I don't understand why thats a joke...
"... macedoin the sweet potato"
Brad: " do i have to say that?"
Oh brad, you fluff ball.
Vidhi Gupta i absolutely love this whole “brad can’t pronounce words” thing
They can all be happy Carla wasn't participating. She would've squashed everyone. Meanwhile Claire would've been dead last and the winner of our hearts.
J B or Sohla. either would have smoked em
I had a line cook who taught me "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" and I think about it every day
That makes me feek satisfied
Speed is also relative. So basically don't panic, but training makes your average muscle memory and motions more second nature
The ATC would say this when taping people (athletic usually) lmao
Speed is wasteproduct of precision
My husbands job’s motto is “Slow is safe, safe is fast”. He’s an aircraft mechanic
I would love a vide of the BA gang talking about culinary school/informal training and their experiences in professional cooking! Their backgrounds all sound super interesting
I second that!
I thought that was the best part of the video, maybe a ‘AMA with BA’ series to come where we get to know some of their life experiences per cooking
Isn’t that what we just watched?
@@kevinmichael4829 I mean a longer video going more in depth about what they gained skill wise from school, how they got into cooking and got their start, whether they regret going or not going to culinary school, etc.
@@jm1178 see my previous comment!
Plot twist: Claire needs garlic, sweet potato and jicama for an upcoming test kitchen.
All her prep work is done.
Gotta love da Claire! (high-five!) 😁😁😁
Haha, great idea for a contest, Claire!
Your mise en place is complete!
Let's be honest, they would never be that nice to her.
I really liked the end when they talked about their experience and old professions before the test kitchen!
Video idea: make a video them talking about their past culinary experiences!
Jaime Martinez I second this^^^ they’ve come a long way both in a time sense and experiential sense!!
A little too late 😭
4:32 Gaby excitedly saying "jicama!" and then putting it away scared like she's not supposed to be that excited is THE CUTEST THING.
Gaby just taking her time and making sure everything looks right rather than really compete really warms my heart for some reason
I want to be gabys friend
Her stuff was sloppy.
The "one Krabby Patty vs. King Neptune" approach.
Bro her julienne was not at all a julienne. They came out like french fries
Chris did it too
Chris is so critical and analytical. It slows him down, but i love it. Like "not being a slob is probably the number one knife skill". 4:05
Roger Olly I wonder if he knows who Gordon Ramsey is 👨🍳
He's 100% right, my mom cut her finger to the bone trying to cut food on a board balanced on the lip if the counter in front of the sink... it wobbled and... woop.
Because she was in a rush and the kitchen was a mess on Thanksgiving.
Being clean is being safe.
bless Gaby and Chris with their high yields and safety
Went back and watched the video multiple times sometimes at 0.5 speed. Gaby had the worst yield out of anyone. She cut only 30% of the potato and likewise with the jicama.
I kept wondering how with the speed she was going in, she didn't come last. What little she cut, she did well. But she definitely didn't have the flow that someone like Chris, Molly or Brad did.
Chris on the other hand, the perfectionist that is he, did have the highest yield and phenomenal technique. Followed by Brad. Thus, Brad wins the challenge (not that anyone except Molly tried)
I love how precious and smol and sweet Gabby is. Every time she’s in a video it makes me so happy even if it’s for a brief moment
Molly: "trying to win, so she cuts into squares first, for efficiency"
Priya/Gaby: "I am not going to win, but I will try"
Brad: "eh, whatever"
Chris/Andy: "getting it precise is what's important, no leftovers, screw the time"
Amiel: I spend less amount of time in the kitchen that these guys "is the fastest"
Btw, Carla would've smashed them all.
I'm not so sure, Molly was both fast and had pretty nice results too.
I want molly and Carla against each other
That's probably why Carla isn't in the competition.
@@apefu Molly cheated...
It wasnt really much of competition. Half of them clearly didn't try to go fast, the rules seemed very vague and nobody seemed to even remotely care about their placing or that it was a race. It was more a 10 min vid of 7 chefs showing different cutting styles (which I guess has value of its own) and talking about knife skills.
Brad's rant at the end sounded like he'd been ranting about cooking competitions for a good long time. Release the footage Bon Appetit, the people want to know!
You can really tell Brad went to culinary school and knows his skills, his knife handling is so smooth.
Love how when they were smashing the garlic, the editor waited until Brad was on the screen to throw in the blurb : "smash garlic to release allicin," even though he didn't even have time to bring it up (cuz you know he would've)
BA is run by memelords.
It's like a 2 part epoxy.
Amiel came in thinking he'd lose against everyone else, he came out on top and stole the show! WHAT?!
