3 Chefs Try to Make Mac & Cheese with No Recipe

3 Chefs Try to Make Mac & Cheese with No Recipe | Epicurious

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10 ай бұрын

Mac and cheese-simple enough when you’re following directions. But what would you do if you weren’t given a recipe and had to make one up on the spot? Novice chef Joe, home cook Diane, and professional chef Saúl Montiel find out who has the kitchen experience and culinary creativity to pull it off. 3 chefs, no recipes-and lots and lots of mac and cheese.
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@TheFierywaters 10 ай бұрын

Chef Saul might be a pro chef, but still faces dad chef challenges 😂😂

@lewizm697 10 ай бұрын

Chef who?

@Ben-Carr 10 ай бұрын

He must cook the onions a long time or use very little onion if the kids dont like too much onion. Onion quickly overpowers everything else in the dish.

@Kjfletcher1985 10 ай бұрын

I love painfully spicy foods but my children complain if I put fresh ginger or onions in their meals. I'm slowly trying to acclimatise them.. then we'll move on to chilli. It's nice to know even pro chefs have these battles.

@katl8825 10 ай бұрын

@@Kjfletcher1985 kids generally have more tastebuds than adults (you lose them as you age, or something) hence why a lot of kids can’t tolerate stronger flavored foods and ingredients :’)

@elizahhoward6810 10 ай бұрын

@@katl8825interesting to note

@jeboks777 10 ай бұрын

I see Chef Saul, i watch

@arbbairagi 10 ай бұрын

Exactly😊

@SenatiaA 10 ай бұрын

Yep, same

@cdatlas 10 ай бұрын

Saul is my favorite chef on the channel, I wish he would do his own channel. I do like Frank too but Saul is really just a naturally funny person.

@mathfan22 10 ай бұрын

Same

@KillianMaddox 10 ай бұрын

Same

@trevorpacelli8056 10 ай бұрын

After all these years, Epicurious finally gave us what we wanted: the 3 chefs trying each other's meals.

@elizahhoward6810 10 ай бұрын

It really is a first huh lol…I understand it’s not a competition but why not have them try if they’re not allergic

@synocrat601 10 ай бұрын

The next step is bringing in the level 4 food scientists to blind taste test and judge them.

@kirstinweber3250 9 ай бұрын

Why does the level two sound like Hannah Montana? I can’t unhear it😭

@SuperGraynard 8 ай бұрын

@@synocrat601I'd honestly be interested in seeing the food scientists trying their hands at making some of the dishes

@Alr1ghtyThen 6 ай бұрын

@@synocrat601i want the food scientist to try the food too but i don't want her to rank them or judge them just commentate on the different styles and techniques.

@Bored0720 10 ай бұрын

3 different level chefs, access to all the same ingredients, AND the same time limit?! AND they all get to sample each other's dish?! This is what your audience has been waiting for! 😱🥳

@stevendezwaan5707 10 ай бұрын

Chef Saul is awesome. He brings so much fun to these videos. His reaction to Velveeta is fantastic as well.

@suelfitz 10 ай бұрын

I just about choked on my coffee laughing, when he crossed himself putting the dish in the oven!

@stevendezwaan5707 10 ай бұрын

@@suelfitz I was having a drink of coffee when he commented on Velveeta and I had to try hard not to have coffee sprayed all over.

@muafey 8 ай бұрын

zip it up when your done

@jankie321 10 ай бұрын

I love how at the end they get to try each other's dish and compliment each other. It's so wholesome 🥰

@delightschwartz2155 10 ай бұрын

Finally, they get to taste and compare! The element I've been craving.

@Horseplucker 10 ай бұрын

Agreed

@nygreek743 10 ай бұрын

The most overused word ugh

@Feliphezo 9 ай бұрын

@@delightschwartz2155they've already done it multiple times..

@kay-no 4 ай бұрын

@@nygreek743just a lil bit buzzkill 😔

@darvoid66 10 ай бұрын

Chef Saul should be on television. He's a talented chef and he's fun too.

@kaprilarismendy 10 ай бұрын

He was on a tv program calle Hoy Dia for Telemundo but sadly it was only as a guest for one week! Greetings!

@justinannpeasee295 9 ай бұрын

He should make his own show instead on youtube or twitch. Being independent is better than being on a tv show that takes 80% of the profit he would be making.

