I Tested Viral Tik Tok Food Hacks

In a world full of food hacks, which ones are actually true? Let's test them.

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Ingredients: An extreme level of patience.

[xavierdevante]

Joshua's genuine shock and awe on his face when he blew that egg was great 😂

[NightmareShadows]

Cutting the cake with floss works better if you have the cake up on a stand so you can pull down further so the floss will go flat against the stand. We used to do that on occasion when I was in pastry school. Gets you really clean cuts.

[nithqueen]

Listen josh the tear an apple in half with your hands is one of my fondest memories from kindergarten as one of the guardians would do this in front of me. It’s been 22 years and I’m still in awe, please if you can do this trick show as many 5 year olds as you’re humanly capable they will never forget your awe inspiring strength and skill

[SnyperMKJclL]

The floss and cake thing is actually a baking trick my cousin has used for baking for like 3 decades. The problem is you tried to cut the cake while it was on a large flat surface. That trick only really works when the cake is on a cake stand of similar size to the cake. Once the floss is all the way down you sawblade back and forth a couple times with downward force to split the bottom. It can also be used to "shave" the cake off a stand so it can be moved. You also need to think about the cleanup. A knife gets super goobered with frosting on a cake like that, the floss doesnt and can simply be thrown away. Its got it place, its just not a large flat countertop...

[rhvette]

The pizza reheating trick actually works phenomenally, just not as the viral version shows. 1) Don't use an ice cube, it's too cold and too much water, so it just takes longer and turns the crust soggy. Just a splash of tap water will do (maybe a teaspoon). 2) Lean into the potsticker technique and put the pizza in a *dry* pan for a couple minutes first before adding the splash of water and covering to melt the cheese. 3) The cheaper and greasier the pizza, the better this works. It basically fries itself in its own grease. I'm not exaggerating when I say Little Caesars pizza reheated this way is now like my #2 favorite pizza of all time.

[lw]

I can see the cling wrap in the freezer one helping someone who has hand issues like arthritis or nerve damage. If they struggle to get their food wrapped, that tiny bit of extra time before the wrap sticks to itself might be really really useful.

[karmehed]

I love the fact that he went absolutely ham on the splitting apple with your bare hands for like a full min, just to give it a 👍

[carsondavis]

Josh’s worst enemy the air fryer gets cold pizza super crisp and delicious

[Cheesy_puff]

Hey Josh, you’re probably not going to see this, but I’ve been a picky eater my whole life, only sticking to a diet of ramen and fast food. But once I started watching your videos, It looked so delicious, and physically made my mouth water, and once that happened, I decided that I wanted to stop being a picky eater and start flowing off into different types of foods. So I just wanted to say, thank you. Your cooking has truly helped me a lot.

[omarshalan]

his reaction when he blew at the egg is priceless

[RILDIGITAL]

Really appreciate your thorough testing of these various hacks. Not all of them are useful, but the ones that are could be real time-savers in the kitchen. Will definitely experiment with a few of these myself.

[mkphilly]

Cold pizza: one of the best breakfasts there is. Period.

[thomasdidonato]

For the glass and mango trick, a cocktail shaker works best. Sharper edge means easier time getting the skin off and less waste

[workhardeveryday]

It dawned on me after watching this video noticing how the theme of your videos have changed so much this year. I thought "I wonder what his videos started as". I just watched your first video you posted. The slim palate. I thought I was hooked before but knowing how your passion for cooking started has just brought it all to a whole new level. Mad respect for you Joshua! You're the real deal.

Also just wanted to say that you had me literally laughing so hard I was in tears about the "ripping the apple in half" part of this video! 😂

[BeatriceKillam]

The hacks were informative, but the comedic delivery was PURE GOLD - highly enjoyable. Kudos!

[SeanQuinn]

Use the water on bread technique for all sorts of bread reheating, especially FROZEN BAGELS. Wet them, then toast whole. Split once done, you'll have crusty outside, fluffy inside bagel 🤌 Kenji's hack, so you know it's good if you know it's his work.

[thejokerlves]

A solid half of these, Josh's response is "Fuck that, use a god damned knife."

[DanDunfordRSM]

Josh is it possible we can get a mix of the new video formula and the old? A lot of us really miss the old single recipe videos!!

[Exayevie]

13:43 I CAN FIX THIS ONE

Use a frosting tip to pit your cherries. Turns a single-use tool into a multi-use tool and the fact that frosting tips usually come in sets with multiple sizes means you have options depending on the cherry variety. Source: I bought a house in winter without knowing one of the trees had cherries and had to improvise my pitting tools.

[FreebooterFox]

@18:24 I have a flat type of sieve that's the shape of a semi-circle. It covers about half a pot/pan, with a handle on one end, explicitly for this kind of "reverse straining." It's got notches that fit into the rim of the pan to keep it from sliding out of place, and it helps hold back solids from slipping out from underneath while you drain liquids to your heart's content.

I hold it over the sink with the handle of the strainer aligned with the handle of the pan. It's never slipped or caused me any issues, and it feels cleaner than setting a strainer in my sink and dumping food into that. I love it and use it all the time, way more than the actual sieves/strainers we have lying around. It's also much smaller than a typical strainer, making it much easier to clean and store (especially since it's flat and doesn't take up half the dishwasher rack).