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{\an8}All right, chefs.
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Luna, Danny, Lauren J.
You three are up. Congratulations.
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[cheering]
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Vending machine, let's go!
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[product thuds]
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Oreos!
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[cheering]
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Oreo. I can make that.
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You got the perfect cookie
that has to have the perfect texture,
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{\an8}and perfect filling.
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{\an8}Put me in, Coach. I'm ready to go.
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[Luna] Who doesn't love Oreos?
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{\an8}But I am telling you,
it's not easy to recreate Oreos.
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That unique Oreo version
of chocolate flavor,
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{\an8}it's all about the perfect selection
of which cocoa powder you're gonna use.
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Cocoa comes in every color of the rainbow.
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Each of those different kinds of cocoa
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have different textures, different aromas,
and, of course, different visual appeal.
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If you pick the right one,
it's gonna be spot-on.
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If you pick the wrong one,
it might be inedible.
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Plus, Oreos are dark.
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This is not a snack where
"bake until golden" is gonna save you.
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If you're off, you're toast.
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{\an8}The cream in the center of the Oreo
is a bit of an industry secret.
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The taste is one thing.
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It's not really vanilla.
If it tastes like vanilla, it's off.
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Plus, the most important part,
the crunchy cookie texture
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that needs to hold its own shape,
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which comes from the cookie itself,
but also the embossing.
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If you underbake,
leaving too much leftover water,
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your Oreo will feel stale.
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Too little moisture and the tiny
little wafers will turn dry and crumbly.
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Luna, Danny, Lauren.
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{\an8}You will have one hour for this challenge.
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Your time starts now.
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{\an8}[horn honking]
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{\an8}[cheering]
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[Hari] To make the perfect Oreo,
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first, the chefs will need
to make a cookie dough
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that has dark chocolate color of the Oreo
by using black cocoa powder,
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but also achieve a crispy cookie texture.
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It tastes like cocoa, really sweet.
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I see air pockets, which is adding
to the texture and to the mouthfeel.
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-You hear that snap?
-[crunch]
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That's what I'm trying to do.
Crunchy cookie.
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[Hari] Next, the chefs need to make
a cream filling that is stable enough
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to remain intact
when biting into the cookie.
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[crunch]
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[Hari] Lastly, the chefs need
to assemble the cookies
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to mimic the Oreo shape and size.
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[contestants cheering]
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Why is the Oreo so magical?
What makes it magical?
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It's the specific form of cocoa.
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{\an8}That black cocoa is, like,
the most heavy metal form of chocolate
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you will ever taste in your life.
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-I promise.
-Heavy metal.
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-[guitar distortion effect]
-[chuckle]
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It's got the highest possible
intensity of flavor
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of any cocoa powder you can find,
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but it's a dragon you gotta tame
with other ingredients.
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Dark cocoa powder. I need some.
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[Ali] I wanna see what they pick.
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They may be dead in the water
already and not know it.
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I'm working on the dry ingredients.
I have them all right here.
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Half a cup of bread flour.
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To get that dark black color of the Oreo,
I'm gonna use black cocoa powder.
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And I'll use a bit of activated charcoal.
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{\an8}It'll bring out darkness of the cookie
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{\an8}to where you can't taste it,
but where you can see it.
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I'm a dad. I have two children.
They like snacks.
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{\an8}I make snacks for my kids.
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{\an8}Snack Daddy.
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I have worked in professional kitchens
my entire life from the age of 15 to 43.
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Looking pretty good.
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Once I hit 43, I started
my own private chef service
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so I could spend time with my family.
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I've made Oreos before at the house.
My kids love Oreos.
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I feel confident.
We can knock this out of the park.
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[upbeat music playing]
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I'm gonna start on my cookie.
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I'm gonna use the black cocoa
for the color as well as Dutch cocoa.
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I want it to be chocolaty
and have the right color.
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The combination of those
is what's gonna help me achieve that.
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Growing up,
I had a keen interest for food.
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{\an8}Instead of watching cartoons
Saturday mornings,
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{\an8}I was the one watching the Food Network.
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So, here I am in kindergarten,
watching Emeril Lagasse
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and all these other great chefs.
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I always loved cooking,
but I didn't wanna work in a restaurant.
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So I went to school
for food science and chemistry.
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My master's is in
nutritional biochemistry.
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I worked in corporate
R&D research and development
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for over a decade now.
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I'm a full-time stay-at-home mom as well.
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All those different experiences
definitely give me a leg up in the game.
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It's looking like Oreo dough.
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I have wheat flour. I have cake flour.
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I'll use the black cocoa powder
to get that dark color of the Oreo,
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so it mimics it as much as possible.
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I'm gonna let it do its thing.
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I'm from Portland, Oregon.
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{\an8}I'm the next queen of snacks.
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I'm the executive chef and owner of Cello,
a hybrid bakery-snack concept.
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I just added black food coloring
into this mixture.
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As you can see, it's pretty dark.
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But when I bake it,
I don't wanna lose any of that color.
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In case I overbake it,
it will still retain that.
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I'm gonna take a risk.
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To win this competition,
I just have to stay focused on my task.
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Feel the excitement. Feel like a kid.
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And make the perfect Oreo.
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-[contestant] Honey, Luna is working it.
-Wow.
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Leg kicks. Leg kicks and stuff.
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[Danny] My competitors are
a food scientist and a dancing baker.
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Am I scared?
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No.
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Oreos. This is the one that I wanted.
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I'm ready to go.
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I'm gonna take my butter.
I'm gonna go melt it
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to incorporate some air to it.
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That's gonna help
with how the cookie sets up.
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When I tasted the Oreo,
I tasted brown butter.
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So, I'm gonna brown some butter.
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Bring out the flavors of that chocolate
and it will help crisp that cookie up.
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[Ali] What is he boiling here?
What is he boiling?
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[Helen] Starting to smell buttery in here.
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It concerns you?
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-Ain't no butter in Oreos.
-[chuckles]
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-Ooh.
-There's no butter in Oreos.
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-They're vegan.
-They're vegan, yep.
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[Lauren] As an R&D scientist,
I'm gonna go with best guess.
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We'll go with that.
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I'm a little concerned.
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It starts to get nice and brown,
toasting those butter solids,
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releasing those flavors.
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[Ali] Oreos are typically made
with palm oil, canola oil,
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things that are neutral.
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The issue with butter is
it will relax and spread a bit.
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An Oreo does not budge an inch
when they're in the oven.
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There's so little moisture.
They're so stable.
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[Helen] Luna,
she's the only one that's on track.
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Only one that didn't put
butter in the dough.
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Wow.
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I'm pretty happy right now.
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I like the color.
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It's not perfect on the edges.
I'm gonna cut out shapes.
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This is fun. [chuckles]
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{\an8}It's therapy.
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{\an8}Forty-five minutes left, chefs.
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I am most worried about time.
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It's the same thing they say
on every competition.
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I sit at home on my couch thinking,
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"They just did not manage
their time well. Come on, guys."
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But cranking it out is pretty challenging.
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Hopefully this works!
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When I dissected the Oreo,
it came out to an eighth of an inch.
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That's what I'm going for.
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If it's too thick, it's gonna be crumbly.
It's not gonna get that crisp we want.
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I try to recreate the signature Oreo look,
which is the Oreo stamp.
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The stamp is critical.
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'Cause all Oreos have that.
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Yeah, it's not great. It's just too soft.
