Former CFA employee here. Our service is always insane cause we’re literally forced to be like that. We’re held at gunpoint by our leader chicken when training and practicing for customer interaction repeating “my pleasure” 1000 times before we can even begin working

@Srjr0122

Жыл бұрын

Good that’s how it should be

@Hoss04-05

Жыл бұрын

I would come in early just to watch that lmao

@armandocastillo7974

Жыл бұрын

The cfa at my town sucks ass. Workers told me to wait in the parking lot and forgot about me for like half an hour

@OrangeSodaKing

Жыл бұрын

I’m a leader chicken, can confirm

@khalilahd.

Жыл бұрын

Damn. Glad to see you survived 😭

Let's be honest, seeing Josh go hard on the dance floor is something we didn't ask for, but we definitely need

@atiksh5995

Жыл бұрын

YESSSIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRR

@atiksh5995

Жыл бұрын

looked in his insta post dancing it was 👯‍♂👯‍♂👯‍♂👯‍♂👯‍♂👯‍♂👯‍♂👯‍♂

@brandonwilcox7411

Жыл бұрын

It was an unexpected pleasure.

@Pneumarose

Жыл бұрын

YES😁

@RGerard_Costa

Жыл бұрын

Dude looks like he went full beast mode…

A lot of my joy with Chick-Fil-A waffle fries is the fact of how soft they are, like a perfectly hand-sized portion of mashed potatoes somehow sticking together to form the shape of a fun little waffle fry. I do like crispy waffle fries too though, but the softness to me is what makes them a Chick-Fil-A waffle fry.

@thomasgraham4821

Жыл бұрын

Agreed wholeheartedly, that’s when they’re the best

@PDL24

Жыл бұрын

This. How do we recreate that softer fry texture??

@UziiTube

Жыл бұрын

@@PDL24 blanch, lightly fry, bake

@HipposaurusRex

Жыл бұрын

I thought these looked more like waffle chips than fries. They look good, but they're too thin. I think Chick-Fil-A won this one tbh

@1IQIntellectual2

Жыл бұрын

@@HipposaurusRex bruh i feel bad for ppl like u. I recommend trying good fries.

I was a back of house member for a solid 6 months. They always put me on fries because that was what I was good at. At my location, we had a lil salt dispenser (4 clicks for 2 baskets of fries) that gave us the right amount of salt. I always put one extra click and let the fries go for a bit longer. Never had a SINGLE complaint when I was on fries. Loved that job tbh. Hurts to see a subpar fry comin out of a CFA.

@LJP03

Жыл бұрын

Duuuuude worst part is when you’re in the middle of a lunch rush and someone would order a no salt, I got a pit overflowing with fries and now I gotta make room for one large no salt lol idk maybe we did things differently but it sucked

@sawyerelliott6541

Жыл бұрын

I do the same thing it’s great

@Garrzilla

Жыл бұрын

Give me 8 clicks for my basket

@paulwagner688

Жыл бұрын

@@LJP03 These buttholes just want fresh fries, mostly. Tell em to wait 5 minutes and they'll get the fresh fries they want. McD manager for over 10 years, and I was more than happy to make fresh fries for people

@paulwagner688

Жыл бұрын

The McD salting is when the batch goes into the fry bin, You salt by making the "golden arches" sign. McD specifies that the fries need to be SALTY.

Vicrum's wedding looks like the event of the century

Perfect timing! I'm about to harvest my potatoes here in a couple weeks and was wondering how to freeze potatoes for french fries!

@BakerBunz

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@SuperUnemployable

Жыл бұрын

Fresh potatoes are the best

@mcomeslast

Жыл бұрын

I have some that didn’t get canned and that’s what I’m going to do with them.

There's something I discovered a week ago while making fries. I seasoned the water that I boiled them in. Mine were steak cut but I imagine it works for every shape and size. The depth of flavor that it imparted was unlike anything I've ever had before and I had several people say it was the best they ever had. I still salted them lightly after frying. I actually preferred them with no condiment at all because of how flavorful they were. Here's what I added to a half gallon of water: 2 Tbsp Old Bay 2 Tbsp Lawry's Seasoning Salt 2 Tbsp Tony's Creole Seasoning 1 Tbsp Knorr chicken bouillon powder 1 Tbsp Better than Bouillon roasted chicken paste 3 Tbsp Salt 2 Tbsp White Vinegar (trick I saw kenji use for structural integrity) boiled for 5 min, then placed on a wire mesh grease shield for 2 minutes to drain, then moved to paper towel lined baking sheet and refrigerated for about 12 hours. Fried once at 350F, then again at 420F. (the cook temps leveled about 40 - 50F lower due to it dropping so I overshot to achieve the temps I wanted which was about 300F and 360F)

@misterhat5823

Жыл бұрын

McD's uses beef flavor in theirs. I season my water with beef bouillon instead of salt.

