Blind Tasting PREMIUM Ingredients vs BUDGET Ingredients | Where Best to Spend Your Money? Ep. 2

You LOVED the last Pick The Premium episode so we’ve decided to treat you to another! In this episode, we ask ourselves the question, is it worth splashing the extra cash on premium ingredients when the cheaper alternatives taste just as good? Or do they? Watch our blind taste test to find out!

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[kirstenpaff]

Have you guys compared regular vs premium spices? I would be interested if there is really any difference between what you buy at a supermarket and what you buy in a high end spice store other than the packaging.

[DatCreepyUnicorn]

This blooper confirmed what I've been thinking for a while now: this YouTube channel is not only about food - it's also a ten year training for Ben on how to be a great (if slightly exasperated) Dad. And I love every minute of it!

Big thanks to the boys and the whole team for being so reliable and wonderful during this crazy, crazy time, I hope all of you are well!

[LuminousCorruption]

Ben spooning Mike's jam back onto his scone just confirms my opinion that he's Team Mum.

[alaciadavis]

Ben is the hardest personality for me to crack. He’s like a mom who wants the kids to be more independent but also loves doing things for them? I feel like both chefs keep their personalities so under wraps. When I cook I’m like “do you like it?!?”

[LivingWithTheCoopers]

Today you’ll be blind tasting some food guys... Mike: White shirt it is then!

[AnitaKilgour]

I love making my own vanilla extract. Vanilla beans scraped and tossed into a 750 ml of good quality vodka. Shake daily for 3 weeks and great vanilla for ages.

[StabbyJoe]

Can you do a lockdown (I guess remote cooking/pass it on fusion now you're back in the studio) pass it on? James is alone in the kitchen and goes first. Then, the next person controls James remotely over zoom. James can give no hints and must only follow instructions.

After someone's turn is finished, they mute themselves but stay on the call with video so we can watch their reactions silently

[haroldsicilian]

Premium bought vs chef made. It would be great to see the picks and prices in comparison, just like the jam.

[jadelmao]

Love you guys. Don’t ever stop doing what you’re doing ❤️❤️ you’ve got me from eating take away as dinner and cooking for myself

[HiPlayerProdigy]

4:01 Mike: "I shouldn't be a normal"
I love that comment. A testament to how far you've all come and I agree and think its about time.
Time for what? A challenge by the chefs that will determine if they are given a new Title.
LET IT BEGIN!!!

[jp]

Somehow, I never expected Mike to be a messier eater than Jamie 😂

[catherinesimard]

I’d love to see these in compared by amount. For example, a cake with 0.50$ of cheap vanilla vs 0.50$ of expensive vanilla. A true question of “does the increased price, mean you can actually use less?” Or a question asking: “Would you rather buy less of the premium version or more of the cheaper one?”

[keziarhodes]

I can see why you had Jamie and Mike do this taste test, because everyone knows Barry would pick every single premium ingredient regardless

[TheMagicTA]

17:14 “It’s like feeding a child” amazing that I haven’t heard that before, given the blind taste tests.

[matesafranka]

There's a trend in cooking shows where chefs insist on using natural vanilla everywhere, as if it's a matter of dignity. I'm all for using natural vanilla or an extract in things that are supposed to _taste_ of vanilla -- like you said, shakes and creams and the like. Using it in baked goods (especially things like brownies) is pretty much a waste of money. Not to mention that artificial vanillin is actually more environmentally friendly, even though it's made in factories; because it can be efficiently produced in large quantities anywhere in the world, the impact of production comes out less than the impact of growing, harvesting, and then transporting it across the globe in the same amounts.

[ChocolatTherapy]

that shot of mike and his pasta completely spread over the table right after jamie handling his plates so carefully and neatly made me literally laugh out loud. how?? how is that even possible??? hahaha

[ohcarysmycarys]

How on earth did mike manage to spill so much pasta 😂😂

[AM-xtjj]

I love how they go for waitrose for the budget option

[QoH]

Love that Jamie always put his glasses over the blindfold.

[talialalalala]

I love how Jamie still wore his glasses on top of his blindfold. 🤣