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I really need time for that butter
to firm back up for me.
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Oh, man.
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So, to kinda skip a step,
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I'll get it in the blast chiller
for a second.
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Hopefully it can firm up,
so that I can then stamp it.
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It should say "Daddy-O" in the middle.
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This one doesn't.
We're still working on that.
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Come on, baby.
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So, I'm struggling a bit with this.
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It's sticking to my dough.
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[Kevin] I'm most concerned
about Danny's. It looks wet.
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[Francis] Look at it. It's hot.
You can tell he's got a hot dough.
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-[Kevin] It's too wet.
-[Francis] Really wet.
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[Danny] Usually when I make
these at home, I use a mold.
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It's a bit different.
I don't have time to make another batter.
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So, then I'm like, screw the stamp.
I'm going to the oven.
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[Luna chuckles]
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Not so aggressive, Luna.
Be gentle with the cookie.
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All right.
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I see that my competitors are
a bit further ahead in the process.
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{\an8}Thirty minutes left!
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{\an8}Oh, my gosh.
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Yo, Lauren, you got to get your head on
and start pumping out some cookies.
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-[Hari] Hey, Lauren.
-Hi, guys.
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You are on the move, girl.
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[Lauren] I am.
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This is how I am at home too.
Things just don't work out.
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[Hari] The frantic energy,
that's just what it is.
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Well, no. At home, I can sip a...
Some wine or a mimosa.
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If we got you wine or a mimosa,
you think it would've made a difference?
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You guys probably
would not be eating it in time.
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[laughing]
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[Lauren] I've never made... Oh, no!
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-What's going on now?
-It's too firm.
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-[Megan] Yeah.
-Are they break...? Ooh.
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Ay, ay, ay.
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Do you have a backup plan?
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We're going to put these in the oven. Now.
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I just gotta bake these off
and start on my filling.
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[Luna] How are you doing?
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[Lauren] It's just...
This is not what it's like on TV.
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[Luna, laughing] Totally.
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I feel like this is very much
in Luna's wheelhouse.
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I'm gonna start doing the filling.
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Whipping this palm oil
into this powdered sugar.
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A little bit of this icing mix.
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It needs to be very, very smooth.
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Ooh, that's pretty good.
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Would you be more nervous about
making the actual cookie or the cream?
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Which one's harder?
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The cream is way simpler
than the cookie itself.
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But it's everyone's favorite part.
That's interesting.
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-Speak for yourself.
-Mine, the cookie.
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I thought it was everyone's...
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-No, it's not.
-[Hari] No...
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The fact that there's two things
going on is the real draw.
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Typically, you can make an Oreo filling
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with just palm oil and powdered sugar.
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We'll see if somebody does it.
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Powdered sugar. Cookies are in the oven.
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I'm making sure my filling is set.
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So I've got coconut oil and cocoa butter.
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I'll mix it with 200 grams
of powdered sugar.
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Then I'll cut in cake icing
to smooth it out a bit.
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[dynamic music playing]
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[Lauren] A hundred grams of cocoa butter.
This high-ratio shortening.
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They have different melt points.
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I'm hoping the combination
of those two will yield
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that texture I need for the center.
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Gonna add a bit of artificial vanilla
to give it that nice artificial flavor.
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It tastes sugary. [chuckles]
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[Danny] What I got in here is my filling.
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I'm rolling it out.
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Then I'll cut out with my ring mold
one and a quarter inch.
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I think it looks pretty good.
We're gonna go for it.
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Let me double-check it tastes good still.
239
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It's good.
240
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{\an8}You have 20 minutes left.
241
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[contestants cheering]
242
00:11:39,490 --> 00:11:41,617
[Luna] I'm just staring at the oven.
243
00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:42,702
I'm gonna check.
244
00:11:42,785 --> 00:11:44,912
Because of the black cocoa powder,
245
00:11:44,995 --> 00:11:47,832
you can't tell
if they're under or overbaked.
246
00:11:47,915 --> 00:11:49,250
Come on, come on.
247
00:11:49,333 --> 00:11:52,461
It's a little nerve-racking.
Feeling very impatient. [chuckles]
248
00:11:52,545 --> 00:11:56,173
I wanna open the oven and grab them,
but I might mess them up.
249
00:11:56,257 --> 00:11:58,634
Two minutes. It's the final step.
250
00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:01,429
Kind of. It's like,
"Come to me. Come to Luna."
251
00:12:01,512 --> 00:12:03,556
"I need you. I need to finish you."
252
00:12:04,432 --> 00:12:06,183
Ooh, boy.
253
00:12:06,267 --> 00:12:07,601
[Luna] Hi. Hello.
254
00:12:08,144 --> 00:12:09,687
[Danny screams in frustration]
255
00:12:09,770 --> 00:12:10,730
Look at Danny.
256
00:12:11,772 --> 00:12:14,150
It melted. No! [chuckles]
257
00:12:14,233 --> 00:12:17,903
My whole pan is just covered
with melted Oreos.
258
00:12:18,779 --> 00:12:20,781
[contestants] Oh, wow.
259
00:12:20,865 --> 00:12:22,658
[Lauryn] Oh, no!
260
00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:23,826
[Francis] No!
261
00:12:23,909 --> 00:12:26,287
Okay, so what do I do?
Take it to the blast chiller.
262
00:12:26,871 --> 00:12:28,205
Aah! I died.
263
00:12:28,289 --> 00:12:30,583
He tried to show us
and it went all over the floor.
264
00:12:30,666 --> 00:12:31,751
He nearly dropped all.
265
00:12:31,834 --> 00:12:33,461
-Oh, no.
-Look.
266
00:12:34,211 --> 00:12:37,506
I have created a new product.
We'll call them "Flooreos."
267
00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:38,424
Agh.
268
00:12:38,507 --> 00:12:40,926
I have 11 minutes. Not enough time
to make another cookie.
269
00:12:41,010 --> 00:12:43,429
I'll try and salvage
what I can out of what I got.
270
00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:46,140
Let's see if I can get something.
271
00:12:46,223 --> 00:12:50,102
The risk I present by using brown butter
is the cookie not setting.
272
00:12:50,186 --> 00:12:52,313
It's not a stable fat.
273
00:12:52,396 --> 00:12:54,440
Don't look at that. It's terrible.
274
00:12:55,357 --> 00:12:57,902
At this point,
make Oreo balls or something.
275
00:12:57,985 --> 00:12:59,904
My cookies are not looking good,
276
00:12:59,987 --> 00:13:02,948
but I'm going to try
and get something for the judges.
277
00:13:03,032 --> 00:13:04,366
{\an8}Five minutes, chefs!
278
00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:05,826
{\an8}[contestants cheering]
279
00:13:05,910 --> 00:13:08,913
{\an8}[suspenseful music playing]
280
00:13:09,914 --> 00:13:13,083
I'm happy with the texture.
They didn't expand. They held their shape.
281
00:13:13,167 --> 00:13:16,170
But I shouldn't have baked them
for an extra minute.
282
00:13:16,837 --> 00:13:19,006
I'm okay with it. I feel good.
283
00:13:19,757 --> 00:13:21,842
My filling is a little mousse-like.
284
00:13:21,926 --> 00:13:26,430
I don't think it's the right consistency,
but it tastes good.
285
00:13:26,514 --> 00:13:28,724
I'm gonna get my stuff filled.
