Dan Souza and Andrew Rea Make Pancakes with a Robot | What's Eating Dan?

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  • Опубліковано 19 сер 2019
  • For the biggest episode of What's Eating Dan yet, we teamed up with Andrew Rea from Binging with Babish to learn how to make a giant stack of pancakes, inspired by the movie Uncle Buck with John Candy.
    Special thanks to Autodesk, a research and development workspace in Boston, for constructing a genius robot to help us with this special project.
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    Watch Andrew's video-Binging with Babish: Giant Pancakes from Uncle Buck (feat. Dan Souza) here: • Binging with Babish: P...
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  • @babishculinaryuniverse
    @babishculinaryuniverse 4 роки тому +1932

    "He was like, born to make big pancakes" - nicest thing anyone's ever said about me

  • @BananaChipzzz
    @BananaChipzzz 4 роки тому +471

    As a Canadian, my preferred syrup delivery method is intravenously.

    • @canaisyoung3601
      @canaisyoung3601 4 роки тому +10

      And from Vermont, unless that was stopped in an effort to curb diabetes.

    • @alex0589
      @alex0589 4 роки тому +9

      @@canaisyoung3601 quebec and vermont are united by sugar like no marriage ive seen.
      love from montreal

    • @jarodmorris611
      @jarodmorris611 4 роки тому

      @@canaisyoung3601 - no one in vermont is obese. The state isn't big enough for obese people. The muffin tops would be flowing out on to New Hampshire and NY

    • @chanvalentine8283
      @chanvalentine8283 4 роки тому +6

      I just sip from the bottle...you can tell I live alone with cats, can't you?

    • @csweezey18
      @csweezey18 4 роки тому

      @@canaisyoung3601 New Hampshire too!

  • @Sethinnol
    @Sethinnol 4 роки тому +621

    "Where the hot cakes are separated from the hot takes." You're welcome.

    • @AmericasTestKitchen
      @AmericasTestKitchen  4 роки тому +90

      Ugh why didn't we think of that

    • @sh0cking21
      @sh0cking21 4 роки тому +38

      "Where the hot cakes are separated from the not cakes!" :D

    • @alex0589
      @alex0589 4 роки тому +5

      damn, hire this person

    • @money1133ful
      @money1133ful 4 роки тому +1

      "Where the hot cakes are separated from the not cakes."

    • @bellenesatan
      @bellenesatan 4 роки тому +6

      Where the hot cakes are seperated from the flopped bakes

  • @whatsstandard
    @whatsstandard 4 роки тому +482

    ...But Babish told me the sacrificial pancake was inevitable...

    • @AmericasTestKitchen
      @AmericasTestKitchen  4 роки тому +48

      It's still tasty!

    • @MrPkmngmr
      @MrPkmngmr 4 роки тому +22

      "And I... am... @@AmericasTestKitchen "
      * Flips pancake *

    • @skilllessbeast7416
      @skilllessbeast7416 4 роки тому

      @@MrPkmngmr cause i'am batman

    • @EmirAssassin
      @EmirAssassin 4 роки тому +3

      it's inevitable in the sense that you must give the first fugly pancake to your pet or throw it in the trash to appease the pancake gods and assure bountiful pancake cooking sessions in the future

  • @branhoff
    @branhoff 4 роки тому +91

    "Where the Flapjacks are separated from the FlopJacks"

  • @garryr
    @garryr 4 роки тому +112

    As a woodworker i can agree....you can never have enough clamps

    • @JC-ln6on
      @JC-ln6on 4 роки тому +1

      Amen.

    • @Heiryuu
      @Heiryuu 4 роки тому +1

      Amen

    • @om617yota8
      @om617yota8 4 роки тому +2

      As a welder and fabricator, I concur!

  • @daniel26395
    @daniel26395 4 роки тому +161

    Mission accomplished, thanks Dan, Andrew, Autodesk, and science!

  • @Pickupmanila
    @Pickupmanila 4 роки тому +42

    you need a second robot with an extruder that can evenly distribute the pancake batter. The giant turner needs slots in it to keep from creating a vacuum that doesn't release the pancake properly upon flipping. Just a few more iterations and I think you're set for commercial success to start shipping giant pancake makers worldwide.

  • @magicmurlo
    @magicmurlo 4 роки тому +104

    I'm not gonna lie....best episode EVER! Robots, Giant Pancakes, Monster slab of butter and a Gallon of Maple Syrup!!! PLUS TWO of the best cooks of the internet and a plethora of evil henchpeople to do their bidding! Life is good......

