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[@rachael5574]

"Don't ever let perfection stand in the way of creation" is genuinely good advice

[@La_sagne]

i was just gonna comment the same. as a drummer i can say that most of us never feel like were good enough to play in front of an audience.. but there comes a time when practice will show diminishing returns unless you practice playing in front of an audience..

[@joe473]

This is what God said when he created me

[@jackedkerouac4414]

it's my new mantra

[@gustavojesusdiazestrada1708]

As a civil engineer, I could not agree more.

[@MNjuggalo420]

When life gets ya down... just keep 'er movin'.

[@romulusnr]

"it's okay if one's bigger than the other, no need to get testy" is seriously underrated pun

[@daboo7725]

Applies to the female persuasion as well 😂

[@debgordon6542]

As he slightly lowers the left one lol

[@fenixchief7]

Nah we rate that. The "2 should do, 3 for fun" one is under-rated

[@marykreitler6027]

And another beer for personal consumption

[@teddybearfishing6500]

“As any good plastic surgeon would say… close enough” This part had me dying 😂🤣

[@source5729]

Same!

[@Shaddowbanning]

Yes!

[@wifeymaterial1104]

What God said when he made me.

[@totalwarandcomedy]

“There’s more rings in this pot than the Vikings will ever have” Hurts but true

[@Zzus321]

😂😂😂

[@tomrogue13]

Try being a lions fan

[@johnniles2715]

Or the Browns

[@bean9619]

Yuuuuup. Lol

[@johncopple6479]

Yeah , was a teenager and suffered through all those Fran Tarkenton lead Vikings teams of the 70's. It's a brutally true statement. Thank you Bill's for taking over most Superbowl loses. That's a Plus.

[@WestExplainsBest]

Today I learned that "Healthy" is Latin for "tastes worse".

[@Rachel-tc5bu]

~One onion ring to rule them all, one ring to fry them, one ring to bring them all and in the Shore Lunch bind them~ -Tolkien(ish)

[@sallykauth2115]

Help. I tried looking up this verse, and all I found was a bunch of t-shirts w this saying. Then I saw stuff related to "Better call Saul." I'm not familiar with this verse.

[@Rachel-tc5bu]

@@sallykauth2115 Hi, Sally! Well, this was my poor attempt at humor loll 😂 It's my rendition of the Rhyme of the Rings from J.R.R.Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy...but with a fried, Midwest twist! 😉 loll I usually leave the jokes to Charlie, but this time, I had to post my nerdy response!! 😂💗

[@sallykauth2115]

@@Rachel-tc5bu Hi Rachel! Thanks for your response. I love your twist on J.R.R. Tolkien's work! You even give the author credit "Tolkien(ish)" I bet you would enjoy writing fan fiction 😁 I like to consider myself "well-read" and educated, but I'm probably kidding myself cause I have never touched a J.R.R. Tolkien book.

[@lifeingiseasy8187]

the best part in the lord of the onion rings is when Friedo drops the ring into oil thats wayyyyy too hot and disintegrates it. its a really good lesson to take to heart next time you fry stuff

[@Rachel-tc5bu]

@@lifeingiseasy8187 LOLLL excellent point! We must learn from Friedo!! 😂 And from Sméag-oil, as well...you can't get so excited that you reach into the oil to get that precious, precious ring! Honestly, that just ruins the fun for everyone...if you die, you can't fry! Must. Wait. Until. Cool.

[@thekatcurtis]

“everyone likes a thick onion ring, unless you’re a communist” 🤣

[@wherami]

Amen

[@tater8]

Cue Morgan Freeman voice: He's right you know!

[@tater8]

@Rip Cord FACTS

[@bobsaul4568]

They must really dislike onion rings in the White House, then

[@tater8]

@@bobsaul4568 👏👏👍🏼

[@TheWarCorrespondent79]

I never realized how Midwest I actually was until he started making these sketches. This isn’t normal?

[@LaLadybug2011]

Way down in Louisiana, no, it's not normal. But I have the biggest crush on this character! Love this channel so much-Charlie is hilarious.

[@sayandas5]

Your 100th like

[@josephwiddifield7958]

@@LaLadybug2011 character? This is pretty close to my actual Milwaukee life. Especially for the Packers on a cold December Sunday morning. Fuck it time to fry!

[@mpetersen6]

Hey! Who gets to define normal.

