Recreating Christina Tosi's Milk Bar Compost Cookies From Taste | Reverse Engineering | Bon Appétit
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We challenged resident Bon Appétit supertaster Chris Morocco to recreate Christina Tosi of Milk Bar's Compost Cookies in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The catch? He'll have to identify what he's making with a blindfold over his eyes, letting each of his other senses guide the way. Will Chris be able to reproduce these famous cookies without being able to see them?
Director: Cory Cavin
Director of Photography: Eric Brouse
Editor: Kris Knight
Host: Chris Morocco
Sr. Culinary Director: Kelly Janke
Producer: Halie Aaron
Culinary Producer: Kat Boytsova
Culinary Associate Producer: Leslie Raney
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producer: Yoshivel Chirinos
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Kirsten Potts
Audio: Mike Guggino
Production Assistant: Jamal Abdinasir Mohamed
Production Assistant: Justine Ramirez
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
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@omaralikhan8258 Жыл бұрын
That face mask had me dying! It was like it was made for his entire personality!
@fubbychucker6696 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see this as a competition with Chris up against someone else
@joshp8535 Жыл бұрын
Said for a long time that I want to see ANYONE else do this, so that you can have a "control" for how good a "regular" (albeit cheffy/foodie) person is at this.
@VBC_Records Жыл бұрын
their biggest miss is not turning this into a beat chris style thing
@thenotcast3590 Жыл бұрын
@@VBC_Records yo that would be actually so entertaining to watch.
@carriehampton3513 Жыл бұрын
He figures out the corn syrup? REALLY? That is some next level talent. WOW
@Halfcocked1222 Жыл бұрын
Glucose is the go-to for professional bakers because it is less temperamental than sugar and will add the same amount of sweetness and hydration. Once he deduced who made it, choosing the pro's method was logical.
@kvpdesign5297 Жыл бұрын
This face mask 😂 It looked like Chris, keeping an eye on the oven while watching the crew to make sure nobody was sabotaging him 😂 Epic!
@TabyPilgrim Жыл бұрын
the mask is staring into my soul and i don't like it
@jokermebad31 Жыл бұрын
That is the dumbest comment ever. Get over it. It's just a mask for crying out loud. It's Mona Lisa's eyes you twinky. 😂🤔🥱
@tiffythorpe Жыл бұрын
😂
@burningstrawman2589 Жыл бұрын
At least you have a soul. It's staring into my abyss.
@gabehernandez3844 Жыл бұрын
SAME HAHA
@tconlon251 Жыл бұрын
Leonardo da Vinci liked this 👍🏻
@Avvisoful Жыл бұрын
I'm really impressed how he instantly found out which recipe it is
@tpn1110 Жыл бұрын
Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar is a literal empire in NYC so everyone who lives there eat them on a regular basis
@potato-whiz Жыл бұрын
@@tpn1110 yes they’re pretty distinct and the compost cookie super popular and well known. It’s a big thing with Milk Bar. Not surprised he figured it out once he realized there was other stuff in it.
@hannahcollins1816 Жыл бұрын
@@tpn1110 I live in the middle of the Midwest and I even would've known. It's famous for sure. Would've been absolutely shocked if he hadn't gotten it
@Avvisoful Жыл бұрын
@@tpn1110 I never heard of it, but since I live in europe, I guess that's not too surprising
@philevans6395 Жыл бұрын
milk bar was not the best should I try the compost cookie and see if it isnt as crazy sweet as everything else sold there?
@asquithmainlines699 Жыл бұрын
This was a cookie master class. I was amazed how Chris took a recipe with a ridiculous amount of ingredients and somehow duplicated the taste, texture and appearance without using the same ingredients. A true master. I just watched her make these on an Austrailian T.V. show and she made no mention of the graham cracker crust.
@MD-ef7nl Жыл бұрын
We don't have Graham crackers in Australia. Perhaps that is why?
@asquithmainlines699 Жыл бұрын
@@MD-ef7nl Oh dear, how do you make cheese cake? Ours always starts with a Graham crust. We can also buy chocolate flavoured Graham cracker crumbs. You must have something that tastes similar.🇨🇦
@albux Жыл бұрын
@@asquithmainlines699 You can make cheesecake with all sorts of cookies as the base. Digestive are a common choice.
