Dude... It was a pleasure chopping it up with you (literally). Kind of crazy. I've been watching your channel for 5+ years... it's odd seeing my face next to yours. You're the man. PHC/Brothers Green (IYKYK) 4 Evaaaa!

@PaulyJaureguy

5 ай бұрын

This was the collab we needed

@AdamWitt

5 ай бұрын

heck yeah dude. lmk how it goes.@@brentsmith7013

@billdevlin2646

4 ай бұрын

This is the true Chicago beef. But 90percent of us get mozzarella or some sort of cheese. You did Chicago original but over time we have added the cheese. He updated the Philly and you didn’t. Don’t know what’s or who’s right. Love them both but the Chicago with cheese would have represented me and most at this point.

@Jrrover

4 ай бұрын

​@@billdevlin2646 join the other 10% - an Italian beef is perfect without cheese! Just dip it in extra gravy next tim!

@bengould2062

4 ай бұрын

What was the meat slicer you used? I have tried some of them and most home slicers are terrible. That one looked to work well. I have to make both of these.

First both sandwiches looked amazing. Second, how did you guys not take the next logical step? Figuring out what you liked most about each and combining the best of both into the new glorious champion of thin sliced beef sandwiches?

@DoubleUnitard

5 ай бұрын

Right?! I would have at least dipped the philly in the jus!

@ecnova

5 ай бұрын

my fiance does that at a local spot we frequent. Chicago beef with the peppers, onions, and cheese from the philly. It's excellent

@drechsla

5 ай бұрын

I usually order cheese fries with my Italian beef so I can poor half the cheese cup on it

@erikhanson9391

5 ай бұрын

I always get my beefs (we just call Italian beef sandwiches "beefs") with grilled onions. Definitely non-standard but amazing. A Philly dipped (or "wet") is a great idea!

Really happy to hear you've seen Charlie's videos and have talked to him and decided to use his recipe! Dude is out there putting in a borderline neurotic amount of time and effort in to his experimentation and you love to see it. Reminds me a lot of Kenji's work on Food Lab tbh.

Currently live in Chicagoland but also lived 4 years near Philly. Love both sandwiches (and city) immensely. If I were to pick a #1 beef sandwich, it would be the Italian beef because it is so beefy and tasty on it own. The cheesesteak gets an assist from the cheese and I know that cheese on anything is wonderful. That said, I will eat either with pleasure.

That cheesesteak looked incredible as Mike flipped it over from the pan

What a sick collab. BEEF FOR LIFE.

Just made a NYC chopped beef for my babe tonight. Lived in Philly for six years, from Boston. There is a place in my heart for everyone. In Boston, it's a steak, cheese, mushroom. Philly it's whiz, bun, steak.

Big Beef Hot plus Mozz. Fry with Cheese, cake shake. Nothing beats that for me.

Woah, not the crossover I was expecting to wake up to.

Been using that exact cherry pepper relish on my salmon salad wraps forever. It's great on everything. Love the channel as always.

AWESOME!!!!! You got Adam in the kitchen with ya. We’re from Chicago land, we know beef. 😎👍🏻👍🏻

I loved the vibe! I hope there are more videos 🌺

My mouth was watering like crazy when you guys started the taste test! 🤤

Amazing video concept involving two incredible sandwiches.

Thanks guys, they both looked, and I'm sure tasted just as delicious! I'm now hungry! Thanks for sharing! 🙂🙂😋😋❤❤

I wonder if the way you are cutting the meat on the slicer makes a difference... I am from Spain and I assure you any butcher or cook here would have placed the meat with the short face towards the slider. I know for a fact that brazilians cut their meats different to us and they say that most of the distinct flavor is because of that. I would also have seared the garlic and spices altoghether with the meat when browning, they release more flavor than just dropping them in the sauce. The sandwiches look delicious.

