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  • @thenoble1
    @thenoble1 5 років тому +4747

    Chris: "You know, it's not a cleaver"
    Cuts to Brad: "Here's my cleaver!"

    • @MissySimpleM
      @MissySimpleM 5 років тому +70

      A++ for the editing on that haha

    • @ChelCoh
      @ChelCoh 5 років тому +1

      Eric Noble haha my exact thoughts

    • @ElloLoJo
      @ElloLoJo 5 років тому +14

      Moxie the BA editors are top notch, they should be getting awards

    • @hannaro
      @hannaro 5 років тому +7

      Brad, discussing his cleaver: “It’s not, you know, like, a cleaver...”
      Yes it is, Brad.

    • @maximjamir9008
      @maximjamir9008 3 роки тому

      sorry to be off topic but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account?
      I was stupid lost the password. I love any help you can give me!

  • @clairefugate855
    @clairefugate855 5 років тому +2995

    Chris: “this isn’t just some cleaver”
    BA: *immediately cuts to Brad with a meat cleaver*

    • @midivilplanet
      @midivilplanet 4 роки тому +7

      @@slothbro2740 2:06

    • @ruburtoe1
      @ruburtoe1 4 роки тому +10

      Lol, Brad is the butt of their editing jokes

    • @kuteken6312
      @kuteken6312 4 роки тому +7

      Classic Hunzi move 😂

    • @Cypeq
      @Cypeq 3 роки тому +7

      in all stupid seriousnes, it was not a cleaver, way too light, just a dedicated chopper design.

    • @ShovelChef
      @ShovelChef 3 роки тому

      Lol, that moment was perfect.

  • @ptd92
    @ptd92 5 років тому +4305

    It's so cool that each knife really fits their personalities.

    • @youmaboi5279
      @youmaboi5279 5 років тому +227

      And that Brad gave Gabby the perfect one for her.

    • @TPixelAdventures
      @TPixelAdventures 5 років тому +62

      So what you're saying is that Molly is actually a crazy serial killer? XD
      LOOK AT HER KNIFE.

    • @Bellas61
      @Bellas61 5 років тому +47

      Molly is a bit forky isn't she 😂

    • @ThisIsMyFullName
      @ThisIsMyFullName 5 років тому +13

      That's pretty much always the case with any chef. You can also tell who's the trainee by his cheap chef knife, with pressed steel blade and plastic handle.

    • @redauwg911
      @redauwg911 5 років тому +14

      @paul jade I smell a fool

  • @shanicecoombs3817
    @shanicecoombs3817 5 років тому +2072

    When he said "that's the difference between a $150 knife and a $350 knife" 🤣 was expecting to hear a lower price

    • @GadBoDag
      @GadBoDag 5 років тому +38

      Haha nope, that's pretty normal for an artisan knife like that.

    • @itsthatbeeguy
      @itsthatbeeguy 5 років тому +20

      That's cheap for a Kramer knife if it's a real one, he has a cheaper range that's produced for him that sells for that much.

    • @NPS69
      @NPS69 5 років тому +16

      If your knife is $150 and comes with rough edges you paid too much. Really the only difference between a $150 knife and a $350 knife should be materials and those don't preform $200 better.

    • @atavax311
      @atavax311 5 років тому +7

      @@NPS69 meh, or it is large. you're not going to get anything that high end with $150 if you're looking for a 300mm sujihiki for example. Also 150 is pretty normal price for any high end german knife if you're not getting it on sale, and most of them aren't rounded that well. Or, like a misono is going to be well over $150 and they don't have any special material. If you're not a super enthusiast and just need to order a knife online that you know is quality, you're going to pick a reputable brand and you're going to pay a premium for that reputable brand, but you also get peace of mind that you know it is a quality knife.

    • @triad6425
      @triad6425 5 років тому +1

      Check out Anthony Bourdain episode with Bob Kramer to understand more

  • @KimberlyGreen
    @KimberlyGreen 5 років тому +7051

    And Claire's blade is ... an offset spatula.

    • @cristrivera
      @cristrivera 5 років тому +25

      Lol 🤣

    • @telectronix1368
      @telectronix1368 5 років тому +327

      Perfect for checking that tempered chocolate sheen, though.

    • @yuji7553
      @yuji7553 5 років тому +62

      you got one of those half giggles outta me made my day

    • @xXxtoodeeepxXx
      @xXxtoodeeepxXx 5 років тому +5

      Molly?

    • @JOEYMAGIX
      @JOEYMAGIX 5 років тому +1

      Josh Barnardo scissors

  • @rhythmdivine2
    @rhythmdivine2 5 років тому +1026

    brad *shows his machete like monster knife*
    brad: its really easy to travel with!

    • @tigerz8174
      @tigerz8174 4 роки тому +2

      Brad might be over compensating for something 😅🤣😂

    • @robinsharkey6658
      @robinsharkey6658 4 роки тому +4

      Assuming you've never used a large knife before.

