Pro Chef Reacts to Vincenzo's Plate REACTING To Joshua Weissman's $1 Lasagna

Let's see what Vincenzo thinks of Joshua Weissman making his 1 DOLLAR LASAGNA! Can it be done today with food prices going up or not? Let's find out together! Also, be sure to check out our review of Gordon Making Carbonara! • Pro Chef Reacts... To ...
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[@vincenzosplate]

The reaction of the reaction. I think its time for us together to react to a video

[@jaylagan5899]

With Mr James’ reservedness and Mr Vincenzo’s “Italianness” (If my Sister in Law is anything to go by) then that would be the mother of All reaction videos! Mr James…MAKE…THIS…HAPPEN! Also, stay classy, Mr Vincenzo…

[@Ioperzu]

[@briandurkee1842]

Do it!

[@jjo154]

Yes!

[@brini2439]

Ja, i would loooove to See this, Vincenzo!

[@jaylagan5899]

A chef reacting to a chef reacting to a chef. What a time to be alive! 😂 Stay classy, Mr James…

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

A chef reacting to a comedian reacting to Josh :)

[@minime7375]

Chefception.

[@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE]

​@@ChefJamesMakinson(:

[@phoenix1977]

just wait until a video comes out that is a food critic reacting to a chef, reacting to a chef, reacting to a chef reacting to chefs reacting to a steak specialist. to clear up the confusion, i mean Uncle Roger reacting to joshua weisman reacting to vincenzo reacting to james makinson reacting to brian and frenchie reacting to Guga. inception at it's finest.

[@all5hrzns99]

On paper it sounds ridiculous, but I live watching it. It’s kinda like watching a video you’ve already watched to see what your friend thinks, but twice. Right?

[@mannysidhu7723]

Chef, here’s a suggestion. How about watching videos of recipes you’ve never tasted and then recreate them to see how they taste for us to watch? I don’t know about your other viewers, but I would love something like this to be a series.

[@Benzolin]

Good idea!

[@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE]

a good thing to try

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

That could be a very good idea! it would have to be mostly Asian dishes

[@k.999]

@@ChefJamesMakinson Why don't you start with masala dosas then?

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@ChefJamesMakinson You then wonder if Uncle Roger and Auntie Liz decide to see how well you cook it then :)

[@elobiretv]

To be fair it doesn't look like a massive portion, which is probably how it comes to $1 per person. Maybe it's just me but when I make lasagna I want a piece bigger than that lol

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

It was a bit small

[@evilreddog]

wait, you sharing the tray with someone? I would just get a fork or spoon and just sit in front of my computer like the fat guy i am

[@sprogmcjob]

even 2 slices put together would be just $2 i really like that josh shows these cheaper aimed videos, yes somtimes i go all out on buying great products but day to day i need my food to cost £2-4 per meal also would love you to make this and compare with your verision @@ChefJamesMakinson

[@CidVeldoril]

@@ChefJamesMakinson Not much smaller than what you'd get in restaurants here in Germany though.

[@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE]

​@@jameszacknehring787😏😏😏

[@Benzolin]

Before anyone starts hating on James reacting to other cooking videos i recommend you to check HIS cooking videos. So far he is the only people who not making them mediocre like everyone others do. He didn't smashing ingridients to the desk, didn't spank the meat, didn't make stupid meaningless gasping sounds or gestures, he didn't make his cooking videos out like an ASMR... His videos are original, he got his own style and i much MUCH more prefer him over every famous cook youtuber. Keep it up my friend, love and respect from Hungary!

[@mkphrakleio]

Plus he uses his reaction to add extra information and professional insight that can and do help people be better cooks

[@Benzolin]

@@mkphrakleio exactly!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much!! I want to make more recipe videos this year!

[@mkphrakleio]

As a Greek I can say that the prices in Mykonos are uniquely expensive. In any other place in Greece it would be 7-8 at most per piece (and that wouls be considered a bit expensive). Mykonos is a tourist trap and Greek people generally avoid it like the plague.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I agree haha I want to go back I have a few Friends from there and I love Greece

[@Willensimperium]

Yeah, I visited Athens for the first time last year and was amazed by how cheap great gastronomy was. I mean I also bought ice cream for like 7€ haha, but the restaurants were amazing for the price and your normal, everyday food. Loved the city and kitchen.

[@rogerod3]

The face of James when Joshua is cutting the lasaGa with a Japanese knife was priceless!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

🤣🤣

[@arielabril1981]

Lasagna.

[@lachlank.8270]

​@@arielabril1981 Garfield

[@arielabril1981]

I know,i was just pointing how to write the name of the dish.@@lachlank.8270

[@adriandavies4787]

He's using the packet pasta to build the lasagne lol. He showed at the start that the straight pasta was what he made and the textured edge pasta was the bought ones.

