Salt Expert Guesses Cheap vs Expensive Salt | Price Points | Epicurious
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- Опубликовано: 13 фев 2019
- In this episode of 'Price Points', Epicurious challenges salt expert Ben Jacobsen to guess which one of two salts is more expensive. Ben breaks down five in total before making his guesses!
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First pair me: hell its just salt how is he possibly going to know which is more expensive
Last pair also me: well of course salt B is more expensive the crystal structure is far superior
Austin Keyes quite obviously this salt has water in its crystal lattice. About a pentahydrate I’d say. The other, however, appears to be closer to an anhydrous state, roughly a monohydrate if I had to estimate.
@@garrettshelton5788 LMAOOOOOOOOO STFU
@@garrettshelton5788 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@fivesix3868 g
This is the fastest case of acquiring brain damage I've ever seen.
Homeboy was so happy when he got the first one correct. I got a slight hearty chuckle outta that.
His laugh is contagious. I lol'd watching him get ecstatic.
He was so nervous, and seemed so relieved when that happened.
I just rewatched that part lol
Clap clap that’s cool
It was so cute when he did that
I wish he had just said "tastes kinda salty" for all the taste tests
Buttery notes
Sounds like something my dad would say.
Salt A is pretty salt-ay
Hahaha 🤣
That does sound friggin hilarious
You should make an episode where all the experts come together to make a perfect meal, or something.
Add gordon ramsey as the cooking expert and its a party in the kitchen
lol make the most expensive meal possible.
Bon apetit sorta did this
@@yoboi_____8675 What's it called?
Mary Elizabeth Parker I think it’s called making ping the perfect pizza
Now I'm worried my salt isn't good enough
Now you can go to people's houses and ask them why they're using inferior salt.
You'll be ok unless you use iodized salt.
@@tereless lol
I promise you: It's not
Your salt isn't worth its salt.
Me , a pesant : It sure looks like salt
The expert : A looks like French salt , B looks like it's from Guatemala
flying horse 😅😅 Classic!
Oui
Toaster Stroodle non
@@reeko2352 sí
Dan the Man no
Me: "Idk, i mean how can there be cheap and expensive salts? arnt they all the same? who can even know the difference, i mean its SALT!"
Salt Expert: "This salt has been harvested in france during colder temperature"
Yeah that precision is crazy
You are obviously easily impressed.
Olen Soifer you’re obviously a peen head for no reason
These videos are made for procrastinators
I feel attacked
@@miu__m good, you should.
Mr potato how do you feel now then 🤔
whew you needed to step on my neck like that damn
Made for me
I am salt expert too.
*tastes salt*
Well, it's salty
Nailed it.
You should do a video
You're salty
*Lick a fortnite player*
Wow, that is too salty!
"Pretty much all I can do is look at something and tell you if it's clothes or not. This chair? Not clothes. "
*Smirks*
We need an episode about olive oil.
They should get olive oil expert Michael North on!
Hmm, this one tastes like it's 2 years past harvest date.
This one... This is canola oil.
I'm going to say A is more expensive, even though selling this in Italy would get you garroted.
olive oil expert Gordon ramsay
Or olive expert. They can incorporate olive oils into the episode
I'd fail miserably at that one, it all tastes like shite to me.
"That's good. You want some funk in it."
If this "funk" is the bird poop you were just talking about, no sir I do not.
Neenjah Rammus lmaoooo
Neenjah Rammus lol 😂
My first thought 😆😬
But it taste like France~ or Italy~.
@@owo5869 yeah, like the bird poop from France or Italy...
Gosh, he got so excited; like a child, when he guessed correctly which one was more expensive the first round. That was so cute!! I really loved seeing that. Made my heart warm ^_^
For real
That was so wholesome
When guys are passionate about something it’s so adorable
He vibin
@@Sierra-cl9xr ew why lol
I wasn't sure about watching this because I mean how technical can salt get. I no longer question any of these experts the info is invaluable 👌
Always question experts
Same. I thought it was going to be boring but it was honestly very interesting.
