I Made a (Foodsafe) Hack On Kintsugi...
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2018
- Traditional #Kintsugi Technique takes months, but this version only needs a day... update : My cookbook is #1 on Amazon : smarturl.it/FrenchGuyCooking
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After 3 different bonding techniques, the 4th was the one. Persistence. Btw I also tried Silicon glue off camera but it’s just not suited for the job. Weak bond, and the render is disgusting.
Kin-tsugi « the golden joinery » is also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair »). It is is written 金継ぎ,and it's the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics or pottery, with lacquer dusted or mixed with gold, sometimes even silver or other pigments. Part of the Wabi-Sabi worldview, it emphasizes the story of objects and embraces their scars.
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Alex - Навчання та стиль
Alex your cooking book arrived today, it's superrrrrr. I'm going to do one of your RAMENS.
Mine arrived 2 days ago! It's great😀
oooo books here? **orders a book** thanks :D Mine should arive in about 3 days provided Australia Post doesn't loose it :|
I'm going to pick up my two copies today after work :) Looking forward to it!
Mine came last week. I'm reading it cover to cover 😙
Has he improved his stir fry?
Please note that cured artresin has a heat resistance up to 50°C, which means you can't pour hot liquids (like tea or coffe) into your repaired item.
Really cool alternative regardless!
Do you think you could microwave them? Probably not.. right?
@@Giodoot It won't make you sick but I don't think it's a good idea :D
Do we have an alternative that resists more than 50°C?
Alex French Guy Caulking
Spread it like epoxy
Massively underrated comment
I don't know, it got 44 likes. I'm humble enough to be impressed by that amount. :-)
But thanks for reminding me about it a month later. I had a rough day and I needed that little bit of positivity.
underrated
Don't get it
@@azdgariarada 229, still massively underrated
"If I drop it, I'm gonna kill myself, 100%"😂😂😂
I fucking died aahahaha 😂😂
After Kintsugi comes Seppuku :D
Lol'd so hard.
7:29 just so i can come back to this moment one day in the future xD
I related to that sentiment, 100%
"Am I the French guy cocking"
Alex, you bring joy to my life.
Now you need to do a second book with your non-cooking projects like this! (Congratulations on the book launch by the way, I've been enjoying my copy).
Gime that shit gimme that shit now.
"Just a french guy not cooking"? :D
Hmmmm Aleeex... 3:49
"is weed legal in France"
"is prostitution legal in France"
"is water wet"
Need some help friend?
🤔🤔🤔
Why, do you have womens and weed?
+Michael Kelly - Do you not know how Google works?
@@TheMrVengeance it's still funny
It would only be his searches if on the right hand side it said "Remove" otherwise those are just local common searches in his area
Heads up when working with epoxy, when you think you have mixed it enough you mix it some more.
Hey Alex! Your cookbook arrived earlier this week and I am so excited to try out all the recipes... It looks amazing!
That's why I love this channel... The food, the artistry, the edit, the music, the poetry, and above all: the RANDOMNESS.
Keep on being this "randomly amazing/amazingly random" human being Alex.
Could be interesting to brought up an update about how the bowl is doing in one year or two. Does the repair will last ?
I'll do that.
I did this with a non-food-safe epoxy for an incense burner two years ago. It's still holding great!
@@FrenchGuyCooking How's that bowl doing?
@@FrenchGuyCooking i'm invested, update pls!
@@xxiloveyouxx3 Ditto!
I really appreciate seeing the dishes post gluing, the post trimming. Very inspiring!
I know we are debating Alex's verbiage using Cheat, Cheat's and such but I enjoy the little quirks (read:mistakes) in his English. It adds character to the videos. Like when he's putting on the blue glove and the caption said he "always forgot to put on the gloves. Bad Alex" obviously he should have said he always forgets not forgot but I hope he doesn't sweat the grammar too much so the videos stay natural.
I thank/thanked/have thanked/will thank you.
