4 Levels of Mashed Potatoes: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - an amateur, a home cook, and a professional - to make their version of mashed potatoes, just in time for Thanksgiving. Once no 'tater had been left unsmashed, we asked a food scientist to review their work. Whose mashed potatoes were worthy of seconds?
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[@Molly-pt5ir]

"I'm level one, it's okay if it looks terrible" Emily is the only person we can ever truly relate to

[@riproar11]

Not me. That's why a lot of cooking shows ended because people just wanted to watch Rachael Ray make casseroles.

[@RubenGarcia-eg6mi]

Not me either, I do not put ketchup in my meal

[@nightangel3578]

Nah, fam. You should strive to be a level two at least.

[@ana_espriella]

Me neither. I do my food everyday, try new recepies, used to cook for my brothers... I'm actually a level 2 :)

[@doggyhotpot]

Ana Espriella u suck

[@freakydominick]

Lorenzo : I’m using a ricer Me : pretty smart Level 3 guy : don’t use a ricer Me : yeah never use thos

[@michalkvrdlavi5250]

Better be using hay.

[@Broockle]

You sound just like Dunkey xD

[@freakydominick]

Broockle videogamedunkey? I love him

[@jessicahughes4639]

😂😂😂😂

[@FinanceFrontier713]

Broockle dunkey is one of my favourite youtubers

[@shreyareddy1608]

Level 3 chef : Don't run to your nearest field for the hay, you might not get the flavor profile you're looking for How did he even say that with a straight face?!

[@justicejoycetv]

Like really?!!? *I had to come to the comments to ensure I heard him correctly. Then, where does one buy hayyy to cook with? And, my folks farmed + cook. Never heard of such along with 36 hours.* Diablo.

[@piratebecka6985]

Welcome to British humour :)

[@terryfang]

He's British

[@bearcatfan1000]

The thing I’m trying to understand is if he was even trying to be funny. The wording says yes, but his demeanor says no lol

[@lawd1804]

🤣🤭😂🙆🏾‍♀️ really why I run to my nearest field he has a passive humor

[@Learnamericanenglishonline]

The chef lost me when he brought out the hay.

[@meggrotte4760]

Yeah he lost me at hey too

[@jenwhite8832]

I thought this comment was a joke, until he literally brought out hay 😭

[@lindencamelback2305]

Yeah, three days to make mashed potatoes seems a little much.

[@canadian_potato1339]

He’s so pretensions

[@beannie4050]

Na uh, he said not just an ordinary hay haha still wondering what’s special with that hay

[@k_rose2k]

“Honey, when will the mashed potatoes be ready?” “Oh not that long - I just have to let the butter culture for 36 hours.”

[@Random1nations]

"Why did I marry you in the first place?"

[@BLVCKSCORP]

*"cause u just freaking love my mashed potatoes"*

[@Ma121Hunter]

Are they even really mashed potatoes at this point? I mean there's smoked hay, smoked salt, chicken wing and truffle sauce, wine, home made butter? I get the feeling he spent 16 years of his career making the one batch of potatoes. lol.

[@starlakelsey2782]

Best comment and thread by far! Kudos...still laughing

[@jixo6294]

@@starlakelsey2782 Until You came

[@Kalypsoo]

When the joke "level 3 chef makes his own butter" become a reality

[@riproar11]

@LMAO LMAO Dead joke.

[@Dreadnaught1985]

wait a moment, we don't all make our own butter? But where do you get yours from?

[@heckinbasedandinkpilledoct7459]

lol to be fair, I’m sure his mashed potatoes are pretty good

[@floralrune]

@Dreadnaught1985 the ally down the block

[@chaseware3181]

Were I live we also make homemade butter best way to have it!

[@meghannicole1474]

Barry roasting his mashed potatoes with hay is probably one of the most British things I have ever seen in my life.

[@Totalinternalreflection]

No one does this

[@serpentlili]

Actually, I tried smoking mashed potatoes after watching Barry do it because I was curious and it tasted pretty damn good.

[@zanetseng6779]

Good to see someone try something from level 3, appreciate the effort.

[@dariabernstein2299]

@@zanetseng6779 I use Frank’s recipes al the damn time and my friends are still annoyed with me bringing my own pickled stuff/ sauces and so on

[@Goodbye331]

I like to use smoked cheddar cheese in mine. It’s awesome

[@TheCatD]

Braver than me! Hope you got the right hay! lol

[@veeasaurus]

did you run to your nearest field to find it?

[@raym1477]

Smoking your potatoes with hay is beyond extra.

[@stp9640316]

Look at his eyes, I'm sure potatoes aren't the only thing that had been smoking.

[@brij7042]

@@stp9640316 😂😂😂

[@ichigopockychan]

If I wanted my food to taste like grass, I would have gone outside to eat a bag of lawn clippings

[@camper1749]

@@ichigopockychan I'm sure you do that on a daily basis.

[@darkwingchuck5005]

If smoking in hay is beyond extra then making your own butter is literally doing the most. And then he comes with the truffles.

[@nolangodfrey6678]

I feel like Lorenzo makes every dish in existence once a week

[@sylvanafow1340]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@p0r]

Lorenzo's week lasts for at least an year.

