Edan Leshnick, head pastry chef at Breads Bakery in New York, takes us behind the scenes to demonstrate and explain every tool he and the staff use in preparing their supremely popular baked goods. Joined for the tour by Darwin Castillo, head of the bread department, get an in-depth look at a professional high-volume bakery in action - with massive dough mixers and immersion blenders supplying roaring deck ovens.
Today, Bon Appétit is asking 20 chefs at top NYC restaurants what the most important tools in their kitchens are. From George Motz’s smashula at Hamburger America to Kellogg’s Diner’s gelato machine (presented by Amanda Perdomo, formerly of Kellogg's Diner), find out which tools these chefs need the most to keep their restaurants running smoothly.
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Produced by Bon Appétit with Campbell's® | Anna Stockwell delivers all of the textures in this warming sheet-pan pasta bake that includes greens! Perfect for weeknights.
Terry Crews has his culinary skills rated by Bon Appétit as he attempts 6 basic cooking challenges. From making a grilled cheese sandwich to decorating a cake and shucking oysters, see if Terry made the grade.
Ever wonder what tools top chefs use every day? Bon Appétit asked 20 of NYC’s best chefs to share the essential tools they keep in their knife rolls. From precision knives to unexpected gadgets, find out what these culinary pros can't live without during a busy shift.
Join Carla Music in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes a grandma-style sheet pan pizza. If you prefer a spicy pie, use twice as much hot soppressata and none of the sweet type.
Check out the dough recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/grandma-style-pizza-dough
Check out the soppressata pizza recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/hot-and-sweet-soppressata-and-fennel-grandma-pie
2 weeks of research. A (very) complex spreadsheet. 6 pounds of flour, 20 hours of cooking and so, so many tastings. Join Zaynab Issa in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she takes you through the journey of creating her extra-fluffy cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting - a recipe that took 72 rolls to achieve perfection.
Get the recipe: Extra-Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Frosting
The dough will seem fairly wet when shaping into rounds, but the high hydration is key to forming those trademark nooks and crannies. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.
Join Brad Leone in his backyard as he makes pork chops, flat bread and some vegetable slaw on the side. He uses an outdoor flattop propane burner, but you can use a cast iron skillet if you don't have one of those (and let's be real, who does other than Brad?).
No matter how hard you scrub, there are some stains that just won't come out with soap and water. Test Kitchen assistant Gaby Melian shows us a simple technique borrowed from elementary school science experiments that gets residue off your pans.
World-famous pastry chef Dominique Ansel (creator of the Cronut) joins Bon Appétit to demonstrate how to make the perfect croissant at his NYC bakery. Learn every step, from mixing and fermenting the dough to laminating with French butter, shaping, proofing, and baking for that signature flaky, golden crust and moist honeycomb interior.
Join Claire Saffitz, Brad Leone, Chris Morocco, Gaby Melian, Andy Baraghani, Sohla El-Waylly, Amiel Stanek, Alex Delany, Carla Lalli Music, Priya Krishna, Rick Martinez, Christina Chaey and Molly Baz at home as they show us the kitchen tools they value the most. If you don't already have these, you may want to consider adding them to your kitchen collection.
Filmed on 3/19 and 3/23/20.
Join Claire Saffitz in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she bakes swirled sesame cake. This savory dessert, which is an amazing combination of cardamom, sesame and tahini, gives you a perfect "swirl" of flavor.
You'll never buy the boxed version again. And there's no need to worry about multiple tiers and pans when it's all baked on one sheet pan. We made the sprinkles optional, but they're a must-have in our opinion.
If you asked the folks in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen what the most important cooking tool is, they'd probably all say their knives. Join Chris, Brad, Priya, Gaby, Carla, Amiel, Molly and Andy as they show off their preferred kitchen cutlery.
Kendra Vaculin spent days in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen making tray after tray of lemon bars to develop her perfect recipe. Watch as she experiments with every variable to arrive at the ultimate lemon bar—from the ideal crust to the perfect consistency—before publishing it for Bon Appétit.
Get the entire recipe, plus access to over 50,000 more from Bon Appétit and Epicurious: https://bit.ly/3rrsXfe
See Kendra's final recipe: https://bonappetit.com/recipe/foolproof-lemon-bars
Madelyn Cline has her culinary skills rated by Bon Appétit as she attempts 8 basic cooking challenges. From breaking the knives out for slicing and dicing to corking wine and flipping pancakes, see if Madelyn made the grade
Sharpen your knives and get ready for some expert instruction on an essential kitchen task - cutting onions. Bon Appétit associate food editor Rachel Gurjar demonstrates everything you need to know in order to mince, slice, and dice onions like a professional chef. No matter what your next recipe demands, Rachel’s guidance will help you prep your onions perfectly.
Join Chris Morocco, Brad Leone, Kendra Vaculin, Melissa Miranda, Chrissy Tracey, and Rachel Gurjar as they return to the Bon Appétit test kitchen to transform pizza dough into six diverse offerings. From savory to sweet and back again, one of these ideas is sure to help you take pizza dough to delectable new places.
Baking School is in session! In the series premiere, Claire reveals her trade secrets for baking light and airy cake layers, using three unique methods. At last, you’ll finally understand how gluten actually works.
Join Claire Saffitz in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes cast-iron skillet pizza with fennel and sausage. Pizza dough is usually sold as a 1-lb. ball. You only need 12 oz. for this cast-iron pizza recipe. We used a 10" pan, so if yours is bigger, use a bit more dough. Cooking sausage in the pan before adding the dough infuses the crust with porky flavor.
Check out the recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/cast-iron-pizza-with-fennel-and-sausage%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-59fc9a1081ac2a5925c1bee7">
Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Manager Brad Leone is back for Episode 26 of "It's Alive," and this time he's tackling the fermentation classic: sourdough bread. Brad is joined by Bon Appétit's own Claire Saffitz, Senior Food Editor and baker extraordinaire to guide him on this journey.
Who else could replicate and gourmet-ize everybody's favorite chocolaty, caramely and nougaty candy bar other than our very own Claire Saffitz? Join her in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she attempts to make gourmet Milky Way bars.
Check out Claire's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csaffitz/