286
00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:32,770
How hard is it to get the cream
to adhere just right to the cookie?
287
00:13:32,853 --> 00:13:37,024
It has to hold its shape and it has
to feel almost like a fresh cream.
288
00:13:37,107 --> 00:13:38,692
Texture and structure.
289
00:13:39,985 --> 00:13:41,403
Oh, Luna looks stressed.
290
00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:44,490
I'll smooth this out
with a spatula at the end.
291
00:13:44,573 --> 00:13:46,283
Give it a uniform layer.
292
00:13:46,367 --> 00:13:49,286
Luna with a piping bag.
I wish we weren't seeing that.
293
00:13:49,370 --> 00:13:51,080
[contestant 1] Why is she piping the...?
294
00:13:51,163 --> 00:13:53,624
[contestant 2] She's probably
gonna pipe and press it lightly.
295
00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:56,669
[Hari] Lauren is...
296
00:13:56,752 --> 00:14:00,089
She's also piping,
which is not a good sign.
297
00:14:00,172 --> 00:14:02,633
[Francis] This is not part of
my Oreo-making process.
298
00:14:02,716 --> 00:14:06,679
[Helen] You wanna see is how Danny did it,
making a thin sheet of cream,
299
00:14:06,762 --> 00:14:09,014
then cutting as opposed to depositing.
300
00:14:09,098 --> 00:14:12,643
{\an8}One minute left, chefs.
You have one minute.
301
00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:15,396
[Lauryn] That's a lot for one cookie.
302
00:14:15,479 --> 00:14:17,606
-[Hari] Maybe it's double stuffed.
-[chuckles]
303
00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:19,024
Getting something.
304
00:14:19,108 --> 00:14:20,276
[Luna] Whee!
305
00:14:20,359 --> 00:14:22,152
My heart is beating so fast.
306
00:14:22,820 --> 00:14:24,530
{\an8}-[Megan] Ten seconds!
-[Lauren] Oh, boy.
307
00:14:25,239 --> 00:14:28,033
{\an8}[Danny] Come on, baby.
It's a deconstructed Oreo.
308
00:14:28,117 --> 00:14:30,202
{\an8}[Lauryn] Come on, Luna.
Get those cookies on there.
309
00:14:31,954 --> 00:14:34,039
{\an8}[Hari] That's time, chefs.
310
00:14:34,123 --> 00:14:36,125
-[cheering]
-[laughter]
311
00:14:36,208 --> 00:14:37,960
Yes, we did it. It's over.
312
00:14:41,171 --> 00:14:42,339
Hi, Lauren J.
313
00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:44,758
-Hey.
-Can you tell us about your Oreo today?
314
00:14:44,842 --> 00:14:46,844
Yes. Um... [chuckles]
315
00:14:46,927 --> 00:14:48,345
You have an Oreo.
316
00:14:49,096 --> 00:14:52,349
{\an8}There's a high degree of variability,
which you can see.
317
00:14:52,433 --> 00:14:55,895
{\an8}But I tried to get it
as close as I could as far as flavor.
318
00:14:55,978 --> 00:14:58,480
{\an8}This is a bit darker than the Oreo itself.
319
00:14:58,564 --> 00:15:02,443
It's hard to tell 'cause the embossing
also makes the visual a bit different.
320
00:15:02,526 --> 00:15:04,361
-Let's talk about the embossing.
-Yeah.
321
00:15:04,445 --> 00:15:05,321
-Yeah.
-I did try.
322
00:15:07,114 --> 00:15:10,743
I probably should've used shortening.
It would've been firmer.
323
00:15:10,826 --> 00:15:14,079
The butter was very sticky.
It'd get stuck to the stamp.
324
00:15:14,163 --> 00:15:16,582
-Oh.
-So, I couldn't get that nice...
325
00:15:16,665 --> 00:15:18,584
-Clean release.
-Exactly.
326
00:15:23,005 --> 00:15:24,506
[Ali] I love that it's crispy.
327
00:15:24,590 --> 00:15:27,134
Definitely has the crunch
you expect from an Oreo.
328
00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:30,429
-It has sort of a fried texture.
-Okay.
329
00:15:30,512 --> 00:15:34,266
Good thing is it's making the layers,
but it also went just a bit too far.
330
00:15:34,350 --> 00:15:37,061
It's starting to hit candy
between the sugar and the oil.
331
00:15:37,144 --> 00:15:38,228
Got it.
332
00:15:38,312 --> 00:15:41,565
-You used black and Dutch cocoa powder?
-I did.
333
00:15:41,649 --> 00:15:44,485
It looks like black cocoa powder
was the right choice.
334
00:15:45,152 --> 00:15:45,986
Yeah. Good.
335
00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:48,280
-That flavor comes through really nice.
-[Lauren] Perfect.
336
00:15:48,364 --> 00:15:51,492
Let's talk about the cream.
There's so much of it.
337
00:15:51,575 --> 00:15:54,203
At the end, it was crunch time.
Like, get it on the plate.
338
00:15:54,286 --> 00:15:56,914
You got a little heavy
with the hand piping.
339
00:15:56,997 --> 00:16:00,167
Ideally, I would've liked to have been
able to spread out the filling.
340
00:16:00,250 --> 00:16:02,878
Let it sit, firm up, and then cut it out.
341
00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,797
It's really frosting at this point.
342
00:16:05,297 --> 00:16:07,508
-Thank you for sharing this with us.
-All right.
343
00:16:10,427 --> 00:16:11,345
Hi, Luna.
344
00:16:11,428 --> 00:16:12,846
Tell us about your Oreo.
345
00:16:12,930 --> 00:16:15,683
{\an8}Well, I only went with one cocoa powder.
346
00:16:15,766 --> 00:16:18,978
{\an8}It's clear they're a little darker
than the original Oreos.
347
00:16:19,895 --> 00:16:21,605
{\an8}[Ali] You used black cocoa powder?
348
00:16:21,689 --> 00:16:22,523
Yes.
349
00:16:22,606 --> 00:16:24,775
-Then you added black food coloring.
-[Luna] Correct.
350
00:16:24,858 --> 00:16:27,736
[Ali] It looks like just the black cocoa
powder would've been enough.
351
00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:31,448
Yes, that should've been enough.
I was a little worried about the baking.
352
00:16:31,532 --> 00:16:34,159
Honestly, I'd rather have
darker than lighter.
353
00:16:35,285 --> 00:16:37,454
[Helen] I think you got
the thickness right.
354
00:16:41,166 --> 00:16:42,418
Crunchy.
355
00:16:43,419 --> 00:16:46,088
I think they went a touch long.
A few minutes long.
356
00:16:47,339 --> 00:16:49,091
It's not burnt, but getting dark.
357
00:16:49,174 --> 00:16:52,344
But honestly, I think you nailed
the moisture content.
358
00:16:52,428 --> 00:16:53,429
And the flavor.
359
00:16:53,512 --> 00:16:56,473
-The black chocolate flavor is correct.
-It tastes like an Oreo.
360
00:16:56,974 --> 00:16:58,225
Let's talk about the cream.
361
00:16:58,308 --> 00:17:01,937
It has a cupcake flavor
when you eat the parts together.
362
00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:03,313
It's like an Oreo cupcake.
363
00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:07,568
It's not a bad flavor, but again,
when we're talking accuracy...
364
00:17:07,651 --> 00:17:09,319
-Thanks, Luna.