    • @RobinHagg
      @RobinHagg 4 роки тому

      I prefer a knife like that to travel too since it don't have a sharp tip to stab my backpack if something happens. Also very useful for many types of cutting (not all tho)

    • @hecatommyriagon655
      @hecatommyriagon655 3 роки тому +1

      @@RobinHagg You should always have a sleeve for a knife if you need to travel with it.

  • @supitsamandaa3250
    @supitsamandaa3250 5 років тому +7599

    but the real question: does chris have more knives than spoons? or more spoons than knives?

    • @ijennamirabelosuji
      @ijennamirabelosuji 5 років тому +47

      supitsamandaa this is indeed valid

    • @tamhuy10
      @tamhuy10 5 років тому +15

      more knives

    • @givememore4free
      @givememore4free 5 років тому +33

      That's a really deep question

    • @LiqnLag
      @LiqnLag 5 років тому +18

      I'd hate to taste food with a sharp knife.
      Doubt Chris actually brings spoons to the test kitchen.

    • @mndlessdrwer
      @mndlessdrwer 5 років тому +16

      I'm now imagining him with a drawer full of grapefruit spoons.

  • @telanos2492
    @telanos2492 5 років тому +761

    After Chris' claims about his 'shocking' knife collection, there needs to be a follow up video of this knife collection. I want to be shocked and awed!

  • @LauraB_
    @LauraB_ 5 років тому +2147

    I am always so impressed with Chris's posture when he's in the background of these videos.

    • @suseal
      @suseal 5 років тому +10

      had the same thought

    • @ckhelgeson4614
      @ckhelgeson4614 5 років тому +8

      Laura Brown that is hilarious I basically commented the same thing before I saw this comment 🤣🤣

    • @Reggie_la
      @Reggie_la 5 років тому +2

      I thiught I was the onlyone!!

    • @genesissuarez7134
      @genesissuarez7134 5 років тому +20

      The funny thing is that I started reading this comment at the point where Chris comes in to be background 😂😂😂

    • @telectronix1368
      @telectronix1368 5 років тому +35

      "Grace and poise at ALL times.
      You never know who may be watching."

  • @ElloLoJo
    @ElloLoJo 5 років тому +4062

    Chris: “That’s the difference between $150 knife -“
    Me: “and a $25 knife”
    Chris: “ and a $300 knife”
    I’m such a pleb

    • @gzer0x
      @gzer0x 5 років тому +150

      Consider: you do not use your knives on the industrial level that a chef does

    • @BloodSprite-tan
      @BloodSprite-tan 5 років тому +43

      me and my 8$ knife. . . all those knifes are so pretty and over priced.

    • @Latinofire202
      @Latinofire202 5 років тому +25

      Knife prices are ridiculous. They can go up to 1000 or maybe even more. ChefPK opened my eyes to this world.

    • @jamesm3268
      @jamesm3268 5 років тому +27

      @@Latinofire202 dude they get way more expensive. If you have no idea or care factor you will never understand. My knives I make go beyond at $2000usd.

    • @atavax311
      @atavax311 5 років тому +32

      @@gzer0x nah, that is not it. The steel in a $300 knife is not better than the steel of a $120 knife, and even if the edges bugged you, you could take it to a professional sharpener, pay like $20, maybe like $40 in NYC and have the entire heel and spine rounded. It is just you appreciate a nice knife when you're working with knives all day. It is like someone that uses watches a lot buying a nice mechanical watch even though a quartz watch is more accurate, durable, reliable, and cheaper.

  • @redflags6583
    @redflags6583 5 років тому +4130

    Smart bet's on Brad pitching this so he can talk about his big boy knife.

    • @Darktree6621
      @Darktree6621 5 років тому +144

      Gabby's and Chris's are also Brad related knives

    • @lisamessikommer7284
      @lisamessikommer7284 5 років тому +3

      hahaha totally

    • @EricaArcher124
      @EricaArcher124 5 років тому +2

      😂 facts.

    • @ghaithghazi6748
      @ghaithghazi6748 5 років тому +9

      BiG BOiiiiiIIIIIIIiiiii !

    • @BOYVIRGO666
      @BOYVIRGO666 5 років тому +2

      That would be the smart money if the Big Boi's didnt sell out in like...3 days. Not saying your wrong. Just that i dont think he needs to.

  • @estylim
    @estylim 5 років тому +1006

    Beauty Guru: What's your favourite MAC product?
    Carla: Mac 5.5 utility knife

    • @ramona6644
      @ramona6644 5 років тому +16

      Just imagine saying that to a retailer when they bother you while you're shopping 😂

    • @aslanpatience8278
      @aslanpatience8278 Рік тому

      Underrated 😂

  • @Sunnyguy2607
    @Sunnyguy2607 5 років тому +2807

    Priya: *No big boys allowed*
    *Sad Brad noises*

    • @Dethraivn666
      @Dethraivn666 5 років тому +13

      But she said nothing of bad boys. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @ajakadlubowski3212
    @ajakadlubowski3212 5 років тому +685

    Everyone’s knives are literally an exact representation of their personality 😂😂

    • @kakaman05
      @kakaman05 4 роки тому +2

      I like flat edge Chinese cleaver. Use it on everything and can do anything.

