$97 vs $17 Cheesecake: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious

Professional baker Lani Halliday and home cook Daniel are swapping materials and hoping for the best! We set Daniel up with $97 worth of the finest cheesecake ingredients you could ask for along with chef Lani’s recipe. To lend a helping hand, food scientist Rose dialed to offer some of her trademark wisdom and encouragement. Over with Chef Lani, $17 worth of ingredients were being given new life and a few augmentations in a quest to improvise her way up to gourmet. Grab a nice cup of espresso and find out who made the best cheesecake under these mixed up circumstances!
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[@gibberishname]

at some point, REPLACING ingredients with "pro substitutions" feels like cheating. Making a gluten free equivalent = ok. "i'm gonna make my own candied cherries RATHER than transform the ingredient given = cheating

[@dannukem3027]

Yes i hate thay do this swapping things out

[@staple_gun6367]

Agreed. It defeats the whole purpose of the pro getting amateur ingredients.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I thought the same.

[@nichellekocourek5104]

Was thinking, where did these ingredients come from??. I get seasoning but thats about it

[@angelenaj0Li3]

Yeah right? They should be teaching ways to spice up and elevate regular ingredients because we already have the fancy recipe the home cook is working on 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@sherimarvin5938]

I want to see how the cost increases when the pro chef fancies up the recipe

[@Lily-qb1xv]

$17 ingredients? $275 for “labor costs”

[@LacedMetal]

The gluten free flour is about $15-17 for a 5lb bag of measure for measure. Wheat flour is about $2-3 for a 5lb.

[@alexachen996]

Adds $6.95. I went through and broke down the costs.

[@theoneaboveall4533]

It’s not fancy. If you use your brain you’d realize it’s gluten free.

[@theoneaboveall4533]

@@LacedMetal maybe use your head.

[@DrBrangar]

The gluten-free substitution was fine, because graham crackers are just graham crackers, but the cherry topping substitution was a step too far. the point of this is to use chef skills on easy ingredients to elevate them, not just sub out everything for better versions

[@theoneaboveall4533]

Why do you exist? Stop crying please. It’s one ingredient, and the truth, the painful truth for you social rejects, is that they amounted to the same price. It’s preference for taste buds which has happened before.

[@marylouszekeres5063]

It would even be ok if they used the ingredients they were already given for a substitution but she’s just pulling things out from her pantry like the at home chef didn’t just take out graham crackers cuz he didn’t want to make the crust

[@candeezymarie9827]

I thought the same.

[@Jejpi23]

They should take a Michelin star chef and prank Frank. I would love to hear him saying "With Frank recipe i have simpler ingredients".

[@starrk4970]

Lol

[@markmallecoccio4521]

April Fool's Day episode idea

[@mzdiamondlover]

Lmaoo have Frank be the 2nd level chef

[@shenabae4883]

Frank's basically using fancy and quality ingredients tho, so i dont get what you mean cause.... A michelin star restaurant chef uses the same fancy ingridients there's no more fancier ingridients. 😆 A michelin star is an award given to the restaurant not the chef nor the ingridients, just incase you're confused.

[@evelynackerman5894]

Yeas!!!

[@user-yf4it2dk8n]

To start, Lani's vanilla extract is more expensive than all of Daniel's ingredients.

[@christophervandehey2614]

Oof

[@tealeavesarethebestleaves8556]

Damn right. Vanilla extract, paste, and beans are crazy expensive.

[@sycowent4666]

@@tealeavesarethebestleaves8556 it’s like 3 dollars at a store idk where she shops

[@tealeavesarethebestleaves8556]

@@sycowent4666 Is it real vanilla or artificial vanilla. If it’s artificial, then yeah, you could get a 16 oz for $3 or $4. If it’s real then a 16 oz could cost about $21-$30. Now if you’re talking abroad abroad, like Peruvian or Moroccan vanilla….😬I think it’s worth it for the extra depth of flavor, though.

[@vivianneyin5232]

Lol

[@TheBeccaLynniS]

It always bums me out that the professional chefs don't actually use most of the ingredients from the home cook's box. I'd love the see them work with the actual ingredients- like channeling Rie's Make It Fancy!!!

[@Riclamin_]

I was thinking the same thing! Although I felt like chef Lani actually stayed quite true to the recipe of Daniel, when we compare it to previous episodes. In previous episodes I felt like the professional chef would still make their own recipe by substituting (almost all) the homecook's ingredients with their own.

