YouTube's Best Tiramisu (Ep #2)
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Жыл бұрынThe Tiramisu series continues!
Episode 1: • The Tiramisu: How It B...
Episode 3: • I Judged The Tiramisu ...
Episode 4: • A Very Deep Dive Into ...
The Apron (lots of you asked!): www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk/p...
The Recipes Tested:
@babishculinaryuniverse: • Tiramisu | Basics with...
@JoshuaWeissman: • Making Real Tiramisu w...
@CSaffitz: • Claire Saffitz Makes T...
@BrianLagerstrom: • PERFECT Tiramisu 2 Way...
The original recipe (pdf): www.lebeccherie.it/allegati/r...
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@BrianLagerstrom Жыл бұрын
Hey James, this is a really well crafted video. Thanks for including my recipe.
@abdulhfhd Жыл бұрын
very nice
@theelk801 Жыл бұрын
I was so glad when I saw you in the thumbnail, you’ve worked your way into food youtube and you deserve it king
@midwestmancookingchannel8811 Жыл бұрын
Do you have any feedback from his comments?
@MangoTheRetriever Жыл бұрын
I made your version like 3 times already!
@NoZenith Жыл бұрын
Any idea on why the cocoa powder in your recipe inhibited the absorption?
@sukiXrose Жыл бұрын
"Note: Claire Saffitz was not guilty of this" made me laugh. It's like she's the one angelic child in a class of badly behaved children.
@DarkxxLightningXx Жыл бұрын
I can't speak for Brian Lagerstorm (what a cool name) - but after making multiple recipes from Babish, Weissman, and Saffitz, it's *extremely obvious* who's worked in kitchens and food writing and who's primarily a KZfaqr. I was not surprised at all that her Tiramisu recipe is more practical.
@Kyarrix Жыл бұрын
@@DarkxxLightningXx I've made quite a few of Brian's recipes and many of them are very good. In terms of people on KZfaq and online I would also recommend Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, all of her recipes are tested and she herself makes them in her small New York City kitchen.
@EggBastion Жыл бұрын
^ 4:05 - specifying unnecessary amounts of coffee in the recipe
@Alphonselle Жыл бұрын
@DarkxxLightningXx Weissman and Lagerstrom both have past experiences working in professional kitchens for quite some time, Andrew alone hasn't.
@plastefuchs666 Жыл бұрын
@@DarkxxLightningXx Claire is also a confectioner if i recall correctly
@Eva-ww8kx Жыл бұрын
I think it's unsurprising that Claire's recipe had no inconsistencies or ambiguity, and that it took into account work order and reduced dishwashing. It takes a professional patissier to think of those details.
@alexh4935 Жыл бұрын
Yes, she is a professional pastry chef who has a KZfaq channel, and the other folks are KZfaqrs who sometimes make pastries. I feel like that difference is one we should keep in mind when viewing anything online.
@cthomas025 Жыл бұрын
@@alexh4935 I mean, two of the three people you are labeling as just KZfaqrs are professional chefs as well, just not specializing in pastry. Claire would still have an edge in pastry but it's not like Joshua and Brian are just two people who are self-taught making videos.
@michealpersicko9531 Жыл бұрын
@@cthomas025 The only person showcased here who is self-taught is Andrew from BWB. Claire, Josh, and Brian all have extensive backgrounds in Culinary arts. Claire is a professional pastry chef, josh is a pro chef who worked at a bunch of restaurants including the two Michelin starred Black Bear, and Brian is a professional chef? What exactly do you mean by "self taught" none of these chefs are actually self taught. Self taught means that they learned it on their own without any instruction or training and given the fact that Claire, Josh, and Brian all went to culinary school they aren't self taught.
@vh2160 Жыл бұрын
@@michealpersicko9531 Chris is saying that Josh and Brian are NOT self taught. There was nothing in their comment for you to contradict. I'm not proud of the fact that your self-righteousness and lack of reading comprehension bugged me to the extent that I had to write this reply, sorry about that. But also, learn to read, you are clearly literate.
@artorhen Жыл бұрын
@cthomas025 technically Joshua is self taught in the sense that he started working without any degree.
@itsxris Жыл бұрын
i aspire to get to a point where i can justifiably make 5 tiramisus for content
@mrclueuin Жыл бұрын
You too!? lol Would LOVE to do that! Big Tiramisu fan gurl here! 👍😁
@keksimus__maximus Жыл бұрын
Have you seen the videos where he buys thousand of pounds worth of coffee machines?
@mrclueuin Жыл бұрын
@@keksimus__maximus Nope, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was out there. Mr. Hoffman is a very focused and dedicated person when it comes to his Avocation. Wanna shoot me the Video link if it's not any trouble please? 😁
@AkhierDragonheart Жыл бұрын
Why limit it to just 5? Wait a little and you'll have 6 to try!
@teriyakipuppy Жыл бұрын
5 different recipes. Not just 5!