[@michaelsnow3]

Exactly what I thought lmao

[@SabrinaRina]

Dammit, you beat me. I was going to say "I think we know Lorenzo's weekly menu by now." He does totally say "I make this about once a week/every ____ day of the week."

[@ChaS4m]

Imagine how great it would be to eat at Lorenzo’s house. Like he invites you over to eat.

[@joycabrera461]

Emily's mashed potatoes are the type that I would do on a regular day. Lorenzo's I would make on a Sunday night or decadent dinner. Barry's mashed potatoes - - I will never make, not once, not even in my dreams.

[@susankistler5204]

Agreed. Not just because they would take forever and be stupid-expensive for potatoes, but because they look like baby food and I don't want smoky potatoes.

[@durendenmp812]

I might have to try mashing them through a strainer once to see how much difference it actually makes, but I doubt I'll ever be hay-smoking my mashed potatoes

[@praisealcolic]

😂

[@godaistudios]

@@durendenmp812 Thomas Keller of The French Laundry uses the technique of putting the potatoes through a tamis as was seen here. Trying to find La Ratte variety of fingerling potatoes isn't easy, but Yukon gold is close. Further, you don't need to peel ahead of time because the skins won't pass through the tamis It's definitely the best method because using a food processor or mixer makes them super gummy.

[@_sparkles.swarley_]

Legend has it Frank's currently cultivating the potatoes for the mashed potatoes

[@peggyling8144]

I was scrolling through the comments hoping someone would say something about Frank and babe you did not disappoint 😂

[@mnmblancket5199]

my guy hes making the seed😂

[@hazyhalfmoon]

Now now, I’m sure he’s procured his potato’s from a special elite exclusive potato dealer

[@_sparkles.swarley_]

@@peggyling8144 how am I seeing this 10 months later!?! Thank you for the compliment bub.🤍

[@taerrificpjms4133]

professional chef of 16 years: Do NOT add them to warm water Emily: aight water's boiling perfect time to add potatoes

[@Rhakio]

And he's right

[@MilwaukeeWoman]

@@Rhakio yeah, he's right but we all were happy eating the ones plopped into boiling water our whole lives.

[@alja4991]

I've never seen anyone add potatoes to already boiling water... What?!

[@veongpeong6808]

Yes but thank god she use smaller type of potatoes so it is not ruined

[@tankstone3]

Damn right, but now I know butter....I mean better.

[@shahidkazi1700]

Level 3 Chef: So i planted these potatoes 15 years ago in Japan for this dish.

[@scarletbailey6086]

Shahid Kazi I feel like Japan is such a random country lol

[@trashcantacos]

@Nicolaus Volentius Where are you from? Your name looks Greek 🤔

[@ChrisKunzler]

milks his own cow

[@VASU-on6gy]

😂😂😂

[@trashcantacos]

@Nicolaus Volentius Is that in Greece? Cause I think there's a Sonoran desert in Mexico/ the US

[@sweetlorikeet]

All levels: Mashed potatoes are a great side dish! Me: Mashed potatoes are the main dish.

[@r1l3y4]

True

[@bubble8829]

Except Lorenzo. He said he'd eat it for Sunday dinner. Love his honesty.

[@Dreyno]

Your Irish passport is in the post 👍

[@LitRandomness]

Buttery mashed potatoes… mmmm….

[@sammiepittman3130]

THANK YOU

[@CreepSoldier]

Level 1: Mashed potatoes your mom makes. Level 2: Mashed potatoes your local popular restaurant makes. Level 3: Mashed potatoes you will only ever see on TV shows, movies or very expenssive restaurants

[@sanchitsehgal276]

Level 10 Chef: "So first we're going to start by making our own frying pan."

[@MilwaukeeWoman]

After we build our own forge.

[@user-dx8nj7qj2g]

Level 10 chef: "I'm actually a part time black smith"

[@k.a.3877]

Something alex the french guy would say...

[@trevornguyen2275]

I’m also a woodworker and we will make our own table and cutting board

[@MilwaukeeWoman]

And we are also quarrying for our own iron.

[@orangesmoothie6298]

My favorite thing about this series is how a chef will always say to never do something, and it will immediately cut to one of the others doing that exact thing every time

[@davidsun6364]

The literal only reason I watch this

[@lexymartin6841]

The shade

[@SPACEHARICE]

Lorenzo always does this sometimes the level 1 chef doesn't make the mistake Saying that I always cook the way he cooks

[@benaldworth783]

Best example is in the cheesecake one with the egg yolk conundrum. Level 1 Guy: I got yolk in my whites so imma have to keep trying till I get pure whites Level 3 guy: just use some shell to get out any excess yolk

[@brianborrego8563]

Yes except hers were mini potatoes

[@paullee978]

Barry: You never boil potatoes Lorenzo right after that: my potato’s have been boiling

[@astrologystar6060]

Everyone who is not understanding the use of hay: before all the non smoky methods of lighting fire came in, people used dried wood, manure as fuel. It used to add a flavor to all their meals. That's what he is aiming to replicate with the specialty hay. I think it's a genius idea.

