I Tested Famous YouTubers' Cookbooks 

Thank you so much for this review! I'm glad you chose the tomato recipe. It might have got a different review if you'd made the hardtack.

5:49 nah dog, that’s what you just taught me 🥹 Thank you for all the good you put into the world with your hilarious, insightful content

It's really amazing how Canoe hit 2 million subs in record time but still maintains his humility and doesn't let any hubris get in the way. Most humble youtuber of all time.

As a library worker, I have two things to say: 1) you can probably check all these cookbooks out at your local library. Cookbooks are expensive, you can try them before you buy them this way! 2) the trend of cookbooks with beautiful covers and glossy pages drives me nuts because they're usually very heavy, but the binding and cover materials are weak and I have to repair them after only a few checkouts. Celebrity and RU-vid chefs - choose durability over aesthetics!

Futurcanoe turns into a main character whenever he picks up a knife and an onion

"It tastes pretty meaty like a piece of steak maybe thats cause while its baking I also cooked a piece of steak right next to it." had me cackling 10/10

"Think in reverse. Like a good cowgirl!" Is wild 😂

2:04 that onion cutting is so good. Im convinced canoe is sometimes acting stupid but he’s actually a line cook

' Lettuce' goes ahead to add another patty, this guy makes my day😂😂😂

Rhett and Link both did so much for local businesses, participating in and helping out with advertisements. Bless them

2:26: “I don’t wanna wait that long” 3:32: *waits too long*

Maangchi taught so many of us how to make Korean food. I went to her 10 year youtube anniversary party in NYC and the Korean government gave me a bunch of tasty pastes and instant coffee. Her cookbook's pretty good, from what I understand.

The OG RU-vid chef is Food Wishes. When I moved out for the first time, I had no idea how to cook. He was the only cook channel on RU-vid at that time. Also, I still add cayenne pepper to everything because of him.

seeing his freezer deliver soppy, not-freezed ice cream sandwiches (and his many cooking videos) made me realize futurecanoe keeps it too real 😂 that's what real cooking is like. You try a new recipe and your first iteration is gonna run into some kinda issue but this man doesn't film polished stuff. he's here to try it and rate it. and im here for it

15:10 the way i bursted out laughing when i saw the steak next to the brownie

It's incredible seeing how far futurecanoe has come along and how his food is becoming less and less radioactive. Even when he has 2.30 million subscribers, he's still learning (please don't talk to minors)

I think Maangchi would have been a good inclusion here in the OG crew. She's been making videos for 17 years!

really love how you talk about the books as a whole and the themes expressed in them too. shows that you really read them

“To be successful at any recipe, we gotta think in reverse like a good cowgirl.” It took me five seconds to catch on. 😂😂😂

Actually teared up a bit with good mythical morning 6:48 it just brings so many memories of when times were simpler and how I grew up watching those guys So glad there’s a cookbook now❤

The respect for Lynja 0:50 💗

Dude, your script-writing was ON POINT for this video. It's always my favorite part, but I feel like this one took it to another level. Bravo!

A FutureCanoe cookbook will be legendary

3:56 I’ve never seen such a brown lettuce😭👀

To me personally, Cooking With Dog holds a very dear spot. They've been making youtube videos since 2007 (16 years now!) and I practically grew up with the channel. Unfortunately Francis the dog passed away in 2016 but the channel still makes videos every now and then and they're just as easy to follow and pleasant to watch as when I was in high school.

Joshua's latest cookbook definitely has a different "style" if inaccuracy and inconsistency is considered a stylistic choice...

I am honestly so glad you are back, I was getting worried after that mold steak!

5:00 you're our low budget Babish 💖

14:31 "we're going to roughly chop some dark chocolate" *doesn't chop them at all and just breaks them into actual serving size pieces and tosses them in*

My suggestions for part 2: Not Another Cooking Show, You Suck At Cooking, Food Wishes. These are the main ones that held my hand through Covid as I learned that I could actually cook. (oh, and honorable mention goes to Cowboy Kent)

I don't understand how you can consistently recreate recipes with as little accuracy as humanly possible and then rate them like you followed the recipe perfectly lol

Youre my hero. If you make your own cookbook it should be photocopied pages of other peoples recipes, but youre scratching out the ingredients/techniques and writing in what you actually do.

