Kendrick is my spirit animal. Shield myself from papa’s slander while simultaneously betraying auntie

Idc what anyone says, Auntie Anne’s always slaps for me and I love them.

Josh is taking a beating in the comments on this one!! I agree, there’s nothing about those pretzels that warrants spitting it out. Good theatre, disingenuous reaction.

I’m living in Germany right now and the pretzels Josh made look like the type from the bakeries which are never as good as the ones from the pretzel stands themselves. Some people prefer a crunchier pretzel but honestly, being in pretzel capital of the world right now, i always gravitate towards the softer pretzels that have a texture similar to auntie Anne’s.

I worked at Auntie Annes for several years. The butter isn't fake. It's real clarified butter. I'm surprised I didn't come across any other comment that said that. And Josh's pretzels don't even have the third hole. And if the store was doing things correctly, a pretzel only has a shelf life of 30 minutes. Not eating it right away takes away so much of what it has going for it. Josh's cinnamon sugar mix is more complex than just standard cinnamon and sugar, but everything else he did is basically the same as the store. There might be slight differences in the dry ingredients, since those come premixed, but process is the same. Also the store using baking soda rather than lye. Oh, the ovens are hotter and are used with thinner pans, so they cook faster, too.

Auntie Annes is one of those rare places where they actually make the pretzels from scratch.

This is where I draw the line. When I was in first grade growing up in eastern PA Anne Beiler, THE auntie Anne’s, came into my classroom and handed out free pretzels. She was so sweet and friendly. I’m sorry josh. You lost this one.

Okay... I officially made this to-night. The recipe is 100% legit, "But Better" included. I did 10 minutes and it was soft and fluffy. They had good color but wanted more of a crust so I'm gonna' let it go in the oven a little longer next time. My apartment smells amazing. Keep doing what you're doing here, man.

here's something important: I highly recommend that NO ONE fucks around with dry lye at home, even if Josh makes light of it. little tip from a chemical engineer. it's way too caustic, and possibly explosive, to have lying around your home, especially if you have kids or pets. it's just not worth it, and I'm a little mad at how casually he addressed the dangers of dry lye. if your child swallows lye, even multiple surgeries may not correct the damage. it can melt throat tissue and cause the throat to permanently close. lye and water create an exothermic reaction, the fumes of which can be dangerous if inhaled. the hydrogen gas produced from contact between lye water and certain metals can be flammable, creating an explosion if you light a gas stove, or torch in your kitchen, following contact. it's not something to take lightly, and I don't advise anyone buy dry lye and mix it with water in their home just to make a couple stupid pretzels. it's not worth it - please don't be casual about lye usage at home. "Breathing in sodium hydroxide causes irritation of eyes, nose and throat, cough, chest tightness, headache, fever and confusion. In serious cases lye inhalation causes damage to the airways". (gov.uk) "The combination of aluminum and sodium hydroxide results in a large production of hydrogen gas: 2Al(s) + 6NaOH(aq) → 3H2(g) + 2Na3AlO3(aq). Hydrogen gas is explosive; mixing lye (sodium hydroxide) and aluminum in a closed container is therefore dangerous. In addition to aluminum, lye (sodium hydroxide) and/or caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) may also react with magnesium, zinc (galvanized), tin, chromium, brass, and bronze to produce hydrogen gas and is therefore dangerous." many people have kitchen implements made of various metals, including tin. covering with certain types of aluminum foil is equally unsafe. aluminum cans are unsafe. remember those cinnamon sugar pretzels? lye water and sugar create carbon monoxide. you read that correctly. this is the reason Josh couldn't sprinkle the pretzels fresh out of the lye water with sugar, like he did with the salted pretzels. I wish he had explained that to the viewers. if you try this at home, you might have been tempted to dunk it in sugar before the oven to save time. though the CO production would be minimal just from dunking in sugar and then baking, it's still not a good idea to have a bowl of sugar near lye water. if you drop a significant amount of sugar in lye water, and you don't know that it's dangerous, you may just leave it to clean up later, right? little do you know, it's producing carbon monoxide the entire time. the warmer the water gets, the quicker it's producing CO. here's the link to the website of a lye maker, advising consumers of the dangers associated with lye, in case you're still thinking of buying some and keeping it around your house: www.certified-lye.com/safety.html oh, and you also can't throw the rest of the lye you bought in the trash, or down the drain, after using it once to make pretzels. it's corrosive. "Lye is considered hazardous waste and is subject to federal, state and local disposal regulations". so once you have it, you have to find a way to dispose of the remainder according to your state and local laws, just keep storing it in your home forever, or take a risk and try to neutralize it at home with a weak acid like vinegar and just see how it goes. all dry lye is a little different, so it's hard to know whether it's neutralized or not without testing the pH. it's not a good idea to just pour it out in your backyard either... hopefully that goes without saying. it will kill your plants, and it's still corrosive. like I said, not worth it. just use baking soda instead, or make another dessert. cake is delicious. you don't need pretzels made with dry lye at home 😡it's a disaster waiting to happen. that's the bottom line.