@syifarz1 Ай бұрын

I could totally see him being on Masterchef Junior

@sony967 10 ай бұрын

Sauls comment about Joe being ready to be a father was so nice, perfect way to compliment the mac and cheese

@lilempescrempa 10 ай бұрын

"I just kind of keep tasting things until it tastes like how my mouth wants it to be" Best way to cook

@jaimesegura7318 10 ай бұрын

More of these please, so we can see what chefs can do with actual expensive ingredients too

@robinbarker5407 10 ай бұрын

Always nice to see a Dream Theater fan :)

@jaimesegura7318 10 ай бұрын

@@robinbarker5407 since 1997

@xanderscookingschool1497 10 ай бұрын

3:42 This is why everyone loves Saul. He's basically admitting to being a pathological liar, and I love it.

@gimmyyy 10 ай бұрын

it’s a latino parent tactic. my mom used to do it on me 😂

@peadar-o 10 ай бұрын

I did the same with mushrooms with a housemate. I blended them into sauces and soups. 🤭🤭🤭

@KarlainChrist 10 ай бұрын

No he’s not … weird comment

@xanderscookingschool1497 10 ай бұрын

@@KarlainChrist "That's how you get vegetables into your kids. By lying to them." Sounds like pathological lying to me.

@crimsonwingzero 10 ай бұрын

@@gimmyyy can confirm. My grandmother used it on me when I was a kid to eat my veggies

@PuffinPsychologist 9 ай бұрын

When Chef Saul imitated his daughter with the: “Is the food ready daddy? I don’t want no Oniyun-“ it took me out a lil more than it should have 😂 💀 ⚰️

@DirMaverick 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see the three chefs interact and eat each other's food. I always wondered why they didn't in the previous episodes. I thought, if I tasted the food I cooked, I'll definitely say I'd outdone myself...lol

@LucyTheLightbringer 10 ай бұрын

The previous episodes were filmed during quarantine

@acanthafiore 10 ай бұрын

And before the quarantine they were still separated, and that was because all the chefs were filmed at different schedules. So that might still be a thing if certain chefs are busier or if they're doing some ridiculous prep that makes the dish take much longer to finish.

@jonharris9681 10 ай бұрын

Love the format - the time limit is fun. I don’t think Frank could be a part of this bc it would take him two days to make Mac and cheese.

@maddelise2110 10 ай бұрын

This format would be a true challenge for Frank 😂

@amingusamongu5 9 ай бұрын

Frank would need to plant the durum wheat, raise and milk the cows... safe to say it will take him longer than 2 days

@Jobother 9 ай бұрын

Frank would see the eggs and flour and be halfway through making his own pasta when the time limit ends 😂

@flowertrue 9 ай бұрын

Frank would be putting a weight on a cheese press and churning butter.

@froosh93 10 ай бұрын

Would you consider an episode with 3 Pro chefs, Saul, Frank, and Esta? Maybe with this format or the recipe swapping format. It'd be interesting to see how they do things differently.

@maotingdew 10 ай бұрын

^^^THIS

@liazavala1250 10 ай бұрын

I thought this would be 3 pro chefs too! That’s all I want to see

@mrfarenheit0323 10 ай бұрын

Love this format, do more of these please!

@adriansolis5362 10 ай бұрын

What a great show! Diane has a genuine enthusiasm for her cooking that is infectious, Joe just cracks me up with his ultimate confidence, and we all love Chef Saul. I was smiling the entire way through

@Dominicana24 9 ай бұрын

Joe was everything in this video. I was cracking up the whole time

@YuuKamijo 10 ай бұрын

We always watch when Chef Saul is there.

@silvernickel108 10 ай бұрын

I love Chef Saúl!!! He’s so nice and funny, and it’s so sweet to hear about his children and their deceiving yet wholesome relationship with onions.

@meredithlawhorn7044 10 ай бұрын

Wow I didn’t know about the pro tip -don’t add your cheese until after folding your pasta into the white sauce. Gonna use this!

@breaker6683 10 ай бұрын

I've never heard of that either, hopefully I remember it for next time, I just made mac and cheese yesterday.

@jc3drums916 10 ай бұрын

Not sure how beneficial that is. I feel like the consistency would be better if you make a mornay sauce before adding the pasta.

@ellax325 9 ай бұрын

I add some cheese into the sauce, add the pasta, then tip it off with more cheese

@twat1854 9 ай бұрын

@@jc3drums916I make Mac and cheese quite often and it’s the one dish of mine that is well beloved. Adding the cheese after you’ve coated the noodles in the bechamel sauce is the way to go. The cheese incorporates differently and the texture is wildly better. Nothing wrong with a mornay but if we’re being technical the sauce is meant to have parm or Gruyère and so not all cheese types incorporate nicely into it.

@zacharyduryea4248 10 ай бұрын

Love this so much! My dad was a professional chef, very rarely saw him use a recipe or measure things. To me, this is how cooking really is When I got my first job in a kitchen, the head chef would ask me to make things without recipe all the time. There was no measuring equipment in the kitchen so I learned how to “eye ball” everything.