[@bubble8829]

I don't think I want my mashed potatoes to taste "grassy". A bit like, we didn't use to have indoor plumbing, but now we do. Also, I just couldn't be bothered, for mashed potatoes. I'd do it for lamb or something, maybe ... occasionally. But not my potatoes.

[@mehitabel6564]

It is a genius idea. A few months ago I had hay smoked carrots as a side dish, really fabulous. The hay does not give a 'grassy' taste particularly it just really seemed to enhance the carrots. It inspired me to buy a small stove-top smoker and the process isn't a big deal. Very easy. Hay and other materials for smoking are very easy to find online at speciality shops. I've been more used to smoked meats and fish, it was a revelation to have smoked veg.

[@yoshikagespeedwagon8025]

Yeah. People make fun of things they don't understand or are not rich enough to replicate lvl. 3 recipes. I'm not either but I'm not clowning on Frank for making absurdly expensive version of dishes. They are better.

[@larsedik]

Barry is my favorite, but I think all three are probably valid, although I would never use McCormick instant gravy. I'm not against taking certain shortcuts, but I do draw the line at that one. I see absolutely nothing wrong with being "hoity-toity". People who object to this just don't have the time, but it is wrong to disparage those who do take the time to make a labor-intensive dish.

[@Fuzz1994tps]

Barry’s mashed potato’s still look depressing to me. I prefer Lorenzo’s.

[@oladimejiagbaje1289]

Level 3 chef: “I’m gonna add some smoked moonsalt. This is the salt gotten from the MOON in a rare volcanic incident at the beginning of the UNIVERSE!!”

[@raizenlim6910]

Also, I need to simmer the potatoes in water from the mystic waterfall in one of neptune's moons

[@RobloxYesFortniteNo4]

Lmfaoo

[@Tom-lp1sd]

smoked maldon salt not moon salt!

[@goshen574]

Oladimeji Agbaje “Gotten” ? When you ridicule someone it’s important not to show that your English grammar is sub par

[@briansounalath]

Oladimeji Agbaje lol

[@allenjasperaquino6000]

Lets be honest, when Emily didn’t use instant powder mashed potatoes, she exceeded level one........until she pulled out the gravy

[@thefingerofgod69]

I actually kind of liked her's the best until that nasty gravy! LOL

[@toriellsimon9075]

Allen Jasper Aquino take the gravy out because any gravy is overrated and imo she had the best potatoes

[@tirofinale1133]

What's wrong with that? Instant gravy is pretty good as long as you pick the right brand.

[@Sl1ckG0ku]

Allen Jasper Aquino She got Forward aerialed right back down to level 1

[@beautytokpa3873]

Allen Jasper Aquino right I was hyping her up until I saw that gravy packed

[@gl3110]

1:30 I was told by my mum, anything that grows underground goes into cold water then is brought up to a simmer and anything above ground goes into already simmering water.

[@scorpiusbalthazar4327]

I've had zero issues with throwing potatoes into hot water and roiling boiling away.

[@venobambino]

OMG I’ve never heard this in my 48 years on this earth. I’m totally going to remember this. 😁

[@odgykins]

It's so satisfying when what they're saying aligns with one another

[@javierdiaz9901]

Level 3 chef: “I only boil my potatoes in the purified waters of lake Minnetonka”

[@toywideman1388]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@phoenixflame122]

Lol XD no! u forgot that ur not suppose to boil the potatoes, u need to simmer them!

[@da6034]

Ahahahahaaha 😭😭😂😂 I'm dead! Dave Chappelle is absolute genius for this.

[@fedoramcclaren4294]

Heh heh...

[@madmadameminx]

Step 1: Wait for doves to cry

[@joannahernandez9472]

nobody: absolutely nobody: level three chef: don’t come at me with your peasant hay

[@Cvnt2201]

I died omg

[@K.812_]

PEASANT!!!

[@erinjoy2376]

🤣🤣🤣😂👏 righttt I I'm weak

[@funkiebutch9690]

Chef level 3: Am I too rich to understand the peasant's joke?

[@whtaccizdis]

Hay smells terrible idk why anyone would do this

[@sammiepittman3130]

……those Level 3 potatoes look bomb af. How in the world is that a side dish??? I’d just have those for a main dish low key.

[@imtrying2969]

you say that, but you haven't seen his lobster ravioli

[@SakuraShirakawa]

I would love to see a series of this but with all 3 chefs given and limited to the same ingredients. They can use their tools like the ricer and sieves and such. I will add they can use as much of an ingredient they want, just they can't have specialized ingredients. Example being they all have a gravy packet, but they can use any ingredients in any amount on hand to improve it.

[@jacksonkonty3535]

This guy butters his potatoes at a cellular level

[@Y0SK3]

Jackson Konty mashed potatoes are my favorite food

[@Shadkow]

Jimbo Billybob I will Live on a diet of mash potatoes

[@MrZaku-rh4qt]

Which guy

[@thangduc667]

Mr. Zaku Lorenzo

[@avocado5007]

@@Shadkow my body consists of mashed potatoes

[@genopa6807]

“I’m Emily and I’m a level 1 chef” “I’m Lorenzo and I’m a level 2 chef” “imbarryfromtheinstitideofculinaryeducation-“

[@alexanderbeckers3782]

Breaker of eggs mother of gravy and khaleesi of the great pallet

[@pmoO0]

That was funny. I take the Level 2 guy, by the way. Bacon goes with everything.

