Good Egg Salad | Kenji’s Cooking Show

[@TheTopgun7182]

I was one of your egg peelers at Wursthall! Love seeing that data turned into practice.

[@lunarmagpie619]

Look man, how else am I gonna spend 10 minutes on a Tuesday both entertained and informed? Cooking tutorials are a balm for the soul.

[@ivorploom2042]

I need your profile picture.

[@cyg710]

Well said!

[@Tony-fx9ky]

They truly are. Also a thing about cooking vids: they always have a good ending👍

[@lando8093]

@@ivorploom2042 hey, here’s the link to the picture, you can download it for free. Have a nice day.

[@Silenced-td4xt]

You put the balm on? Who told you to put the balm on? I didn't tell you to put the balm on. Why'd you put the balm on? You haven't even been to see the doctor. If you’re gonna put a balm on, let a doctor put a balm on.

[@AsteroidWrangler]

Ok, but it was a great 10 minutes on a Tuesday, watching Kenji make an egg salad sandwich. No regrets.

[@toasted3322]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@TheOneTrueAnthemis]

After spending the last year of my life finding new ways to use that homemade mayo I can't believe I never thought of this

[@HateNeverCeasesHate]

I don't know why, but I love this comment. This is me with so many homemade or random specialty condiments.

[@insiderperson18279]

My condolences 🙏🙏

[@JonMW]

I bought shopping-mall sushi... and used it to basically convey the mayo into my mouth.

[@traceydipucchio8608]

After u take the shell off the egg Rinse the egg under water for small fragments that can go into the salad My god

[@Josh8far]

Me listening to Kenji’s egg talk right after watching his hard boiled egg video where he gave the same talk but not caring because its just as interesting the second time

[@phillipthompson4942]

Only one Pup?

[@Casual_PKBeats]

Ended up watching this on release so it IS a Tuesday! And I gotta say, yes, I was definitely hoping to spend 10 minutes of it watching someone make an egg salad sandwich.

[@Aethersson]

Hah yeah, my mind was blown until I realized this was released today.

[@deutschmarked]

DITTO

[@clairemerner5773]

"someone"? no. kenji? yes

[@marclegarreta]

Kenji, you’re an overall awesome guy. I learn so much from you, but you always making me smile. Thank you for shining light on our day.

[@rumbleinthekitchen_Amy]

I feel like one of the highlights from the last 18 months is Kenji teaching us FOR FREE! I'm a decent home cook but I learn something new in every video. Even an egg salad video. 😊

[@Joshxoxo38]

"Lets give it a little taste," hands covered in egg salad, he pulls our a spoon, lmfao.

[@johnrose4723]

"like a yippiyuck that won't let go" Ah, I see you're a man of culture.

[@bureku]

took me a second, but I recognized that Shel Silverstein reference!

[@phone4189]

Yeah, but I'm not just watching _some guy_ make an egg salad sandwich, I'm watching a guy who tested and documented egg boiling techniques with hundreds of volunteers and double-blind research studies!

[@caitlinwith2eyes]

Exactly!

[@milliway2010]

And a guy who's fridge contents pretty much looks like mine.

[@jeanniebrooks]

He might have done all the research, and taught you and many others on the job, but he didn’t teach it in THIS vid. The only think he taught was to start the cooking in hot water instead of cold. What about the rest? I want to know how you can get them to the right doneness (overcooking makes a green yolk ring- so how long to boil?) And how do you peel, say, a dozen eggs, not just 1-2, without the shells getting difficult to peel without damaging the cosmetics of the egg if you are making something like halved eggs for a Cobb salad or for deviled eggs? He left out the important stuff.

[@jeanniebrooks]

So yeah….you are just watching some guy make an egg salad sandwich. And we all know how to do that, I I would hope.

[@frecklenuckle4450]

@@jeanniebrooks he has another video where he talks about boiled eggs in detail btw if you haven't seen it yet

[@jackdaniels1749]

Hello Kenji, I always watch your videos when I need to relax. Something about your video screams relaxation idk why also what do you think about cutting pickles lengthwise for burgers?