  • @K0jim0ji
    @K0jim0ji 5 років тому +14886

    Its like Harry Potter characters showing us their wands.

    • @Kibashixx39
      @Kibashixx39 5 років тому +55

      Love this😆❤️

    • @moiclarence
      @moiclarence 5 років тому +98

      Thats damn accurate

    • @CheyanneStorm
      @CheyanneStorm 5 років тому +163

      I came here to say this but knew in my heart it had already been said

    • @K0jim0ji
      @K0jim0ji 5 років тому +5

      @@CheyanneStorm I feel you :D

    • @AnnaReed42
      @AnnaReed42 5 років тому +131

      8 inches, Rosewood and stainless steel, lively.

  • @moisesBTW
    @moisesBTW 5 років тому +206

    everytime i see amiel in videos, i feel like hes a hand model. he presents things very delicately and he rocks the rings very well

  • @Bigotedechivo
    @Bigotedechivo 5 років тому +832

    Gaby loves that knife so much She tells us "brad gave me this knife" as often as she can. I love them

    • @nottheone582
      @nottheone582 5 років тому +27

      gaby is literally the best human

  • @skyw4005
    @skyw4005 5 років тому +150

    brad: my cleaver is easy to travel with

  • @unxpressedfeelings
    @unxpressedfeelings 5 років тому +2992

    Brad gifted Gaby a tiny utility knife cause that matches her size 😭💙 My heart 😂💙💙

    • @totalanimalsoup
      @totalanimalsoup 5 років тому +140

      honestly, if it were anyone else it would come off as super condescending but bc its brad u know it came from the heart

    • @yamatonoryuujin4871
      @yamatonoryuujin4871 5 років тому +20

      Frankie Horvath I mean the gift is literally a knife it be pretty dumb if you think about it if people gift you a knife and it’s suppose to be condescending to me that’s logical I don’t know...

    • @mememastodon69
      @mememastodon69 5 років тому +90

      @@totalanimalsoup Being small isn't something people condescend over. It's important to have tools that fit your body, and anyone who works with tools will understand that getting a tiny woman a high quality tiny knife is pure thoughtful.

    • @totalanimalsoup
      @totalanimalsoup 5 років тому +2

      @@yamatonoryuujin4871 ok

    • @totalanimalsoup
      @totalanimalsoup 5 років тому +2

      sure okay

  • @Heart0fPlatinum
    @Heart0fPlatinum 5 років тому +40

    “I just put it in this little handy dandy little sheath and put it in my tote bag” too good.

  • @ckhelgeson4614
    @ckhelgeson4614 5 років тому +779

    Every time I see Chris sitting in the background, he has such excellent posture and I am envious.

    • @ispearedbritney
      @ispearedbritney 5 років тому +15

      You would sit up straight too if you knew we were all watching you in the background.

  • @TrevorJuve
    @TrevorJuve 5 років тому +422

    Was kinda hoping someone would say "and my favorite knife is this dollar store butter knife that I thought would be hilarious to sharpen on a $200 whetstone. I never use it, but it's my favorite because it makes me laugh when I see it."

    • @peachy15
      @peachy15 5 років тому +18

      Trevor Juve jun's kitchen haha

    • @xianzhou4755
      @xianzhou4755 5 років тому +11

      Kiwami japan energy

    • @itslax25
      @itslax25 4 роки тому

      Yeah someone made that although I can't remember his name

    • @zhanteroxyconradie3038
      @zhanteroxyconradie3038 4 роки тому +2

      I'd vote the most probable to do this would be either delany or brad

    • @christopherlee280
      @christopherlee280 3 роки тому

      That's oddly specific, got a disorder?

  • @elund408
    @elund408 5 років тому +2499

    The guys all have hand made $$$$ knives and Molly brings out a $10 tomato slicer.

    • @katiearthofer5998
      @katiearthofer5998 5 років тому +338

      I assume they asked people to talk about different knives, because they were getting chef knife after chef knife. She did mention her chef's knife was her actual #1.

    • @elund408
      @elund408 5 років тому +119

      @@katiearthofer5998 Im wondering if it wasn't a case of she forgot they were filming it and grabbed something out the drawer.

    • @exoendo
      @exoendo 5 років тому +83

      i have one of those for cutting brie every single day for lunch and let me tell you, it's an awesome knife.

    • @barongerhardt
      @barongerhardt 5 років тому +4

      @@elund408 Spot on!

    • @banditbuli
      @banditbuli 5 років тому +45

      @@elund408 It's like an acting school improv exercise "Grab a prop out of the box, and tell us why it is your favorite thing."

