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Steaks, we all love them. There's one ingredient that everyone in the world can agree that goes
perfectly with steaks, we're talking specifically about black pepper. But the question is, can there
be something better? Why is black pepper the number one? Well today we're going to be doing
the unthinkable, testing every single seeds from fruits I can find to see if any one of them
will be better than black pepper. And if we are successful this might just revolutionize the way
we all cook steaks. Now this idea came to me all because of this fruit papaya. You see I love papaya
but when you cut it open take a look you see these little balls what does it remind you of? Exactly!
Black pepper what if this is better than black pepper well let's see. So the first thing I needed
to do was remove all of the seeds. The hard part of this is that every seed has a coating on it
which we must remove. So I first started by trying to wash it all off, once I took it out take a look.
They look like they're nicely clean but they did not work. So I went ahead and tried to rub them on
a paper towel, it was not that successful. The only true way was to grab a knife and poke some holes.
Yes we have to do it one by one individually. But hey after about 30 minutes of poking holes
in these seeds this is what I was left with. Now they're still kind of wet and sticky, we have to
dehydrate them even more. So I let them rest into bed I went. Now one thing got me really worried
before going to sleep I remembered that some seeds are poisonous. Apple for example. Did you know that
this thing is extremely dangerous? You see apple seeds contain something very strange and when it
metabolizes in the digestive system this chemical degrades in highly poisonous hydrogen cyanide,
hcn, and a lethal dose of hcn can send you bye-bye within minutes. So they got me real worried on what
fruits to use next. And here are the ones that I chose; first lemon seeds. Then I went
with watermelon it has to taste great on a steak right? How about this fruit right here dragon fruit?
The only big problem is how do you take these little things out? It has to be done one by one.
It is not easy trust me! And here is another fruit, let me know in the comments below if you know
exactly what it is. But the most interesting thing for me was in the inside, take a look at how big
the seed is. Now unlike any of the other ones this seed is really really soft, so I'm wondering how
it's going to taste with some steaks. By the time i was done this is what i was left with. Watermelon
seeds should be really good. I have no idea what to expect with the lemon. Since papaya looks exactly
like black pepper you should be the star. How about the magical fruit? And of course the nightmare of
them all dragon fruit. This better taste real good. But now that we got all of them ready the only
thing left to do was to go ahead and dehydrate them. For that I laid them all down in a paper
towel put it on my rack for the dehydrator and inside it went overnight. The very next day i
took them out and they were completely dry. The biggest problem once again was the dragon fruit,
they all got stuck to the paper, what a complete nightmare. But in the end this is what I was left
with. All of them ready to be turned into spices. So for that there were two options the first one
was to use a pestle and mortar, you can also use a spice grinder. So I threw in the watermelon seeds
and started to pound them up. And to my surprise they became white, so I did the same exact thing
to all of the other seeds and in the end I was left with the perfect seasoning for the steaks.
At least that's what I'm hoping for as this was a crazy amount of work. Let me know in the comments
down below which one you think is going to be better. Because now that we have them all ready I
have to create something to eat in case this turns out terrible. And I chose this for my side dish
today. We're talking about fondant sweet potatoes. And if you've never made it, oh man you don't know
what you're missing. I first started by peeling all of my sweet potatoes. Notice that I have a paper
towel on the bottom, it makes easy clean up. The next thing was to go ahead and cut them out the
same size, this will ensure that they cook evenly. Talking about cooking the first thing is to go
ahead and put a sear just like a steak, so into a pan I threw in some oil and started to sear them.
After about one minute I flipped to the other side. Then I added a good amount of butter, I'm
talking about a good amount. Let that all melt into goodness, and once it has done so into the oven it
went for 45 minutes at 350 degrees fahrenheit. I made sure to flip them every 15 minutes. Once
the timer's up take a look. They are super soft and ready to be eaten, but we're not done yet.
I transferred them to a different pan, added a good amount of white granulated sugar right on top, and
with a torch fire them up. You see we're doing something very similar to like creme brulee. As
once the sugar was melted I added a good amount of marshmallows. The only thing left was to go ahead
and stick it in the oven until golden brown. And once I did so take a look, this is delicious. But
remember that is in case this does not work. Since we have all of our seeds ready to go
we need some steaks. For today I chose these three beautiful New York Strips. Notice that they are
one and a half inches thick and they have great marbling on them. Now since our experiment it's
all about black pepper I'm not going to be using any. Everything is going to be all about the fruit
seeds. So for the seasoning I added a good amount of salt followed by granulated garlic. Now here's
how I'm going to cook them. First I'll be putting a beautiful sear, once that's done I'll be cooking
them in indirect heat until I reach an internal temperature of 135 degrees fahrenheit and for that
I'll be using my wireless thermometers. In the end we're going to test individually which seeds taste
best. So now I say it is enough talking and it is time to grill some beautiful steak. So let's do it!
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Alright everybody here we got our beautiful steaks. I got my two taste testers. You guys ready? -The big
boys are out today. -That's right big boys. All right very good, I also got a little side dish right here.