@tehkokhoe Жыл бұрын
The fact that claire had NO coffee waste, but still had better coffee flavour. Ughhh, how can anyone not love her recipes, they're written so thoughtfully
@samuele5931 Жыл бұрын
Just drink the coffee you don’t use. No need to waste
@tehkokhoe Жыл бұрын
@@samuele5931 i mean i wouldnt waste it
@samuele5931 Жыл бұрын
@@tehkokhoe if you ask me the best recipe is the one of my nonna (of coarse it is) which is the traditional recipe with some twist. 1. Put half the sugar 2. Substitute 1/3 of mascarpone with ricotta 3. Instead of cocoa powder use a knife to cut very thinly a chocolate bar (or more, at your taste) 4. Moka coffee and not espresso Italia Squisita did a perfect video of the recipe Expecially in UK I found overly firm mascarpone cream that make the cake much heavier. I hope it was just bad luck. I am not American but to me adding Kalhua, vanilla and coffe in powder make the cake with harder to find ingredients and harder to make than the traditional. Maybe for American this is easier or more similar to thei taste. Idk Although I recognise it is safer expecially if you are a beginner or someone who never did cakes with raw eggs.
@FoldingScreenMonkey Жыл бұрын
Yeah if I make tiramisu I'll probably make Claire's but throw some espresso in
@flyingteeshirts Жыл бұрын
it's just that it uses instant coffee. It's not exactly a bad thing, just a difference and it makes me wonder if it can be made, perhaps better, with espresso
@suncu91 Жыл бұрын
"Basic with Babish is not really basic." Finally, someone said it. As someone who is learning how to cook, his basic series uses kitchen tools that are not readily available, expensive ingredients, recipes are complex, and take a lot of time. and dishes. so many dishes.
@fadelpw511 Жыл бұрын
a common case of youtuber forgetting where they start
@MichaelAlthauser Жыл бұрын
I was so upset when a while back when he used a $2,000 Traeger pellet smoker in a "Basics" video. That is the very *opposite* of anything even remotely resembling "basics".
@PabloEdvardo Жыл бұрын
Basics with Babish isn't supposed to be "Basic" recipes, it's about getting down to the "Basics" of cooking, meaning the skills and methods. All the Babish recipes are often elevated and slightly complex because he gets most of his recipes from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt.
@arnonuehm1 Жыл бұрын
@@PabloEdvardo Interesting that you mention that he draws on Kenji's recipes a lot, because Kenji's videos are usually very down to earth and not overly complex.
@ayahiraya Жыл бұрын
raised my eyebrows at that one video where he used a chemex to strain soup. very excessive.
@TheMajorStranger Жыл бұрын
James basically telling Babish to do a botched by babish episode is wonderful!
@LeonKevlar Жыл бұрын
I really hope Babish sees this. It's been a while since the last Botched by Babish episode.
@albypesphemore Жыл бұрын
hell yeah
@martinbogadomartinesi5135 Жыл бұрын
a lot of people in the comments say he will make a botched vid, cause it's far from traditional and "perfect"
@oldcowbb Жыл бұрын
except botched by babish is even more of a chaotic mess, far from being helpful
@screwball69 Жыл бұрын
@@oldcowbb Thats what makes me want them more than the normal episodes
@lancelindlelee7256 Жыл бұрын
James touched on an issue I've been having with a lot of KZfaq cooks. They lean too heavily towards trying make things as you would in a really high end restaurant and not really being practical for a home cook.
@windowdoog Жыл бұрын
I mean Adam Ragusea fits that bill. But you can only fit much existential introspection into one video.
@xander1052 Жыл бұрын
@@windowdoog Adam Ragusea not only fits that bill, he does it while generally making some of the best recipes online flavour wise.
@jimmyrrpage Жыл бұрын
As the others said, you want Adam Ragusea.
@isodoubIet Жыл бұрын
@@windowdoog You mean the guy who messed up a chicken with pan sauce and then blamed the recipe?
@runistudypants3714 Жыл бұрын
Right?! Have you tried his recipes at home? It takes all the fun out of cooking. Too complicated...
@coleockerse5473 Жыл бұрын
I love the extra effort of printing out everyone's pictures and framing them.
@evan Жыл бұрын
Same
@lukedaniel7669 Жыл бұрын
This attention to detail is what keeps me coming back to these videos over and over. Like sometimes there will be a framed poster on the wall behind that is relevant to a five-second sidenote then it reverts back to what was there before.
@sannelelie4206 Жыл бұрын
Really Luke? Wow I did not yet notice that of the changing posters. It's almost a 'Where is Waldo'. Thanks for pointing it out.
@Ben-kr5ht Жыл бұрын
Claire’s recipe is always clear and easy to follow. She gives away all of her techniques and thoughts behind why she did what she did. Amazing video as always!
@lrizzard Жыл бұрын
you can tell shes a recipe developer! its not enough that it tastes good, shes also great on communicating and offering alternatives love her.
@gregorio5543 Жыл бұрын
I love how he samples all the different tiramisu with a cupping spoon
@T0000000000001 Жыл бұрын
A detail I also appreciated.
@quasimodobraun Жыл бұрын
A coffee nerd stays a coffee nerd. Of course in the stylish way 😅
@yeekeing1007 Жыл бұрын
So he's cupping the tiramisu!!!
@drebatista Жыл бұрын
That's absurd. He should use a proper Tiramisu spoon, as any reasonable person.
@cybertonto72 Жыл бұрын
Wait.... there are other types of spoons?
@qualcosa88 Жыл бұрын
"this isn`t what I do, I do the coffee bit" - very humble statement!
@rsac43 Жыл бұрын
What part of that is humble?
@bctrailbagger Жыл бұрын
@@rsac43 James Hoffman... just merely the "coffee bit" guy.