He's the kind of annoying person that claims they'll fail the test but who eventually ace it and end up first
@@PaulMcicetea Why is that annoying? Would it be better if he bragged about being the best?
Andy is the only BA chef I can remember showing off his knife skills on multiple occasions.
So naturally, he'll lose this somehow
Somehow, more time with Andy feels like a win to me. 🥰
I was kinda hoping he would win , but well😅
I was so sure he would!
To be fair, he stopped to talk and, I think, didn't realize he was still being timed since he was no longer cutting and just moving everything to the bowl.
Amiel: “I can’t do it as well as them.”
Also Amiel: Wins everytime
Isn’t Brad technically the fastest because the two above him both cut time by squaring the veggies?
Yes
No.
Kind of I guess
Maybe
feel like they could have made this competition more fair
6:00
"Everyone's a winner, when we keep our fingers."
AMEN to that!!
I'm growing back a bit of finger and fingernail right now. Yes, I tossed the pile when I couldn't find them.
It's such a Brad thing to use that big ol cleaver knife.
Well, it is a high-quality knife made specifically for him. Seems wasteful to get a gift like that and _not_ use it.
He helped design the knife, and those big bellied knives are awesome for this kind of prep work. I think Brad did the best overall as far as speed+yield+consistency but it's hard to tell for sure.
Priya is gonna chop her fingers off cutting like that 😳
Yeah you can tell she is not a pro at all who worked in professional kitchen. Her knife skill is just......
Brad and Gabby: *give lectures on knife safety as they chop*
SPOT THE KITCHEN MANAGERS!!!
Best knife: Brad
Coolest chop: Andy
Winner of our hearts: Gaby
Fastest cutter: Amiel
Love how we got a peak at everyone's culinary backgrounds and histories at the end
I agree with Brad! I so prefer the classic, calm cooking shows over speedy competition cooking shows that saturate TV now
4:33 Gaby saying jicama is my favorite part of this episode
Brad: "The sick person that's watching"
Me: "Yeah, yeah I totally agree... oh wait!"
Has Brad been looking at my search history? I feel attacked.
I AM that sick person, and I want more of these competitions 😁
Thanks Chris, you’re not wasting any food. Love you!!!
To be fair, I think most people who really need those perfect cut are still gonna use the leftovers for stocks or other things where you don't need perfectly shaped vegetables. When you think about it, you can always use everything AND have your pretty litte macedoine.
Jack Jailpy definitely, but I love how his integrity showed here ❤️❤️
I’m not even 20 seconds into the video and I can’t even continue because I’m laughing so hard at Amiel’s “Mademoiselle the sweet potato?” AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Brad: "A stessful crazy fast kitchen is not the kind of environment i'd like to cook"
BA knew that Brad's perfect for "It's A Live" 💕👌🏻
I love how Chris was like "I don't care about the time - I'm gonna do things perfectly and not waste anything." Lol
INSANE THAT YOU DID NOT PLAY BY YIELD. Weigh the original and weigh the waste. The percentage of waste should be added to time.
Either that or give them peeled ingredients.
Good point... the ones who were slowest focused on it. It would be easy to waste most of the product to just accomplish the cut. The yield as a factor would have been awesome.
I am guessing that this "game" was really more about taking the journey rather than crossing the finish line.
Insane that your comment has so few likes.
Right? You could literally cut 5% of each vegetable into a perfect cut and throw the rest out. That’s like allowing shortcuts in a foot race.
but what if someone just had a larger sweet potato?
Amiel: Andy’s Gonna Do This So Fast It’s Annoying. *amiel finishes first*. *andy Finishes last*
The way Priya holds the knife is like a carpenter who can't use a hammer.
You're only saying that because she's the only left-handed chef. She's holding her knife exactly like everyone else is.
@@RachelDavis705 she's actually not. You should never hold a knife with your index finger on top of the blade. It creates instability that you won't find in, say, Brad's hold, where his hand is farther up the knife. I'm not sure how to describe the hold without physically showing someone. Additionally, her non-knife hand is begging for her to chop off her fingers--she doesn't grip the produce safely, which is to say a bear claw sort of hold with the fingers curled in. Ideally, the knife then rests against your knuckles, creating more stability, as well as security, because then it's basically impossible to cut yourself
@@Onesmartcookie78429 Re-watch the video. Brad, Gaby, Amiel and Andy all have their index fingers on top of the blade, well past the handle of the knife, and are holding it in a similar manner to Priya. Again, she's the only left-handed person and that's why people are nitpicking. No offense, but Priya obviously knows more about cooking than you. If criticizing her in the comments section of a CZcams video makes you feel good, go for it.