[@Username-kn1ci]

Not it's home made ones he just added those corners

[@danhill6333]

The cost of your "free" time can't be overlooked. Shopping, prep, cooking, and cleanup.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

True

[@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE]

This could definitely very well take several hours to do when you put all that together in consideration & having to find the appropriate timeframe to slot it in during the day if you live a busy life.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

@@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE Yes, that is how lasagna is. It is a time consuming process if you want to do it correctly. This is "cheaper", not "faster". The fact it takes just as long as expensive lasagna is totally irrelevant.

[@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE]

@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN the original post was talking about "free time"you know, I never spoke anything about the price in my reply

[@tska84]

Asmon really nailed this in his steak video

[@vhfgamer]

it was joshua's video that made me make my own lasagna. I pretty much did all the same things except I followed vincenzo's recipe for the ragu. So it had the carrots and celery, and cooked for hours and hours. I made a huge pot of it, and canned the excess in ball jars.

[@lorij3786]

Also, something else to notice, if you take a bottle of olive oil, bag of salt..etc and divide the whole containers per servings/portions, let’s say a box of salt is $1.45 and you get about a .02 cent total, the same can be said for olive oil is $8 for 750ml, which would come out to about $0.16 per serving, so it is entirely doable to make a $1 per serving lasagna.. This from the person who hates numbers and number’s hate her..lol We work with what we have and we make the best of it. This was how I was able to survive and thrived with being bed bound for 5 years with only a full time min wage income coming into the house and this being in Canada no less..

[@thesausage351]

Vincenzo is a really nice dude too, my girls cooked with him one time at the local shopping centre when he was there in the school holidays. They both loved him and said how cool he was. Stuff is expensive in Australia man, it’s $10 for a McDonalds happy meal now. We get gouged on everything. We live in a town close to vineyards and because the Sydney crowd invades the vineyards every holidays and weekends, the restaurants out there are insanely expensive. One restaurant that I used to go to for work was so exclusive it had a helicopter landing pad outside. All the celebs would go there when there was events in the vineyards.

[@L83467]

its not that expensive tho. vincenzo said that a small block of mozzarella is like 8 bucks, hes wrong. 125g of fresh mozzarella is $3aud, which is equivalent to $2usd

[@thesausage351]

@@L83467 I’d argue it’s somewhat locational. Woolies near us occasionally has 200g fresh mozzarella and it’s $6 or $7.

[@L83467]

@@thesausage351 nah it's not locational, my local woolies also has the mozzarella you're talking about (the one in the tub), the $3 one is by the same brand (la casa del formaggio) but it's in a packet

[@thesausage351]

@@L83467 definitely not in our Woolies as I’ve looked for cheap mozzarella before when we were making pizza

[@karolinemees8850]

in Germany we have a combination of veggies called "Suppengrün"(soup green), which is usually carrot, celery root, parsley root and leek sold in a bundle. it works wonders as a base for any soup. I used it for bolognese as well. Mine cooks for at least an hour though, don't know if I like that quick ragout

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Interesting!

[@Elienko11]

We have the same in Czech rep. and Slovakia but today is cheaper to buy them separately.

[@ZuyFean]

@@ChefJamesMakinson In Poland it's also sold together under the name "włoszczyzna" - which could be translated to "the italian stuff" ;) My family indeed uses them as a soup base, sauce base... A lot of dishes begin with "fry diced onion/leek, add diced garlic, then grated carrots and celery root and/or parsley root".

[@martinm6368]

I really don't like those bundles. You basically pay too much for old vegetables.

[@connorwinton4343]

A note on fresh vs dried pasta: fresh pasta is great for certain dishes like lasagna where the dish needs a fresh noodle. However, for most pasta dishes from Italy, you will need very high quality bronze extruded, slow dried pasta. There are many instances where dried pasta is superior to fresh but it is all highly situational.

[@A_DR]

You just committed an Italian culinary sin.... added the word "noodle" when talking about pasta!!

[@connorwinton4343]

@@A_DR I’m italian and my family says noodles when speaking in english

[@A_DR]

@connorwinton4343 North American I presume? No where else do Italians say noodles when referring to pasta

[@connorwinton4343]

@@A_DR my grandparents are literally from puglia

[@A_DR]

@connorwinton4343 you missed the question and the point. Wasn't asking how you're italian. Regardless, only North Americans refer to pasta as noodles.

[@CapnYesterday]

Glad to see Chef James is up to 250k subs, have been watching since 75k subs or so, glad to see the channel growing :).

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you! It has been a good year!