@javierchamorro8988 Жыл бұрын
A few years back I went on a youtube journey to find a great way to make tiramisu and learn a lot from different channels. I learnt the most from Hidamari Cooking (japanese) and Cooking Tree (korean). Found I much rather make a Sabayon than using the raw egg yolks. Funny enough, after watching a ton of tiramisu videos, the internet algorithm started to recommend me coffee vidoes and that's how I got to this channel.
@rg3825 Жыл бұрын
Those are great recommendations! Love the Asian chefs!
@thelauraby Жыл бұрын
The recipe I learned in Italy uses a zabaglione with a little bit of Marsala and it's the texture and flavor I end up looking for when I eat tiramisu. It's so incredibly creamy. I like other versions but I come back to using zabaglione when making it at home.
@MoRZ47 Жыл бұрын
@@thelauraby can you share?
@hank8499 Жыл бұрын
@Byrdbrain that is the way I used to make it in a five diamond hotel pastry kitchen.
@Yorea Жыл бұрын
I made the one from Cooking Tree and I really loved it! I served it to an Italian friend and she loved it too so that was my biggest compliment haha
@shuaichenwu9931 Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for Hames' version, so much material this time
@geirmyrvagnes8718 Жыл бұрын
This clearly needs an unhelpful summary.
@lindsaytoussaint Жыл бұрын
With the blindfolded “I’m ready” I’m really scared of what that video will turn into 😂
@chriswatts9227 Жыл бұрын
I feel like a lot of the video might be about fingers
@ellieban Жыл бұрын
He could make one with just every time James said “lady fingers” and that would be enough 🤣
@alexcrouse Жыл бұрын
@@chriswatts9227 "I'm a big fruity thing" might get spliced in just for flavor.
@jbradleymusic Жыл бұрын
Claire can do no wrong. I have owned multiple copies of Dessert Person, because I keep ending up giving it to someone else because I like it so much.
@Joshlama Жыл бұрын
I thought there were typos in the book...am I wrong?
@gerardchoucroun7487 Жыл бұрын
in Claire's defense, I think she she describes it as a non traditional riff rather than a originalist interpretation. And THANK YOU for noting that Babish's tiramisu is so not basic. He is delirious. Amazing. Also: Delirious.
@TamarLitvot Жыл бұрын
I love Claire Saffitz! My only gripe with her is her pronunciation of challah. She says “hallah.” I understand when non-Jews can’t make the “kh” or “ch” sound. My French accent is atrocious and I apologize when I have to mispronounce a French word. But why oh why does Claire, with the same background I have, anglicize it?
@whatr0 Жыл бұрын
honestly that's a problem with a lot of the "Basics" series Babish does. the series started with more basic recipes but as time went on it basically just became recipes he wanted to do but couldn't fit into his mainline series.
@isodoubIet Жыл бұрын
@@TamarLitvot Because inserting foreign-language words with foreign-sounding phonemes can break the flow of a sentence and hurt understanding? I anglicize my own _name._ Why are you so offended that she anglicized a _bread?_
@minhuang8848 Жыл бұрын
@@TamarLitvot You really should take a closer look at how names and loanwords get assimilated into other languages. Native speakers not being great at certain phonemes is the entire freaking point of why things are pronounced differently, making a fuss over this sort of thing is like complaining about bike geeks not properly pronouncing derailleur - it's insufferable and unnecessary, especially considering that every single language in this world does it extensively. Besides, it invariably makes you come off as a know-it-all, so why would you ever bother not going for the bastardized pronunciation? Those are cooking channels aimed at English speakers, not lectures in Hebrew phonology.
@LameIkon Жыл бұрын
@@whatr0 That is also my problem with it. It started of great showing the basics in the kitchen. And therein also lies the flaw in the series. Once you have done the basics, then you are done with them and you start on the next level of cooking. They ran out of information which you classify as basics. But instead of just ending the series, which I would argue was the best, they kept it and just added things which are no longer basic.
@alexyplmr Жыл бұрын
Hey, I think there was a typo in Italia Squisita video with the amount of sugar. If you search la biccherie's recipe in the Italian cooking academy the ratio in mascarpone-sugar is 2:1. However, in the video description is 1:1. I noticed it because when I was watching the video they added just not that sugar. The other thing is that they used artisan mascarpone cheese, which I read it has less water content that industrial ones so that's the reason it's not that thicker. I really like their since it's just coffee. Just to consider that they recommend using moka pot coffee. There's another recipe, from Massimo Borutta, the most famous chef in Italy. He adds vanilla beans to the cream and a coconut rhum liquor to the coffee.
@dharte53 Жыл бұрын
When James says “and my complaints don’t just end there”, you know that it’s going to be a good video!!
@ScreemBean Жыл бұрын
I adore Claire's recipes. They're so well developed and thoughtful for an everyday kitchen, and the sweetness level is perfect, I never feel like I'm biting into a wad of sugar when I try her recipes. This one in particular is so easy to make, I love it, it's a delicious interpretation of tiramisu flavor and texture - all in a convenient and easy to make/serve icebox cake method!
@Michael-Oh Жыл бұрын
I like how James talked about how easy each recipe was. Clearly, Claire thinks about the clean-up and takes care of integrating that into her recipe. Wheras the rest of the youtubers tend to show off their complicated recipes for the sake of clicks.
