As above, only WAY more detail. Sometimes more than you need. I found his reviews of low-priced (yet high quality) coffee grinders to have almost too much detail, but when I slogged through it I eventually worked out the perfect grinder for my needs and only ended up spending around $300-400, which frankly is amazing.
High end chef techniques that are explained in impressively accessible detail. My only problem with this channel is I now am always disappointed when I order steak out anywhere because I know I can cook it SO MUCH BETTER MYSELF. If you take nothing else from this list, watch his video on cooking filet mignon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrkI9_EEe8 If you follow the technique your mind will be blown.
Food scientist esoteric cooking techniques, ingredients, weird stuff, and quite mind-blowing investigations into the Russian content factories that pump out fake "5 minute life-hack" media.
American + Chinese couple living in Guangdong exploring authentic Chinese regional specialties. They do a great job of explaining the techniques and testing realistic alternatives for the more obscure ingredients that are simply unavailable outside of China.
Aussie girl fluent in Mandarin, living in and exploring China's regions, cuisines and discovering all the things about day-to-day life that we just don't see from outside. Always entertaining, informative and interesting.
James Hoffman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMb0O2CdPBNi-QqPk5T3gsQ
Deep dives into coffee machines, grinders, techniques, beans, roasting, etcetera with a healthy dose of scientific discipline to each.
Lance Hendrick: https://www.youtube.com/c/LanceHedrick
As above, only WAY more detail. Sometimes more than you need. I found his reviews of low-priced (yet high quality) coffee grinders to have almost too much detail, but when I slogged through it I eventually worked out the perfect grinder for my needs and only ended up spending around $300-400, which frankly is amazing.
FOOD
ThatDudeCanCook: https://www.youtube.com/c/CookingwithSonny
High end chef techniques that are explained in impressively accessible detail. My only problem with this channel is I now am always disappointed when I order steak out anywhere because I know I can cook it SO MUCH BETTER MYSELF. If you take nothing else from this list, watch his video on cooking filet mignon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrkI9_EEe8 If you follow the technique your mind will be blown.
How to Cook That: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowToCookThat
Food scientist esoteric cooking techniques, ingredients, weird stuff, and quite mind-blowing investigations into the Russian content factories that pump out fake "5 minute life-hack" media.
Chinese Cooking Demystified: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChineseCookingDemystified
American + Chinese couple living in Guangdong exploring authentic Chinese regional specialties. They do a great job of explaining the techniques and testing realistic alternatives for the more obscure ingredients that are simply unavailable outside of China.
Blondie in China: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlondieinChina
Aussie girl fluent in Mandarin, living in and exploring China's regions, cuisines and discovering all the things about day-to-day life that we just don't see from outside. Always entertaining, informative and interesting.
Tasting History: https://www.youtube.com/c/TastingHistory
Recreating famous dishes from history and taste-testing them, with detailed backgrounds of the why, where, how, when and who for each.
Xiao Ying Cuisine: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJDD-Hy76jvUMRG-dpFkcw/fea...
New recipes almost every day. Dunno who she is, but they're always interesting dishes and mostly stuff I've never seen elsewhere.
SCIENCE/NERDY STUFF
Up and Atom: https://www.youtube.com/c/UpandAtom
Physics, Quantum theory, Maths.
Tom Scott: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
Really hard to categorise, but he does a great job exploring all manner of obscure things in detail.
Julian O'Shea: https://www.youtube.com/c/JulianOShea
Industrial design, architecture, city planning, Melbourne, obscure stuff.
HARDWARE
Jeff Geerling: https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffGeerling
Great projects in and around the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, maker electronics spaces.
MUSIC
Dub Monitor: https://www.youtube.com/c/DubMonitor
Far too much detail about Dub Techno, minimalist techno.
VISUAL
Max Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/c/MaxCoopermax
Thought-provoking and mind-bending visuals and excellent music.
Max Hattler: https://www.youtube.com/user/maxhattler
Not that active any more, regrettably. But similar to above. What is it with people called Max and visuals?