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

I do like that in a burger sometimes.

[@86smcneil]

I agree with Jack and have said it before. I love to watch Kenji for his recipes, but I also watch for the relaxation. I appreciate his knowledge and the way he teaches not only the recipes but the utensils he uses and why. I also wanted to point out that I like the painted toenails today Kenji. I am sure I know who did that artwork and it makes me appreciate what a great dad you are!!!

[@xXcangjieXx]

I would put personally put some finely minced pickles into that egg salad😌

[@nicholashilton2514]

I personally can’t stand a pickle on a hot burger. I love a cold pickle spear served on the side, but hate them warm on a burger. I feel like the odd man out because everyone loves them on burgers. I just don’t get it 😩

[@moreSMOREplease]

i actually was trying to make egg salad a few weeks ago and the first thing i did was search this channel for a recipe but couldnt find one, papa Kenji always blesses you when you really need it.

[@neptu17]

this video was 1 year a go, yet he knows that I watch this on Tuesday!

[@tannermjelde9509]

*Has entire hand covered in egg salad* *grabs spoon to taste* Love you Kenji!

[@MalakianM2S]

My lonely braincell was screaming and jumping up and down because of that.

[@lepidoptery]

but if he just licked his hand, he couldn't go back to hand-stir if it wasn't already how he wanted it (and he did wind up tweaking it and mixing again).

[@maydaygarden]

I love the tactile feel of using my hands whether in the garden or recipes like this including salads. It just has all the feels of completion done right.

[@TheCandyams]

This might be extra, but I’ve found I really enjoy scooping out the yolks and making sort of a dressing with them, Mayo, mustard and some gojuchang, and mixing the hell out of it. I then chop the whites and whatever mix ins and gently mix them with the dressing. Seems like it creates a little bit more of a textual contrast. It’s egg salad tho so it’s always going to be good!

[@MrSalvation7797]

sounds a bit like deviled eggs!

[@TheSilverwing999]

Interesting idea

[@sambaker272]

Kenji I just wanted to say I have made probably 10 of your recipes for my family and friends and they have all been amazing and made people so happy! Thank you so much for making content that brings people together you are a legend!

[@longhornsfan99]

Hey Kenji! I used to work at a local sandwich store and boiled dozens of eggs every day to make our egg salad. Your method is definitely the best in my personal experience, so if you're reading this, Kenji is right! Don't start your boiled eggs in cold water people!

[@IDDQDSound]

You're the perfect modern chef. Not snobby, not overly fancy, not attempting to mystify cooking. You get in there and squish eggs with your bare hands, and drop mad science while you do it. 10/10

[@attilasamu8637]

Today is Tuesday and I'm happy I found this video. Kenji's videos are always fun and informative. But hey...Kenji saying "Did you think you'd be spending 10 minutes of your Tuesday watching someone make an egg salad sandwich?..." creeped the sh*t out of me.

[@kuzz1191]

well your god damn right i spent 10 minutes watching a legend make egg salad, honestly I've never made it exactly the way you did and you always have the best way

[@kiernan9684]

"... but that is exactly what you've done." I don't know whether to feel proud or called out but either way I regret nothing.

[@lacunalunacy]

Thanks for the quality content, Kenji. It's always fun watching you cook, and I always learn something.

[@jamescarter7273]

Kenji's been having fun with the nail varnish

[@pablolankenau]

I was mid video when I first noticed it. Lol

[@bigfatchubbybritboy9445]

I don't get it, can you elaborate?..

[@jeremiahm3112]

can't say no to our daughters

[@theatk]

what I appreciate the most about your cooking videos, Kenji, is how positive you are in people doing things differently and trying out different things to taste

[@matthewmaxfield8443]

wtf watching this a year after it released and kenji knows what day it is for me?

[@evelynbaron66]

me too

[@PrecludeLP]

I've been following your work for years. It's wild when you do a new video that re-teaches something that you figured out a long time ago. I've been starting my hard boiled eggs in boiling water for so long, I had forgotten that I learned it from you.