[@CovertOps1]

Stumbled across your channel, James. It's so lovely, educational and soothing. Thank you

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@swordrush]

My wife and I have made this specific Josh's lasagna. Up to that point we'd only had pretty terrible lasagnas--mostly soup affairs with no real focused taste. We made the pasta by hand, and at the end pleasantly surprised by the result. Try and see what you think Chef James; I'll be interested to hear your additional insights.

[@rakey81]

Love your videos, thanks for your great content 😊

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Glad you like them!

[@KenNakajima07]

I love Vincenzo's intensity, and the inputs from Chef Jaime are the best!!! Can´t wait for both to Collab cooking something, Vincenzo makes italy tours every now and then maybe you guys can coordinate while he's in italy or him to deviate a bit to Spain? I hope it is done!

[@legacylee]

Anxiously awaiting your review of this lasagna recipe brotha. Love how the cooking community is growing together, I don't see as much of the crossover stuff in other videos. I'd love to see you, Vicenzo, and Josh get together on a lasagna video and then share food knowledge and best practices. I watch Guga, Uncle Roger, and Chef Brian Tso with Frenchie. Man world I love to see you all jump in one one big cookout. Now that would break the Internet but fill our souls with so much Yuminess! Let's goooooo! Great video my brotha, keep em coming!

[@awestruckbeaver3344]

I always use a good English cheddar, yeah it's not traditional but you can't beat it on a lasagne

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

a sharp cheddar?

[@awestruckbeaver3344]

@@ChefJamesMakinson I guess that's the American name for it. I'd call it Mature. But yeah, works well and it's what I've always used.

[@wixeekzeusempitern8167]

chef James you 100% should make it

[@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE]

seconded

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I will!

[@queensas649]

Breaking the Pasta was always my job as a little kid. whenever my mom made Lasagna, trust me I LOVED breaking it and eating the little bits that where left.

[@Celtopia]

I love your cooking abilities James, .... I really enjoy your interaction with other chefs,....you have a new subscription..... Thank you.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much!

[@ivanpotocki7314]

When vincenzo said that the Lasagna costs $35 in australia 😢

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Yeah I know haha

[@littlewishy6432]

35 AUD comes out to about 23 USD

[@ivanpotocki7314]

@@littlewishy6432 bro its still a lot of money for lasagna

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Be sure to check out our review of Gordon Making Carbonara! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYqkp4B_qZKVkKs

[@arun_kumar0]

15:48... did Joshua used store bought pasta and faked it by saying handmade 😱😱😱😱... and you have Japanese knives... James how rich are you huh 🤨🤣

[@sasmetz56]

@@arun_kumar0 Japanese knives are just as expensive German ones.

[@arun_kumar0]

@@sasmetz56 ya... but japanese's knives look amazing, have a perfect balance and strength to it(you can literally feel it) and their sharpness doesn't fade away so quickly, even if you cut a bone with it... the only downside to it is you need a separate sharpening stone and heck lot of patience to sharpen it or else you will ruin the blade... that's another headache...

[@sasmetz56]

@@arun_kumar0 100% but at least here, German knives are the same price. So I was just saying.

[@sasmetz56]

No worries, I'm Japanese. The cost really depends on where you are. Willing to bet there's a hike in price outside of Japan.

[@franjaime200]

I'm so happy you're reacting to Vincenzo! Love both of you!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@thexandypants]

Yes please I'd love to try your lasagna recipe!! I've never tried moussaka but i love Greek and other Mediterranean food more generally - I'd definitely try it Happy new year, Chef Makinson! ☺️

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Happy new year to you too!

[@mr.morris2907]

Josh is out here doing the good work! ...He's doing like the WolfePIt channel and showing us you can still make good quality meals for your family, even if you're on a tight budget.

[@cbhlde]

Great how the channel developed; happy for you, Chef James! Great work. ;)

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much!!

[@aidyn1989]

Yeah, we need that collab between the two of you

[@bohemiansusan2897]

I use domestic parmesan cheese for lasagna. My version is a thinner sauce because I don't cook the whole wheat noodles. It turns out well. I do wrap the foil around the entire pan before putting it in the oven. At home, I usually do meatless. For the soup kitchen and homeless shelters, I do just lean ground beef. I've also made it from venison or elk in the past. That depends on the Sheriff's department because they often bring us road kill meat. At home I grate the cheeses. At work then I use all pregrated mozzarella because I have to get it done within the alloted time. For this reason, I use garlic powder and dried Italian seasoning. The Costco brand is the best quality and within the soup kitchen's budget. At home, I either use the dried herbs that I harvested or fresh, depending on the time of year. I do grate some carrots and put it into the sauce to pack more vitamins into the overall dish. Especially important for the soup kitchen and homeless shelters. I've seen a lot of very malnourished people come to eat at the soup kitchen. I can say this.... Whenever I made lasagna at work, I always had folks wanting seconds or rave about the food. Its nice to put some cheer into these people's lives.

