Thanks to ButcherBox for sponsoring this video! Get a free whole chicken, a free chuck roast AND save $20 on your first box when you subscribe: butcherbox.pxf.io/c/3996193/1602680/16419

@vegasu9418

Жыл бұрын

thank lord SponsorBlock is a thing 🙏

@creativeapparatus1111

Жыл бұрын

Is there a gochujuang replacement?

@baldmaggots

Жыл бұрын

That was an ad, but a really good ad. Man you're good at this food thing.

@italiana626sc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the up front disclosure.

@Toefoo100

Жыл бұрын

I like the video, but man don't you think the ad was a little too heavy handed? It got a bit annoying after the second time. You could have just told us the benefits of the quality, but not "sponsored by Carls Jr" after every sentence

Damn this ad is so heavy handed and yet still so palatable because it comes wrapped in useful, concise recipes! I hope they paid you super well for this - it's how sponsored ads should be!

@shawno8253

Жыл бұрын

Its a lot better than the other butcher box ad I watched. Every other sentence had butcher box in it.

@sam510938764

Жыл бұрын

The bragging about animal feed quality was a bit much but anyone with the basic ability to recognize commercial promotional messaging should be able to tune out. The recipes themselves are useful as beef chuck and whole chicken are exactly my favourite bulk meats for meal prep.

@ViewerEm

Жыл бұрын

@@sam510938764 plus as someone living in an area where grocery options are limited, i like that these are staple options youd be able to find anywbere

@TheMimiSard

Жыл бұрын

Adam is always pretty good at how he integrates ads, but this video feels extra, as instead of the ad being an aside he managed a smooth transition to, it is a solid use of the products advertised in good sounding recipes.

@billl5297

Жыл бұрын

@@sam510938764 What's wrong with promoting good quality, healthier (grass-fed), and better animal welfare meat?

I don't really care that this is a sponsor video, it's nice to see more content from Adam on a day when I wasn't expecting it.

@ErikHinrichsen

Жыл бұрын

It also feels less like an ad considering that I've been a Butcher Box customer for the last year or so now. haha

@clementinelives

Жыл бұрын

@@ErikHinrichsen they're that good?

@klaaskingma7435

Жыл бұрын

Adam has mentioned that AD videos will be in addition to the normal videos since not everyone will want to watch them

@mz-hv2vh

Жыл бұрын

Doing sponsor videos as a bonus video is a great way of doing it - hard to complaint when there's no 'opportunity cost' for it as a fan/viewer.

@epiczombies34

Жыл бұрын

Even better this style of video is awesome. As a single guy i always find it hard to conjure up recipes with similar ingredients and end up eating 1 awesome meal and a bunch of incoherent stuff with rice

Man I misread it as "Two FREE MEALS = Four BIG MEALS" so for a sec I thought Adam mastered the art of replication and food alchemy.

@greekfire995

Жыл бұрын

Unlimited food hack

@irongolem123

Жыл бұрын

"Food companies hate him!"

@SavageBroadcast

Жыл бұрын

Food alchemy: the science of understanding, deconstructing, and reconstructing edible matter.

@withnail-and-i

Жыл бұрын

That's like the dude making unlimited Turkish coffee with the warm sand (or fermentation really)

@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT

Жыл бұрын

This one weird trick will power your kitchen appliances while the meter runs in reverse!

I don't particularly mind adds like this, but I always appreciate the disclaimer that this entire video ultimately is an add for the company. Thanks as always for the transparency!

@David34981

Жыл бұрын

*ad

@merlinstruck7529

Жыл бұрын

That´s the bare minimum...

@Zora3y

Жыл бұрын

he has too, it's law in certain parts of world

@Jonathan-A.C.

Жыл бұрын

@@merlinstruck7529 And?

@muzzyLimon

Жыл бұрын

@@merlinstruck7529 you'd be surprised...

Stretching out food is something I love doing, and it is necessary when you're a student. Saving money's so satisfying.

@Heylon1313

Жыл бұрын

and once you get used to the lifestyle you not only save a lot of money throughout your life, but you also reduce waste and make the world an ever so slightly better place. Just another reason to feel good about it!