[@sumayaya9038]

omg i was so excited to see kenjis peeling technique only to realize we have the same peeling technique i feel like an egg genius

[@a.j.petrarca2268]

I was actually just up visiting my grandma to "steal" her egg salad recipe haha Hers is a lot more simple, but she makes it with love!

[@redtheftauto]

I cooked at a retirement place in the south US. One woman there would stop you in the hall and tell you how you had gone astray putting onions in egg salad. Very opinionated and micu more simple with the older recipes lol

[@a.j.petrarca2268]

@@redtheftauto lol that's great! my grandma definitely uses onion, but nothing else in the way of veggies haha

[@creekielappy]

When he was talking about accepting egg-salad from his friend, anyone else think he was about to break out into a Dr. Seuss monologue? No? Just me?

[@jenniferatwell9698]

Lol yes!

[@EasterDude]

I imagined that’s a lot like how he talks to his daughter!

[@cgstadler]

I thought of the Potion Seller meme

[@andychang2739]

"I do not like green eggs and ham"

[@marylandlax3]

Kenji I could listen to you talk about how paint drys, you’re an absolute gem to the cooking community!

[@UraniumFire]

I was just happy to have my fourth Kenji video this week! For crunchiness, canned water chestnuts are awesome. I'll bet jicama would be good as well.

[@chiragtolia]

I made this today morning(Tuesday) for breakfast and my wife & I loved it. Thanks, Kenji!

[@fernandopantoja9612]

To answer your question Kenji, I was hoping I would spend 10 minutes of my Tuesday watching you make an egg salad sandwich on the internet! I couldn’t say for sure I would be doing that though since I didn’t know if you were gonna upload this video so soon after the how to boil an egg video!

[@mrfroopy]

I love watching making egg salad on a Tuesday because it relaxes me and I can do it while waiting for notes from client.

[@emmaharrison1399]

I was as surprised that you mixed the egg salad with your hand as I was when you smooshed the mushrooms for soup with your hand! Once I ordered an egg salad sandwich at a deli, and thought crisp bacon would be a good addition. The whole time I was eating it I thought "egg shells, egg shells, egg shells."

[@lb8781]

Once the eggs are peeled I rinse them in running water ... no remaining eggshell fragmants, no scraping the egg with fingers!

[@thesolidpenguin1793]

Hey man, I didn't just spend 10 min of my tuesday watching someone make an egg salad, I spent 10 min of my tuesday relaxing, learning, and getting very hungry for egg salad, keep up the great work.

[@dgmckim]

2 things, Kenji: - nice toenail polish - "Dude, you're getting a Dill" would be a great line

[@pattilundgren7627]

🤣

[@stevebeck3141]

Kenji, thanks for all you do. Not a huge egg salad fan but a HUGE Kenji fan. Thanks for sharing your craft and making a bright spot in everyone's day!

[@bwb5f5]

I don’t know why but “I have a friend that’s super into dill” had me bustin up, didn’t see that sentence coming

[@TheRealMrBeard]

I had zero intention on watching a video like this when I woke up today because I had no idea what egg salad was. I’m glad I’ve watched it and learnt something new.

[@givememore4free]

Your egg salad looks delicious. I can't believe I actually learned to use my hands to mix egg salad. I'm going to do this the next time I make it. Thank you Kenji. ❤️

[@lb8781]

... will never eat an egg salad again! The grease in the mayo, the dead skin cells, the stuff under the fingernails... far from appetizing.

[@karianne1970]

It’s Tuesday. I’m watching Kenji make egg salad and I’m perfectly happy with that, thank you very much. 🙂

[@pibgorn]

Watching this video on a Tuesday before getting out of bed is a good way to start the day

[@callumscott1538]

Listening to Kenji talking about how he would react if his friend offered him egg salad with pickle relish.... air kiss!