[@maricarmencampos9988]

Rie adds a bunch of extra stuff tho? Her recipes always use the junk food for a small part and compliments it with fancy ingredients

[@jbasalts]

I have the same feedback actually. The older videos were faithful to that premise but recent ones don't. They're adding ingredients that's not even pantry staple. It's making it more expensive.

[@kearnshippy]

The ingredients may be in a professional chef's pantry, but most people I know don't buy gelatin and such without a reason. I agree the changing of ingredients is annoying.

[@alaras]

Most of them actually DO use all the ingredients. Lani's a rare exception since she is exclusively gluten-free (by necessity).

[@ninamoler1880]

The last video I watched, Frank only used the cheap ingredients provided and elevated them to make a lovely chicken pot pie. I thought that was more enjoyable and demonstrated his creativity and skill, and I learned from both chefs.

[@theoneaboveall4533]

Leave Earth please.

[@russianspy1234]

Up until this video I thought Frank was the worst cheater, he almost always adds an ingredient or two

[@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808]

well the last video I watched was supposed to be a pancake challenge and instead Chef Frank's recipe was a buckwheat galette with mustard and ham and a fried egg! they're supposed to make different versions of the same basic food item so we can compare and contrast. why stop there? why not make tortillas and do chilequiles. I think the producers need to hold the parameters stronger

[@ColinRichardson]

Can we have a new rule, ZERO additions and ZERO removals from the ingredients. I hate it when the pro chefs keep adding more and more and more and more stuff.. She might as well just keep her ingredients

[@ashmarie8098]

The only one that was acceptable was the gluten free substitution, because that's a dietary restriction. But homemade two part cherry topping instead of Daniel's canned cherries? That's going too far

[@monicalee82]

Should have given her a box of gluten free graham crackers instead... That's a reasonable sub, sticking with the spirit of the original ingredients. I completely understand subbing gf ingredients due to dietary necessity, but there's subbing a gf alternative, and then there's making something completely different!

[@nimibiswakarma7540]

Seriously, why did the pro chef substitute so many of Daniel's ingredients with her own fancy ingredients to make her cake just another costly cheese cake? And why is this a legit episode even after that!

[@levilevis9032]

So to recap, for Lani's "17 dollar" cheesecake you also need to get Frozen cherries, Gelatin, a jar of maraschino cherries, Kosher salt, gluten free flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, molasses, honey, and milk? Want to tell us what the price was after that entire bag of groceries?

[@michaelgwfrogwelge]

She certainly did BOT make her concoction with the materials provided... BOGUS!!!

[@retept1104]

Thank you for going to the effort of listing everything Lani added

[@dollyllama816]

They always lie on the grocery costs

[@pc-qn7mu]

I love what she's done with the cheesecake, but like she literally changed 70% of the recipe

[@bhaktiandaru6001]

i mean, she's gluten free so...

[@crystaleyesd827]

i mean not really tho? the only actual change was the cherries

[@bhaktiandaru6001]

@@crystaleyesd827 ikr

[@saturnmercury8533]

Why? Was it because of the cherries? She did change the recipe of the crackers because she is gluten free. But she is only getting creative. Having creative mind is crime now?

[@SatieSatie]

Idk her cake looks amateurish (watch how real professional chefs make cheesecake and compare)

[@rayne8757]

"Because if this falls apart, I will cry. I will cry on the show" Honestly, what a mood.

[@SnowWhitejolee]

Honestly if he cries, I'd like this video way more. Nothing against him but I like seeing hot guys cry

[@chiranjansahu4362]

You should apologise for not having Steven in a cheesecake video it would have been hilarious

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Right?

[@tabach9388]

he’d put a pancake on ir

[@Boxza.i]

bruhh

[@ChaseMcCain81]

I know. I’m so disappointed.

[@TallysDoodles]

Pancake based cheesecake, smothered in M&M’s and chocolate sauce 👏🏼

[@ethanlong1157]

This reminds me of when Stephen put half a cheesecake in his pancakes

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I still have PTSD from that lol.

[@jen6294]

The best episode

[@Nomski.]