  • @user-no7oj8ud8b
    @user-no7oj8ud8b 5 років тому +94

    Man Amiel put on some Gold knowing there were gonna be hand closeups

  • @feyfeline
    @feyfeline 5 років тому +1074

    It's like dogs looking like their owners but knives.

  • @tanya2345
    @tanya2345 5 років тому +867

    i sometimes forget the people at the test kitchen are actual professional chefs lmao

    • @juanespinal6138
      @juanespinal6138 5 років тому +5

      Tanya R. Hardly

    • @Moo-fb2kb
      @Moo-fb2kb 5 років тому +14

      @@juanespinal6138 why hardley? if ur not a troll baiting for arguments, id be genuinly interested to here why

    • @ashfreywar9862
      @ashfreywar9862 5 років тому +81

      There is NO way Brad’s anything other than a golden retriever posing as a professional chef

    • @juanespinal6138
      @juanespinal6138 5 років тому +37

      Moo Moo I’ve worked in upscale 300+ cover restaurant in Chicago. They wouldn’t last more then a couple week in an actual line. They’re food journalist at best. watched this video out of curiosity. Just slightly butthurt about how impractical some of these knives are for “professional chefs” the serrated tomato knife is flat out cringe to me lmfao but that’s my opinion being in a kitchen 60 hours a week slicing tomatoes with the same knife I break down branzino with. Not to mention the way they talk about, handle and describe their knives comes off as undisciplined or even unskilled.( with the exception of Cris, Brad, and Andy)To me it just feels like they spend more time talking about food and being a face rather then actually cooking. I’m just the wrong audience I guess ..

    • @mischief7781
      @mischief7781 5 років тому +65

      @@juanespinal6138 one ripe I have with your comment is the that they definitly do not just talk about food considering their whole channel shows them cooking. And they seem well above average cooks you can find around youtube. Imo they are professionals. They just may not be right for you which is fine.

  • @notactuallyfine
    @notactuallyfine 5 років тому +2295

    nobody:
    the ba chefs: aight lemme shave with this knife

    • @failtolawl
      @failtolawl 5 років тому +4

      Yea as if you can't sharpen any old piece of metal lmao

    • @Sp0nge5
      @Sp0nge5 5 років тому +3

      I though I was alone doing this

    • @QuickQuips
      @QuickQuips 5 років тому +91

      Once you sharpen you can't help but shave. And slice paper.

    • @mndlessdrwer
      @mndlessdrwer 5 років тому +19

      I opt to slice out the spine of a phonebook and shred it's pages instead. If you can push-cut through a sheet of phonebook paper, your edge is really good.

    • @Cadwaladr
      @Cadwaladr 5 років тому +2

      @@QuickQuips You are correct.

  • @AstandsforAlex
    @AstandsforAlex 5 років тому +87

    Pick Your Fighter
    Chris: Finesse, Responsiveness
    Brad: Liveliness, Boldness
    Priya: Simplicity, Practicality
    Gaby: Balance, Intuitive
    Carla: Versatility, Nimbleness
    Amiel: Precision, Ease
    Molly: ???
    Andy: “Small but Mighty”

    • @jessicachan6858
      @jessicachan6858 3 роки тому +4

      Molly: Serrated, Pointed

    • @midnight.ramen.
      @midnight.ramen. 3 роки тому

      Molly 😂😂😂

    • @aslanpatience8278
      @aslanpatience8278 Рік тому

      Molly: great with a cheese selection.
      Also will get her way regardless of the choice of tool, debate, combat style or tricky situation.

  • @Tychades
    @Tychades 5 років тому +1342

    Andy with the prison shank. Debone inmates with that thing.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 5 років тому +6

      Hankotsu. It's supposed to be built that way.

    • @bertoandon9681
      @bertoandon9681 5 років тому +9

      So he’s using his prison shank to make prisoner shanks?🥩😂

  • @wynterdavis5567
    @wynterdavis5567 5 років тому +221

    Chris: “This is not like some sort of clever..”
    *Brads knife: is a clever*

    • @Shinkajo
      @Shinkajo 5 років тому +8

      *cleaver

    • @Artyomthewalrus
      @Artyomthewalrus 5 років тому +13

      @@Shinkajo
      No, it's a very intelligent knife.

  • @herliftdiary
    @herliftdiary 5 років тому +765

    I love Gaby so much. Her knife literally looks like her outfit.

  • @noname-ko1oe
    @noname-ko1oe 5 років тому +89

    Everyone’s knife is a perfect reflection of their personality

  • @DciMaluko
    @DciMaluko 5 років тому +1064

    4:28 "7 inches: Not too big, not too small".
    This girl ended my whole career

  • @Holktube
    @Holktube 5 років тому +77

    Brad: *Expecially*
    Also Brad: *Escavates*

  • @TheEPI6
    @TheEPI6 5 років тому +2975

    Can we have another episode like this except spoons?
    ...and just Chris?