-Thank you.
365
00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,365
So, Danny, tell us about your Oreo.
366
00:17:13,449 --> 00:17:17,119
{\an8}Well, it doesn't look like these Oreos.
367
00:17:17,202 --> 00:17:20,247
{\an8}However, the flavor is good.
368
00:17:21,415 --> 00:17:25,461
{\an8}I don't think it set correctly
'cause I used brown butter in there.
369
00:17:25,544 --> 00:17:27,337
-Ah!
-[Danny] Then it melted.
370
00:17:27,963 --> 00:17:29,923
-You made a lace cookie.
-Exactly.
371
00:17:30,007 --> 00:17:32,551
-They're tuiles. Oreo tuiles.
-Yes, Oreo tuile.
372
00:17:32,634 --> 00:17:34,720
This color is darker than a real Oreo.
373
00:17:34,803 --> 00:17:37,514
-[Danny] It is a bit darker.
-[Ali] What cocoa powders did you use?
374
00:17:37,598 --> 00:17:39,141
-Black cocoa powder.
-Okay.
375
00:17:39,224 --> 00:17:42,227
Then I added the tiniest bit
of activated charcoal,
376
00:17:42,311 --> 00:17:45,105
which does give it that extra dark.
377
00:17:45,189 --> 00:17:48,776
This was the activated charcoal.
It looks somewhat like charcoal.
378
00:17:48,859 --> 00:17:50,944
Yeah, it looks a lot like charcoal.
379
00:17:52,279 --> 00:17:56,825
In terms of comparing the texture
of this filling to the cream in an Oreo,
380
00:17:56,909 --> 00:17:58,035
it's really close.
381
00:17:59,536 --> 00:18:01,914
But, ultimately, we need
to be able to twist it apart
382
00:18:01,997 --> 00:18:03,874
and be able to taste chocolate.
383
00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,253
And yours has a savory leaning
of brown butter and salt.
384
00:18:08,337 --> 00:18:11,548
-Tastes more like a garnish of a sundae...
-[Danny] Uh-huh.
385
00:18:12,299 --> 00:18:14,301
...than, you know, a sandwich cookie.
386
00:18:14,384 --> 00:18:16,386
-Heard.
-Thank you.
387
00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:21,058
Hey, awesome recreations, everybody.
388
00:18:21,141 --> 00:18:22,684
You did a fantastic job.
389
00:18:22,768 --> 00:18:25,312
But only one of you
can win this challenge.
390
00:18:25,395 --> 00:18:28,398
[suspenseful music playing]
391
00:18:30,234 --> 00:18:33,862
Congratulations, Luna.
You won the recreation challenge.
392
00:18:33,946 --> 00:18:36,281
-Thank you.
-Yay.
393
00:18:36,824 --> 00:18:39,284
You're the only one
to have embossing on your cookie.
394
00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:41,161
And flavor was very close to original.
395
00:18:41,245 --> 00:18:42,287
Thank you.
396
00:18:42,371 --> 00:18:44,081
Luna, how do you feel right now?
397
00:18:44,164 --> 00:18:46,750
I feel great.
It was a fun little challenge.
398
00:18:46,834 --> 00:18:49,044
You all did wonderful. Awesome stuff.
399
00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:52,506
But will you be able to keep that momentum
going through the next round?
400
00:18:52,589 --> 00:18:55,884
-This could be anybody's game.
-[Megan] That's right.
401
00:18:55,968 --> 00:18:58,387
It's time for the Snack-Off Challenge.
402
00:18:58,470 --> 00:19:01,390
Now, one of the most
magical elements of the Oreo
403
00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:04,434
is the fact that it's formed
kind of like a little sandwich.
404
00:19:04,518 --> 00:19:06,520
It's cute. It's tiny.
405
00:19:06,603 --> 00:19:09,189
We're asking you to create
your own sandwich snack.
406
00:19:09,273 --> 00:19:11,650
Any time you have more than one texture,
407
00:19:11,733 --> 00:19:14,153
things get tricky
because those two textures
408
00:19:14,236 --> 00:19:16,822
are gonna have to live
under the same roof in a snack,
409
00:19:16,905 --> 00:19:19,116
which means they might corrupt each other.
410
00:19:19,199 --> 00:19:22,369
So, not only do you have to pick out
two things that go well together,
411
00:19:22,452 --> 00:19:25,539
you need to pick out two things
that can live together in a package
412
00:19:25,622 --> 00:19:27,791
and retain their integrity
for the long haul.
413
00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:32,045
We're really looking for you guys
to be as innovative as possible here.
414
00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:34,923
You'll have a two-hour limit
for this challenge.
415
00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:39,052
So, let's go in three, two, one.
416
00:19:39,136 --> 00:19:40,387
Now.
417
00:19:41,221 --> 00:19:43,223
{\an8}[contestants cheering]
418
00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:45,976
{\an8}Come on.
419
00:19:46,852 --> 00:19:49,438
Last round did not go exactly as planned.
420
00:19:50,063 --> 00:19:53,609
I had, uh, you know,
made that Oreo cookie many times.
421
00:19:53,692 --> 00:19:54,860
I'm not gonna let it shake me.
422
00:19:54,943 --> 00:19:58,113
So, I am coming into this challenge
with guns blazing.
423
00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:01,533
I'm thinking smoke.
I'm thinking cheese. I'm thinking meat.
424
00:20:01,617 --> 00:20:04,119
When I'm out on the boat,
sausage, cheese, and crackers.
425
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:05,204
That's what I take.
426
00:20:05,287 --> 00:20:08,582
I'm gonna make a version of that.
It's called the Summer Stacker.
427
00:20:08,665 --> 00:20:12,252
It's gonna be cheese cracker, jam,
and sausage in the middle.
428
00:20:12,336 --> 00:20:15,214
Key to perfect sandwich
is something that has layers of flavor.
429
00:20:15,297 --> 00:20:17,132
I'll get my jam going and get it set up.
430
00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:21,220
So, I'm gonna make
a blackberry honey-pecan jam.
431
00:20:21,303 --> 00:20:24,765
I toasted the pecans
so it releases the flavor of pecans.
432
00:20:24,848 --> 00:20:26,892
I put gelatin in it to set it up.
433
00:20:26,975 --> 00:20:28,769
I'm coming back with big, bold flavors.
434
00:20:30,270 --> 00:20:32,731
My sandwich is a play on a cheeseburger.
435
00:20:32,814 --> 00:20:35,734
It will be called the Fig Mac.
It'll be macarons.
436
00:20:35,817 --> 00:20:38,987
I'll do the top layer kind of like
a Brandy Alexander cocktail.
437
00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:41,949
The bottom layer
will be a spiced chocolate
438
00:20:42,032 --> 00:20:44,117
with layer of tamarind and fig jam
439
00:20:44,201 --> 00:20:46,703
and American cheese frosting.
440
00:20:46,787 --> 00:20:50,749
I think it'll be a little wonky,
but I want it to be kind of weird.
441
00:20:50,832 --> 00:20:53,794
I feel the pressure
of winning the first round.
442
00:20:53,877 --> 00:20:58,340
It's a hard task for me
to make all these complex flavors.
443
00:20:58,423 --> 00:21:02,678
For the filling, I'm gonna do
fig and tamarind with molasses.
444
00:21:02,761 --> 00:21:05,597
It's a balance of Mexican
and American flavors.