@@Onesmartcookie78429 I must have missed where she is doing that. The issue I see is that she is fully gripping the handle when her hand should be further forward so that she can pinch the blade with her thumb and index finger. Her technique sucks for sure and I think the title shouldn't be labeling all of these people as professional chefs.
@@Rocky-iy8ct that's what I was trying to describe, the only difference being that I was trying to say she has her index finger balancing on top of the knife which actually unbalances it
The producers: we're gunna make you race!
Everyone else: dont do that, dont do this, this is dumb af 🤣
Precision, or Speed? It does take skill and time to do both efficiently.
I'm pretty sure this video is our fault😂. (By "our" I mean the people who comment on their videos.) In the Molly makes Strawberry Shortcake video, there was an unplanned lemon squeezing contest. Then people said in the comments that they wanted to see kitchen Olympics, stuff like who can chop the best. And now there's this video. BA has always been pretty good about making things from the comments happen.
K Yu YES and I’m surprised not many people have caught on!
Last time I was this early the allicin hadn't yet started to release
Klaudia Wielgorska nice
4:22 Chris Morocco really calling me out
"We're gonna do a little knife skills challenge"
Chris: *Already in a ready stance, focusing on things in front of him*
"Okay"
I'm dead
I feel like culinary schools that teache these knife cuts (i went to the CIA) do serve a purpose in that it creates speedy efficiency, muscle memory-which relates to speed and helps students get more comfortable using knives. Ita understood that no one in the industry expects you to spend hours over prep but it develops fine motor skills with sharp objects
Agreed. Chopping drills are like playing scales.
Good point. There's a method to the madness. You gotta start with the basics, walk before running.
Yeah like multiplication tables.
Knife skills are absolutely useful... In restaurants, the most likely job you'll get out of culinary school. Not so useful for test kitchen chefs.
Completely agree. Practicing these type of knife skills makes you both comfortable with the knife but also helps you have consistency in your prep without sacrificing time. It's frustrating to hear Priya talk about how she doesn't understand why anyone would julienne something or why all these prices need to be the same size. It's a real lack of pretty basic, foundational knowlege.
“Mademoiselle the sweet potato”
Also im surprised at how neat brad is!!
We needed Maangchi down there to show them how it's really done
IDK if anyone's said this before but Brad is the Marshal Eriksen of Bon Appetit because he's fluffy, energetic, bright, and creative PLUS he's incredibly good at his job but we don't focus on that because we see his personality first.
"everyone's a winner when we keep our fingers" Dead omf
Amiel can mademoiselle my sweet potatoes anytime.
Lol what on Earth 😂🤣
Amiel is cute
Lol
"the no look mince" 😂😂😂
In the name of the lefties who cook, I want to say that we do not hold the knife as Priya does... just saying
Not really a fair competition when you dont go over the rules clearly with everybody first and we got poor Chris going for the maximum yield and not wasting the veggies.
Yep, totally pointless!
Right. Yield doesn't matter? So you could cut one little cube of sweet potato and throw the rest away?!
Because it was never really meant as a serious competition. You DID notice that none of them really semed to care to be really fast right? Down to some of them even stopping mid chop to talk.
Carla isn't in the video cause she's still recovering from her shoot with David Dobrik
Étienne Parent hahahahaha
"Macédoine"
Brad: Do I have to say that?
😂 😂 😂
4:21 well no need to call me out like that 😭
This was one of BAs best realist videos... The fact that almost everyone said the same thing about not speedily doing things in the kitchen makes SO much sense. I too also thing comps are sadistic.
If there's anything that puts brad in a panic, it's the pronunciation of "The Words". Lol, love that man
I feel like Chris won, he pieces were the smallest and they looked so nice. That should at least be acknowledged. haha
Chris: Carefully trimming the edges to reduce wastage and maximise yield
Molly: 🥾🥔
The more I watch him, the more I think Amiel is the guy you need to model yourself on.
I used to think he was douchey, but now admire him. He's so easy going and a speed demon without boasting! he's great.
Agreed.. every time he’s tested he proves his skill and knowledge. Really thought he was just the guy who walked into other people’s episodes with cool clothing.
Elise Marcelle that's Rapaport 🤣
@@deyesed don't forget the guitar
“The sick person who’s watching”
Brad,,, I feel called out 😂
I honestly love how everybody talks on length regarding the knife skills and the intricacies and purposes and the overall value of them. While Gaby just says 1 sentence of “yeah there’s no need.”
If Claire fromthebonappetitetestkitchen was here, she would probably not temper the chocolate
Ok, BUT WHERE IS CARLA????