    • @randomtennisball
      @randomtennisball 5 років тому +62

      Let's set up a GoFundMe to pay for the best spoon we can for our Culinary Daddy

    • @JungleScene
      @JungleScene 5 років тому +8

      chef John would win with his freakishly small wooden spoon

    • @kirtisawant9288
      @kirtisawant9288 5 років тому +1

      Yes!!!

    • @aslanpatience8278
      @aslanpatience8278 Рік тому

      Omg yes! SPOONLYFE

  • @adeelshahid2001
    @adeelshahid2001 5 років тому +14

    the knives reflect so much on the chef’s personalities and i love how accurate they areeee

  • @imahoare4742
    @imahoare4742 5 років тому +312

    I love how Brad is basically Ron Swanson when it comes to his tools.

  • @Mrbink01
    @Mrbink01 5 років тому +41

    Anybody else nervous with the way Priya was waving that knife around?

  • @astaraya25
    @astaraya25 5 років тому +1164

    early af. brad is probs going to talk about his cleaver knife LOL

    • @kenpachi1327
      @kenpachi1327 5 років тому +60

      well seeing as how he's holding it in the thumbnail that's a pretty easy guess

    • @failtolawl
      @failtolawl 5 років тому +28

      Everybody showing off their overpriced brand knives that they can double to overthrow the shogun with and he's showing a handcrafted one. Stay true, Brad.

    • @albedo0point39
      @albedo0point39 5 років тому +15

      ‘Easy to travel with’?!?

    • @johnrankin7135
      @johnrankin7135 5 років тому +5

      @@failtolawl an enemy of the shogunate?
      Shamefur dispray

  • @Itsmysurf
    @Itsmysurf 5 років тому +6

    "If im going away for the weekend and i know my friends arent going to have good knives" xD ... relatable(?)

  • @moonmoon3190
    @moonmoon3190 5 років тому +34

    I like that Gaby told us how to hold a knife. I've never been taught how to hold one so I kind of just do whatever as long as it gets the job done and honestly it's probably somewhat hazardous and inefficient so I think I'll start following her method from now on. I also can't seem to do the cat paw thing so I have a big box of plasters just in the kitchen drawer.

    • @waywardhero1177
      @waywardhero1177 5 років тому +2

      HRL Nikita it’s good to hold that for precise small tasks but if you notice, not everyone in the test kitchen holds it like that. The main focus is that you are able to hold it comfortably since that is correlated to control.

  • @thebolter.
    @thebolter. 5 років тому +7

    This was literally so beautiful . . . I'm moved to tears ? the passion, the excellency displayed here *chefs kiss!*

  • @DxBALLxD
    @DxBALLxD 5 років тому +176

    Morocco: "This is not like, y'know, some cleaver"
    Cut to brad and his meat cleaver

  • @izzy1221
    @izzy1221 5 років тому +32

    They should add a quiz to the BA site. “Which BA Chef’s knife are you?”
    I’d totally take that quiz!

    • @aslanpatience8278
      @aslanpatience8278 Рік тому

      Ppl ending up w Molly's would be confused yet also nod knowingly 😂

  • @RachelBastow
    @RachelBastow 5 років тому +153

    I need someone to talk about me with the same passion as Chris talks about his knife 😭

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 5 років тому +2

      Promise to make the 'ting' sound if we do?

  • @user-gr1xl6ez8t
    @user-gr1xl6ez8t 5 років тому +9

    I love how their knives actually represents them and is pretty much them as a knife

  • @fannynjo
    @fannynjo 5 років тому +276

    Gaby using "military knife" as a kitchen knife is just so on brand

  • @solopine9624
    @solopine9624 5 років тому +36

    "It's a really dark joke I'm not going to say"
    Tells us literally right after with no hesitation 😂

  • @Victoriai-y2m
    @Victoriai-y2m 5 років тому +632

    Chris: I have a lot of knives
    Me w my thing for bad boys: Don't say that-

    • @sergiovela7686
      @sergiovela7686 5 років тому +3

      Literally me, loool

    • @TheGoldenwolf522
      @TheGoldenwolf522 5 років тому +7

      Stab me daddy

    • @MagiciteHeart
      @MagiciteHeart 5 років тому +7

      Chris is the baddest boi 💗

    • @luvuchocolate
      @luvuchocolate 5 років тому +9

      @@MagiciteHeart I say we please push this narrative forward for Chris, this is amazing character development.

    • @fakename287
      @fakename287 5 років тому +5

      @Joe H this is literally the opposite effect lol

  • @PhilzGoodMan
    @PhilzGoodMan 5 років тому +1

    My knife is a type of indonesian style with curved blade. It has a beautiful fade pattern, almost like marble. It is great for prepping chickens and T's. The knife is typically used with a reverse grip. I managed to get one on market for $885. The best part is that it actually tracks stats of the number of confirmed slices, simply by inscribing the number on the side of the blade.

  • @StonedSpagooter
    @StonedSpagooter 5 років тому +152

    Chris pulling out the Bob Kramer first thing. I expect nothing less from him.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 5 років тому +1

      There are all kinds of Japanese 'smith made knives as good that cost the same or less.