445
00:21:05,681 --> 00:21:08,892
Different worlds coming together.
Luna's world.
446
00:21:08,976 --> 00:21:09,810
[chuckles]
447
00:21:10,394 --> 00:21:11,603
That's what I wanna go for.
448
00:21:13,563 --> 00:21:15,816
There was not a Christmas that went by
449
00:21:15,899 --> 00:21:18,902
where my family did not have
German chocolate cake.
450
00:21:18,986 --> 00:21:20,570
I'm making a cookie version of it.
451
00:21:20,654 --> 00:21:22,864
It'll be a German chocolate cake
cookie sandwich.
452
00:21:22,948 --> 00:21:27,160
I even named the dish after my family.
So, I hope that I do them proud.
453
00:21:30,163 --> 00:21:33,125
Chocolate cookie outside.
Thin layer of ganache.
454
00:21:33,208 --> 00:21:34,876
Coconut pecan filling.
455
00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,795
I'm gonna start on my cookie.
456
00:21:38,255 --> 00:21:40,340
I'm smelling all of the chocolate.
457
00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:44,970
Typically, German chocolate
is a very rich chocolate.
458
00:21:45,053 --> 00:21:49,641
So I'll add a bit of bittersweet chocolate
to put my own twist to it.
459
00:21:50,350 --> 00:21:53,228
I know that this snack may be unassuming,
460
00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:56,898
but I know it will taste delicious
and will move me into the finals.
461
00:22:00,986 --> 00:22:04,990
What is the unique element
of this challenge they'll have to master?
462
00:22:05,073 --> 00:22:08,452
Anybody with two slices of bread
and some meat can make a sandwich.
463
00:22:08,535 --> 00:22:12,164
Making a snack sandwich,
it has to be portable
464
00:22:12,247 --> 00:22:14,583
and you have to wanna
return to it again and again.
465
00:22:14,666 --> 00:22:16,543
It's not enough it's one bite and done.
466
00:22:16,626 --> 00:22:19,504
[Helen] It's the development
of two delicious things
467
00:22:19,588 --> 00:22:22,215
that become more delicious
when they're put together.
468
00:22:23,633 --> 00:22:25,677
{\an8}Ninety minutes left.
469
00:22:25,761 --> 00:22:29,181
[pop music playing]
470
00:22:29,264 --> 00:22:31,099
I've got the pecan jam working.
471
00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:33,977
I'm making a yeast-leavened
cheese cracker now.
472
00:22:34,061 --> 00:22:35,354
Yellow cheese powder,
473
00:22:35,437 --> 00:22:38,273
all-purpose flour,
baking powder, and yeast.
474
00:22:38,357 --> 00:22:40,025
[whirring]
475
00:22:40,108 --> 00:22:43,862
Once my dough's pressed, I'll cut
ring molds out and throw it in the oven.
476
00:22:43,945 --> 00:22:45,697
With $50,000 on the line,
477
00:22:45,781 --> 00:22:47,074
it'd change my life.
478
00:22:47,157 --> 00:22:49,868
Opportunity to create
more success for my business.
479
00:22:49,951 --> 00:22:50,786
Boom.
480
00:22:50,869 --> 00:22:54,081
So, I have to just, like,
wow with the flavors. Pow!
481
00:22:54,164 --> 00:22:57,167
I went for the same color
of cracker to the glasses.
482
00:23:01,254 --> 00:23:04,549
I need to get the macarons formed
as soon as possible.
483
00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:07,594
We've got almond flour,
powdered sugar, egg whites,
484
00:23:07,677 --> 00:23:10,389
cream of tartar, granulated sugar,
vanilla extract.
485
00:23:10,472 --> 00:23:12,891
Bottom layer will be a spiced chocolate.
486
00:23:12,974 --> 00:23:15,894
Top layer will be
like a Brandy Alexander cocktail
487
00:23:15,977 --> 00:23:17,896
with crème de cacao and brandy.
488
00:23:17,979 --> 00:23:21,024
If I don't get the macarons done
in about 50, 55 minutes,
489
00:23:21,108 --> 00:23:22,943
there will be no Fig Mac.
490
00:23:23,026 --> 00:23:24,820
Getting them in there right now. Cool.
491
00:23:25,487 --> 00:23:26,405
They're gonna work.
492
00:23:29,032 --> 00:23:31,034
[Lauren] I'm gonna start on my filling.
493
00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:33,954
One cup of sugar. It's coconut.
494
00:23:34,037 --> 00:23:37,624
Pecans as well as cornstarch
to stabilize the filling.
495
00:23:38,375 --> 00:23:39,960
Hi, guys. I see your feet.
496
00:23:40,043 --> 00:23:41,962
Hi. It's good peripheral vision.
497
00:23:42,045 --> 00:23:43,922
I'm whisking like my life depends on it.
498
00:23:44,005 --> 00:23:45,257
What are you whisking?
499
00:23:45,340 --> 00:23:48,510
I'm making filling. I am making
German chocolate cake cookie sandwich.
500
00:23:48,593 --> 00:23:51,304
Are... Are you worried
that's a bit too old school?
501
00:23:53,056 --> 00:23:54,724
What's gonna be fresh and new about it?
502
00:23:55,517 --> 00:23:59,521
It's an approachable dessert
that many in the South love,
503
00:23:59,604 --> 00:24:02,482
but it's a new format.
I think that's what's making it exciting.
504
00:24:02,566 --> 00:24:04,734
You get to have your favorite cake to go.
505
00:24:04,818 --> 00:24:05,652
Okay.
506
00:24:05,735 --> 00:24:07,195
-[Ali] Can't wait to see it.
-Thanks.
507
00:24:08,405 --> 00:24:13,034
So, I am a little concerned that
the judges say it's not innovative enough.
508
00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:18,165
But I know it's important to deliver food
that I feel passionate about
509
00:24:18,248 --> 00:24:19,624
and I know will taste good.
510
00:24:19,708 --> 00:24:21,042
Right now it's about executing.
511
00:24:23,211 --> 00:24:24,880
This is beef summer sausage.
512
00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:27,883
It's cured sausage
that goes great with crackers.
513
00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:29,801
So I'm gonna elevate it to a higher level.
514
00:24:29,885 --> 00:24:33,305
I'm gonna put a bit of extra smoke
onto this sausage.
515
00:24:33,388 --> 00:24:37,851
I'll smoke the sausage like
I'll smoke the competition. [chuckles]
516
00:24:37,934 --> 00:24:39,895
[upbeat music playing]
517
00:24:41,688 --> 00:24:43,899
-[Hari] What is happening?
-[Megan, chuckling] Oh, no.
518
00:24:43,982 --> 00:24:46,568
Are we allowed to be this close, Danny?
519
00:24:46,651 --> 00:24:47,611
Close to the smoke?
520
00:24:47,694 --> 00:24:50,697
How does this work?
You take the flame and put it in that...
521
00:24:50,780 --> 00:24:53,867
It's got oak chips.
I hit it. There's a fan in there.
522
00:24:53,950 --> 00:24:56,286
It pushes the smoke through
and it holds it in this.
523
00:24:56,369 --> 00:24:58,997
-Wow.
-Wow.
524
00:25:01,124 --> 00:25:03,126
Chefs. [coughs]
525
00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:05,337
{\an8}Chefs, we have one hour.
526
00:25:05,420 --> 00:25:07,255
{\an8}That was just smoke. I'm not sick.
