4 Levels of Tiramisu: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
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We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur Desi, home cook Daniel, and professional chef Jurgen David, director of pastry research and development at the Institute of Culinary Education - to make us their take on a classic tiramisu. Once each level of chef had presented their creations, we asked expert food scientist Rose to explain the choices each made along the way. Which tiramisu will you be your next sweet treat?
Check out Chef Jürgen's Tiramisu Recipe on the ICE blog: ice.edu/blog/recipe-chef-jurg...
00:00 Intro
00:42 Biscuit
02:31 Custard
05:50 Soaking Syrup
08:42 Garnish
10:56 Plating
11:55 Taste Test
13:03 Level 4
Director: Lisa Paradise
Director of Photography: Jeremy Harris
Editor: Manolo Moreno
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Culinary Producer: Mallary Santucci
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"I'm Desi, I'm a level 1 chef." "I'm Daniel, I'm a level 2 chef." "I'm Chef Jürgen, I'm an ultimate super chef with a phd of medical gastronomic cooking engineering chemistry of culinary physics."
@hanajimasaki3295
Ай бұрын
lmao I had to check that back at the intro 😂 😂
@GROENAASMusic
Ай бұрын
@@hanajimasaki3295 hahaha
Level 3 has kids that fight over all the food. That's why he has a scale
@notclintdempsey6106
3 ай бұрын
Alternately: siblings close in age (source: personal experience)
@hallaloth3112
3 ай бұрын
Alternatively: A perfectionist who HATES when other people improperly cut portions. Its one thing if you ASK for a smaller piece, its another entirely if your piece is smaller because other people are hogs.
@twicethebaka5640
2 ай бұрын
or maybe he could be a professional who gets paid to make them uniformly...cant say though
@mythicfury86
2 ай бұрын
Even without that people use scale
@Apoz
Ай бұрын
Level 3 is hidden level 0
*furiously writing notes knowing this is my gf’s favorite dessert*
@mejhdhhicbfshihids652
3 ай бұрын
*Furiously writing notes knowing this is my favourite dessert*
@KosongIce
3 ай бұрын
You guys won't last
@MegaRedspade
3 ай бұрын
Just in time for Valentine’s Day
@mejhdhhicbfshihids652
3 ай бұрын
@@KosongIce that’s ominous
@Tori-os5if
3 ай бұрын
@@mejhdhhicbfshihids652 more like bitter
"Everyone else is dipping? Well, that's why I'm a pro" LMAO the quiet way he said it had me rolling. Chef Jurgen is a welcome addition to this series and I wanna see him swap ingredients now.
@ninjaydes
2 ай бұрын
I think they are sometimes better dipped. A lot of older adults have fragile teeth and would appreciate something just short of hard for a more pleasant experience when eating.
@ashvisser7657
2 ай бұрын
@@ninjaydes his are fresh and aren't going to be hard like the store bought cookies.
@TheMortalKombatent
Ай бұрын
the level 2 chefs tiramisu collapsed bc he dipped them fully. you just need to barely touch each side of the biscuit to get it soft like sponge cake. it also needs to rest for a day in the fridge to moisten.
@iCanbEYOURrUKIA
Ай бұрын
Yes! I need his little quips
While all of them look and sound amazing, this is by far one of the best lvl3 performances: no super hyper special ingredients, no "plottwist", nothing extraordinary. Just straight up well done Tiramisu with highly educational tips and well executed techniques. Great episode overall! We will gladly expect Jürgen in future videos for sure!
@brooklynsbaby4367
2 ай бұрын
Yup, just great techniques and nothing over the top
@omgdodogamer4759
Ай бұрын
exactly what i thought, this is the only one where i'd actually enjoy the level 3 one the most
@Potent_Techmology
Ай бұрын
not authentic tiramisu tho orange vs lemon is a big diff italians love limoncello and germans love oranges i guess
@kishakataria1430
17 күн бұрын
Except for the gelatin. Properly made tiramisu shouldn’t require it to stand up straight, sous vide the egg and it holds its shape. Gelatin is cheating.
Chef Jurgen was my chef-instructor at FCI 22 years ago! He’s awesome. So cool to see him here.
@peterboil4064
Ай бұрын
Cool! I Went do WHUB 18 years ago.
Okay, chef Jurgen won me over real quick.