@boydvo8192

Жыл бұрын

How much water do you use?

@faithnelson6069

Жыл бұрын

good tips

@a2ndopynyn

Жыл бұрын

Yes, knowing how much water you use for those seasoning amounts is crucial, please and thank you.

@sebastianperez3038

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Another great episode , thanks Josh and the team. And Congrats to Vik with his wedding and may he and his partner have long and full relationship together.

The taste of the waffle fries was so good that it teleported Vikram to another galaxy! 🍟😍🌌

@BrittneeDrummer

Жыл бұрын

He purpled!!! 😂😂😂

LOVE THIS SERIES! Some of my favorite videos from you 😄

As a CFA employee I will say that this isn't really a fair comparison, having the fries sit out for so long will make them soggy and gross. We always make our fries to order to ensure their nice, hot, and crispy like yours came out.

@frozt

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what upsets me, like yeah driving home for 10 minutes, prepping to film of course the cold fries are going to be worse. Chic-Fil-A fries are awesome when they are fresh. If it's not busy I ask for well done and that takes them to the next level. Unfortunately chic-fil-A is ALWAYS busy so they politely decline my well-done request 90% of the time lol.

@Chris-qr2cv

Жыл бұрын

Ill eat CFA in the parking lot and have soggy fries more often than not

@reverence19

Жыл бұрын

it's wild how much much this shows up in the comments for CFA. He does the exact same in all his other but better vids, but for some reason the homophobic chicken place gets every defender to pop off even when it's second last in fast food places

@jamiecooper7201

Жыл бұрын

Never had CFA that were any of the things you're describing lol.

@joeriley5099

Жыл бұрын

@@reverence19 chik fil a isnt homophobic you conspiracy chasing Neanderthal

Congratulations to your brother. Happy for him. He's been doing a good job for you. All you guys/ ladies are doing awesome. We appreciate all you and your team does.

@IslamicTalksPodcast

Жыл бұрын

I always thought he'd marry Josh

@americancheese7383

Жыл бұрын

@@IslamicTalksPodcast She was just walking him down the aisle to Josh.

Massive Congratulations to Vikram! That looked so wholesome. 🥰 May your days be blessed. 🙏🏻

So Vicrum left his own wedding day to go eat your waffle fries… That’s real dedication to the show… What a guy & friend! 👍

@OnlyTopia

Жыл бұрын

That could also be his job

@EduardoGutierrez-rr4ts

Жыл бұрын

@@OnlyTopia lol Exploitation, yay.

@registeredaccountant3850

Жыл бұрын

The fries went in the fridge overnight, so maybe it was the next day when he tried them

@tracy_cakkes

Жыл бұрын

This was after the wedding obviously…

Absolutely loved this one. Thanks for sharing!

It's interesting how partially cooking then freezing food started as a preservation method, and now is a key step in recreating the taste and textures of some of our favorite fast foods.

Congrats Vik! 🎊🎁🎁🎁

I can’t wait to try this out!

I needed a recipe for this and you popped with this like a few hours ago. Saving the day!

Looks amazing and so yummy! Thanks for sharing! Have a great day!

These look delicious!

@khalilahd.

Жыл бұрын

Wow they look yummy 😋

@HellsCowBoy666

Жыл бұрын

The best part, you don’t fund homophobic assholes when you make them yourself.

I always eat my fries in the car and they’re always so good. They’re always done by the time I get home.

This is the one I was most excited for. I’m so happy that you took them down

Wow your def one of the greatest on here! me and my son love watching your cooking vids definitely going to try this recipe!

fun fact from a Chick fil a Hospitality Director! The Waffle Fries actually have a heat life of 2 min. They come out of the fryers crispy but once they hit about 2 to 3 min after being cooked they get soggy. Dont know why we havent found a good way to stop it 😅

@oskar6661

Жыл бұрын

I mean, that's more or less all french fries - it's why I never understand people eating fast food that sat in a bag for 15-20 minutes. Burgers (particularly those wrapped in foil) just steam themselves into soggy messes, milk shakes melt, fries get soggy...chicken skin gets soft, etc. Fast food just isn't meant for that.