$97 cheesecake but no half a pancake in it. Stephen would be mad

[@Adrelamusia]

We've literally gone from this show having a pro chef coming up with a solution to handle common ingredients, to having a pro chef purposefully get ingredients she can't use so that she doesn't have to. I will keep complaining because I loved this show when i appeared genuine, but now you're not even trying to hide how manufactured it is. The pro chef is just gonna do whatever, regardless of whether the ingredients they got fit into their fantasy.

[@jonathanseibert8832]

Love how for the last few months the "inexpensive" models being presented continually have things added that'll jack up the price significantly from where it was originally

[@RubyJamez]

Right? Kind of defeats the purpose of the show. I can make my instant noodle fancy by shredding some black truffles on it, but it doesn't mean anything about my skill or knowledge above me knowing how to use a box grater.

[@naydinedespot2294]

Yes thank you. I was looking for this comment.

[@falsenames]

Although I would REALLY like to see the price changes between the initial cost and level 3's end result... Lani has some pretty basic substitutions. The end results of the ingredients: gluten free flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, egg, butter, molasses, honey, vanilla extract, milk, frozen cherries, gelatin, lemon juice, maraschino cherries. Nothing in here is at all out of the ordinary for a grocery store trip. Everything is either considered a staple item or something that can easily be re-used for another recipe. Saul is also good for this, just making store bought things from scratch instead of adding hard to find ingredients.

[@theoneaboveall4533]

Fly into space without the suit. Please do this. There are way too many brain dead people in this comment section.

[@jonathanseibert8832]

@@theoneaboveall4533 ok. I'll just stay in the shuttle. I'd love that actually. Awesome suggestion 👍

[@srip31]

I love how the home cook is funny but is actually trying to get it right.

[@michelvandonick1605]

Im getting a tad annoyed on how the chefs keep cheating... Is it that hard to work with whats given to you? You don't see the regulars pull out for example jam bc they dont wanna make marmelade!?

[@LucyTheLightbringer]

I think the point is to see how a professional chef can make a home cook’s recipe better so even if they add ingredients I think it’s ok The point for the home cook is to see if they can manage to cook a professional chef’s recipe with fancier ingredients

[@cydneyyip2037]

I feel like it wouldn’t be as interesting if the professional chef just made a regular cheesecake because of course they know how

[@sonnykong1312]

She’s gluten free

[@haidenjordan4660]

It's technically not cheating for pro chefs. They're just using their resources right? And think about it, they're pro chefs, they're not used to cooking with these ingredients anymore.

[@andreibitu6948]

They give little tips on how you can improve a recipe with mostly basic ingredients and I think that for the viewer that is interested in also replicating the recipe or just expanding their culinary senses it really comes in handy

[@levmilarlpvp]

Stephen would've put in half a pancake

[@levmilarlpvp]

@@flame4986 true😂

[@alanaferrone8247]

Go up in the comments and read a similar one by a user by the name of melody something. You have met your soulmate. You’re welcome.

[@christophervandehey2614]

Is there a joke I'm missing?

[@taylorwillis2478]

@@christophervandehey2614 there's a 4 levels video where a dude straight up puts half a cheese cake into his pancake mix

[@TallCanDan02]

Half a pancake that was made with half a cheesecake

[@CoopMaLoop_Official]

I feel like this isn’t really fair anymore to be honest. It’s a challenge for a home cook to work with ingredients they don’t often work with, so the challenge for the chef should be to stick with only the ingredients given to them. Replacing almost everything is just cheating.

[@amandaheck7897]

Lani just did whatever she wanted and pretty much ignored Daniels ingredients. Pointless to call it a $17 cheesecake when so many of the ingredients weren't even included in the exchange.

[@approx4ft]

THANK YOU I say this on every video

[@idvemmawoods]

Most chefs when they do substitutions do something reasonable thats easy and cheap enough for the general public but WHAT WAS THIS ONE LANI RLLY JUST DOES WHATEVER

[@girlg33kkris]

Yeah, I found that super annoying. That's cheating. Of course hers is going to taste better than normal.

[@AWEsome3GIRl3sam]

ok but its literally a cheesecake... theres like 5 ingredients, showing the proper technique will only be so interesting when its just. a cheesecake. she barely even changed anything, just the topping too ??? she added nothing extra and only changed the crust bc shes gluten free.

[@cutmeloosebruce1955]

She’s the only chef that goes this far the rest of them use simple ingredients everyone can get

[@Kimnjoshuamonet]

I just love how Rose is so encouraging, amazing and patient when she explains how dishes are made.

