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his videos are a great way to test how much cringe you can handle in a sitting

benrbray 6y ago
I feel the same way about Joshua Weissman. He has fantastic recipes but I could really do without all the weird faces and the mistakes that he should've just edited out.
- kylepdm 6y ago
  I can't do the close face action in his cupboard but I really do appreciate folks who don't edit out their mistakes. It really helps knowing that it's ok to mistakes when you're learning to cook, that there's a lot of leeway with cooking, and getting better is just a process of doing it again and again.
  - hnick 6y ago
    Yeah I agree about the mistakes. A few YouTubers do it and it really helps, along with the casual "do this or that doesn't matter, whatever you want" to make it all a bit less scary and stressful. Adam Ragusea is pretty good at that too I think. And he also does the occasional more scientific video where he looks into stuff like whether teflon or olive over high heat is actually dangerous, which I find very interesting.
    - ballsass123 6y ago
      go try shooting your favorite politician - that will relieve some stress
  - benrbray 6y ago
    I should clarify: I don't mean cooking mistakes! I really like when e.g. Binging with Babish admits he accidentally forgot the salt. I mean mistakes where he drops something, forgets to plug in his stand mixer, fumbles with his words, etc.. An example is here [1] where he accidentally spits in the camera. Just do another take!! [1]: https://youtu.be/9BPofD8uuzQ?t=29 https://youtu.be/9BPofD8uuzQ?t=29 (timestamp 0:29)
gregoryl 6y ago
His videos are very "local" in its sense of humor; people from the area he lives in find it fairly amusing.
- anitil 6y ago
  Agree. Am local, find it hilarious.
  - prawn 6y ago
    Local also and very sensitive to overwrought cringy videos, and I don't find his presentation offputting. He's quick enough, genuine and to the point that the little jokes (parrot milk) are easy enough to ignore if you don't like them.
- jotm 6y ago
  I'm far from local and I find him funny :D

I feel the same way about Joshua Weissman. He has fantastic recipes but I could really do without all the weird faces and the mistakes that he should've just edited out.

kylepdm 6y ago
I can't do the close face action in his cupboard but I really do appreciate folks who don't edit out their mistakes. It really helps knowing that it's ok to mistakes when you're learning to cook, that there's a lot of leeway with cooking, and getting better is just a process of doing it again and again.
- hnick 6y ago
  Yeah I agree about the mistakes. A few YouTubers do it and it really helps, along with the casual "do this or that doesn't matter, whatever you want" to make it all a bit less scary and stressful. Adam Ragusea is pretty good at that too I think. And he also does the occasional more scientific video where he looks into stuff like whether teflon or olive over high heat is actually dangerous, which I find very interesting.
  - ballsass123 6y ago
    go try shooting your favorite politician - that will relieve some stress
- benrbray 6y ago
  I should clarify: I don't mean cooking mistakes! I really like when e.g. Binging with Babish admits he accidentally forgot the salt. I mean mistakes where he drops something, forgets to plug in his stand mixer, fumbles with his words, etc.. An example is here [1] where he accidentally spits in the camera. Just do another take!! [1]: https://youtu.be/9BPofD8uuzQ?t=29 https://youtu.be/9BPofD8uuzQ?t=29 (timestamp 0:29)

gregoryl 6y ago

His videos are very "local" in its sense of humor; people from the area he lives in find it fairly amusing.

anitil 6y ago
Agree. Am local, find it hilarious.
- prawn 6y ago
  Local also and very sensitive to overwrought cringy videos, and I don't find his presentation offputting. He's quick enough, genuine and to the point that the little jokes (parrot milk) are easy enough to ignore if you don't like them.
jotm 6y ago
I'm far from local and I find him funny :D