@asquithmainlines699 Жыл бұрын
@@albux Yes I suppose you could but Graham wafers have such a distinctive flavour. I guess if you did’t know the difference it would not matter though. Jello makes a boxed No Bake Cheesecake mix here with the cheesecake pudding mix and a bag of Graham cracker crumbs, all you need is milk for the pudding and melted butter for the graham crumbs. I started making those when I was 10. It’s not a real cheese cake but if you smother it in macerated strawberries it can make for a pretty good guilty pleasure.
@joshp8535 Жыл бұрын
"Yeah, I dont know, it's just like, SCIENCE, ya know?"
@staszdziech Жыл бұрын
finally fair judging on the end - someone not afraid to be honest with Chris! must be a weird dynamic since he is more senior than the people choosing the recipes
@maggien3676 Жыл бұрын
Him cutting the pretzel that was sticking up made me die
@stephaniealvarado649 Жыл бұрын
Shout-out to the editing. The background music and zoom ins to the missing graham crust had me cracking up! Love these videos, always on the lookout for them!
@claska333 Жыл бұрын
recreating baking recipes is SO much harder than cooking recipes and this shows it! There's so much exact science that goes into baking that we dont even think about
@mmarksz86 Жыл бұрын
Her cookie looked so much better, and you can see it when they do the close-up side-by-side. Pretty amazing how little subtleties in ratios and techniques (like resting them in the fridge) can impact the final outcome so much. I'm sure his tasted good and they didn't look bad, but the fact that hers was a fine-tuned recipe and technique really showed.
@Bob-nc5hz Жыл бұрын
It's really not surprising, baking is much closer to chemistry than the rest of cooking. "Winging" baking is a lot harder as a result. But that also means replicating is difficult, and sight unseen even more so. I don't think baking is really great for this show, it's too fussy. I guess it creates more drama than when Chris does well, but it's so setting up for failure.
@sbender3787 Ай бұрын
The big difference is chilling the dough. It is huge.
@GFDIAA Жыл бұрын
The editing and the drama and the doubts reminded me of good ol Gourmet Makes
@doubledude4381 Жыл бұрын
You need to let him remake one of his own.
@SpootyMcGee Жыл бұрын
Was just about to make this suggestion. So Ill second it!
@BenedictAllen_ Жыл бұрын
He’d figure it out immediately
@firedrakegirl13 Жыл бұрын
One of brad’s recipes
@huitrecouture Жыл бұрын
You people have only been saying this since day ONE. NOBODY IS INTERESTED IN A GOTCHA MOMENT what a stupid idea.
@svn5994 5 ай бұрын
And yet we are because it's been asked since day one. @@huitrecouture
@Seatek_Ark Жыл бұрын
Tbh this one was like a trick question lol. You didn't know that part of the definition of compost cookie was inclusion of coffee, and the things Christina does to offset the graham cracker mix makes it almost impossible to tell it does have graham crackers in it...
@Wileylikethehawk Жыл бұрын
I’d be like “Um…. I think it’s a cookie? Maybe?” His skills are insane.
@_DaemonCleaner Жыл бұрын
He knows better than to trust anything his team provides
@philippb.7435 Жыл бұрын
My favourite episode so far! I love when desserts or vegetarian dishes are features!
@maiarossini9091 Жыл бұрын
Loved the knowledge that both Chris and Kat shared about baking in this! So fun!
@Amosgreyy1 Жыл бұрын
Hey beautiful 💗💗 How are you doing??
@future.cadaver Жыл бұрын
Chris: *picks up Lucky Charms box* “I haven’t even THOUGHT about these things in, like, THREE DECADES.” Chris clearly forgets the before times when Gourmet Makes still existed 🥺 Feels like an entire lifetime ago.
@diggysoze2897 Жыл бұрын
He must have been on vacation for that episode - in the first minute of that episode you see him for just a second in the background, but then he’s never seen again.
