Does Alcohol Really Burn Off When Cooked?

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  • Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
  • When you cook with alcohol, the amount that'll remain at the end is hugely variable depending on how you cook it. Dr. Garland Crawford, chemistry professor at Mercer University, shows us the research.
    The 1992 USDA-funded study where they cooked Cherries Jubilee and Pot Roast Milano: www.nal.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
    The 1926 Cornell College study where they tested the alcohol content of bread: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
    The 1998 University of Washington study where they found the alcohol content of Wonder Bread and Twinkies: academic.oup.com/jat/article-...
    The 2017 Danish study that found alcohol reduces by a power function (not available in full text): www.researchgate.net/publicat...
    Clip of Marco Pierre White is from this late-80s ITV series: • Video
    Clip of Gordon Ramsay is from his "MasterClass": • Gordon Ramsay: Shallot...
    Thanks to my mom, Kathleen Ragusea, for drawing the eyes on the wine bottle.
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  • @aragusea
    @aragusea  5 років тому +2098

    Q: Does Wonder Bread contain alcohol because it's so heavily processed? What about real bread?
    A: Other than that 1926 study (of which I would be skeptical), Garland and I weren't able to find any research where they tested the alcohol content of bread from a normal bakery or home oven. However, we both think it's likely that homemade bread has just as much alcohol, or perhaps even more. Certainly I know with my long-fermented pizza dough, the beer-like smell of that knocks me down sometimes (in a good way).
    Q: Would you feed any of this food to your kids?
    A: I have no trouble feeding a long-cooked alcohol dish to my kids. The amount of alcohol they're getting is, again, probably less than they're getting from the bread in their peanut butter sandwiches. I probably wouldn't give them those cherries jubilee, but even that might be too cautious.
    Q: What about uncooked alcohol dishes, like tiramisu soaked in Marsala?
    A: You gotta figure raw alcohol is raw alcohol, regardless of whether you consume it from a glass or soaked into a ladyfinger. However, the quantities you're consuming from something like that are probably still very small, and it would be pretty easy to work out that math if you're worried. Just divide the quantity of alcohol in the recipe by the number of servings.
    Q: You understand I'm not able to pick and choose how I interpret my religion's law against alcoholic beverages, right?
    A: Honestly, I prob don't know enough about your religion to have an opinion on that. I tried to provide you with facts to inform your own opinions. I very deliberately couched that last bit of theological interpretation in highly personal terms - that's how I might think about the issue. But you're obviously capable of figuring out that kind of stuff for yourself.
    Q: Are you only gonna do videos about booze?
    A: Nah, got lots of other cool topics planned. I'm just making an effort to answer common questions as they come up, and this is a question that came up a lot in responses to prior videos.
    Q: Why do you keep roasting Gordon Ramsay?
    A: I respect all of that guy's accomplishments, but the fact remains he rose to fame by turning workplace sadism into entertainment, going all the way back to "Boiling Point." I find few things more loathsome than somebody punching down, and that guy punches down like nobody else. Whether it's real or an act doesn't really matter to me; he's a role model for authority figures around the world.
    Q: Do you know your camera has a dead pixel?
    A: Yep, sorry about that. I have a big UA-cam check coming this week. Planing to use that to buy a new camera and a fancy lens.
    Q: Why did you say "ethyl alcohol" instead of "ethanol"?
    A: Yes, I know "ethanol" is now the preferred scientific name for the specific kind of alcohol that we drink. I didn't want to take time out in this video to explain the term. For American audiences, they know "ethanol" as a gasoline additive. If I didn't explain it, they'd think, "Wait, what, he's putting gas in his food?" I reckon most Americans don't realize they're literally filling up their tanks with highly-subsidized corn hooch because politicians want to win the Iowa caucuses.

    • @yaboipatrick
      @yaboipatrick 5 років тому +74

      Despacito

    • @niallsulcer600
      @niallsulcer600 5 років тому +27

      Hi Adam, love your stuff. Let's say I'm in this un-ideal scenario: I'm cooking a long simmered dish like French Onion Soup or a Tomato Sauce, and I only have access to a flavored sauce (like green apple vodka or a particularly fruity wine), would it be better to omit the booze entirely or still throw them in?

    • @xlittlep
      @xlittlep 5 років тому +185

      You deal with a lot of "devout" Baptists down in Macon, Adam? Reminds me of the old fishing joke: Never take a Baptist fishing or he'll drink all your beer -- Instead, take TWO Baptists fishing and have all of your beer to yourself!

    • @youssefmaksoud89
      @youssefmaksoud89 5 років тому +22

      @@xlittlep holy fuck i love this

    • @Crazy727King
      @Crazy727King 5 років тому +2

      What about beer batter fish?

  • @Fexzz
    @Fexzz 5 років тому +3334

    "That's a lot of potroast." Well, that's just like your opinion man

    • @sinnison23
      @sinnison23 5 років тому +63

      The Dude abides.

    • @GameCyborgCh
      @GameCyborgCh 4 роки тому +24

      1/5 of my bodyweight seems like too much

    • @TreR90
      @TreR90 4 роки тому +9

      The potroast is not the issue here!