[@SportsTalkLive13]

Ah yes, the first bite that burns your mouth to shreds. A classic

[@andrewvanada52]

That's when I finally died laughing. Of course, he should have known it'd be hot & to try it with a gentle bite. But that's not Charlie!

[@Oklatucky_Guitarman]

Yeah. Perfect ending.

[@sealdungan5075]

Charlie, former restaurant manager here. When you bread and fry, you always keep a wet hand and a dry hand. You just battered and breaded your fingers.

[@whatbroicanhave50character35]

Came to the comments looking for this lmfao

[@jeffschmelzer1592]

This is comedy. Not cooking show.😅😅😅😅😅

[@royalpawness6707]

“Go whole or go home” - Culinary Genius, Charlie Berens. Tell your folks I says 👋

[@sallykauth2115]

"Hello" from Wisconsin. Your name reminds me of a saying I heard as a child: "If you're not Dutch, you're not much...haha

[@tomrogue13]

Anything less than whole just tastes incorrect. But i live on a dairy farm so I get it right from the tank

[@Ldybugsrus-Nadine]

"Now all that's left to do"... I thought he was going to say "Crack a beer for personal consumption".😂🤣

[@linnpierce]

This guy can pack more giggles into a few minutes than anyone I know. If you are from WI it means even more!!

[@verak66]

Yes. From Wisconsin.

[@3459jason]

"That's more rings than the Vikings will ever have" that right there is truth.

[@thekatinator1926]

"Don't let perfection stand in the way of creation" is actually some pretty good advice 🤔

[@shelbydixon7465]

“Don’t let perfection keep you from creation” well dang, that might just be exactly what I needed to hear to finally stop procrastinating on a work project tomorrow.

[@TheDesignerXD]

Lol more rings in the pot than the vikings will ever have. Too funny! Love it.

[@queenofputrescence5167]

As a Cheesehead living in MInnesota, I almost wet my pants laughing.

[@aceckrot]

As a lifelong Vikings fan, I have to wonder how many rings were in the pot. One?

[@3459jason]

I was a Viking fan growing up until I saw the light when Darren Nelson dropped the pass.

[@benjaminwatt2436]

More Tolkien than Rings of Power

[@prosens52]

"better not spill this in the gulf" 😂 (everything he said cracks me up)

[@ExtraFancy96]

Pro tip for ya, when it comes to battering, wet hand dry hand. Just like when you catch a northern, keep one hand clean of the slime or you're fixin to get bit or hooked.

[@greyeaglem]

I can't believe he did all that without the fire department showing up.

[@alec4672]

Just in case you're wondering from someone that's cooked in a lot of bars use a 50/50 peanut oil and vegetable oil blend. Also if you want fair style onion rings use a cup of pancake mix, one egg, and add water till it's a honey like consistency. That should get you through one large onion. It's also good for deep fried candy. This is a one step wet batter so it's gonna make your oil messy fast.

[@morrigankasa570]

Using Beef Tallow or other Animal Fat it's even better!

[@alec4672]

@@morrigankasa570 you're absolutely right, my grandmother has a doughnut recipe that calls for frying the doughnuts in either specifically leaf lard from a hog or bear lard. Unfortunately it's against common food code to fry in animal fat any more unless you've got special permissions. Closest you'll come to getting anything fried in fat at a restaurant now is getting your hash browns or eggs fried in the bacon grease.

[@morrigankasa570]

@@alec4672 Sad but true about the restaurant thing:( However, if you're making it at home then you can use delicious Animal Fat:) I personally use Bacon Grease or Butter in most cases of cooking that involve a fat.

[@andrejka_talking_out_loud]

I actually learned about deep frying watching this, this looks delicious.

[@SuckMyJohnson]

My god please Google another video before you try it

[@reesecollins482]

lesson is you can pretty much deep fry anything

[@TheRestedOne]

Save yourself a big old mess with an air fryer. The ‘healthy’ label is actually for your kitchen.

[@lukasg4807]

@@TheRestedOne isn't an air dryer pretty much just a small oven?

[@whatbroicanhave50character35]

@@lukasg4807 Yes. It's a countertop convection oven in function. You can't do the exact same things in it at all as a pot of hot fat. Air fryers are only good for frozen foods and that's about it. They cook fast, so that's a positive worth mentioning. There's a better tasting way to cook anything else you could imagine sticking in there though.