@knndyskful

Жыл бұрын

When I worked at McD’s we’d reheat fries by throwing the cooked ones back in the oil for like 15 seconds, worked like a charm

@joeymadrid6481

Жыл бұрын

@@knndyskful that's exactly what we do at jack in the box lol both thr curly and the normal fries take a bath for 15 seconds in the oil and boom legitimately fresh fries

@wesotl1026

Жыл бұрын

The thing is, CFA fries are still awesome even after they get a little soft. Can't say that for other FF fries.

@joeymadrid6481

Жыл бұрын

@@wesotl1026 now THAT'S facts

I love the fact that Josh just taught us how to cross hatch with potatoes👍

everything laid out explained super well nice off handed humor not to far amazing knowledge and skill you're definetely doing everything great

Congratulations vikram. The wedding looks amazing.

It's the way I was mind-blown at the method to get the pattern right on the fries 🤠 Love it! I hope you decide to start a But Healthier series someday 👀 You've made videos of healthy meals but it'd be nice if it was a series like the rest 🥹

@adamlaskey7265

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure he will come up with one soon, but in the meantime Ethan Chlebowski has some pretty good videos on the subject!

@luiselboricuakid12

Жыл бұрын

Great idea

@pamelaremme38

Жыл бұрын

What you presume to be "healthy" is not healthy. Unless you eat all organic you are eating JUNK GMO foods. Unless you are eating real animal fat you are eating junk. People have been brainwashed about how bad colesterol is but our brains are colesterol.

The local CFA always gets the crispy/salt ratio right. The problem is once waffle fries are cold or lukewarm, they're nasty so they get eaten in the car always. Great job! Now this just reconfirms my need for a good mandoline. I have one that I feel like is going to break at any moment, slicing open my hand/fingers in the process....hard pass, lol.

@bigbird4481

Жыл бұрын

@causality mmm tasty

Papa those fry cuts!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯 I’M AMAZED - I sat a good while wondering how to do that!!

that wedding looked fun. congrats Vic

I love the chick-fil-a sauce. I buy it at my local grocery store in the large container and use it mainly to dip my homemade french fries in. That said, I'm convinced it's nothing more than a combo of honey mustard and a sweet barbecue sauce. Would love to hear from former employees or anyone else if there is some inside info on that.

Congrats Vikram! And I agree with Josh, CFA waffle fries are just ho-hum. Now Josh’s look and sound amazing! Going to have to see if I can successfully follow his recipe.

Perfect! Thank you 🙏🏽 Sir!🔥✅

Love your videos man your hilarious! Keep up the amazing work and keep on cooking such amazing food

I kind of wish he would've linked the specific mandolin in the description but oh well. He's using the Mandoline Slicer | PowerLine Wave Waffle Cutter | Börner from Swissmar

@pinkarate1

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

"mom can we have chick-fil-a?" "no we have food at home" food at home:

Great edits Vikram!!

Love the But Better vids! And congrats to Vik!

Fooooood. Need waffle fries drenched in the CF sauce. Now.

Now you need to attempt the CFA chocolate cookies! 😋 🤤

Nice job man! Classic Technique for the WIN!

Really cool way of getting the shape

Not gonna lie those waffle fries are the BEST looking waffle fries I’ve ever seen 😋

@bolbiitp7850

Жыл бұрын

They are too thin to look delicious tho

@VS-mt5tz

5 ай бұрын

@@bolbiitp7850 And you're too stupid to be right

I would really love a video all about pumpkin!! Pumpkin chocolate chip bread/muffins and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies especially!! Halloween is coming around and I want a good recipe. So far the pumpkin chocolate chip muffins I liked the most came from scooters coffee!! Had caramel on it 😋

Thank you for each of the mesmerizing videos you have shared to KZread. I love Waffle fries, and definitely would want to try your recipe here. I hope you can one day do a Frisco Burger from Hardee's. I always wanted to know how to bake the bread

I loved this

I actually did fries using the freezer method for the first time last week and was shocked at how good they were compared with deep frying them straight off the cutting board (where they are kinda limp).