    • @Avacarho
      @Avacarho 4 роки тому +1

      Murl Harmon They were missing the Minions. A half dozen Minions would've made the video perfect!

  • @mugensamurai
    @mugensamurai 4 роки тому +36

    This is the crossover no one asked for but it was awesome. It's like Magneto and Professor x decided to make a giant pancake.

  • @XzTS-Roostro
    @XzTS-Roostro 4 роки тому +22

    As someone who has used Autodesk software for a few college classes, I'm glad to see how this experiment turned out.

  • @sallyjones4025
    @sallyjones4025 4 роки тому +35

    I yelled "yay!!!!" so loud with the successful flip that I woke up the cat..... loved the video! p.s. Happy Birthday, Dan!

  • @MicheleMoore7161959
    @MicheleMoore7161959 2 роки тому +1

    Seriously! The BEST episode of “What’s Eating Dan?” And I have enjoyed them all. Dan, you’re hilarious and smart and fun to watch. Keep ‘em coming!

  • @srslyawkward3095
    @srslyawkward3095 4 роки тому +10

    ATK's Dan Souza + BWB's Andrew Rea = next-level nerdy-cool. Well done.

  • @designed4yous
    @designed4yous 4 роки тому +2

    You guys are single handedly saving Cook’s Illustrated and America’s Test Kitchen with this show!

  • @civilizeddiva
    @civilizeddiva 4 роки тому +21

    I high-fived my cat when the robot successfully flipped that pancake😁

  • @theexmann
    @theexmann 3 роки тому +1

    Pancakes have been one of my favorite foods since I was a kid and I'm 60 now. I can eat pancakes anytime of the day or night. In my 20s when I was going out to clubs a lot, my friends and I would spend countless early mornings in diners and I would almost always have pancakes included in my 3-4 am breakfast. Great memories!
    In fact, I'm making banana pancakes today using a couple of very ripe bananas I have left. Happy Holidays!

  • @toswingonastar
    @toswingonastar 4 роки тому +9

    The two videos compliment each other very nicely. I appreciate that they weren’t the same things twice.

  • @ChefChrisDay
    @ChefChrisDay 4 роки тому +10

    "I've never been so excited about pancakes in my life..." 😂 Love this!

  • @anydae
    @anydae 4 роки тому +6

    Dan and Andrew together!!! Epic🤩🤩🤩😍🤯🤯
    Happy Birthday Dan!! 🍾🍸🍹🍻🍰🎂🍨🍧🍦

  • @Tristantics117
    @Tristantics117 Рік тому +1

    You are a true icon and this is the sort of content that we need more of on the internet.

  • @lindafromcalifornia1155
    @lindafromcalifornia1155 4 роки тому +5

    What I did to get pancakes really fluffy, I used seltzer water instead of plain water (more carbon dioxide added to the mixture). I, also use the 10 minute wait time.

    • @gasfiltered
      @gasfiltered 4 роки тому

      A nice dark beer or good ginger ale also are excellent in pancakes.

    • @sendoh7x
      @sendoh7x 4 роки тому

      or simple meringue

    • @rejoyce318
      @rejoyce318 4 роки тому

      Yes, I've used seltzer, too.

  • @Geoffology
    @Geoffology 4 роки тому

    This is, without a doubt, my favorite series on UA-cam.
    Dan, you are the man, I love to learn from you. Keep making great content and I will happily keep watching!

  • @desertfoxx1823
    @desertfoxx1823 4 роки тому +4

    That was awesome! Love your vids! Happy Birthday Dan and many many more =)

  • @MrNSup
    @MrNSup 4 роки тому +3

    Your videos just keep on getting better. It’s going to hard to top this one!

  • @Lisa-ze1ty
    @Lisa-ze1ty 4 роки тому +1

    Happy Birthday Dan! Great Episode! Very creative! Ingenious! Loved it! I agree with the other viewers, best one yet! ❤️

  • @weston.weston
    @weston.weston 3 роки тому

    ❤ this video sooo much for sooo many reasons (ex: the science, the excellent scripts, the humor, the guests, yay Babish!, etc.,)!

  • @jasonking4096
    @jasonking4096 4 роки тому +6

    I love Dan!!!! He’s so cute!!! 😍😍😍

  • @jonlul
    @jonlul 4 роки тому

    Dan you’re hilariously nerdy & I love you for it. I enjoy your segments so much. Thank you!