If you watch Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix, you'll find that salt can get super technical and surprisingly flavorful. That show gave me a new perspective on salt.
@@ellax325 thanks for the recommendation I'm gonna watch that!
Watch that salt, fat, acid, heat thing on netflix. It inspired my husband and I, to get a bigger salt crystal for cooking and it made an interesting difference in flavor. Recommend trying different salts
Salt expert on Valentine’s Day. I see you Epicurious. And I feel you.
🤣🤣🤣😅😅😟😟😭😭
Lmao
I dont think he was wrong about salt. We can clearly see that he knows his stuff. We all have to remember that not always the best product is the most expensive.
Like he (and other exsperts) have said: Sometimes you pay for the package, not the product.
Reminds me a bit of holidays: You buy a fancy bottle of olive oil or honey to have when you get home. Then they might have the same quality much cheaper at the super market.
Rule of thumb for this show: The less normal it looks, the more expensive it is. Therefore black salt = very expensive.
In general though you do in fact get what you pay for
@@jflsdknf Generally when I buy salt, I get salt, so I guess that's true.
Laughed at first glance, "Errr... Salt expert!!? Salt is salt." Eating some humble pie right here guys, plus love the fella's excitement when getting the first one correct.
Haze Cade if you look at his face and the way he says it in the beginning of the video you can tell he’s basically thinking the same thing
THIS. Salt is salt. Unless it has been 'flavoured' or has had something added, like smoke or garlic. It has been proven with blind taste tests that you can not taste the difference between salts(unless it's with the texture of course). Particularly when you are just seasoning food with it. People who pay a premium for more expensive salts. Are. Idiots.
Why did I just watch a 15 min video of a guy judging salt and why did I enjoy it.
I was just strolling through the comments the whole time
the reason is that he is an expert!
Great hairline?
1000th like
Watch this guy eat salt for 14 minutes
Seagull Yeah got to savour it at 0.25x
Hell probably die of hypertension
This is the first one i've seen that the expert got wrong. He is very knowledgeable though and it shows that the most expensive is not always the best :)
he explains in the vid 6:26 - 6:28; that packaging plays a role in pricing (you know; just like for instances: you're paying for the _brand_ more instead of the quality for the same product offered at market) and also see this if you want more info about that man over here
www.vice.com/en_us/article/vvq7g3/meet-the-man-who-reinvented-salt-in-america
I've seen it happen in another one, but it's fair to say price doesn't equal quality
Bacon expert gets one wrong
This is a condiment lol, stop putting it on to a linear scale. Its like comparing white sugar to brown sugar.
THIS. Salt is salt. Unless it has been 'flavoured' or has something added, like smoke or garlic It has been proven with blind taste tests that you can not taste the difference between salts, particularly when you are seasoning food with it.
We need to get a rice expert, mushroom expert, and oil expert on this show!
You can't mass produce good mushrooms they're expensive because of the labor it takes to pick them.
@@JumpinBean95 They mass-produce king oysters, potabello, chanterells, and shiitake literally right down the road from me. A huge mushroom farm that operates year round here in the PNW. On top of that I've grown on my own from spores and not only is it extremely easy to do, but super cheap as well.
@@n0isyturtle that's great, i live in Clatsop County but what i meant is like the botton mushrooms where they grow like crazy, you mentioned they're on a farm and most mushrooms need certain things to grow like oysters on spruce. I just don't see a wild mushroom like what we have here in PNW ever being low quality if it's mainly grown in the wild /property. Gotta remember hipsters don't like getting their hands dirty so that's why a 1/4 lb of chantrelles costs 20 bucks here at the coast stores! (It's insane) Question! Do they grow chantrelles year round?
@@JumpinBean95 I was super surprised they actually did, and to boot they distributed them to the local Safeway. You could literally go to the grocery store and buy fresh local mushrooms. They are expensive, but they are available year round.