@garcipat Жыл бұрын
This episode was enjoyable to watch. It had tention, drama, desperation and a conclusion. Packed in a good 25 minutes. :)
@ria8894 Жыл бұрын
i absolutely love this whole video!! the idea of the cookies and Chris's course of action and thinking 😄👌💞
@serenasmith4039 Жыл бұрын
Awe I love watching Chris. I've never seen him so stumped by a recipe before! That was a tough one with the graham crackers, milk powder, light brown sugar, corn syrup. So many random ingredients!
@antonlvdm Жыл бұрын
Please never stop this show!!
@travares Жыл бұрын
These 1 day episodes feel rushed and lacking the magic, care and attention to detail of the original episodes. I miss the supermarket and the pacing in the old videos
@danijelaolds2216 Жыл бұрын
Chris is honestly so amazing!!! Absolutely love this series. Wish there was more episodes!!!
@arieljayde7486 Жыл бұрын
Chris’s BA best chocolate chip is my favorite cookie recipe. I’ve made them at least 100 times.
@hundragant Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite mask used so far hands down
@allysonfernandez682 Жыл бұрын
It would be really cool to see a little sub-series of Reverse Engineering where Chris shows us how to make the actual recipe he tried to recreate
@buffienguyen Жыл бұрын
the editing and B rolls are super playful and funny this episode :D
@josephchamberlain3681 Жыл бұрын
This was good and unlike every other video in the series. Way to go
@IAMDOLWOTA Жыл бұрын
Having to recreate a specific cookie recipe in this format is pretty mean of a task if we're being honest lol. Although I was a little annoyed that he chose not to chill the cookie on principle when he 100% knew it was always going to be one. Impressive result regardless, bravo Chris!
@sovupo Жыл бұрын
That drove me crazy, why didn't he chill it!!!
@TheBeautifulDisaster Жыл бұрын
@@sovupo Chris was only given one day, he had to make many versions of the cookie, varying and correcting ingredients and technique for each batch. Waiting an hour or two in between each attempt would have eaten up all his time.
@AileenTownsend Жыл бұрын
I love this video! So fun and enlightening to watch the changing thought process. Tosi’s compost cookie is my favorite of hers!
@kkyochan Жыл бұрын
his skill is insane. I love these episodes so much.
@michaelpropmaster Жыл бұрын
Could Chris possibly be a distant relative to the Mona Lisa? That mask on him just works.
@juliatheinternetuser Жыл бұрын
I just LOVE the editing of this video!!
@tonymonastiere8510 Жыл бұрын
Chris, this was...impressive, most impressive! Your version would sell everywhere. Another vid to make everyone's attempt much better. Thnx, and Happy Holidays!
@janethope Жыл бұрын
Chris is a real good sport for putting himself through this
@johannaperez80 Жыл бұрын
he's so funny he takes it so seriously
@carolynfergus-callahan4194 Жыл бұрын
The editing on this was a+!
@StaphyJr Жыл бұрын
I noticed that also! I haven't seen any of these before, so I wasn't sure if that was the normal style or not, but it was fun.
@amandachristi1328 Жыл бұрын
Appreciated this long form content with Chris, liked it a lot
@Hortonscakes Жыл бұрын
I live for Chris! And Brad lol. Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️
@gabrielfreitas9512 Жыл бұрын
This was for sure one of the hardest recipes in this program, not only because in sweet recipes any small change might mean a lot, but also because the "compost" idea could be literally any kind of ingredients. Congratulations, Chris!
@blazelo1301 Жыл бұрын
Baked goods like this have to be the most challenging thing to recreate because of how much little changes can change the finished product.
@vivijd14 Жыл бұрын
Ioved this juge and the mask as well! Bravo Chris
@mrmoloch4033 Жыл бұрын
One of the best masks yet.
@jamiebailey3522 Жыл бұрын
I started on Bon Appetite following Brads videos but have fallen so in love with this show and Chris’ personality A+ every time. I wish there were a million more of these, but it must be so time consuming!
@gp4708 Жыл бұрын
Awesome outcome. Im impressed with this one. A+ in my mind!
@beingforeverfree Жыл бұрын
I straight up 💖guffawed💖 when he said “do I wish this wasn’t standing straight up? yes thx for pointing that out”
@kalihqabrown4907 Жыл бұрын
I have never been this early. Sidenote, figuring out a baking recipe was thee most difficult challenge you could give. Excellent episode
@simplyjanice Жыл бұрын
My favorite series on this channel to watch! I love watching Chris figure it out and hearing his thought process.