She won so fast they had to take her out so that the others didn't get upset. No one can compete with a mom.
She's never in these videos, I think I read somewhere that she isn't a part of the official BA crew anymore she just comes back for her series
@@coffeesticks_03 i think she's on the cheese test one
Edit: yep, she's on the cheese and carrot test video
@@coffeesticks_03 I think you're thinking of Claire.
If I had to guess, she is at one of her parents' 15 homes.
I am available for adoption and can operate a pizza oven btw...
Brad and his custom knife are gonna win
that knife just wins it all by itself
Does anyone know what knife that is?
@@owenhartmann7354 It's the Big Boy Fell X BL by Fell Knives (about 600 bucks and sold out).
Does anyone know what knife Andy is using?
@@bryanfaust1985 I think g-fusion petty utility knife. Don't quote me on that tho.
I like how they're just low-ball dissing the challenge the whole time.
Chris to me is basically a cooking god "I don't care, I will not waste and I will also make everything perfectly, deal with it"
brad's perception of the exercises from culinary school being a good way to practice disciple and attention detail, is how i feel needless classes should be approached.
... practise discipline* and attention to* detail ...
Anything containing Chris and Brad, I will like.
Anything from BA, I will like
The most interesting part of this video is all the differences in their personal chef’s knives. Somewhat reflective of their personalities.
Brad, I love cooking competitions... that was the main way I taught myself most of the classic techniques in cooking.
Also, Amiel needs more ba videos, he is just so knowledgeable
I Love how it turn into a “history of our lives, and why we like to cook”
i like what brad said towards the end. very sincere, the essence of cooking is a principle he lives by
Chris Andy and Gaby need their own series together. They are my faves.
I know they're pros, but I'm still soo afraid for their fingers
You shouldn't ever fear a knife, nor fear proper knife technique.
@@emzee1148 what if someone's coming at you with a knife
@@sepiriz2140 If their technique is good, don't fear them.
I was afraid for the fingers because this is a time test and that's just not the sort of thing you want to do fast
@@sepiriz2140 Your more likely to get hurt by being afraid and not using proper technique.
The moment my guy Andy aka cover girl has been waiting for 😩😂 but Molly is so competitive
*Edit - damn i was wronngggg
Same girl, not only did he not win he came dead last that too
JAZZ n MOTION that's what I thought too!!!
3:31
completely misses the bowl...
me asf
😂😂
10 points for Brad pointing out that sharp knives safer than dull, I have that argument so many times. People like "ahh if it's too sharp I'll cut myself" I'm like "if it's blunt you'll slip and cut yourself!!"
"don't do this at home, this is a waste of your time" Haha Priyanka
Says someone who needs 6 minutes to dice a single potato. Everything is a waste of time if you suck at it. Judging by her knife skills, she takes 45 minutes to make a simple omelette with vegetables. Unless of course she just chucks the whole things in, skin and all, because apparently knowing how to use knife in the kitchen is overrated.
6:39 yeah Molly, that's why you squared them right away without peeling, we all know you love competition!
She’s the worst
@@SharkeyStormcrow What's wrong with being competitive in a competition?
"Everyone's a winner when we keep our fingers." 😂
what is priya doing? lol
Andy is the last person I think would lose this, and Amiel is the last person to win. *WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU GUYS?!*
Andy just loves to talk 😭
“Andy’s gonna do this so fast it’s gonna be annoying...”
master of fermentation, Brad, hates rushing. Classic.
Watching this the second time around -- because watching these videos is helping me stay sane -- I paid attention to knife grip used by the different chefs. Since I finally had to replace my nearly 30yo chef's knife this week, it was informative for me to see what knives the chefs were using and how they gripped them.
I'd love to see a video where folks talk about their favorite chef knife.
“No body want square vegetables.”
Would you tell my instructors that?
There's a time and a place for everything. Except for square veggies.
It's just a skill challenge, to show that one can handle a knife.
Perfectly squaring or perfectly slicing vegetables is about as big a waste of time as peeling carrots or potatoes.
I’m aware of the reason why knife cuts are important in culinary school but I’m pretty sure the world would be better off without them
Easy to eat. Not many vegetables you can just eat with a spoon.
I love every single video on this channel. I’ve been on suuuch a binge today and spent hours watching 😭😭😭
I really like these episodes because it proves that the BA team are more than just trained chefs.
That Allicin box on Bads garlic start was editing gold! I actually loled
Everyone keeps saying this but he *did* smash the garlic just like the previous two chefs. What is everyone noticing that I didn't?
In the early Its Alive episodes whenever Brad had garlic he would talk about Alicin.
Patrick Morales ah I see. Thanks!