  • @vlxxx
    @vlxxx 3 роки тому

    I cheered along with you guys! I've spent the apacolypse fine tuning my cooking game and now I'm learning robotics!

  • @s.e.fernandez4002
    @s.e.fernandez4002 4 роки тому

    Well . . . as a member of pancakeloversRus it was absolutely impossible to skip this video. I watched the whole thing and sat here in front of my computer and cheered when you succeeded. Well done! "The" pancake was a thing of great beauty! Greatly enjoy your videos!

  • @fuckyeahitsheavyd
    @fuckyeahitsheavyd 4 роки тому +1

    A combo of Dan + the background music + pancakes gave me the chills.

  • @cynthiabeard1424
    @cynthiabeard1424 4 роки тому

    I loved this video! TY

  • @bokkenka
    @bokkenka 4 роки тому +10

    So, the best way to make sure your first pancake is perfect is to cook a pancake before it?

  • @pakdiva21
    @pakdiva21 4 роки тому +11

    The most satisfying "What's eating Dan" episode yet!

  • @Avacarho
    @Avacarho 4 роки тому

    I've always used the pancake recipe from my grandma's cookbook that I inherited that she got back in the 1930s, and I've never added oil to the pan as there's already oil in the batter and my pancakes always came out perfect.
    A couple months ago I found a recipe for Japanese hotcakes (hottokeki) and served them up with fresh blueberry sauce. They were about 1" tall and tasted so good.

  • @reeffeeder
    @reeffeeder 4 роки тому +1

    This was the colab I was waiting for!

  • @valliarlette6596
    @valliarlette6596 4 роки тому

    I love you guys so much! Outstanding!

  • @denisebooth9854
    @denisebooth9854 4 роки тому

    This is my new favourite What's Eating Dan video!

  • @georgeb8701
    @georgeb8701 4 роки тому

    Finally!!! a breakthrough in the advancement of Robot Pancake Turners!!! After decades of pursuing this Holy Grail of endeavors, success has been achieved due to the fanatical efforts of an unlikely team of engineers, and cooks. Experts say this is only the beginning. They predict someday we could all have a Robot Pancake Turner in our homes!!! Mind boggling!!😲

  • @tammywinters7860
    @tammywinters7860 4 роки тому

    That was great! Do some more episodes like this!

  • @crayolahalls
    @crayolahalls 2 роки тому

    This is such a happy video. My first time clapping and cheering for a cooking video.

  • @hollym5873
    @hollym5873 4 роки тому

    Love these videos. That was a really big short stack. We have a diner here that makes pizza size pancakes as their norm. Probably not as precise as ya'll did. Great job

  • @troywillis4939
    @troywillis4939 4 роки тому

    This was great. I had no idea how funny you could be. On the down side, at 11:47pm I'm up making pancakes. They were so good. Thanks Dan.

  • @CliffSturgeon
    @CliffSturgeon 4 роки тому +2

    The world thanks you for this.

  • @DarwinsBeerReviews
    @DarwinsBeerReviews 4 роки тому

    Love the fun collab!

  • @rodmckenzie9089
    @rodmckenzie9089 3 роки тому +1

    I haven't had so much fun watching a cooking video since I don't know when. Congratulations to you and your incredible team for such a peace spectacular achievement. 😋😋😋😂

  • @JoeStuffz
    @JoeStuffz 4 роки тому

    My recommendation: two pans around the same diameter, and one pot has a lid. One has to be a fry pan, but the other can be a wide sauce pan (they can both be frying pans). As the batter rises in one pot, when you are ready to flip, put the pot upside-down on top of the other pan, like a clam. Flip it by flipping both pans. I like using a lid to make sure it's thoroughly cooked. Note that this is for really, really thick pancakes
    I like preheating pan #2 for this. I prefer nonstick for pan #1 to make it easier.

  • @someoneelse4628
    @someoneelse4628 2 роки тому

    I hope there will be an episode of the best meats to grind to make the best ground beef!! Love the shows and series

  • @lillianespinoza2235
    @lillianespinoza2235 3 роки тому

    Love all your videos

  • @RobertKnight001
    @RobertKnight001 4 роки тому

    This was so dumb but extremely amazing at the same time. You all rock!!!

  • @admuniz
    @admuniz 3 роки тому

    That looks like so much fun!

  • @FriendofWigner
    @FriendofWigner 4 роки тому +1

    That looked like a blast in every way. Happy Birthday!

