Natalie Estrada and Bridget Lancaster show us how to cook a perfect beef tenderloin on a budget (without lacking in flavor). Adam Ried explains what our testers found when selecting the best tongs for everyday kitchen use. Julia Collin Davison and Lawman Johnson show us a simple but delicious recipe for Lyonnaise potatoes, a classic French side dish that adds elegance to any meal.
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Lyonnaise Potato Recipe: https://cooks.io/4lBTkXd
The Best Kitchen Tongs: https://cooks.io/4cYpVV7
Winner: https://cooks.io/4rBcMVn
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00:59 Classic Roast Beef Tenderloin
13:33 Equipment Testing
19:09 Lyonnaise Potatoes
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How do those metal tongs do on castiron and other stuff you don't wanna scratch up too much?
NO push to open … don't even try to talk to me about buying your stuff🙂
I canNOT listen to this tictok cook about cooking 😂
Delicious-looking tenderloin caught my attention, but I was distracted by the tattoos.
IMO potatoes turn out better if they are boiled first.
I own those tongs. they're great, but I don't use them on my nonstick pans. I have another set I use on them. what would be your suggestion for nonstick pans?
I hate tongs with a locking mechanism. Long term they always fail to work properly. Likewise, I dislike plastic or silicone on the ends. For me the best tongs are the cheap, non locking tongs I get at a restaurant supply store. The 10" ones cost about six bucks.
One consideration for me is how hard you have to push the locking mechanism to unlock the tongs. If it's too easy to push in, then the tongs will often unlock accidentally when I put them in a utensil holder. I had some tongs where that thing was way too loose. I wound up bending it slightly to the side so that it would offer more resistance.
My cousin (who is an amazing cook) made a Beef Wellington for a special dinner a few years ago, and it was absolutely PHENOMENAL. Also re: tongs, I have found that tongs that have silicone on the 'pincers' get slippery and don't clean well, so my favorite tongs DO NOT have silicone on them – they're similar to the Oxo tongs (Oxo does everything so well!)
again, why do you have segments in black & white? so idiotic
Thank you ATK. Another receipt I can't afford to try. Can I substitute pork instead? It's half the price.
So how are those Lyonnaise potatoes not just fried potatoes and onions…???
Think you need both silicone and stamped steel ends. There will be a non-stick prep of some sort that will need the silicone. Otherwise think of the number of good tongs you need and buy twice that number.
Something is annoying about the lady with Bridget.
Really, with that long Granton slicing knife you couldn't go through the tenderloin in one motion? Either the meat was not good, or people on your staff don't know how to use that knife.
I miss Natalie! So sweet.
the beautiful Latina is back. Great beef dinner
Eating their raw meat LOL Medium to well or not at all. The Oxo tongs are the winner. I never used anything but stainless steel scalloped-edge tongs, and not looking to change. They do everything I need, so why get something that won't!?!
I have a pair of tongs with angled head and a thumb button on the side that only use one hand to lock/unlock. I love them but they don't make it anymore. The heads were a little fragile and broke after a while but I love the angled and one handed operation.
Not an expert here: Why not reduce the wine before adding the beef broth?
I usually cook with Guinness, and failing to reduce the Guinness makes a big difference.
Thank you, producers for adding the Season and Episode numbers to the titles!!
That Man Is SOOOOOO FYNE somebody set us up on a date PLEASE
Tattoos are distracting
this may sound stupid, but as someone who grew up in the era of being told by grumpy boomers "if you get tattoos nobody will ever hire you" it's REFRESHING to see the younger hosts like Lawman and Natalie each rocking 2 sleeves and Natalie's finger tattoos on both hands being consummate professionals on a highly respected PBS show.
Tenderloin doesn't even taste good
So you guys had a segment on the best tongs and picked an all metal one but on the same show Lawman used coated tongs to turn over the potatoes… What gives guys?
Novympia needs to see this
I love hearing Elle's voice ♡
Wormy…. Earth wormy!
Well, shoot. I wish I hadn't just ordered tongs a day before this was posted. 🤣
I can't even look at those tattoos.
Lawman was a test cook on Cook's Country TV for seven seasons. Pretty much zero comments regarding his tattoos. What's different here…🤔