4 Levels of Brownies: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

How do you like your brownies? Gooey? Cakey? We challenged chefs of three different levels - an amateur, a home cook and a professional chef - to make their versions of the brownie. And then we brought in a food scientist to review their work. Which brownie was the best?


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[jstanz]

I wish the food scientist blind tasted the brownies at the end, analyzed them, and then guessed which one was made by whom.

[LeiLa-zuci]

Lvl 1: am gonna add salt
Lvl 2 : some sea salt
Pro: am gonna add smoked brunt sweet handmade organic salt
Edit : Scientiste : Na+ ;CL-

[Jayklhg]

Level 3 chefs in other videos: unnecessarily serious

Level 3 chef in this video: sweet and has an adorable voice😅

[julianam.v.]

I always love how proud everybody is about their dish. So wholesome.

[julianieberg]

Level 3: pro chef
Level 2: good chef
Level 1: amatuer chef
Level 0: buys brownie mix

[leaa]

Level 3 chef:
I have been a professional chef for longer than you have lived

[ResidencefUtopia]

the level 2 chef looks like the type of person who reads the terms and conditions

[garrisonduke]

are we not gonna talk about how the level 3 chef actually has a personality

[reece]

Level 1 Chef: “Imagine how much calories your burning, and then you eat the calories back, it evens itself out

Thanos: Perfectly balanced, as all should be

[SavageGreywolf]

considering some of the other level 1 chefs, Ada is at least a level 1.75

[verrenyeux]

Love how nonjudgemental the series is, and the explanations of different choices at the end from the food scientist is a nice touch. lots of learning

[ThatYoshi]

I tried out Elisa's brownies and they were probably the most delicious brownies I've ever had. The bourbon caramel sauce was a such a hit in my family that I made jars for my neighbors

[jasonthomas]

This is the best personalised level 3 chef I've ever seen in a long time

[za_ck]

The professional chef was cute and light hearted not like other professional chefs from other videos

[xXBrookesVoiceXx]

"I'm the queen of oh wait"


Everyone felt that feeling in their soul watching that.

[sarayontheroad]

I never thought I'd see the day where a level 3 chef is having level 1 moments 1:00, 2:56, 3:36, 5:55

[weirdonamedlee]

Level 1: I did this while drunk
Level 2: I made these for the in-laws to show my value
Level 3: I forged this recipe from the minds of the Brownie Gods. I prayed and weighed my way to the top. 20 years of my living in the depths of the pastry world.

[salt-emoji]

"I cook probably once a month
I cook probably once a week
I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR REAL FOR 20 YEARS"

[kwnji]

*FINALLY, A LEVEL 3 CHEF THAT’S NO DEPRESSED*

[daitimbetova]

level 1: im a level 1 chef
level 2: im a level 2 chef
level 3: i grew the wheat to make this flour, i raised the cow that made this butter, i flew to nigeria to hand pick the cocoa bean that made this cocoa powder, for i have been perfecting this recipe, nay, masterpiece since i was in my mother's womb