[@katie7748]

Every time I see those old Corelle plates I squeal a little. My best friend's mom gave me her whole set last year and I love them!!

[@Lalondeist]

Can confirm, half the bars around here have curds. The good ones make their own. Check out Top Hat Tavern in Superior if you're in town. Just watch out for the huge pothole out front, a real bone shaker.

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

I'll wait until Winter when the pothole should be filled up with packed snow.

[@debnordman1640]

Thx for the tip! I live in Superior & will ck them out!

[@WalkerRae0601]

"There's already more rings in there than the Vikings will ever have." I barely know football, but OUCH! that burned🤣

[@inspyma]

Paused the video to tell my husband he wasn't the only one with Buck knives for various cooking purposes

[@jameswise5732]

Too funny! Kid you not, I used Shore Lunch Beer Batter last night for my Walleye and Cod fish fry! Stuff is fantastic!

[@JosiahRitchie]

"Don't let perfection get in the way of creation."

[@BooglePoots]

This video made me realize that I've eaten breaded cheese curds for dinner for 10 days out of the past 2 weeks (with a ridiculous amount of ranch on the side of course). And I'm completely fine with that dietary choice because they're just so gosh darn delicious

[@jakewebb3073]

Aw jeez louize, ya better get a couple a egg shells mixed in there for some ruffage, at least.

[@jimbeam7636]

@@jakewebb3073 c'mon fella doncha notice her name is Vicki?

[@daddyodipshit]

For fried pickles and onion rings I usually use beer batter. Just beer and flour. Beer batter is common for fish too.

[@starkravinglad8099]

Beer's for drinking.

[@Bluesbabesrv]

Same here. I sometimes add a little baking powder.

[@1nscrfan264]

Nothing better than squeaky curds, Miller High Life and two words, "Tip Up". Watching Charlie makes me miss Wisconsin. Need to take a vacation see some old high school buddies.

[@debgordon6542]

"Lord of the Onion Rings". Love it when Charlie talks NERDY!

[@StephanieJeanne]

Oh man! "As any plastic surgeon would say, "close enough." Nice demo, Charlie! Actually, deep-fried pickles sound good! 😂🙌

[@meganthings]

They're super good!!!

[@none3988]

You've never had fried pickles? They are a staple in Texas!

[@goldenwaffle5672]

Deep fried anything is good

[@StephanieJeanne]

@@goldenwaffle5672 That is true!😆

[@lindamiller4694]

Oh they are

[@12345abxdefghijk]

“Breakfast of Champions” Agreed

[@tylerconley9670]

“If you get a few shells in there it’s okay… gotta get your ruffage “😂😂😂

[@dale3404]

Never watch one of Charlie’s vids while consuming food or beverages, unless you want to clean up a mess, of course.

[@FrankieAmadeian.]

"Two onions. And yes, it's okay if one's a little bigger than the other. That's normal. No need to get testy over it." HaHAAAAAAAAAA BALLS JOKE. Love ya, Charlie, you handsome son of a gun.

[@AutumnJazz90]

At 1:57, my parents have those plates! So funny to see them somewhere else. I grew up with them, and we still have them at my parents house, still in use to this day decades later.

[@saramarie516]

"There's already more rings in there than the Vikings will ever have."

[@quietprofessional3608]

Don’t let perfect stand in the way of good enough

[@bobfoley3105]

My style of Wisconsin bar food is 30 old Milwaukee’s for an appetizer then a sausage pepperoni pizza for the main course

[@chrisbonin2174]

Fried foods. Got a lot of that in Virginia, too. Definitely miss having perch in Manitowoc. Tell yer folks I says hi.

[@Bluesbabesrv]

Onion rings: flour, baking powder, and a can of PBR. Mix, dip, fry, that’s all there is to it.

[@JamesDBlanc]

The jab at BP 🤣🤣🤣 you're the best Charlie keep up the good work brother 💪 also, tells your mom I says hi and watch out for deer 🦌

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Don’t put that in the gulf!

[@tengen3613]

Your tongue earned that burn with that Vikings comment. Lol

[@jonbrockman5308]

You gotta get the fried curds from the lions club at the iola car show. Deep fried AND squeaky.