[@syundown6005]

@DennisKwan807 Wow, really? Totally couldn't tell from the fact that he mentioned being a professional chef for 16 years. :)

[@suzanne3t]

Knowing the sheer intensity of physical labor and long hours that a culinary education demands makes me really respect Barry.

[@707chloe]

Omgg! That's what I actually heard

[@awesomesauce8664]

I always love it when they try it at the end, and no matter how they made it, they all still really enjoy it

[@karate4348]

as others here have commented, please ask these three to taste each other's cooking AND please pass one spoonful of each through the screen so I can taste it too.

[@hazyhalfmoon]

Unfortunately these three cookings were probably filmed on different days.

[@Eranthis]

Level 1: Mom makes a side Level 2: Thanksgiving dinner Level 3: Feeding the Queen

[@lukewhite9237]

Is the queen even fancy enough for these potatoes

[@subrosa7mm]

The queen would have to wait 36 hrs for the butter to cure if she wanted him to make them. Unless he happen to have some on hand.

[@lizetteolsen3218]

Exactly--the pro level was ridiculous

[@fexy2283]

He literally used Truffles on a mashed potatoes dish...

[@elvgamez3864]

Melinda C or they could just tell him to cook it in advance so the butter would be ready

[@jayt7628]

Level 3 chef: “some people use cheese in their mashed potatoes, I use dragon scale dust.”

[@TicTocRobotSnot]

...and these glowing shrooms found by my truffle hunting pig under a talking tree in an enchanted forest.

[@jamesss8094]

Also level 3 chef: btw im using hell fire to cook this.

[@killmouse4563]

I use a little splash of monuyomnû jamjjiionlkmonzæ.

[@mechadoggy]

Don’t forget the ceramic bowl I personally made using the clay I mined in my backyard

[@wagamama7314]

People use regular salt, I tend to use salt from mermaid's tear

[@kookykritter2912]

Lorenzo has like a little curl to the ends of his mouth that always make him look like hes smiling like a cat. I think its adorable actually.

[@TKOfromJohn]

I have that and I hate it

[@corahenderson5976]

I loved how the level 1 chef used a packet of gravy, and the level 3 chef made a homemade chicken truffle sauce!!

[@hazyhalfmoon]

Yes, that is the point.

[@jarvindriftwood]

Level 1: Mashed potatoes. Level 2: Riced potatoes. Level 3: Pushed through a screen door potatoes.

[@-AnweshaDas-]

I've been laughing at this comment for a while now 😂😂😂😂😂

[@cindycadichon8979]

😂😂😂😂

[@ethanolcarbonyl4025]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@markparisi9338]

Best laugh I've had in a while 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@serpyyy101]

Made my day😂😂😂😂

[@michaelavinton8026]

How many days in a week does lorenzo have? He makes EVERY DISH "once a week"

[@yellowhero5413]

Michaela Vinton He makes a dish once a week every month

[@Risaala]

Thank you, yes! I thought the same thing. But then, as sheltering-in-place-because-of-Covid has taught us: WHAT EVEN IS TIME???

[@inhle1688]

Michaela Vinton frllll, i wonder what he does for work

[@telajahmathieu1462]

IKR, Lorenzo is hilarious

[@baronofplagues]

Lorenzo exists outside of the realm of time. Every week for us is a millennia for him.

[@rianaconklin6954]

I really want to go to Lorenzo's house for Sunday dinner lol, simply because you know that you're going to love whatever he's serving 😁👍

[@hazyhalfmoon]

You go to his house for Sunday dinner and 3 days later he’s still cooking it.

[@Jrez]

I just want to note that Barry's garnish takes the same zigzag shape that I use when cutting open a baked potato. It's like art!

[@fluffiddy6515]

Everybody gangsta till the lvl 3 starts putting hay in his tatoes

[@Limpen]

Fluffiddy pohaytoes

[@wow-si6th]

Why did I read “taytoes” in Conan O’Brien’s voice lmaoooo

[@Krokodilius]

he lost me at waiting 36 hours for cream....i gotta plan 2 days in advance to eat potatoes? lmao

[@cheezbunni3530]

Unfortunately it’s not half a cheesecake

[@MeganHaun13]

For real, that’s the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen seen and heard of in my life

[@wendiwestvincent7915]

At least everyone at Emily's house got to eat before they died of starvation

[@Thollis1987]

So true! We died from starvation trying to cook fancy.

[@SuperLittleTyke]

Ah, good one!

[@zachhuerta8788]

I feel like Emily is just there to give everyone a laff

[@tammysiltanen884]

Hahaha

[@maxencemayanika7562]

@Seamus Can't hold my tears

[@memorokei]

Level 1: I am a simple cook Level 2: I am a comedic guy with good cooking skills Level 3: I am a professional chef. Level 4: I have climbed the Alps to get composts and manure from cows to fertilize my potatoes in Norway and grow them into a healthy state, harvest them and cook them to check the nutrients within the potato.