Here on the east coast, we have a restaurant chain called Friendly's. Their waffle fries have a thick fluffiness to them in the center, like a standard fry, and I love them more than fries. I've never had Chick-fil-A before, there's not really many joints here. My nearest one is about a 20 minute drive, and it ain't worth a trip.

@adventureswithwick2951

Жыл бұрын

+1 for Friendly's waffle fries!

@AzraelThanatos

Жыл бұрын

Twice now I've been left with the Friendly's leaving the area I lived in. I miss their food in general...

oh my god, he's so funny! I literally just found this channel like about a few minutes ago and I love this!

Papa I jist made these myself and even though the crinkle cut on my mandolin wasn't deep enough to get those beautiful windows they were still 🤌 amaaaaaziiiiiing

i wish josh would try new things, miss the novelty and joy that came out of his early videos. now its all just 6 minute videos making simple things better than they are at fast food restaurants. bring back the creativity josh. sincerely, a sub since 2018.

What's the benefit of adding both baking soda and vinegar to the water? I've heard how acid and alkali affect how potatoes cook, vinegar to inhibit browning and keep them together, baking soda to let them brown and crisp. But adding both to the pot would counteract each other, wouldn't it? Instead would it be useful to soak in acidulated water, then poach in alkaline water, splitting that step in 2, and also helping wash the excess starch off the surface?

Looks good man! 🔥🔥🔥

I can’t wait to make these. Yum

Can’t wait to try and make these, papa!

Congratulations on the wedding Vikram! Now make Joshua let you take a honeymoon.

Use to work for the Ritz Carlton, one of the founders of the Ritz was friends with the founder of CFA and they took a lot of the customer service stuff from the Ritz… they literally would have classes for CFA senior management for customer service culture… so yeah their customer service is on point, they are literally trained by the Ritz.

ahh frking love potatoes, and now joshua just taught me another delicious way of cooking them 🤤🥔

Its hard to beat Chik-fil-a.

@Badkhela

Жыл бұрын

Youre brain washed.

JOSH WEISSMAN! I hereby request that you do a But Better of Portillo's, the Chicago-based chain specializing in Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago-style hot dogs. Do they have Portillo's in TX? For your sake I hope so -- they're actually really good! Please do this! Thank you.

@blainekeller7478

Жыл бұрын

Is that the place with cake shakes if so I’m pretty sure it’s only in Chicago

@icebat000

Жыл бұрын

@@blainekeller7478 It is the place with cake shakes, and it is not only in Chicago. We have one in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area.

@tinafrus7249

Жыл бұрын

Also located in Florida

These were good!

papa never fails to impress me

Chick-Fil-A fries are actually pretty solid most of the time, but the salt levels are so hit or miss for each fry, and that can be tragic sometimes.

The production value of the videos may be getting better, but the B-roll will always be ultimate quality. 17/10 hungry at 1 AM now...

Alternatively to the mandolin...which is quicker I will admit..you can get a crinkle cut knife. It has the same wavy blade but you have to manually cut and turn..it's just a bit slower than the mandolin method but you can quickly control how thick you want them. Also this allows you to make regular crinkle cut fries...or homemade ridge filled potato chips..again the potato chips could be made using the mandolin method but if all you have is that wavy knife (which you can get for like...as cheap as 6-7 bucks) you can still do it.

I always enjoy this series...though I disagree with anyone taking fastfood home...in a bag...and then eating it twenty minutes later. I don't think any fast food product would survive that and still be worth a damn.

And now also stick your waffle fries in a bag for the duration of a car ride before tasting to make it an honest comparison :)

@kharseet2014

Жыл бұрын

yep totally not a fair comparison lol

this is what i’ve been waiting for!!!

Vicrum just bouncing out like that - totally made my day lol

Anyone else would like to see what Joshua did in Vikram's wedding? Please post more videos if available.

Vikram got hitched and they were all hungover and so they kept it simple and made fries. Congratulations Vikram. The greatest ending is when the short 👑 gets the girl.

I love this channel and I subscribed

Finally!!! Thanks Papa. Love the waffle fries.

To be fair, the salt level depends on the guy frying it. I always made sure to put PLENTY of salt on the fries when I was in charge. Also, you would be surprised how many people ordered no salt fries every day, it was kind of insane.

@MajorMlgNoob

Жыл бұрын

I worked register at a university location and yeah i don't get the no salt people lol Especially if they order a sandwich

@pamelaremme38

Жыл бұрын

Because people are brainwashed.