[@spill1t]

I like what Vincenzo said at the end - it's about the thought process. I often make variations of stuff that looks amazing to me simply because I can't get certain ingredients easily in South Africa (especially for the Korean food I love making), and sometimes I need to also change out an ingredient because I don't eat something - like pork related products. If you think nicely, you could probably substitute items very effectively to try out some of these dishes and make them possible.

[@RiaGreece12]

I live in Greece and we have a lot of different types of cheeses and also very similar ones to parmigiano regiano such as Graviera.Kefalotyri is also a dry cheese but not as dry as Graviera.So whenever we have lasagna or similar baked goods in my household,we opt to use local products/greek products as they come cheaper than imported ones.And t he result is still tasty and close to the original version!

[@deaconmikepray9793]

I love fresh pasta but settle for dried when making lasagna. Usually, I will use no boil sheets and it comes out really good. the texture strikes me as similar to fresh. For sauce, it depends on what I have on hand. Aromatics always include onions and if I have one, a yellow/orange bell pepper. I don't usually do a bolognese. For meat, beef dominates, but I try to use half/half with pork. We use some DOP San Marzano for tomatoes. Cheese, we use ricotta or drained cottage cheese (with grated parmigiano) with an egg and herbs mixed in and grated mozzarella for the layers and on top. When I think of it, we also use a béchamel too. I know it is not the cheapest way to do it, but it does work really well. It is intended that I will freeze leftovers but there rarely are any.

[@nikkicoyotie8431]

I grew up in a small town in western Canada that was blessed to have a Greek resteraunt run by an older couple origionally from Athens. Mousaka has been one of my absolute fav dishes since the day I first had it some 30 years ago

[@not_toste8920]

i would love to see you make this one day also keep up the great work man ur videos are amazing :D

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thanks! Will do!

[@chaerosarts]

Both dishes are amazing in its ow right, the eggplant is something that I grew to love, so moussaka wil always get that extra bit in my heart.

[@beastrace81]

both of you guys make such great entertaining videos and informative content. :)

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thanks so much!

[@jstaffordii]

At current exchange rate that pan of lasagna would cost around $19.40 AUD with the $12.60 of US priced ingredients . Remember there are 12 servings in the 13in x 9 in (330 mm x 230 mm) casserole dish.

[@stevenwoodward5923]

Not for me, I live alone and cook for only me. that pan would last me four servings.

[@CidVeldoril]

I used to use Grana Padano for almost everything about italian food ever since an italian friend of mine said that Grana is what italian people use instead of the lower-end Parmigiano Reggianos because those were still expensive for the name but according to my friend were not better. These days I can get a 150g slice of 30 months aged Parmigiano Reggiano for about 3-4€ at my local supermarket though and Grana is pretty much the same price these days, so...I did make that switch.

[@chev39rsh]

There is something very satisfying about Joshua's cooking, Vincenzo's "Italian Emotional observation and James polite explanation of it all. A trifecta of Fuyaaaaa !

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

🤣

[@malaladddd]

Parmigiano + Mozza on top, and between the pastas I put Sauce Mornay (Bechamel with cheese). Sometimes I deglaze the meat with red wine, it really adds something! Same with Moussaka.

[@DrFrankLondon]

Have to say that the Lasagna did look really great. I would eat it in a heartbeat!! But when we make it here at home, we make a ragu, fresh lasagna sheets, bechamel sauce with butter, flower (roux), milk and nutmeg. We usually always use parmigiano reggiano, mozzarella and sometime we add a bit of provolone in there as well. On top a layer of mozzarella with a light dusting of Parmigiano Reggiano, love it. We should make it more frequently, but making a lasagna for two, it's a bit of a phaff. Loved your video, mate and have yourself an absolutely wonderful rest of your day and enjoy your weekend!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hey Frank! That does sound good! I need to get some more Parmigiano Reggiano and yes making it just for 2 is a bit of work but it saves you having to make lunch or dinner the next days! I hope you are doing well! I have been very busy studying for the driving license here!

[@Joe___R]

I use pre-sliced mozzarella instead of having to shredd a block. It doesn't have any of the extra additives that bagged shredded has, so it melts well straight out of the package.

[@SkepticalCaveman]

I use 3 cheeses: mozzarella, Italian parmesan (the word "parmesan" is protected here, unlike in the US) and mascarpone instead of ricotta. Mascarpone gives the lasagna a really creamy texture and taste.