[@sirthisisawendys811]

I wish I had a Midwestern accent, it's just amazing 👏

[@Alexkav2]

Give it a week in Milwaukee . You will leave nasal without the cold

[@thenightporter]

We don't all have that accent. I'm a midwestern city slicker. 30 minutes from me, once you leave the metro area, there are more cows than people. There is a Walmart and a Fleet Farm where the average customer is about 75 YO, wears wide suspenders on his jeans, whote socks, black shoes. They all say "warsch" instead of "wash," and have the accent Charlie sometimes exaggerates.

[@BearsnBrews]

my mom used to call tums after dinner mints

[@graceskerp]

"....and the nail in Midwest coffins." But they died with a smile and crums on their face. "Tell my folks I says hi."

[@hardway1746]

Nothing like eating molten lava thinking it’s gonna be a delicious onion ring.

[@zanleekain117]

I love watching cooking channels, didn't know I was missing out on the best one, though. 😂😅😂 What's next on the menu, Charlie?

[@malinjohansson6942]

Have you watched kays cooking? Its hilarious 😂

[@natashawilson1687]

Your theme song refrain and funny videos have helped me get through one of the toughest years of my life. Thanks for the laughs!

[@sallykauth2115]

I hope things improve for you, Natasha. Life is full of ups and downs. Not to underestimate your current difficulties; but if it wasn't for the difficult times, we would not appreciate the good times.

[@sallykauth2115]

My apologies if that sounded trite.

[@Veroweithofer]

Just like the fish in lake Winnebago, when they float, they’re done!

[@nicolerichter-smith2573]

Charlie, my parents have those exact same Corelle plates. They're a classic.

[@Kate-Tastic]

Haha mine does too. Handed down from my grandparents.

[@isaacwynn388]

Damn... I have those plates. Got them from my parents. Not even Midwestern

[@MsAubrey]

My mom does too! 😂😊

[@sallykauth2115]

Corelle plates are unbreakable!

[@DannerPlace]

Dinner is ready. But, you need more beer.

[@4everyoung24]

“Even BP would say, ‘That’s a lot of oil.’” 😂

[@NataNation007]

"Even BP would say, 'That's a lot of oil.'"

[@hodagtrapper4167]

"No need to get testy" I can relate to one hung low!

[@bmo14lax]

So good. Writing is on point

[@sallykauth2115]

@@bmo14lax Charlie graduated from Madison. He's no dumb bunny.

[@blake.warden]

“more rings then the vikings will ever have” didn’t have to make me cry like that charlie 😔

[@rebeccastults2138]

All that's missing to that breakfast is a nice bloody. The hot gets me every time with bar food.

[@mikemanderfield7006]

Born and raised in Green Bay. Now live in Illinois. I sure miss Wisconsin.

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

Just don't turn into a FIB, please.

[@mommy2libras]

As someone from the south, where deep frying is both a sport and a food group, some things, like onion rings, will fare better if you run them through the dry FIRST, then let them sit in the egg wash for a minute and then in the dry mix again. Then, if you want it to stick good, bread them all and put in the freezer for 20 minutes. Things like fish and shrimp don't need that but things with a smoother exterior - onions, cheeses, etc- the freezing will cause it to make more of a shell that won't half disintegrate when you drop in the oil.

[@FearlessLeader]

“Just eyeball it” Omg every time cooking with my parents

[@mikeberthold1593]

One beer for personal consumption😂

[@seymourglass26]

Ope. Well, I see ya frying up some foods there. Now what ya wanna do is have one hand handle the wet ingredients and one hand stay dry for the Shore Lunch there, keep that shore from getting all soggy on ya.

[@RusNikita]

“don’t let perfection stand in the way of creation”

[@a.N.....]

This is ultimate content.

[@matthewsnyder3905]

I love how these have been every day life things lately. I still can't tell if he is really good at keeping character or if he is just truly from da bay

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Oooo you betcha

[@sallykauth2115]

Charlie is really good at staying in character. If you have 20 minutes, look up his commencement speech at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He remains in character for the first five minutes or so and then becomes more serious. He gives a great commencement speech.

[@mercurymay39]

"Couple, two, three" Now you got me missing Nebraska :/

[@dbone3356]

What a healthy meal. 2 kinds of vegetables and some protein. 2 kinds of Fruits and Vegetables 1 meat (or meat alternative) 1 dairy Seems pretty good to me.

[@grindcoreninja6527]

As a midwesterner, I can confirm that all of this is accurate.

[@lulu0047lac]

If you're from the upper midwest, you or someone you know owned that Corelle set of plates with the fruit and stripe... and probably still do.