    • @Eidolon5150
      @Eidolon5150 4 роки тому +3

      Easy, could finish that entire potroast in like 30 minutes

    • @Tenems941
      @Tenems941 4 роки тому +20

      any pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself enough

  • @lostuser1094
    @lostuser1094 5 років тому +4345

    Adam continues to play with fire (literally) by roasting Ramsay... and it’s glorious

    • @chrissotiriou5028
      @chrissotiriou5028 5 років тому +2

      What do you mean?

    • @unfixablegop
      @unfixablegop 5 років тому +105

      @@chrissotiriou5028 Not so fast, Gordon.

    • @shortrefmegaref
      @shortrefmegaref 5 років тому +112

      Can't wait till he picks apart his "don't salt the eggs beforehand" (for scrambled eggs)

    • @chrissotiriou5028
      @chrissotiriou5028 5 років тому +2

      @@unfixablegop what?

    • @unfixablegop
      @unfixablegop 5 років тому +53

      @@chrissotiriou5028 He is criticizing the famous tv cook Gordon Ramsey for claiming that almost all the alcohol gets removed by flambeing.

  • @seneca983
    @seneca983 3 роки тому +360

    3:30
    Housewife: "Hey! Who are you and what are you doing in my house?"
    Chemist: "Oh, don't mind me. I'm just collecting samples from your oven."

    • @angelwhispers2060
      @angelwhispers2060 3 роки тому +16

      I'm totally sure they just went by in their lab coats showing official documentation and requesting voluntary samples.
      Remember door-to-door salesman were still common at this point

    • @gavind351
      @gavind351 2 роки тому +6

      @@angelwhispers2060 this is funnier, though

    • @Halberddent
      @Halberddent 2 роки тому +9

      Sounds like the beginning to a porno

    • @Keithustus
      @Keithustus 2 роки тому +1

      before the handyman became popular

  • @ZilveriCosas
    @ZilveriCosas 5 років тому +728

    SOOO much needed! I am a muslim and your information helped a lot! I really appreciate the work you put in your videos and research! thanks!

    • @Tekiruru
      @Tekiruru 5 років тому +49

      I'm more confused about how they halal labelled breads now...

    • @Tekiruru
      @Tekiruru 5 років тому +77

      @@nowtmrb3337 you can't really make bread without yeast :/ in where i live even the yeast itself has a halal label

    • @shermuhammadkhan3383
      @shermuhammadkhan3383 5 років тому +169

      Islam basically doesn't inherently have anything against alcohol( from what i understand ofcourse ), it has problems with intoxication and thus alcohol through that line, all other intoxicants are compared to alcohol in the Qur'an because that was the most popular intoxicant at the time of its revelation , and serves as a good example of what's prohibited, alcohol is allowed for medicinal use even if it intoxicates you , because then it becomes important / necessary for your survival so you can consume alcohol in medicine, also , alcohol in thing's that don't intoxicate you , like bread or perfumes is completely okay.

    • @nowtmrb3337
      @nowtmrb3337 5 років тому +3

      @@shermuhammadkhan3383 what type of alcohol medicinal alcohol or DRINK alcohol

    • @shermuhammadkhan3383
      @shermuhammadkhan3383 5 років тому +70

      @@nowtmrb3337 to re-iterate , alcahol is good to be used as long as it doesn't intoxicate you, this applies to all forms of alcahol, including alcahol from yeast in Bread, alcahol in perfumes, rubbing alcohol as an antiseptic , and even regular drinking alcohol used in cooking ( in my opinion inferred from reading religious sources, i may be wrong as certain groups prohibit such use but the prohibition seema baseless if bread is considered halal and widely consumed you know.) In the olden days regular drinking alcohol was also used in medication and as a numbing agent / painkiller when nothing else was available, so in that sense even drinking alcohol is allowed, but then again actions are judged by intentions, if you have pain, we have very good painkillers in the market these days and under most normally circumstances they should be taken as they're s Much Better alternative which just keeps you away from alcahol in general

  • @mcklinky2400
    @mcklinky2400 5 років тому +3460

    Ah shit I just ate 1379 Twinkies and I'm under 18

  • @DGPHolyHandgrenade
    @DGPHolyHandgrenade 3 роки тому +322

    After a chemistry class I knew that it wasnt actually getting rid of the alcohol. I've always perpetuated the myth though because I thought it was more about calming the nerves of parents thinking the booze in the food will affect their children. Also knowing the fact that the alcohol used is usually such a miniscule amount so as to not be a real issue. I mean, a good amount of our flavorings, either natural or imitation, are alcohol solutions (vanilla, almond, etc.)

    • @Revelwoodie
      @Revelwoodie 2 роки тому +35

      Came here to say exactly this. When someone doesn't want to bring their kids to your house once they find out you're making coq au vin or beef bourguignon, the correct answer is always, "the alcohol cooks out of it." It's like getting a kid to stop insisting you cut the crusts off their bread. If saying "the crust will make you taller" gets your 3 year old past their need for sandwich surgery, go for it.

    • @axe4770
      @axe4770 11 місяців тому

      I literally sate my onions until it is bone dry no liquid left in the bottom with only fat sizzling and the pan starts smoking that is when I turned off the heat and use it with other recipes. Pretty sure if there’s almost no liquid left that means the alcohol is also near fully evaporate too. It is impossible to have much alcohol leftover when its carrier is already gone to begin with.