We really need to get an expert expert who really knows his experts
Water Expert Guesses Cheap vs Expensive Water
This one is a real great idea
He was a streamer, that why he know that much About salt
Gotta knock that Fiji water down a peg or two.
There are water sommeliers actually.
You read my mind!
You guys should do a rice expert. That would be awsome
Nguyen Do +
👌
Only accept Asians too
I never knew there were different types of rice while growing up (parents only made terrible box rice) and my friend introduced me to jasmine rice I was blown away that rice could actually taste GOOD. It’s amazing and delicious
Really? I've been eating Jasmine rice since I was born. It's just an Asian thing I guess. :/
Literally every salt you've seen
Man: This is a Fleur De Sel
And by the looks of it, it is fleur de sel harvested on France during winter
@@davidlopes27 If you sniff it you can tell that it's 2.5% salt
@@cyclingcycles7953 the bread expert. 😂
Mom: What do you want to be when you grow up?
That guy: A salt specialist
He is an expert not specialist . . Don't really know the difference but im sure there is . . LOL
Mind Power We need the help of a specialist expert!
I'm not complaining btw
@@nothingbutfunstuff8506 kind of is, he started/runs a pretty well known salt company
The pure joy when he revealed the first prices aww. We need more people like him! Passionate about his work and understanding food as a natural system, not just as a commodity that has to be cookie cutter
Hell yeah!
whole systems thinking
His reaction to being right was precious
Imagine finding this guy at the grocery store and asking him which salt he would prefer...
the salt expert says “it’s salty”
lmao ok
I am a RUclips expert.
This is a comment.
Oh damn!
Your comment is commenty @@ElitesEngineering
Then, it's sweet?
This is definitely the guy in third grade that would just eat salt in class
I didn't know other people had kids like this in their class.
Yo I'm that kid 😩
I happen to have an addiction to it
@@flurpurr Do your parents have some "salt is evil and unhealthy" stance? Because if you have cravings for plain salt that sounds like you are not getting enough in your food.
@@nicfab1 I mean you aren't wrong. But what I meant is that I was that kid, not currently 👀
you know this guy sells salt by the ounce
He sells smoked salt by the seashore. lol
Hi Ninja
When he is so excited about the first win! Like my man is waiting for applause. It's the sweetest thing ever.
I wish my drug dealer talked about his products like this guy
Lol
Are there any cannabis dispensaries close to you?
Yeah they all just say it's fire no matter how good or bad
zedoomeloo personally more of a meth kinda guy
😂🤣
Salt expert ✔
Pepper expert *pending*
Pepper your angus
Didn’t they have a spice expert on before, and didn’t they review pepper/peppercorn?
@@adhdhikaru not sure, maybe
All I know is if you use peppercorns and grind them up yourself in a mortar and pestle it's a million times better than using powdered or a grinder.
Already did a spice expert
"Let's try salt B... it's good! Tastes salty, no surprise..." lololol gotem
I'm always impressed by what these experts can tell you about the most everyday items. Great videos.
Juan Caraballo Me too, really breaks down what goes into high quality stuff
whoever draws the backgrounds is so freaking talented
They did a video about her! Check out their past videos and you'll find it. She's super cool.
Her channel is "Ro knight chalk artist new york" if you want to check her out!
Thats exactly what i thought when i first saw the background . . .
When your profile name match with the topic perfectly, but you don't know what to comment.
Maybe "This town ain't big enough for the two of us"
Something salty
Saltiest Salted Salty Salt hey ninja
Hey don’t be too hard on yourself.. I think you did just great!! I bet you taste expensive!! Now get back out there and possess some nice 12 yr old white boys!!
@@NessaOfDorthonion YESSSSSSSS!!
I love how the font in the sign was designed to look a bit like salt crystals. Genius.
I know you did a video about the artist who designs the chalk backgrounds, but I'd love a video of her rating different quality & types of chalk!
That's such a good idea!!!
wow, but not about food but good take
Yes!
In grad school I learned that Hagoromo chalk is widely regarded among mathematicians to be the best chalk. Several professors and classmates stocked up when the company went out of business.