527
00:25:10,383 --> 00:25:14,554
I'm gonna do, like,
a cheddar cheese-flavored pastry cream.
528
00:25:14,638 --> 00:25:16,973
I want to do that
to mimic American cheese.
529
00:25:17,057 --> 00:25:21,186
Some vegetable shortening, palm oil,
and some white cheddar cheese powder,
530
00:25:21,269 --> 00:25:22,479
and turmeric.
531
00:25:22,562 --> 00:25:25,690
I'll add a bit of this fluff.
It will make it a little marshmallow.
532
00:25:25,774 --> 00:25:27,651
I'm feeling a lot of pressure.
533
00:25:27,734 --> 00:25:31,488
Lauren is talented, and she's a scientist.
534
00:25:31,571 --> 00:25:33,114
And I'm not. I'm a chef.
535
00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:34,115
I'm thinking,
536
00:25:34,199 --> 00:25:38,286
"Oh, gosh. I have to make
my snack as perfect as possible."
537
00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:40,872
I've been in worse situations before.
538
00:25:44,376 --> 00:25:46,461
Luna is very meticulous.
539
00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:49,339
[Helen] Like, only what she needs
is what's there.
540
00:25:49,422 --> 00:25:51,091
Yeah, that's exactly it.
541
00:25:51,174 --> 00:25:53,134
Okay. I think this is good.
542
00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:56,555
The cookies look delicious.
I love how they're cracked on top.
543
00:25:56,638 --> 00:25:59,224
So it's almost reminiscent of a brownie.
544
00:25:59,307 --> 00:26:01,142
Now I'll start on my ganache.
545
00:26:01,226 --> 00:26:04,104
Equal parts heavy cream
to bittersweet chocolate.
546
00:26:04,187 --> 00:26:06,231
It's really important for me to win.
547
00:26:06,314 --> 00:26:08,108
It'll show my daughter that
548
00:26:08,191 --> 00:26:10,235
even when people say
to go after your dreams,
549
00:26:10,318 --> 00:26:12,445
it's more important to walk it out too.
550
00:26:12,529 --> 00:26:14,698
She tells me
I'm the best cook in the world.
551
00:26:14,781 --> 00:26:18,034
She is just gonna be elated
if she sees me win.
552
00:26:18,118 --> 00:26:20,161
Looking pretty silky and smooth.
553
00:26:25,125 --> 00:26:26,918
I'm gonna fry this sausage up.
554
00:26:27,002 --> 00:26:28,420
It's gonna give it a bit of texture,
555
00:26:28,503 --> 00:26:31,423
but it will also give it something
for the jelly to adhere to.
556
00:26:31,506 --> 00:26:34,426
With jalapeño powder,
I wanna bring out the spice.
557
00:26:34,509 --> 00:26:36,761
It's gonna cut the fat
from the cheese cracker.
558
00:26:36,845 --> 00:26:39,014
You get sweet, spicy. It's gonna be great.
559
00:26:39,097 --> 00:26:40,807
[funky music playing]
560
00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:44,728
[Luna exhales]
561
00:26:44,811 --> 00:26:45,645
Oh, no.
562
00:26:46,646 --> 00:26:47,856
They're still pretty soft.
563
00:26:47,939 --> 00:26:50,650
I'll throw them in the oven.
They're a little soft.
564
00:26:50,734 --> 00:26:51,610
[Francis] Oh, no.
565
00:26:53,903 --> 00:26:56,281
Did Luna put something back in the oven?
566
00:26:56,781 --> 00:26:58,283
Ugh. Yes.
567
00:26:58,366 --> 00:26:59,326
What does that mean?
568
00:26:59,409 --> 00:27:02,120
It means something didn't have
quite the right texture.
569
00:27:02,203 --> 00:27:03,038
Yeah.
570
00:27:03,121 --> 00:27:04,748
I'm gonna have to really rush.
571
00:27:04,831 --> 00:27:06,958
{\an8}-Fifteen minutes.
-Good. She's got 15 minutes.
572
00:27:12,547 --> 00:27:14,549
The ganache serves two purposes.
573
00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:20,597
One is flavor, and it's also a barrier
to prevent too much moisture
574
00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,683
from my filling migrating into the cookie.
575
00:27:23,767 --> 00:27:27,979
I feel certain I'm gonna get questioned
about whether it's innovative enough.
576
00:27:28,063 --> 00:27:32,859
But it's good enough for my family
that is very Southern and very particular.
577
00:27:32,942 --> 00:27:37,280
I'm hoping the judges are not
gonna come down too hard on me.
578
00:27:38,114 --> 00:27:41,576
-I can see Lauren's sandwiches.
-Please be good.
579
00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:43,286
They look super consistent.
580
00:27:43,370 --> 00:27:46,623
Yummy. Like a homemade
German chocolate cake.
581
00:27:53,922 --> 00:27:55,924
These two minutes are taking forever.
582
00:27:56,007 --> 00:27:58,093
I never thought snacks
would be this stressful
583
00:27:58,176 --> 00:28:00,679
because snacks are supposed
to be awesome and fun.
584
00:28:02,097 --> 00:28:06,267
My blackberry pecan-honey jelly
set up really nice.
585
00:28:06,351 --> 00:28:08,937
It's sticky and it's gonna make it
stick to the cracker.
586
00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:12,482
These, compared to my Oreo cookies,
are night and day.
587
00:28:12,565 --> 00:28:15,402
I feel a comeback coming. Summer Stacker.
588
00:28:15,485 --> 00:28:17,862
[Lauryn] Bring it here.
I want some. [chuckles]
589
00:28:17,946 --> 00:28:18,780
Yeah.
590
00:28:18,863 --> 00:28:21,533
-[cheering]
-[Lauryn] Oh, yeah.
591
00:28:21,616 --> 00:28:22,951
[laughing]
592
00:28:23,034 --> 00:28:24,661
-[contestant] Didn't share.
-[Lauryn] Rude.
593
00:28:24,744 --> 00:28:26,538
It looked like a cheese macaron.
594
00:28:31,668 --> 00:28:34,713
[contestant] I think she's
letting them set, 'cause she's pacing.
595
00:28:34,796 --> 00:28:35,964
Let's do it.
596
00:28:39,175 --> 00:28:40,176
You got this, baby.
597
00:28:40,260 --> 00:28:42,429
{\an8}Ten minutes, chefs!
598
00:28:44,305 --> 00:28:48,351
Two hours is, like, tight for macarons.
599
00:28:48,435 --> 00:28:51,146
But it's okay.
You gotta go for it and believe.
600
00:28:51,229 --> 00:28:53,773
I just put a little
last flavor smoke on these.
601
00:28:53,857 --> 00:28:56,484
-[gasps] He's smoking the bags.
-Okay. Nerd moment.
602
00:28:56,568 --> 00:29:00,321
Danny's actually displacing
some of the oxygen in that bag
603
00:29:00,405 --> 00:29:03,158
with hopefully a bit
of antioxidant perfume.
604
00:29:03,241 --> 00:29:04,325
Smoking.
605
00:29:04,409 --> 00:29:07,245
When you remove oxygen,
your products are living in a vacuum.
606
00:29:07,328 --> 00:29:09,789
Bacteria can't grow
because there's no oxygen.
607
00:29:09,873 --> 00:29:14,085
Oxygen is our friend,
but it is the enemy of snacks.