It comes from the french language. Actually in french the words cheat and hack can be translated by the same word (tricher)
YES!!!! i totally agree!!!!!!!! Thank you Mike for standing up to all the trolls out there!!!! Alex, please be yourself. The fact that you speak in English in your videos instead of French the whole/most of the time is a blessing. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Wait! We are debating Alex's verbiage? Where is that? I always thought we celebrated it.
Let's call it Kintsugi English. It just reminds me how grateful I am when non-English speakers help me with my Kintsugi Spanish.
You breaking your bowl and repairing it just made it so much more beautiful. Time to break all my mom’s ceramics!
Thank you for introducing kintsugi! I never came across it before! It’s pretty interesting!
This is so amazing! I love your talks while you bike it’s really awesome! I hope your channel keeps growing at this incredible rate!
I love that you explored this in such detail! You really appreciate the history of the technique, but I think this “new” technique you found is INCREDIBLE. Plus that filmography at the end was masterful 😍 Definitely planning to try this myself!!
Hey Alex,
How does the bowl handle hot soup? The resin is only rated for 48ºC when cured on their website.
This. It isn't food safe (or possibly physically stable?) when in contact with anything hotter than that. It can be a nut/candy bowl, but it can't be a hot soup bowl.
I'm glad this was near the top of the comments when I checked. My girlfriend broke a large glass cooking pot that she got, and I was gonna use this to fix it.
I've been scouring UA-cam for kintsugi how-tos for one of my short stories. My main character is an artist, whereas I'm not, so finding a tutorial I could translate into my character's actions was pretty hard. Finally I have one! Your breakdown and summary at the end was especially insightful. I've got ASD, so if some informative points or manuals are surrounded by fluff it's hard for me to process. Thank you so much for this video!
can one read your short story somewhere? :)
Something broken can be made whole, and made stronger, but only with support. I loved this. The whole idea of kintsugi was new to me before this video. I love your commitment and passion.
Got your cookbook yesterday and was flipping through it and was smiling the whole time, I love it.
*One of the Most Entertaining UA-camr Ever!!*
Yay, a Kintsugi video, from Alex!
Thanks for trying out many different ways to do Kintsugi, I've been trying to see if there are easy non-traditional ways to do it, and I'm really glad you made a vid about that.
Also, glad to have you back! :)
Great conclusion to your mini-series Alex. Keep up the good work. Love the editing, the story and content. Your videos are always educational, fun and interesting.
I've done this without knowing about Wabi-Sabi and Kintsugi. I did it with one of my grann's white run-off-the-mill coffee cups she gave me when i started living on my own. She had won a whole set with bingo, but being a real OG granny she had moooore than enough cups, from gifts and trips (She has a fine collection of coffeecups from all West-German(!) states, so this then poor student (moi) was gifted a stockpile of cups to last me a lifetime... I had dropped one of them (the bingo ones, not the W-German!) and i actually liked the plain, industrial aesthetic of it.
So I painted the broken pieces with a deep black ink on the rough edges, let it dry and then superglued it. It created very fine, contrasting black lines. I put a tiny succulent plant in it. 4 years later and both cup and plant are still going strong! If u want to safe a cup but give it a non-food new live there are, as pointed out in the vid a looot of quick-'n-dirty options! :D
Drops what I was doing to watch this. No regrets. Absolutely stunning finished product as well!
Did it break when you dropped it? Try and fix it with kintsugi.
sshuggi I was repairing an LCD so yes it did break, but now I have this cool modern art instalment so that’s neat.
I hope what you were doing wasn't holding a bowl.
Same Here! I was in the middle of my movie once I saw the new video...
Screw the movie Alex is back on.
Shame it's only 10 minutes .
I already bing watched all his video's
Bravo Alex! Beautiful results! Your book is FANTASTIQUE!
Loving this process! Thank you.
