4 Levels of Fried Chicken: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

We challenged chefs of three different levels - an amateur, a home cook and a professional chef - to make their versions of fried chicken. And then we brought in a food scientist to review their work. Which fried chicken was the best?


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4 Levels of Fried Chicken: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

[muckyboys]

“My grandbabies can walk around the house because it has its own handle!”

I love Beth. She’s the grandmother I’ve always wanted and strive to be one day! 😭💕

[joshuajeong]

Lvl 1: I buy the chicken.
Lvl 2: I raise the chicken.
Lvl 3: I am the chicken.

[richardxu]

Emily: Tenders
Beth: Drumsticks
Chris: *BIRD*

[graceburns]

frank wasn’t here because he was still breading his chickens and growing his own wheat

[carlyshay]

Level 1: I regularly start kitchen fires
Level 2: I can cook
Level 3: I cook for a living
Level 4: My curfew is 6PM

[jaelynloh]

“when i cook this for my grandbabies”
me: can i be your grand baby too??

[granthuikim]

Emily: Chicken
Beth: Chicken
Chris: So this *bird* has just come out of it’s 4 hour bath

[ethanlong]

Not only is Beth a grandma and therefore level 10 she is also using her moms recipe so she has increased her level by at least 5

[damlabahri]

6:36 Granny really did that just to flex on us with her glasses. She didn't even look at her chicken for 2 seconds. I'm not blaming her tho, I would've done the same thing lmao

[ChosenLullaby]

Grandma needs a channel. I would watch it religiously.

[idostuff]

Beth puts glasses on


*GRANDMA MODE ACTIVATE*

[lunalovegood]

6:37
When grandma puts on her glasses u know she's serious

[AK-__.]

You know his chicken was fire cause all he hit you with was

*”Yo.”*

[sunysidup]

Level 1 chef:refers to it as chicken

Level 2 chef:refers to it as...CHICKEN!

Level 3 chef:THE BIRD

[Chrollo]

Level 1 Chef: *Cut open tender* ”Yep that's cooked

Level Three chef: Lets check the temp

Grandma: *stabs it* ”Perfect!”

[lawbechillin]

why does the food scientist looks like shes 11 but 39 at the same time. Im confused

[Suissemylife]

Grandma: i am a level 2 chef
*gets out glasses* turns to level 100 grandma

[ozzythepoet]

Level 1: Chicken Tenders

Level 2: Drumsticks

Level 3: *BIRD*

[fiqifirmansyah]

I did Chris recipe yesterday ...
And Man.... its so Damn good..
He's really not joking about the brine godness ...
Even my Wife said " where did you learn this..!? And from now on i guess you can take the cooking duty for us.. "

[emperorryanii]

Chris: I’ve been a chef for 30 years.
Grandma: Well guess what, I’ve been a chef for 40 years, so I take the level 3 spot.