pet peeve with cooks, such as those guys on tv or youtube? mine is -

[fishhugger]

when they mix in some spice or salt, etc, but just dump it in one spot, make a slap dash stir, and call it good. when i add spices or salt etc, i distribute it all over the surface, and give a good stir............  why would i just dump it all in a spot? that just doesn't make sense to me..........

[Woody B]

My pet peeve is many of the videos on youtube about.....anything.   There's enough bad information on youtube about stuff I know about I wouldn't use it for a serious source for....anything.

 

 

I'm not a cook but what you're saying makes sense to me.   

[Susky River Rat]

Like woody said. YouTube is for of experts in their own minds. I do not watching welding videos because I am willing to bet none of those guys have ever passed destructive testing or ultrasound. 

[gim]

I occasionally watch YouTube for various reasons but always keep in mind most people on there want views, likes, and subscriptions even though their content may not be very useful or entertaining.

[J Francho]

Putting containers of ingredients in the dry ingredients is disturbing and I'm pretty sure the creators know it. 

[fishhugger]

38 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Putting containers of ingredients in the dry ingredients is disturbing and I'm pretty sure the creators know it. 

not sure what you mean... what sort of ingredients?

 

i mentioned my original peeve cause i had seen a  stanley tucci video on making pasta con aglio y olio??? that's my butchered italian for pasta with garlic and oil.  those are all the ingredients, and he mentions how his father would make it when it was his turn to cook. 

then i watched several other videos of the same recipe....  it was pretty cool, such a simple recipe.  

sorry - i forgot which recipe, or even if it was this exact dish, where the presenter would toss in an ingredient in just one spot and just barely stir it in...... that seemed so illogical.

maybe this is tmi.......  but try that recipe!  it is pretty good

[TOXIC]

Kind of along the same line, I like to watch the cooking shows and competitions on the Food Channel as a break from all the negative crap and a long time ago I gave up salt for the most part.  A little on popcorn or melons is fine.  All these “Chefs” dump handfuls of salt in most all of their cooks.  I am one of those who likes to toast the food, not the seasonings.  There’s enough salt in our diets without adding more, especially handfuls. I’m not big on herbs either.  A little garlic, onion, etc. but I shy away from huge clumps of basil, rosemary, parsley, etc.  I make my wife mad when she cooks and I complain I can taste the weeds. 😂

[Glenn]

5 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

I like to watch the cooking shows and competitions on the Food Channel as a break from all the negative crap

^^ This! ^^  That and HGTV shows like the current Battle on the Beach series....in between baseball and football games, of course.

[Jar11591]

Pet peeve of mine with tv or YouTube chefs is some will be making recipes that require mixing something by hands, meanwhile they have a $3,000 watch on their wrist as they’re doing it. Nothing like some raw ground beef in the nooks and crannies of your expensive watch. It’s insane to me. And I see it frequently. 

[Catt]

18 hours ago, TOXIC said:

 I am one of those who likes to toast the food, not the seasonings.

 

When it comes to cooking my pet peeve is people thinking Cajun food is hot & spicy.

 

No it ain't!

 

It's seasoned in proper positions to enhance it flavor what's being cook. Seasonings are not ment to change or over power what's being cooked. 

[MN Fisher]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

It's seasoned in proper positions to enhance it flavor what's being cook. Seasonings are not ment to change or over power what's being cooked. 

While I mainly prefer a simple broil of fish, one of my all time favorites is Cajun Blackened Salmon - as @Catt says, the spices are not overpowering, but really bring out the flavor.

[Deephaven]

20 hours ago, TOXIC said:

Kind of along the same line, I like to watch the cooking shows and competitions on the Food Channel as a break from all the negative crap and a long time ago I gave up salt for the most part.  A little on popcorn or melons is fine.  All these “Chefs” dump handfuls of salt in most all of their cooks.  I am one of those who likes to toast the food, not the seasonings.  There’s enough salt in our diets without adding more, especially handfuls. I’m not big on herbs either.  A little garlic, onion, etc. but I shy away from huge clumps of basil, rosemary, parsley, etc.  I make my wife mad when she cooks and I complain I can taste the weeds. 😂

They salt they are dumping is kosher.  If it is diamond crystal you can literally use 2x the volume for the same weight of salt as normal salt.  Exactly why it is dangerous to follow anyone's salt measurements if they aren't by weight.  Tells a real chef as well if they give it to by weight as that resolves the over seasoning concern.

As for toasting seasonings, completely depends on which ones you use.  Some need to bloom in heat others don't.  

1 hour ago, Catt said:

 

When it comes to cooking my pet peeve is people thinking Cajun food is hot & spicy.

 

No it ain't!

 

It's seasoned in proper positions to enhance it flavor what's being cook. Seasonings are not ment to change or over power what's being cooked. 

If someone thinks that is hot, they can't eat at my house.  Hell my 12 year old thinks most Thai restaurants don't know what hot is...

[gim]

11 hours ago, Jar11591 said:

Nothing like some raw ground beef in the nooks and crannies of your expensive watch. It’s insane to me.

 

Mmmm, leftover beef in a rolex.

 

[MN Fisher]

6 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Mmmm, leftover beef in a rolex.

Or my classic Pulsar 652-5160...was my dad's, got as part of my inheritance.

[Functional]

On 7/15/2024 at 6:30 AM, Catt said:

Seasonings are not ment to change or over power what's being cooked

This, for every food. If all I can taste is burning or seasonings and nothing resembling the "host" flavor its a fail for me. In my own cooking and when eating somewhere. I'm ordering the fish because I like the flavor of fish, enhance away but let me taste the fish. 

 

Youtube in general has to be taken just like everything else. If I'm looking for reviews or how to do something I use multiple sources. No less than 3 different videos and I'll pull info from a forum if its possible. Some of the least followed "youtubers" have been more value than the big ones. 

[DaubsNU1]

I don't watch cooking videos...but I do watch a crap-ton of videos on automotive repair / maintenance, small engine repair, ATVs, above ground pools, welding, boat, etc., etc.,

 

I try to be selective and seek out YouTubers who know what they are doing...not the shade-tree mechanics just posting for giggles.

 

Saved myself a bunch of $$ and headache with a starter replacement on the old Accord. Youtuber recommended a certain length ratchet extension, and attacking the problem from the top of engine...vs. bottom (as some others had). Worked out well.

[fishhugger]

1 minute ago, DaubsNU1 said:

I don't watch cooking videos...but I do watch a crap-ton of videos on automotive repair / maintenance, small engine repair, ATVs, above ground pools, welding, boat, etc., etc.,

 

I try to be selective and seek out YouTubers who know what they are doing...not the shade-tree mechanics just posting for giggles.

 

Saved myself a bunch of $$ and headache with a starter replacement on the old Accord. Youtuber recommended a certain length ratchet extension, and attacking the problem from the top of engine...vs. bottom (as some others had). Worked out well.

youtube is gr8 for that stuff...............  i like the shade-tree guys, or any youtuber - the ones who want to give good, useful information ------- having an 'index' , those things where you can go right to where you need to in the video, is super convenient.  

[TnRiver46]

My problem with cooking shows: having to watch them when my wife has the remote control 

 

thank god for bass resource in moment like those