[@ganjjabarsmedium2347]

The puns are so on point, love ya Charlie! Tell your folks I says hi 👋

[@malanpapenfus6667]

This guy does it all: fun, football and food!!

[@livingintheprairie1517]

Love the shirt I have got my granddaughter to tell people to tell your folks I say hi for some reason people love it. 😅

[@kaythompson8737]

i love this please make more like this 😂

[@BearSwiftly]

"there's more rings in this pot than the Vikings will ever have" is elite level torching.

[@misspriss7817]

I'm not even ashamed at how much I enjoy these videos 🤣🤣

[@ykb946]

"No need to get testy" Lol oh shit that was funny🤣

[@evelynestevez4468]

I just Had to get me some cheese curds and Boy! are they tasty! Can't wait to deep-fry some. Thanks, Charlie!

[@corruptlightYT]

I got it the theme is deep fried Crap it’s heartburn

[@gusvanskike4889]

I just ate dinner but this still made me hungry

[@dawnsutherland3461]

Good morning Charlie . Love your videos.

[@DrewKime]

Sensible chuckles throughout. Then you did the taste test, and I snorted.

[@isolated.8976]

"Healthy means... It taste worse" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rustybricks1924]

It's healthy; you have cucumbers and onions as the veggies, cheese curd as the side, and the fish as the entrée 😉👍👍

[@animatedaboutlife]

We always use shore lunch. The Cajun is pretty spicy though, we always mix it with half original shore lunch.

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

And I live in Cajun Country, yet we have no Shore Lunch. I'm assuming it's a lot like Tony Chacheree's or Zatarain's.

[@animatedaboutlife]

It's a breading mix for fish or chicken. Not beer batter but breading. Like flavored flour basically. The Cajun one does have Cajun seasoning in it. Original is just plain. Actually I was curious after typing this out so I went and looked and shore lunch is a mix of wheat flour, shortening, yellow corn meal, potato flour, and seasonings.

[@jodyvanliew2514]

As a life long Vikings fan I had a big laugh at the onion ring joke .

[@judelainegazes]

hope you chased that hot fish with a sip of the cold beer!

[@drumset09]

More rings than the Vikings!

[@adamb.campbell2202]

Monumental moment in history he really said three instead of tree 1:15

[@Buddhaspot8]

oofta that was a good one

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Ufda

[@Luv2tickt]

Wisconsin diet - Cardiologist approved!

[@pattyellen1954]

😊 St Veronica's fish fry Friday

[@MBrulla]

Say it with me...Shore Lunch is not batter. Beer batter them eats, Charlie. Call mom, she'll set you right.

[@lindaleslie5634]

🤣🤣 I’m from 🇨🇱TEXAS🇨🇱 so can ya tell me…WTH is a cheese curd?! 🤔🤣

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

Yeah, we don't have these in Texas. Traveled there a lot on paper mill business. Love the cheese curds. Think mozzarella cheese. Now, in some grocery stores, such as Brookshire's (East Texas) they'll also have "fresh" mozzarella cheese in a big lump. Might have a little juice in it. Cheese curds are a smaller version of that, about the size of your ring finger up to the hand end of your fingernail. "Squeaky" means they are still wet, as in "squeaky clean". But not soupy like cottage cheese. Not squeaky means they are more dried out, like a mozzarella cheese stick.

[@spinmaster_]

Deepfry everything

[@LauraElizaGenevieve]

This man absolutely stole my parents’ dinner plates. The EXACT ones

[@DeliahAyala.2.14.91.]

How can he eat and drink the way he does and have that body 😭😭 not fair I love how the video got more chaotic as it went

[@WaysideWade]

Air fryer and curds does not go well, must be fried! 🧀🍻

[@patriciaecampbell372]

thanks for the tip der guy!

[@WaysideWade]

@@patriciaecampbell372 That's what we do here in Wisconsin. 🚜

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

Good to know! I won't attempt it.

[@WaysideWade]

@@quentinquogamoddy1999 They are edible, they turn into piles is all. 😁👨‍🎤🧀🍻

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

@@WaysideWade Traveled to Wisc many times on paper mill business (even in Winter). Love the curds. Finally getting them here in North Louisiana, so was thinking of frying me up some. But I want them individual for sure. Easier to pop into your mouth! Don't want a pile like mac n cheese.