@PuffinPsychologist Жыл бұрын
This is the best Christmas gift I have ever received 😂
@amandarogers6217 Жыл бұрын
The chaos of these cookies and Chris’s reaction is everything loool
@loboalamo Жыл бұрын
This one is the most fun! Thank you!
@gmecxlove Жыл бұрын
This whole episode I keep thinking they were letting him look at the cookies because of the freaking eye mask hahahah
@rosstapson 6 ай бұрын
Chris is my favourite thing on KZfaq lately :) this was a goodie.
@303Lyons303 Жыл бұрын
I love this it's so fun to watch. I have never even heard of this cookie, Chris did a great job! Thank you. 🙂
@joshpointoh 8 ай бұрын
This is the only episode of this I've ever seen that I would have a chance at. Had these cookies a hundred times
@The_Green_Queen Жыл бұрын
“Is that… Hershey’s… Special… Dark…? Is that what I am to you?”
@Fife178 Жыл бұрын
This cookie has been my obsession since I first took a bite of it. Most unforgettable cookie imo.
@nan0bel Жыл бұрын
the mask this week is hilarious lol
@Narra0002 Жыл бұрын
Idk if I’d make Tosi’s recipe, but I will be making BA’s best chocolate chip cookie recipe again. It really is the best
@Toidal Жыл бұрын
The milk crumb! Makes for cookies so good that you essentially make and destroy a different batch of cookies in the creation of the actual cookie
@notsewmuch7490 9 ай бұрын
You did amazingly Chris ❤
@jicasas Жыл бұрын
This mask choice was particularly fantastic. 😹
@bbread__ Жыл бұрын
wow this show is so insightful.
@madcitywendy Жыл бұрын
So fascinating!
@spotdogit Жыл бұрын
That mask, y’all. 😄 Super surprised he missed the coffee element, even at the end. Interesting to learn what the graham crust does to texture and taste! Great job, as always, maestro!
@sarahfuller5482 8 ай бұрын
I bc loved that pretzel sticking straight up. I was personally offended when he snipped it
@yybbhn Жыл бұрын
the point 6 font for "Lucky Charms Marshmallows" had me rolling
@call_me_ping Жыл бұрын
This is so crazy hard! He instantly knew whose cookie it was... but there are so many components!
@trinkab Жыл бұрын
When I was like 19.. I spent a summer trying to make chocolate chip cookies that aren't little bricks that my mom made for dad (I like mine chewy). So I made SO MANY batches. The structure that makes them hold their (at least for a Toll House Choco chip cookie) shape is flour. The more flour, the less they spread.
@deprofundis3293 Жыл бұрын
This one was edited particularly ww, with the sound effects and zoom ins to create drama about the Graham crackers especially. 😂 I just love this show!!
@deprofundis3293 Жыл бұрын
And Chris is hilarious, as always!
@Whiteplumee Жыл бұрын
Chris Morocco; the ultimate bah humbug grinch of sweets… I had to. 😂😂😂
@spencersmith3482 Жыл бұрын
"I mean they look pretty similar" 19:55 ha Wtf? I'm tired of the hosts on here taking it easy on Chris at the end.
@amandalloyd8812 Жыл бұрын
well done!! baking has to be the hardest of the challenges. you can slap a sauce together with corn flour instead of rice flour. or swiss instead of gruyere in a 4-cheese sauce. but cookies! so many ratios and techniques. I'd never guess glucose.
@catofthecastle1681 Жыл бұрын
Ahh, the Mona Lisa of cookie recipes!
@boonjabby Жыл бұрын
Crazy how Chris can nail dishes I thought would be crazy difficult, only to be defeated by a cookie
@phillipameling7284 Жыл бұрын
Chris' talent is incredible, though I think this was a bit unfair.
@nicoler.8581 Жыл бұрын
I don't think I payed attention to anything Chris said when he was wearing the eye mask because I was laughing too much!
@natto84 Жыл бұрын
The editing going into round two is so funny
@keenhua1133 Жыл бұрын
Tell/show us how much of each ingredient that was used for both Chris' and the challenged dish? Grading can remain how it is; but would like to know just how close Chris was on his ingredient input.