[@darianroscoe1017]

I live in Los Angeles County, California. Following prices are at Walmart: Ground Pork is $7.98 for 2 lbs, so half for a pound. Ground beef is $4.97 lb. The smallest container of ricotta is 15oz, Great Value (Walmart store brand), which costs $2.52 per container. The smallest block of mozzarella at the same store is 8oz for $2 or 16oz for $2.98. An 8oz wedge of Belgioso parmesana is $5.14. $19.64 divided by 12 servings=$1.64...now that is NOT counting the pasta or the tomato sauce. Here, that dish would NOT be made for the price he is quoting. My food costs have gone up between 200% and 300% in the past year, and I'm a single senior citizen who is a home cook and uses veges from the garden. Food costs are ridiculous. (One more thought I would like to add...while his lasagna looks good, it is more like a pasta casserole with a little bit of filling inbetween the noodles. I would expect more from a restaurant and certainly would not feed that chintzy quantity of fillings to my family. What he is doing is shortcutting the filling to fit the price point he wanted to achieve, but didn't.)

[@hmistry]

Wicked Review of a Review! Great vid. Thanks James! Now YOU make it!!! Lasaga time!!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you!

[@RauschenPauli]

would love to see your recipe for lasagna. vincenzos was already amazing and getting new ideas from yours would be great.

[@crisshaya]

Hook line and sinker at 20:14 , i am willing to wait for it! It will be one of those videos ill be drooling over while im eating as well. lmao

[@Yadhav836]

James I love watching your reacting video and stay safe❤love from Mauritius❤

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you! and you too!

[@xeranthosgrimsbane3065]

Interesting to hear you mention cooking with olive oil. I was trained not to cook with it for most things (to clarify, anything that needs to reach a high temp, so you don't want it for searing meats etc), because of the low smoke point, especially extra virgin, which we were basically taught is strictly for dressings, vinaigrettes etc.

[@joshnoe8673]

You do have to be careful about smoking it, but in this recipe the ground meat probably gets broken up quick enough to keep the heat down. It's generally fine for sauteing vegetables because they release lots of water. You lose some of the more delicate flavors when you get it hot, so don't waste the expensive stuff for cooking.

[@martinm6368]

I'm so happy with my hand-cranked pasta machine, which set me back 20 bucks about 5 years ago, that I've never considered to upgrade it, although I use it more often than I've anticipated (a bit less than once per month). Granted, I've never used a more professional machine, I suspect there's little time and quality to gain and I enjoy the work step for relatively small batches (dough with 5-10 eggs).

[@kerrybarneyiii1202]

This is one of the few recipes of Joshua that I’ve made, I sure enjoyed it! At the time I didn’t have parmigiano, but I definitely will next time! And even though I like my lasagna with ricotta, I’ll try with a béchamel too :)

[@user-ds6ki9zi3o]

Another great video James!!! Especially when Vincenzo is involved becomes hilarious!!! It's so nice to watch these kind of videos which are informative, instructional and entertaining at the same time. Indispensable note: When Vincenzo says ''come cazzo si chiama Chesterfi, Chester sauce'', i simply die laughing!!! Forget about Mykonos James. As far as it concerns me, i will never lay my foot on this damn island...40 euros for Mousaka!!! For God's sake...I have the feeling that Italians (i have lived in Italy for many years) and not only Vincenzo are a bit obsessed with parmigiano reggiano. You can use couple of different cheese options making lasagna, always with salty ones. I like Kerrygold or graviera (salty and tad spicy) and the flavor they give. As for extra virgin olive oil...If you ask any Mediterranean, he/she will respond to you: ''Why? Is there another kind of oil''? LOL.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

🤣

[@FranHutchison]

I use Mozzarella and Parmigiana. We stopped using those Cheese Slices and shred our cheese for Lasagna now it's so much better using shredded cheese. I did not know about using a Bechamel Sauce and using Celery and Carrots. I've been using just Garlic and Onions. I most definitely be trying it this way.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

I'm glad that even Vincenzo agrees that the best bits of lasagna are those edge bits with just a little bit or burn or char to them lmao. My nan always made lasagna when the family got together over here in England and we'd fight over the corner pieces

[@bobd2659]

My cheese combo if I'm making a large amount (dinner party, to freeze...) of lasagna, I'll use Mozzarella, a locally sourced Pecorino (small farm near my hometown), bechamel, AND make my own basic cheese to mix in on top to brown (made the day before while making the fresh pasta). I've made my own Mozz and ricotta before as well. While good/better than store bought - it also consumes a lot of time where the 'basic' cheese doesn't. For a quick/cheap lasagna, I have no problem with just bechamel and mozz, and topped with parm or pecorino after baking.

