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Didn't read the article. That said, on the general topic hinted at by the title: Yes, they do. I followed Gordon Ramsay's many videos for a couple of years.

Didn't read the article. That said, on the general topic hinted at by the title: Yes, they do. I followed Gordon Ramsay's many videos for a couple of years. I went from being able to a repertoire of eggs, rice and barbecue to cooking as close to world-class meals as I can imagine. This, to the point that we stopped going to expensive restaurants because, in most cases, the food is inferior to what I am able to cook at home. When you come out of a restaurant with your family, having dropped the equivalent of a car payment for the meal and your kids tell you "Dad, what you cook is massively better than that", well, you know you learned something. I also helped me learn and understand about such things as sauces, spices, proper preparation and generally giving me a sense of the things I can experiment with, have fun cooking and have more variety at my fingertips than just three dishes. So, yeah, for me, absolutely. Of course, what you get out of it is a function of the time and effort you put into it.

r0b1n 3y ago
I'm a fan of the various Jacques Pépin videos on youtube because they give a lot of advice on technique. There is an hour long one I cannot find right now that basically has almost everything you'll ever need in a video. And I like (also on youtube) Italia Squisita, because they nicely show what variations you can do, showing italian classics and their michelin-star version of it side by side. Edit: found the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CshkecuFfMc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CshkecuFfMc
- chongli 3y ago
  Jacques Pépin is an absolute treasure. Such a famous chef yet never a jerk to anyone. Another favourite of mine is J. Kenji Lopez-Alt [1], or Kenji as everyone calls him . Really nice and non-pretentious guy. Tons of great advice for beginners. His cookbook even goes into details like how to stock and organize your fridge! I think one of his most endearing qualities is that he doesn’t hide his mistakes. He leaves them in the video and talks about them and how to recover. Far too often we see TV shows about people making mistakes in the kitchen and getting reamed out by the celebrity chef or having a meltdown of their own. Mistakes are inevitable in the kitchen, especially when you’re just starting out. Feeling really bad about it is a pretty surefire way to lose interest in learning to cook. [1] https://youtube.com/@JKenjiLopezAlt?si=Ubk8CUrtb8jkL8h1 https://youtube.com/@JKenjiLopezAlt?si=Ubk8CUrtb8jkL8h1
  - deprecative 3y ago
    Kenji is great until you have misophonia and his mouth sounds get you and you have issues with how unclean everything he does is. But his videos are a goldmine for great skills, recipes, everything. It is very good if you have a little basic hygiene and food safety skills and do not pick up bad habits from him. The knife manufacturer he uses has been very, very good as well. I have a few of their knives and it's been wonderful.
    - kevinmchugh 3y ago
      I can't think of anything unhygienic I've ever seen Kenji do - do you have an example?
      - deprecative 3y ago
        Doesn't (always) wash his hands after handling raw meat. Uses a sponge to wipe up raw chicken fluids and smears it all over the counter and stove.
    - amrocha 3y ago
      The guy is a professional chef that has run multiple restaurants and teaches people how to cook. Your standards for cleanliness might be unnecessarily higher, but don't you think it's a bit disingenuous to call his cooking "unclean"?
      - deprecative 3y ago
        Dude straight up uses a sponge to clean up the fluids from raw chicken and wipes down his stove with it. He rinses with water and uses utensils after handling raw meat. Why are you taking my observations personally? It doesn't make sense.
        amrocha 3y ago
        Sure, he's made mistakes, that doesn't make his cooking "unclean". Unless people are getting sick from it (and they're not), his cooking is fine. And I'm not taking it personally btw, I just think it's silly to claim you know more about kitchen hygiene than a literal professional.
pcardoso 3y ago
Chef Jean Pierre is another gem of a cook. https://www.youtube.com/@ChefJeanPierre https://www.youtube.com/@ChefJeanPierre
9991 3y ago
> Didn't read the article. From the Hacker News Guidelines: > Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Next time you don't read an article, please keep it to yourself.
- teh_klev 3y ago
  I think you got the wrong end of the stick with that guideline. It's intended for folks who accuse others of not having read the article, not for self admission that one didn't read the article. Also the article is behind a paywall and even with all my own usual tricks I can't get at it to read in any sensible way (even archive.is). In this case the article's topic is fairly obvious that you could legitimately comment here.
  - morelisp 3y ago
    It seems unfair if you can accuse yourself of not having read the article but not someone else.
  - TheDong 3y ago
    > all my own usual tricks I can't get at it to read in any sensible way archive.org works fine for it for me. Does the following work for you? https://web.archive.org/web/20230904034416/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/07/dining/cooking-videos-tiktok.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230904034416/https://www.nytim...
    - teh_klev 3y ago
      How odd, my first attempt with archive.org didn't work (I got a blank page). Seems to work now, thank you.
- robertlagrant 3y ago
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matwood 3y ago
I've watched a lot of Gordon Ramsay videos and agree with you. His style is so efficient and not overly complicated, but he does everything perfect. Something else that he's led me to think about is to move more quickly. Making a great meal does not take very long once you have some base skills.
quickthrower2 3y ago
You can beat a lot of restaurants as a shit cook simply because of economics. You are not under obligation to make a profit, so you don't need to cut the same corners. And the as you get to the high end stuff - that expensive stuff is really awful. Not hearty at all. It's like modern art, I am supposed to "get it" but I don't.