[@pongsih9380]

If Frank’s in this he’ll be like “first we have to choose the perfect cow for the milk for the cream cheese”

[@vee6151]

Oh no😭

[@ashmaz4811]

Ok the jokes were funny but now just repetitive

[@mevludinandnikole]

So original 😒

[@christophervandehey2614]

Hahaha

[@user-ln1it9ym4b]

After creating the perfect Big Bang

[@katharinakutter6279]

I really appreciate so much, how happy and downright honest Daniel is all the time. He always looks like he is having the time of is life, when he's cooking/baking. Just makes it very enjoyable to watch. Btw, I have rarely seen a more joyful moment (for him and me, really lost it there xD), than when he came in dancing with his cheesecake, being so proud of himself. What a wholesome personality. :D Greetings from germany, I absolutely LOVE cheesecake or "Käsekuchen/Quarkkuchen".

[@wdmc2012]

Does this chef use any of the $17 ingredients? I thought the point of these videos was to show first- you don't need to be a chef to make chef quality food, and second- even with basic ingredients, you can make fancy food. Instead I'm learning that if I don't have expensive ingredients, I need to get expensive ingredients.

[@OrlaCarey]

I always have a problem with the pro chef replacing ingredients on this, but I know that this particular chef does gluten free so I can understand her replacing the graham crackers.

[@alessa9041]

yeah in my opinion, they shouldn’t add or replace anything unless it’s a garnish or they have a dietary restriction

[@akiraawooch6495]

funny thing is that what ingredient they added in, I have in my pantry. also, most of the things they substituted, like the canned cherry, can be reversed with no problem.

[@akiraawooch6495]

I guess this also points out how experienced chefs can come up with extra things to make a fixed recipe more interesting.

[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

That’s exactly what drives me nuts about this series! They don’t just use the “simpler ingredients,” they include ingredients that are not typically found in a regular kitchen.

[@budgetblogger2510]

Pro chefs should only use the given ingredients not anything from their own desire..... Don't mind my english

[@ChaoticMoonN1bd]

I agree. I understand her need to substitute the flour for gluten-free flour. But I felt the cherry substitution was cheating.

[@adamtomko4943]

True, but on the other side, this might be a way to show us, how to get better with simple ingredients :D

[@johnjohnson9431]

Nice English. 👍

[@adamtomko4943]

@@johnjohnson9431 thanks

[@adamtomko4943]

@@johnjohnson9431 Can u tell me whats wrong, so i can take lesson from it and learn how to speak better?

[@DO4M]

Everybody's like: Where's Frank? Where's Stephen? Half a pancake!! But I'm wondering if Emily eats Cheesecake with Ketchup...

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Ewww lol.

[@DO4M]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 She's a monster...

[@kayleighjoyce1276]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 i love Emily

[@falsenames]

Ain't gonna lie... this comment had me laughing.

[@samuel955]

I hate ketchup on it

[@birdmasterthecaffeinatedowl]

I love lani --- BUT it kills me when pro chefs break the rules and add ingredients that arent there

[@neon-kitty]

Substituting store-bought crackers for homemade ones feels a bit like "cheating" xD. I mean, I get that she couldn't use the ones she got in the box if she's strictly gluten-free but it would've made more sense to replace them with store-bought gluten-free crackers instead. And just completely leaving out the topping ingredient from the box and bringing in all these new ingredients for the topping also felt like it wasn't really in the spirit of the series. Adding one or two minor ingredients (like a pinch of salt or sugar) here or there or using the box ingredients in an unconventional way, sure, but this felt like it went a little overboard.

[@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808]

exactly!

[@jordaningram2293]

Rose loves it when she gets a call from Daniel🤣

[@flowertrue]

Why wouldn't you?

[@oshannagale4369]

I think she's just naturally cheerful! Love her btw 😊

[@happybunny892]

Who wouldn't? 😄

[@angelinajessica.p597]

I love Daniel and finally, I can see him again, kinda miss him

[@fannyssafeplace]

Sama mbak🥲

[@nataliewilliams8895]

I usually love these but she is SUCH a cheater!! They should have given her a gluten free substitute for the graham crackers that was still store bought! And she should have been FORCED to use the canned cherries! Come on! She took it from $17 to $30 easily with all her extra cheating. This is officially my least favorite one in the entire series!! The whole point is supposed to be to see how a chef uses the cheap ingredients to kick it up a notch. Not how they substitute everything with something else. 😒

[@puggirl415]

I agree it's disappointing. I think the GF subs are legit because otherwise she couldn't eat it.