    • @TheNomnomnommer
      @TheNomnomnommer 5 років тому +2

      @@recoil53 the crazy thing to me is that there're SO MANY japanese smiths on the same level or even better than kramer, it's absolute insanity, i've got a lovely little chef's knife made by some dude's apprentice, that, while nowhere near as pretty, has all the hallmarks of quality that they talk about

    • @KenS1267
      @KenS1267 5 років тому +2

      @@TheNomnomnommer The Japanese appreciate quality over price to a higher degree than most and venerate tradition. So a knife maker making blades in the traditions of Japanese blade making can sell knives in enough quantity to stay busy, and that brings the price down. Kramer spent a long time not making knives full time because there simply wasn't the demand so of course he has to charge more per blade.
      Also Chris showed off a Kramer branded knife not a Kramer made knife. Those Zwilling's are very nice knives but they're still mass produced. If you really got a hand made chef's knife, even if made by an apprentice, for less than the $350 those Zwilling's sell for good on you and could you tell me where you got it?

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 5 років тому +1

      @@TheNomnomnommer I'm just happy there is a developing market for these knives in the US so they can make a living. Without it, these guys would go out of business.
      They have the skills, but Kramer has the marketing and the deals.

    • @PersonaN007Grata
      @PersonaN007Grata 5 років тому

      If you’re not familiar with American Bladesmith Society’s Master Bladesmith test, I suggest checking it out. It gave me a new found appreciation to Bob Kramer’s knowledge of knife making.

  • @midnight.ramen.
    @midnight.ramen. 3 роки тому +4

    Chris casually putting a knife to his forearm just had me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was not aware that was a standard knife test 🙃

  • @arielp2550
    @arielp2550 5 років тому +38

    hearing Chris talk about knives is now in top 3 things to hear Chris talk about

  • @rubysalaises3603
    @rubysalaises3603 5 років тому

    B.A. comes out with a knife video along with Joshua Weissman back to back THIS IS THE KIND OF COORDINATION I LIVE FOR. 😍

  • @AstraTravellr
    @AstraTravellr 5 років тому +384

    I already know Brad's going to talk about his cleaver that he found somewhere

  • @nocteliv
    @nocteliv 5 років тому

    Y'know what. I don't know if anyone's called this out before, but props to whoever does the video editing on these videos. I love the subtle humour and the tiny additions that support but don't overshadow what's going on. Like the little " ting! ting!" text and the caption highlights. Editor(s), I appreciate you!

  • @DilysCheong1998
    @DilysCheong1998 5 років тому +77

    "Good knife is well rounded and polished."
    Me: stares at my cut fingers cuz I diced lots of vegetables yesterday using a $3 knife and the back of it cut me.

  • @mereschreibstein8939
    @mereschreibstein8939 5 років тому +1

    Brad is just a treasure we must protect. He has such a unique vocabulary you just don't hear frequently anymore.. "Y'know I got a pretty big mitt". PROTECT THE BRAD

  • @DawsJosh
    @DawsJosh 5 років тому +663

    I feel like Chris Morocco calmly shaving hair from his arm with a razor sharp knife is now someones very specific fetish.

    • @Reggie_la
      @Reggie_la 5 років тому +50

      Ooof the call out... the tea is scorching.

    • @sergiovela7686
      @sergiovela7686 5 років тому +72

      It's me. I'm someone

    • @whyisblue923taken
      @whyisblue923taken 5 років тому +35

      Mine is him sniffing things.

    • @telectronix1368
      @telectronix1368 5 років тому +3

      Well if you got a good quality microphone as well you could make a pretty great asmr/shaving fetish video.

    • @arachanine
      @arachanine 5 років тому +33

      Nah not me. Mine is Brad compulsively shaving his with zero consideration of his own safety

  • @miso8090
    @miso8090 5 років тому +35

    Chris Morocco, polished gent, human thesaurus: “it’s not like, some cleaver”
    Brad Leone: (presents cleaver, shaves his arm with it) :D

  • @ThixWhix
    @ThixWhix 5 років тому +43

    These people are like talking about their favourite class and weapons in a RPG lol

  • @kirtisawant9288
    @kirtisawant9288 5 років тому

    I could listen to Chris talk on knives (or anything for that matter) for hours!
    So much passion!

  • @BigRedReady
    @BigRedReady 5 років тому +114

    CUTENESS ALERT
    GABY'S OUTFIT MATCHES HER KNIFE ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Lou-Mae
    @Lou-Mae 4 роки тому

    Every now and again I go back to watching these old videos, and simultaneously really miss the good times and feel sad and a little gross that the good times were a lie. :(

  • @huntakilla1234
    @huntakilla1234 5 років тому +459

    Brad a professional chef? I think what you meant is a golden retriever trapped in a human body that likes fermenting things :D

    • @ethantran1395
      @ethantran1395 5 років тому +7

      You forgot that he also loves sumac

  • @oceanicaviantion9304
    @oceanicaviantion9304 5 років тому +45

    Alternate title: professional chefs show us their Zanpakutō

  • @ranaprashant
    @ranaprashant 5 років тому +321

    Priya upgraded her "Roommate" to "Boyfriend" wink wink

    • @marz-7295
      @marz-7295 5 років тому +9

      ranaprashant I came here looking for this comment

    • @rnrnrina
      @rnrnrina 5 років тому

      😂😂😂

    • @akshatsinghal5293
      @akshatsinghal5293 5 років тому +2

      I believe i missed it :(. Timestamp?