@o-o-olivia9249 9 ай бұрын
“Hershey’s Special Dark? Is that what I am to you?” dead 🤣💀
@leslieeg Жыл бұрын
I need these once a week please :(
@Amosgreyy1 Жыл бұрын
Hey beautiful 💗💗 How are you doing??
@avgcatdad Жыл бұрын
the mask has me laughing, love it!
@jemella8132 Жыл бұрын
surprised he didn’t get the coffee - love u chris!!!
@Amosgreyy1 Жыл бұрын
Hey beautiful 💓💓 How are you doing?
@aakkiirree32 Жыл бұрын
As an avid baker of Milkbar treats, this is so devious! Uncommon things like glucose, milk powder, freeze dried corn powder, clear imitation vanilla and premade crumbles and crunches and such all lurk in their recipes.
@kyokoyumi Жыл бұрын
That mask though XD Also like... he nailed both the person and the food on the first shot (kinda). Not letting them rest is going to cost him for sure I can see it now.
@bur2576 Жыл бұрын
My wife and I really expected to love her cookies. If you buy the retail package in a store like target, THEY ARE AWFUL. Borderline as bad as protein cookies. Shame because of the price and how amazing people make her locations seem
@j-bq5nc Жыл бұрын
thats good to know! i have made some of her recipes and they turned out okay but i wasn't too impressed. then, a few months ago, there was a bunch of Milk Bar brand treats on the clearance rack at Walmart and i grabbed them all. got to check out and realized it said to keep them refrigerated, which they had not been. glad i didnt end up buying them.
@annkennedyperry Жыл бұрын
The ones they sell in target are completely different than the store! It’s worth going to the store if you’re ever near one but they’re not ground breaking either
@pathologicaldoubt Жыл бұрын
Seems like you ate “the garbage dump cookie” and not “the compost cookie” 😅
@kitcoffey7194 7 ай бұрын
Agreed, wanted to buy some online but too many artificial ingredients to justify buying.
@TheSongwritingCat Жыл бұрын
Kat was an adorable judge
@MaikNL Жыл бұрын
Wild episode
@silentone11111111 Жыл бұрын
Don’t know these new folk. Glad Chris is still with the team 😀
@51rwyatt Жыл бұрын
they threw him to the wolves for this one
@winniethepoohpiglet Жыл бұрын
he's such a diva
@bodyfultherapies Жыл бұрын
you did good Chris, if the graham cracker crust issue waste there, you have have been at a solid B, maybe even A-
@Amosgreyy1 Жыл бұрын
Hey beautiful 💗💗 How are you doing ??
@lennythai5584 Жыл бұрын
I always wonder who is chosen to make the version Chris tastes
@igglewiggle6649 Жыл бұрын
It is very entertaining to watch professionals recreate well known bakes. In my view, it is very difficult to replicate Tosi’s recipes. Of all of Tosi’s recipes (I have all her recipe books…and love her whimsical bake style.) my fav is her birthday cake (confetti). I am sure that when she introduced that cake recipe, she said that it took her 7 years to refine/perfect this recipe. Not 1-day.
@kimbarbeaureads Жыл бұрын
I think this would have gone better if they had given him a monster or oatmeal base cookie instead of his chocolate chip recipe. I was hoping he would abandon the marshmallows and corn flakes and switch to Golden Grahams. Poor Chris. Those cookies are ridiculous in the worst way.
@beachesandcream27 Жыл бұрын
they’re sooooo good though
@gclar014 Жыл бұрын
I gotta ask. What pens are you using!? I've got to know! Also love these cookies but my favorite are the Milk Bar ice creams.
@FarleyHillBilly Жыл бұрын
Oh look ! There's a squirrel !
@namelesscrow2069 Жыл бұрын
He's using Sipa Pens! When I first saw Chris using them I got so excited because I'd been using them for a while. It's good for writing and doing line art
@erinptrsn Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you asked! I was literally only looking through the comments to see if anyone knew what kind of pens he was using!!! LOL
@knock-kneed-man5409 Жыл бұрын
Brad, what to do with the braising liquid when the shrimp come out?
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