Watch this pastry chef attempt a gourmet take on the classic Cheez-It

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Pastry chef Claire Saffitz is back at it again with some intense dedication to extremely detailed junk food recreation. 

On this episode of the YouTube series Gourmet Makes from Bon Appétit, Saffitz takes on the classic cheesy snack — Cheez-It. She can tell from the beginning that they will have to be baked, and sets out on a quest to get that iconic texture just right. 

To get those very crispy layers, she uses a technique called “lamination” with butter, which produces a flakiness similar to the layers of a croissant. 

However, it’s a struggle. Several people assist her in the math portion of calculating what size the dough will bake to and how much it shrinks in the oven. “How many college degrees did that take?” she remarks.  Read more…

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Man layers 13 cellos to create a beautiful cover of ‘Song of Durin’ from ‘Lord of the Rings’

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YouTuber Cellofrag took on a massively impressive cover of “Song of Durin” from Lord of the Rings. Using only different recordings of himself, which took over 100 hours of work, he performed 13 different part…

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Dad releases another video of his 4-year-old son’s hockey practice, and it’s priceless

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Everyone loves a sequel! While most sequels don’t always live up to the hype, this one certainly does.

Recently, YouTuber Coach Jeremy released a video where we were introduced to his adorable son Mason, and we followed his musings during hockey practice. In addition to a microphone, this time Jeremy equipped Mason with a GoPro to capture his running commentary while on the ice. 

Mason treated us to even more iconic phrases than last time such as, “oh, a piece of garbage we can eat,” and “I need super Gecko powers.”

Although Mason’s hockey skills haven’t improved much, his video certainly improved our day.  Read more…

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Toddler’s reaction to successfully stacking cups was the best thing on the internet this week

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Bartender accidentally knocks down an entire champagne tower

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When you think “champagne tower” you might think of Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby. But did you ever stop and think about how that tower got put together?

This bartender was trying to put the finishing touches on a champagne tower when the entire thing came crashing down.  

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The tower came to a shattering halt when one finicky glass created a domino effect with disastrous consequences. The bartender was powerless to the downfalls of gravity, and could only stand and watch his tower tumble.  Read more…

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Making gourmet Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is harder than you think

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Bon Appetit is back, and this time, Claire Saffitz is going a little nutty over Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. 

Saffitz decides to take on the beloved candy, figuring out not only how to make it from scratch, but to make it gourmet. 

The OG Reese’s, as she describes it, is almost “an assault of sugar.” But the pastry chef is deflated when she realizes that to achieve maximum gourmet, it’s suggested by multiple people that she temper the chocolate and make her own peanut butter from scratch.

For the base of the peanut butter filling, she draws inspiration from a Halvah recipe (a Middle-Eastern candy made from sesame paste) using peanuts to get that fluffy texture.n She freezes the peanut butter circles, melts milk chocolate, and then attempts the ultimate challenge — achieving the signature smooth top. Read more…

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