He’s got salt and pepper hair, how do keep finding experts who visually reflect their area of expertise?!
Mina F you are what you eat lmao
They're like pets, the more time you spend with them, the more you start to look like each other.
Butter expert guesses cheap vs expensive butter, has butter fingers
This is my new insult
"Salty, no surprise."
xX BLUE JAYS Xx I came for this quote haha. This guy is great.
I love reading everyone's comments . So much fun, clever and comedic and added value. Thanks everyone
After 3 months still reading those comments??😆😆
Youre welcome
Hmmm salt expert on Valentines day........what a.......coincidence
Sugar or chocolate expert would have been more appropriate, lol.
People are definitely feeling salty today
I can taste the salt from my tears of loneliness today.
Me
happy valentine
at least you know what you're not tasting
Jake should not cry for the wasted years ....
Sell it
I love watching how passionate these people are about one single thing that we see every day and don't think twice about. It's super inspiring
It’s so heartwarming how passionate he is about salt
I just love that many of the experts are BA Brad's friends
Yes! I was totally brought back to that episode of it's alive.
Josiah McCarthy in which episode did he appear?
Ramiro C. Just look for it's alive salt
Then they shoulda brought Suarez for the beer vid
They do
How does one become a salt expert? Did he go to...salt...school?
😂
Because he is "salty"
He played too much Hearthstone
He owns a salt company (Jacobsen Salt). I'm pretty sure all the experts they bring on are people in the respective industry.
He played 5 rounds of CS:GO.
I understand why they don't reveal the actual labels / brands of these, but it would be soooo much more helpful.
Given that legally these kind of consumer tests are fine, I'm guessing that there's more editing and reshoots going on than the audience realises, and that's why we can't know the brands because it would be too much of a headache for them if someone investigated. Otherwise the lack of brands doesn't make sense.
Terry Beardmore What do you mean by editing and reshoots?
I agree, might want to buy some of this
@@dl5fse990 watch this series back and pay attention to the signs at the front - sometimes they've already exposed the prices and blurred them and so on. Pay attention to the actual products too and you'll start to see that these are chopped up heavily and not aired in any chronological ordwr, and it looks likely that they're not actually a fair test.
Like if these were an objective and fair test of the experts, there's no reason for them to hide the brand names as that would be legal. The only reason to do so would be if the test was flawed and unfair in some way, which the editing seems to suggest is the case. The expert likely isn't guessing anything and knows which is which from the get go as the purpose of these videos isn't to show one as superior but to explain to you, the viewer, how experts go about ascertaining quality in various products.
Basically by editing and reshoots I mean that if you pay attention you can see the final edit is from all over, and that the prices are often exposed but blurred way before they're supposed to be. That fits with the fact they can't name the brands for "legal reasons" and suggests the experts aren't guessing anything, they're just explaining how they go about ascertaining quality in their personal field.
@@medes5597 I've watched every video in the series multiple times and have never gotten this impression. At all.
He was adorable. I loved how happy he was when he got the first one right.
I once went to a salt tasting, and the guy providing the salt explained that the dominant price factor is shipping costs. No matter the quality, if a salt has to come from half a world away, it will be expensive. That being said, the different salts tasted wildly different, more than I ever could have imagined, and I feel this video merely scratched the surface on the complexities of salt taste.
5:55 - Good expert. Very knowledgeable. However, he missed one. And for that reason, I expect his formal resignation letter on my desk by Friday.
I have already made sure that the trapdoor is ready.
Release the hounds.
i have prepared the cake
I felt like he was implying that he found the cheaper salt to be a better quality than the more expensive salt. My guess is that it's actually Maldon Smoked Salt, hence his talking about it coming in a cardboard box.
I don't mind it if they miss one because it just reminds you that packaging and name isn't everything.
im going through my kitchen cupboards, throwing out all my table salt. Its just not good enough quality anymore
Iodized table salt is trash
@@jflsdknf Iodised table salt improved landlocked peoples' IQ by about 15 points. Before that a lack of iodine made people quite a lot less intelligent.