@michealpersicko9531 Жыл бұрын
That's because Claire is a professional pastry chef who has worked in professional kitches and she's clearly taking all that expansive knowledge and making it more digestible for the average home cook. Most of her recipes can be accomplished with very little in the way of specialty ingredients and equipment as well as techniques. She's often opting to use hand mixers and whisks vs expensive stand mixers and she often says that you can use the stand mixer if it makes it easier but you can easily do it just using a hand mixer. If the professional pastry chef can be this down to earth and still have a following as large as she does then everyone else really has no excuse to make their videos more daunting to the average person who thinks they can't recreate them simply because they "don't have the right equipment" when most of the time that is simply not true.
@harrisonpike4973 7 ай бұрын
Is it so impossible for you to understand that the average person doesn't have to be the target audience
@a.a9021 6 ай бұрын
@@harrisonpike4973 So, what, the others require more elaborate methods because they are going for more expert-tier results? Clearly not, since their more complicated recipes did not taste better than Claire's simple one. More complex does not mean better!
@amberspecter Жыл бұрын
I clicked on this video, expecting some sugar-coated collab with all the youtubers in the thumbnail, where they chat with you on skype, give you some advice and then you go off and do your own thing. But what I got was head and shoulders above that; all the critique and confusion, the quiet british anger, it was brilliant. Also brilliant: the way you guys set up those pictures, in frames, like at a wake
@DAP220871 Жыл бұрын
As a Hoffmann fan and Trevisano myself I am thoroughly enjoying this series on Tiramisù. Indeed the video from Treviso got me a bit emotional since I have been living abroad for over 20 years now. The Beccerie recipe with a ratio of 1/2 Kg sugar to 1Kg mascarpone seems wrong and the 30 ladies-fingers in a row on a round plate seem weird too especially since they state that "The original shape of Tiramesù at Le Beccherie was circular." Anyway, I like it with marsala (you basically make a zabaglione and then you fold in the mascarpone) and in terms of iterations I would suggest trying out different Savoiardi biscuits as the price and quality of those can vary a lot! Also Italians very rarely have an espresso machine at home (we have laws that impose the presence of a coffee bar every 100 meters and prices are strictly controlled) so the home made version always have coffee made with the moka pot (bialetti).
@themiscelettobros. Жыл бұрын
Davide! Nice to see you here!!!!😀
@DAP220871 Жыл бұрын
@@themiscelettobros. 🤯
@chestergregg8668 Жыл бұрын
I think that was meant to be 3 rows of 10 on a larger plate, given that their picture is a large square tiramisu.
@NaveeCheefe Жыл бұрын
The picture on the web page of the slice of tiramisu looked like a slice from a round cake. I think maybe the 30 in a row meant laying them out in a row in a circular pattern (with one end of each lady finger toward the outside of the plate and the other end toward the center of the plate).
@chestergregg8668 Жыл бұрын
@@NaveeCheefe I was wondering if this was mistranslated from Italian, but "disporli in fila al centro di un piatto circolare" does translate as "arrange them in a row in the center of a circular plate".
@lemons_s Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're doing a series on Tiramisu. It's one of my favorite desserts.
@robertcurran4030 Жыл бұрын
James does a good job of pointing out that it's actually pretty hard to make an instructional video and recipe! Just clearly instructing, knowing what information is and isn't relevant to viewers and what parts they might goof up.
@cameronbatko Жыл бұрын
James being fussy will never get old! One of my favorite KZfaqrs I have ever found. And caused me to spend the most money.
@pierrex3226 Жыл бұрын
Haha, home coffee can get expensive! What have you bought so far? I've bought 3 grinders and two espresso machines, without talking about the coffee itself, and i blame him! 😂
@cameronbatko Жыл бұрын
@@pierrex3226 2 manual espresso machines, 2 electric grinders, 2 hand grinders, and probably 4 different pour over brewers
@dcseain Жыл бұрын
Claire's Coffee Coffee Cake is, IMHO, her absolute best coffee sweet.
@ranydtimrek8477 Жыл бұрын
As far as the “original” being sweeter than what you were served in the restaurant: I have often found that published recipes online in English have more sugar than the original, perhaps in anticipation that a lot of Americans prefer sweeter desserts. I once made a chocolate dome cake featured on an Julia Child episode and the guest cook used a much lower amount of sugar than the accompanying published online recipe.
@pierrex3226 Жыл бұрын
In Europe in the last several years there's been a love hate relationship with sugar now that we know it kills us. Chefs are absolutely trying to reduce sugar in recipes, and so there's also an association that if it's less sweet, it's fancier.
@OneOddFellow Жыл бұрын
@ranyd timrek Out of curiosity, I downloaded both the English and Italian copies of the recipe. Interestingly, both the English and Italian copies included the same 1/2kg of sugar.
@AntoniusTyas 8 ай бұрын
I have been trying to perfect my brownies game for a while now. Results are... pretty varied, suffice to say. But one constant thing remain: In every recipe I do, I always halved the sugar. The sweetness is on point already, so I would not bother using the full amount of sugar prescribed in the recipe. Can't imagine how overly sweet that would be.
@TheMFYeti Жыл бұрын
I like how James is utterly confused about how to put more lady fingers on a round plate. The kicker is that, in the first video (EP #1), he has a picture from Alle Beccherie where the owners are holding a plate of tiramisu, and it's round, not rectangular. James was so focused on the task he didn't think about making a circle of cookies.