As a former Auntie Anne’s employee, I’m judging the twist on your pretzel Josh 🤧

Auntie Anne’s deserves its place in the world. Not everything can be improved at home JOSHUA

Here’s a suggestion. You make your version, bring it to the store. Have the retail people blind test yours and their freshly made ones. Let’s see how that goes.

you literally went inside the mall to buy the pretzels and had the audacity to wait till u got home to eat them?!

Josh is the kind of guy to go to Italy once and start talking about how shit the wine at the local shop is.

I am convinced Joshua doesn't eat anything but his own cooking.

Josh just doesn’t want to lose at this point, guy decided to wait at least 20mins til he got home to eat them

I can't believe he didn't actually enjoy those pretzels, Auntie Anne's is literally the best

FYI, unless it’s changed in the last 20 years, Auntie Anne’s uses REAL butter. At least they did when I worked there.

This series started out as a light-hearted way to improve on fast food. These recent ones are a little... mean-spirited? I'm not sure anymore.

As a German I think I haver never heard of a cinnamon sugar prezel😂 some common topping we use here are course salt (of course), sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds and some type of cheese like gouda. Once I had one with butter and pepper. You can cut it in half and eat it with cream cheese and chives. You can also make it into a short baguette or bread bun type of form and make it into a sandwich

The smell of Auntie Anne’s is literally like a siren call in malls and airports. You CANNOT walk by it!

Bruh Auntie Ann’s is next level. Obviously you’re gonna make a better pretzel, but just something about walking by and grabbing a fresh cinnamon sugar or a cup of pigs in a pretzel blanket.

Okay, here me out, y’all I know auntie Anne’s is great, but I just made these with my cousins and I think my soul was lifted and gone to food heaven, they’re so good 🤤

Gotta love the Camera-man! He literally put earbuds in since he didn't wanna hear that slander towards Auntie Anne ( like come on, you HAVE to eat the pretzels at the mall as soon as you get them)

What makes auntie Ann's so glorious is the lack of a hard crust. It's just pull apart glory

I love Auntie Anne's pretzels. I am trying this one for sure.

Josh I’m sure your pretzels are amazing but this is a Pennsylvania Dutch pretzel. Totally different. Baking soda instead of lye and a much softer texture all around. Not really a direct comparison

Everytime I pass by a Auntie Anne's kiosk I have to look away and pretend it doesn't exist cause the pretzels always look so damn good

i’m sorry $20 to park at a mall 👀

This may be the first time where I've (as a passive viewer) have to disagree with Josh's miracle working. I'm sure his pretzels are delicious... but they don't look like they're the same kind of pretzel that Auntie Anne makes. And if I want a soft pretzel, it's specifically an Auntie Anne.

You should have probably given people the info about the lye and its a base so if you do spill some or get it in you use acid to neutralize like vinegar

German from bavaria here. I was patiently waiting until the end to see your pretzels proofed, auntie anns is sad. The best part of a pretzel is the big soft part on the bottom. Yours looked delicious!