@@jflsdknf have fun with goiters
I love how I know some of these experts from "It's alive with Brad"
BHERD LHERNE
Epicurious' next video: Water expert guesses cheap vs expensive water.
I would watch that video.
When’s the damn whine expert, it all tastes the same too!
they've run out of ideas 😂
Will need euro accent to justify Evian/Perrier/boutique brands; and be of non-caucasian heritage to enforce inclusive stereotypes
I laughed so much :D this comment :Ddd
Do one for water next please.
reviewbrah already done that
Very good episode! I appreciate the honesty and objectivity (and claimed subjectivity) of the expert.
Love it when people are passionate about their profession. Enjoy watching it🔥
I don't know what's more impressive, the guy that is a salt expert or the chalkboard drawing
He got so excited when he got the first one right 😭😭
Laura the Memelord it was very endearing
I love this series.
How about an oil expert?
I love these videos. I always want to know more about the subtle things when it comes to cooking. So far my salt knowledge was pretty much nonexistent, other than using larger salt crystals to finish something.
Until I watched this, I honestly didn't even consider that someone would become a salt expert.
Literally why does every expert look like the human form of the ingredient/food they are expert at
You are what you eat lol. It's an old saying but there's some literal truth to it
I've noticed that too
@@thiocarbamoyl then explain the mattress expert
He dyed his hair to try to avoid totally managing this.
@@bilibiliismif you're talking about Architectural Digest's Bed Sheets Guy...a lot of people are thirsting after him in the comments 👀
Water expert guesses between expensive and cheap water
Voss vs aquafina
This was done by Reviewbrah in 2015.
Inevitable, there will be a video with a water expert.
It could probably work. Considering the different things in each kind of water does alter the taste a bit
YAS
I don't even know salt can be such a huge knowledge. Great job Epicurious!
“It’s definitely got a nice little crunch to it...”
*ITS A CRYSTAL*
I like that this is a positive spin on what we normally hear about salt. In the health-conscious world that we live in today; there is a lot of fear added to many of the aspects of our diets. I.e. fats, carbs/sugars, salt. We rarely hear the "they are necessary for our very survival, why not try the good stuff" side of them. That was a nice bit at the end.
*Everything in moderation.*
Just like with eggs.
ARE you shady and have a soft voice
@@mommaofthree2040 hahaha. always down for eggs.
Salt is not bad for you, most bad things people say about sound are unfounded.
@@Vitorruy1 Salt is very bad for you if you consume too much of it. So is literally anything else, but it's fairly easy to go overboard with your sodium intake.
My blood pressure went up just watching this.
Salt - the scapegoat for an overall trash diet 🤷🏽♂️
misconception
@@TheHotShots21 yeah I'm almost certain watching a video about salt won't actually raise my blood pressure.
just drink water
@@nathanielphillips6792 True, recent research between US and Denmark discovered that the 2-3g/day recommendation is way stricter than necessary. They found that we could easily handle up to 12g/day with no detriments to our health.
it makes me so happy seeing their excitement when they guess correctly
Nobody gulps water from the ocean and then proceeds to like it
You obviously haven't gulped enough ocean water in your life
FirstPersonWinner Actually ngl it’s got a decent taste - still kinda gross tho bc you don’t know what’s in it
Soo.... salty.. needs.. more salt
I don't like it when it's in my mouth but I rather enjoy the aftertaste once it's mellowed. It's not like just salty water..it tastes like the beach, the ocean, maybe a little sunblock... it tastes like the place I love best.
I do, haha. But maybe I'm weird that way.
this guy met his monthly sodium requirement in just 14 minutes.
By eating 8 grains of salt?
One of my most hated nightmares was one where I was at the Krusty krab and for some reason mr krabs made me eat an entire pile of salt and I could completely taste every single bit of salt and I was dying inside but I couldn’t wake up and so I was eating forever and when I woke up I drank like 4 bottles of water right away. I was like 6 or something like that.
this is the most interesting thing I've read all day
Omg this comment is gold 😂
The Krusty Krab is unfair!
