Can This Coffee Expert Fix My Coffee Problem ? (James Hoffmann)

[@jameshoffmann]

Thanks for having me! It was so much fun to visit, talk coffee, get a little nerdy, ruin a caramel and then leave! I really want to taste the finished result one day too, that coffee caramel tasted so good!

[@nbalci1]

Why didn’t you wait to taste the pastry?

[@SantiagogranadosR]

Thank you James!!! It was a pleasure to watch!!!👍😋☕️

[@bobstarsky]

That coffee grinder looked interesting, will you be reviewing it?

[@ASH7388]

the most frustrating part was the lack of your reaction to the final product!!

[@DickerFetterSteinLPs]

James off man

[@kjmagnan1s]

Ah yes, "roasted in a way that their flavor is predictable" needs to be a sticker or sign. Well done, James.

[@DynestiGTI]

Coffee scientist

[@dmarti47]

And then he follows with “Coffee is politics.” 👏

[@thierryfaquet7405]

I mean that's the whole point of those brand. Selling hundreds of thousand pack of the exact same tasting coffee. If you really think about it, it's closer to what Coca-Cola is selling than what a vinyard is selling (when coffee is actually just water + a plant) The easiest way to have the beans always tasting the same is to over roast them. That's why for almost everyone coffee is synonym with bitter, because that's what they mass produce.

[@dovana32]

Hahahaha

[@WayStedYou]

@aswer huio Where is the food?

[@Zyliasa]

I love seeing James trying to hold in his laugh when Alex got the Carte Noir coffee bags out

[@1nt3rl0ck]

I get the same when a friend ask me how is his noname coffee from a driper , the temperature is almost perfect..

[@losewhenyougiveup]

And " I think it smells like coffee to most people"

[@vitorhearteater]

James seems sassyer in this video than he is in his channel.

[@unlink1649]

@@vitorhearteater it's always there - he just doesn't have somebody to sass about shit coffee with him haha

[@Neenerella333]

But he does acknowledge that a more special coffee may be wasted by stuffing its subtleties into this application.

[@BiggMo]

I really appreciate how Alex goes full circle and has the experts evaluate him. This is a unique twist to cooking channels

[@kirkendauhl6990]

It’s one of the reasons I stick around, even if I know some of the basics it’s a whole different level of knowledge when an experienced professional is talking in layman’s terms to an amateur. What I see in a causal lesson on video can’t be taught on paper and Alex understands this perfectly.

[@MadLadsAnonymous]

He's one of the best in this space because of his authentic curiosity.

[@rhyswilliams4893]

He likes to nerd out on technical stuff

[@TheCyberSpidey]

I think that makes it easier to understand the technique for the viewers and how they shape a dish, rather than recipes themselves. Most of the Foodtube is about recipes, not techniques - which is what makes Alex special. I'm not going to even attempt making mozzarella or dry pasta from scratch like he did, but there are tidbits to pick up on improving dishes I already make. His dry pasta, ramen and cacio e pepe and carbonara series have loads of such great info.

[@philipplyanguzov9090]

​@@kirkendauhl6990Also helps that you get to learn about all the experts. I never would've found out about Italia squisita if it weren't for the pasta series

[@davidfuller581]

Oh now THIS is a crossover I love.

[@plwadodveeefdv]

Wish it was 45 minutes longer

[@slayerfox2]

🙌

[@benhudson2748]

Next up: Alex uses his engineering skills to build some sort of coffee tool for James.

[@KristenWare8312]

I watch them both.❤ this!

[@Glyn-Leine]

@@benhudson2748 they build the ultimate home coffee roaster, or espresso machine. although ig james tried that last one before

[@im_Spade_]

James has gotten me to the point where I'm staying up at night watching coffee videos excited to make coffee the next morning.

[@mateop607]

So true! I got my Bolivia coffee ready to grind and brew when that alarm rings!

[@stephenallen4635]

So you're telling me coffee is keeping you from sleeping at night? Inconcievable!!