  • @rickpickle
    @rickpickle 3 роки тому +42

    reasonable information. i used to be addicted to alcohol, and quit drinking years back. i cook with wine, not all the time, but every now and then. i have a couple bottles of wine about the house, and several beers, that I keep to cook with. i didn't do this newly sober, it was a milestone in my recovery to maintain a healthy relationship with the sauce. one of my last great ideas as a drunk was that nothing could keep me from it. i taught myself not to say i can't drink, but rather i don't. it's one of the marvelous contradictions in recovery. i totally can drink. in fact, i could bring myself to far greater ruin than i ever could in my past feeble, broken state of existence. the "miracle", it seems, is that i have the choice to not do so. it works, it really does ;-)

  • @dnwalkingoneggshells
    @dnwalkingoneggshells 5 років тому +1393

    gasp! i cant believe my mormon self has been boozing it up eating bread all these years! what a wild ride this has been!

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu 3 роки тому +35

      as long as you keep your wife in the kitchen while we talk man stuff over here

    • @andmicbro1
      @andmicbro1 3 роки тому +20

      It's also kind of ironic that the sacrament is often just Wonder bread from whichever 14 year old's pantry that brought it that day.

    • @thomasr1051
      @thomasr1051 3 роки тому +2

      Naughty girl (or boy/other)!

    • @aaronrobinson2121
      @aaronrobinson2121 3 роки тому +18

      I feel like bread isn't that great of a comparison since, as a solid, it takes much longer to process all of that ethanol. Mint-chocolate chip ice cream, however...
      (Am also a member and I definitely eat both bread and mint ice cream)

    • @craigwiddison4118
      @craigwiddison4118 3 роки тому +35

      At a reception McKay attended, the hostess served rum cake. “All the guests hesitated, watching to see what McKay would do. He smacked his lips and began to eat.” When one guest expostulated, “‘But President McKay, don’t you know that is rum cake?’ McKay smiled and reminded the guest that the Word of Wisdom forbade drinking alcohol, not eating it.” This is a quote from a Mormon (lds) prophet. just an fyi. ya I'm one of them. Member, not a prophet. ;)

  • @Smoji069
    @Smoji069 5 років тому +402

    25 pounds of pot roast to get wasted?
    *CHALLENGE ACCEPTED*

    • @s4b521
      @s4b521 5 років тому +20

      Closer to about 200 pounds, but still doable

    • @christopherjohnson7729
      @christopherjohnson7729 4 роки тому +20

      25 for a can of beer, if i aint ate nothing it takes about 6 to start feeling anything

    • @danielhu6485
      @danielhu6485 4 роки тому +11

      A single can of beer can’t even get u wasted and that’s what 25 pound of pot roast is equivalent to lmao

    • @daveh7720
      @daveh7720 3 роки тому +1

      With that much fat and protein in your stomach it's going to slow the absorpion of alcohol WAY down.
      A better method might be to simmer the pot roast in a still and collect the meaty, boozy goodness in a jar. Or, you know, just drink the wine.

    • @kingofbosnia2500
      @kingofbosnia2500 3 роки тому +4

      If you get wasted by drinking a single beer can.

  • @osamsal
    @osamsal 3 роки тому +23

    As a Muslim who researched the religious edicts (and science) behind this for a very long time, I have to say: "You NAILED it, sir!" You're no theologian, but your 5-min of a video answers the dilemma of so religious folks! Kudos

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 Рік тому

      So what would the answer be for Muslims?

    • @kamikazeblackjack
      @kamikazeblackjack 5 місяців тому

      Alcohol in in it self is not haram it consumption of anything that can make you drunk but puting wine ir beer in food even when you cook them until there is no alcohol left is haram because you supporting the company that nake beer and wine
      ​@@revimfadli4666

  • @juju-been
    @juju-been 5 років тому +53

    When I was a kid I always dreaded going to italian restaurants because there was wine in every sauce and my dad would always say that it was wrong to consume alcohol even if it won’t intoxicate you at all. I would always snap back with “There’s alcohol in bread!” Lol

  • @redflags6583
    @redflags6583 5 років тому +218

    "You probably shouldn't eat my sauce."
    Oh, Adam. You can't stop them.

  • @WealthyWalnut
    @WealthyWalnut 5 років тому +555

    I struggle to determine which I prefer - your cooking videos or you food science videos
    Another day, another struggle. Still can't decide. Keep it up!

    • @VesicantRedds
      @VesicantRedds 5 років тому +8

      por qué no ambos
      ?

    • @TxNgu
      @TxNgu 5 років тому

      oof same

    • @thewindgamer2607
      @thewindgamer2607 5 років тому +3

      IamMe The comment above you said literally the same thing but in spanish 😂

    • @theodoreklopman7057
      @theodoreklopman7057 3 роки тому

      @@VesicantRedds wouldn’t it be ambas? Not sure.

    • @aboldone3991
      @aboldone3991 2 роки тому

      food cooking videos ARE food science videos and vv

  • @dylanwilliams7868
    @dylanwilliams7868 3 роки тому

    This UA-cam channel is #1 in being respectful. Literally second to none.