THANK YOU for *not* putting whiz on the steak! Mass media has done a huge disservice to our lovely cheesesteak! Born/raised in Philly and *never* saw whiz on a steak (in Philly) till the late 80s when it started appearing on TV shows that way and the 2 places in South Philly started pandering to tourists. NOT a real Philly thing!

I would have both sandwiches any day! They look amazing! Great job! Both winners!

@jacquelinemassinello3451

5 ай бұрын

Agreed !! Yum 😋

This was a fun video. Huge Philly cheesesteak fan here, but that Italian beef - wow! I'm going to try to make it!

I *loved* this video. Thanks Mike and Adam! I'll be making one of these sandwiches soon. Guess which one. Thanks!

I haven’t watched yet but this is the most important research. My bet is they are both amazing and equally perfect. I’m from Chicago but family from Philly

Native Chicagoan- the beauty of the Italian beef sandwich is the goo. I think y’all messed up by just dipping the finished sandwich in the jus. I think the best part is when they dip the entire Italian beef sandwich in its big vat of juices, baptizing it. Once it’s wrapped up and sits for minute or two it turns into something else which I think captures the real essence of the Italian beef. Wrapping the sandwich after dipping in the hot jus creates a bit of steam so the contents of the sandwich turn into this amazingly gooey, rich, beefy experience. With the vinegar packed spicy giard added it’s just insane. Some giardeniara companies or sandwich spots add green olives to their giard too and it’s so good.

My kingdom for that meat slicer! (Good video guys ! I plan on trying Josh Weissman's Italian Beef recipe soon and it'll be fun to compare it with these tweaks : )

Philadelphia resident here of 3 decades...I don't think I've ever seen a seeded roll on a cheesesteak, nor have I seen anyone put Hoagie Spread on a cheesesteak. I'm sure it happens for both, but I've never seen it. Both of those are very common with Hoagies, though.

@alysiabr

Ай бұрын

John’s roast pork on Snyder has sesame seed rolls for their steaks

They look delicious. If you ever come to Australia you should try out national meat sandwich, a bunnings sausage sizzle 😂

Oh my gosh this looks OUTSTANDING. Off to the grocery store

Both of those looked 11/10 you both should be very proud of how great you are at cooking.

Los dos sandwiches son geniales. Aplausos para los dos 👏👏👏👏😍 Gracias por los detalles 🙌

This weirdly reminded me of old brothers green videos haha. Loved the colab!

Your videos always make me hungry.

I love these type of sandwiches from the shops in Chicago, I can smell it now. We now live in the sticks, so I make sandwiches like this from our own beef cooked at home. It may not be authentic but it is also a good way to use leftover beef (but nothing beats the real thing) or make fresh. I think it is time to get beef out of the freezer to make these for dinner tonight, easy to do with such basic but good ingredients that we keep on hand all the time.

Love Adam!! His channel just keeps getting better!!

@AdamWitt

5 ай бұрын

aww thanks dude!

Wow, these sandwich’s look amazing! 😊

Something you should try for the italian beef is to put your meat in a hot pan, and then use the au jus to deglaze the pan. It quickly evaporates and sticks to the meat. This also works for the philly steak since the flavor profiles work well together.

Gotta do the Threeway The Northshore Beef in MA Tender roast beef with James River BBQ, Mayo, & Cheese.

Ground chuck. Course ground. Smashed into a patty. Grilled on open flame. Placed on a plain bun. Add a pickle and a squirt of ketchup and mustard. Done.

@majoroldladyakamom6948

5 ай бұрын

A plane bun? 😢 Should be PLAIN bun. 😂

@mattmarzula

5 ай бұрын

​@@majoroldladyakamom6948you're correct.

Great collab! 🎉

I’ve never had a Chicago chopped sandwich and was (oddly) taken aback there was no onion: I’d love to try it, but can’t see myself resisting caramelizing onions to chuck in the jus with the sliced meat….Lived near Philly for a few years (Pat’s all the way) and can’t WAIT for my range with griddle to get hooked up. There will be cheesesteak parties. I really enjoyed watching this- thanks!