[@CookieBeaker]

The collab I hoped for but never thought it would happen 🎉

[@JWinter]

Yes, yes, yeeees!

[@averywhat]

two beautiful voiced baddies in glasses! 🙌

[@teaCupkk]

I almost feel shortchanged to be honest. Was there no chemistry between these two? Because the collab felt fleeting, almost superficial - like a city break. Forget the fucking eclair, make James stay for longer. Wine and dine him. Show him the underbelly of Paris. He will inevitably fall in love with a French girl, propose, get rejected and contemplate jumping into the Seine. Console him with gourmet foods, drinks and prostitutes. Fine, give him an eclair if you must. But definitely film it all, edit it, make an epic out of it. Take a magnifier to food, to coffee, to life. We want the myriad details and flavors. No more quickies, depth please...

[@ninjjer6878]

@@averywhat Aq Q

[@felipernunes]

I like both of them!

[@maxpowers7472]

The pastry chefs were holding in their true reactions. I believe that after the video was done they asked each other “how the F did he get that intense coffee flavor in the cream”

[@NATIK001]

Yeah, watch the guy in the back he was way more impressed than the other guy was willing to let on.

[@RENO_K]

@@NATIK001 HAhahaha yeah that's true when he bit in and the cream melted onto the tongue you can tell he's surprised by the coffee flavors

[@Zraknul]

"It's easy, we just watch Alex's video after it comes out"

[@prodigypenn]

They may have been impressed but at the end of the day doesn't mean they wanna change the way they make it. The version Alex made is suited to his specific taste, but they are running a commercial bakery, so they need something that would work for a majority of people

[@221b-l3t]

@@Zraknul They don't know the coffee though. It's specialty of course but that only makes it more complicated. They can of course speculate it was James' own coffee and then pick a medium or medium dark roast. He doesn't have that many varieties. Then they just need to learn to brew properly with an aeropress though James does share his technique. But it's a lot of work especially if they aren't into specialty coffee already and I bet they aren't based on the coffee they chose. It was probably almost as expensive as specialty but very low grade and too dark a roast to dinstinguish the flavours in the bean, though presumably those wouldn't have been very good.

[@aray337]

Honestly, James was spitting straight facts when he said, "Coffee _is_ politics." Seriously, as a tea drinker who enjoys the occasional cup of coffee, I've had roughly the same amount of heated arguments with coffee fanatics as I've had with people with opposing political views. 😂

[@michaelablank]

Not only that, but coffee plantations and equitable profits for growers is an incredibly political thing that James is very passionate about.

[@jellevm]

There's also the interesting theory that the Enlightenment was made possible partly because people started congregating in coffee houses rather than getting drunk in pubs.

[@juliegolick]

"Cant you just have a nice cup of tea and not shove your politics in my face?!" [learns literally any fact about and history or production of tea] "...Oh."

[@melodyqueen6432]

Wait.... am I to understand that your impression of coffee drinkers is such that they are more particular about the quality of their cup than tea drinkers?? From the midwest, most american-drank cups of coffee are out of a dripper that would make *okay* coffee if it had been cleaned sometime in the last 10 years or if the beans were even remotely fresh. I have felt like the "standard cup of folgers" is vastly subpar to even a "standard cup of hot water over a lipton teabag" which could be appropriately described as "nothing more than warm leaf juice." Basically what I'm trying to say, a poorly made tea will almost always be more palatable than an average american made cup of joe. I love great coffee, but most of the folks here just want something hot with caffeine in the morning and they'll drink swill to get it. Tea on the other hand.... I understand that if your subpar pour is late for the Queen's tea time, MI6 will make you disappear. Tom Scott has a whole video about it, and the whole island has their own clocks set for tea

[@asuLK1]

😂😂

[@doktarr]

James quietly saying "coffee is politics" is my favorite part. Because it's true, but moreover, it's true about almost anything that you are truly passionate about.

[@alexchernikov6276]

James fixes everyone's coffee problems

[@Mrjack8858]

James created mine

[@alexchernikov6276]

@@Mrjack8858 kinda what printer companies do

[@davidfuller581]

@@Mrjack8858 same

[@W0lf]

@@Mrjack8858 Too true

[@FedeCarranza]

James created and solved my coffee problems.

