4 Levels of Banana Bread: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur John, home cook Gabi, and professional chef Sim Cass from the Institute of Culinary Education - to bake a fresh loaf of banana bread. Once each of them had presented their creation, we asked food scientist Rose to weigh-in on their choices. Which one of these beauties would you take a slice of first?


Find Rose on Instagram at @rosemarytrout_foodscience
To keep up with Chef Sim follow him at @simsimalabim
Follow Gabi at @gabchappel
John is on Instagram at @johndlopresto

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4 Levels of Banana Bread: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

[sirlonnaldii]

Level Three: I don’t wanna flex, but I am a bread god.

[hitmangeorge]

Frank is standing directly behind the camera giving each of them a silent tutorial through an interpretive dance

[aZakthatAttacks]

This is the first time I didn't feel like the Level 3 chef didn't go overboard with their ingredients. Like every ingredient was meticulously placed at each interval and had value in the recipe. Instead of just adding flashy and fancy ingredients for the hell of it. You sir are a master of baking and have earned my respect.

[tunegeeked]

It’s crazy how much I’m invested in this series

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Sim talks exactly how The Dean of Bread Baking would talk

[bonnieforyou]

I really wish we got to see them trying each other’s lol

[michaeltyler]

“Put a little bit of rum, don’t go crazy”


Penny : 👁👄👁

[tulafrijters]

Level three: we're going to add a little rum

*Penny wants to know your location*

[bunksoup]

If quarantine baking has taught me anything, it’s that Gabrielle’s loaf fell because there’s no gluten to trap that co2 and get rise. I’m sure it was delicious, but the crumb immediately gives it away as gluten free. I’m disappointed our food scientist did not mention that, it’s kind of important.

[e_]

“A little bit of rum... don’t go crazy”

Penny has left the chat

[jx]

The level three chef has been baking for longer than my parents have been alive.

[yatsumura]

It’s probably just me, but I find it hilarious seeing these two mush their bananas and do similar things every time, meanwhile the level three chef is just marching to his own drum

[whiggit]

the LOOK after "a little bit of rum, don't go crazy" was 100% directed at penny

[ciscoortega]

God, I would kill to eat something made by someone with the title, "The Dean of Bread-Baking"

[lucienblanchette]

Level 1: Banana Bread
Level 2: Gluten-Free Banana Loaf
Level 3: Plantain Bread
Level 4: Banana is actually a berry (although berry is a fruit)

[WaterCursed]

Hi. I'm a level one chef.
Hi. I'm a level two chef.
HI. I'm a historical figure and what's considered a wizard in my field.

[mcfcdani]

Sim is the most underrated level 3 imo

[simrankumar]

the level three chef should be a level 10 chef like he was been baking for almost 50 years like WHAT!

[ronannewell]

Franks banana plantain hybrid tree is just starting to bloom that’s why he’s not here

[boru]

If Lorenzo was here, he would've added bacon to the Banana Bread