[@Ochreification]

Kenji, I can't tell you how happy I am about your hard-boiled egg method. Seriously life-changing for me! I've actually won bets with 30 year professional chefs about what is the superior method to boil an egg that peels easily. Your "start in boiling water and then immediately into an ice bath" wins every time. It even works well with the freshest eggs that you can get, not from the grocery store, fresh laid from people who keep chickens, or as we call them in Louisiana, "yard eggs". Thanks for everything you do my friend!

[@hikuwai]

I don't even like egg salad but I'm so happy to spend ten minutes of my Tuesday with this.

[@johnnycrash3270]

boil your eggs/I use 8 eggs cool down & peel ( I like to put my eggs in freezer 5 minutes) no longer now mix real mayo / sweet green relish chopped fresh dill and very finely chopped garlic (2 small cloves) or to taste chop green onion (save that for last) mix all other ingredients in bowl take your eggs and using a egg slicer / slice once turn 180 degrees slice. 2 at a time now in a separate bowl add a bit of your mayo mix stir gently with fork Repeat, this way you have control over how soggy or firm you you like your egg salad (I like mine firm) you want to taste the eggs now into the fridge 1/2 hour to bind the Flavors together take your (Egg Salad Creation) add a bit of sliced green onion/ salt & pepper to taste) Remember 🤔STIR/MIX GENTLY

[@daviddet]

Dang, Kenji's got the wholesomeness dialed to 11 in this video. On the off chance you see this Kenji, I really love and appreciate all you do here on youtube. I always learn something new when I watch one of your videos.

[@nikkimarucut]

This is my favorite egg salad recipe. I use Japanese yuzu flavored kewpie and I can’t go back to using regular kewpie. Also, instead of using my hands, I pass the eggs through a cooling rack. I recommend this method if you don’t want to get your hands dirty! Thanks for the recipe! I never get tired of it.

[@detroitman141993]

To be honest ever since the “how to boil egg” video I’ve been waiting for an egg salad sandwich video

[@obiwanshinobi4456]

10 mins watching an egg salad video is actually a nice break from my rabbit hole of non stop wok fried rice videos I’ve been binging

[@stretchyme]

Kewpie Mayo is amazing in egg salad, it's a different experience, but it tastes so creamy!

[@jashslingingslasher]

It's a different eggs-perience you say?

[@ChasingPhotography]

Grew up with my grandmothers egg salad, its part of my history. She would love everything about this, even the hands. Thank you!

[@Callumlambizle]

Just to confirm - Kenji’s perfect method for boiled eggs is… boiling them. Genius

[@alonelychocolatebar1954]

To put it simply yeah. But to be fair there are some people that swear by methods such as salting water, freezing your eggs, starting from cold water, sacrificing a virgin to baphomet. You know, totally normal boiled egg things.

[@heyyitsultima]

It's a little bit more detailed than that, he explains it more thoroughly in his video dedicated to the technique. Yes it's just boiling them, but also he starts out with hot water and rather than doing a deep boil like most of us at home probably are used to doing he seems to do a boil/steam which he says hardens the whites before they fuse to the shell, something that happens frequently if you start with cold water. So it's a bit more nuanced than it might seem, even if only slightly.

[@Boyshuckfozzenham]

@@alonelychocolatebar1954 Wait, they were supposed to be virgins?!

[@kaiju_k5042]

I love how truly there's a million ways to make egg salad, such perfect food! Sometimes I add some tiny cubes of fried pancetta and squeeze of lemon.

[@marsdiep1976]

8:41 no, I didn’t plan for it, but it was most enjoyable spending those 10 minutes watching you making that beauty of an egg sandwich. 😊

[@winc06]

I have been cooking my eggs in my bamboo steamer and that works pretty well for peeling. I keep a small spoon handy for the occasional stubborn one that wants to divot. Nice egg salad. I like using an egg slicer two ways for neater cuts. Never did the olive oil. Will try that.

[@andyreed8105]

I can't even start to describe how wonderful and joyful this video has made me. I can only say DILLLLLLLL 😆😁

[@markrichardson3822]

You're the only person, that I know of, that would have me watching make an egg salad sandwich. Most of your videos have a little nugget that I didn't know. This time it's stream/boil method. My favorite though is the back draw of a knife while slicing. Did it tonight while mincing garlic! Thanks for these videos.

