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It involves something thats frozen.
The mysterious make in question?
Theyve been remote ever since.
They set to work figuring out how to film videos from the chefs home kitchen.
A wireless microphone, a couple of tripods.
A few different things to ensure we can give a shot to bring the quality up a little bit.
Thefirst of the new videosis set to go live on Friday at noon.
The forthcoming corona-era videos should feel familiar to test-kitchen fans, if a little pared down.
Some of the simpler serial content will also continue.
Its Alive With Brad taped its first episode this week.
Nonetheless, hes also already planning future installments: I think Im gonna do my own koji.
Ive got the trays and spores … why not?
Start my own miso operation here.
and kitchen gadgets that most people dont keep around the house.
Looking ahead, the strategy is to make videos that meet people where theyre at right now.
The biggest change, El-Waylly tells me, is getting used to a lot of talking to yourself.
When I join the call, I come in midway through an excited conversation about garlic presses.
Ben Dewey, the cinematographer, is wearing a sweatshirt that reads BREAD.
Cory Cavin, the videos director, sips from a green glass bottle of celery soda.
Tuna,Bazs dachshund, makes a cameo.
The test-kitchen folks have apparently become delightful parodies of themselves in isolation.
Baz is shooting footage for three videos.
The first go around, the camera slowly slips downward out of the tripod as she films.
Baz suggests they use the take but add a funny caption in edits that lightly roasts her camera skills.
They fix the issue and try it again.
A literal cut, Baz jokes when they finish with the shears.
This clip will be edited together with other members of the test kitchen showing off their chosen items.
(TheBAcoronavirus strategy, according to Duckor, relies heavily on dry goods and shelf-stable foods.
Its cool though, since orzo is, Baz forecasts, making a comeback.
While one chef is shooting a recipe, another is clanging pots and pans around in the background.
(Saffitzs cat, Felix, approached the screen to say hello while we talked.)
Youll be able to spot Priya Krishnas parents in the videos shes filming from their home in Texas.
Theyll get to see my dad telling these stories about all the various pickles we have in our fridge.
Her mom has established a non-negotiable cocktail hour.
Shell start playing some music and Ill be able to hear it from upstairs.
Its sort of my signal that I should wrap up my work, she explains.
She will either open a bottle of wine or make a cocktail.
Coronavirus hasnt just driven the team into their home kitchens, its driven their viewers to YouTube en masse.
Which is to say people are sorry hungry for content.
The chefs, fortunately, are excited to feed it to them.
Were going to videotape that and it will go on YouTube.
They basically want me to just make whatever I want to eat and film it.