    • @rnrnrina
      @rnrnrina 5 років тому +22

      Akshat Singhal theres a video of priya (not BA vid) in her apartment’s kitchen and she kept referring the person who lives with her as her roommate but the video editor says her roommate is also her bf lol

    • @ranaprashant
      @ranaprashant 5 років тому +4

      @@akshatsinghal5293 11:19

  • @FerrahKidston
    @FerrahKidston 5 років тому

    brad's humor and care is somehow a match, kind of wish i have someone around me with that kind of personality! (positive environment)

  • @Beibyface
    @Beibyface 5 років тому +38

    Priya waves around her knife more than Harry Potter does on a bad day.

  • @andrew14145
    @andrew14145 2 роки тому +4

    I miss all these guys :( this era of BA was the best

  • @imeeguzman
    @imeeguzman 5 років тому +996

    This is now a sitcom, not a cooking channel.

    • @femalekangaroo
      @femalekangaroo 5 років тому +89

      Imagine if they started a show about them tho. Like the office but the ba test kitchen. I would watch.

    • @felipe_coelho
      @felipe_coelho 5 років тому +13

      @@femalekangaroo it's already happening, they just didn't make it official hahahahha

    • @jamesaditya5254
      @jamesaditya5254 5 років тому +25

      @@femalekangaroo that long talk when they're preparing for the perfect pizza series is gold

    • @cameronconnor5735
      @cameronconnor5735 5 років тому +8

      It's better than Friends. "The one where they test a kitchen"

  • @Lynwood_Jackson
    @Lynwood_Jackson 5 років тому

    I was gifted a Chinese chef's knife and that is my absolute go-to to prepping veggies, mincing garlic, and cutting meat. Second favorite is my ulu for cutting herbs, filleting meat, and breaking down fish.

  • @Reggie_la
    @Reggie_la 5 років тому +43

    The knifes are their personalities condensed. (+ how they describe it, + how they handle it)
    (+ their accents!)

  • @ShreshRamsout
    @ShreshRamsout 5 років тому

    I could absolutely listen to Chris talk about anything & I'd be like - FASCINATING

  • @jmcrofts
    @jmcrofts 5 років тому +194

    Gaby's knife is perfectly balanced... as all things should be

  • @ErraticConduct
    @ErraticConduct 5 років тому

    Really glad that Molly showed us her second favourite knife, gave me a little more incite in what to look for in serrated knives :) Which I've always been a little more partial to (except when I'm cutting greens)

  • @get-the-joke
    @get-the-joke 5 років тому +390

    I think Molly's tomato knife that also cuts cheese is a cheese knife.

    • @MidoriMae
      @MidoriMae 5 років тому +7

      the first and only time i saw that was on a fancy buffet's cheese board. (we dont eat much cheese around my area)

    • @fameusgaming
      @fameusgaming 5 років тому +7

      yes its a cheese knife

    • @kotkaconforza
      @kotkaconforza 5 років тому +7

      As I understand the tomato knife has the forky thing in the pointy thing, but not the holes.

    • @XcaptainXobliviousX
      @XcaptainXobliviousX 5 років тому +23

      nah, you dont serrate a cheese knife. this is like a multi-niche knife.

    • @telectronix1368
      @telectronix1368 5 років тому +38

      I can't believe you are trying to enforce your "Cheese knife" labels on to that knife.
      If it wants to be a tomato knife then that is fine.

  • @foopiez
    @foopiez 5 років тому +7

    1:29 "we got hairs.."
    why is that part sending me?? 😭😭😂

  • @Bobouwehand
    @Bobouwehand 5 років тому +74

    Chris' favorite spoon next.

  • @bristolfashion4421
    @bristolfashion4421 4 роки тому +1

    I have an old old stained plain-vanilla 7" Sabatier carbon-steel cook's knife... sharp as a razor when freshly sharpened - job done!

  • @vicvicto
    @vicvicto 5 років тому +174

    me: WoW a new BA video I haven't watch, time to to watch it!
    also me: I have 4 assignments and a quiz for tomorrow....

    • @indys1667
      @indys1667 5 років тому +3

      I feel ya, I'm doing an essay rn

    • @ziggystatdust6008
      @ziggystatdust6008 5 років тому +4

      Me too. Four papers and two presentations tomorrow. I need help

    • @indys1667
      @indys1667 5 років тому +2

      Disgusting. Good luck, my dude.