[@moonlitxangel5771]

@@puggirl415 I agree with you. She also used ingredients that most people either have on hand or have a substitute for (ex: regular salt instead of kosher salt). Molasses and honey are easy and simple enough to get as well. The cherries and gelatin though were definitely too far. Most people don't have that stuff on hand. Doing homemade graham crackers still kept with the spirit of home cook cuz it was all stuff you can easily get or substitute. She even says you can substitute 1:1 gluten free flour and regular all-purpose flour.

[@ryanperry6855]

I think a lot of people are put off by Lani making quite a few alterations to Daniel's cheesecake, and I must admit I was at first too, but her final result looked so delicious! I like that she gave some relatively easy techniques to greatly improve the overall presentation, flavour, and texture that wouldn't overwhelm the average home cook. Sure, she could have just dumped the canned cherries on the cheesecake, but instead she gave us some tips on how to improve our own baking at home. Much appreciated!

[@alexachen996]

Also, overall the recipe stayed much the same! She didn’t make as many changes as some chefs do, and one of the changes she made was the crackers for the crust which she had to change for dietary restrictions. So the only big change she made was the cherries. Which was a garnish and not an integral part of the recipe. So if people wanted to they could still do the canned cherries easily instead of Lani’s version. 🤷‍♀️ she also only used ingredients that are SUPER easily accessible, therefore not out of the reach of people watching if they wanted to give it a try! 😊 those are the kinds of changes I am more okay with from the pro chefs.

[@anthonywinters7603]

i think if chefs have to change ingredients for dietary reasons thats fine, but i feel like they should give the updated price at the end because its obviously different than what they were given.

[@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808]

yes, for dietary reasons....Lani is allergic to pre-canned cherries in heavy syrup so she had to make her own

[@celestemontellano4498]

I find it unfair for the pros to use ingredients outside of the preselected ones.. They could have replaced the crackers with store bought gluten free crackers.

[@reloadpsi]

I don't want to imagine how intense Daniel's cardio routines must be for somebody who loves sweet food this much.

[@magdalene74]

look at those guns, he does strength training, not cardio ;)

[@maplelump]

based on his insta, quite a lot!

[@averagedickmoney310]

Jealous eh ?

[@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808]

nah...he's a young boy who can eat whatever he wants and has a lightning fast metabolism

[@DominicGo]

3:31 rose’s make up + outfit/hair is on point!! we love to see it ❤️✨(miss seeing her in the videos, hope she’s doing fine)

[@revenge12212012]

Lmao he was sooo funny and cute when he came in dancing and singing with the cheesecake xD.

[@Vic_Coco]

"I will cry on the show" is a mood for 2020-2021

[@cursedgrapefruit3570]

Am I the only one who heard Chef John’s voice when Daniel said “Cayenne Peppar” at 1:33

[@JMarchel]

I love chef John but didn't hear that. Still appreciate the comparison

[@helgrenze]

Um... The Ricotta, the cream cheese, eggs, and sour cream are not included on her ingredient price list. That pack of Ricotta runs about $12.

[@AaAa-ke6cz]

it is included, the ricotta is $5.99

[@VioletnIndigo]

At this point, I might need to binge any recipe with Daniel in it 😂

[@baatile]

The pro chefs shouldn’t be allowed to make substitutions. She should have used store-bought gluten-free cookies, not an entire new recipe.

[@_Toxicity]

If someone has a food they avoid, like gluten-free or meat or alcohol or whatever, I think the recipe swap should consider that from the beginning. Half the fun of this is seeing how pro chefs get creative with what they're given. But if they have to avoid significant parts of what they're given and/or recreate key ingredients with stuff they're not given, it takes some of the magic away.

[@chilibreath]

I'm surprised that Stephen isn't in this video.

[@calvinemerson]

can we just take a moment for this impeccable set design please

[@volleival]

I'm so dumb, I thought they had really similar kitchens jajajajaja

[@penelopeg1482]

I remember her now.... the woman who changes everything

[@sidneycz8453]

She's not the only pro who does that

[@nataly8762]

@@sidneycz8453 yeah, it defeats the purpose. I get some replace some things because they may be allergic or not be able to eat, but like changing the rest just is sort of cheating while the other chief is using the ingredients given.