608
00:29:14,169 --> 00:29:15,962
But snacks are our friend.
609
00:29:16,045 --> 00:29:19,257
It's hard to choose
between two good friends.
610
00:29:19,340 --> 00:29:20,341
Yeah.
611
00:29:21,217 --> 00:29:23,553
[tense music playing]
612
00:29:24,721 --> 00:29:27,140
{\an8}Two minutes, everybody. Two minutes left.
613
00:29:27,974 --> 00:29:29,642
{\an8}[Luna] It's, like, not enough time.
614
00:29:29,726 --> 00:29:31,478
-Come on!
-[Lauryn] It's crunch time.
615
00:29:31,561 --> 00:29:33,646
Everything is done.
Just getting it assembled.
616
00:29:33,730 --> 00:29:36,232
I think Lauren's are gonna be too chunky.
617
00:29:36,316 --> 00:29:38,568
I feel better this round
than I was last round.
618
00:29:38,651 --> 00:29:40,487
{\an8}One more minute!
619
00:29:40,570 --> 00:29:42,739
{\an8}[tense music rising]
620
00:29:42,822 --> 00:29:44,741
[Francis] Oh, she's still glazing.
621
00:29:47,660 --> 00:29:50,038
{\an8}I'm just gonna do a bit of sprinkles.
622
00:29:50,997 --> 00:29:52,123
{\an8}-Luna.
-Luna!
623
00:29:52,207 --> 00:29:53,249
{\an8}Luna!
624
00:29:54,584 --> 00:29:56,795
{\an8}-Time's up, guys!
-[horn honking]
625
00:29:56,878 --> 00:29:59,380
[cheering]
626
00:29:59,464 --> 00:30:01,674
Please head to the checkout line.
627
00:30:04,469 --> 00:30:06,304
-[Hari] Thank you.
-No problem.
628
00:30:06,387 --> 00:30:07,931
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
629
00:30:08,014 --> 00:30:09,641
Lauren J, tell us what you made.
630
00:30:09,724 --> 00:30:13,019
I made German chocolate cake
cookie sandwiches.
631
00:30:13,102 --> 00:30:14,354
I call them Phifers.
632
00:30:14,437 --> 00:30:15,897
That's my mother's maiden name.
633
00:30:15,980 --> 00:30:20,235
I decided to take nostalgia
and put a little modern twist to it.
634
00:30:20,318 --> 00:30:22,821
So, you have a chocolate cookie
635
00:30:22,904 --> 00:30:26,407
with bittersweet chocolate shaved
and incorporated into the cookie.
636
00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:30,453
It's a filling that has coconuts
and toasted pecans.
637
00:30:32,497 --> 00:30:36,835
This, to me, feels like a handheld,
perfectly portable version
638
00:30:36,918 --> 00:30:38,628
of a German chocolate cake.
639
00:30:38,711 --> 00:30:41,923
In a way that I almost wish
was a little bit more adventurous.
640
00:30:42,006 --> 00:30:42,841
Okay.
641
00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:47,136
But when you put this decadent,
very moist layer of cream in the middle,
642
00:30:47,220 --> 00:30:50,849
you can contaminate your cookie
and make it become a soggy mess over time.
643
00:30:50,932 --> 00:30:51,766
Yeah.
644
00:30:51,850 --> 00:30:55,228
I'm nerding out on
your force field layer of chocolate.
645
00:30:56,062 --> 00:31:00,066
To keep water at bay and hold
the specialness of the sandwich.
646
00:31:00,149 --> 00:31:03,319
It's beautifully executed top to bottom.
647
00:31:03,403 --> 00:31:05,238
-It's really good.
-Awesome.
648
00:31:05,321 --> 00:31:06,823
I like that it's cakey cookie.
649
00:31:06,906 --> 00:31:08,199
Yeah.
650
00:31:08,283 --> 00:31:11,870
I could see red velvet cake cookie,
the cheesecake cookie,
651
00:31:11,953 --> 00:31:15,164
the carrot cake cookie,
going on into all the cookies.
652
00:31:15,248 --> 00:31:17,500
German chocolate cake frosting
approaches caramel.
653
00:31:17,584 --> 00:31:19,335
-Mm. Okay.
-You know?
654
00:31:19,419 --> 00:31:23,548
This is very creamy, which is delicious.
I like it because it's not too sweet.
655
00:31:23,631 --> 00:31:25,675
Yeah, I didn't want it
to be clawingly sweet.
656
00:31:25,758 --> 00:31:27,719
I wanted you to get through it like,
657
00:31:27,802 --> 00:31:31,431
"That was delicious," versus like,
"Now I need to go to the dentist."
658
00:31:31,514 --> 00:31:33,266
-Thank you so much.
-Thank you, guys.
659
00:31:33,766 --> 00:31:35,143
[Hari] Luna, tell us what you made.
660
00:31:35,226 --> 00:31:39,105
{\an8}I made a Fig Mac which is a take
on an iconic cheeseburger.
661
00:31:39,188 --> 00:31:43,985
The bottom is a spiced chocolate cookie.
And the top got a bit of liqueur.
662
00:31:44,068 --> 00:31:48,364
I did a fig filling
and a cheddar cheese frosting.
663
00:31:49,657 --> 00:31:51,034
It's a lot of flavor.
664
00:31:51,117 --> 00:31:53,912
As far as sandwich cookie,
it's a little difficult to read,
665
00:31:53,995 --> 00:31:56,956
partly because the two halves
are not the same.
666
00:31:57,040 --> 00:32:00,418
It feels more like a layered dessert,
but not necessarily a sandwich.
667
00:32:02,128 --> 00:32:04,339
It definitely has a desserty flavor.
668
00:32:05,506 --> 00:32:07,258
For me, my favorite part is the top.
669
00:32:07,342 --> 00:32:09,886
I've never had
that combo of flavors before.
670
00:32:09,969 --> 00:32:13,389
It's supposed to mimic
kind of like a little cocktail.
671
00:32:13,473 --> 00:32:16,142
-Oh!
-[Ali] The fig and spiced chocolate,
672
00:32:16,225 --> 00:32:19,646
that interesting earthiness
in, like, a sweet meringue,
673
00:32:19,729 --> 00:32:22,774
is a super cool move.
It feels very avant-garde.
674
00:32:22,857 --> 00:32:25,610
Forward-thinking.
It feels super progressive.
675
00:32:25,693 --> 00:32:28,404
This is what the rich people
in The Hunger Games would eat.
676
00:32:28,488 --> 00:32:30,490
-Oh, yeah.
-You know?
677
00:32:30,573 --> 00:32:33,493
Again, Luna, I appreciate the fact
that you shared this with us.
678
00:32:33,576 --> 00:32:35,703
I appreciate you letting me
share it with you.
679
00:32:36,329 --> 00:32:38,915
-Danny, can you tell us what you made?
-[Danny] Absolutely.
680
00:32:38,998 --> 00:32:41,626
I made a Summer Stacker for you.
It's a cheese cracker
681
00:32:41,709 --> 00:32:45,713
with a blackberry honey-pecan jam
and summer sausage.
682
00:32:45,797 --> 00:32:49,592
And I infused the sandwich
with a little bit of smoke.
683
00:32:50,843 --> 00:32:52,470
The following is a compliment.
684
00:32:54,514 --> 00:32:56,683
-This tastes like truck-stop snacks.
-Yeah.
