The duality of the efficiency with the wire rack cutting and the inefficiency and water waste of not making separate ice baths

That wire rack trick is brilliant.

@johnmiller8975

10 күн бұрын

We did that at Wendy's in1982 it truly isgenius

@BLTkitchen

Күн бұрын

Trick of the trade. That was how we prepped eggs in every restaurant kitchen I've worked in.

Thank you for peeling at least 72 eggs for this content. A real unsung hero.

Oh my goodness, that wire rack is a GAME CHANGER. Thank you!!

@LindseyLouWho

14 күн бұрын

The one Bri links to (and it helps him out!) comes in a set of two for less than $20; I got these exact ones and they are so versatile. I tried the trick with my existing wire racks but I wasn't happy with the dice size, so if you can, go with the one he recommends! And omg I -love- egg salad.

@LePetitNuageGris

14 күн бұрын

@@LindseyLouWho Thanks for the suggestion! I will definitely consider that. I’m actually in the market to replace/add to my wire racks among other things, and these look fantastic. Plus I’d love to help him out if I can afford it.😊

@brianhopkins5251

14 күн бұрын

real men of genius. ingenious

@chosen1one930

14 күн бұрын

Why? Having different size egg chunks is always better. I can see using it for making large batches for a deli. His American egg salad was soaked in mayo and mustard.

@saveac-fcb2567

14 күн бұрын

Did you ever see the scene in "Take The Money and Run" by Woody Allen where Louise Lasser makes egg salad for the jailed Woiody by pushing eggs through the jail's wire-mesh windows?

I just throw the hot water and fill the pot with cold water. Simple and efficient.

isnt it easier to just transfer the eggs to an ice bath than dumping 800 ice cubes into boiling water?

@AbrahamLincoln_

14 күн бұрын

Waste of ice

@mdbbox5660

14 күн бұрын

For sure. It's even easier if you steam the eggs.

@HithertoPaintball

14 күн бұрын

Thank you. It's so wasteful. Ice takes a lot of energy to produce.

@AndrewReevesArt

14 күн бұрын

I just boil them for 10 mins, drain and put them into the fridge until they’re cold.

@fgreen411

14 күн бұрын

This...use your pasta insert to lower the eggs in the boiling water all at once. And pull them from the hot water at the end of cooking. Turn out into a bowl of ice water.

My wife discovered the absolutely best method to cooking eggs because it's easy and works every time. Use a steamer basket. Get water to a rolling boil and then drop the eggs in while on top of the steamer basket. They water can't drop in temp due to submerged eggs so the timer will always give the same results because the steam will be what's cooking them. Soft boiled about 8-9 minutes and hard boiled 11-13. Once you find exactly what you like it's just fire and forget. Dunk them in ice water when they're done and peel. Perfection.

@SinisterMD

14 күн бұрын

To peel them you can actually put them back in the pot with a little water, no heat, put a top on and just shake/roll them around a bit. They'll be cracked all over and the shell comes off easier than any other method I've seen. Don't shake so hard as to smash up the eggs, just the shell.

@48Boxer

14 күн бұрын

I was going to comment the same thing. I can't believe steaming eggs hasn't become the industry norm because of how good they come out. I've never had a shell stick to the egg after discovering this method. Doesn't matter if eggs are new or older.

@GR1MKA1

14 күн бұрын

Steamer basket with lid on or off of the pot itself?

@shakir4969

14 күн бұрын

so its just basically the same thing?

@slicksalmon6948

14 күн бұрын

@@GR1MKA1 Lid on.

Man sacrificed a delicious egg salad bite to promote the sponsor. Props.

@cornman0000

3 күн бұрын

He has nice feet 😂

@BLTkitchen

Күн бұрын

One of the best sponsor segue I've ever seen.

A year ago I made Japanese style egg salad with a mayonnaise that used sweet, smoky, and numbing aroma oil. It didn't last a day. Normally I only see feeding frenzies like that when the staff meal includes carnitas or longanissa, but the bowl was scraped clean by bread and tortillas by the time we were done with it. I'm saving it for my own casual eating place which I hope to open by 2030.

@shorbao

13 күн бұрын

Wish you the best of luck in your endeavours.

@Mywayinak

13 күн бұрын

Clove oil

@abysmal7000

9 күн бұрын

what mayo was it, that made it sweet and smoky?

@The_Chef2511

7 күн бұрын

​@@abysmal7000 The mayonnaise was made with an aroma oil made sweet by a lot of onion and shallot, the smokiness was from gochugaru, and the numbing feeling came from Sichuan peppers. Most of my condiments are made in house.

Doooooood! This should have dropped for Easter when everyone had all of the eggs!