[@colleendianuzzo]

Cheese the one that says she has champagne tastes and then use potatoes.

[@jayh0086]

This was suppose to be a $17 cheescake...I'd be surprised if she kept it under $40

[@mevludinandnikole]

You do know you can just watch the episodes with three cooks if you don't like the change in recipes. And when would a professional chef try not to change a recipe.

[@thatjerseyb]

once again... the pro chef adds another $30 worth of ingredients to the 'cheap' version.

[@beansly87]

The professional bakerLani must teach baking because she is SO good at explaining and thoughtfully gave reasons for her techniques. She is so enjoyable to watch!

[@chrys2486]

I was thinking the same thing! She has such a way with words

[@LadyNoremon]

It was one thing to swap the crust for gluten free, but the dismissal of the cherry topping really defeated the point of doing this.

[@theoneaboveall4533]

Why do you rejects cry about every little thing?

[@LadyNoremon]

@@theoneaboveall4533 8 Months Later ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@theoneaboveall4533]

@@LadyNoremon don’t care if it’s 8 months later. I just saw the video. I’m trying to understand why you’re crying.

[@LadyNoremon]

I'm not the one taking the time to spam whining insults on every comments from 8 months ago ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@theoneaboveall4533]

@@LadyNoremon because most of this should be common sense by now but nobody here has that apparently.

[@butterflyn8062]

My first video of this series was the mac and cheese one with Emily. The amazing high end chef only used her ingredients, and cooked them differently while making it look nicer than plain ol' mac and cheese. All of the other ones just have the high end chefs add whatever they want to use for their dishes. Bummer. Don't get me wrong, all of their dishes look great, but I wish they'd focus more on the challenge tbh

[@lucymziri1130]

I love this guy so much he is so funny and charming❤☀️

[@mon6745]

You haven't seen cayenne pepper in baking? Laughs in Chef John 😆

[@magdalene74]

laughs in BAM!!!

[@mcfcdani]

Damn I wanted Steven to put half a pancake into his :(

[@jarynn8156]

"Im gonna make something using these ingredients you have lying around" *immediately proceeds to throw ingredients out and bring in new ingredients to make the dish more complex* Okay.

[@Twisted_Logic]

I'm sorry, but... can we talk about how Daniel had apparently never seen ricotta cheese? Has he never had a lasagna or a cannoli?

[@stardustbunny4570]

maybe he meant that he'd never seen it in that kind of packaging

[@josefineandersen2165]

so what I learn from this comment is I make a wrong lasagna.

[@88kayleigh]

I was confused too, it also sounded like he’d never heard of corn starch or marmalade? Haha

[@AlphaCentauriB]

@@josefineandersen2165 original lasagna is with sauce béchamel, isn't it?

[@allysmith2284]

Josefine Andersen same 😂

[@victorix30]

The only reason I watch these "Chefs swap ingredients" episodes is Daniel :D

[@domino427family]

one of the things we look forward to is the pro making something better with the canned/jarred stuff. she didn't use the canned cherries at all :( she doesn't seem to like the idea of this series like the others do

[@Desireme55]

This was so satisfying to watch!!

[@Elisheval]

I had to pause the video as soon as I saw Rose, to comment about how FABULOUS she looks in that sweater. That's all. Continue.

[@bonnie1303]

And that lip color! She looked like a vintage movie star 😍

[@jenniferhedberg9099]

Reading some of the comments, and I agree that the Pro Chef should be limited to the ingredients they are giving.

[@channiifannii]

just found this series today and I am loving it! I have constant pregnancy sickness and you need to eat regularly these meals are helping me build an appetite!

[@martapawlicka5532]

This is not ingredient swap between 2 chefs if she changes bunch of ingredients. The cookie base I get since she's gluten free but the cherry topping should have stayed. The point of this is for the pro to try and make the cheaper version of the cheesecake and make it good. By the time she adds all the substitutions it's probably at least double the intended value.

[@ianrhile]

$22 vanilla extract from the Lani's ingredients is a higher cost than $17 of all of Daniel's. But also a large portion of the $97.