[@lorij3786]

I could make it that cheap, I make 16L of spaghetti sauce at a time (we’ll used to when the kids were home), find beef loin on sale, grind it yourself, on sale veggies, pasta is super cheap and if I find milk in the almost expired isle, I can make my own mozzarella with vinegar… Cooking is fun, it’s the key to bringing loved ones together, to chat and stay close and god forbid in emergency you can cook on any heat source and for any ingredients you may have, frozen, canned, pressure canned, dried, freeze dried and fresh if you have foraging skills. Have a great day @Chef James Makinson, I hope you and your loved ones are having a good start of the year here.. Also any possibility you could show us how to use the kitchen aid pasta roller attachment and how to start it, is 5 the thickest or thinnest setting, how many times do we have to put it through? My daughter’s bought me the attachment 4 years ago, I tried it once and it was a disaster and was afraid to do it again just to waste ingredients.. My daughters gave me a dehydrator for Christmas, I just dehydrated papaya and dragon fruit that I found in the almost not fresh produce shelf..lol

[@duckslayr]

Fresh homemade pasta is sooo good. One of my favorites is the fresh ravioli my step dad makes around New Years (usually makes a couple hundred and freezes the extra).

[@MattRoadhouse]

My last lasagna cost about $40 Canadian (for entire pan) but I went big on flavor and non-standard... 6 de-cased and browned chorizo to make meat sauce (basically a Bolognaise of sorts) - 500g ricotta, 500g mozza for topping, parm reggiano sprinkled in layers. Fresh pasta sheets for the lasagna (kinda pricy part) - Spicy, cheesy and oh so delectable i never actually pre-cook the pasta though.... fresh cooks very quickly and wanted some bite. As long as your sauce has enough moisture to cook/absorb

[@mckidney1]

I do not have any Italian witnesses so I used very mature white cheddar. :)

[@kaylizzie7890]

Vincenzo would have a heart attack if he saw my mom’s recipe for lasagna. She doesn’t use béchamel or ricotta. She uses cottage cheese.

[@twojastara4452]

I love cheese. For my lasagna I use seasoned ricotta like Josh but i add a bit of chopped fresh basil and mix it. Also I use a mix of mozzarella and grana padano between the layers and just mozzarella on top. Fantastic combination of flavour, I recomend to try 😁

[@cockbeard]

The gastro/bucket comment made me smile. Us Brits took Indian cuisine, bastardised it and exported it to the rest of the world. This may be apocyrphal, but I believe it. A popular dish over here called a balti, was actually invented in Birmingham, and the word balti actually means bucket. So yeah, sometimes cooking in a bucket makes sense

[@Mamacat1357]

Bechamel is more commonly known as white sauce here in the U.S.A. It used to be one of the first things taught in school cooking classes. WW II rationing replaced butter with lard/shortening.

[@flowertrue]

I do not make lasagne very often. I usually make something I call Lazy Lasagne which is probably more akin to something Jack would make. But when I make the effort, I make a very good lasagne. I do use ricotta cheese, mixed with mozzarella and a little cheddar because I am from New York and I cannot eschew the cheddar. One time I didn't have enough ricotta so I threw in some cottage cheese and it was really very good. But my real secret is to throw a good sized pinch of nutmeg of all things in with my cheese! People always rave about my lasagne and ask why it is so good but yet so different. I learned this from one of those recipe books that sends you a few pages every month. I think it was Betty Crocker. They called it Lasagne Neopolitana and it was made without meat, which, you know, screw that, but to add a pinch of nutmeg..... It's my secret and it works. If you do a lasagne video I will look forward to watching it and getting some tips, but I do not have the time nor the inclination to make pasta myself. It is only a dollar or two.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

then I will make a lasagne video

[@lorij3786]

@Chef James Makinson, all I have is a very heavy marble rolling pin, would it be better to use a wooden dowel to roll out?

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

it helps rolling on marble as it is flat

[@lorij3786]

@@ChefJamesMakinson thank you

[@marcinmarkowski6716]

I often substitute Parmigiano Reggiano with Grana Padano. It is almost twice as cheap here

[@Trollmangolo]

Chef james i like your style of vids alot i hope you stay yourself and hopefully you will get 1m subs soon.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@Mark-nh2hs]

I've rolled homemade pasta by hand when my machine dies whilst making it - so out came the rolling pin 😂 boy it was hard work. But I've done it a few more times and it never gets easier 😂. With bechamel sauce I infuse the milk with a little onion, white pepper and a small pinch of Nutmeg and Mace just to add a little flavour boost.

