Welcome to a new series–Ask the Test Kitchen–where we sit down with ATK employees for an unfiltered, unscripted Q&A. This week we have Bryan Roof and Christie Morrison chatting about cast iron cookware, mac and cheese, and more!
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00:28: @seattle.su85 – cooking with marinara in a cast iron skillet
01:25 @kndenver – grainy mac & cheese solution
02:42 – Bryan and Christie’s favorite things to make at home.
04:21 @lareine57 – To roast a whole head of cauliflower should I blanch it first?
05:55 @possiblecabbage – When using flour as a thickener does the protein content matter?
6:54 @robbiemcnicks330 – Consistently good mashed potatoes without a ton of ingredients or utensils.
10:23 @shester26 – Cinnamon roll troubleshooting
11:18 @brianbignfun – Will Bryan finally admits that brinner is awesome?
13:02 @wanyeswoman – Airfryer or instapot?
16:46 @erinkellyrichards – Are copper skillets worth buying?
17:50 @ryan_feyh When cooking with wine, does quality make a difference?
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YES about the hash browns. I was surprised when I thought I was getting hash browns one day and got cubed potatoes!
You guys are crazy 🤪 it must be so much fun at your work. I love it.
I came for the food advice and stayed for the laughs!
Broccoli Reuben 🤯 I need to hear more
Idaho Girl here, wide wavy masher for us all the way. We like texture. Plus, it's one of the first kid friendly "cooking jobs". This means I don't worry that the tatoes are going to get gummed up if I need to be distracted a moment. More forgiving. They both have their place. I'd be afraid to have gummy potatoes in the stand mixer. That scares me! Lol. I love the dynamic here. Clearly great colleges. This was fun. Thank you!
No confusion on home fries vs hash browns in the New York Ciy area.
I just want to hang out with Bryan and Christie! You two kept me laughing and should do more of these segments together.
Watching a year later and love this series, but Bryan’s mashed potato process is BAD. The fluffiest mashed potatoes start with Yukon Gold potatoes boiled in salt water, then drained and returned to the hot pan to dry out. Use a ricer, and gradually add WARM, slightly salted heavy cream mixed with melted butter. You can mix that in with a wooden spoon. The reason you want to warm the cream/butter (microwave is fine) is so that the potatoes don’t get gluey.
Lucern melting cheese melts well
I wouldn't blanch the cauliflower but first put foil over it and steam it and then brown it at the end.
Don't use a blender for mashed potatoes, you quickly get wallpaper glue. Very hard to control without experience. Use a masher, even a fork, or a ricer. "Elbow grease" makes it easier to control the texture. Milk, butter, and some of the potato water are great to smooth them out and flavour them. And a little nutmeg is always great if you have it.
Wouldn't the acid in the tomatoes, from a marinara sauce, break down the seasoning from a cast iron skillet?
Bryan is so handsome
What’s amazing to me is no one has any answers to the questions on these segments. These videos are not helpful.
You two rock!
My name is Bryan Roof too lol I was searching for a video I downloaded and I came across this. Crazy most Bryan’s are spelled with an “i” and there’s not a lot of Roof’s
i know this is months later but if your cinnamon rolls are spouting in the middle your not giving them enough room to spread out so they go UP- it is not because your rolling them too tight-give about 1/4 inch room from one another.
Why does Bryan remind me of my bookie.
These two should do an intoxicated chef show where they get seriously drunk and try to cook an elaborate French dinner. We could hear them curse and see how many times they cut or burn themselves. There from Boston you gotta know they swear like drunk angry unfulfilled sailors.
I use a beater inserted into a cordless drill when making mashed taters.
Hi…
Instant pot or air fryer is an odd choice – they are completely different tools. I would not mind an instant pot, but since I have a pressure cooker, I really do not need one. The rare occasion I might use a slow cooker is not worth the extra cost or counter real estate. 😎
These guys may have been into the cooking wine!?!
I can almost see the eye rolls coming off the producers! These guys are great!
Buy a Ninja Foodi and you have an electric pressure cooker AND an Air Fryer
Does nobody just "hand mash" potatoes anymore???? I have never used a ricer, hand mixer or a stand mixer!!!
I don’t know what I learned from this video but I got a hell out of laugh watching them two laughing 😂
You two play off each other well! "….I judge everything…"!! Bryan, you should do stand up comedy!