685
00:32:56,766 --> 00:32:59,936
Which is a very underrated
subcategory of snacks,
686
00:33:00,019 --> 00:33:04,357
where it's like, how creative can you be
with meat stick plus cheese?
687
00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:06,275
-Yeah.
-My thing with truck-stop snacks.
688
00:33:06,359 --> 00:33:08,820
They're really doubling down
on salty and savory.
689
00:33:08,903 --> 00:33:09,737
[Danny] Yes.
690
00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:12,156
[Ali] I love the presence of the jam here.
691
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,534
It doesn't make it feel
like it's a salt lick.
692
00:33:14,617 --> 00:33:18,413
I don't know the last time I heard
the word "blackberry" in a truck stop.
693
00:33:18,496 --> 00:33:19,998
That's my favorite innovation,
694
00:33:20,081 --> 00:33:22,834
where there's context
and I can appreciate the specialness.
695
00:33:22,917 --> 00:33:24,877
-I like all of this.
-[Megan chuckles]
696
00:33:24,961 --> 00:33:26,629
For me, it tastes a little stale.
697
00:33:26,713 --> 00:33:27,672
It tastes stale?
698
00:33:27,755 --> 00:33:30,341
Which is weird because
I do get that it tastes like
699
00:33:30,425 --> 00:33:36,055
a dirty-orange-cheddar-don't-wanna-know
what's-in-there pepperoni snack.
700
00:33:36,139 --> 00:33:40,184
I feel there's a lot going in each part,
which I like that they're aggressive.
701
00:33:40,268 --> 00:33:43,855
But, uh, I also wish
it had more distinct texture.
702
00:33:43,938 --> 00:33:45,940
It's not soft enough to be biscuit.
703
00:33:46,024 --> 00:33:48,359
It's not hard enough to be crispy.
704
00:33:48,443 --> 00:33:52,196
Which is why I think it tastes stale
because it's not one or the other.
705
00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:53,573
Really? Okay.
706
00:33:54,323 --> 00:33:57,201
Well, thank you, Snack Daddy Danny.
707
00:33:57,285 --> 00:33:58,619
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
708
00:33:58,703 --> 00:33:59,829
Father of Snack!
709
00:33:59,912 --> 00:34:01,873
[applause]
710
00:34:06,669 --> 00:34:08,755
[Luna] I won the first round.
711
00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:13,843
So, I'm hoping I have what it takes
to make it to the next round.
712
00:34:15,094 --> 00:34:18,556
I really am super, super nervous.
713
00:34:18,639 --> 00:34:21,184
Like, my competitors are super talented.
714
00:34:21,267 --> 00:34:25,772
But I'm hoping the things I love and enjoy
will translate to a winning snack.
715
00:34:27,148 --> 00:34:30,526
Let's see who's getting
a guaranteed shot in the finals.
716
00:34:32,028 --> 00:34:34,822
[Danny] I'm feeling confident.
I feel I brought good flavors.
717
00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:36,449
I'm hoping for a...
718
00:34:37,700 --> 00:34:38,910
gift from God.
719
00:34:38,993 --> 00:34:40,411
The vending-machine god.
720
00:34:40,495 --> 00:34:44,540
Oh, mighty vending machine,
who has our judges declared as winner?
721
00:34:44,624 --> 00:34:47,543
[suspenseful music builds]
722
00:34:52,048 --> 00:34:53,382
Lauren J.
723
00:34:53,466 --> 00:34:55,843
[applause]
724
00:34:58,304 --> 00:35:00,098
I'm very happy, but I'm very surprised.
725
00:35:00,181 --> 00:35:03,142
There were great competitors
to go up against.
726
00:35:03,226 --> 00:35:05,937
You were rock solid in both rounds today
727
00:35:06,020 --> 00:35:10,274
and delivered two things that legitimately
we'd all buy in a grocery store.
728
00:35:10,358 --> 00:35:11,984
As you get into the finals,
729
00:35:12,068 --> 00:35:15,071
we wanna see solid become superlative.
730
00:35:15,154 --> 00:35:17,615
We can't wait to see what you do next.
731
00:35:20,827 --> 00:35:23,830
Now, we've determined
who's going forward in this competition.
732
00:35:24,664 --> 00:35:28,626
Lauryn B, Lauren J,
Clara, Sandy, step forward.
733
00:35:28,709 --> 00:35:31,546
Congratulations
on making it to this stage.
734
00:35:31,629 --> 00:35:33,422
But we have one more trick up our sleeve.
735
00:35:37,635 --> 00:35:40,221
We have a wild card
who will be joining you.
736
00:35:40,304 --> 00:35:41,556
Oh, wow.
737
00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:44,976
We're picking a chef
738
00:35:45,059 --> 00:35:48,354
who we felt really accomplished
something amazing with both their dishes.
739
00:35:49,063 --> 00:35:53,151
Though they didn't win the original round,
it was such a razor-thin margin
740
00:35:53,234 --> 00:35:56,320
that we decided to give them
another shot in the next round.
741
00:35:57,071 --> 00:36:00,533
A wild card?
Like, we could still get back in this?
742
00:36:00,616 --> 00:36:01,450
All right.
743
00:36:02,118 --> 00:36:04,120
Thought I might've been out,
but I guess not.
744
00:36:04,203 --> 00:36:07,540
The $50,000 isn't quite out of range yet.
745
00:36:07,623 --> 00:36:08,708
I'm coming for it.
746
00:36:08,791 --> 00:36:12,378
This is not over
until the snack lady sings.
747
00:36:12,461 --> 00:36:15,089
Do you hear her singing?
I don't hear her singing yet.
748
00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:21,762
So, there's still a chance for you
to win the ultimate prize, $50,000.
749
00:36:22,889 --> 00:36:24,891
Let's find out who the judges chose.
750
00:36:24,974 --> 00:36:26,976
[drumroll]
751
00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,437
Hari!
752
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,397
[applause]
753
00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:35,109
Oh my God. What just happened?
I didn't think it was possible.
754
00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:38,070
Now that I'm in it,
I'll do my best to win it.
755
00:36:38,154 --> 00:36:41,490
Hari, you were so close in your round,
and we loved your ideas.
756
00:36:41,949 --> 00:36:43,075
-Ooh.
-Oh!
757
00:36:43,159 --> 00:36:44,619
That's deeply satisfying.
758
00:36:44,702 --> 00:36:47,830
So, we're looking forward to you
hammering us with flavor coming up.
759
00:36:47,914 --> 00:36:50,833
I'm ready to compete.
I'm so excited to cook more dishes.
760
00:36:50,917 --> 00:36:51,959
So, thank you.
761
00:36:52,043 --> 00:36:54,962
Unfortunately, that means
we must say goodbye to the rest of you.
762
00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:56,714
-Bye, y'all.
-Good job.
763
00:36:57,256 --> 00:36:59,217
-Bye.
-Sweet.
764
00:36:59,300 --> 00:37:01,719
Congrats. Well done. Congratulations.
765
00:37:04,013 --> 00:37:07,433
Congratulations, all of you,
for a well-fought four rounds,
766
00:37:07,516 --> 00:37:09,101
but things are about to get real.
767
00:37:09,185 --> 00:37:12,063
You're one step closer
to being a snack food legend
768
00:37:12,146 --> 00:37:14,482
and taking home that $50,000 prize.
769
00:37:22,281 --> 00:37:25,993
[closing theme music playing]