[@slevker]

- Kenji: "Did you think you'd be spending 10 minutes of your Tuesday watching someone make an egg salad sandwich?" - Me: I regret nothing...

[@wizeacr867]

Yes J. Kenji Lopez-Alt! That is exactly what I did. Watched my food science friend make an egg salad sandwich! Thank you!

[@mike31794]

Rainbow toes! Kenji, you are my go to for cooking advice! I know you use puns sparingly but was kinda hoping for at least for one during this vid. Your egg salad looks dillecious.

[@maxcastillo8191]

These 10 minutes were the highlight of my lunch break, so thank you!

[@cellobarney]

Brings a whole new meaning to ‘hand mixer’! I WAS expecting the knife. I WAS NOT expecting the hand. 😀 Oh, and I actually highly recommend watching someone make an egg salad sandwich…especially on a Tuesday! Love it, Kenji!

[@alohaal9627]

Egg salad for lunch, dinner, and breakfast is fine with me. Thanks for the tip on making the hard boil eggs. A great tip I'm going to try right now.

[@cmlxjcky]

BIKES! "She's not a fan of dill, but she is a fan of screaming out 'dill'"

[@sainteagle4426]

It is Tuesday morning for me and I'm watching this tutorial, Kenji you are a magician.

[@Stickers96]

8:42 Yes I just woke up. YES this is exactly what I've done. Being unemployed is not fun anymore.

[@alisaishere]

I feel you. It's no longer funemployed, it's get me out of bed before my brain melts. Plus the depression from a year and a half of being rejected from jobs is making it that watching somebody happily make and eat an egg salad sandwich is uplifting.

[@andreashabeck1155]

Just yesterday I was looking into making egg salad and watching videos. Your video couldn't come at a better time 👍

[@lpkocello]

So I will be a good egg if I make this salad?

[@snmrimma]

This is only for a hard boiled eggs because you need them little warm or cold for the salad: this method always works even when start with a cold water, bring them to boil, etc., etc. After they done, put under the cold running water, or fill the pot with cold water, or ice water bath, doesn’t matter. The point is, they’re SO EASY to PEEL after. The shell basically comes off by itself! 50 years of experience. 😁 love you channel, love all your recipes more then nobody else’s, so much love and respect for you, Kenji!🙏🥰

[@yashsharmaji]

Hey Kenji, This looks amazing. It reminds me of the egg sandwich my dad used to make. But except for mayo and cleary, He added boiled potatoes. So it's basically boiled potatoes, boiled eggs, salt & pepper mashed and all that on a buttered bread. Simple recipe, give it a try.

[@dubya13207]

My preferred method (from making egg salad for the cafeteria in college) is to push the eggs through a grid-style (as opposed to grill-grate) cooling/baking rack. Yes, the kind you’d put on a sheet pan. Just use your palm and push the egg down, clean that one off with the next. Perfect diced egg every time

[@ianfoc2112]

I felt called on the spot when Kenji asked if I knew I’d spend 10 minutes of my Tuesday watching someone make an egg salad, 10 minutes well spent

[@kydd666]

Egg salad is always better after it sits. I love making egg salad when i'm on afternoon shift, i'll make it around noon then eat it around 2am when i get home from work and it tastes soooo much better after letting all the flavours come together

[@kalebk69420]

i’m going to watch someone make an egg salad sandwich

[@omeadpooladzandi9786]

I'm not sure if you meant to put this lesson out there. But the whole, "if my friend offered me an egg salad with pickled relish in it.... I would say thank you yes I would like to have some of ur salad." It shows that even if it's not ur way of having something, you should always be respectful and thankful for ur friend making u a egg salad even if it's may be a simple thing to make. It's always a good reminder to check urself and show others thanks for there kindness. Kenji teaches us how to cook, provides entertainment, and gives us some good life lessons.