Playlisting this NOW. Egg salad is one of my favorite lunch preps 😋

@BrianLagerstrom

14 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@anonmeatcheesebun

13 күн бұрын

@@BrianLagerstrom Which store in STL did you get the milk bread from?!?!

I don't even make comments on youtube. This might be the first time ever. I just need to say that wire rack trick is genius and I love you for it

@Mixxie67

9 күн бұрын

A potato masher (the kind with a grid) works just as well and is less messy.

Blending the yolks separately to make different flavored sauces to dress the egg whites is brilliant!😮❤

@pamelamarshall471

9 күн бұрын

Oh, I agree. I can't wait to give all three a try.

@BLTkitchen

Күн бұрын

Agreed! Can't wait to test this out. What flavor was your favorite?🙂

honestly a cooking channel getting a cleaning sponsor is pure genius, great recipes btw!

I use half whipped cream cheese, half mayo for less wet egg salad

The grate-smushing is genius. What a great tip. Thanks as always Bri!

Brilliant ! Brian : the wire rack is everything! Thanks so much for that "tip of the year" -- I realize we are only in April but I am sure this one will surpass everything else I learn throughout the year! And the Durkee's Salad Dressing -- the best of the best -- nothing compares -- my mother used to place it in the hole from a pitted avocado so we would eat them! Thanks so much !

Forget the egg salads... That wire rack egg dicer trick is the bomb! Oh, the recipes are good too. ☺️

@Mixxie67

9 күн бұрын

Potato masher works without the mess.

Hey, Brian. So enjoy your videos. Love you adding Japanese recipes as well as other Asian recipes. I am half Japanese. Love Japanese and Korean food. Thank you!

YESSS! I Can't wait to try these! I just made your potato salad recipe a week or so ago and it was a MASSIVE hit.

Loved the transition to the sponsor and the recipes of course. Thank you.

BRIIIIIIIIII! I put Durkee IN my egg salad, so I was stoked to see it here. Great recipies!

Thanks, Brian!! A few new recipes for egg salad; my 2nd summer go to.

@BrianLagerstrom

14 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, Ken. Hope ya like 'em!

Thank you, Chef! The humble, yet nutritious and delicious, egg is one of my favorite meals and I’m always looking for ways to up the flavor quotient. These recipes fit the bill nicely!

How funny I made some this morning - from the UK the trick is to add a tiny splash of dark malt vinegar (rather than distilled white vinegar). I put in some dill too today, but chives are excellent, but no celery. I'll try the paprika next time. You should try the pepperiest watercress you can get your hands on instead of lettuce - that's a trick from Fergus Henderson from St. John who makes an epic egg salad sandwich.

@richardschneider9098

10 күн бұрын

Grated horseradish is nice if watercress isn't at hand.

My instant pot for 4mins is the best method I have found. Easy peel❤❤

Bro, this is like, a perf recipe vid. I'm SO making these ovu salad joints! Kudos b'raj.

That first recipe is AMAZING! Really delicious. And the wire rack trick has forever changed us.

If you don't have a wire rack, what i used to do in the deli I worked at is take an egg slicer and just slice the egg, turn it 90 degrees, and slice again. You end up with longer egg bits this way but its pretty fast and efficient and all the pieces are the same size

the one thing that a instapot is really good for is making hard boiled eggs. (5/5/5/5) They all work time after time.

@ambermcallister1408

12 күн бұрын

And they are so easy to peel afterwards!

Incredible video, thank you so much for sharing!! Might I also add, the thumbnail is iconic!

I'd definitely try the first 2 recipes ! Thanks

@pumbaa667

3 күн бұрын

I just tried the first recipe, it was great ! A simple dish but with lot of flavors, fun to fix and fun to eat. And thanks ten-fold for the pro-tip to dice a bunch of eggs with ease !!

I just start the eggs in cold water, once it starts to boil it’s 3 minutes to soft yokes, 4 for firm. Far easier, no need for the wire basket to put eggs into the boiling water. Plus it’s less time, as you aren’t waiting for the water to boil and then the eggs to cook. Best to try which works for you though.

👍🏻 Egg Salad - one of my favourite fillings for a baked potato. Now i have 3 variants, thanks Bri!

I have been wanting to try the JAWS products, and 25% is a damn good deal, thanks!

Once again your flavour combinations are tantalizing. I already know the Avocado Green Goddess is addictive. And, great tip to get those eggs diced without destroying them.

Brian, you will never know the amount of frustration and anger you saved me from when you shared your technique for making hard boiled eggs. I tried different approaches and always ended up struggling with shells that refused to slide off and ugly, crater-covered eggs (those that I didn’t end up angrily crushing in my hands). Ever since the foolproof method you shared several months ago, I’ve been happily making eggs, with no emotional damage.

brilliant tip emptying the entire ice box to cool hot boiling water as opposed to transfering the eggs to an ice bath!

