We challenged chefs of three different skill levels – amateur Shariff, home cook Lorenzo, and professional chef Jameeale Arzeno – to prepare their best shrimp and grits recipe for us. Once each level of chef had finished and tasted their final product, we asked food scientist Rose to explain their choices from an expert’s perspective. Which shrimp and grits makes your greatest hits?
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4 Levels of Shrimp & Grits: Amateur to Food Scientist
37 Comments
The level one chef is the only one making anything I would eat. Level 2 chefs are always making a completely different dish from the title of the video
best grits: quaker grits and do half the amount of liquid said of water and the other half heavy whipping cream and then when it’s almost done cooking add butter and white cheddar and salt and pepper to taste SO GOOD
The alleged professional did not complete the assignment. Polenta is not grits.
if i order shrimp and grits and got a polenta cake and two shrimps id probably cry
Yeah…I'm from Alabama. I think Shariff was the closest to actual shrimp and grits, IMO. The other dishes were creative riffs on a dish using shrimp, grits/or polenta.
I’m made the level 1 used precooked shrimp
Love #1!!!😋😜
I have seen a few of these and I always tend to go for number one level best and the ones that I would eat I would never eat the number three or the professional chefs food.
I cannot reliably find grits on the menu at any restaurant north of the District of Columbia…ever
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all three grits are trash. sorry I'm from the south.
I have eaten Shrimp and Grits in South Carolina and Florida. Both are good, but they are different. Shariff was definitely the L2 this episode. I can't believe Lorenzo used instant grits 😱. Otherwise, Lorenzo's looked good. It would probably just have a gluey, gruel texture. Not sure what was going on with the L3 chef this week, but it wasn't grits (not even close, really), and only 2 shrimp! The dish is supposed to be mostly shrimp! Literally did not resemble shrimp and grits at all. Also, I think L3 genuinely misunderstands what soul food and Southern cooking is all about.
I would eat Shariff's shrimp and grits at a restaurant! It looked fantastic 🤤
I need to hire Shariff as my chef. His dish looked amazing.
They got a Louisiana level 1 to make shrimp and grits. That’s like a Level 2, maybe a 1.9 for the rest of the country
Rose looks beautiful in the blue blazer and earrings.
#1 looks best
I would only eat the level 1 chefs food. The other 2 overdid it.
I know the other chefs are higher but I’m staying with Level 1
I need to make some Polenta cakes….
Corn the only vegetable you can't digest totally.
It is the sticky substance in garlic.
Do they get to try each other's recipes?
Shariffs shrimp and grits is what I would definitely eat… old school style
I know what you mean about not being able to find grits up north. I missed them so bad when I lived in New York
I don’t understand these, where is the 4 level? There is 3 cooks
Frank is still salting the sea for the shrimp
i love rosemary and the research portion
Shariff really nailed this episode imo . His shrimp and grits looked hella authentic and tasty !!
No disrespect to Lorenzo, but Shariff's looks amazing! Should be two level 2 chefs.
I think this is the first time level 1 actually won.
Level 2 is not even shrimps and grits. And it's much too heavy, with the cheese, butter, coconut milk and sugar.
Level 3 shrimp's are straight up raw.
This is NOT how you make shrimp and grits
Shariff nailed it!!!
They are all ugly
I'm not even done with the video but the amateur chef's shrimp and grits seem to be the better shrimp and grits
Polenta grits?? Did I miss something? 😁
Too many ingredients for shrimp and grits
Level 1 chef understood the challenge. Grits is a comfort food. Don’t mess around with comfort foods.