[@peggyling8144]

Aka Frank

[@MsFaith-rb6xr]

As a person who mashes their potatoes just as how the level 3 chef does, it is a lot of effort but when you taste those mashed potatoes it's all worth it! THEY ARE SOOOOOOOO SILKY SMOOTH AND FLUFFY

[@nmitchxll305]

Nobody: Lorenzo: I'm going to add some mashed potatoes to my butter

[@ErebosGR]

I think he screwed up and added too many mashed potatoes...

[@Dreadnaught1985]

That last dab of butter before the Bacon was the final straw for me. Man has a problem. I love Butter, heck everyone loves butter. But man has it bad.

[@HuyLy94]

High end restaurants use a ratio of up to 2:1 potatoes to butter by weight. So in comparison he used barely any butter.

[@zainasalman258]

That last piece of butter in his plating just made me cringe

[@nmitchxll305]

@@Dreadnaught1985 yepp

[@Rockinxsteve]

Emily: lemme just read the instructions Lorenzo: I like a little potatoes on my butter Level three chef: For that reason we will be using hay

[@chelsea.hall1]

Ethan Moreno this sent me 😂😂😂

[@michellesmith8912]

LMAO.

[@ayemrscarter]

HAAHAHA

[@chaaander]

To be fair to the level-3 chef, smoked/toasted hay smells incredible. It's one of those ingredients you don't get until you've experienced it firsthand.

[@shiningheart20]

That level 3 looks delicious. His mashed potatoes look good too.

[@pooer382]

Uhh

[@masterbetadaily1700]

Ok

[@ilovetweek000]

calm down there

[@juliexjulia]

I love Emily. She's perfect for the Level1 chef role.

[@MaineOneV1]

Lorenzo’s Recipe: Butter, Potatoes, and Butter

[@connorbrindley9703]

you forgot Bacon

[@leonsantana3646]

Yes, bacon. The most important part.

[@herroyalsquirrelness8167]

aaaand BACON!

[@RobloxYesFortniteNo4]

Yall need some green onion too!

[@Spike-hl2mw]

You forgot the butter and also the butter.

[@glowrillaz]

am i the only one liking the chefs being extra? like thats the whole point ur a freaking chef some of them are like 20 years experienced.. why would anyone want them to cook a normal meal? GO TO THE EXTREME BOY USE THAT HAYY

[@markr3356]

glowrillaz Exactly. These are chefs likely working in expensive fine dining. The entire point of it is to be extra

[@TheMrZenDragon]

you clearly had no idea about the beauty of doing simple things to its extreme

[@adamrobinson6951]

I feel like I'd personally prefer the level 2 chef's meal in most videos, but here I'd take the level 1. Sure, smoking potatoes with hay and adding fermented yogurt and wine may add flavour but I personally think it sounds awful. A professional musician can explain what makes Mozart amazing, yet I'd rather listen to what they consider trash. I don't doubt their credentials, but no amount of learning or experience can reason me out of my own taste profile. And there's no way I'm eating a dessert's worth of butter in a side dish like potatoes.

[@twdjt6245]

Adam Robinson I agree. I’d consider myself a level 2 “chef” as well (except perhaps when it comes to certain types of baked goods) and I almost always like their dishes better..and most times they even look better as well imo.... though sometimes I find the ideas and techniques the level 3 chefs use a bit intriguing and informative tbh, so it’s always interesting to see what they have to say from a professional perspective even though the being so “extra” isn’t my personal style (nor does it fit my grocery budget).

[@wakerobin9215]

@@twdjt6245 Yeah I agree with you here. I would also consider myself level 2, in most cases. And most of the time, the level 2 sounds more appealing, like something I would actually make. Sometime though, level 3 has some really interesting ideas that I've taken away from it; one of my favorites being Frank's level 3 nachos, with his pickled peppers and onions. The pickles don't look complicated to do, and it sounds amazing! So I'm gonna try it when I make nachos for my birthday next week 😁 But like, vodka and caviar for scrambled eggs? No thanks lol

[@ivorybow]

The fancy potatoes sound scrumptious. But this working girl with 4 kids had to put things together fast. I use a can of condensed milk atraight (not sweet!) as the best milk to add. Plenty of butter, add salt and pepper, cream with my hand mixer, and serve with brown flower gravy. They are right about the Yukon Gold potatoes. My mashed potatoes always disappear fast!

[@SchMasHed]

You can Add store bought sour cream instead of culturing your own.

[@barbequesauce7167]

I thought condensed milk was always sweet? There's evaporated milk though -- bit thicker than regular milk, more solid colour, tastes very slightly cooked by itself.

[@russiandollie]

You know what makes these different level chefs videos amazing is that I get to compare what mistakes I make while cooking and learn great cooking tips from the pros. Sometimes I do the exact same things the pro chefs are doing while sometimes I'm making really simple mistakes like level 1 chefs.

[@ashgeninja4708]

I’m surprised that the level 3 chef did not make his own potatoes

[@nicholasm4974]

😂😂

[@nicholasm4974]

Yup, he should have grown it

[@nyquilrq3254]

@@nicholasm4974 not grow *make*

[@nicholasm4974]

@@nyquilrq3254 oh yeah lol, you're right 😂😂

[@hackz_yt7128]

Lol

[@soulsabr4472]

Level 3 Chef: So, now that the mashed potatoes are cooked and sieved lets take a day and a half to make butter.