@rebeccaburrow7199

Жыл бұрын

I get the large pork loins at the store, i call them pork logs. My family of 4 gets 9 meals from $15, doing chops and pulled pork that we put in tacos, sourdough pizza, and quesadillas.

@RedDogRichard2112

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, I cant fathom people who are super wasteful with food or money in general but you do you. Buying things on sale and getting the most out of them brings me so much joy. With the saving you can buy the things you love! For me thats the tastiest treat of all! Apple Stock🍎

@santanalz

Жыл бұрын

Buy big pork shoulders, they're usually like 4-7 lbs, but cheap. Roast them "blind" aka just salt and pepper for like 4 hours, this keeps their flavor profile neutral. At the end, it's pull apart tender and you can use the base meat in literally anything, tacos, soups, chili, eggs and sauce etc etc etc. Great economical way stretch out a 20 dollar piece of meat.

@Scotty-vs4lf

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccaburrow7199 dang thats like 2 bucks a person for a solid meal

I love the upfront disclaimer about this video being sponsored. The transparency is commendable. And, great video as always!

@marielcarey4288

Жыл бұрын

You'd be able to tell it's a sponsor anyway with just how much he says it's 'free' meat

@thehumanoid6543

Жыл бұрын

@@marielcarey4288 bro what's the problem. He's making money. He has a contract. I dont see what's wrong as long as he doesnt try to do a meat company comparo while being sponsored

@cameronkenneth860

Жыл бұрын

i mean its illegal if you dont clarify lol

@cameronkenneth860

Жыл бұрын

@@thehumanoid6543 he never said there was a problem y r u so mad lol he just says free a lot

@marielcarey4288

Жыл бұрын

@The Humanoid did I say there was a problem- he's just saying "free" so much it's easily noticeable. Also, if I'm correct in assuming this subscription is like others, those meats most definitely aren't free as they require you to get a subscription for a set amount of months which you're going to pay for anyway.

Adam Ragusea, the man that makes such high quality content that even his 8 minute long ad is highly informative and entertaining.

@patrickbateman9197

Жыл бұрын

Suck one.

@freelancepear87kakkoka11

Жыл бұрын

yeah, this is one of the only cases where i actually return to an ad. he almost got me sold on the meat plan as well (whether there was free meat or no) but sadly i don't live in the US.

I feel the constant "hey, this is an add" tone makes it actually more palatable since it makes it completely transparent, and is well complemented by the pretty good tips here and there. Nice kind of video to have every once in a while, especially if it can clear up some free time allocated for a better work-life balance, or production quality on other projects :)

Trick for trimming intermuscular fat from a flat-ish roast like this: sear it before cutting. You'll get really deep color on both sides without having to do it in batches, and as the meat starts to cook it firms up and pulls back from the fat, making it a lot easier to trim out all the gristly bits. Saw Kenji do this for beef stew once and it was an epiphany for me. 3 pounds of chuck in a single pan without having to worry about fond burning between batches? Yes please!

A video or series thereof going further into avoiding food waste would be great to see. I always try and minimise it as much as possible in my own kitchen, but it's difficult to eliminate it completely.

i really like this zero/minimal waste thing youve been on lately

@oliveoiI

Жыл бұрын

jade harley from homestuck??

@kaitlyn__L

Жыл бұрын

@@oliveoiI she’s a dog

@LostSwiftpaw

Жыл бұрын

Omg hi Jade

Adam, a quick tip of gochujang, you can actually use it similar to tomato paste, in where you fry it for a bit before deglazing

Speaking of using as much of the meat as possible, could you do some recipes with organ meat at some point? Liver? Tripe? Gizzards? Heart? Sweetbread maybe?

@willblasingame6441

Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes please

I believe beef tallow was the original deep frying fat of McD's french fries, and they still replicate that flavor in their fries today. Pan frying your potatoes in beef fat will no doubt taste awesome.