  • @camgood9562
    @camgood9562 2 роки тому

    For ultra light, fluffy, and delicious pancakes, pour half a good beer into the batter. The foam in the beer aerates the batter, and the pancakes turn out like fluffy clouds of deliciousness! (The alcohol cooks out, and it doesn't taste like beer; it just tastes better!)..

  • @gracekim1987
    @gracekim1987 4 роки тому +1

    Happy Belated Birthday Dan! Great video!

  • @craigarbanas125
    @craigarbanas125 4 роки тому

    Bravo guys. Loved this one👍

  • @abemcg3803
    @abemcg3803 4 роки тому +5

    If John Candy was still living today, he would be in tears of joy

    • @rejoyce318
      @rejoyce318 4 роки тому +2

      I still miss that man - sweeter than maple syrup and full of joy.

  • @jessicapoliti6958
    @jessicapoliti6958 3 роки тому

    It’s my Go-To pancake recipe! It’s da 💣. I used to use the Cook’s Country Better-Than-Box pancakes, but this recipe supercedes!!! Thank you ATK!

  • @Tinneus
    @Tinneus 4 роки тому

    I was just watching some Dan vids. Didn't think a big pancake would really do it for me. Boy was I wrong! This the BEST ATK output EVER!

  • @tuddsmithers7101
    @tuddsmithers7101 4 роки тому +1

    I actually clapped when the robot finally tossed the perfect monster pancake. I don’t know if it sounds strange to you but like my father before me we grew up with peanut butter or pancakes. The peanut butter gives the cakes a little more food value, and they taste great!

  • @julie9785
    @julie9785 3 місяці тому

    Loved this one Dan ,Happy Birthday.

  • @erickablackwell6020
    @erickablackwell6020 4 роки тому

    This looked so fun!

  • @FrugalOverFifty
    @FrugalOverFifty 4 роки тому +3

    Love you both - great video, now off to BWB. ❤️

  • @Cycnoches2012
    @Cycnoches2012 3 роки тому

    loved it!!

  • @TheCollegeActivist
    @TheCollegeActivist 4 роки тому +2

    I love these collaborations with Babish.

  • @XxkissingfrogsxX
    @XxkissingfrogsxX 4 роки тому +21

    Hot cakes for a hot guy!! Happy birthday, Dan!! Eat up! Calories don't count on your birthday!! (At least that's what I tell myself!) I love the innovation and science in the kitchen; add Babish and I'd go out to eat ever again!

  • @Christian-Rankin
    @Christian-Rankin 4 роки тому +1

    I for one say time well spent :D what a buncha badasses

  • @kevinburke6446
    @kevinburke6446 4 роки тому +1

    OUTSTANDING. !!!

  • @bradbiles952
    @bradbiles952 4 роки тому +1

    Dan is my Man!!!!! Great content. Andrew, thank you!!!!

  • @lizd.2343
    @lizd.2343 4 роки тому

    amazing, I love this!

  • @semco72057
    @semco72057 4 роки тому

    Those pancakes are looking great and I have to try making some like that to see how they turn out.

  • @patrickdoyle5384
    @patrickdoyle5384 4 роки тому

    Just an incredible video!

  • @Noneya5241
    @Noneya5241 2 роки тому

    I love this video so much!!!

  • @gabrielassumpcao4408
    @gabrielassumpcao4408 4 роки тому +2

    I'm not even a fan of pancakes. But I love this! And AUTODESK!!!!! I'm DEAD!!!

  • @robertfeliciano5723
    @robertfeliciano5723 4 роки тому

    Production values on this are amazing.

  • @jackielowe2895
    @jackielowe2895 4 роки тому +1

    Loved it.

  • @mndlessdrwer
    @mndlessdrwer Рік тому

    If you want a more cloud cake like pancake experience, you turn to the Japanese and Korean cooks for guidance. Theirs may or may not still have chemical leavening, but they also contain eggs, which have been separated and whipped into stiff peaks and extremely frothy yolks. Then the yolks get mixed with the dry ingredients and milk and then it gets folded and stirred into the whites to result in a ludicrously light and fluffy batter. Depending on how perfect you want them to look when you're done, you can also grease up and preheat some pastry rings on the griddle and pour your batter into the pastry rings to ensure perfectly perpendicular sides and an extreme rise.

  • @ConflictedSwitch
    @ConflictedSwitch 4 роки тому +2

    Friends: Why did you get a hamster again?
    Me: Dan said I had to.

