Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video I’m testing a selection of chefs’ unconventional cooking tips to see how well they actually work in a normal home kitchen. Some come from very well-known chefs, others sound a bit odd on paper, but this isn’t about chaos. It’s curiosity from a list I started collecting!
I wanted to find out which tips genuinely improve food, which make a subtle difference, and which are probably best left to very specific situations... or not at all! From creamier scrambled eggs and less bitter onions, to neon-bright soup and a surprisingly good banana smoothie, this was a proper hands-on test to see if these chef tricks are worth trying at home.
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00:00 Intro – chefs’ tips tested
00:42 Alton Brown – adding mayonnaise to scrambled eggs
04:07 Thomas Keller – washing onions to reduce bitterness
07:06 Marco Pierre White – cooking pasta with a stock cube
09:29 Alton Brown – freezing fruit for cleaner slices
12:42 Marco Pierre White – adding carrot juice to butternut squash soup
15:07 Prue Leith – making a banana smoothie with the whole banana
17:48 Best and worst chefs’ tips today
#ChefTips #CookingTips #BarryLewis
In this video I’m testing a selection of chefs’ unconventional cooking tips to see how well they actually work in a normal home kitchen. Some come from very well-known chefs, others sound a bit odd on paper, but this isn’t about chaos. It’s curiosity from a list I started collecting!
I wanted to find out which tips genuinely improve food, which make a subtle difference, and which are probably best left to very specific situations... or not at all! From creamier scrambled eggs and less bitter onions, to neon-bright soup and a surprisingly good banana smoothie, this was a proper hands-on test to see if these chef tricks are worth trying at home.
Subscribe here if you enjoy this kind of food testing and experimentation
youtube.com/@mrbarrylewis?sub_confirmation=1
More videos like this can be found in the Barry Tries playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfItiEY3o1msmCdkx49hQcmgh39L02lf5
Everything else including merch, socials, and extra bits can be found here
https://linktr.ee/barrylewis
A big thank you to my Patreon supporters for helping keep the channel running and making videos like this possible. Your support genuinely makes a difference.
00:00 Intro – chefs’ tips tested
00:42 Alton Brown – adding mayonnaise to scrambled eggs
04:07 Thomas Keller – washing onions to reduce bitterness
07:06 Marco Pierre White – cooking pasta with a stock cube
09:29 Alton Brown – freezing fruit for cleaner slices
12:42 Marco Pierre White – adding carrot juice to butternut squash soup
15:07 Prue Leith – making a banana smoothie with the whole banana
17:48 Best and worst chefs’ tips today
#ChefTips #CookingTips #BarryLewis