@anttihelin6820 Жыл бұрын
I think the "in a row" threw him off. Just say to put them in a circle around the plate.
@indiragajah Жыл бұрын
Likely got lost in the translation
@AnimeReference Жыл бұрын
Having randoms follow your recipe and mess up due to lack of clarity or experience is essential when refining instructions.
@martinphillips2461 Жыл бұрын
Such a fun video! Thanks James. Also delighted to see Brian pop up and comment!
@NatSussNotSeuss Жыл бұрын
I think I’m laughing too hard at the Le Beccherie bit “this… this is seven. SEVEN!! in a row” 🤣🤣 that delivery whilst turning the plate for all to see was just too much hahahaha
@calebdomsy Жыл бұрын
It was funny, and I was thinking, maybe they meant you to arrange the fingers not in a row, but around the plate like a clock. Maybe that is just me?
@NatSussNotSeuss Жыл бұрын
@@calebdomsy I think that’s probably what they meant, makes a lot more sense 😂
@spunii8248 Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for the James Hoffman baking Channel!
@callejonization Жыл бұрын
I once made the coffee cake James made some time ago and it's absolutely delicious
@lurklingX 5 ай бұрын
i want so bad for him to do a cooking or baking series or channel. i don't even care if he doesn't know how to cook and it's just him learning. (hell, Anti-Chef did that and it's GREAT fun!)
@TravelGeeq Жыл бұрын
Love these comparison videos. You know your videos are enjoyable when you watch 12 minutes and it doesn't seem like time ever passed by.
@danytostudios Жыл бұрын
Keep up the amazing work James. You really are one of my greatest inspirations :) Thank you so much
@TamarLitvot Жыл бұрын
I’m not surprised that Claire Saffitz’s recipe is one you liked a lot (except for the instant coffee). Since desserts are to Claire what coffee is to you, I would expect a good balance of flavors (flavours). I haven’t seen her recipe but is there a way to make it with real coffee rather than instant? And since I don’t have an espresso machine, would good regular coffee or perhaps coffee from a Bialetti work?
@adrianocampanhola4250 Жыл бұрын
It's not clear through James video, but Claire uses real coffee(in the recipe, it calls for strong brewed coffee for the lady fingers), the only step she uses instant coffee is for the filling.
@TamarLitvot Жыл бұрын
@@adrianocampanhola4250 Yes -- after I asked my questions, I went and watched the video and saw that. I'm thinking that espresso powder might yield a better result than regular instant for just that part of the recipe. And given what someone else said in a comment, maybe bittersweet chocolate shavings rather than cocoa on top (though I like cocoa, so might stick with that). Overall, her recipe looks absolutely wonderful. I might try it when my daughters come into town for a visit. And I really appreciate her desserts not requiring a stand mixer. I'm not about to buy one at my age (too old to get enough use out of it) so sometimes feel discouraged at all the recipes that seem to use it.
@fionaclaphamhoward5876 Жыл бұрын
I wonder about using a good strong cold brew for dunking the ladyfingers? You can play with the ratio of grounds to water and get a concentrated coffee that might give more of that "coffee-forward" effect that we're all chasing?
@Vii_DT Жыл бұрын
I came here to thumbs up and lol at 'flavors (flavours)'
@davidhampson4130 Жыл бұрын
I feel like a moka pot brew is good for Tiramisu as it’s more intense than a filter brewed coffee. It’s not really practical or economical to brew espresso (you’d need a lot of shots!). I feel like maybe some espresso powder in the lady finger mixture might be the way to go. The dilemma is always wanting lots of coffee soaked into the lady fingers without them going to soggy mush. I’m quite partial to amaretto in the mascarpone too.
@WIImotionmasher Жыл бұрын
I think what I like about every James Hoffmann video, is the precision. The small issues he highlights with the how-to-videos here mirror how I feel about many tutorial/cooking channels on KZfaq. Admittedly, 95% of the audience is never going to even try to make the receipes, I understand that, I'm usually in that camp too. But even as a viewer, being more specific and transparent is always more enjoyable to me. And I wanna thank James Hoffmann (and crew) for always delivering a comprehensive video. I don't mean comprehensive as in it covers every single aspect of the topic, but that it covers all the relevant info surrounding the elements in the video; so that there is no confusion or heavily biased omission.
@Jablicek Жыл бұрын
Well, now I just really fancy a tiramisu.
@bobbyomari5500 Жыл бұрын
Brian is my favorite home chef KZfaqr. Great to see his recipe and recognition on your channel, James! I also have really enjoyed Claire’s recipes- her chocolate chip cookie recipe is a household staple for us. Her icebox tiramisu was also a major hit at multiple family gatherings.
@MichaelAlthauser Жыл бұрын
Technically former professional chef turned KZfaqr chef.
@dandan_noodles Жыл бұрын
Loving the kitchen provisions apron as well! Only tried Claire's recipe out of these. Very easy and simple even if not a classic tiramisu (which she very clearly says it isn't). Still delicious. Looking forward to your coffee focused version which I assume is Pt3 of the series 😊
@stijnvth Жыл бұрын
James ... your content is so on point. I love your coffee bits but this is just awesome too.