@NukelearFallout

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they don't want the extra fucking sodium levels, for the sake of their cardiac health. Most processed crap has way too much salt in it, anyways. It's OKAY to not want salt on everything

@austinmoore7651

Жыл бұрын

@@NukelearFallout do you actually eat French fries without salt? Or do you just have something else entirely? Do you actually enjoy fried potatoes that have no flavor?

@NukelearFallout

Жыл бұрын

@@austinmoore7651 I have a problem with excessive amounts of sodium, and its many links to strokes, kidney, and heart disease. Don't judge people because they want to be a tad healthier, and avoid high sodium levels 😒

Can you do a Burger King’s Spicy Ch’King sandwich but better? Thanks

Excellent

Any chance these could come out well in an air fryer? Would love to see that.

@Rokegle135

Жыл бұрын

Just deep fry it bro

@jeraldschoudt2155

Жыл бұрын

Lol. So much less prep and cleanup with the air fryer. I prefer that when I'm in a hurry.

@Rokegle135

Жыл бұрын

@@jeraldschoudt2155 and that foreplay makes the end result so much better

@circuz4167

Жыл бұрын

@@Rokegle135 clearly you do not own an air fryer

@Rokegle135

Жыл бұрын

@@circuz4167 I own 2 so hush

This is the reason I order my waffle fries "well done" at Chik-Fil-A. Gotta have cwispy fwies! :3

It's really nice

The shape is using the mandolin, from memory it’s called a gaufrette. Using crinkle cut and twisting the potato 90 degrees each cut. We did it at chef school. Pretty cool tbh

Hey! You clearly know what you are doing, so I’ll try asking you (since I can’t find the answer for the life of me, anywhere😅) : Is there a way you can make crispy fries from other root vegetables? Mine always fail on the crispy part💩

@thenawabgaming

Жыл бұрын

Hey! A culinary student here. The reason why not every root veggie fry gets crispy is due to the reason that every one has a variable amount of sugars and starch. All you gotta remember is that fried starch = crispy! You can search for which root veggies have high starch and you can make chips or fries from them with good results. Some root veggies which have a lot of natural sugar and are notoriously troublesome to cook crispy are sweet potatoes and mountainous potatoes (there are many high sugar varieties.) Hope that helps! Happy cooking!

@lenemariakowalczyk9777

Жыл бұрын

@@thenawabgaming Hey!😃 Thank you so very much for the in depth answer😁 Now maybe I have a chance of finding something that works🙌😃👌

Papa’s Chicken: All the flavor with none of the homophobia or transphobia!

Congrats vicram!!

your videos are the best thing to watch while high, when vikram disappears and it's barely acknowledged, brilliant, fever dream onset world is a matrix

Easy win for Papa. By the way, when are we gonna get that Oreo redo?

I would like to see a better version of chic-fil-a's Polyenesian Sauce.

I love how you covered up the Chick-fil-A logo with what looks like “white out” I love you brother! Keep up the good work.

RIP Benny Harvey Miss ya already big man. Gone but never forgotten.

When the only critiques are not enough salt (personal preference) and the fries not being crispy (after steaming in a bag) you know that you've done well as a fast food company

How can it be crispy if you just drove home with it? Never going to be the same

@intraum

Жыл бұрын

_"The McDonald’s french fry is unbelievable. When you bite into it, you think: It’s so tasty, it can’t be real. As soon as it gets cold, it turns to lard and flubble. I mean, have you ever tried to eat a McDonald’s french fry that’s gone cold? That’s one of the circles of hell. The gulf between the warm, fresh, lightly salted McDonald’s french fry and the cold McDonald’s french fry is as great a gulf as any I know."_ - Viggo Mortensen

THE FREEZER OVERNIGHT?? I was craving them for tonight lol

The way that mayo slapped into the bowl was something else

YES! I am not the only one that says that Chick-fil-a does not salt their fires. I do not understand why they don't.

Love the Chick Fil-A episodes. Not because I usually cook them, but because it’s taking some potential money out of the pockets of anti-LGBT hate funds.

Congrats vicram!!!!

Yes I've been waiting for this

Ranking of fries: 1) British chippy chips 2) Belgian fries 3) Mcdonalds style fries 4) Curly fries 5) Waffle fries Yea waffle fries come at the bottom of the list for me lol and yes there's lots more I didn't mention but this was just a quick shortlist 😎 and of course all of these should be consumed with mayonnaise!

another hit!