@Singsonggirl 10 ай бұрын

LOVING this new format. And I'm stoked to see that Saúl does it the way I would have done it. Well, mine would have been a bit lumpier and without the chillies, but still.

@crazyrabbitmom 10 ай бұрын

Joe is hilarious, I love it when he appears in videos! Never seen Diane before, I think she's great tho and should appear more. Chef Saul is amazing as always. I'd try all three dishes btw!

@goeticfolklore 10 ай бұрын

There’s not enough comments about her! Hers looked delicious, I’m also a fan of spicy mac

@kirstinweber3250 9 ай бұрын

All I could think about was how much she sounds like Hannah Montana. I can’t unhear it😭

@paulorr4896 10 ай бұрын

This was fun. I think I love Chef Saúl even more now. How is that possible?

@ntielman2072 9 ай бұрын

always happy to see Saul. Joe's vibe is really chill as well. would love to see more of him All 3 chefs did amazing!

@treehuggingbuddhist 10 ай бұрын

I would never dream of telling Chef Saul how to live his life.

@bow3i 10 ай бұрын

This format is fantastic! Please do more of this

@cassandrasinclair8722 10 ай бұрын

I love Chef Saul's energy.

@GyroCannon 10 ай бұрын

Joe has the exact same energy as me, a fellow person whose parents didn't know how to cook 😂

@plantmommich 10 ай бұрын

Joe is my new favorite!!!! He’s so funny 😂

@jono2245 10 ай бұрын

This format >>> 4 levels since at the end it’s not just the person cooking it giving their input. Like duh the person cooking it would it their creation since it’s also the effort they’re appreciating. Everyone should know what Saul is cooking up 😮‍💨🔥

@celiaflores-perez4932 10 ай бұрын

Chef Saul is a mood 🤣

@alnazdili4691 10 ай бұрын

1:50 "We use fancy stuff to impress people"😂😂😂😂😂

@arielmanela7641 10 ай бұрын

PLEASE! Get Chef Saul his own series! He's the soul of this channel

@ohwowoh7281 10 ай бұрын

Love how they got to taste each other’s dishes. That reveal was so well done! This was a hit Epicurious!

@pixiesanchez9195 10 ай бұрын

My brother taught me a trick with veggies if you cut them small enough so say broccoli you can cut it so small it looks like green dots my brother told his son its green sugar 😂

@TPJN777 10 ай бұрын

This is my favorite concept for 'challenge' videos that you guys have done and I hope there's a whole lot more in the future

@jl11sr 10 ай бұрын

love this evolution of the video format. as much as i loved the "4 ways" ...there was never really a 4th way and its fun to see the folks interact

@brendaortiz5614 10 ай бұрын

I want a compilation of all of Chef Saul's greatest moments

@enny_oae2561 10 ай бұрын

Omg I love the interactions with the chefs. This is what the other series needed. 😍

@I.Am.Lindsey. 10 ай бұрын

"Daddy, is the food ready!? I don't want no onion!" 😂Oop!

@vicesobrevinas7230 10 ай бұрын

This new format is fun! Can’t wait for the interaction of other chefs and the combinations for a set of chefs are endless.

@Romi_Zii 10 ай бұрын

Love Saul’s Dad Energy by hiding the vegetables in the food! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🤍🤎

@Cliff-M- 9 ай бұрын

Anything with Joe and Saul is gold.

@toregenekhatun480 10 ай бұрын

This was fun would love to see more like it! They all did great with an everyday dish!

@nptuk2163 9 ай бұрын

Saul, you deserve your own show… you rock the place 😄😄

@lars4884 10 ай бұрын

they are all nice but because its the frist time seeing joe i have to say, he is so much fun to watch

@wehcd 10 ай бұрын

MORE of this series please!

@babs3241 10 ай бұрын

Excellent new show! Love this. It looks like how I cook when I stare at my fridge. (Made lovely reduction last night by deglazing a pan with canned tomato water and rice vinegar.)

@daintyboii 4 ай бұрын

Loved seeing Diane in this - such a calming and light energy (and had the best looking Mac & Cheese imo!). Keeping my fingers crossed that she features in many more videos! :)

@alionintights4074 10 ай бұрын

Saul's reaction to velveeta.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@1263903 10 ай бұрын

Bro if Saul has his own channel, I WOULD WATCH HIM ALLL DAAYYYY

@lexymartin6841 9 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed watching this. Its so relatable,funny and satisfying ❤

@leenaabed1817 10 ай бұрын

This is the BEST series!! Are there more??!

@Taric25 10 ай бұрын

I love this format!