[@SteeleGolem]

Seeing James in this editing style makes him seem way more human.

[@lyesallouche9010]

True, he's videos are to perfect

[@Bloodysugar]

He's very picky about quality he produces, but I never though he was lacking any humanity. He is subtle for sure but full of humor, sensitivity and passion, I don't see it here more than in his own videos.

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

Being an avid watcher of James' channel, I also laughed when Alex opened up the fridge to show him those bags of rancid beans 🧐

[@Zraknul]

On the brightside, it wasn't a bag that says Coffee beans and Alex on it.

[@MereCashmere]

@@Zraknul my names ALEX

[@Bean15_]

@@Zraknul 😂

[@LumiLunar]

I was dying when James tried to drink the dark roast lol. You can feel the hesitation.

[@qwertyTRiG]

Not the worst thing he's drunk on KZbin by a long way.

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

James is NOT a fan of dark roast.

[@backtoklondike]

Best part is that James, while an expert, isn't a snob when it comes to coffee. So that coffee must've been REALLY bad for that hesitation to come.

[@AlbertWeijers]

@@davelanciani-dimaensionx He's not a fan of charcoal.

[@HardwareLust]

He's not just *a* coffee expert...he's *the* coffee expert.

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

i doubt that

[@Caffeine.And.Carvings]

@@NonsensicalSpudz aside from scott Rao who mostly does background work, The Hoff is literally THE driving force and the Face for third wave coffee culture. He basically started and made famous coffee KZbin, and created a space for other KZbinrs to strive, pick their niches and share their knowledge. So he kinda is the expert for modern coffee people, still humble about it himself.

[@Timberjagi]

The KZbin expert of coffee you ment to say right? So so so many experts yet 99% are unknown for most people until they start a KZbin channel 😂

[@ybab-j]

the world is so much bigger than the internet

[@michaela.754]

@@Timberjagi you dont realize that his KZbin presence came AFTER he became the godfather of the coffee scene

[@stollerino]

James laughing, then Alex freaking out is amongst my new favorite things.

[@kristinnelson-patel442]

The best episode ever. I love watching a Brit out-food-snob a Parisian. Awesome collab!

[@fluffigverbimmelt]

I didn't even notice, but that's hilariously true

[@remnant24]

Calling coffee "food" is a stretch.

[@crabmansteve6844]

@@remnant24 All drinks are food, but not all food are drinks.

[@remnant24]

@@crabmansteve6844 Still a stretch. I guarantee you won't survive on a coffee-only diet for more than a few months.

[@crabmansteve6844]

@@remnant24 You're missing a crucial point that I suspect has flown over your head.

[@jamied8013]

When a pastry chef doesn’t want to admit Alex knocked it out of the park! 😂

[@Amocoru]

I would watch 100 episodes of you and James without hesitation.

[@kimmychuang5564]

this video was so cool to see baking and coffee intertwine. too often coffee is just treated as a flavor, but i'm glad alex and james are treating coffee in foods with the same respect as coffee we normally drink.

[@bluej511]

The collab we didn't know we needed. A french and a brit, what could possibly go wrong :).

[@amusliminusa]

lol

[@aelouardaoui]

imagine if there was an italian too xD

[@SanDukey]

@@aelouardaoui Absolute chaos 😂

[@parkerthornton1372]

I love that you can so clearly see each person's comfort level with cleanliness practices in the kitchen.

[@Mrcheesebumble]

Two absolutely gentleman LEGENDS bringing their powers (and amazing smiles) together? 10/10. Thank you.