@SenorDecimus Жыл бұрын
Loving these Tiramisu videos. Keep them coming!
@MiguelMartinez-hz7yq Жыл бұрын
I myself never liked tiramisu much, until I noticed it was the cocoa powder. I made the original recipe you showed here, but with, indeed, half the sugar, and replaced the cocoa with high percentage chocolate shavings. It was the best tiramisu, or even dessert, I ever had, and it took me so little time, effort and money (mascarpone is very cheap in germany). I think, nonetheless, that using savoiardi ladyfingers made the biggest difference, I used 2,5 regular size moka machines worth of coffee for around 20 ladyfingers and the balance was perfect.
@ArnoNuehm1000 Жыл бұрын
Hi, I am looking to improve my Tiramisu. What exactly are those Savoiardi Ladyfingers? Are they a special brand or something? A quick Google search shows me some Ladyfingers from Edeka called Savoiardi. Are those the ones you prefer?
@SteveLBMK Жыл бұрын
Top tips, thank you! 🤓🤓🤓
@colorona8456 Жыл бұрын
@@ArnoNuehm1000 Savoiardi are Italian ladyfingers that are a little bit thicker. So you can have the exact eight amount of soggyness on the outside while maintaining some crunch on the inside.
@samjohns3227 Жыл бұрын
Love the idea of chocolate shavings instead of cocoa!
@dEcmircEd 15 күн бұрын
extremely late to this but did you really use cocoa powder ? if you were using the commercial cocoa powder mix like nesquick and the like, you would have been sprinkling your cake with mostly sugar and almost no flavour. the cocoa powder is supposed to be without any sugar, or fat to combine well with the batter. using high cocoa chocolate is indeed a good way to achieve a similar thing :-)
@friendslovecars Жыл бұрын
I am so HYPED to see Brian on here! He’s such a talented chef all around and freely shares his wisdom on KZfaq. I love his approach and recipes. Great work James!!
@GAR413 Жыл бұрын
I agree about creating more define flavours and important not having it too sweet so the coffee can shine. Not to mix the booze in with the espresso but can add a bit into the mascarpone and it works really well. The guardian wrote a good article on finding the perfect tiramisu in 2014. I just slightly adapted it and it really works. I can't wait to see your version.
@Esltenme Жыл бұрын
Great video James!! Thanks for making this
@hans-ericjaeger9059 Жыл бұрын
That was a really fun video! I would love to see you try to create the best Tiramisu by combining the best parts of each into one recipe.
@martonferenci Жыл бұрын
James in an eye-bra blindtasting tiramisu - legend
@clari57n Жыл бұрын
James “my complaints don’t end there” Hoffmann 😅
Жыл бұрын
James slowly drifting to the left the entire time he was blindfolded was way funnier than I anticipated 😂😂😂😂😂
@MrSnowboarder0 Жыл бұрын
You could literally talk about which toilet paper is the best for 10h and i would be more involved with that video than with any other video on youtube. Your videos are truly captivating.
@mrvi541 Жыл бұрын
I went on this rabbit hole a couple months ago, this video is so validating I literally had the same questions and questioned several times if I was the problem. I have peace now. 😂
@Amber-cv4tr Жыл бұрын
Now THIS is what I’m here for. The ultimate tiramisu. Can’t wait for episode 3!
@lHenry97 Жыл бұрын
Great video, and i just have to say, the audio quality in the studio recorded stuff has been so amazing the last few videos!!
@CyanPhoenix_ Жыл бұрын
I've made Claire Saffitz's recipe twice in the last month, it's honestly so good and was super easy to do. haven't tried the others, but can definitely recommend her version :) (i also added extra booze and stronger coffee to get more of those flavours the second time around and it turned out great, so you can definitely adjust it to your liking)
@michealpersicko9531 Жыл бұрын
Yeah as a top tier amateur baker Claire's videos are really palatable and easy for the average person to recreate. It's just so satisfying to find a channel full of stunning desserts with recipes that are clearly laid out and easy to pull off with very little in the way of specialty items.
@aying25 Жыл бұрын
I made Babish’s tiramisu for Xmas and it was so hard, mainly the sponge/ladyfingers. It also took forever to make, and I left the kitchen in a state. I want to try Claire’s for sure, I got her book Desert Person as a gift and I love her content
@michaelt7397 Жыл бұрын
I love it at 4:45 when he’s like “Thirty? THIRTY?!”
@Digital_Chef Жыл бұрын
Loving this series!
@JohnHausser Жыл бұрын
Shoutout to Brian Most underrated KZfaq cooking channel 👨🍳 Cheers from San Diego California
@thenotred Жыл бұрын
This is why I want tiramisu for my birthday. Not easy to f it up unless you have a few shots in yourself while making it.
@philipB31 Жыл бұрын
I wish I’d been there to try them all… just made me hungry, but ‘thank you’ to James and the team.
@piro_travels Жыл бұрын
I couldn't believe at the end that there were no shots of James trying to flip massive sheets of sponge cake and failing. :')
@Default78334 Жыл бұрын
I've made Brian's recipe and found it to be super easy for the quality of the results it gives.
@Mooza1 Жыл бұрын
Just started, already know that Babish is a hack, Claire is always supreme
@Mooza1 Жыл бұрын
Wow, couldn't have been more right. People watch Babish they don't make his recipes. Claire teaches, and makes stuff that tastes great. It may not be traditional, but it will taste great. Also, tiramisu I think just has to use moka pot coffee.
