How to Make Beef Top Loin Roast with Potatoes with Cook’s Illustrated Editor Andrew Janjigian
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For a cheaper alternative to prime rib, we choose beef top loin roast and cook it with lots of potatoes that absorb that rich, beefy flavor.
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you forgot to wipe up the board with the meat, to pick-up the excess salt , at least that's what Dan did when he and Bridget re-did this vid recently
Making this for my Christmas Eve Dinner – so excited!!
At what temperature should the oven be for the loin to reach 115 degrees?
Why the aluminium foil when you can just rest the beef on top of the potatoes! Don’t want the chemicals in foil to leach into my food!
So roughly what temperature will the meat register at its peak, before it begins to drop during the resting. When you are finishing the potatoes? Because 115 degrees is pretty low. Hopefully you are shooting for a final temperature of 125 at least.
I like mine well done, not with blood
That 5 minutes seemed like an hour, that guy was so boring! Maybe use a human to narrate next time instead of that robot.
Your technique for Roasting your meat & potatoes looks absolutely delicious and visually stunning! I’m Meat & Potatoes kinda gal! I never saw or heard of using “Gelatin” to thicken the Gravy! I’m definitely going to try this and I only have to wait until 1/29! I can’t wait!
i fell asleep… was it good?
any budget ideas? can't afford those big sides of beef =8-/
trim and discard perfectly good food…. instant dislike
Looks good but seems like a lot of instructions… LOL
Must have forgot a step. That was a reverse sear. No way that's cooked at 115 or would still keep rising to 135.
Roast lamb is more traditional around here. Wouldn't the potatoes be significantly better without the foil?
Sure looks good…!
I'm sure this recipe is great, but geez dude, could you sound any more depressed? Very weird to listen to.
This recipe sounds great. Thanks
Are we supposed to haze the new guy?
Feels like music was left out of the edit, but otherwise a really nice, concise video showing all the steps. Much appreciated!
Wow American Test Test Kitchen never was the most entertaining YouTube show- but this video is quite shocking! It is back to the last of YouTube cooking instruction videos… to a time where humor and edutainment didn’t existed!
I am excited to go shopping g for this cut of beef.
That looks divine! I drooled a little when I watched this video.
Maybe next time have Siri read it out, it might sound more human.
Good Stuff. Wasn't sure if I was watching space Odyssey 2001.
holy hell. this looks good. nice recipe.
Delicious. And we don't need no steenkin' vegetables 👍
Perfection.
So, when do you actually cook the beef? That looked extremely under cooked.
Is this vegan?
Very nice recipe young man, i'm 56, Irishman so you had me at beef & taters, lol. I have a double oven & have to cut my roast crosswise after trimming as i like my roast medium rare like yours, but my wife will only eat it if medium well, this recipe will work good for us because i do most of the cooking so this will not be to much extra work for me, & i'll cook ours in separate ovens, just some extra pans to wash, lol. btw folks, taters roasted in beef stock/fat are delicious, & home fries, sliced,diced,shredded are great fried in bacon grease.
Is this an expensive cut of beef or is it more affordable?
That is a great looking dish and I love the roast and the way it and the potatoes cooked and looking so delicious until I want it even though I am eating some pork ribs right now.
I really love this "new" format.
YUM, yes please!😋
Finally, fondant potatoes go American …..
Music?
That roast beef is legit, and I LOVE those fondant potatoes!
YUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM! 🤗