[@algotrhythm4287]

It realy is the amzing smiles. Not just nerding-out the recipes, but they are so obviously enjoying themselves that makes this a great video

[@-----REDACTED-----]

Honestly this level of detail and experimentation (well, basically R&D) is something one would expect out of top-tier kitchens…

[@pistol0grip0pump]

This was a totally unexpected, but in hindsight absolutely needed collaboration that we all needed! Thank you both Alex and James! Love both of your guys' content! 🤙

[@m.d.f3797]

This was honestly fun to watch. I just love seeing Alex's surprised and excited expressions when he actually tasted the different flavours that coffee has. Reminded me so much of myself when I first started learning about all the different coffee flavours. When I served my brother and father some of the coffee I made from my Mocha pot, I got the same kind of surprised and excited response. They have always thought that coffee just taste bitter. Don't we all do at first. But when we learn how to properly extract coffee it just literally opens up the coffee flavors so much more. Even the crappy coffee beans taste different when you extract it differently.

[@jeraldschoudt2155]

OMG!! Two of my favorite youtubers collaborating!! What a gift on a saturday!! But I think, Alex, you're left with two skills to master now. One is your pastry technique, and the other is your coffee brewing technique!! 8). Thank you so much!! This was a GEM.

[@jmac6973]

James has changed my life. Seriously. My coffee game is on point thanks to him!

[@182punkbunny]

I love how both of you learned together by making your mistakes together It shows you how even experts need to make mistakes And also how much nerds you guys are in your own way

[@Zraknul]

“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” Niels Bohr.

[@pulaskiatnight_]

@R R tell me you belittle people over their "intellect" on the internet to feel better about your own shortcomings without telling me you belittle people over their "intellect" over the internet to feel better about your own shortcomings

[@nazmussaadat5593]

This is so insane. I've watched you both separately for such a long time but I would've never guessed you'd so a collab together. This is so wild to see these worlds colliding. Fuckin love hames joffman.

[@thebitterfig9903]

Gotta say: I'm loving this vibe lately. Episode one: get something fantastic in Paris that's very Paris, with a great local chef. Episode two: Alex explores making it at home. And then on to the next Parisian treat.

[@angelaziegler4746]

Watching James desperately try to come up with civil things to say about the Carte Noir was probably the highlight of this video

[@jakmga]

Best colab ever! Love all the knowledge those two offer

[@sportz5740]

Coffee smacked at 12:34. The expression on both you and James's face is priceless!

[@rudyeb4603]

YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW HAPPY I WAS TO SEE THIS COLAB

[@eliansalinas7022]

The collab we should have asked for and the collab we absolutely needed.

[@ricardosolorzanoc]

This collab is like a coffee and a croissant on a chilly morning. Perfect!

[@coffee5741]

Very well said

[@Dinckelburg]

A croissant with bacon

[@kwaaaa]

To see Jame's reaction to Alex's coffee was my favorite part. I can't believe this collab happened!

[@JoseGonzalez-vw9bb]

I can't believe that I've lived my whole life without this collaboration up until now. From now on, life is a lot better.

[@danieljames8583]

Perfect collab, I’d kill to see you two do a short travel series exploring the relationship between coffee and food

[@pueyorivers3281]

I would even settle for a short series, just to see that type of collab.

[@andrius3394]

The colab everyone was waiting for!!!

[@KnightMirkoYo]

Wow, didn't expect that collab, but such a wonderful surprise! Two men enamored with their craft sharing a learning moment together. Great vibes.

[@burggesyens3982]

Never thought I’d get this collaboration, love both of your channels

[@VolumeZero123]

Hold on. You invited James all the way out to help you with coffee and you didn't even let him try one of the coffee eclairs?!

[@Zraknul]

Alex is still in training, once he has mastered his eclair he'll have to get them back to it.

[@FrenchGuyCooking]

Unfortunately James had to leave early, but we'll make sure to fix that someday 👍

[@macrothump]

@aswer huio only a few wars...

[@gayleralan]

He got on a train...Paris ain't that far from London

[@ChaS4m]

@@gayleralan I keep forgetting there's a train under the channel

[@r_kai2369]

The perfect collab doesn’t exis… wait this is beyond perfect. Exactly what I thought after seeing your ecclair video last week 😆👏👏

[@coldweatherchristy5592]

Ive been a barista for 5 years and subscribed to Alex for 5 years. This is what ive been WAITING FOR 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@anirudhnavin4568]

I am loving watching james completely lose it at seeing the difference in taste and expectation

[@WilliamRoycoaching]

2 of my favourite youtubers chatting together. That's amazing guys, thanks for the video it's amazing!