[@RedstonerCraftMC]

You could culture your butter way before you start cooking it. "Stop stating the obvious"

[@ojayballer7659]

Fancy Name it was a joke

[@juuk3103]

If you have iq above 20 you make it in advance

[@slicvm]

So does that mean we are not eating freshly made potatoes?

[@moniquewilliams3560]

I'm saying!

[@azgothedefiler]

Level 1 : Me being Lazy Level 2 : In a mood to cook today Level 3 : 36 hours!! WHAT !!!

[@kenyapeary340]

Emily dish reminds me of home with my family. family doesn't need alot of ingredients to be good just time and care. Lorenzo dish is like what you order in a nice restaurant when you go out with friends. Barry dish is something served at special occasions like wedding anniversary.

[@mytruckinlifeace4047]

The one thing I wish this series would do is let them taste each other’s dishes.

[@LeaRama]

I think that too!

[@abandonedchannel79]

but they would have to get the level 3 chef like 2 days before the others

[@JessiCanalesSings]

Or have someone taste test and vote for the one they like the best to have a winning recipe!

[@M3I0n_Me]

Then the level 1s would be level 3s

[@thewaysofmylife]

1000000% would make the show better vs the expert explains

[@theborscht]

Emily: *Takes 30 mins to make a dish* Butterenzo: *Takes 1 hour to make a dish* Barry’s Customers: *Dies of Starvation*

[@ryuzen9268]

I know right ? 36 hours for room temperature? When tf does he eat

[@Otherhats]

Cook do a lot of prep works guys, this stuff is done the day before, or before opening. They work hard.

[@DragonKnight90001]

Dustin charles true when preparing desserts some take a few days e.g. bara brith or ........ice cream etc

[@swgadrunq1700]

Auro butterenzo

[@NanaLove011]

@@Otherhats Yeah! And if you are doing this at home you just have to do like 1/2kg and you won't have to make more butter for a long time (unless you are Butterenzo) xd

[@Messerschmidt_Me-262]

Is it just me or is the level 3 chef doing a subtle dance routine while talking into the camera?

[@wm-nu1yf]

Looked like he really needed a bathroom break

[@carpediem3991]

Every time I watch one of these, I think. I wanna try the last one, but I think I'd enjoy the second one the most lol

[@DropShotKill1]

Level 4 Chef: "These potatoes were harvested on Mars by Matt Damon."

[@malaikamckee-culpepper261]

😜🤣😜🤣

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

"In your face, Neil Armstrong." LOL

[@puffmcfluff2002]

I don't usually like comments but dammit this got me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lavish_1717]

Lmao 🤣

[@sofiadiaz8790]

Lol

[@pretty948]

Lorenzo has like 50 meals a day. He literally makes everything once a week.

[@nirajkasaudhan6632]

Look at his arm he really have 50 meals a day🥴

[@mirandablair8850]

😂😂😂

[@Qwerty-mr3uv]

Yeah tacos every tuesday, french toast every month and now mash potatoes at least once a week

[@weiyili9740]

To be fair, mash potato is a very common side dish with lots of dishes.

[@border_line.]

@Nick W i feel judged

[@M4XD4B0ZZ]

Level 3 sauce was looking so tasty 😍

[@mehekapoor]

The professional chef legit made his own butter while the level zero chef used a basic potato masher because she doesn't know about other tools that can be used 🥺

[@vickibart3491]

She’s level one…..

[@wm-nu1yf]

I prefer lumpy mashed potatoes, as does everyone I typically cook for, so that's what I would use as well

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

My family has always used a potato masher, I still do. I do it like my father did, I mash them, add butter, milk, and salt, then whip them with the masher in fast horizontal circular motions until more creamy but still somewhat firm. Easy and tasty 😋

[@christopherjames4803]

They should bring in a level 0 cook that uses instant mash potatoes

[@lduong2003]

Aka that collage student

[@rainbowcanoe17]

Idahoan is the best box. I made these for a large group of people and i got a few requests for the recipe

[@smokey0111]

Or bring in Rie, just because.

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

Level -1 chef orders KFC

[@NANAbingbangboom]

@@rainbowcanoe17 I find that if you replace the water for milk or light cream it really improves the taste

[@realjfk5350]

Level one: "I just bought my potatoes" Level two: "I grew my own potatoes" Level three: "I unlocked all the capacity of my brain cells to manifest the perfect potatoes from nothing but air matter its self"

[@Anna-rp6gp]

Facts

[@mr.cheese7339]

Chefs introducing their selves: Level one: hi, my name is “______” and I’m a level 1 chef Level two: hi, my name is “______” and I’m a level 2 chef Level three: hi my name is “______” and I have level better than level 2 and I have been a very professional chef for longer than you’ve been alive

[@KowaiiSo]

I laughed out loud omg XD

[@gyrgamer8936]

Level four: "I am the potatoes"

[@brendanmoten9138]

Uncle Steve that bloody level three bloke is a nob

[@BrigitofBergental]

I love Lorenzo so much. He is such a fun, happy person.

[@clydefrog5609]

You need to have each of them taste each other’s recipes and say which they like best.