@Arabwel 10 ай бұрын

This is a great format! I love this

@annelynn8708 5 ай бұрын

Each dish looks amazing. Thank you for this!

@alicetwain 10 ай бұрын

Let me say it again. Saúl thinks like a spicyer Italian. We have to adopt him to the boot shaped country.

@queenonac5171 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful ❤i love that they all tried each other dishes

@victoriascotttheclassicist3692 10 ай бұрын

I'm with Chef Saul on the noodles! Cavatapi is one of my favorites. Also, thank you for the parenting advice Chef Saul 😂

@TedBuk29 10 ай бұрын

Very fun video. Please do more!

@knowwe 10 ай бұрын

They all looked yummy. I'd pick Diane's one just because I love peppers & spice, but they all looked lush!

@ohiko9594 10 ай бұрын

It's going to be my favourite show on the channel, hands down

@rash9488 10 ай бұрын

Chef Saul is life.

@AustinMerfeld 10 ай бұрын

Awesome content, I hope to see more of this series.

@sreejamitra5872 10 ай бұрын

Love this new form of episode…. @epicurious you growing gracefully

@PassiveAgressive319 10 ай бұрын

Is this a new series? Yessss pleaaasee🙏

@GMLFire 10 ай бұрын

“This may be a disaster, but I’m having fun” I so so so love that!!!

@benkirkland5354 10 ай бұрын

All three were amazing!

@PuffinPsychologist 6 ай бұрын

Watching this a second time without realizing I’ve seen it and AS SOON AS CHEF SAUL SAID “Is the food ready daddy? I don’t want no Oniyun-“, I immediately realized I have indeed seen this video. I died laughing and proceeded to drop my phone on my dog.

@carialv 6 ай бұрын

Love this type of episode

@kishavacadoo 10 ай бұрын

oh i love this series 😍

@nyandakun 10 ай бұрын

The editing is just next level 🔥

@clueless9619 10 ай бұрын

""why i choose this? because its fancy and that's what professionals do." absolutely perfect line!! love chef saul

@kidogames3455 10 ай бұрын

I found my new favorite series 😍

@michaelfouladi4961 9 ай бұрын

Chef Saul is a part time pro chef and full time entertainer😂

@lennysgomez7800 10 ай бұрын

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS NEW FORMAT❤❤

@Mcmuffinwaffle 10 ай бұрын

I don't think they could of had a more perfect cast for this video.

@jeanw4287 10 ай бұрын

love these three people

@VIP-ry6vv 10 ай бұрын

Oooo. I like this new series. Epicurious stepping it up.

@kaprilarismendy 10 ай бұрын

Please keep this series! It’s so entertaining. Hopefully we’ll see chef Frank

@ThrwG49 6 ай бұрын

When I make mac/shells and cheese, I never use a recipe to begin with. I just boil pasta, and while the pasta is cooking, I make the roux. Once the pasta is close to being ready (al dente), I start adding the cheese to the roux and then combine the finished pasta and sauce, along with a little bit of the [leftover] pasta water. If anything goes wrong at the this point, I will add more cheese, milk, or butter until I get to where I want it. Then, finally, I serve the finished product.

@Mervin-Bunter 10 ай бұрын

I will watch any video with Chef Saúl. More of him pls.

@celseasharcelceeofficial 10 ай бұрын

I loved that they tasted each other’s!!! That was so cool!!!!

@JP-jd8wr 10 ай бұрын

Great idea for a series!

@jeff__w 10 ай бұрын

Novice chef Joe exudes the perfect combination of nonchalant coolness (“My method is called ‘The Slop.’ I learned it at Le Cordon Bleu”) and intensity (“It’s not a competition…but I’m gonna win”).

@Smilealot62 4 ай бұрын

Enjoying the show so much!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

@ladyb715 7 ай бұрын

Love chef saul he s so fun to watch u can see the passion

@GyroCannon 10 ай бұрын

They listened to us! We've been asking for this under the "Swap Ingredients" series for a little while!

@Blarrrghish 10 ай бұрын

Looks like a new Epicurious series!

@elifyakut3499 10 ай бұрын

I love this new concept!

@AltarexLuurkesien 6 ай бұрын

This series is what WE WANT. GREAAAAT episode.,

@Elishacheinje 10 ай бұрын

OMG I love Saul. "That's what professionals do. We use fancy stuff to impress people"

@caspenbee 9 ай бұрын

All these chefs have awesome personalities. I enjoyed Joe's confidence! And his choosing the velveeta and pre-shredded, because I like not having to worry about my cheese breaking and those have stabilizers. I wish someone had gone with the mustard though! It really adds something special.