Today we’re all in on seafood. Julia Collin Davison makes Bridget Lancaster a tender, crispy fish sandwich with tartar sauce that’s perfect for a warm day. Adam Ried shows us what pepper mill that is easy to load and easy to use for you and your kitchen. Jack Bishop then puts Bridget and Julia through a spicy round of taste testing horseradish. Dan Souza shows a product that makes cleaning used cooking oil a breeze. Finally, Bridget and Keith Dresser make Rhode Island-Style Fried Calamari showing us how simple yet effective this dish can be.
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Crispy Fish Sandwich
8:12 Equipment with Adam Ried
11:00 Tasting with Jack BIshop
15:33 Rhode Island-Styled Fried Calamari
20:22 Science with Dan Souza
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50 Comments
The Le Crouset works great for salt.
I’ve had a lot of pepper mills and I have a Finamill now and would NEVER own anything else! It’s fabulous.
How old are the videos that they conglomerated into this one? I love ATK, but this is clearly a bunch of older videos that have been repurposed… just sayin'
If you teach a man to fish, his wife will never see him.
One of the few times I absolutely disagree with an equipment recommendation. I have the Cole and Mason and barely touch it. They casually dismissed the black unicorn Peppermill because of the side loading feature as well as the bottom adjustment. That bad boy cranks out pepper like nobody’s business! It far outperforms the Cole and Mason by a longshot. They make a taller version which I have. And no, it’s not that difficult to fill.
Lagers have almost zero malt flavor. They are stupid close to water specific gravity.
Yum 😋 I love fried fish sandwiches!
Banana peppers! So stupid, no offense.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I would like a general tutorial on white fishes. Which work best for different styles of cooking.
Thank you, Very nice episode, everything looks so delicious! One small nitpick: the Rhode Island style calamari should be using cherry peppers, not banana peppers to be truly authentic. ❤
So what precisely is the name of the chemical one adds to the used up cooking oil? We know it exists but we don't know its name or where to get it, and no links to it are provided. Great work!
“I waxed my tongue for nothing” 😂
Making tartar sauce, what if I'm allergic to worcerster sauce?
In this day and age why any handles for grinding pepper at all? How about electric griders.😮
I’m surprised you didn’t use Sam Adams as it is a local as opposed to a BBB.
My stepdad made really good calamari with squid he caught himself, but he had the absolute audacity to die without telling anyone his recipe.
Ya know, not all of us poor slobs have fifty bucks to splurge on a pepper mill … really … ??? I luv you folks (and Lan Lam and her tips and techniques is the gift that keeps on giving … ) but really ???
Oxo good grips didnt win the pepper mill review?
I love my ratchet style pepper and salt mills
I much prefer an electric pepper mill as it requires one hand for operation.
Is he saying "It's not" … or "It's snot"?
Awesome, thank you.
I have that pepper mill (based on ATK’s recommendation) and I hate it! It was expensive and now I’m stuck with it. The grind is inconsistent and the dial is a real challenge to move. I also have the electric kettle recommended by them that frustrates me no end. You can never empty all the water out and the opening is too small to get your hand (I have an average hand at a size 7 ring) in there to scrub it out. They also recommend KitchenAid mixers and if you’ve bought one in the last ten years you sure won’t be able to leave it to your kids.
My point is, don’t believe everything you see on here. They need to stick to the recipes and leave us to find our own hardware.
Usually ATK recommendations are very good. Not this time. I bought the recommended pepper mill: it is incredibly difficult to turn the top to grind the pepper. The adjustment feature won't rotate to change the grind no matter how hard it is turned. Basically, I threw away a chunk of money for a pepper mill that is a piece of junk.
I can't believe they ignored the elephant in the room! How do they make Fried Calamari without addressing how to re-heat it while keeping it edible? The world needs to know! 😁
I use a hand crank coffee grinder to grind pepper. It works much faster.
Dan didn't say what the oil gelling product is !
Cole & Mason: The best set I have ever owned, hands down. Easy to load, easy to choose the grind, and the salt mill holds up instead of deteriorating.
The Unicorn Pepper Mill (black with side fill) is my favorite even though ATK didn’t like it. It cranks out so much pepper at the perfect grind size
Should’ve tested Peppermate peppermil. Loooove that it has a container to grind into so I can easily measure out what I need. Fantastic peppermill. I’ll never buy another brand.
Why did Dan NOT give the name of the substance to put into used cooking oil in order tp discard it!!!????
I find it a little odd that grated prepared horseradish is being compared in the same tasting with cream style. They are completely different products. It was also not clear if sour cream was added to the cream style as well (why?)
What happened to the Atlas Pepper mill, Greece, hand-made? It's over $50, but i will pass it down to my daughter and her daughter.. the gold standard for hand cranked!
Are squid 🦑 as smart as octopus 🐙 ?
I'm a fan of electric grinders. There's so many times when I'm seasoning raw meat and don't want to wash my hands just to pepper. Electric mills make this a one handed job. It's a no brainer for me.
Fresh fat is tolerable for frying but the best flavor comes after the first use for sure.
My favorite horseradish is Atomic. Nice and spicy. 🥵
What is the oil gelatin product?!
I've been using a Cole and Mason pepper and salt grinders for years. Happy with them will buy another if needed.
Could I use potato starch instead of corn starch?
I have that black side loading mill and it is AWESOME! I use a plastic drink cup (the kind kids get at fast food places ) to load the pepper corns. I just pinch the rim of the cup and pour the pepper in. Easy peasy. And it absolutely rains fresh ground pepper, as coarse or fine as you want. I think it was around 30 bucks.
Thanks for sharing 4-17-2026❤
I love my Hexclad pepper and salt mills.
Don't know why cranked peppermills are so bad. I've had one for over a decade and it's fantastic. Instead of twisting your wrist its much more ergonomic.
Where are the chips
Unicorn Magnum Plus is the best pepper mill you can buy at any price.
Try dill relish for the tartar sauce and add some lemon. No capers. No sweet relish. No Worcestershire.
Allow me to introduce you to…the spice funnel.
Cole and Mason, all day! (The metal/glass one in the middle). I'm not sure how they redesigned it. But, it's good stuff!
I love my Cole and Mason salt and pepper mills!