[@hannac5535]

I love how the level 3 chef actually explains everything he does

[@MilwaukeeWoman]

But is still wrong about some things. Like if force makes potatoes gluey, then forcing through a small hole with some force is about the same as a larger hole with more force. It's physics.

[@ryanmunks1725]

J K Although the force is spread out over a larger surface area, therefore reducing the pressure for any measurable area of the instrument(s). It may be that too much force, such as attempting to push a large volume of vertically positioned potato (on top of each other) through limited small openings vs. horizontally arranged potato through more surface area is the issue to which explains why this is not the same. Essentially you’re saying that placing all of the weight of a car on one wheel is the same as spreading the weight over four wheels (using this as an analogy) the area being compressed or forced through the mechanical process (in this case ricing the potato) of which you suggest is equal in both scenarios. Weight distribution and resistance are the most important factors here, of which physics may explain, yet not in the way you describe. Just my input here, not trying to say your comment is in any way inadequate or necessarily wrong :) . Edit: Everybody makes mistakes though, and I’m sure there are more things to worry about that which mechanical process is used to separate/mash your potatoes.

[@RaymondHng]

@@ryanmunks1725 It sounds like you're giving a lecture before the ceremony of that prize they give out every year in Sweden.

[@youngrichie]

@@RaymondHng he's right of course.

[@dreadnought5409]

Lorenzo and the level three guy: Alright, time to put these potatoes in cold water, so they cook correctly. Emily: Alright, I got my water boiling from the depths of hell, ready to cook these boys up.

[@dinotoko7085]

The Ones 😂😂

[@mollybean461]

😂

[@MultiTrollface999]

rip and tear...until it is done.

[@bigwhoops3134]

@GinsuJunior *chainsaw sounds*

[@franchescamayialmonte1303]

Haha I do not use hot water for mine just because I’m done peeling and cutting them before the water boils, so I’m not gonna be there just waiting for it to boil 😂

[@carolinasuarez5373]

Level 3 chef: touches pan to see if it´s hot enough like it was nothing, touches the trays with hot hay like it´s nothing. Me: 😱😵

[@shakendog90]

Lorenzo is a great home cook. Nothing too overboard and great flavours!

[@dhruviyer7743]

I am a level 5 chef : “I use my mind to boil the water, and I taught the potatoes to cook themselves perfectly”

[@esthermay9234]

😂

[@anthonytoman9952]

my potatoes and I just get perfectly baked together. foil proof.

[@Eidann63]

ROFL

[@theidealwhale7305]

I am a level 10 chef, and I make butter from organic milk from a cow that I’ve carried and birthed from my womb

[@hannahholifield1093]

😂

[@FMSeba1]

I feel like a proud parent seeing Emily starting off a Level 1 chef to slowly becoming a Level 1.5 chef 👏🏼

[@spainengland1]

I dunno about that, she used instant gravy, that's like level 0

[@ChrisCazares25]

spainengland1 at least she didn’t use instant mashed potatoes 😂

[@xavierlauzac5922]

No such level.

[@AB-kw5jk]

They grow so fast...

[@xavierlauzac5922]

A B she’s already at her maximum potential.

[@gabi1112131]

The edit job on this is so good!

[@entsaga]

I can't help to smile every time I see any of this dishes cooked

[@sampatmore941]

See Emily- YESS See Lorenzo- YESSSSS Don’t see Frank- NOOOOOO

[@Nomski.]

This is exactly what I did!

[@ouya_expert]

The holy trinity of the 4 level cooking videos

[@chaps_2543]

I feel betrayed.

[@medutis893]

Omg, saaame

[@gachalsv2482]

Omg sameee

[@r3veng3r]

level 1: i get the cheapest potatoes level 2: i get the best potatoes in the market level 3: i climb the mountains and swim the oceans to ireland where ive been taking care of all my potatoes for years just for this moment!

[@fcr8409]

Ireland is overrated go to peru

[@juliettexiang4477]

No go to rome

[@alicjasoroka]

No go to Poland those countries are overrated

[@alicjasoroka]

It’s a joke don’t take it seriously please

[@JC-cn9yj]

@@alicjasoroka As someone who is Irish/British Ireland is the potato country

[@aliyahkirkwood1732]

The level three cook is so handsome 😍

[@jonathanthomas8736]

The really interesting thing about this one is each of them has made perfect mashed potatoes. All very different, but because there is a range of criteria, each hits a perfect set of them.

[@sgtpeppercorn271]

Each, they are perfect for what the recipe demands! And we demand their recipes!

[@DanielLopez-ki8qk]

"I'm Emily, and I'm a level 1 chef." "I'm Lorenzo, and I'm a level 2 chef." "I'm Barry from the Institute of Culinary Education, and I've been a professional chef for 16 years. I also graduated top of my class in the navy seals and have over 500 confirmed kills."

[@imperator2107]

White death? Is that you? Cries in kalinka

[@warrena5515]

@@imperator2107 I didn't ask

[@warrena5515]

@@silent5486 did I ask?