Weissman's book is full of measure conversion errors, so I don't recommend it unless you're American.

20:45 yes part 2!! THANK U!

THE OUTRO SONG IS BACK IM SO HAPPY I CANT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I MISSED IT

Best fanbase, best cooking youtuber, best humor. U gave me the motivation to start a tik tok (pls like i want future canoe seeing this)

Almost thought you croaked from that moldy steak 3 weeks ago. Welcome back king 👑

"I've never seen Spongebob" least relatable FutureCanoe quote of all time

I love Kenji's cooking videos. Not only are they super informative sometimes, but I love how real his videos are, much like yours. No fancy editing, he does all the prep on camera and it's almost always in real time so you really have an idea how long the whole process takes

i love this concept omg! would like to see you try out dylan hollis’ baking yesteryear (this is more so a little indulgent stuff for me since i like both of you guys’ content, but you didn’t hear that from me :P)

4:02 : I like how the cheese crisp sticks out like an umbrella, protecting the meat from ever getting wet.. 😏 "Just like what my personality does to me" 💀💀😂😂😂

I love how you shared your takeaways from each book it was cool how you got a different message from each after doing a recipe

Seeing Babish with hair turns him into a whole different person

I didn’t expect to hear you mention you tried the marshmallow in the brown sugar trick. You teach us things and we teach you things, I like that.

"The first bite, I'm amazed by the taste. The second bite, I see my great-grandmother's face" - FutureCanoe 2024.

Just gotta say dude, I love your vibe. I first found you via RU-vid Shorts, and decided to subscribe to your main channel not too long ago. This is the sort of content that makes me just want to try and cook for myself. Love it that youre also in the 2M subs and you're creating the same sort of content that made you popular in the first place. Keep at it man! God bless!

Yayyyyyy, he finally uploaded after 3 weeks, missed your content future canoe❤️😭

Brian Lagerstrom doesn't have a cook book but I've followed more recipes of his than any other youtube chef. Always good.

I'm so satisfied with how unexpectedly sincere and respectful this video was without taking away the humor and jank cooking. Edit: not that I would ever expect Future Canoe to be disrespectful but he is an ESPECIALLY respectful person and that's a good thing

I love tasting history even though I have no interest in making ancient food, it's just like watching short food documentaries

His voice makes it seem like he's giving a last minute school presentation when I genuinely know he's trying to express how much he likes it

If you plan on doing another part, please also include 'Crazy Sweet Creations' by Ann Reardon from how to cook that. She is amazing and it would be fun for you to try some of her more out there recipes.

HES NOT DEAD FROM THE MOLD

You watching good mythical morning every morning before school makes so much sense for your personality & sense of humor

we need a future canoe cookbook

Hey FutureCanoe, welcome back. I've been waiting for a new video for almost or over 3 weeks. I'm soo glad you posted and happy to have you back.

14:21 I can't be the only person who sees a face here, right 😅

Thank you for including Tasting History with Max! Definitely one of my favorite channels on RU-vid like you.

"'ive never seen sponge bob "2:50" ........... idk if i can watch the res of this video

im seriously in love with this guy idk if hes gonna see this but he helped me through my exams and nothing really helps us asian students during the lethal exams but he did ily

8:13 ewww brother what's that brother

you should definitely get Sohla El-Waylly's book, "START HERE". She's a cook featured often on NYT yt cooking channel, she also has a series on the History channel. I've never read a cookbook like hers, it's incredibly good and written very differently than the usual recipe-by-recipe style. I think its won some awards as well and got a lot of critical acclaim for it. HARD recommend.

18:16 clumpy 😝💅🏿

missed you a lot, I find these types of informative + with you talking a lot videos the most comfy AND fun to watch at the same time. cheers!

You are officially my favorite cooking RU-vidr. I love the fact that you show mistakes and you just make cooking look so relatable and real. You’re cooking methods are very similar to my so I’m kind of biased on why I like you but no, you are my favorite.

