4 Levels of Sandwich Cookies: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur Bianca, home cook Gabrielle, and professional chef Bill Clark - to make us a batch of their favorite sandwich cookies. Once each level of chef had finished and tasted their final product, we asked food scientist Rose to explain their choices from an expert's perspective. Which cookies are you saving room for after dinner?

Keep up with Bianca at @its_bink
Follow Gabrielle at @gabchappel
Chef Bill is on Instagram at @willard_sonoma
Follow Rose at @rosemarytrout_foodscience


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4 Levels of Sandwich Cookies: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

[taerrificpjms]

the look of guilt on the level 3's face when he brought out the store bought pretzels, knowing he just created a glitch in the level 3 universe

[ellie]

i think that if all the level one chefs compete against each other that would be hilarious

[CorynWarriorKitty]

Level 3: It’s easy to separate a yolk!
Level 2: You separated your yolk first try?
Level 1: Wait, y’all are separating your yolks?

[MonalisaS]

Steven would probably mash up Oreos and cheesecake together and call it a day. I miss Steven

[joshuavalentin]

Bill knows he is a pro, he doesn’t have to show off, he doesn’t have to make something extre cheffy, he takes his time to explain what he is doing, we love a humble king

[prettyblkgyrl]

Bianca’s cookies have struggle written ALL OVER them... but she’s always so positive & charming - you HAVE to love her 🥰🥰🥰

[Penguinlolol]

Surprise that the level 3 chef didn't make his own pretzels.

[bweeeeniee]

The level 3 chef is so chill and has that nice comfy vibe

[fboroxx]

Level 0 chef:

So first, we go and buy some oreos

[bassthedepartedeagle]

Bianca is really the girl of : "it's smelling like *insert a random memory*"

[consumethedog]

The name: *mee-mee's diner*

Everyone: "haha meme diner haha funny"

[josebrazil]

Bill and Gabrielle: Separate the egg yol-
Bianca: *_Y e e t_*

[saniyarathod]

Is no one gonna talk about how nice the level 3 chef is??

[gonzaah]

The girl who made "alfajores de maicena con dulce de leche" earned a place in my heart 😍

[xxtarzanationxx]

Meanwhile Frank is on the search to find the six infinity stones so he can assemble them together and use their powers to create everything from scratch, even a whole new universe.

[czechmex]

Epicurious had the perfect opportunity to do "4-levels of turkey" or "4-levels of pumpkin pie"

[mattmoore]

It's rare that I want to try all three versions on one of these videos, but this is an exception. All three levels created a product you'd expect for their cooking level, and they all ended up with a result that looks enjoyable.

All did well in the presentation too. This isn't the Emily-Lorenzo-Frank trifecta, but it's a solid grouping. I'd like to see them together again.

[Treyvlog]

New show idea: three food scientists are tasked with making their version of a food and judged by a level 1, level 2, and level 3 chef to choose a winner

[AngryKaren]

In Argentina we make the cookies a little bit smaller and thicker but overall it's traditionally correct

[ornellabi]

I'm actually surprised Gabrielle used the recipe of alfajores de maicena! In my country Argentina these are a major staple in Alfajores types. We all love some alfajor de maicena. Awesome recipe, the lemon zest touch is a must!