Jaysus...I am INSPIRED. I love egg salad on a GF bagel... Avocado? Dashi?! Cannot wait to try these new twists. Love your method! Buying the racks pronto - sure beats my single egg slicer..! Well done. Thank you!

I use a potato ricer for eggs and chopped sweet pickles, the classic egg salad was my favorite but those other egg salads were fantastic

Just made the deli style, absolutely delicious, cant wait to try the others.

Nice video Bri!❤

Those look delicious. Another version I like to make occasionally is by substituting around half the mayo (to taste) for savory lemon onion jam cooked in virgin coconut oil.

I am definitely going to try these

@BrianLagerstrom

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! Let me know how the recipe works for you.

They looked amazing

Love the wire rack! But I cook for one, or two. I use one of those wire egg slicers, putting the eggs through once and then rotating them 90 degrees to do it again. Same general outcome, slightly less symmetrical, just needs little more dexterity. Works on six eggs pretty quickly. Also, pit the hot eggs in a colander and run them under cold water for a few minutes. 🇨🇦💕

Egg salad brings me back to my youth... Thanks Bri!

Looks delicious! I've made tamago style egg salad before, but I've never used dashi with it. I’ll definitely have to next time I make it.

Bri guy always bringing top tier content! We regularly stock the items for the Japanese style so I really need to give that one a go… see if my wife (Japanese) approves! I expect she probably will as she already likes my normal version, but this looks amazing!

Egg salad sandwiches are a nostalgic secret treat that I have always loved from my childhood - my mother's simple egg salad on white Bunny bread to more cafe/deli styled flavorful versions on whole wheat with watercress and Swiss cheese. I don't know if I could ever fully trust someone who doesn't like an egg salad sandwich - I could try but............

Fun Fact, out of everything that taste's like chicken, eggs don't, great recipes Brian, I'll be leaving out the sugar and honey in mine, as I prefer savoury over America's need for everything sweet, cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

@TrudyOsteenCrow

13 күн бұрын

Thank you! Too much sugar in everything over here.

@justmejenny7986

3 күн бұрын

I'm American. My recipe is mayo, salt and pepper, garlic powder and green olives.

Not gonna lie I was skeptical going into this thinking "it's just egg salad how good could it be," but man these look like some top-tier egg salads. Gonna have to try these out! Thanks Bri!

Definitely gonna try these. Love me some egg salad

Cooked eggs in an instantpot: Put 1 cup of water for 6Qt and 1,5 cup of water for the 8Qt in the instantpot. Put as much eggs as you like in a steambasket in the instantpot. Pressure cook for 5min, let them 5min longer in the instantpot on 'keep warm', release the pressure and put them still in the basket in icecold water for 5min. Perfect hardboiled eggs that are easy to peel.

I made an egg salad today with soft/medium boiled eggs (jammy yolks) which looked a lot like the 3rd salad, it was incredible. Salt, pepper, mayo, a little bit of dill, and a tiny bit of rice vinegar.

I was excited for this because of Union Loafers egg salad lol.

Thanks Jeff indeed!

Or just pour out the Boiling water ?

@jljohnson85

14 күн бұрын

yeah that bothered me too. Dude wasted a bunch of ice.

I was in St Louis a few years ago and went to Union Loafers for lunch. It was great!

Oh HELL yes. Thank you sir

Ok, but that wire rack hack just rocked my world 🤯 plus Alton Brown would approve of the multitasking function too

I had a japanese style egg sando recently.... not quite life changing, but damn near, this is a much needed episode.

your recipes don't disappoint

Fabulous!

Delicious! A little heavy on the salt for me. Gonna use half as much next time. I love the cooling rack hack. An onion dicer would work well too!

Not gonna lie, Bri, but this video has got me EGG-cited! I am so "ova" boring lunch options! Ugh sorry for my lame yolks! Best to you and Lor as always!

thanks for posting this brian. your videos really help me distract me from hurting myself. ❤❤

@AnnieThyme

12 күн бұрын

I hope you keep finding lots of good distractions when you need them, I know it can be tough. Sending you a hug if you need one x

@Dctctx

9 күн бұрын

What a weird comment

Thank you for levelling up my egg salad game

Brian - I lived on the Tamago Sandwich when I was in Tokyo! I'm going to fry up some teriyaki chicken to add, thank you for the recipe!

Relevant to my interests, thanks.

Great recipes - yours is my favourite food channel by far! 🤩However, adding ice to the hot water doesn't really make sense to me. (Also here in Scandinavia ice makers are not ubiquitous in home kitchens). I just dump out the hot water, fill the pot with cold tap water, and leave the cold water running over the pot - just a tiny stream mainly for circulation. When the eggs are cool enough to handle I peel them and put them back in the cold water for faster cooling. Works like a charm!

