I Actually Cooked a Chicken by Slapping It
Science & TechnologyLouis Weisz•8.6M Views
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Use code WEISZ12 to get up to 12 FREE MEALS across your first 4 HelloFresh boxes, including free shipping on your first box at: http://bit.ly/30ddKNs We did it boys. When life gives you chickens, slap them till they're cooked.This video took two full months of work, and I literally could not have done this without you -- seriously, thank you so much for your support. Please do me a solid and make sure you've got your notifications on for my channel -- I have some insane videos planned, and you're not gonna want to miss 'em :) MASSIVE shoutout to Joel for helping me with the initial design, please go check out his channel and tell him I sent you :) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHk0IYEDJxQGQ-nbd3yP_KAAnother huge shoutout to Peter for letting me use his workshop for all of my obnoxiously loud testing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yF9tV4xWEMZkel7q8La_w And last but not least, shoutout to Ross for just generally helping out with so much of the original meat beater in addition to this one: https://www.youtube.com/c/klicker0/videos Join the (free) Discord! https://discord.gg/67MY2A6kdm Patreon (BTS & Bonus Content, plus private discord chat): https://www.patreon.com/weiszcracks Extra Special thanks to my biggest patreon supporters!Zac Zabel, Domenick Brack, Zacary, and Sandra Hurlbert#IWFBOM = It Won't Fail Because of Me.SOURCES for graphs/charts:https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/07/the-food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-chicken-breast.html (time/temp graph -- serious eats)https://modernistcuisine.com/mc/for-a-great-summer-feast-cook-ahead-and-bring-extra-fat/ (time-temp chart, modernist cuisine)Music from Epidemic SoundStock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from www.videvo.nethttps://www.videvo.net/video/close-up-roast-chicken-from-the-oven/514805/ #realitycheck (that's the name of this series)