@Potent_Techmology
Ай бұрын
not authentic tiramisu tho orange vs lemon is a big diff italians love limoncello and germans love oranges i guess
@KnubbelKekz
Ай бұрын
@@Potent_Techmology He hasn't claimed it to be one, so no point calling that out.
"I read the bag, that's how I know they're Italian" Most level 1 chef line ever
Proud how much Desi has grown as an amateur chef! Everyone did an excellant job!
@DesiJohnson24
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!!
@FlagCutie
3 ай бұрын
Yes! I see him as the next Emily!
@ronanmullarkey8432
3 ай бұрын
@@DesiJohnson24 desi!!
@jordynensor2081
2 ай бұрын
@DesiJohnson24 it’s so sweet how you’re responding to like all of these comments 😭💗
@rustyhowe3907
Ай бұрын
@@DesiJohnson24 You did a great job, even my Italian friends didn't complain!👌
The new Level 3 Chef is amazing!!! He reminds me of an older version of Chef Bill!!!
@Mariol225
3 ай бұрын
I like him too! He is funny! 😍
I think Desi's looks better than Daniel's, but Daniel's will definitely be a much more interesting taste. Jurgen's a pro, there's no way I could add anything to that discussion.
@adebelo80
3 ай бұрын
All 3 levels look great but perfectly showed the varying skill levels
Chef Jürgen is so sweet and funny🥹 Feature him more!
They all look amazing, but I’m Italian and I use my grandmother recipe…there is no custard in tiramisu. Is only eggs, sugar, mascarpone, ladyfingers and espresso+amaretto shot if you like but not mandatory. You mix two tablespoons of sugar with two egg yolks, you then beat the whites until firm, mix everything together with mascarpone slowly and this is your cream. Then you layer your ladyfingers and dip them in espresso as you go. Top with cocoa. Again all of the recipes look amazing and I mean no disrespect.
@lmsalim
Ай бұрын
because of factory farming in america, most of us are too afraid of salmonella in raw eggs so heating those eggs into a custard / zabaglione is probably an american adaptation of the recipe
@francesca6870
Ай бұрын
@@lmsalimyou can still pasteurise your eggs adding a hot simple syrup to the egg mixture and skipping the sugar into the coffee
@marcuswhelan131
Ай бұрын
The level 5 way to make it... real OG
@JB-lc8qd
Ай бұрын
I was so disapointed with the professional chef... i thought at least one of the three would make a real tiramisu and not low quality american adaptations.
@hugosofiafilms
Ай бұрын
Thank you! I was looking for this comment! There's also no whipping cream on the original tiramisu recipe. I'm in Portugal and I make it like you said. Only eggs, sugar, mascarpone, ladyfingers and espresso coffees (but instead of amaretto liqueur, I use my mom's homemade coffee liqueur). It's even tastier if made the night before 😊
Level 0: going to costco and getting their huge tray of tiramisu
@oldcowbb
3 ай бұрын
its bad, i tried it
@dantethunderstone2118
3 ай бұрын
Level 5: nonnas recipe thats actually tiramisu
@gnoot50
20 күн бұрын
huge tray? i only see costco tiramisu in boxes
@Ben-bf5lf
10 күн бұрын
Level -1: chocolate biscuit and a coffee
the lvl 3 chef is too cute!!! hes so happy to make this but have fun with it!
Wow, Desi making his own custard instead of just buying a tub of cool-whip? Dude's moving up. I would eat all of these if they were offered to me. Jurgen's ganache reminds me of Ben&Jerry's Topped Tiramisu, which is easily one of my favorite of their flavors.
@DesiJohnson24
3 ай бұрын
Feel me ? I’m growing dogs !!!!
@dantethunderstone2118
3 ай бұрын
Did he even use any egg? None of these were tiramisu
@uh-oh-thats-not-good
3 ай бұрын
he did lol@@dantethunderstone2118
@dog9girl
3 ай бұрын
@@dantethunderstone2118I promise the trained pastry chef w/ decades of experience knows better than you do my dude lmao
@jesusgamboa9899
3 ай бұрын
He just made a mascarpone cream spread. It might be suited for people who are allergic to eggs or don’t like eggs. I personally think that it’s not rich enough for a tiramisu.
Jürgen’s joy is infectious! I’d love to see him again!
Jürgen needs to appear in more episodes!