    • @Raewi
      @Raewi 5 років тому

      Did you just out yourself as a gamer with your capitalization in wow?

    • @THEE.apples
      @THEE.apples 5 років тому +2

      I gotta do Alegbra, a Biology Google slides presentation, English essays, Geometry homework and test, and Spanish. 😭

  • @JakeLovesSteak
    @JakeLovesSteak 5 років тому +1

    I like that the more we learn about Gaby, the more we learn that Brad takes care of her. It's very sweet.

  • @mariaj3263
    @mariaj3263 5 років тому +20

    0:25 Chris “I have a shocking number of knives...”
    NO ONE is shocked by this.

  • @christianbaltazar6744
    @christianbaltazar6744 5 років тому

    I recently made a tuna melt with smoked Gouda cheese it may seem a bit odd to some people but with some grapes and cucumber slices inside. The best melt I have had to date

  • @maya-rv7qh
    @maya-rv7qh 5 років тому +120

    you know that scene in 101 dalmations where each dog represented the owner? this that but with knives...

  • @MrRasnowman
    @MrRasnowman 3 роки тому +1

    The difference is actually in the steel and how it’s heat treated and how it’s ground and the blade geometry and obviously the handle materials and fit and finish. But a lot of it is in the steel and the heat treatment.

  • @Noah-hz5ll
    @Noah-hz5ll 5 років тому +4

    Bladesmith here! (ChattaKnives)
    While many carbon steels are finer grained and can be easier to sharpen or get razor sharp, there are plenty of stainless steels that get to similar or higher levels of sharpness! As a rule, though, I do find them to be easier to sharpen and they tend maintain a working edge really well

    • @jonanderson5137
      @jonanderson5137 5 років тому +1

      I think they're talking about the trash knives found in most stores. Simple carbon knives feel different on my stones compared to exotic supersteels.

    • @Noah-hz5ll
      @Noah-hz5ll 5 років тому

      @@jonanderson5137 true and generally I agree. I've been doing most of my chef's in stainless because the average person doesn't want to keep up with carbon steel, but my favorites are almost always carbon. Just something about them!

  • @mmathulosejake
    @mmathulosejake 4 роки тому +4

    Brad, shows a massive sword that can chop off a ligament with one swoop: "it's easy to travel with"

  • @ElijsDima
    @ElijsDima 5 років тому +56

    Molly: "aaaand you can make super-thin slices" *proceeds to cut a whole slab of a tomato ribeye*

  • @JosiahMcCarthy
    @JosiahMcCarthy 5 років тому

    That part of the knife above/behind the heel is called the choil. If the knife had a bolster and a notch between the sharpened edge and that bolster, you could call that notch the sharpening choil and the rear one the finger choil.

  • @marcoangara1021
    @marcoangara1021 5 років тому +35

    U T I L I T I E S
    6:17
    hahahaha
    why is gabby cute like a key chain

  • @toejamr1
    @toejamr1 5 років тому

    Brad trying to act like he didn’t stay up all knight sharpening that thing lol. “Oh wow! It cuts hair.... had no idea!?” Lol

  • @masha7377
    @masha7377 5 років тому +22

    Every day, these videos go up at 6pm in Germany, right on time for a perfect end to my working day. 😊☺

  • @MarcelloTheBandit
    @MarcelloTheBandit 5 років тому +3

    I love how their knives show off their personalities.

  • @MrKaleMorgan
    @MrKaleMorgan 5 років тому +4

    Chris: "It's not like some cleaver or anything"
    literally the next shot: brad with his cleaver

  • @tristanbowman7098
    @tristanbowman7098 5 років тому +26

    Chris: it's good, it's not a cleaver.
    Brad: Here's my giant cleaver.

    • @JenLynR
      @JenLynR 5 років тому

      Sums them up perfectly

  • @SlowSlowSloth
    @SlowSlowSloth 5 років тому +7

    Gaby and Brad's knives look the best tbh

  • @Meowykitchen
    @Meowykitchen 5 років тому +1

    I love how the knives match the person's personality. Chris, classic/traditional, Carla's is classy with a tinge of flair, Gaby is cute and small, Brad's is the handyman kind of choice, versatile and big, Amiel's is delicate and unique, Molly's tomato knife is funky and attention grabbing, Andy's is very particular and beautiful.

    • @bushcraftnorway
      @bushcraftnorway 3 роки тому

      Molly's knife is not a tomato knife tho, it's a cheese knife

  • @isaacblaxton8472
    @isaacblaxton8472 5 років тому +9

    Brad and his lively cleaver. Name a more iconic duo.

    • @alexsunga7091
      @alexsunga7091 5 років тому

      Isaac Blaxton “Nothings better than us Vin”

  • @saracarr3382
    @saracarr3382 5 років тому +1

    I watch a lot of videos of dancers showing how they each prep their pointe shoes, and this is really reminding me of that for some reason. Apparently knives and pointe shoes have the the same vibe. 🩰🔪