HES BACK

Love seeing some Max love! I would really enjoy seeing you do Aaron & Claire's cookbook "Simply Korean". Their channel is so wholesome and makes learning Korean food easy and approachable ❤

I don't know what i'm most impressed by, actually good dishes getting made, or you FINALLY using a mixer in a video

Claire Saffitz is probably one of my favorite cooking personalities of all time. One of those people that is approachable, but obviously very good at what she does - sometimes to intensity.

Good to see your taking rests and still uploading vids :D keep up the good work

Seeing that Good Mythic Morning bit also made me instantly remember about Epic Meal Time dishes... You think you could make one of their "foods" some day?

we need your cookbook on "radioactive over taste"

imo; Vanilla extract = dessert msg Malted milk powder = dessert black truffle

Damn, Canoe, my respect for you keeps increasing. I only found your channel this year (and Joshua Weissman's, through you), but you literally covered every cooking RU-vidr that I've subscribed to since I started watching cooking videos right before Andrew hit it big on Reddit over 9 years ago. This was incredibly enjoyable, top-notch cooking quality on each of those recipes (except for the burnt tomatoes and undercooked buns, those were ass, let's be honest), and if you do end up publishing one of your own, it'll end up on my shelf right beside all of the ones that you covered. Love the content, keep it going!

Love when FC randomly shows crazy cooking skills. Like when he deboned chicken a few videos ago or when he was chopping the onion.

Hey our favorite radioactive cook is back!! welcome back future canoe

1:14 I'm 36, and slightly offended. 😅

FINALLY A NEW VIDEO

The two that come to mind for me are Ann Reardon from How to Cook that, and Dylan B Hollis (Baking Yesteryear). Definitely should check those two out.

I was worried something happened to you 😅

would love to see you take a look at kenji's cooking show! very underrated but he definitely seems to give all the necessary information in a very succinct way and i love his laid back energy. he also gives trivia about the food he's making as me makes it.

3 weeks without a video, felt like a really long time. Happy to see you again.

Actually as a viewer over 35, my favourite YT cook is Max Miller. I love that he recreates recipes from my childhood.

I missed your videos! Welcome back, I hope you’re feeling better now

Can't wait for the future canoe cookbook where it's just literal ripped out pages of other chefs cookbooks with post it notes saying, or whatever you have in the fridge

3:37 remember guys we dont use the b-word on this channel

thank goodness he revealed he was cooking steak right next to the brownie, I was worried seeing him use a hand mixer, glad to know he's still the same

The way i clicked so fast when he posted 😭! And bro is it just me or i think he is moving from his redioactives meats😭🙌🏻

a collab between you and you suck at cooking would go crazy

Would love to see a Anti-Chef and FutureCanoe collab please

Nats what I reckon is a Aussie you tuber that keeps his recipes so simple even a rock could make a amazing meal. I've got two of his cook books, awesome pictures in it, it's pretty much a comic book

YES another video, good to have you back! My vote goes to Sorted Food, just cuz I was binge watching them the last few weeks.

the stuffed tomato recipe was quite interesting! i'm from peru and we have a similar dish except instead of using tomatoes we use chili peppers called rocoto (they resemble bell peppers expect these are, very very spicy)... and the recipe originated in the andes as well 😅

next time you make "improvements" to the recipe make sure to overwrite that change in the cockbook too ( with a pen ). It is your cockbook cause you bought it!

For the burger bun recipe, its also important to let breads chill on the counter for at least an hour, or preferably until cooled, because its so hot inside its still cooking in there - maybe that's why yours were underbaked? Anyway, thats what i know from baking lots of breads..

Waited for your video for almost 4 weeks .Loved this

Coffee also adds a lot to beef and/or mushroom based broths, soups, sauces, etc. I've used it for decades. Another boost up is espresso powder which is quite a bit more pungent then instant coffee also quite a bit finer. Unsweetened cocoa can be in quite the same manner. Just go light handed with coffee and cocoa in savory dishes it's easy to go just a wee bit to far and overpower the dish.

His dressing code is getting less and less casual, and it's concerning.

You should do a part 2 of this video and include YSAC (You suck at cooking)‘s book! one of my favourite food RU-vidrs with amazing editing, music and humour.

13:41 vegetable oil instead of more butter cuz butter gets burned easily so u need to add vegetable oil when u need long cooking times