@lurklingX 5 ай бұрын
i tried his vids but.... for various reasons, not for me. i like ones where i'm actively learning. i can cook, but i like to expand, and also learn to make things i've not done before or techniques. the point of his seems.... less about cooking than anticipated. and i think his personality or approach or something just doesn't jive for me. haven't seen claire but i'll look her up. have watched a lot of brian and weissman. brian i feel is better with the actual things made, though weissman is highly entertaining. (just there's a lot of his recipes that recreate junk food, so that's not often what i'm looking for. BUT, plenty of his stuff would be fine.)
@lisacplante 6 ай бұрын
Extremely helpful!!
@tehkokhoe Жыл бұрын
Im so proud of my baking angel guru claire for doing so well
@DancingSpacePotato Жыл бұрын
I literally just sat down and opened YT. I have scones, not tiramisu, but damn this is good timing yet again for my morning routine, James
@andylawless Жыл бұрын
Omg. You just gave me an idea to make tiramisu scones.
@DancingSpacePotato Жыл бұрын
@@andylawless sounds like a lovely idea!
@redpandamaniacal Жыл бұрын
Personally a fan of wet tiramisu. The tiramisus I've enjoyed the most have been completely saturated with liquid, I think. Was a reminder to me, I guess, that food is ultimately a matter of taste. Love this second installment on my favorite dessert from my favorite strange coffee guy!
@tubefae3924 Жыл бұрын
So happy to see your comment as it almost seemed wrong now to like heavy, wet, boozy tiramisus (after seeing Claire’s video!)
@sandvich101 Жыл бұрын
Ive made Claire's tiramisu ice box cake 4 times now for different parties and it is always a hit. So easy to make (although I have a stand mixer so that's why), and it is so well balanced. I think the instant coffee is a great addition since I always like more coffee flavor personally.
@kellyg31 Жыл бұрын
Hurray! My favorite tiramisu series on KZfaq!
@PhilBoswell Жыл бұрын
I wonder whether Anne Reardon would be willing to help work out how to "fix" all those recipes to James' preference 🤔❣
@Burning_Dwarf Жыл бұрын
OMG YEESSSSS
@apeacebone6499 Жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to see that collaboration. Two of my favorite food-related youtube channels!
@agentcallisto Жыл бұрын
I feel like I’ve heard her mention that she doesn’t drink coffee, but I could be misremembering!
@PhilBoswell Жыл бұрын
@@agentcallisto that's Dave's job 🤣
@agentcallisto Жыл бұрын
@@PhilBoswell Haha, you’re absolutely right!
@clubmate12 Жыл бұрын
I really hope Ep. 3 is with Alex the French Guy Cooking
@rox8078 Жыл бұрын
I’ve never been disappointed by a recipe from Claire!
@comrad3question982 Жыл бұрын
I made the Stella parks tiramisu two days ago with tremendous results. Thanks for making this comparison video.
@susanbohuslav5863 Жыл бұрын
Hi! I used to bake professionally and I was so inspired by you to get a tiramisu recipe perfected. I tried “The Original” recipe and agree I would cut down on the sugar! But it was still really good in small servings. I have an idea what I want a tiramisu to taste like after having an amazing one in Rome. It was lighter in texture, less sweet. I believe the method was the same and I will be using this recipe to work off of. No whipped cream!
@Elliecharlie Жыл бұрын
Because of you, I bought some tiramisu when ordering from a fancy pizza restaurant in Sydney. They didn't use ladyfingers, it wasn't overly sweet and the coffee was real espresso. It was moist, creamy, and delicious. I went back a few days later to get more, and that's saying something because I normally don't even like tiramisu
@pavelshalman Жыл бұрын
Haven’t tried these recipes myself, but I love the recipe from Food Wishes. He does a nice trick with a double boiler with the eggs yolks which firms up the texture nicely.
@josephinemartin 6 ай бұрын
I love Claire's recipes I've made it a few times and as someone without a coffee machine at home hers is really approachable with the instant coffee. I look forward to seeing how you make your recipe as a coffee master!
@mmmhorsesteaks Жыл бұрын
Man, James is living his best life, looking slightly creepy and being spoonfed various types of tiramisu. Hames will have a *field day*.
@edmudman Жыл бұрын
Possibly, adding cocoa to the coffee will cause a bridging effect in the sponge, leading it to pack off in places, reducing the porosity.
@handlealreadytaken718 Жыл бұрын
Claire's Ice box tiramisu has been amazing. I've made it twice. The second time making it, I used espresso for the lady figure dip and also made it a day in advance. The longer it sits in the fridge the better it gets. Very easy and delicious.
@Xcinlb565 Жыл бұрын
Another great video by James. He made me crack up a few times with his comments and descriptions. I think he can pretty much review anything, cars too?