  • @carbonsinatrenchcoat
    @carbonsinatrenchcoat 5 років тому +10

    This format is great! It's so nice to see your channel growing and breaking these weird food related stigmas with factual and practical evidence. Keep it up bro!

  • @hadenbuckman357
    @hadenbuckman357 5 років тому +1883

    Try and make a meal that gets you drunk!

  • @aarnedo
    @aarnedo 5 років тому +309

    "You'd have to eat about 1400 twinkies to equal 1 beer"
    Challenge accepted

  • @ryanm9566
    @ryanm9566 4 роки тому +41

    Appreciate the well-researched video as always and fully support your conclusions. I myself can't cook with alcohol, being a recovering alcoholic I don't want to keep alcohol around the house. I've been searching for a way around this for a while and based on your advice, picked up a really nice bottle of white balsalmic vinegar which I'm gonna try. Hopefully it works out, thanks for the suggestion!

  • @koohejif
    @koohejif 5 років тому +52

    Hey Adam, thank you for this video! I'm Muslim and I've known about the fact that alcohol is present in a lot of the food we eat. It's not about the alcohol molecules, it's about the consumption of the alcohol itself that I can't support. Like you said, buying the bottle supports the industry, and also opens up the risk for children/adolescents to find them and well....get drunk on them. Not having them at home is a way of avoiding this altogether. Great video, and great approach to the discussion!

    • @Menzobarrenza
      @Menzobarrenza 4 роки тому +8

      That makes sense.
      Another way to look at it is through the Sunnah. If Muhammad ate bread (I would assume he did), then technically he consumed alcohol molecules. This would show that the Qur'ans ban on alcohol does not relate to such ineffective and unavoidable quantities.
      Though I vaguely remember that there is a Hadith where Muhammad says that anything that is harmful is forbidden in any quantity, but I'll have to look into its soundness (and if he really did say that, he would have contradicted himself (or sinned) every time he ate bread).

    • @zaidmadi318
      @zaidmadi318 4 роки тому +6

      Menzobarrenza I love your understanding of the topic, as a muslim, based on my understanding, I believe that that verse of the Qur’an was to make alcoholic drinks completely forbidden, as in islam, it’s stated that the main reason for banning alcoholic drinks is to stop people being drunk, and some would argue that drinking a small quantity wouldn’t get you drunk, so that verse was to stop them from drinking it in any quantity

    • @Menzobarrenza
      @Menzobarrenza 4 роки тому +5

      @@zaidmadi318 I'm glad you think so 😁
      Your explanation makes perfect sense.
      There are 2 verses about alcohol prior to the complete ban, that discourage alcohol, one of which forbids praying while intoxicated. If some Muslims had a hard time obeying, it wouldn't be surprising if it was banned altogether for that reason.
      As a side note, the Arabic word used for alcohol, if memory serves, is khamr, which literally refers to wine from fermented dates, but the term was used for all alcoholic beverages in practice. This makes it easy to argue that the ban only applies to drinking alcoholic drinks (and therefore might allow cooking with either wine, or more likely wine vinegar), but since chemistry hadn't been invented yet they didn't have a word for the alcohol compound yet, so the intent could still refer to the alcohol itself (in which case you just rely on Hadith for understanding).

    • @zaidmadi318
      @zaidmadi318 4 роки тому +7

      Menzobarrenza Cooking with wine is somewhat controversial ( I wouldn’t do it just to be safe) but the verse banning praying while intoxicated was to make the complete ban easier, as completely stopping alcohol would’ve been easier for muslims if they were already used to not being intoxicated more than half of the time (as prayers in islam are widely spread throughout the day), you’re right about the word khamr, which stems from the arabic word for fermentation and means wine in modern arabic. I’m honestly surprised by how educated you are considering you’re not muslim :)

    • @Menzobarrenza
      @Menzobarrenza 4 роки тому +6

      @@zaidmadi318 Thank you again for the compliment 😁
      Your explanation makes a lot of sense.
      I have been casually studying Islam for just about a year now. I find topics like theology, philosophy and quantum physics extremely interesting, so it falls within my range of interests.

  • @josenellandrewtumulak2400
    @josenellandrewtumulak2400 5 років тому +852

    Adam "alcohol science" Ragusea

    • @bp.4928
      @bp.4928 5 років тому +1

      Joe "Rogan'

    • @26dollar
      @26dollar 5 років тому +5

      @@bp.4928 Joe "Dimethyl Tryptamine" Rogan

    • @bp.4928
      @bp.4928 5 років тому +3

      @@26dollar Have you tried elk meat?

    • @thorinoakenshield2517
      @thorinoakenshield2517 5 років тому

      Don't bless this useless information swine with a good UA-cam meme

    • @DannyPhntm777
      @DannyPhntm777 5 років тому +3

      @@thorinoakenshield2517 you suck

  • @user-gs6zx8rg7i
    @user-gs6zx8rg7i 5 років тому +637

    My new favorite UA-camr.
    Cooks
    Teaches me more science than my actual lesson does.
    Looks like Keanu Reeves.

    • @jrrpkm
      @jrrpkm 5 років тому +7

      Josh Groban of the kitchen

    • @AnontheGOAT
      @AnontheGOAT 5 років тому +5

      and is funny AF

    • @EmmyV2002
      @EmmyV2002 5 років тому +9

      He looks like a nerdy Keanu Reeves, but he's still good looking just like him.

