Did it with some cheese puffs too. was the best night of my dogs life.

Forgot the Cayenne pepper. This didn't work for me until I added a little cayanne pepper.

Thanks Chef John! I've worked on this for a couple of days. My family is convinced I'm insane. That's ok, I really love this skill, and the dog enjoyed my mistakes.

instructions unclear; ate all the cheeseballs.

Great demo. I always tell my friends to practice at their in-laws house so they don't make a mess in their own kitchen.

When I learned to flip eggs, we practiced with a piece of bread in a frying pan. Once you get good at that (it doesn't take long) flipping anything in a pan is pretty easy.

my mother taught my how to do this when I was younger like 12-13 years old and now my children and their friends are in awe that I can do it so easily (without even thinking about it) so now I am teaching them. Most certainly a skill to have.

uh huh... uh huh.... but can I substitute an up and down motion? I don't like the taste of back and forth.

i gave this video a like right after he said "up and down, is very lame, back and forth, shows off your game"

I think it's worth mentioning that he is flipping the front of the pan upwards ever so slightly at the end of the "push". Watch at about 1:29 and you'll see it. It's still true that it is much more of a front/back motion than an up/down motion, but in my experience, it still doesn't work without the little upwards flick at the end.

2:19 min video, $1.98 purchase, and 5 minutes of fun with my kids and we now all know how to flip like a pro, nice!

Chef John is instructive and has a wonderful sense of humor, which makes his fantastic recipes and techniques a joy to watch. This is another great video, which will improve your cooking skills. Keep 'me coming, Chef! You're the best in the biz!

Great videos for the home cooks, beginners, and enthusiasts. I've learned by experience how to do it a while ago, but it's a great video for those who are too timid to try or haven't correctly figured it out. Love this channel!

thank you soooo much for the vids, I can't stop watching. Tried several recipes and they all turned out sensational! Thank you!!!!!!

"Keep experimenting with that back and forth motion and eventually you will get it." This is especially true after making one of his Valentines Day dishes. You are sooooooo getting.... lots of compliments.

I can't believe this video has over one million views. Chef John deserves it.

this is such a beautiful simple explanation of the food flip if only my culinary school would have tought me like this! So easy! Thank you!

Kind of like the old shake-a shake-a.

This is one of the things I like about your videos. You explain things so they are easy to follow. Great video.

You are such a sweetheart. Every time I watch your vids I become happy with life. Thanks for existing chef.

I learned to flip with pinto beans. I like the Cheese Ball technique. You can reward yourself by eating them.

Works with stale Cap'n Crunch cereal too :)

Thank you so much for this! I love your sense of humor. I was making some fried cubed potatoes the other day and trying to pan flip, but I kept losing a couple! I just wanna fry all the sides of my cubes evenly lol. Time to get practicing with the cheese balls

Chef John, you're the hero we didn't know we needed! 💜

365 people are still flipping up and down

Love it, now I have one more reason to buy cheese balls.

Awesome, thank you chef John, i love ur sense of humor. Recipe​s, vídeos and music thanks for sharing, and As always I enjoyyy

Thank you chef John!. Added to the "great things to do when mom's not home" playlist!

I'm your biggest fan, chef John.

CHef john what have you done?! Youve given away the secret to all the plebs, how am i supposed to impress the ladies now?!!

You're the best. My favorite cooking channel.

loves the way you talk , makes cooking fun and pleasure

I up and downed where I should have front to backed... now my pan is stuck to the ceiling and the nice firefighter is asking me where it hurts....

I never knew something so awesome could be done so easily! *That moment when Cooking and Physics both blow your mind out*

Excellent! And laughing! Thanks for the lesson, Chef John.

Wow thanks a million . I am a pretty good cook but I never mastered the flip technique. Wow again. What great advice I just got from you as I was doing it wrong all these years. I'm sure I'll Master this quite quickly. Thank you so much

Chef Jon, shouldn't we use more of an up and down motion?

I am up for adoption Chef John! I have been orphaned for 26 years now and I am almost potty trained, and I can do the dishes (for a little food)! I'm sure my wife and kids and in-laws can find a new place to live! Thanks for your wonderful food and tips! You need a TV show, I know it would be a hit!

Thank you! You’re the only chef that I’ve found that teaches this.

I've always wanted to be able to do this consistently. Thank you!

Another great tutorial Chef John! However, a closer look at the slo-mo reveals a slight upward tilt on the leading edge of the pan just before the sharp backward pull. This was omitted in the narration. Probably something you do from muscle memory without realizing it. Perhaps?

I really like the way he talks! I should starting talking like that to my colleagues! :P

I think part of the reason why I'm subscribed to you if because of your majestically sounding voice. It's beautiful.

my dad was a chief, he would impress us with throwing our omelets almost the the ceiling, then catching them with the pan. We were in awe. I thought it was magic. I love your shows, and your personality. You should be called, the comedic, chef.

"My secret training method. And we're not gonna use real food. We're gonna use cheese balls." Cheese balls = not real food Sounds about right.

I get asked how to do this all the time!

thank you. YOU are The best teaching Chef i have ever come across.

Thanks so much for showing me how to flip food. I have been trying to do this for years and never got it. I gotta try this in my next stir fry.

Sir, your voice can be use for narrator on Disney movies.. (sorry about grammar).. thanks for sharing the recipes..