The close up of the two epoxies being mixed with the gold powder was everything.
for future reference, do NOT sand the broken edges. the pieces will actually fit back together more securely if you do not sand. those natural granular places will hold themselves together better as they broke rather than trying to set smooth surfaces together
I think the sanding it gives more place for the gold to fill in
making the edges smoother is not the point... the traditional art of kintsugi does sand the edges so that the gold is more visible in the final result (more space to fill). If you don't sand, you'll have little to nothing to paint with the gold powder. Instead, it will look bad because it will be a perfect flat fit with lines painted on them.
Sorry to disagree with OP, but please DO sand the edges or take them down a little with a diamond file. You don’t want the pieces to fit back together so securely that there is no room for your filling and gold. It’s a good tip if you just want to repair something, but it’s not preferable in this application.
You can use masking tape on the outside to hold the pieces together whole you apply the epoxy
Congrats on the book launch Alex! I had been so busy to even know that it was out. But I’m ordering it on amazon right now so my Mom and I can enjoy it. Thank you for these videos!
I found this video while looking for food safe methods for this. I already found the Art Resin and was thinking of using it, but it looked way too viscous so I was hoping someone had a food safe clay like epoxy. The waiting an hour and adding flour though seems like a good idea. I really wish you had more of those details of actually using the final method in this video. You went into all this detail for everything that didn't work, then it felt like you glanced over the whole thing that did work :(
Hey Alex, there is a faster way to cure the epoxy, if you heat the resin to warm in the microwave and then add the hardener, this will speed up the curing process, you could test the temperature to adjust the time.
You also can put small amount of mixed epoxy on cooking foil and the heat it with lighter. Epoxy will cure in minute or two after application. And hairdryer can also help you.
I d go with the foil technique. after an egg exploded in my microwave (twice ;) ) I don t wanna see if cleaning epoxy is as much fun...
A heat gun or hair dryer will do the job, as well.
so...I tried this microwave method. did it twice. I could not get it to speed up the curing process. It was quite warm after 10 seconds but still not thick enough so I microwaved the whole thing for 30 seconds about 15m later. Still no good. In fact I actually had to wait an hour and even then it was not sticky enough to keep everything together solidly. From my experience so far I'd just wait for an hour or more to make sure the epoxy is nice and thick. Unless of course anyone else has other/better experiences? Please put response here.
I would like to see more testing, for example, many epoxies become soft when heated. In fact boiling water is a great way to remove epoxy when you've made a mistake. So using the bowl for soup could end in tragedy, especially over several uses. Also less likely to be an issue, epoxy can become brittle when frozen, so you might need to avoid that as well. But then, it may not be any more brittle than the porcelain itself.
I agree, I have a broken tea cup and I haven't fix it yet because of hot water questions.
@@Cling30 This would be great to know, otherwise, how would you wash a repaired plate?
art resin should be okay in regards to heat - it's good to go through the dishwasher, and is fda approved food safe, even with direct contact, so I suspect it should be fine
I found a food safe glue at somepoint to repair a chipped earthenware mug and it held up fine to daily coffee. we hand wash all our earthenware. i cannot recall the brand, hence my current search.
@@Musicloverlife1 Art Resin is only food safe when at safe temperatures for the epoxy. Their website specifically states that is it NOT food safe at temps higher than 50c/120f.
The bowl is gorgeous! Well done on your repair.
You are the legend!!! That persistence and enthusiasm on everything!
“Im Not A French Guy Cocking... Im A French Guy Cooking” Alex 2018
Lachapelle.alexx I’m seriously blind. I kept on reading this and couldn’t find the difference. I only found out after I heard him say it..
KhOrganization you are blind and read it?
pinging +peterBrown because resin.
So simple yet so beautiful! Job well done!❤️
As always the quality of your content is just amazing!
Wonderful. Thank you so much. I have a wonderful Japanese bowl that I broke. I have just been using it for plants because I couldn't figure out how to fix it in a food safe way 😁 I'm definitely going to do this instead
7:13 That music in the background ascends this video to another plane of tranquility...
Time to smash some plates then.