    • @donavonheim559
      @donavonheim559 4 роки тому +1

      He looks like discount markiplier

    • @cadikai
      @cadikai 4 роки тому +1

      he looks like a perfect mix between keanu and Adam driver

  • @Krawurxus
    @Krawurxus 3 роки тому +43

    I have several Muslim friends and colleagues and brought this topic up at some point with every single one of them.
    A few went and actually asked their imam but they had no clue either and just went with " better not risk it".
    I personally would make the argument that the spirit of a commandment is more along the lines of "Don't get drunk" or even just "Don't consume alcohol with the intention to get drunk".
    I mean if this was really commanded by an omniscient god he had to be aware of the naturally ocurring alcohol in leavened dough and basically any open liquid with sugar in it, so having some alcohol develop in food and drink was unavoidable when this commandment was supposedly made.

  • @kelli217
    @kelli217 5 років тому

    Your radio training really makes your videos... fast-paced and intense, to the point of frenetic.

  • @Passionforfoodrecipes
    @Passionforfoodrecipes 5 років тому +62

    Not only baked goods, you will find trace amounts of alcohol in things like Pop/Soda as well! Turns out alcohol is a great solvent for delivering concentrated flavors, in all sorts of ways!

  • @electronpusher604
    @electronpusher604 5 років тому +88

    As a chemistry person and amateur chef I love this video. Just found your channel and it's great!

  • @TalibowyPL
    @TalibowyPL 5 років тому +2

    I just discovered your channel but i can't wait for other videos. You show not only passion for cooking, but also a lot of useful knowledge. Don't stop it ;)

  • @davekachel
    @davekachel 5 років тому +9

    I once made a dinner sauce with almost only red whine in it.
    I further experimented. I had a small portion of fond with pepper and stuff and poured the whine in at a very late stage. Almost tripled the amount of liquid. It just had enough time to warm up.
    We basically ate pork with warm, spicy whine. It was a great time. I will never ever do it again.
    My wife had a hangover.

  • @imarknutt5638
    @imarknutt5638 5 років тому +374

    I’m going to Mercer next year I hope to meet you

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  5 років тому +267

      Come by my office any time! CCJ 117.

    • @hatemustache4218
      @hatemustache4218 5 років тому +10

      How lucky

    • @someone2697
      @someone2697 5 років тому +6

      Billy Batson Applying to Mercer my senior year and im in 9th grade going to 10th (summer break rn) Adam dad stay there for me

    • @anjanachandran2701
      @anjanachandran2701 5 років тому +4

      Makes me want to visit Mercer now!

    • @haydenoliver88
      @haydenoliver88 4 роки тому

      Adam Ragusea so wait Alex
      How do you not have a deep southern draw if your from Macon

  • @Lifelightning
    @Lifelightning 5 років тому +44

    "My taxes pay your salary!" lmao

  • @pmgcls11
    @pmgcls11 5 років тому +1

    Just when I thought your content couldn’t get any better, this pops up. Great video, just the right mix of information and entertainment. You’re lovely, man. Keep at it! :)

  • @JamieTyson
    @JamieTyson 2 роки тому +1

    "what's that? you want me to put you on lucky charms?" dude, you cracked me up so hard. Thanks again, love it.

  • @nicolett884
    @nicolett884 5 років тому +3

    Thank you for putting this out there. As someone with knowledge in chemistry I get so frustrated with chefs in TV priche that alcohol burns off easily in a pan.

  • @Blueshirt38
    @Blueshirt38 5 років тому +4

    Your channel makes me so happy, because you really do feel like the modern Alton Brown. I know Good Eats will never return to a full TV run, and I've accepted that, but you help fill a void in thoughtful cooking that has existed since the show was cancelled.

  • @MegaAgent99
    @MegaAgent99 5 років тому +2

    My boyfriend and I really enjoy your videos and we look forward to them every week. You make great content and we have fun being inspired by your cooking tips.

  • @frelisseK
    @frelisseK 5 років тому

    This is why youre my only followed food cooking channel. You add science into it and thus it interests me to know your processes for how the food is cooked.

  • @LouisWhitworth
    @LouisWhitworth 5 років тому +15

    Adam, you’re quickly becoming my favorite cooking channel. Your presentation and delivery do a wonderful job of keeping me excited every time I see a new video of yours on my feed. I followed your pizza recipe a few nights ago and it was fantastic!

  • @nilsblackwell5212
    @nilsblackwell5212 5 років тому +21

    Always good videos. Thanks for doing the research. It must be tough to find new angles for cooking videos, but you always seem to be able to (and consistently).

  • @jimdrenan1508
    @jimdrenan1508 5 років тому +1

    Big fan of these kinds of collaborations with your colleagues. I'm interested in where you might go with this format, keep up the good work!

  • @kaeldlr2018
    @kaeldlr2018 5 років тому

    You actually show the studies you conduct, I applaud you for that.

  • @ol_fortune9474
    @ol_fortune9474 5 років тому +148

    not only making some cooking videos, this guy is also making a Science Of Cooking™ video too, neat.

  • @eirikco
    @eirikco 5 років тому +6

    I adore your videos Adam. Your channel have quickly become one of my favourites.