This was the irrelevant information I needed
Saw this on Reddit, lol.
When I saw the title I was like “there has to only be one salt expert in America and that’s Ben Jacobson” and I was right lol.
He's so precious XD
the way he cheers up when he got it right ~
HAHA! I love how excited he got when he got it right, salt seems like one of the hardest things to differentiate cost when you're using the same type of salt. I would have gotten them all wrong.
Who knew there was such a strong relationship between salt and birds?
Best Epicurious Expert Collab: Best pick of Steak seasoned with the best Salt and cooked in the best Butter before being cut with the finest Knife with a side of the most amazing Cheese and Pasta with the best Beer and Whiskey pairing followed by the best Ice Cream
he looked so excited when he got the first one right how cute :’)
I just loved how happy he was to guess the first one! That was so sweet! ^^ Thanks for another great video!
"Let's go for the taste test... it's salty... no surprise..."
If that degree of analytical description is required then my god I might have been a salt expert all along too.
As long as you ignore literally everything else he said...
Either you're a troll or you're an idiot lmao
@@ksharky888 or they're making a (kinda bad) joke.
That was funny right xDD
@Agent J because it fits with the tone of the internet and it's hard to take seriously from the topic and presentation alone
the chalkboard art in the back is incredible! props to the artist(s)!
Him: "Let's taste it."
Me: *leaning forward with anticipation*
Him: "It's salty... That's to be expected"
Ok so Fleur De Sel = Bird poop salt *scratches that off his shopping list*
no it's ~*flavor*~ salt
I mean, a ton of the stuff we eat is pretty gross if described in detail.
That's all I'm taking from this. 😂
Bird poop rich in nitrogen, help you photosynthesize, bro
You loose an amazing salt mate
Can't wait for the tap water expert!
Don't make him do Flint dough
@@bryansfistfulofwood4620 Flint's water has been fine for over a year now
You have watched bill nye saves the world...?
Couldn't hit the like button while shaking of laughter
We all know the water champ is Tom Segura
How to become a salt expert
Step 1: Play CS:GO
Lets taste it:
Salt A: tastes.. Salty.. Very salty
Salt b: equally as salty.. Very equally as salty
You could’ve done a lot of things but instead you chose salt, I like it
why do I get nervous when they are about to reveal the price ?
It's mostly because of the music in the background...
@@aloksankhe It's the timpanis
Pavlov classical conditioning
conexos2007 lmaoo literally, I’m self-aware of it but I still tense up
Me: hmm yes, I’m gonna say this one is iodized salt and this one here is the sea salt. I know because of the shape and how it’s refined.
Cashier at the grocery store: Sir these are both sugar...
This is by far the most impressive episode of this show
Never thought I would hear someone claim that they are a "salt nerd"
Well, that's how he earns his livelihood - produces salts "from scratch". An article about him is fun munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/53jvnx/my-tech-failure-helped-launch-my-salt-enterprise
I didn't know good or bad salt existed till i watch this. Now whenever i buy salt, i'm like is this a french salt which has large granules and is pan fried and crunchy cause it was formed faster than nomal and harvest early?
lollll
Lmao this is how I be in the market after I watch these videos and then I remember I’m broke so I buy the cheapest one
Look
Princessgamer % Hahaaaaa !!!
I live in the city of fleur de sel in France and it's so good and it's my favorite salt. City : Guérande
He is so proud of himself on the first one it made me happy
At first I thought, ''Come on, a SALT expert?'' But after watching the video, I'm like, ''okay, a salt expert.''
Has he been to the RUclips comment section?
It has the best salt
I’m glad there’s someone out there that gets as excited about salt as I do.
This has got to be an extremely hard job. This guy is awesome.
As a *SALT NERD*
Damn, never thought I'd ever hear this phrase
You should do an episode where people send in questions for any of the experts and then make a compilation of them answering.