Do you know the name of the song ?
I Would like to know too.
The song at 6:17 I used shazam, nothing..does anyone knows the title of the song ?????????
though the music sounds pretty chinese rather than japanese to me
It might be from Epidemic Sound goo.gl/NzwgrZ - But which sample?
I like your sketch delivery and the fun you have as a creator. Kudus my best French chef.
I love the design inside the cook book!
Another option would be to use the "none food safe" techniques, to hold it together, and then slowly, carefully, line the cup with a food-safe inner liner, which would keep the user from getting sick from the non-food-safe, by covering it with a food-safe sealant. This would allow you to have the beauty and strength of the traditional techniques, while still having the ability to use it as a functional container.
That's not gonna make it food safe
Its just as important to figure out what doesnt work, as it is to figure out what does.
Yay! So glad to have stumbled upon your channel. I kept putting off trying to fix my broken ceramics but I kept.. accumulating broken ceramics and thought ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Today is the day I figure out what the heck I need to do to fix my beloved broken pieces. Merci, Alex!
Got my preorder of your book on Tuesday! I LOVE IT!!!
Already made a couple things and I can't wait to hit up the shop so I can do some more!
Alex, there is available a gold or silver paste (just like sugru) which is made from the actual metal and is used for jewelry making. Maybe using it (unlike sugru it needs to be fired) would be much more like the traditional technique.
Kitchen Scalpel oooooh I’d love to see this technique tested!! Although I’m not sure what temperature you have to fire that at (and whether a cracked bowl could withstand it)?
That thing is called "precious metal clay" (PMC) and AFAIK it needs to be fired at around 800°C, which should be ok for pottery!
I'm not sure how good the bonding between metal and ceramic will be.
The problem with PMC or any other brands is that it shrinks on firing.
I would have chosen Stabilit Express for the glue...
By the way, the beautiful bowl looks like bowls from Ritzenhoff.
...and I love your book.
Is that food safe somehow?!
Thank you for your information : "Ritzenhoff".
I searched but found another one which is maybe the same from Alex : "Sendan Tokusa".
It has the golden Ring like the one from Alex. The one from Ritzenhoff is blue and the sides are white :/
is stabilit express foodsafe?
Alex you're inspiration
what I like in your videos that you show us your attempts to get something done
This worked out really well! I’ve got a plate from my great grandmother that has a crack straight down the middle, but I can’t bring myself to throw it out because....memories. I may need to try this-thank you for your experiments!
Love how the first things google thinks you’re typing is “is weed legal in France”
I like your all videos my dear friend..I want your cycle 🚲🚲🚲
Vanmoof cycles, super cool stuff
Alex! I am so happy to tell you that your cookbook arrived the other day and we had Shakshuka for breakfast this morning. Super excited to try everything else soon!
Omg I have been wanting to do this for years. I can't believe you suddenly posted this, thank you!
"is weed legal in France" at 3:49
Reponse : non c'est pas légal la beuh
translation?
@@marcotornincasa3868 No,weed is not legal.
i'm sad, ty
@@marcotornincasa3868 people smoke it in the open here, no need to be sad
Similar to Germany where I am from it seems. Noone really cares, and that's good there are really more serious things to be worried about.
>Me watching Rise of Skywalker
"I see Kylo Ren is a fan of Kintsugi." 😉
Yep, done it mate, ordered your book. Can't wait.
alex your content it's one of the bestest ones in the platform, really, keep going 🍿
Could have just covered the suglu in clear coat to make it safe
I thought the exact same thing!
Can the epoxy resist the heat of hot *salted* water tho, as you would find in ramen?
My workplace has an epoxy coated floor, and whenever it got into any contact with saltwater from our aquarium, it reacts to it with discoloration.
At worst, you could be pouring yoursef a gorgeous serving, and the bowl just crumbles apart.