@Great_Olaf5

Жыл бұрын

It was, either that or lard. My dad grew up with it and is completely unwilling to eat French fries that weren't fried in it. Which effectively means he hasn't touched French fries since I was a little kid.

@ShovelChef

Жыл бұрын

If y'all can get a hold of duck fat, fry potatoes in that. My first time was 🤤 and then I ate too much and got sick of it 😅

You get it free! When you buy a expensive subscription!

This is basically "I paid for the whole X, I'm gonna use the whole X".

@RedDogRichard2112

Жыл бұрын

Thats how I was raised and I assumed everyone did that but after going to a restaurant with friend who didnt finish half his food, and didnt take it home for later I realized thats wasn't the case. To eaches own but it hard to fathom being that wasteful.

Everyone in the comments is thankful for the sponsored content and Adam being open about it. Me at 6:29 : Lauren is always the skin thief!

I wish more KZread channels would disclose it's an ad at start instead of the middle or the end. It's why I'm glad I watch Adam over some other KZreadrs

@matthewlacey4198

Жыл бұрын

Usually I'll tolerate any disclosed ad video, but especially if it's relevant to the channel's usual content Like Adam with this, or the wine sponsor, but I hate when it's a cooking channel getting sponsored inexplicably by Raid Shadow Legends or some shit 😂

@leetri

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewlacey4198 You gotta do something with your time while you wait for it to cook, right? :P

@taiiat0

Жыл бұрын

technically they all are, but some may be doing it in a somewhat subversive way. as it's actually against the Terms of the Platform to publish Videos that are themselves an Advertisement without disclosing it and disclosing it at the beginning.

I respect the hell out of a sponsored video where you've really worked hard to make a concept and narrative around the promotion.

Adam: "I'm going to cut down to two videos a week to spend more time with my family." Also Adam, seeing a sponsorship in an alley: "One second, family."

@therealfmm

Жыл бұрын

Hey, the family could use that money!

@Triniwn

Жыл бұрын

This honestly looks like a relatively pretty fast video to put together. Each meal is pretty simple and basically similar to recipes he's done previously and he's not like doing a ton of researching other than second checking their ad copy probably. The hardest thing is probably resetting up the lighting and whatnot.

I hope they're paying you well, you deserve it man!

@patrickbateman9197

Жыл бұрын

So does his lard ass wife!

Gizzards are a nice cheap meat too. Though they can take some tedious cleaning if it wasn't done thoroughly enough where you got them- Differently colored bitter skin(?) might be on there, and bits of what seems like the chicken's food. Long cooking is needed too, but the amount of excess cooking they can take makes thighs look delicate. The broth from boiling them is gelatinous enough to solidify in the fridge.

I usually hate ads on KZread and especially sponsored content, but you always manage to make it worthwhile watching. Now to go make some chicken soup....

i noticed that he uses the word "hearty" more since he made that podcast episode about it and i find that preety cool.

Its nice when companies do ads with people who understand what theyre selling and who have audiences that might actually want what they offer. The price is a bit higher but honestly its been sort of difficult to get decent meat lately. Also the ad being tasteful and in the same vein as your usual videos really makes it better. I might actually try out this service

That beef stew looks great

@kaitlyn__L

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I bookmarked it for the stew. It’s simple but effective.

You have earned enough of my trust for me to watch an 8 minute ad from you. That says something about your personal level of Integrity. Thank you for being authentic. You keep making great videos, I'll keep watching them.

I ain't bothered by it being an ad video. Pretty sure this actually means we got an extra video this week!

Grass fed beef is interesting because we are so far up the food chain that we have endless variety of what to eat, even to the point of getting to decide what our food eats too

@Ryan.Matlock

Жыл бұрын

Jamón ibérico seems even weirder in that regard since people are like, "You will eat only acorns before we eat you." At least cows are supposed to eat grass, but wild pigs would have a more varied diet.

@renegade7370

Жыл бұрын

the food of thy food is thy food.

Honestly its so refreshing to have a youtuber immediately tell you their video is an ad. That transparency alone makes me trust adam more.

Appreciate you being completely upfront about this being a commercial. Very well done. Kept my attention and those were good recipes that it seems anyone with very basic cooking skills can make.