How to Flip stuff in a pan like chef Hello! This is Chef John from foodwishes.com with How to Flip Stuff in the Pan like a Chef! That’s right. This has to be one of the most popular non-recipe food wishes of all time. So I’m going to show you my secret training method and we’re not going to use real food! We’re going to use cheese balls. And the reason I like the cheese balls for this in addition to they’re kind of tasty and go good with beer, the reason I like the cheese balls is because they’re very light which means they’re going to fly out of the pan if you don’t do this right. But if they do fly out of the pan, they’re not going to do any damage or make a big mess. So I think they work really well for this. So I’m going to pour those in the pan. Looks like I’ve got a couple extra. Let me take care of those. So here we go. The secret here is not to try to throw the food up and catch it. That’s why people have a problem with this. They think you’re supposed to throw the food up and then somehow catch it with the pan. That’s not what you’re trying to do. It’s not an up and down motion. It’s a back and forth motion. That’s the key. And to help you remember that, there’s an old saying, and by old, I mean I just made this up, but it goes like this: Up and down is very lame, back and forth shows your game. Okay? So remember that. So I don’t want your pan coming off that cutting board. I want you to press against the cutting board, I want you to push it forward, and give it a quick pull back. Alright, so push forward, pull back, push forward, pull back. And as long as you don’t lift the pan off the cutting board, and you keep experimenting with that back and forth motion, you will eventually get it. And here it is in slow motion so you can really see what’s happening. You’re pushing everything forward and then you’re giving it a quick pull back. And when you pull that pan back, you’ll see it will hit that curved edge of the pan and flip up over itself. And that’s the whole move. There’s really not much to it. Now some of you are saying here, “John, show me more of the up and down motion.” No! I just went over that. It’s not up and down. It’s back and forth. But anyway, practice that motion and you will be a pan flipping fool just like your favorite celebrity chef on TV! So I hope you give this a try. Head over to Foodwishes.com for new ingredients. But I will write a little something so check it out. And as always, enjoy!

I've never seen this explained so clearly. I'm 64, love cooking, but have never been able to master this skill. I'll have to start practicing right away.

Done it today, made me feel like a pro. Thanks, Chef John! :)

okay now try with ping pong balls

I'm allergic to cheese balls, can I use bacon instead, if I drink enough beer?

I have no problem doing this technique myself, however I was more than happy watching your instructional video

Been wanting to do this for a long time! Thank you, chef!

I wish the chef would show it with a pancake... the only time I would want to flip food.

And who IS my favorite celebrity chef? Ah, but of course, Chef JOHN!

Thank you very much. I LOVE your vids. The recipes are spot on. Again, thank you.

thanks John !! Something so simple but I struggled with it ... finally got it right after some practice.

instructions unclear, deep fried my sisters cat

were not gonna use real food, were gonna use cheeseballs! TRIGGERED

Thanks for the tutorial, I successful flipped food in a pan. Definitely works.

Thank you!!!! I've been wondering about this FOREVER!!!

"Practice the back and forth motion", oh yeah.

"not going to use real food....going to use cheese balls" how's the view up there on your high horse John?

I like the IN and Out motion. Works great.

I really like these technique videos. Like you have said, your videos and blog are about how to cook, not recipes. I think learning these proper techniques is the deference between Food Wishes and so many other sources. The hollandaise sauce technique is great and not something I’ve seen anywhere else.

Cheese balls, not real food? oh come on! :) Thanks for the lesson. Cheers

Som en chef. *badum tiss*

Thanks Chef! Useful knowledge presented in a clear way.

I love your channel! This is awesome! You should have way more subs than what you already have! 😊❤️❤️❤️

I was trained with a piece of texas toast.

Have you seen chef?

Omg this is how first video that has one million views :) Chef John deserves it .

Awesome tip Chef John!

Cheese Balls : Not Real Food.

At times he sounds like Remy from ratatouille, did anyone else think that? Was a very useful video by the way.

I just started a cooking job and we flip our spaghetti there and I have the hardest time doing it but now I think I got it thanks to you lol

Great explanation. It's really a useful technique to have, let's you stir the pot/rotate the ingredients in a blink.

This should be called Culinary Moonwalk.

back and forth, in and out.. oh wait... wrong video...

You're our favorite celebrity chef!

What a cool tutorial! I've always done "up and down". Going to try this lol!

Chef John is like Gordon Ramsey without the f-bombs, the _I know better than you because I'm British_ attitude, and...well...the hair. ...and more cayenne...

WoW!! I always wanted to do this! Glad I watched. Thanks!

"keep experimenting with the back and forth motion". "practice that motion". Chef, you know your fans, you did that to make us smile and think dirty. I love you for that!

I love you, Chef John!

Way to be Chef John, been watching you for a few years now, keep the vidoes coming!

This totally works! I got it after 2 or 3 shakes!

Real smooth Chef Johnny!

Awesome as usual. Thanks, CJ!!!

This is the GREATEST VIDEO EVER. Thanks

You just opened up my world.

love your videos chef john!

I love your videos Thank you for all of them

Thanks. I always wanted to know how to do that. Great video.

I love you Chef John!

I always wanted to know this! Thanks!

Wow, first million view video in a while. Congrats Chef John.