Ususally epoxy glue can withstand temperatures up to 100 degrees Celsius, some varieties even more. So unless the ramen is boiling hot when poured, it should be quite safe. I use epoxy glues that hold together until 120 deg. Celsius, so taking a knife handle apart is not so easy anymore... before I could boil the handle off, now it is back to Hammer Time!
Isn't the salt reaction thing not one of the reasons why there is a difference between food-safe and non-food-safe epoxies?
@@TomK2602 good point
I JUST BROKE SOME OF MY FAVORITE TEAWARE SO I NEEDED THIS
Your cookbook finally arrived in the mail. It looks so cool. Can't wait to make something from it
I like when he typed “is” into google, the top suggestion was “is weed legal in France”
Lol
Hey Alex! If you are adding a layer of food safe epoxy over the glue anyways, why not fix it with sugru and cover it with a layer of epoxy?!!
I assume the epoxy layer will erode over time. Plus, he has thousands of subscribers. Not the wisest idea to use non-food safe material for the people at home who may try to emulate the video.
That's not a horrible idea... but it's be had to tell for sure that your separation was complete. I also don't actually know HOW unfoodsafe Sugru is... it could just be a case of better safe than sorry.
If epoxy works why use two glues?
From the Sugru FAQ: "Sugru is a silicone and cures to a flexible rubber, so paint is likely to crack and flake from it."
Presumably, if you're using an epoxy that cures into a hard (i.e. thin+brittle) layer, it would be subject to the same problem - the small amount of flexibility in the cured Sugru would allow pressure (or even thermal expansion) to crack a thin overcoat of epoxy.
Why not just order a replacement bowl and be done with it? $20 each on Amazon.
I just discovered ur channel. I love ur videos so far. Ur humor is great. It really brightened my day
You really are in the kintsugi spirit. It is said that some people admired the technique so much they actually broke pieces so they could be repaired. You really need to spend some time in Japan. I have been watching the "Trails to Tsukiji" UA-cam series (it is in English) and I was stunned and amazed at how much work and dedication Japanese farmers put into producing the finest fruits and vegetables. There is a reason that Japan has more Michelin star restaurants than any other country. I think it would be a dream for you.
Yo Alex, do you need a second coat of epoxy over the dust to seal it in our anything of the sort? I'm wondering about the wear due to washing it after use. 🤙🇦🇺
It would be great indeed.
+lesslighter
I am sorry, what?
Use charcoal to polish?
+lesslighter
Thanks.
I asked because I am a model maker, and am very much open to the concept of borrowing techniques from other crafts.
It sounds like you are saying that one can use charcoal as a finish or polish.....
But how do you make it HEAT-resistant as well? I want to use my teapot again, and epoxy melts!
It sounds like the best answer is to buy a really high-grade, heat-resistant epoxy... Or find a way to hold it together during a re-firing process. That sounds hard, though...
What a great video, it makes me happy that's you took the time to learn about the technique and then made it your own and shared it:)
This turned out beautiful!! Definitely respectful of the Kintsugi art!
I was surprised that you choose epoxy, because i had in mind that it is pretty toxic, so i looked up what "food safe" epoxy is and found out that it always contains BPA... It is expected to leach out, in more or less small amounts, but i still don't like it. Would be nice to have an alternative, to reduce the exposure to carcinogenic chemicals, especially in food.
some woodworkers use epoxy or resin to finish their work when they make bowls and plate. If you let the epoxy cure completely and wait for a month before using the bowl and wash it before using it, the amount of bpa will become harmless or even disappear. While it is not the best solution, it is the most durable one.
The epoxy Alex linked from amazon claims to be BPA free ! I also wouldn't want it on my cookware, especially for something that would need to be heated, but apparently that wouldn't be a concern here.
@@thermalegoogle thank you for looking that up and noting it here! After reading that, I wouldn’t have even bothered. Much appreciated!
Aaaaaaand the project is back on! Wahoo!
Should've fixed it with his own made ramen noodle
The bowl look amazing!!
Many thanks Alex, this is great, just what I wanted.