[@mkdnreed01]

Kenji, The egg salad looks great. I was wondering why you have a Festool dust extractor next to the stove?

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

Because I was putting in some new ceiling lights.

[@ErikCoon14]

I never really liked egg salad until I started making it with lemon and capers. That… made it SO GOOD. And now I eat that egg salad all the time.

[@ChuckD99]

8:29 that little pitter patter of paws coming up behind you haha Jamon knows it's time to eat 😊

[@codysessions7772]

man to spend a day with kenji. i just want to sit down and listen to him talk about cooking and science for hours

[@askmiller]

He literally has it all over his hands yet still gets a separate spoon to taste it lol. Surely I'm not the only one who would just suck it off their fingers.

[@fordhouse8b]

I guess it is to avoid double dipping? He probably doesn’t want to lick his fingers, add the salt and olive oil, and then put his freshly licked fingers back in the salad.

[@jennariggs9452]

Well, after watching this video I immediately got up and hard boiled eggs and made this egg salad. Best egg salad ever. We did add some of the pickled red onions we always have on hand now thanks your recipe and holy cow was that a great addition.

[@Kyrtos]

Kenji : "let's give it a little taste" Kenji : *takes a spoon instead of licking fingers I know it isn't sanitary, but it's his own kitchen in his own home. And he's cooking for his family. Edit : this is a joke btw, don't take it to heart

[@flakycroissant9349]

For some reason a few people always end up complaining if he does stuff like that. Same goes for when he washes his hands between video shots, people yell in the comments asking why didn’t he do it on video.

[@Hrishtam]

It is sanitary enough

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

No matter what you do people will find something to complain about so I just do what I feel like doing.

[@joshkerr]

I did not expect to spend 10 minutes of my Tuesday watching someone make an egg salad sandwich. However this is exactly what I've done and I don't regret it.

[@chrisregister8142]

I sure didn't wake up today expecting to be called out by Kenji! :P

[@Three-Headed-Monkey]

I'm a big fan of simple curried egg sandwich of just boiled egg(s), mayo, curry powder and salt. Served with lettuce in the sandwich. Have started adding diced red onion and wow massive difference! I will definitely be inspired by this video

[@madprofet]

i have really good results with doing them in a steamer basket right into an already steaming pot, lid on, cook times seem about the same

[@Jenny-Secondlife]

I use a pot with a steam basket on it starting at a boil, and steam for 10 to 12 mins. They peal great because they are steam boiled.

[@avasquez6140]

1st ever egg salad video I've seen. I always wondered how to make an egg salad. And I saw it on a Tuesday Morning lol. Great videos thanks

[@lynnjasen9727]

Cooking the eggs in a pressure cooker also works well, especially if you’re doing a lot of them. Easy to get them how you want them and always easy to peel.

[@phyllisholmes2120]

Great tip, thanks!

[@PQBUYERSCOM]

hmmm I'm watching one year later, on a Tuesday :). Thank you to my son for turning me on to Kenji, love your videos.

[@benthao587]

Wow, that brioche looks FANTASTIC!!!

[@n__neen]

that hardboiling tip is the best. i used to do it the opposite way (starting the eggs in cold water then bringing to a boil) and never understood why my eggs were so bad to peel.

[@wranther]

Very pleasing looking anytime of day sandwich Kenji! As I had enjoyed a Monday lesson of boiling eggs for sandwich potential, seems only natural to sit for about 10 minutes on a Tuesday evening and enjoy a masterful creation of a delicious egg salad sandwich! -Bob...

[@desireedoan9267]

As a home cook it's always the simple recipes that I'm most curious about I'm one of those that likes to chop up bread n butter pickles in my egg salad I enjoy the sweetness but I'm excited to try your trick for boiling the eggs before I only used the hot water start for soft boiled eggs so now I'm going to try your method THANK YOU 😁

[@tamaraandersson2532]

Now I know what I'm having for lunch. Yum! Thanks Kenji!

[@mikeh2520]

I like it with sweet onions and only a very tiny bit of mustard. Thanks for another good one!