Sorry. Cheese every time baby! LOVED the sear it with the roll on top, then flip it for the sear on top. Mmmmmmm… salivating. The onions are REQUIRED. Loved you mixed them in.

My choice would be half of both. I love both and like variety. Well done by both of you. See you on the next upload.

I want both of em!!! Those sandwiches look fire 🔥

This video rocks. So geographically correct but perfect for someone wanting to make these at home

Awesome dough hook on the stand mixer! What brand is the dough hook, please.

Both look amazing. Italian Beef is the best sandwich ever.

A good ol' sandwich just NEVER gets old!

Do you have a video that covers just homemade drinks? I’d love to see the way you make your matcha and coffees please! Matcha definitively seems like something I can’t get right.

Enjoyed this video had both from there cities. Prefer a wet Italian beef could you all compare a New York chopped cheese next?

I’ve eaten Italian beefs Monday through Friday this week. No one in the house likes it as much as me. I have to run to the store in a few hours for another roast and I’m out of bread. I’m gonna try Kaiser rolls because they’re on sale. I have so much gravy to use up! I’ll add cheese and mix the 2🤘🏼

Awesome video.

loved it!

YUM! Happy holidays!

Fantastic video and collaboration! I’m in the market for a good meat slicer. Could you please tell me the make and model of meat slicer you bought?

Dam you both, I'm sooo hungry. Awesome video now I've got to make both, but with a Texas twist, on my smoker 😮

I'm a cheesesteak connoisseur but I had a French Dip sandwich on toasted sourdough the other night and it was amazing....at a bar named O'Rorke's in Gettysburg. Nice Irish pub vibe there

@pinbi7

4 ай бұрын

French dip , not actually French , very much American , solid contender in this competition

Love your content 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

The prime rib roll at Jolene's Market in Honolulu is the best beef sandwich (I order a side of mozzarella sticks to stuff inside it).

This. T H I S. Didn’t know I needed this combo.

Two great channels

Guys, absolutely wonderful! I've already duplicated both versions to a tee, and there is no king, they're both the picks I will use when feeding the people. They're just something great for everyone and they get the conversations going. Philly or Chicago? Are you willing to stand up (or battle) for your favorite?

"For the sake of the video keep it dry" For the sake of the video YOU DIP THAT THING

@marlonhereford5182

3 ай бұрын

No one in chicago eats it dry lol

Both look delicious

Never had italian beef before but as a huge fan of a philly cheesesteak it looks just as good! Honestly my dream might actually be the italian beef style meat but then provolone cheese and giardiniera. Probably a cardinal sin to mix the two, but still.

Miss the brothers green, two legends cooking cheap, easy, and fun :(

I’ve only ever had a Cheese Steak in Philadelphia. Never had one that I preferred to a Chicago Italian Beef. Maybe I need to try a Philly Cheese Steak in Chicago?

White American deli chz on the philly please. Yellow just not the same. Both sandwiches look killer though! Thanks for the vids!

Would love your recco for a meat slicer!

What was that pot you baked your long rolls in and where can I get one?

Great vid! I want them both. anytime.

As a Chicagoan, I always get my Italian Beef with grilled onions and cheese. I know this is not traditional, but it makes the taste that much better.

Great video mike !

You make me want primos along with Philly Cheese now

They're both Amazing and unique, ya can't compare both of them as they are uniquely different. The Cheesesteak is missing cheese whiz or provolone.. somehow the American cheese seems wrong.

@adterpandrea

5 ай бұрын

I'm 60 years old, born/raised in Philly. I *never* heard of whiz on a cheesesteak IN PHILLY till the late 80s and started seeing it on tv shows. Whiz on fries not on steaks

I would call this the semi-finals. In the finals the winner of this competition would go against the roast beef po-boy from Parkway in New Orleans.