Really resourceful way of preparing meals! Tho I think everyone expected a chicken leftover soup at the end lol

I think ad videos are perfectly fine, if suited for your audience, and of course, if the ad is for a good service or product. I think this is a demonstration of a properly targeted ad for a good product. And also useful even in its own right as some recipe examples even if you don't use butcherbox. Well done!

I really appreciate Adam putting the disclaimer at the very start of the video. Full transparency

I love your videos, and I am always so happy to see you use your platform to spread a positive message about sustainability and responsible consumption!

Looks great Adam. Why not keep cooking the solids left from rendering your tallow to make some delicious cracklins? Would be a great garnish for your egg dish.

Possibly one of the only sponser ad videos I can genuinley say I enjoyed watching! Haha

This is how you do an ad! I really enjoyed all the recipes and got inspired, might buy some chuck today. Can't really use Butcher box because I'm not from the US but it still made me like the company. Good job, Adam.

Looks so appetizing, want to eat

Best sponsored video you've made. Hope this can be a template for future sponsor vids. Thanks Adam

More content from adam on a Saturday before work is always great

I like these sponsor videos way more than the normal ads in the middle of your videos This feels a lot less intrusive and i didnt feel inclined to skip past all of it

@kindlin

Жыл бұрын

The _entire video_ was the ad. This is posted on the weekend, so you can be sure it's going to be ad-related.

this was one of the best sponsored videos i've seen. I'm not going to actually get a box, bc money, but i was both tempted and impressed by the recipes regardless

This is the best ad I've ever seen. Love you Adam!

"unexpected Adam Ragusea" video is the best seasoning for "this is an ad for..."

One of the most enjoyable sponsored videos I've watched

Was the chicken free? I think he mentioned it in the video, don't remember though 🤔🤔🤔

@twosquids

Жыл бұрын

Took a drink every time mentioned it. Am ded

@marielcarey4288

Жыл бұрын

@@twosquids damn, maybe a free chicken will sober you up?

best commecial i've seen in a while. hope butherbox will get their money worth out of it

Getting lectured about food waste from a bandit who doesn’t even eat his leftovers lmao

This sounds like a great place to get meat if you can't get it locally. I can. I can go out to the farm and see the calfs that will be dinner in a couple of years. Totally free range, along with the lamb and pork and chicken. I am SO VERY LUCKY.

Did I just happily watched an 8 minute ad? That video had lots of value other than the promotion, lots of good ideas.

Okay, this is a much better kind of "ad video" than that older one for the camera. It's still heavily focused on and giving useful cooking advice and techniques, and things that feel like general advertiser-talk feel far less heavy handed.

I love it when Adam instructs me to pick up the meat and pull on it.

If all ads were like this I'd probably watch more of them

Not usually a fan of the ad videos, but I did get some good ideas on how to deal with reducing waste. This time last year, I was cooking for 4 or 5, now it's 2 or 3.

The roasted chicken and veggies recipe looks great, I'l have to try that one and freeze the leftovers. In a household of 2, that is a truckload of healthy food

I got a whole chicken from the store & I'm extra excited to cook it & make stock after!

The roasted chicken looks delicious. My family used to do a version of that with equal parts butter and mustard, cooked on only potatoes and carrots. The mustard and butter would dry out and turn the skin super crispy.

Sounds brilliant! Good for you to inform everyone who can have shipping (for free). Unfortunately, I live in England! :D

Holy smokes! Free meats and a FREE extra video!? A great day indeed.

One suggestion for the beef stew. Add Japanese rice wine to it. It's basically Asian white wine. It will add a nice sweetness and depth to the finished dish.

I do like my butcher box subscription. It's quality meat, I wanted grass fed beef, and some of the cuts are pretty good value. They run specials on various additional cuts or other products fairly frequently, and every so often there is a special for ground beef or bacon for the life of your sub for a one time cost.

I love that you say right up front that this is an add. And then proceed to wow us with your expertise.

This was a good ad. It's informative and helpful even if people don't get the product.