[@radialwellendichtrin]

I'm pretty sure Lorenzo's the one with 500 confirmed kills judging by the amount of butter he used

[@Spiderdude-bj3eq]

@@radialwellendichtrin hes the class clown

[@hibaaaaa0]

"I get my hay from a specialist" "This is a smoked salt from england" "This a big pepper from India" Wokay get a ticket yall.Let me get this mashed potatoes right.

[@benanderson89]

@@jeanknight2497 Piping isn't pretentious. It's a very good, and quick (very important for a chef) way to plate mashed potatoes.

[@markrobert6014]

Potatos are from France

[@gameguild2396]

@@jeanknight2497 Piping is a BASIC culinary discipline. How uncultured do you have to be to think that it's a high and mighty thing to do?

[@kshans]

Potatoes from France And wine from Portugal.

[@gh3ttoduCanada]

So he went to Wegman's, big whoop

[@tsf637]

Wow! I never knew someone could make those level 3 potatoes!!! So much work , I was lost when he waited 30 some hours for the cream to ferment, buy special hay and truffles!!! I would be exhausted. I would love to eat at his restaurant!

[@sneekypanda]

I love this series!

[@ranabashaweih974]

Norma person: I am gonna add my salt and pepper. Level 3 chef: I am gonna add my salt which is from Mars and pepper from Jupiter

[@WashingtonG2007]

Lol

[@ce461]

Chef: this is smoked salt Me: I know you’re smoking the salt if you think that makes a difference in taste.

[@SensualSquirrel]

Weird, I never knew that the UK was on Mars and that India was on Jupiter. TIL.

[@sem9903]

Gotta get that space flavor, son.

[@tefoca]

Level 2 is mashed butter with a dab of potatoes.

[@ha1ban3]

Stefano Torres.

[@Bookworm51485]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Pentapus1024]

As it should be 😌

[@Zenduxer]

G. Ramsey's teacher was using ratio of 1:1 for perfect mashed potatoes.

[@dylanlastname1461]

Yes.

[@malaikamckee-culpepper261]

I love this series...

[@MochaMochii]

Expert’s presentation 💋🤌🏾 ELITE!!

[@antmfan231995]

How fitting they’d get probably the most intense pro-chef yet for, of all things, mashed potatoes.

[@AnnaStojakovic]

This comment is the best. He even has the RLS going on, true intensity.

[@thebahamiancooknook7065]

I swear

[@SomeCoolDuck]

Thank them for that chef. Now I have alternative recipe to my all time favorite Thomas Keller recipe.

[@gamerplay8922]

im surprised he didn't raise the potatoes himself so he could pick them at the right time.

[@antmfan231995]

gamerplay maybe he did🤷‍♂️

[@TheClumsybum]

Lorenzo at every step: “add just touch of butter”.

[@soulsabr4472]

Dumps in two sticks.

[@MikeGlasses]

Lorenzo trying to kill us all

[@Ricardo03]

Haha I love it! I think he probably went through all of their butter

[@johnrankin7135]

Lol not everyone has a light touch

[@antonzhylenko2132]

Is butter cheap in America/Europe? I see english recepies use it a lot, but where I live (Eastern EU) it costs about as much as pork meat of the same weight. It do be adding a lot of flavour though.

[@supereggtartersauce6464]

I love how they explained all the differences between the three

[@peopleseditz]

Honestly I love Lorenzo’s the best. It’s calming basic and like homemade mashed potato’s

[@Sansquancho]

3 levels of mashed potatoes. 1. I mash them 2. I mash em gud 3. Ever eaten grass?

[@johearts]

I read level 3 in a British accent

[@coined_poor1111]

Lol

[@sylvia5623]

3rd level chef: "I've procured this hay from a specialist" me: oh sure, I've got a hay guy on speed dial. Let me just contact them so I can make mashed potatoes in 36 hours.

[@jayyyzeee6409]

Oh, you're paying way too much for hay, man. Who's your hay guy?

[@maru4931]

@@jayyyzeee6409 Yes Creed.

[@niamhgreatdane]

Hey i have a hay guy. But i also own live stock. Lol.

[@savebinka]

Sylvia, I am HOWLING 😂😂😂

[@GhostSamaritan]

gotta smoke them in that hay

[@itscuriousycat2124]

4:00 uhhh sir... I cant wait for that long 😐

[@adipsous]

I like Barry's little side-to-side shimmy when he's just standing with his hands not doing stuff.

[@WhatIInk]

Level 3 Chef: "I'm going to make my gravy from mermaid tears and garnished with delicate slivers of unicorn horn."

[@darthnihilus3932]

What I Ink which has been personally extracted from these creatures by my own hand

[@mrdgg949]

Gordon Ramsey: “For Fucks Sake”

[@AlbertaRose94]

I knew if I scrolled down long enough I'd find this comment.

[@karensmith6074]

Who?

[@AlbertaRose94]

Chef Gordon Ramsey has a reputation for rather plain speaking.

[@olabitchola]

Lol

[@cowbelly4191]

RamsAy

[@juliak4334]

the camp-ness of this video is simply unparalleled. Bring Barry back; he's the funniest level 3 chef and I demand justice

[@barmalini]

After Barry said "la ratte potatos" i knew he wasn't kidding and the game was serious. You don't pull out your la ratte unless you really have to. And I wasn't disappointed a bit. Bravo