@loriki8766
3 ай бұрын
Why? So he can insult the other chefs "Everyone else is dipping?" YES BC everyone else likes lots of coffee flavor. His ego is obnoxious and, while his Tiramisu was the prettiest, both of the others would taste better.
@isaac-77
3 ай бұрын
@@loriki8766a little joke makes him Obnoxious? 😭😭😭 I appreciated this over some of the other Level 3’s who show no emotion 😅
@starfantasy_zptniss8659
3 ай бұрын
@@loriki8766 Obnoxious?? Ahahha please, he's such a positive guy, just a few of those words don't determine who he actually is, everybody speaks something defensive sometimes and that's normal
@user-hg6kb2by1d
2 ай бұрын
@@loriki8766chef Jurgen is a sweet angel how dare you
@NMN_CP
2 ай бұрын
@@loriki8766 I didn't like him either
I love chef jurgen's subtle and playful shade hahaha. also mah boi Desi whipping his own cream, I thought he's gonna use a whipped cream spray...
All italians dying over the chef adding gelatin and orange juice 😱
@xgummibears1201
Ай бұрын
True... The chefs did not even say they're doing it the Italian way.
would love to see all three of them trying each other's food!
"I'm going to share my heart with you" ......... Level 3 chef........ you are lovely 💜
I'm so proud of Desi and Daniel. They both did great. Like, Daniel's Tiramisu was definitely gonna taste ABSOLUTELY interesting, and Desi was just a sensitive, hearty human being full of Love.
On these 4 levels videos, I always really want to see the 3 try each others' results. I kind of assume it happens, please film it. :)
Niceeee Desi and Daniel are cool ! And chef Jürgen is an awesome addition!
@DesiJohnson24
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!
The way she described gelatin! Chef's kiss!
Desi seems like a very fun person to cook with and Daniel is like a handsome Lin Manuel Miranda haha. Actually all three of these guys are very funny and fun to watch. They all did great.
Chef Jürgen is an incredible addition, what a fun guy!
7:08 - THAT WAS COLD. Chef Jürgen is a mood. 😂
The best episode ever!! All three are hilarious and fun to watch! More Chef Jurgen pls!!!
my tiramisu recipe consists of savoiardi, 4 eggs, sugar, mascarpone and made coffee (where to dip the savoiardi ligthly). it turns out fabulous. at least that's the recipe I've always done back at Italy (born and raised there). you should def try it.
@dohab9777
Ай бұрын
lmao that's all you really need (also cocoa powder to put on top) pretty simple
Desi always has the "I love to feed my community" vibe.
I really enjoyed watching the versions. It is the first time I see chef Jürgen and it was so charming and calm. Great addition !
The chef complaining about the store-bought ladyfingers confuses me. Wouldn’t you want them to be dry so they soak up more of the coffee, and it’s going to be covered in mascarpone anyway.
Gonna admit, I personally mix Level 1 and 2 recepies for my perfekt Tiramisu
Loved the video. Desi, your energy is awesome.
@DesiJohnson24
3 ай бұрын
Love you!!! Thank you
IDK why I bust out laughing when the pro chef asked if everyone is dunking, his expression was funny
Protect Chef Jurgen at all costs!!! sweetest pro chef ever 💖🥺
Loved hearing Rose explain coffee! All the chefs did a fantastic job 😋
as an italian I have to say I wanted to cry at multiple points in the video :)
@szofiaosborne8007
Ай бұрын
not even Italian, but the look of horror on my face when they brought out cream?? why. You can easily pasteurize eggs by making a syrup, turning them into a custard is unnecessary.
@Scriptadiaboly
26 күн бұрын
Like every European 😅
That was fun to watch! Love all 3 of these guys.
Jurgen's looks absolutely wonderful. I will say that I love the wavy top on Desi's ... I don't think it was intentional, but I like that presentation a bit more than Daniel's. I would eat all three
@DesiJohnson24
3 ай бұрын
Thank you
I definitely want more videos with Jürgen!
I love this level 3 chef
Chef Jürgen seems like a great addition to the channel. Hope he'll get to swap ingredients soon :p
Love these three!!
I love all three of these guys. This was awesome!
Babe wake up new 4 levels just dropped
Desi is a joy to watch 😭😭
@urstube6901
Ай бұрын
he was making me laugh
As a student of chef Jürgen, I will try his recipe! It is guaranteed.