[@TheNinnyfee]

James' chuckle at the beginning was priceless. 😄❤️ I didn't know whether the fridge was the reason or the coffee. I also would have infused the cream as the very hot cream might re-roast the coffee. But the pH dilemma is interesting.

[@RomanLisak]

I've known Alex and James for years. Seeing them together is like seeing Robert Downey Jr. and Christian Bale together. Love you guys. Keep up the good work.

[@losewhenyougiveup]

They are finally together, both funny but also serious about what they are doing

[@Linoran85]

Yes, noticed that as well 👍

[@spensersakurai]

I’m not sure I deserved this collaboration but I’m smiling ear to ear because of it.

[@simir61]

Comments may be.. Simple at times, at best. But I just wanted to say that I appreciate deeply the art your whole thing has become to be given us such an insight with details of a real nerd, from one to another. Deep diving with an open mind into a challenge and finding all kinds of new solutions and eventually I'm sure many industries are refining their art thanks to you, as are many of us on this planet.

[@RealAndySkibba]

Lots of fun seeing James and Alex go through the tasting process.

[@craigpattenden]

There is literally nothing I love more in this world than seeing two subject matter experts get nerdy and share expertise on their subject matters. Bravo.

[@tobiasweltzien599]

This is not only super entertaining to watch, but it gives me so much joy to see the love and search for good taste, the excitement, creativity, the know how and the reaction (and pride) to (and for) the results! I really loved this video and it made my day better :-).

[@jackfein8914]

I freaking love both of you guys. Probably have watched this video 10 times realistically. Man the way you both learn from each other is harmonious.

[@zacdenbok7080]

I love that two of my favourite you-tubers collaborated. Bringing us the best of both worlds Coffee and Food

[@emscup]

2:45 as someone who works in coffee, I felt so hard for James who couldn't resist but laugh when Alex brought out his Carte Noire coffee. But I'm glad he did because then James could really impress him with the whole specialty/third wave coffee experience. Alex is so knowledgeable on tasting foods in general, I really enjoyed watching him be so amazed by what James brought! And now I'm craving that éclair au café!

[@AndersHanche]

I've been waiting all my life for this collab 😂 I absolutely love all his videos, I don't even drink coffee 😂

[@ericmartinez9820]

So glad you had James on! You and James are two of my favorite food youtubers.

[@Hearshotkd33]

I love the progress y'all were able to make in this new endeavour. Your channel introduced me to James and I have since consumed his content as voraciously as I have yours. Absolutely looking forward to your next installment

[@mozza7189]

Two of my favourite KZbin providers. James has got me back into real coffee again. Bought myself a Clever Dripper and some ground coffee to see how it goes.

[@jackx82]

I don't think I have wanted a crossover more than this!

[@prestonellebracht1200]

ALEX, this was a great collab! Please do more with James Hoffman in this manner of trying to reach a goal together. I think that would also be a great idea for a new series on your channel. It has always been a solo mission in your videos with lots of help from others. But in my opinion it would be great to see you team up with someone else or a group and do something much bigger. Love From Texas

[@JimFaindel]

I would love to watch Alex and James just talking shop over dinner and coffee. I hope they had a chance to do so even if off camera.

[@tommylo278]

Two of my favourite food/drink youtubers on the same video. What a wonderful life I have.

[@wddung]

Alex: “these are burnt!” James: “they aaare roasted in a way that makes their flavor predictable” Carte Noire: ☠️😵

[@matthewsmade]

Love how you just broke it down and built it back overcame a problem and made it look so smooth

[@xquadra]

Just brilliant. We need these two around the world.

[@MrGabrielmariaca]

All chefs in the world need James Hoffmann to be part of their culture. Great, great collaboration!!!