"Any sandwich is gonna be better with caramelized onions." *Suspiciously eyes his PB&J&Onion Sandwich*

@jamesthomas4080

5 ай бұрын

Instead of a PB&J&O if you made a PB&OJ sandwich I bet it would be good. Maybe Stonewall Maple Bacon Onion Jam?

Having had lived in Philly and now Chicago, it's hard to decide which is better. I lean more towards the Philly.

S’GO Adam!!

Need a Round II: Beef on Weck vs Baltimore Pit Beef

@ThorMccammon

5 ай бұрын

Beef on weck hands down the best beef sandwich in America. I grew up eating Italian beef at home and still has a soft spot in my heart. After living in Philly for 2 years the best sandwich IMO is not beef it's the roast pork sandwich at DiNic's. 😊 It's a shame Buffalo New York is only known for the Buffalo wings. The beef on weck is sooo much better and I love chicken wings!

This was fun 😀

Dudes, You cannot pick between the two. They are both awesome sandwiches.

This is amazing - you cats play off of each other well.

I want them both!

If you visit New Orleans, you'd find a third contender: the Creole Pot Roast po-boy sandwich.

I have to say Italian beef not just because im a chicago native but because it has more balance with the giardiniera. A philly cheesesteak is just meat and cheese.

They both look delicious but I'm gonna have to go with the philly cheesesteak! Cheese + caramelized onions for the win!

i thought the answer would be obvious , America #1 beef sandwich is NY pastrami on rye bread and mustard sandwich served with a giant pickle and some coleslaw on the side

They're both nice, but if y'all want to experience heaven, you should make Mandy Lee's Miso-Stewed Beef French Dip Sandwich on Food52. She used short ribs and cut the meat with scissors just like Mike. But she toasted both kinds of bread - baguette and ciabatta - with generous amounts of melted butter on both sides of the bread. Then she put slices of provolone on both sides, on the inside, and melted them perfectly before piling the meat on. Her dipping sauce is the miso broth that she braised the meat in, defatted - although she used about 1-1/2 T. of the fat to mix into the meat. After dipping the sandwich into the broth, she literally slurped each bite down. Seriously, Mike, you should try some of her insane fusion recipes. Her cookbook is The Art of Escapism Cooking. The Mushroom Sauce is effing amazing!

@Hollis_has_questions

5 ай бұрын

P.S. The 15-second Scrambled Eggs live up to the name, but use potato starch. And definitely serve them with the Mushroom Cream.

"No seeds, plain Jane, that's how we do it in Chicago" bro what?? People in Chicago even seed their hot dog buns lma

I like both just as much. As long as its not dry 😂

Love this video, only critique as a Chicagoan is that you GOTTA go with hot giardiniera. Marconi is a go-to brand but you can't go with mild...gotta have that heat

@alexm2324

5 ай бұрын

Also I've rarely seen someone get both hot AND sweet peppers, it's usually one or the other

@Jrrover

4 ай бұрын

@@alexm2324 truth

Hot Beef baby! But I love vinegar. And JUICE Cheese Steak is also a fav w Provolone onions peppers mushrooms and something hot.

How do you clean the deli slicer without hurting yourself?

Chicagoland native for 45 years, have lived in South Carolina 9. They have Phillies here, but no Italian beef sandwich 😢. To me Phillies lack flavor. I have learned to make my own😅 # Team Italian Beef

I can see the NOLA roast beef po-boy hanging tough with this pair of sandwiches

I know what I want for Christmas this year. You guys come to my house and make sandwiches.

Help please what is bread conditioner for those of us that are not familiar with it sadly ? Thank you !!!

you gotta dip the entire italian beef in the gravy tho, come oooooon.....it's the only way. That's what truly elevates it beyond any other sando, at least IMO.

cool video

For the hell of it, I would have dipped the cheese steak in the juice. Yeah man!!!!! 😎👍🏻👍🏻

CENTO HOAGIE SPREAD IS AWESOME !!! Jersey Mike's pepper relish is better, imo. i love all Cento products

What meat slicer do you have?