  • @countenor05
    @countenor05 5 років тому

    Adam, I don’t comment on UA-cam Videos often, but I have to say you have something awesome here! Thanks for this and all of your other videos.

  • @MattDaviss
    @MattDaviss 5 років тому +1

    I wasn't sure about this at first, but it was mighty interesting and am looking forward to more of these types of videos along with the standard cooking ones!

  • @psychomaji
    @psychomaji 5 років тому +4

    That was actually fascinating, I've often wondered this so it's nice to have someone else do the research for me. Thanks

  • @PoserGalore
    @PoserGalore 5 років тому +9

    I don’t know why but I really get a bunch nostalgic feels when I watch these videos. It feels like week day mornings and clicking on PBS .

  • @wm-bl6jm
    @wm-bl6jm 4 роки тому

    One of the better bits of journalism I have seen recently. Apparently journalism can be unbiased of it's about food

  • @kopanokopano
    @kopanokopano 4 роки тому

    Your channel is one of the biggest discovery in this year for me!

  • @nis5e
    @nis5e 5 років тому +106

    Next episode: Is there a *lethal dose* of Lasagna? (Guest-starring Vsauce Michael)

    • @TheEchelon1619
      @TheEchelon1619 5 років тому +2

      No vsauce crap please. I hate when these "celebrity" youtubers latch onto another show

    • @TheAkashicTraveller
      @TheAkashicTraveller 3 роки тому

      Well, you could drown in it.

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu 3 роки тому

      rip vsauce its been dead for years micheal killed it thru greed

    • @gravysamich
      @gravysamich 3 роки тому +9

      @@meesalikeu yeah, greed... get over yourself. vsauce was never dead. it just shifted focus and scope with the mind field series. it went from a small show filmed in a single room to an actual media production with a crew behind it. that isn't greed, that is ambition.

  • @Leonsimages
    @Leonsimages 5 років тому +458

    *me as a student*
    Oh so there's still alcohol left after cooking? Nice!

    • @Gregory_12
      @Gregory_12 3 роки тому

      4:00 *nice hilighting*

    • @spookyshark632
      @spookyshark632 3 роки тому +2

      Just pour some more on top after you're done.

  • @TheNamesDitto
    @TheNamesDitto 5 років тому

    Just seeing you bring up research articles (I think I saw one from JSTOR) reminds me of my recent university days. Great video as always!

  • @tayadejong8626
    @tayadejong8626 5 років тому

    I’m a student and I never cook, but you videos are so entertaining and easy i can’t not watch them. You’re doin awesome!

  • @tianagonzalez340
    @tianagonzalez340 5 років тому +7

    I LOVE this. Basically crosses my affinity for chemistry with food. Fantastic job❤️

  • @westwardeggplantstudios9715
    @westwardeggplantstudios9715 3 роки тому +3

    The virgin "drinking alcohol to get drunk" vs the Chad "Eating an ungodly amount of pot roast to get drunk"

  • @abdullatifzero
    @abdullatifzero 5 років тому +1

    Excellent video!
    Please keep that good quality, nice voice, and logic.

  • @PockASqueeno
    @PockASqueeno 4 роки тому

    Adam, you have quickly become one of my favorite UA-cam chefs, along with Food Wishes and Vahchef.

  • @drbiryani
    @drbiryani 4 роки тому +20

    Just found this channel and have been binging on them all weekend. Appreciate the info on alcohol!
    In Islam (where alcohol is prohibited), there is a differentiation between the minuscule amounts of alcohol that is naturally formed in things such as bread (which is ok to consume) and eating beer battered fish (which is not ok to consume) as you're intentionally adding alcohol to the food.

    • @guyfrom07
      @guyfrom07 2 роки тому +5

      Hi there. This is just an addition to your general knowledge:
      The rule in Islam regarding alcohol consumption is that (ما أسكر كثيره فقليله حرام) which roughly translate to: "if a lot makes you drunk, the smallest amount is prohibited", and the word "a lot" naturally falls within human limits! 😊
      So, I won't drink the white wine, but I will gladly eat Adam's famous Bolognese sauce cooked with white wine... but no pork!

    • @raisofahri5797
      @raisofahri5797 2 роки тому +2

      @@guyfrom07 yup because it's still bellow the threshold for it becomes prohibited
      Based on religious institute decree here alcohol must above 0.5% to become forbidden

  • @RamadaArtist
    @RamadaArtist 2 роки тому +5

    I've often said that beer is just liquid bread; good to know that bread is also just solid beer.

  • @princeofodd
    @princeofodd 5 років тому

    This channel is so fantastic, I can't believe I never found you earlier!

  • @carvisinkon818
    @carvisinkon818 5 років тому

    I was just looking for a video like this the other day for dietary reasons. Thanks for uploading this!

  • @LentPanic7
    @LentPanic7 4 роки тому +14

    Cop: How much have you had to drink tonight?
    Me: I had about 4,000 twinkies officer.

  • @gagek4330
    @gagek4330 5 років тому +8

    This video is presented much in the style of an Alton Brown episode, and you sound and research food science just like him. I really love your videos and love when food personalities add a science element to their videos. all the more reason to subscribe and to soak in this absolute plethora of food information. Love the videos!