@bunniesarecute3135 Жыл бұрын
i'm excited for this series! tiramisu's my favorite dessert, and ironically my go-to is the premade one from LIDL. let's see if your recipe will taste better ;D
@meganmills6545 Жыл бұрын
Have a look for mine and give it a try if you don't mind making a sabayon. But it does make an enormous one so you might want to halve or quarter it. My vid is old and was just to try to help people reading my recipe. It's filmed in my kitchen totally non-professionally, the sound is basic (and that's being kind) and the lighting is ghastly. Plus it's not monetised so it's very grainy now but I think you can still see it well enough to figure out what's happening - and I've put the recipe in the "More" section. If you try it, let me know what you think of it. :-)
@renatosevegnani Жыл бұрын
I would love to see your opinion on the Genaro Contaldo's take, which uses lemons and lemoncello. Babish's Basics is the takes a basic dish and do it his own, so he usually goes way deeper than necessary. Very good video! Hope there is a part 3.
@saullaski7295 Жыл бұрын
Any vid with the best coffee guy on youtube and Papa Weissman is bound to be a particularly delectable learning experience
@clashwithkeen Жыл бұрын
Love how you used recipes from all the foodie youtubers I watch on a daily basis.
@villuna_ Жыл бұрын
I tried babish's recipe for tiramisu, but i used storebought ladyfingers instead of making them yourself (why on earth would you make them yourself? anyway). It came out well but i agree it definitely needed more coffee flavour. I had a hard time saturating the biscuits with coffee and in the end since it was just brewed coffee it didnt really taste like anything in the finished cake. Came out really delicious though.
@kane2742 Жыл бұрын
I can only think of two reasons for making the ladyfingers yourself: 1. To incorporate coffee directly in the batter for more coffee flavor. 2. If you have a dietary restriction (such as celiac disease) that keeps you from eating most ladyfingers you'd find in the store. Neither of these seemed to apply to any of the ladyfingers in this video, unless I missed something.
@kathyjohnson2043 Жыл бұрын
My reason would be that in my part of the world if you were lucky enough to find ANY ladyfingers in a store, cardboard would taste better and no amount of coffee could redeem them. Does Amazon sell good ladyfingers and could they get delivered without being crushed?
@elmarboorsma8808 Жыл бұрын
I've found that you can create your own amount of sogginess in the lady finger by increasing / decreasing the dipping duration. For me, 1-1.5 seconds works best. Additionally, there is a difference in the sogginess dipping the sugar side in the espresso or dipping the biscuit side in the espresso. Excited to see what part three is going to bring!
@TamarLitvot Жыл бұрын
Which side is soggier -- the non-sugar side?
@elmarboorsma8808 Жыл бұрын
@@TamarLitvot yeah indeed, draws more espresso
@TamarLitvot Жыл бұрын
@@elmarboorsma8808 Thanks -- I will remember this
@VladVexler Жыл бұрын
Loved both tiramisu videos.
@iinamatilda Жыл бұрын
Out of these i've only tried Claire's ice box tiramisu and it was a huge hit with everyone at the table! And super easy to prepare a day before, only doing the cream on top the day of. I loved how light it was, while still having plenty of flavor.
@nerd26373 Жыл бұрын
We appreciate James for his own versatility on this channel. He's certainly one of the best out there.
@JohnHausser Жыл бұрын
⬆️ 🤖
@ryanoutram7059 Жыл бұрын
Condolences to James for presumably sitting through an entire Josh Weissman video
@ALaMode_Designer 3 ай бұрын
Super cute apron!
@minidee2194 Жыл бұрын
Enough best KZfaqrs tiramisus. I want KZfaq's WORST tiramisu.
@raahulpathak2972 Жыл бұрын
I can say, I really love tiramisu. I don’t have the equipment needed to make tiramisu so I can’t do it by myself yet. However, one of the major things for me is I want coffee to be the primary flavor with every bite. I want to be punched in the mouth with a blast of coffee on my tongue while it not being overpowering. I think that’s the charm of a tiramisu. People expect coffee and chocolate to be the primary flavors. Then, depending on the culture/person will dictate how sweet they want to make the desert. I feel like the original would be a good starting point.
@joshgonzalez2885 Жыл бұрын
I like how every other recipe he's like this is weird, not complex, this isnt enough coffee and that's bad. And Claire he's like oh it's great she's great 😂😂 as he should Claire is too sweet 😭
@Dodedodo33 Жыл бұрын
This makes me want to try more recipes. I have made Joshua's recipe a few times and I absolutely love it. I do agree it could use a bit more ladyfingers, but compared to the regular supermarket ladyfingers they have much more flavour.
@gls888 Жыл бұрын
Claire's coffee coffee cake is an outstanding recipe for a baked good with and for coffee. I've made it a couple of times.
@scottydoggymama Жыл бұрын
Claire is my go to for lots of things love her
@littlebumgorf Жыл бұрын
thank you for calling out crappy youtuber recipes. lots of these people are KZfaqrs first, chefs second. before you even got to talking about the recipes, i knew that claire's recipe was going to be more cook-friendly than that of babish's and weissman's.
@TulilaSalome Жыл бұрын
My Italian friend used to make it often - using shop bought lady fingers and (edit: not espresso, coffee made with a mokapot) not adding marsala wine, and it was simple and delicious. I do think it doesn't need fiddling, the simple versions are best.
@camilla1708 Жыл бұрын
Thank's for another fantastic video! :D I'm really looking forward to your recipe now! I find desert recipes online (and elsewhere) often are way too sweet so I've gotten into the habit of halving the amount of sugar, if possible, and it always feels like a bit of a gamble. I'd rarely test-bake in advance so it would be lovely with a recipe made by someone who acknowledges the distracting sweetness in many other recipes 🍰
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