r0b1n 3y ago

I'm a fan of the various Jacques Pépin videos on youtube because they give a lot of advice on technique. There is an hour long one I cannot find right now that basically has almost everything you'll ever need in a video. And I like (also on youtube) Italia Squisita, because they nicely show what variations you can do, showing italian classics and their michelin-star version of it side by side. Edit: found the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CshkecuFfMc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CshkecuFfMc

chongli 3y ago
Jacques Pépin is an absolute treasure. Such a famous chef yet never a jerk to anyone. Another favourite of mine is J. Kenji Lopez-Alt [1], or Kenji as everyone calls him . Really nice and non-pretentious guy. Tons of great advice for beginners. His cookbook even goes into details like how to stock and organize your fridge! I think one of his most endearing qualities is that he doesn’t hide his mistakes. He leaves them in the video and talks about them and how to recover. Far too often we see TV shows about people making mistakes in the kitchen and getting reamed out by the celebrity chef or having a meltdown of their own. Mistakes are inevitable in the kitchen, especially when you’re just starting out. Feeling really bad about it is a pretty surefire way to lose interest in learning to cook. [1] https://youtube.com/@JKenjiLopezAlt?si=Ubk8CUrtb8jkL8h1 https://youtube.com/@JKenjiLopezAlt?si=Ubk8CUrtb8jkL8h1
- deprecative 3y ago
  Kenji is great until you have misophonia and his mouth sounds get you and you have issues with how unclean everything he does is. But his videos are a goldmine for great skills, recipes, everything. It is very good if you have a little basic hygiene and food safety skills and do not pick up bad habits from him. The knife manufacturer he uses has been very, very good as well. I have a few of their knives and it's been wonderful.
  - kevinmchugh 3y ago
    I can't think of anything unhygienic I've ever seen Kenji do - do you have an example?
    - deprecative 3y ago
      Doesn't (always) wash his hands after handling raw meat. Uses a sponge to wipe up raw chicken fluids and smears it all over the counter and stove.
  - amrocha 3y ago
    The guy is a professional chef that has run multiple restaurants and teaches people how to cook. Your standards for cleanliness might be unnecessarily higher, but don't you think it's a bit disingenuous to call his cooking "unclean"?
    - deprecative 3y ago
      Dude straight up uses a sponge to clean up the fluids from raw chicken and wipes down his stove with it. He rinses with water and uses utensils after handling raw meat. Why are you taking my observations personally? It doesn't make sense.
      - amrocha 3y ago
        Sure, he's made mistakes, that doesn't make his cooking "unclean". Unless people are getting sick from it (and they're not), his cooking is fine. And I'm not taking it personally btw, I just think it's silly to claim you know more about kitchen hygiene than a literal professional.

pcardoso 3y ago

Chef Jean Pierre is another gem of a cook. https://www.youtube.com/@ChefJeanPierre https://www.youtube.com/@ChefJeanPierre

9991 3y ago

> Didn't read the article. From the Hacker News Guidelines: > Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Next time you don't read an article, please keep it to yourself.

teh_klev 3y ago
I think you got the wrong end of the stick with that guideline. It's intended for folks who accuse others of not having read the article, not for self admission that one didn't read the article. Also the article is behind a paywall and even with all my own usual tricks I can't get at it to read in any sensible way (even archive.is). In this case the article's topic is fairly obvious that you could legitimately comment here.
- morelisp 3y ago
  It seems unfair if you can accuse yourself of not having read the article but not someone else.
- TheDong 3y ago
  > all my own usual tricks I can't get at it to read in any sensible way archive.org works fine for it for me. Does the following work for you? https://web.archive.org/web/20230904034416/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/07/dining/cooking-videos-tiktok.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230904034416/https://www.nytim...
  - teh_klev 3y ago
    How odd, my first attempt with archive.org didn't work (I got a blank page). Seems to work now, thank you.
robertlagrant 3y ago
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- 3y ago

matwood 3y ago

I've watched a lot of Gordon Ramsay videos and agree with you. His style is so efficient and not overly complicated, but he does everything perfect. Something else that he's led me to think about is to move more quickly. Making a great meal does not take very long once you have some base skills.

quickthrower2 3y ago

You can beat a lot of restaurants as a shit cook simply because of economics. You are not under obligation to make a profit, so you don't need to cut the same corners. And the as you get to the high end stuff - that expensive stuff is really awful. Not hearty at all. It's like modern art, I am supposed to "get it" but I don't.