/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.16567001]

How would you fix this recipe /ck/? It's the official recipe listed for the professional chef's version of mac and cheese for the 4 levels mac and cheese video (14 million views).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=605DPLl8Gqg
Problem is, it's actually dog shit. 30 grams of nutmeg and white pepper? 54 fucking grams of dry mustard? I recreated this and nearly gagged from how powerful the seasoning is. It also says to add one quart of water after you've added the cheeses. Makes no sense at all.

[Anonymous No.16567014]

The rest of the recipe here. It seems like there are extra steps not in the video. I have a sneaking suspicion there is supposed to be a decimal point for the nutmeg, pepper and dry mustard measurements. So 5.4g of dry mustard instead of 54, and so on.

[Anonymous No.16567031]

The graham cracker black pepper streusel was actually pretty good. Peppery, crunchy, a little sweet, savory from the bacon, which also is not listed in the recipe. Pic related is what it's supposed to look like. I want to try this again and get it right, because I could tell the cheese mix was good, but there was too much seasoning in it that was extremely overpowering.

[Anonymous No.16567086]

I do wish I had taken pictures because it ended up this very odd grayish yellow color. I threw it away since I knew I couldn't make myself eat any more of it. All the seasonings and the quart of water really fucked that dish up.

[Anonymous No.16568900]

>>16567001
>30 grams of nutmeg
jesus, yeah I think you're right about the decimal point theory.

[Anonymous No.16568907]

>>16567001
30 grams of nutmeg is literally enough to get you high lmao

[Anonymous No.16569406]

>>16568900
>>16568907
I didn't even use the full amount of nutmeg, white pepper or dry mustard even though I dumped the rest of what was in the container. pic related is barely enough, and it's the entire container. I reckon the other seasonings have approximately the same weight. Seriously, how does a video with 14 million views get away with this shit and only one or two people calling them out? Fucking hacks.

[Anonymous No.16569643]

>>16569406
>entire container
fucking kek
It was probably just some intern tasked with trying to follow the recipe while the chef cooked, which is surprisingly hard. I'd suggest emailing them about the fuck up but it's funnier to think more people might try it.

[Anonymous No.16569834]

>>16569643
Yeah, that's probably the right call. There are some glaringly obvious differences with that written recipe and the one done in the video. Adding a quart of water to melted cheese just turns it into watery cheese soup to which there is no coming back from.

[Anonymous No.16570633]

>>16567001
>I recreated this
Fucking lmao, I find that hard to believe and a giant waste of good cheese, but then again I can only admire such dedication and scientific spirit, the world should have more people like you. Next time do a cook along with /ck/

[Anonymous No.16570646]

>>16570633
It was definitely a waste but really didn't cost that much. Although I do hate to waste things, it was just too bad and there was no salvaging it. The graham cracker bacon black pepper streusel on top was definitely the highlight and I'll probably use that again in the future for other things.

[Anonymous No.16570690]

>>16568900
>>16568907
Yes, 15 grams of nutmeg will get you properly high for two days, and 30 grams is approaching lethal doses.

[Anonymous No.16570726]

>>16567001
The recipe does look like bullshit and I don't know if you noticed but they used both standard and metric units which is unprofessional. All the measurements do seem off to me. Just the sauce ingredients alone total 6.5 lbs. Also no salt? Ounces are listed for elbow macaroni, but it does not mention whether it is weight ounces or volume ounces. Either way, those noodles are going to be absolutely swimming.

[Anonymous No.16570733]

>>16567014
It wouldn't make sense to get that specific. No one is tasting the difference between 5 and 5.4 and 6 grams of mustard powder among 3lbs of cheese

[Anonymous No.16570792]

>>16570726 (You)
>Either way, those noodles are going to be absolutely swimming.

No shit.

Estimated volume of sauce: approximately 14 cups (4 cup milk, 4 cup water, ~6 cups cheeses)

Estimated volume of macaroni: approximately 6 cups (~3 cups dry pasta @ 1:2 yield)

So 1:2.33 ratio by volume of pasta to sauce, and that macaroni yield is generous.

[Anonymous No.16570796]

>>16570733
amerilards cannot into metric

>>16570792
> (You)
lolwat

[Anonymous No.16570798]

>>16570726
>Either way, those noodles are going to be absolutely swimming.

No shit.

Estimated volume of sauce: approximately 14 cups (4 cup milk, 4 cup water, ~6 cups cheeses)

Estimated volume of macaroni: approximately 6 cups (~6 cups dry pasta @ 1:2 yield)

So 1:2.33 ratio by volume of pasta to sauce, and that macaroni yield is generous.

[Anonymous No.16570802]

>>16567001
Even a professional chef couldn't best based Lorenzo.

[Anonymous No.16570812]

>>16570726
>Either way, those noodles are going to be absolutely swimming.

No shit.

Estimated volume of sauce: approximately 14 cups (4 cup milk, 4 cup water, ~6 cups cheeses)

Estimated volume of macaroni: approximately 6 cups (~3 cups dry pasta @ 1:2 yield)

So 1:2.33 ratio by volume of pasta to sauce, and that macaroni yield is generous.

[Anonymous No.16570816]

>>16570796
I had to correct errors in my post replying to my self

captcha:2wats

[Anonymous No.16570823]

>>16570792
>>16570798
>>16570812
jesus christ, anon, get it together

>>16570816
>2wats
no shit

[Anonymous No.16570840]

>>16567001
>30 g nutmeg
>54 g roasted garlic paste
Fucking lmaoo, this reminds me of those basketball American recipes that are literally inedible due to the sheer spice content because “yhte people don’t use no seasonin!”

[Anonymous No.16570848]

>>16570840
maybe you're just too white, anon

[Anonymous No.16570859]

>>16567001
Roux Mac and cheese is dogshit. I make a cheese custard instead using the same method I use for banana cream pies and it stays moist for D A Y S.

[Anonymous No.16570864]

>>16570859
epically based take

[Anonymous No.16570875]

>>16570859
it's actually worse than roux-based... the directions say to add flour directly to the milk.