Nice video. :) The first two look great and I'll definitely try them, but maybe a tiny bit less wet. The third one... well, I doubt I'll try that one. I'd probably reduce some of the salt and sugar. +10 points for the wire rack method though. I've never even thought to do that but it makes total sense.

Thing is that when I'm making an egg salad sandwich for lunch I'm going to be boiling two eggs, not two dozen. 🤣

In Australia we love to put curry eggs of a sandwich. Super easy to make. All you need is cooked eggs, a good egg mayonnaise, a little salt and pepper and a spoon of two of curry powder depending on how much you are making.

You allways make me so hungry 😁.... Greetings from Holland

That first one looks pretty excellent

@LePetitNuageGris

13 күн бұрын

You mean……… Eggcellent?😏

I lived off the tamago sando from Lawson when I lived in Japan. That was addicting! Along with the fried chicken from Family Mart

I am excited to watch this video, I make Egg Salad often 😁😁

I'm gonna use that wire rack trick for sure. but truly nothing beats the japanese egg sando when it comes to egg salad. I've never had a bad one

To be honest, I'm not much of a fan of egg salad but I'll admit these look (and I'll bet , taste) amazing. Ill definitely be trying recipes #1 and 2 🍴👍

When I moved from MT to CA 30 rears ago I had to have my mom mail me Durkees. It still tastes like home.

My family’s always done egg and (green) olive salad 😋!

Nice!

2:14 "I'm using Duke's here" DUKES FOR THE WIN!!! 💯💪🏆🎉🥳🎉

The 'dropped egg to sponsor' segue was cool. Plus those Jaws products do look good.

ALWAYS wrap egg salad sandwiches in something so you don't lose any of the wonderfulness that inevitably oozes out. Do I look like a crazy person when I'm licking the ziplock/deli paper/whatever clean? Yes, but it's totally worth it. My personal favorite egg salad is mayo, dijon, celery, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper, oregano, and for some reason cucumber slices go so well with it on a sandwich.

I make a lot of egg salad for my best friend’s lunch (and snacks). I’ve found the easiest way to peel the cooled eggs. Put each egg, one at a time, in a clean small jar, like for mustard or jam. Screw on the lid, and shake jar up and down about 16 times. The shells practically peel themselves. Rinse, dry, and use for egg salad, deviled eggs, whatever. My friend even showed his gf this trick.

Love your recipes,Will love to see a series for Moldovan or Russian food, its a rich food culture.

I love egg salad ❤ I really need to bake some loaf bread this weekend (I’m on a bread-buying strike lol) just for egg salad purposes.

You’re reading my mind Bri, I’ve been craving egg salad sangas for a week now.

We needed this for Masters week! Would love to see a B man Masters menu remake next April.

@bunchi2k

14 күн бұрын

Love this idea

the last one minus the dashi powder and sugar is my favorite. i like basic things most of the time.

@TrudyOsteenCrow

13 күн бұрын

Do 🚫 understand sugar in egg salad. 🚫 for me.

Hey Bri, love your videos - I'm a long time subscriber and thumbs up provider :) Question: why wasting so much ice if you could have dumped the hot water once your eggs are ready?

Looks good 👍

Steaming eggs works real well with fresh eggs. I’ve never done 2 dozen at a time, but, if you want well done eggs, steam 6 for about 12 minutes, 6 minutes for soft done. Immediately put into ice water to chill quickly.

Bro that wire rack trick is game changing

It's amazing to me that with most things, I'm open to try different variations of it. The exception is egg salad, potato salad and macaroni salad. Those 3 things I like as plain and simple as possible.

@pamelamarshall471

9 күн бұрын

That's why they are classics! Maybe if you name these something else, you could try them without any comparisons to the tried and true. Just an idea. 😊

@darrellmarcks6304

9 күн бұрын

@@pamelamarshall471 Nah. I put it more on the lines of this: Did you ever try a new restaurant where you ordered one thing, got it right and just never ordered anything else because that one item did it for you? For instance we had this really cool restaurant in town, Spanish kitchen tied to a Tex Barbecue. 1st thing I ever ordered was a Cuban, which isn't easy to find in my area... And it was a really good Cuban. So, every time I went, that's what got. Those 3 things on my list are how we make it in a lot of parts of the north east. Simple. No mustard. No vinegar. No extra BS. That was more a German or Polish style.

I've always loved your videos, however getting your fur baby in the video just elevated your videos from #1 to now untouchablely awesome 😎

That wire rack trick is absolute genius

@Brian Lagerstrom The red Kewpie is good, but the blue is my favorite. I don't even know if you can find it in the states, but if you can, it's good.