You Should Be Pickling Your French Fries and We're Not Kidding | Bon Appétit 

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Jason Pozzanghera this would be a perfect it’s alive!

3 years later... your wish was granted

​@@TheDrumchef 3 years later, and was just going to say the same thing. 😅

Zak Fuller thats funny

It's only an iPhone, he should actually throw it in the frier and go buy a real phone.

Michael Rustebakke could of not said better my self homie

Fior Gonzalez That’s probably because you lack basic grammatical competence.

Michael Rustebakke haHAAaha le DAE hate Fapple!!!!!1111 lol xddDddDDD Man yall circlejerk so much

have you seen heston triple cooked chip fries?

+sai Dasuki Thts nothing compared to this.

Heston's triple is boil, (chill/freeze), 1st fry, 2nd fry. Cooling does not count as cooking. Three steps. This one is pickle, 1st fry, 2nd fry. Three steps too. I'd say it's almost same amount of effort.

it's bad if you are happy to find only one positive comment under a video

Virgil Hardjo well, that's a good point. I guess.. for people that are trully in love with the food, the money doesn't really matter. It's all about the taste.

+meaturama Too much.

biggest expense for this version would be the fermenting vessel

if you buy the vessel and wet vent at a brewing store it will be more but if you fashioned one out of a random bucket it would be less

not exactly but ok!

you only need that fermenting vessel if you are going to make large batches...any normal amount I'm sure a 5 gallon bucket will suffice.

Bet he charged $5 for that lot as well...

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you put a small portion on a fancy plate and place them like you have OCD. Hipsters will pay $10 or more for a small portion of fries

once you open a shop, you will realise that there are many other numbers to add to the price of a plate than just the cost of the potato.

paulsss69 totally true..you have to cost out everything.

It needs to be at room temp if you want it to ferment.

I don't know if you are into cooking but you can try to do them... I would love to do it... I just need the potates and the recipe, dosen't look that hard... (my comment is not about the price). I hope you are ok.

I have tried them and they are amazing, been missing these in lockdown and stumbled on to this video looking for a way to replicate those fries.

Very well said. People are so judgmental in anonymous forums like this. If you don’t like it, don’t do it. It’s really rather simple. What’s the point of hating on something?

me too

me too

me too

it's just a lot of work. french fries are popular because their easy, as long as you have a deep fryer

Me too

How dare they. The absolute nerve!

Fuuuck that shit

BRINE PICKLED FRENCH FRIES, SMOKED APPLE SAUCE $8

Jean Reno its 10 bucks, still too much for that tiny portion!

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10 bucks per large potato, They would not get that tray back from me

Nicolle oml😂😂

Andrew Maxwell explain further please. Im really hyped about trying this at home

Kian H as a result of the fermentation process, carbon dioxide and lactic acid will be produced. The airlock that he uses, allows that gas to escape the bucket, without letting air in, this is what the water is for, it’s basically a barrier. The idea here is to avoid air from the outside getting into the bucket , as it can bring harmful bacteria and molds which can spoil your vegetables. The less of that, the higher the chances that you will only have good bacteria inside the bucket doing their thing. Note: I didn’t say why it’s important to let the gas out. If too much gas builds up it will probably pop the lid, if you are fermenting in a glass container, it could explode. The airlock fix this problem

Yeah I fucking hate that shit.

Shaun Ellsworth Canadian

Shaun Ellsworth sounded like a valley girl

It's a Californian Central Valley accent. It has nothing to do with who he is, just where he grew up.

Shaun Ellsworth it's called up speak... and after vocal fry it's the most irritating thing in English

Upload a video. I would like to see

Damn. I like the idea, but at the end of the day it's made of common russet potato and a pickling brine, which are dirt cheap peasant ingredients. They're making peasant food in a five gallon plastic bucket. They can easily add twice the amount of potato per batch and give the customer at least a medium sized plate of fries for $8. That portion is tiny, unless it's part of a five course gastronomical journey. That's fantastic if a restaurant can set high prices in a market that can sustain it, but pricing that plate at $4 ensures some volume and longevity in a trendy, touristy area. I guess it depends on the long term strategy of culinary institution versus a popup cash grab and move on to open another eatery focusing on the next culinary trend, rinse and repeat. Rewrapping and branding a food truck would probably be much more profitable than reworking a brick and mortar on a half year basis.

It literally looks like half a potato after slicing it up, if not less

It hasn't. They're still 8 bucks.

Well that information just pisses me off. If there's something time consuming involved you always have to think about working hours, but 8 bucks for that ... It's not even a hand full of fries. Let's just wait for somebody to rip them off and know where to buy a big bucket, right?

PBJ yeah I get that, I live in an expensive place myself. Not that expensive but it ain't cheap. And you still don't get 5 fries for 8 bucks. The prep time is too short to justify it. How are other prices in SF? Like let's say a Burger fries and soft drink at a non fast food chain restaurant.

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Kyle Emmitt lol when I read that, my brain registered Ethan saying it

dang, that makes me feel good. Ethan is who we all aspire to be I think

druidboy76 lmmao cold blooded

lmao savage

lacto fermented pickles are still referred to as pickles

Michael Stanley where im from pickling involves vinegar and fermentation not

Hmm I guess it depends on your terminology... pickling and lacto fermentation are definitely related, as the lactic acid bacteria responsible for the fermentation generate high proportions of, well, lactic acid - so basically, both techniques yield some kind of vegetable or root that's submersed in an acid environment. In a broader sense of the word this would mean that a lacto-fermented food could be considered a pickle. I guess the main difference with pickling in the strict sense of the word is whether you kill off or keep alive (a part of) the bacteria - with pickling, one usually heats the vinegar and pours it over vegetables in disinfected jars so as to minimize the bacterial growth, whereas fermenting encourages certain bacteria to grow, often with the use of a brine. TL;DR: it depends on how you define the word. But I do agree that the title of the video is a bit misleading...

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*cold water 😂😂

maybe for americans.

Bullit Cake rekt

***** im British...

+Space Kujo ignorant much..

Eliah Torres

probably thought carboy referred to the airlock attached to carboys during other fermentation processes, not that big a leap my dude

Doopliss77 13 bucks It's SF

The salt just spreads more evenly.

Maya K why does that matter if he is tossing them in a bowl?

Yeah you can but its not a full ferment not exactly the same.

$8, have you tried google?

$8, less than a 10 pound sack of potatoes, a 5 gallon drum of vinegar and pound of salt

That's what you pay for the convenience of eating away from your own kitchen stove. Could you get more carbohydrates for your buck with a different dish? Sure.

Powerofriend ah, the convenience of an overpriced hipster cafe in the middle of portland where you have to wait a half hour for service. truly miraculous what capitalism can achieve

take your sarcasm and have it for lunch then, should fill you up right.

actually pretty easy if you have ranch seasoning, bacon, chicken parm, pulled pork, on the menu already. after that you've really only got two or three other kinds of fries to deal with and in the end they all get blanched and fried up to order. Only one I've never done is curly, we don't have that machine.

Bryan Uglow Not making the fries I'm too lazy to do, its running a restaurant.

utoobguy30 and poutine! Poutine can get wild with toppings as well.

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no he didn't