[@ScyVision]

I have a cheap pasta machine, so I always make the pasta for my lasagna myself. Firstly, it tastes better fresh and secondly, I can easily cut the pasta sheets to cover my oven dish completely and lastly, the pasta sheets for lasagna are absolutely the easiest way to make fresh pasta. When it comes to the question of whether lasagne or moussaka tastes better, I actually think that my moussaka tastes better and for me personally I find it much more time-consuming to make because each ingredient (potatoes, eggplant, sauces) is prepared individually beforehand and I'll be honest, it's a battle with the eggplant every time. But I always think the end result is fantastic.

[@ori-yorudan]

I don't know if Vincenzo has it around his location, but from where I am in Australia the grocery stores sell bundles of the fresh vegetables for soffritto/mirepiox mixes for extremely cheap. It's the fresh, raw, whole vegetables in the produce section, they just pack them together for convenience. You have to prep them yourself, but it's cheaper that buying the individual ingredients. They also do this for other cuisines; like parsnips, potatoes, and baby carrots for british roasts, or combos like daikon, cabbage and wild japanese mushrooms for east asian dishes. Although, just thinking about it, my town is so multicultural that you need to know how to read 4 different languages just to know what shop sells what. So it's likely an outlier.

[@davekurdell1690]

Chef, great video. Lots of explanation and you always keep it simple; thank you. As for cheeses (you asked), i have people who cannot eat dairy in my house, so i always use pecorino over Parmigiano. Other cheeses i use are, manchego, goat mozzarella or cheddar. Do you know of any other non dairy cheeses? Other than sheep and goat, i don't know of any other kinds. I REALLY don't like the fake plant based "cheeses". I've used them in a pinch, but not my fav. Keep up the great videos! Gracias!!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Hard, aged cheeses like Swiss, parmesan, and cheddars are lower in lactose but I cant recommend any non lactose cheeses as I don't use them

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Ricotta, Bechamel, mozzarella and parmesano reggiano are all lovely. I've had them all together on a very cheesy lasagna with mushrooms, zucchini, and eggplant. I had a girlfriend who would make this vegetarian lasagna with lentil soup with a sofrito and hard boiled eggs in the soup. Absolutely lovely meal. She would sometimes substitute Farmer's cheese, which is like cottage cheese, for the ricotta.

[@sodiumchlorid]

i live in germany we have soupgreen( karrots,sellerie, leak sometimes pastinaken(rootvegetable) 2-3 € 500-800g i put it every time in bolonese or lasagne

[@riceythemasshole9153]

I love these videos Chef, would love to see you make this recipe. It looks delicious!

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

maybe I will!

[@Gilly-bean]

In our ramen kitchen, we track the Dashi we use by milliliters per bowl, but we have it made in 10Ls at a time.

[@qugart.]

I always use Parmigiano, sometimes with Mozzarella, but never Ricotta, always a bechamel. But I changed from pork and beef to just lamb (minced cheeks). It's really moreish. Moussaka is also a very good dish. The cinnamon goes so well with tomatoes and aubergines.

[@busymama1981]

Hello again from a very cold Alberta Canada.i hope this finds u warm and healthy.. i absolutely LOVE fresh pasta. I priced out a pasta machine.$50 CAD.thats not bad. but i am HORRIBLE with any dough.. and im feeling VERY intimidated. your the only chef ive ever had the chance to ask anything.i greatly appreciate anything u can tell me.thanks in advance. 🤗 💙

[@MoarPye]

I just use a Hillview 1kg block of Tasty Cheddar for everything. It melts well, has a lovely creamy flavour a bit like Colby, and if I buy fancy cheeses I just end up wasting cheese and feeling bad about it... Took me a long time to find a cheese that I was happy doing absolutely everything with, but this one's been a success.

[@andreasfjellborg1810]

For lasagna i often use parmigiana/pecorino or some other good aged cheese(depends on whats available) and fresh mozzarella. Put the aged cheese in the bechamel sauce and the fresh mozzarella between the layers.

[@m4tt_314]

11:40 how convenient to showcase Vincenzo's Bolognese video :D

[@ruffshots]

I'd love to see your version of lasagna, as I've been making mostly a Bolognese recipe, with bechamel, and the only cheese I use is grated Parmigiano on the very top layer, but a sauce Mornay sounds lovely. I make lasagna rarely enough that I just pick up freshly made pasta sheets from a local Italian grocer and freeze them until needed.