  • @austingonzalez3125
    @austingonzalez3125 4 роки тому +1

    Great collaboration video!

  • @dc8890
    @dc8890 4 роки тому +17

    "Special thanks to Autodesk, a research and development workspace in Boston"
    Autodesk is not a single workspace, they're a gigantic software company that makes two of the most important software applications on Earth: AutoCAD (used pretty much ubiquitously in engineering for designing and fabricating parts) and Maya (used in the movie / TV industries for CGI).

  • @GrinfilledCelt
    @GrinfilledCelt 4 роки тому

    Hahaha! That was silly and fun and interesting. I also learned a few things I'm going to try the next time I make pancakes.

  • @cozyvamp
    @cozyvamp 4 роки тому

    Ridiculous but fun. Good batter recipe, too. Thanks.

  • @resa31802
    @resa31802 4 роки тому

    The joy I got watching this... 😊

  • @lisaamendola4552
    @lisaamendola4552 2 роки тому

    Harold's Deli in NJ has pizza size pancakes on their menu. Everything there is big! It's a fun place to go.

  • @susanpharr6809
    @susanpharr6809 3 роки тому

    Awesome!!!! Best [ in ] show! 💕🥞

  • @angko-pe
    @angko-pe 4 роки тому

    That was so much fun!

  • @user-oq8sn8dr1f
    @user-oq8sn8dr1f 4 роки тому

    I actually "high-fived" the air when they got the pancake perfected. I never subscribe to anything, but this ... this is great!

  • @elizabethshaw734
    @elizabethshaw734 2 роки тому

    Back in the day my mother would make waffles very crispy waffles and then she would stack them. In between was almost a chili like filling and she would cut it into pieces and that was supper. I still make it and it's delicious there is hamburger and onions and peppers garlic tomato but it's very loose so it will run down the waffles on each layer.

  • @troyhenry5086
    @troyhenry5086 2 роки тому

    God that was fun to watch. Well done everyone!!

  • @RBGlider1970
    @RBGlider1970 4 роки тому

    That was awesome!

  • @NANAbingbangboom
    @NANAbingbangboom 4 роки тому +1

    Best one yet!!!

  • @lisayerace5578
    @lisayerace5578 4 роки тому

    Lol! That was awesome!

  • @calebmckinley-portee7592
    @calebmckinley-portee7592 4 роки тому +1

    Dan, Lan Lam (whom I love on America's Test Kitchen), and Andrew Rea, plus gigantic ass pancakes with a gallon of syrup. I want this video to win an Emmy.

  • @mrbear1302
    @mrbear1302 4 роки тому +10

    Dan, I would like to know your opinion on additions to the pancake. For instance, when would you suggest adding blueberries, chocolate chips, bananas etc.?

  • @Sun-Soul
    @Sun-Soul 4 роки тому

    THIS was awesome! 😊

  • @TheMrsBeej
    @TheMrsBeej 4 роки тому +2

    Happy birthday, Dan!

  • @Calmaressurgebat
    @Calmaressurgebat 4 роки тому +3

    I fist pumped like I had something to do with this when it finally worked!

  • @bloodgain
    @bloodgain 4 роки тому +2

    You didn't need to win me over for a giant pancake video -- or anything to do with John Candy, really -- but you extra won me over with your dad's quote about clamps. You can never have enough clamps.

    • @rhirwin10
      @rhirwin10 4 роки тому

      His Dad was correct!

  • @jessstuart7495
    @jessstuart7495 4 роки тому +6

    Did you use any kind of thermal transfer compound (grease) between the stainless steel and aluminum?

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 4 роки тому

      Like that little dot of thermal paste sandwiched between the CPU and the heat sink of this computer I'm using?

    • @jessstuart7495
      @jessstuart7495 4 роки тому

      @@RaymondHng,
      Exactly. Even if the metal surfaces look very smooth, there are lots of microscopic surface irregularities that causes air gaps between the two surfaces. Since air is a poor thermal conductor, it is better to fill the gaps with some kind of thermal transfer compound. It doesn't take much, just a very thin layer to fill the gaps when the two metals are in contact.
      Almost any material to fill the gaps will be better than air (bare metal). If you are concerned with food safety, you could probably just coat the mating surfaces in a thin layer of high-temp canola oil.

  • @drsnowwhite7694
    @drsnowwhite7694 2 роки тому

    After watching this episode, i am now headed to my kitchen wanting to make pan cakes and its 5 in the afternoon 😂😂😂