1. Don’t diss the employees. I don’t blame them for being a little distant, they’re working at a freaking mall in one of the worst financial crises of our lifetime. Don’t go rating a pretzel place for having a menu that’s basically just pretzels. You’re going to a pretzel place, what did you expect, a filet mignon? 2. Eat the pretzel as soon as you buy it. As others have said, they use a 30 minute freshness guarantee, and (in my auntie Anne’s addiction experience) it really tastes worse when you wait longer. Eat the food you buy when you buy it. Fast food is meant to be eaten almost immediately, and when you wait to get home of course it’s going to taste different. 3. Do your research on if they use real butter or fake, lye or baking soda. Don’t make a video spouting claims that others can pretty darn easily deny. 4. The “But Better” series is getting kinda unrealistic. They’re most likely minimum wage workers, making fast food for people who are too tired/don’t have time to make extravagant food. A challenge you should be able to meet is remake the recipes, but use common household ingredients. Who tf has lye? Where would I even get it lmao. Show two versions: one with baking soda, and one with lye. Making food shouldn’t be out of reach for common people. Edit: looking back at the “but better” and “but cheaper” series, for fast food I would think he could still do the rating, but eat it as it’s meant to be eaten. And not spit out the food or diss the workers. I would love to see honest criticism of the recipe that corporate sends out, not criticism of the workers imo

So if you're competing with Auntie Anne's, does that make you Papa's Pretzels? Lol

Every time I watch your videos I want what ever you just made. These look so good!

I used to go the mall really early in the morning to buy things and I really love soft pretzels. So, I'd wait early in the morning when the Auntie Anne's stand just opened and they'll cook up a fresh batch of the pretzels. They're so good when they're fresh and hasn't sat out in the lamp heater for too long. Overall, still really like Auntie Anne's pretzels... I enjoy seeing the workers shape the dough lol. It's so satisfying. Also, can someone tell me If their Auntie Anne's only have salt and cinnamon sugar ??? Cause in my country, they have a wide selection,

So he eats his pretzels right out of the oven, but waits over 30 minutes to eat Auntie Anne’s? Yea, that is not fair.

Anyone: *Enjoys any type of fast food* Josh: And that’s all I needed, and it became personal

auntie anne’s pretzels are like my favorite thing in the world so i can imagine another pretzel being better.

Knowing that PAPA is always there for me when times get tough is such a good feeling..

‼️ I work at *THAT* exact store. Yes… the one in this video. Galleria Houston. We also have another kiosk around the corner. That’s Ms. Kim, by the way! And from what I see, and based off your “complaints”, you’re probably one of those entitled customers we deal with every. single. day. but that’s besides the point. The KIOSK rating… I mean, it’s a kiosk. What else do you need? The MENU rating…. they’re.. pretzels? and drinks? and dipping sauces? were you expecting some steak in there too? ALSO. YOU ATE THAT PRETZEL 2 HOURS AFTER IT WAS MADE. cmon man. and yes it’s real butter. we use baking soda. and your pretzels weren’t shaped correctly. ok, lemme finish my sandwich

Aight now you've gone too far. Auntie Annes is my childhood smh.

I don’t even like pretzels I’m just watching because I’m going through such a hard time rn and your videos make me smile for at least a short time.

Meanwhile in Germany: Dang I wrote this before 0:37

The whole team is honestly perfect But Kendrick has such a place in my heart

As Josh is a former gourmet chef, i want to see him tackle a but better with gourmet dishes. I wonder how he'll figure out to make something better when it's already supposed to be good. Edit: wording

I ended up doing a mix of 6 c water and 2 tbsp baking soda, at a light simmer. Left the pretzels in for 30 seconds before placing on the sheet. I have followed several recipes before this. I questioned the brown sugar on the salted pretzel. I heard your voice in my head telling me to relax when my dough was sticky. These are the best pretzels I have ever made. Oh I also fidnt cut it down right so I ended up with 15 lil smaller pretzels. Still same temp and time. *chefs kiss*** THANK YOU. I owe my uncle 950 pretzels because of a bet I made so this is great 👍 👌 🙌 👏

So, you drive to the mall to purchase the pretzels, and instead of eating and judging them there, you drive home and eat them. Then call them trash They’re not even close to being trash.