[@pawel2709]

for beshamel i like to add alot of pecorino romano after its ready - i know its not traditional but i like the flavor. for the top i like mozarella + bufalla

[@DJP-ph7yj]

Well done for the acknowledgement..... that where credit is due, then its celebrated👍

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

Yep

[@anashiedler6926]

i know it might sound weird, but i like strong flavours in my lasagne. So i use emmenthal cheese or cheddar as cheese in it. (sometimes if i use a more flavorless cheese like mozarella, then i put a bit of blue cheese to it, so it gets more flavour)

[@Dreikoo]

Those 40 euro slices of mousaka are definitely tourist traps. I can make an entire tray for 40 euro lmao. But yeah it is way more involved and better than lasagna cause instead of the pasta sheets you have deep fried eggplants and potatoes, and we put fried zuccini in our family recipe too, and mushrooms in the meat sauce. It's to die for. And you just might with all that oil. XD

[@GhostWeapon95]

Bechamel with a touch of nutmeg is 100% the way I always go

[@Member_zero]

Kudos. Nice video. Yes I make lasagna similar to Josh at home. Now, I do use olive oil, which costs a bit more, but I don't use ricotta, so I save there. Flour + butter is quite cheap. I must add, in my country, parmesan isn't that expensive, if bought in those large wedges. Italy is just across the border after all, and there's easy to find Italian supermarket where I get my stuff. As for the sauce, I just make a lot of it at once. It takes a few hours, but then I freeze it, so I can have a nice bolognese pasta very fast when needed. And for home I think it's ok to do this. Lasagna isn't expensive to make over here. I do get shocked when I see how much the same ingredients cost in America or Australia though. I would never be able to afford to eat like this over there. On the other hand, some of the local fruit is most likely much cheaper there, as you can grow, for instance pineapple on your own back yard. So some Hawaian style dishes would be much cheaper to make over there. Or maybe not? I don't know actually. Maybe even the local stuff is expensive over there.

[@angelachouinard4581]

Because it's only me I'd do the fresh pasta for the noodles because they hold up better and absorb more flavor and I'm going to be freezing cut up sections of the cooked lasagna. I do the sofrito, and the bechamel but I've noticed a lot of home cooks are great at burning and breaking sauces, that could be the reason for the ricotta. I do use the Parmigiano, the cheese department in the store I go to sells small broken pieces wrapped up so I don't have to buy a lot. It's just so good, it makes such a difference. I get chest pains seeing that powdered sawdust in jars marker Parmesan.

[@Ghost_moto_WPN]

In Australia we alway grew up on tasty cheese (cheddar in the US), be as i have evolved my cooking over my life, definitely mozzarella and Parmesan for lasagne. But basically every pasta dish I make has Parmesan in it.

[@ryanodriscoll]

My lasagna comes to about £2 per head these days, but was closer to about £1.50 a few years ago. I always did make a fairly classic lasagne, adapted from a Gennaro Contaldo recipe. I use a bit of wine and beef stock, but the fundamentals are pretty standard fare. To save money when I didnt have any, on the rare occasion i did make lasagne, I would make double the Bolognese so I could have 4 portions of lasagne and 5 portions of spag bol. That allowed me to use both beef and pork while being cheaper and saved overall on the butter and cheese. For the lasagne itself, the bolognese would be a little dryer than this one. And I would always make a proper bechemel. I can't get enough of the stuff.

[@ShaamoneHeeHee]

What a breath of fresh air seeing a cooking video where folk arent losing their minds over how bad someone is destroying a dish. Looks delicious.

[@nanniwa]

You may have noticed that, after all the talk about making your own lasagna noodles, when he’s assembling the lasagna, the noodles he is using look to be the dried commercial ones (with the crimped edges).

[@jlastre]

As someone who is on government aid in the US (SNAP, Section 8) I appreciate Joshua’s videos. I have been trying to get disability for over a year and was just denied from my hearing. (I’m appealing.). So I live on very little money. Sometimes I’ll splurge on ingredients but then I have to eat really cheap other days. So when he shows how much you can do with every little it gives people like me a goal to shoot for.

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

I can only imagine how expensive it is back home.

[@anna9072]

I learned to make lasagna with mozzarella, Parmesan, and cottage cheese. I later learned to replace the cottage cheese with ricotta, but now I want to give it a try with the bechamel. Do I like moussaka or lasagna better? I love both, if you put both in front of me and made me choose my head would explode. I make lasagna more frequently, but mainly because I learned to make it when I was a teenager, so it’s ingrained, I didn’t make moussaka until I was in my 30’s, so I still have to consult a recipe if I’m going to make it.

[@C0ck_team]

Can't wait for a video of you trying this lasagna

[@juhovuorenmaa6955]

Here in Finland we are calling those GN casseroles as genari.😅

[@xd-me8yr]

you most likely know about this james but here in the eu due to the PDO if you want italian cheeses your only options are the imported stuff from italy which are extremely pricey... i loooooove pecorino romano but 40€ per kilo is pushing it...

[@ChefJamesMakinson]

true but Mercadona has some stuff from Italy that is not to pricy