  • @svitakis19
    @svitakis19 5 років тому

    Entertaining and insightful, Adam has been one of the best channel's I've found so far in 2019!

  • @1kounter
    @1kounter 5 років тому

    I love how you address commonly asked questions with videos

  • @realzhella6817
    @realzhella6817 5 років тому +3

    Ok...thank you Adam....u precisely answered everything I had I mind when I asked u the question in the last video.....well done..

  • @KENANSSS
    @KENANSSS 5 років тому +5

    Just found out about you're youtube channel today and bro you are killing it everything is on point you're cooking skills you're knowledge about cooking i dont even know how to cook and i love watching it keep going and that 1m plaque be yours :)

  • @MrGwarpy
    @MrGwarpy 5 років тому

    When I went to look through your videos, I expected like a hundred. Great content!

  • @spinafire
    @spinafire 5 років тому

    Subscribed. I always considered cooking as kitchen chemistry, but the fact that you're actually talking science has made me fall in love.
    ...I get a really strong Alton Brown vibe. Great stuff!

  • @TheRealSamtrex
    @TheRealSamtrex 5 років тому +8

    This has become my favorite UA-cam channel. Keep it up sir

  • @Bot-ec5cp
    @Bot-ec5cp 5 років тому +40

    I love your videos short and sweet, amazing!

    • @Gardor
      @Gardor 5 років тому +1

      as always

  • @PuffPastry-ke3cm
    @PuffPastry-ke3cm Рік тому +2

    Thanks for making this video, Adam. I personally made a choice to abstain from alcohol, so the thought of cooking with alcohol makes me nervous. This really helped me out.

  • @SeanTerisu
    @SeanTerisu 5 років тому

    Another great, short video. Loving all your content Adam!

  • @mynexusca
    @mynexusca 3 роки тому +95

    Asalamalaikum As a muslim I want to thank you for this video. I've been to several fine dining restaurant where the waiter/waitress would always tell me that if the sauce was cooked with alcohol it would be burned off from the heat. As a muslim I could never chance it and just tell them please no alcohol in my sauce (spaghetti etc.). Now thanks to your video i am happy that I never accepted alcohol in my food. Thank you brother and God bless you Asalamalaikum beautiful video and thanks for making it. From the bottom of my heart thank you for this video.

    • @livinglifeform7974
      @livinglifeform7974 2 роки тому +13

      I am not a muslim but have heard that many islamic leaders say it to be fine to consume things with small alcohol content as long as you cannot get intoxicated by it in a physically possible dose (e.g permitting vinegar but not beer).

    • @lemons1559
      @lemons1559 Рік тому +3

      @@livinglifeform7974 some scholars do see an issue in that since (not sure if supported by the Qur'an) you're not allowed to handle, sell or buy or make anything intoxicating so buying a plate of pasta with white wine sauce would to some be haram because you're indirectly buying that wine.

    • @DimT670
      @DimT670 Рік тому

      ​@@lemons1559 but wouldn't that be almost everyhting, including all bread, or indeed most medicine, buying rubbing alcohol to clean tools, or even glue which you could sniff

    • @lemons1559
      @lemons1559 Рік тому +1

      @@DimT670 the difference there is the purpose of the product. You can't make bread that gets you drunk and no one sells bread to get you drunk so it's fine.
      I'm not a Muslim but I remember that Mohammed loved vinegar which is made from wine. The way people justify consuming vinegar is that once you put the juice to ferment, you can't open the container until it's vinegar.

    • @MrJahka
      @MrJahka Рік тому +1

      @@lemons1559 the purpose of a vodka pasta sauce isn’t to get you drunk

  • @tedlaygaming5830
    @tedlaygaming5830 5 років тому +580

    sorry master i am 2 minutes late. forgive me.

    • @Yguefrt
      @Yguefrt 5 років тому +2

      Tedlay Gaming 4 mins

    • @Gregory_12
      @Gregory_12 3 роки тому

      😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

    • @9tr0n
      @9tr0n 3 роки тому

      1 year late lol

  • @GOREMAXXX
    @GOREMAXXX 5 років тому

    Great informative video, and the editing and commentary made it easy to take in.

  • @thomasr1051
    @thomasr1051 3 роки тому

    I love Adam. Informative, entertaining, and the right amount of cheeky.

  • @FishSkeleton-
    @FishSkeleton- Рік тому +3

    As someone who takes medication which is vital to not mix with alcohol, this video was pretty interesting. I was curious if I should, say, avoid a steak made with bourbon sauce, but it sounds like the risk factor involved would be pretty minor, much as I had hoped for. Good to know! Thanks, Adam!

  • @pornstarmartinislayer697
    @pornstarmartinislayer697 5 років тому +4

    This is amazing, Adam. I love this kind of content! Incredible work showing the studies and everything. It's clear you put a great deal of work in all of your videos, but this one is especially great.
    Edit: I could eat 25# of pot roast all day any day 😉

  • @garywatts8543
    @garywatts8543 2 роки тому

    Just ran into this. Very informative! Thanks Adam (always love your humor as well!)

  • @dizzydodo42
    @dizzydodo42 5 років тому

    One of my favorite channels! Love the cooking tips!

  • @nateg452
    @nateg452 5 років тому +4

    This was my favorite one so far, getting into Alton Brown territory. Love it man.