I worked at an Auntie Anne's in an amusement park for years. I have trained thousands of people on rolling pretzels and I have to say that you need to put more practice into rolling your pretzels. I agree the the ends should be thinner than the middle, but your middle was way to thick; it was most likely still raw. The skinny ends would also be too crunchy. It doesn't look as nice because it is so unbalanced throughout. It also is a BIG no no to punch the dough. Every time I've seen someone do that, the dough is way harder to roll and it actually tastes a bit more sour as well. I also didn't appreciate your critiques on the Auntie Anne's pretzel as they are one of the few places that follow a 30 minute freshness guaranteed and makes everything with ingredients from scratch (yes including REAL butter). However, I've found that they still taste good even when they aren't fresh. Auntie Anne's is genuinely one of the best food places to work at, and I honestly believe your pretzel would not match up in taste and it for sure does not in looks.

Papa's first kiss?

Thank u Joshua. Ur so talented! And big big help u written all ingredients in the description box! Thank u

Their pretzels are still the best I’ve had

Josh should have gon to a different auntie Anne’s cuz as a person who’s been there multiple times there something wrong with his taste buds! He didn’t even get cheese sauce🤣🤣🤣

But what makes AA pretzels so good is that it DOESN'T have the "real" pretzel texture. It's soft with a crispy bottom. It's like comparing real pizza and dominos. Like yeah one is obviously better but sometimes you just crave the shitty knock off. They're basically different foods with the same name .

OMG your recipe is so good, thank you!

My husband recommended your channel to me. These pretzels look amazing and I heard that crunch loud and clear when you cut into them. Compared to sadness you hear at store bought pretzels.

Auntie Anne’s is an Amish style pretzel. It’s almost pretty on point to getting a pretzel locally from the Amish.

"masala spice? more like m- mommy?" best part of the video lmao

OMG YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Auntie Anns Almond Crunch.... sooo delish! Thanks for the recipe - can't wait to try it out!

Best pretzel recipe EVER!! Dang that’s a game changer! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Love Joshy and all his recipes, "Papa kiss, Whisky business", etc., but come on! (Not saying his wasn't better) but of course there's no competition when he unfairly waits for the Aunty Anne's pretzel (and every other food) to get cold and whack while strongly encouraging (commanding) us to have his "While Fresh from the oven". Papa lost some sexy B roll points with that one...

I made some excellent pretzels, with no lye. I did the baking soda boil. A little messy but not harmful! Might make some more!

OMG! I just tried this recipe and my pretzels came out perfectly. They tasted absolutely delicious extremely close to Auntie Anne’s if not better. I didn’t use lye, instead, I used 2/3 cup baking soda in 10 cups of boiling water and cooked them in for 30 seconds. I took this part of the recipe from preppy Kitchen. The pretzels came out crispy and brown from the outside and moist and chewy from inside. PERFECT RECIPE.

Josh real lucky the dislike count is hidden now, his insanely pretentious act at the beginning is really getting out of hand.

as a german i would give this a 7,5/10 just by the looks of it bc it kinda looks like a brezel (thats how you say it in germany) but it doesn't look exactly hoe its supposed to look. but it looks much better than the first ones you bought so its still a dub!

I am uncomfortable watching you dunk on employees with shitty jobs when you rate service in this series. We just went through economic hell, give people a break man. Love your work otherwise.

You can use baking soda instead of lye. I was Store Manager of a Wetzels, we used baking soda. I have no idea where you would get lye, but I know I have baking soda in my cubbord, so I'm gonna use that.

love aunty annes,so good!

Unfortunately due to allergies and my family, I’m going to have to try this with the baking soda method rather than lye. Some of my family actually develops deep blisters if even exposed to lye.