[@Narezaath]

James' face when Alex mentions coffee choice was the most British vs. French thing I've seen to date. It almost screamed "see, this is why 100 years war."

[@elmsbetty]

In case anyone (like me) was wondering, the grinder James is using an Option-O Lagom Mini.

[@victoranibal7959]

thank you!!!

[@mikemontgomery8892]

I am relatively new here but you are the modern French guy. I appreciate your honesty and transparency. You have a new disciple… well done !

[@babygorilla4233]

The thing I love about Alex is he knows what he doesn't know.

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[@clarkkent7973]

Thanks for helping me discover James Hoffmann!

[@freddymaite]

It's nice to see James relax, smile and laugh with Alex while in contrast he's a lot more down the line and staunch in his videos. Salut Alex, love your work.

[@obilbok]

Génial ! James Hoffman est un des gars les plus intéressants sur le café, il a changé beaucoup de choses dans ma façon de le préparer. Mais je ne l'avais jamais vu rire comme ça, et c'est un vrai bonheur ! Bravo pour cette collaboration.

[@ffwast]

This is what it took for James to make another aeropress video 😆 Now let's see if he can introduce Alex to our friend Hames Joffman

[@kinocappuccino]

Salut, Alex! Longtime viewer here. Just wanted to say that I've really enjoyed your output recently. While I loved the series-focused direction the channel was taking, it has been also very enjoyable to see you back in Paris, totally in your element making these shorter-form videos again. And this one was the crossover of a lifetime! Two of my favorite KZbin creators haha. Anyways, take care my friend and venez à Chicago si jamais vous avez envie--vous serez certainement le bienvenu 😉

[@SevenBates]

This fall has turned into the "guests visiting the studio" series. 😂❤️

[@richhansen8617]

Best guest ever, it was nice to see James as a mere mortal having fun!

[@TheExplodedHead]

"They are roasted in a way that their flavour is predictable" is such a great description of something boring.

[@spiritualinsightshd]

Well done my favorite freshman for bringing in the king of coffee my man James! ❤️ And it's no wonder that a Frenchman needed outside assistance with coffee because despite what they think then selfs they are as useless at coffee as they are genius at culinary.

[@GuardTower]

I cant believe this combo can exists!!!!

[@nat7278]

LOVE a good team up. I'm not even a real coffee person and I adore James. Great team up choice.

[@JayWithAJ]

It feels like this mini series was just an excuse for a collab with James! Je l'ai adoré!

[@rickrambone7461]

I would infuse the cream for the caramel with whole coffee beans. If you vacuum seal them and leave them for at least 24 hours in the fridge (we usually let them infuse for up to three days to create a white coffee ice cream). It‘s easy to sift out and leaves a slightly taupe colored cream that is versatile in use

[@skcocemag]

Hope this spins off into a full coffee series

[@jamesjackson1915]

Two of my favourite youtubers in an unexpected collaboration, this video is destined to be great

[@kevinpenfold1116]

The crossover we never knew we needed.

[@nohandle508]

I knew

[@DrDankoff]

This is BRILLIANT ... two of my loves coming together.

[@zelassin]

15:07 Next series is about Ketchup confirmed

[@LJ_S1K]

I wanted more from the pastry chefs. Their reaction showed way more than what they verbally said. I couldn't tell if they were impressed or they thought it was bad and didn't want to be rude?

[@pierrebacalhau6042]

La collaboration de malade Alex! C'est génial, continue a faire ce que tu fais :-)

[@sbIvanov]

For those of you in the UK, he used Union Coffee! You can find them on the shelf of most UK retailers.

[@jeswardantonio]

Alex not slurping his coffee to taste bothered me more than it should've 😂

[@IcecalGamer]

Even James Slurped on camera o.o but Alex didn't ...

[@ellisboys78]

WONDERFUL synergy of the expertise of two different fields. Amazing!

[@Tt-t100]

James 'Offman

[@najtrows]

Two of my fav youtubers in one video! Always love when James stops by and guides others in coffee (like he did with Tom Scott.)