Yes! Desi great traditional style!! Bet it tasted amazing!
Jurgen is awesome! Learned a lot!
Interesting, none of them made a "classical tiramisu", the one Italian grandmas make on KZread. All of them had their own twist, even Level 1 is an americanized version.
@jesusgamboa9899
3 ай бұрын
Level 1 was the least authentic Italian one
@eirink.8162
2 ай бұрын
Came here to say that! There is no whipped cream in tiramisu, and it has to have raw eggs...
@spaceparrot8702
2 ай бұрын
Yes. It almost made me throw up seeing how they all BUTCHERED it.
@evacari_8994
2 ай бұрын
Exactly! It is so sad to see this classic dessert ruined by American influences. The worst being even a level 3 chef using whipped cream, he should know better.
@jordynensor2081
2 ай бұрын
y’all are sooooo dramatic lmao
All those guys looked so happy cooking.
I want more of Chef Jurgen!
Can't wait to see this play out 😂
best episode yet
Chef Jurgen IS AMAZING
more chef jurgen please!
Love all these guys and they're personalities shining through! They are too cute 😂❤ and they did a great job! I bet all levels were enjoyable
One of my favourite desserts in one of my favourite youtube series! Yaaay. I think it would be intresting if each chef tasted the other chefs' creation and gave feedback.
1st time viewer. I thought the Food Scientist was going to taste each of them & tell us her favorite. Enjoyable to watch!
Nice having a light-hearted expert for a change.
Desi is such a wholesome guy, really enjoyed this episode.
Beautiful chef Thank you so much
All 3 look delicious!
all cool chefs, and nice science at the end.... wish we got to taste :P
I'll have the level 2 chef for my desert, thank you!
Jurgen was so sweet trying to make equal desserts, I am in awe of him!
Welcome back Desi! Welcome back Daniel!
Love the level 2 tiramisu.
Yo I'm glad Chef Jurgen is teaching, cause you can tell he has a passion for his art and describes the process and the reasoning beautifully. at least in this video. very interesting!
I wanna eat Daniel’s because he looks delicious
@maisnehayaar
3 ай бұрын
He definitely looks delicious 😂😂😂
@candyqueenify
3 ай бұрын
@@maisnehayaar LMFAOOOOO
@betoskyswife
3 ай бұрын
I second this 😂
@Zedd...
3 ай бұрын
do you mean Daniel or the Tiramisu? lol
@maisnehayaar
3 ай бұрын
@@Zedd... Both lmao
Chef Jürgen: "I'm special; you're special." That was my pick me up of the day😂
I want to try all three!!!
desi's looks like what a sweet italian nonna's homemade (with shortcuts hehe) tiramisu will look like, i like it the best
Lol, these 3 are gold
What a time, I want to try them all
Level 3 Chef seems like a cool teacher🙌🙌
All desserts look so yummy! (And chef Daniel, he looks so yummy as well)
,,a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…
Tiramisu without mascarpone, I’m crying 😭
Level 3 chef was awesome unlike the others before 💖💖💖
Where can I find Daniel? Instant fan!!
@star-pn7tb
6 күн бұрын
same lol
Wow all three brought in something unique and made it their own
13:56 The subtitles wrote pyrolysis as paralysis and I was so confused 😂
frank would've been here but he was too busy going back in time to invent the dish in the first place
I love how everyone loved their tiramisu
The level 3 guy is actually a level 4 or 5 guy, based on his qualifications. An actual level three chef would be someone who has worked as a pastry chef for a couple of years in a restaurant, not someone who teaches it professionally.
Desi is so funny 😂
@DesiJohnson24
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!
When Desi took that shot 😂😂😂
Jurgen was just having a great time. Hope to see him again in another episode!
I LOOOVE Jurgen so much omg
This topic needs more attention.
Level 1 and 3 are pure charisma ❤
i love the chef!!!!!
😋 Mmm Mmm Mmm ... I need that Swiss made Tiramisu
Desi was getting the jokes cracking this episode! 😂😂 Also I haven’t heard the word “yummy” used in forever! Lol
Level 2 has such a tv personality
me not fully paying attention "did he say Puerto Rican? maybe i misheard?" Daniel- pulls out the Cafe Bustelo. " Oh. no thats a puerto rican for sure"