Thank you for disclosing its an ad at the very beginning.

These are really interesting services... I'm sad I can't go into a butchers shop anymore, local one closed a few years ago, but ig it's the next best thing

I honestly expected the free meats to be roadkill, like you bring in some historian who knows how people ate during the Dust Bowl.

@AlexMint

Жыл бұрын

Personally I wish it was viable to hunt just one deer around here, but the area I live in is too dense to safely do that despite having plenty of deer causing trouble without predators. That's like enough meat for six months.

Neato! Can you post the written recipes?

Probably the best advertisement I've ever seen. Butcher Box should put this on as a KZread ad.

Awesome video Adam! I was wondering, would you like to make a video about sushi? Like a way to make it easier, or more affordable, or something like that

I respect responsibly sourced meat, even though I am a vegetarian. Hope there will continue to be plenty of meat-free recipes (or such that can be adapted) in the future.

@aragusea You boil the trimmings for a couple of hours? Or did you mean minutes?

i love the message of eating the whole animal. I would love to see you to cook kidney for us some day

Completely different use of the two meats, but great ones! I would've cut the chicken breasts to butterfly and make chicken schnitzels to go with the potatoes. Then just have braised or baked chicken with your oven dish and you still have the bones for the soup. Just some ideas. Great video anyhow!

an 8 minute ad for a product i can't even sign up for? guess i'll watch the whole thing

My favorite sponsored ad. Hopefully they'll be showing it during Superbowl

Adam in a video you talked about which types of scallops were the correct type to sear. Are the butcher box scallops that correct type? Thanks!

6:29 Expert Skin Thief Defense from Adam

Just wanted to say this video got me to try it after being on the fence for what feels like forever. Well purchased spot Butcher Box! lol

Looks amazing!

This was a beautifully made video

Love the bonus video

One thing that my family does is make a big pot roast (pork) in the slow cooker, then with the leftover meat the next day add a jar of marinated Napoli (cactus) and fire roasted green chiles aswell as a whole jar of green salsa, and let it hook all day, and that’s Chile verde meat, best served with Spanish rice

Learning to use as much of an animal as possible is probably the best thing Adam does in youtube. And it's probably the best thing you can do to your food habits.

If you have to spend money to get it, it's not free.

We're getting to the point where whole video is sponsored and talking about sponsor takes more time than recipe itself

Another win-win-win video from Mr. Ragusea. Sponsor gets a great video showcase of their product, Adam gets paid, and the viewers get an ostensibly good deal.

Everyone always says to save your cooking fats, bacon etc. but how do you store them, and how long for? And can you just add new fat to old fat? And what about mixing fats that you're saving? Adam/someone, help!

@andersonomo597

Жыл бұрын

My 2 cents..... small containers, a piece of paper and a rubber band so you can write down what fat it is and the date and easily fix it to the container because you'll forget, you're human! And also if you're wanting to add more fat to the container you'll know if it's from a week ago or a month ago - in which case I wouldn't. I think a month or two is easily ok in the fridge - if it's pure fat it won't go off and use your nose!! My family historically used to render lard and use that for MONTHS when there was no refrigeration and that was the only cooking fat they could get. As for mixing fats.......never tried it but mixing say bacon and duck fat I think would be worth trying and would make fabulous roast potatoes. Hope this helps! Cheers

please mention this is an ad before we click on the video

That beef stew looks so good

Not gonna do any of this, but that was a very informative and helpful advertisement. Well done. A+

If you pay $146 for a box of meat, how is any of the meat in the box "free"?

Adam, have you noticed how expensive leeks are now? I've been wanting to use them but they are like $5/lb in Bloomington.

This is definitely one of the videos that made the most hungry.

If it wasn't a subscription, I'd be down. But a subscription makes me feel like food is being forced on me, and that I HAVE to eat meat.

Amazing!!!, I wish I knew of this service earlier !. Unfortunately I can't swallow solid food now - still love your videos regardless.

I just liked an ad, good job Adam!

anyone else notice this is almost like those Dinners that old family TV shows would show?

Okay? so where do we buy the shirt?