Lol search result #1 for "is" is "Is weed legal in France"
Yeah, but is water wet?
But is prostitution legal in France? I wonder if he was curious about male or female prostitution 🤔
No one going to say anything bout the search results at 3:49
GeorgeTheRock I know, right?
"is this a pigeon"
🤣
"Is water wet"
Just discovered your channel. I’m REALLY enjoying your style and how you disseminate information. Tons of fun 😁Thanks!!!
Alex, CONGRATULATIONS on your book being #1 at Amazon...Woo Woo! I just got my copy yesterday and have been thumbing through it. You always make me smile and hungry at the same time 😎
why not cover the sugru with a layer of food safe resin? (like the epoxi)
Probably a risk if the epoxy should ever wear down enough from washing and use.
Like a time bomb.
I haven't subscribed to the Wabi-Sabi worldview however I am a fan of the Wasabi lifestyle: when you're going for the green expect a quick punch to the face.
That's... interesting. Will definitely try that
Thank you Alex, as usual, very entertaining and informative.
Love this channel and love this videos, been watching you for a very long time now!
You shouldn't even touch sugru with bare hands if it's not hardened...
all the official videos from Sugru themselves suggest to knead it by hand and use your fingers to smooth over.
@@hanwenn that's why they can't be officially purchased in germany. I imported some from the uk since I like this stuff quite much, but i use rubber gloves... :)
They also make the "family friendly" version which is designed for delicate skin
hey Alex, in English you would normally say 'cheat' if you really wanted to use that word specifically. Though in your context I believe you wanted to say 'hack'; not being an extremely precise language expert here, just commenting as I've noticed you've been using "cheat's" almost always in your videos (btw I love your material and I make sure to always refresh your channel in case I missed some content) :D
Guys I need more (english) voices on this : Should I change Cheats to Hack ?
english is weird. you could use both. but simple hacks. or quick cheats.
I'd say it would be just "cheat" and not "cheat's". English is totally a mess, and even native speakers make plenty of mistakes. But everyone knew what you meant, so I think we're fine in the end.
I think both work (or at least it would it be understandable either way), but I think hack is used more often nowadays in this context.
Alex French Guy Cooking You could use cheat or hack. They both work. You just don’t need to add an “s” to “cheat”. So the title of the video for example would be “I Made a (foodsafe) Cheat of Kintsugi”
Love this! Beautiful work.
This guy fascinated, entertained and educated me all at once. Thank you.
🤣
Is weed legal in France
You should have used silver glue!!! Blue, white and gold looks so weird.
Good point but, in kintsugi, gold is mandatory.
But then again, we always break the rules xD Silver would've looked cool indeed
Blue, white and gold look fine together. Blue and yellow (gold) is one of my favorite 'bold' pairings. Like a navy coat with gold buttons. The point of kintsugi is not to try to 'hide' the repair, but instead to add a new layer of art to it, and art is meant to be 'noticed'.
@@bminor8092 nothing wrong with drawing attention to the cracks. My point is that the imperfections should still be nice to look at. Silver or a more metallic gold would have looked much better than this plastic-y yellow.
@@purplepepper2503 The name literally says "gold", but it also means gold in the sense of money/valuable. Platinum and silver are both used for kintsugi. But in the first place, blending in is the opposite of what you want. The whole point is to emphasize and draw attention to the flaw. To show this object has a history. High contrast is good.
Alex I got the cookbook on Friday. its beautiful! ill be happy to place it among my favorite cookbooks!
I just got my copy of your book yesterday. I love it!!!
So beautiful oh my the rotating light just amazing
I love your editing style and content, Alex :)
Very well done! Loved it!
Alex great work... keep up the creative juice .. really love your work
Wow, just wow. The reveal, accompanied with the music, made chills run down my spine.
You may have the best channel on UA-cam. Such an inspiration ❤❤
Thank you! I have been searching for this! Totally gonna try the epoxy and food safe colouring method
congratulations on the book Alex!