[@magdalene74]

what could make vanilla that expensive???? i can buy half a POUND of good extract grade beans for that and make a bloody gallon of vanilla....vodka is cheap.

[@derdealornodeal9177]

It's kinda funny how each episode the professional chef varies the recipe even more xD

[@alexachen996]

This one isn’t even that different! 🤣 changed crackers for a dietary restriction, and jazzed up the garnish. 🤣 and it was all done with extremely affordable and easily accessible ingredients.

[@ksubhashreethecreator6041]

You should never stop doing this series. Just amazing content. Good job 👍

[@SimonMetin]

How is the pro-chef's version of the $17 cheesecake an actual $17 cheesecake when she just makes her own stuff? She completely fobbed him off for the Graham Crackers and cherry topping - he gave me this.....BUT IMMA MAKE MY OWN.

[@anjiher458]

she did say she is gluten-free. cant really make a cake with a crust you can't eat. I do give her some kudos for showing us how to make a gluten-free alternative, but yes I agree with you. I would have gone ahead and did it with the graham crackers anyway and ate everything but the crust.

[@AmitKumar-by7pz]

she also didn't use white egg

[@sidneycz8453]

Ok,if the pro just used Daniel's ingredients,then the video would be mainly about Daniel. That is more like Daniel vs.pro ingredients . Oh and also there is Lani,but she's not important.

[@SimonMetin]

@@sidneycz8453 there is a difference between just using the ingredients versus modifying it. It wouldn’t be bad if she used kitchen staples alongside the stuff he provided. But she just looked at at and dropped it. It’s not $17 vs $97 if the ingredients are just ignored

[@hellenjane]

@@SimonMetin she is allowed to take it to the next level. that's the whole point of what pro chief vs home cook is about. A home cook trying to recreate a chief's recipe, and a pro chief taking a simple home cook recipe and taking it to the next level. Plus she IS gluten free which means she can't eat the store brought graham crackers because they use gluten in the og dough mix or anything gluten, period. you have to put that into account for any dietary requirements as well as what this part of the channel is all about.

[@jefferyrockey5353]

I never knew I needed a shirt with a shoulder pocket until I saw Chef Lani pull her offset spatula out of hers like an absolute boss!

[@pantone369c]

"I get so close to getting it to look nice" he said with a glob of batter on his arm.

[@casualiscasual]

Daniel, Frank and Lorenzo are definitely my favorites here in this channel.

[@anjiher458]

Do love that Daniel got a lvl up in his baking skills, and I agree that subbing too much changes the original recipe. I would have just tanghulu'd the cherries for a different texture. XD The Orange Marmalade cheese cake sounds amazing. XD unfortunately I am only so pro as to do scratch no bake cheesecakes with whipped cream and gelatin.

[@ashleylokosky2635]

So the cheesecake she made is now more than the $17 the home cook sent here.

[@marcusoettinger8151]

I never get why Daniel would want to keep his ingredients knowing he’s getting better ones.

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

Just want to ask this myself ! These videos no longer make sense, the homecook should be excited for better engredients and the pro chef should stick to just what he has.

[@cheyenneoliver5184]

Fear of the unknown and leaving his comfort zone and potentially screwing up some very expensive ingredients?

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

@@cheyenneoliver5184 Pretty much this. He's probably super familiar with using cheap ingredients to the point where he's pidgeon holed himself and doesnt know how or have the confidence to work with more expensive ingredients.

[@chanhjohnnguyen1867]

He’s not used to the expensive ingredients and seeing if they require special care

[@DSDSDS1235]

I mean hes gonna get a bunch of stuff hes never worked with with no idea how lol

[@kerryanne28]

Chefs vs one of their parents 😂 would be hilarious

[@virajprabhu1691]

These pro chefs should be restricted for adding more than 2 extra ingredients.. this one makes her own crust and her own topping

[@markiemoo_5678]

Lani: use a separate vessel for your eggs Me: But... That's just more dishes.

[@zlatkakardaleva5738]

Why did you send her ingredients if she's gonna use her own recipes anyway??

[@HowToCuisine]

I love this kitchen! 😱😱

[@tusharmathur97]

Loved these episodes.I am a huge fan of daniel✌✌

[@Syrnian]

I would like to see the price for the amount of actual ingredients used.