So basically we got the king of all seasoning here which is black pepper. -Wait, wait you're telling us
the experiment beforehand. -I am telling you absolutely because I want you to know, it doesn't matter if you know.
So this is black pepper, the king of all seasoning okay, and then here we have watermelon seeds,
rambutan, papaya, dragon fruit and lemon seeds and we're gonna see if anyone can replace them with
the king. Little papaya seeds is black just like black pepper it should taste like black pepper. No?
-I don't know about that one. -Salt and sugar are white but they're not the same.
-I know right, exactly Maumau. -That's a good one. -So here's the deal, all steaks are the same. So you can grab
them, oh well it doesn't matter where you grab it from. Sounds good? Let's find out if it's
good, bad or ugly everybody, enough talking. So let's first go with the king of all seasonings
so that we have a base. Here we go excuse me Leo. All right give it a go. Cheers everybody!
-I mean it's a little bit extra peppery compared to the usual Guga steak, other than that, just an amazing steak.
-Yeah you're 100% this is our baseline but now it's time for the watermelon. All right Leo let's give
this a go. -Oh that looks weird man. Wow all right everybody watermelon seeds instead of black pepper,
let's give this a go. You ready? -Watermelon steak what can you say? -Enough talking cheers everybody.
Hmm. -I don't get anything. -The steak tastes salty but I'm not sure if that's coming from
the watermelon or just the good seasoning on the steak. -I was expecting to be a little bit fruity
or sweet or something. But it's, I don't really taste anything. -Is it fair to say that there's
almost no flavor? -I'm literally liking just the dust and it's definitely no flavor.
-Absolutely no taste for me. All right let's go to the next one, rambutan also known as brazilian.
-Damn! -Sorry Leo. Better taste it now. -Let's give it a go. You ready? All right enough cheers everybody. -Cheers.
Oh, I taste this one. -Uh spicy. -There's definitely some flavor in there. -I will say that i definitely don't like it.
It's very mild, but it does give an almost earthy feel that I don't think that I quite enjoy. -That's
a good point. So to summarize this tastes like dirt everybody. I'm ready for the next one. You
guys ready? -Let's do it. -All right this one I have a feeling it's going to be good because it looks
exactly like black pepper. -I'm gonna get as maximum amount of flavor as I can out of this so I can
let you guys know how these things taste. -Maximum coverage. -Maximum coverage. You know what? I don't think
I got enough. -All right let's see this one. Cheers everybody!
Woah! -It takes a second. -Oh my God! -Oh Leo are you okay?
-That was a bad idea. -Oh my God. -Oh wait oh. -Oh my God. -Oh no what is that? -That is awful.
-That is so bad, that is not black pepper.
-Oh my god. -It's bitter. -It's bitter and i also will say texturally it's almost like
chalk, so it's really powdery, it's like even more so than all the other seasonings. It's just like
-It's almost like sand. -I did not enjoy that one. Maumauzhin?
-I think we need a palate cleanser. -This is why I made this one extremely flavorful Maumau.
Get ready for this one boys because this one is a flavorbomb. Are you ready? Cheers everybody.
After eating that terrible papaya. -Oh my god. -This is amazing everybody. I'm going for another one.
-Wow. -It's sweet but the butteriness of the actual potato, the sweet potato, is just on another level.
-This is like a candy. -It is. -It's very sweet without being overpoweringly sweet. -This is
exactly what the doctor ordered because that last papaya I got all of that flavor
right out of my mouth, this is awesome. So far out of the whole episode today this is it.
-That's right Maumau. Now time for the next one, dragon fruit. Now this one is the most pain
in the butt to remove it. All right let's give this a go. Cheers everybody. -Cheers.
-It's the most flavorful so far. -I'm getting citrusy. Are you guys getting citrusy?
-Something like it. -The papaya was more flavorful it just wasn't a good flavor.
-The dragon fruit is actually very nice. -Yeah. -Leo? -I like it
-Last one we have some lemon. Lemon and steak goes really well together. -Says who? -What do you mean?
-I don't like lemon steak. I just don't like lemon or lime on my stuff on anything. -Then I'm
going to give you a little extra Leo, to see if it's going to taste good. -Why did I say anything. Leo you're
running out of space over here. -I just got powders. -Very last one, let's see cheers everybody.
-Oh. -Uh. -Oh my God. -Blah.
-Blah!
-Oh my God. -Wow. -Wow. -Wow! -I need some sweet potato that's not that right. -Still stuck on my tongue. -That
is the worst thing I've ever put it in my mouth Leo. -Bro, I want you guys to know that I didn't
even chew. I literally didn't even chew as soon as it touched my tongue I immediately got hit
with an insane amount of bitterness and acidity. That was can only be described as disgusting. -Wow
that's probably one of the worst things I've ever put it in my mouth everybody. That's how bad that
one is. It's definitely one of the worst things you ever put on a steak. -I would love to eat the
papaya instead of that one. -Oh yeah, 100%. Lemon is absolutely terrible idea do not try everybody.
It's bad. Anyway guys these are the results, I hope you guys enjoyed this video. If you did enjoy it
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