Regarding the lye: don't be too afraid to get it on your skin, especially at low concentrations/temperatures like this. Just wash it off, you're good to go. HOWEVER do everything in your power to avoid getting it in your eyes! And in case you do: rinse your eyes for several minutes. That stuff can fuqq your sheet up real bad. Also be careful when dissolving the NaOH, its an exothermic process. The water can get very hot very fast. (at the concentration in this video not that bad, but I have once broken a low quality glass vessel by the quick temperature change, leading to a torrent of hot lye)

As someone who used to work right next to an Auntie Annes, the best thing I order every single time is this: 5 sour cream and onion (ask for EXTRA seasoning, tell them to overload it!) pretzels, 4 Hot Salsa Cheese cups for dipping. First of all they taste incredible hot but when you go home and put the leftovers in the fridge and eat 4-8 hours later, they taste even better because the seasoning has created a crust of flavor that has set. Delicious!! 😋

This really made me want to go to Auntie Anne's.

As a German I can say that those are some quality Pretzels(Bretzel).

I literally just made these today from a video that’s like 11 years old and found this in my sub box as I’m eating them… wow. The fact that I kept checking this Chanel for this recipe and when I finally cave in and look elsewhere he brings it out!! You’re damn right I’m gonna make more… later… 🐷 🤤

nobody can top auntie anne’s

You need a Grammy Oscar And Emmy Well got dog on done👨🏾‍🌾

i gave my cousin one of your cook books as a early Christmas present and she really likes it. your recipes are amazing Joshua!

Kendrick's litany of emotions is everything.

I followed the recipe and it worked. Very yum much enjoyment.

Made these twice now, though I just use a baking soda bath for safety/convenience. Still the best goddamn pretzels I've ever had. Crackling crust, pillowy dough, and the perfect balance of sweetness and salt. My eyes have been opened, and I am forever indebted to this video.

Hi Josh. I only recently found out about your channel, and I just wanted to say that I always approached cooking as a chore or task, something that I needed to get done so that I would have sustenance. However your enthusiasm, humor and fun video style (shout out to Vikram and crew) have really inspired me to approach cooking differently and really enjoy the process of creating something.

I came here for the remake of the cheese dipping sauce and left disappointed. As an Australian who loves Auntie Anne's but doesnt have a single store in their country, I would always go for an Auntie Anne's pretzel when in Japan (as I travel there more than the US). I too had to block my ears to the slander, and agree that it should have been eaten immediately after purchase.

Being a German, I almost cried when seeing annes prezel

bought your book as an early christmas present to myself bc selfcare is important

You should really make a german special with all delicious things we have over here, like Käsespätzle, Schnitzel, Rouladen ( those are the best in my opinion) maybe paired with a Sauerkraut side dish. Much love from Germany to the best cooking channel on KZfaq

I have THEE Auntie Anne's DIY pretzel kit 🥨👄🥨 from when they had them online. Idk why I haven't made them yet but I also don't care what Josh says, im gone make tf outta these specifically 😹😹 something about Auntie Anne's hit different. 🤷🏾‍♀️🤸🏾‍♀️🤸🏾‍♀️😌

I love how this adorable man talks to us from inside a cupboard.

Everyone talking about how wrong Josh is, and I’m more focused on the fact that his mall has a gated parking lot. Is this common?

"the liability is on you".. the LYEability is on you I see what you did there 👀

The betrayal. I can't.... I can't. How could you? And the do use real butter Edit: Auntie Ann's uses baking soda not lye. So if I make pretzels I'll be using that.

Why did I only find this channel last month. Legend.

I loved the recipes in this video, but I was all about Kendrick's nails. IN. LOVE.

Auntie Annes is a little hidden gem that you find in the mall.

I am a German on exchange semester and you Sir just saved my life. I am missing pretzels so much, I'm definitely gonna try this!

He committed the cardinal sin of not getting a lemonade with his pretzels. You cant eat auntie annes without their famous lemonade

Thanks. You helped me so much with cooking. I will watch all the ads 🙂 from your videos

I swear when I'm a billionaire Joshua will be my personal chef.

I think he comes off as too critical and full of himself in the but better series sometimes. No one is expecting a gourmet meal from fast food places, like we know you can make something extraordinarily more tasty, but it takes more time, effort, and money.

bro ion care, auntie annes is so good, I just love how sweet they are. It doesn’t taste like a real pretzel to me but I love them idk

almond pretzels from auntie annes has been my favorite for 20 years.