[@injatepic671]

I love Daniel’s forward attempt to bake this cheesecake with so many ingredients and he has such an amazing zest for life. Joie de vivre! 🥰🤣🥳Loved the show! Air hugs and kisses.

[@andieluke1366]

Oh heck, the measuring cup trick for pressing down the crumbs is genius! The round shape fits the pan better

[@JasmineLeigh69]

Chick loves her OFFSET spatula more than spongebob

[@alexanderniedland5943]

staff: these are the ingredients you have to use professional chef: ok here are all the ingredients i'm gonna add

[@jonathanvanderpol1435]

Really like the personality of Daniel! The cheesecakes look fantastic!

[@SouthCountyDreaming]

YESSSS SO HAPPY TO SEE DANIEL AGAIN!

[@DA_9219]

Rose is so kind and patient

[@Connor16099]

Frank is too busy breeding his cows to make the cheese

[@lolout9428]

Overused

[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

Guys...how could you NOT pick Stephen 😭😭😭

[@DO4M]

Especially on a Cheesecake episode. It's like having Ketchup without Emily.

[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

@@DO4M EXACTLY what I was thinking!

[@martinlucas6004]

Thanks Epicurious for giving something to watch at 3AM while trying to sleep

[@nine5910]

A good tip for the chef would be to use a torch quickly and lightly over the surface of the jelly before refrigeration. This will remove the bubbles and leave a smooth, glossy surface!

[@gykonik]

Damn that looks georgeous! Need the recepies 😍

[@cesarordonez3486]

I love everytime is Daniel on videos. His happiness is always contagious and looks so cute :')

[@laurajoy1180]

I think I calculated the math on cheesecake one time. It was like $3.00 the whole thing. The thing is you usually don't use the entire pkg. of the ingredients.

[@tyreerobinson3268]

Love y’all vids

[@Sum_Guy]

She's adding so much to the recipe... It's no longer the same ingredients

[@alexachen996]

Because she’s gluten-free. What, she’s supposed to make a cheesecake she can’t even eat? She just made a gluten-free version of the cookies he provided then made it the exact same way she would have made it with the ones he sent. And the cherries? They’re a garnish, not an integral part of the recipe so you can easily use canned if that’s what you prefer. Some people like to learn how to improve their cooking in an easily accessible way. 🤷‍♀️

[@cutmeloosebruce1955]

She’s gluten free, and even then, the ingredients she added are still ingredients that are in your everyday Walmart, and at worse somewhere a little more expensive like Whole Foods.

[@magdalene74]

@@cutmeloosebruce1955 no one cares about the gluten free, no reason she could not have used the cherries. its not about "can you get it" cause you can get most things these days, its about using what you were given and only using your chef learned techniques and maybe some spices to turn it up. She just turned her nose up.

[@kireepotter4762]

She cheated. There was one I saw where the guy used all the ingredients & didnt add any. That guy was cool.

[@BVtok26]

When Daniel tried to strong arm them from taking his box @0:36 😍 Can we have him shirtless and only wearing an apron like that random guy from the "50 people try..." videos you guys used to make? Just like the other guy don't explain why he's shirtless. Let it be a regular recipe video otherwise...maybe something that requires flour and LOTS of kneading. It's truly what we all deserve in these trying times.

[@nicole46980]

they say "$97 cheesecake" and "$17 cheesecake" but they're counting the cost to buy the packages of ingredients not how much actually goes into the cheesecake, of course the recipe with a larger number of ingredients is going to cost more if you're calculating cost that way. they also aren't counting ALL OF THOSE SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS that the chef makes, that would make their finished cheesecake cost more. but "$20 cheesecake vs $40 cheesecake" doesn't get as many clicks :/

[@yousefebrahim3473]

I respect your opinion but dont get your point tbh. I mean like, why wouldn’t a content creator want their content to sound impressive, it’s not like they’re actively lying about the numbers, and if the pro chef has less stuff but more fancy ingredients, then it would still be more glamorous then the home cook, so the argument of “how much goes into the cheesecake” is invalid. I’ll agree the substitutions and additions stuff is a bit misleading, but it’s not like it takes away from the video, albeit this video is a bad example due to the sheer amount of them. Besides, KZbin is a tough place to make a good amount of money on especially when Epicurios usually doesn’t get nearly as many views as big league youtubers. TLDR: I think it’s fine for content creators to Glamorize their thumbnail as long as it’s accurate in some way in my opinion.