  • @amusliminusa
    @amusliminusa 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for covering this topic in so much detail. I learned a lot. I do try to avoid alcohol. Could you please advise what to use instead of wine in cooked dishes? I don't really see what it adds to a cooked dish so it's hard to think of how to substitute. Thanks again.

    • @andreibratosin
      @andreibratosin 11 місяців тому +1

      See a previous video of his on why he cooks with white wine. In it, he recommends using balsamic white vinegar instead of white wine if you don't cook with alcohol

  • @BestSomebodyNA
    @BestSomebodyNA 5 років тому +2

    I LOVE these food science videos. It really helps explain WHY something is going on and helps supplement why we cook some things in certain manners :)

  • @cottoncandyaddict
    @cottoncandyaddict 5 років тому

    After binging all your videos, I subbed and turn on notifications. Looking forward to future content!

  • @bosstyrant
    @bosstyrant 3 роки тому +5

    “What is that? You want me to put you on lucky charms?” *slinks out of view with bottle* I love the execution of that.

  • @ronaldtownsend9569
    @ronaldtownsend9569 4 роки тому +3

    i put off watching this guy for a long time thinking he was someone else... this channel seems legit

  • @LarsSveen
    @LarsSveen 2 роки тому

    Oh man. That cookbook brings back memories. My mom would make cherries jubilee all the time when I was a kid. No wonder I loved that dish!

  • @twsx
    @twsx 5 років тому

    With that title, I'd have loved it if it was a 2 second video of you saying "Yes." and that's it. But this is good too.

  • @007bistromath
    @007bistromath 4 роки тому +5

    "We need about 25 lbs of pot roast to get that effect."
    CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

  • @jsal7666
    @jsal7666 5 років тому +3

    hey if you’re ever doing a qna (for more general things) would you mind saving this question for later:
    Since you teach journalism how would you answer the latest AP Lang and Comp Free Response Questions 1 and 3?
    also im making the braised pork shoulder rn

    • @demonsis
      @demonsis 5 років тому

      J Sal LMFAOOOO

    • @jsal7666
      @jsal7666 5 років тому

      HOLY FUCK I NEED TO MAKE MORE OF THAT PICKLED COLESLAW

  • @trevorandersonelwin
    @trevorandersonelwin 5 років тому

    It's the cooking channel we need but don't deserve.

  • @NikoBellaKhouf
    @NikoBellaKhouf 4 роки тому

    This exact question was on my mind just the other day. Thanks for the in depth answer.

  • @mitchellkensen6857
    @mitchellkensen6857 5 років тому +3

    Hello, thanks for the infomative video!
    Question: I live in a sober house for drug and alcohol abuse and I regularly get urine test for ethyl glucuronide ( metabolite of alcohol ) .
    They have warned me numerous times to watch what I eat because it may have alcohol in it (especially fermented stuff).
    My question: How much bread or anything else do i have to eat before it shows on my urine test?
    And do you have any tips on what foods i should avoid?
    I hope that you can answer this question because I'm super parenoïd ever since I found out almost everything has traces of alcohol in it.
    Thank you very much!

    • @gemstonegynoid7475
      @gemstonegynoid7475 5 років тому +1

      Might have to look at autobrewery syndrome if you know you arent ingesting any alcohol.

  • @calebbabcock5687
    @calebbabcock5687 3 роки тому +3

    4:12 congrats, you just watched a grown man shout and spit a mouthful of Twinsies at an imaginary person.

  • @benblexbenblex
    @benblexbenblex 5 років тому

    As a postdoc in anthropology now following your channel. I approve the expert citations. Kudos.

  • @Accuaro
    @Accuaro 5 років тому

    I didn't sign up for science videos but I sure am glad you're uploading them, I love food and the science that goes behind it.

  • @aryasinha5718
    @aryasinha5718 5 років тому +86

    Add vodka to pizza dough. Eat it and take an alcohol test to prove the theory

    • @LeonRedfields
      @LeonRedfields 5 років тому +3

      I like this idea

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  5 років тому +38

      I'm not sure how much of it you could add to the dough - at some point it would kill the yeast. Alcohol sterilizes, after all.

    • @aryasinha5718
      @aryasinha5718 5 років тому

      @@aragusea I know I just wanna see you act drunk

    • @davidfuller581
      @davidfuller581 5 років тому +6

      @@aragusea Beyond that it would kill the yeast, alcohol apparently inhibits gluten formation - which is why pie dough recipes sometimes call for vodka instead of water.

    • @jamesarthurkimbell
      @jamesarthurkimbell 5 років тому +2

      Adam Ragusea I wonder if that happens accidentally sometimes: your yeast grows too much too fast and produces enough alcohol to kill itself

  • @bhume7535
    @bhume7535 5 років тому +9

    "That's a lot of pot roast." It isn't _enough_ pot roast!!

  • @andythebrutal4435
    @andythebrutal4435 4 роки тому +1

    Aight, this video got me. I've been binging your content for a spell with the rona and everything that's going on. You have my subscription good sir... You have not disappointed thus far. Also, have an upvote and a bell notification.

  • @stanleysandeep
    @stanleysandeep 5 років тому

    You're like a mad scientist who is obsessed over something. Appreciate the effort & entertainment you dish out sir...