The SNL Cast Test Their Basic Culinary Skills

[Narrator] The cast of Saturday Night Live

will be competing in challenges

testing their culinary skills.

Who will be the last one standing?

I'm excited!

And I'm gone.

[Narrator] Flipping burgers.

Oh! You are a hamburger chef,

but you don't work alone.

Is this an escape room?

[Narrator] You work very closely with your partner

and even share a chef's coat.

Using every ingredient in front of you on every burger,

assemble as many burgers as possible in 60 seconds.

60?

[bell dinging]

[Narrator] The team that makes the fewest burgers

is eliminated from the competition.

[buzzer buzzing] Ready?

Oh! No, I'm not. No.

I'm not ready.

We don't have our coats. Do we start right now?

Oh, no, I have a bog dress.

That's gonna be okay.

We're gonna figure it out.

You have a big dress, I have no ass.

Ooo! It stinks!

You guys are going down because I'm left-handed.

Ew! She peed.

She peed?

Chloe's breaking-- I'm not! I'm not!

Oh my God.

Can you pull the sauce? Go.

Yeah. Oh, [beep].

[indistinct] [beep]. Go.

The pickles, the pickles, the pickles.

Wait, do we do this?

Pickles. Oh.

You should be quicker with the goops.

You're Sarah Squirm. Come on.

Are we done?

No. No, pickles.

Ready? I know.

Ah!

Ah, they're breaking!

I hate vegan.

No!

No!

Yes! Oh!

Now we're good to go. Ready?

Go, 1, 1, done. 1, 2, 3. Oh, God!

Go! I hope you guys

are doing bad over there. We're crushing it.

Great, great, great, great.

We're not even talking

because we're actually trying to [beep] win this.

I shouldn't curse. This is Epicurious.

I watched this with my son.

See? It's harder than you would think.

[bell dinging]

Well, you know.

Are you serious? Holy [beep].

Wait, that's crazy.

We had a complete system.

Jane and I have rock hard chemistry.

We have a rock hard chemistry.

I'm like shocked.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5. [bell dinging]

Whereas we have hundreds.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 7 perfect burgers.

Four and a half and I think that means that we're done.

Bye, James and Sarah.

He's the one who [beep]--

Because I actually like this channel.

This is awful.

This is really heartbreaking.

Hey, guys, we have to, like, shoot,

we have to roll on this.

I'm shocked. I'm shocked.

You know, I just wasn't born for high volume cooking.

Bye, bye, James. Pissing me off.

They don't have any [beep] mustard on their [beep] burger!

Oh! That's interesting!

Huh! Whoa!

There's no integrity!

There's no integrity in this game!

I want a recount.

[Crew Member] All right, we'll take it up with the league

on the next one.

All right, thank you.

[upbeat music]

[Narrator] The starving comedian.

Oh! Come on!

[Narrator] Your food budget is low,

but you survive on the finest of affordable packaged foods.

Fresh fruits cheap. With a blindfold.

Ooo! Sexy.

[Narrator] Each round,

use only smell and touch to determine the brand--

Brand? Item

and flavor of the affordable food in front of you.

But we can't eat it? You may not taste the food.

Okay, fine.

[Narrator] Yell out the complete correct answer

before anyone else.

Each correct answer earns a point.

The diner with the fewest points

is eliminated from the competition.

Ready?

If we guess wrong are we out?

No. Okay.

Well, I'm not gonna stop talking.

Oh, I'm so glad I got out before ruining my makeup.

[Chloe] James, will you whisper me the answer?

I'm not gonna help you guys 'cause [beep] y'all.

But, where is it? Oh, I heard the bell.

Ew! Ew!

Oh! Oh! Oatmeal.

SpaghettiOs! [bell dinging]

SpaghettiOs.

Point for Chloe. Can I rinse my finger?

Yes. Here. Take this, Mikey.

What is it? Ew! What is that?

[Ashley laughing]

Can I put it on the ground?

Wait, what? Oh, Uncrustable!

Oh. Gosh. Uncrustable.

Yeah, you're right. What flavor?

Regular! Peanut butter and jelly!

Grape jelly Uncrustable.

Guys, I got that one.

What did you put in my hand?

Take it up with my [beep] lawyer.

Ew!

What is this? Ramen!

Ramen. Cup O' Noodles!

Chicken Cup O' Noodles!

Chicken Cup O' Noodles! Cup O' Noodles.

[Crew Member] All right, she's giving it to Chloe.

You said brand name! Stop screaming!

Stop screaming!

Figure out your rules. Stop it.

Wait. It's right here?

Where is it? Oh! Totino's Pizza Rolls!

Totino's Pizza Rolls!

Totino's Pizza Rolls in Classic Cheese!

Jane, you're amazing.

I'm sorry. Sorry, guys.

They're saying the answer before I have it in my hand.

Is anyone else closing their eyes underneath?

Yeah. Yeah.

It's just so lovely. I'm self eliminating.

[Ashley laughing]

I'm self eliminating.

Oh! A burrito!

A [beep] Hot Pocket!

Oh! That's a Hot Pocket,

regular pepperoni pizza cheese.

Is it an Annie's?

Annie's Burrito?

Bean and cheese Hot Pocket.

Ham?

[Crew Member] Ham and--

Cheese? Cheese.

[bell dinging] Whoa.

You guys. I'm done. I'm done.

[Narrator] The tie graper.

Select a throwing partner from the cast.

You will have three chances

to catch at throw grape in your mouth.

The competitor with the fewest catches

is eliminated from the game.

Ready?

You chose crazy.

You chose crazy.

Well, don't fastball it to me.

Okay.

[bell dinging] Oh!

Okay.

[bell dinging] Oh!

Okay.

[buzzer buzzing] Oh!

Oh! So close!

So close.

Is that it? It is gonna be hard to beat.

That was great.

Yep. I'm curious about

the position he's standing in.

Oh! Oh!

[buzzer buzzing]

Oh my God! Ah!

If I miss this one we're out.

Ready?

[bell dinging] Okay, okay, okay.

[buzzer buzzing] Oh!

It was a good throw and I closed my mouth too early.

I'm out.

That was a perfect throw.

I'm not sad about being eliminated.

Chloe and Jane did wonderful

and Ashley carried us through the first round.

Oh, that's sweet.

So I'm taking my L like a man.

I'm just happy to be here.

Thank you so much.

Have a wonderful day. Ew!

Wasn't an Oscar speech.

Bye, bye.

That's depressing.

Get a nice shot of that.

[upbeat music]

[Narrator] Bartending shift.

You are a bartender.

You must use every tool and every ingredient in front of you

to prepare three perfect drinks.

A glass of red wine,

an espresso martini

and a frozen pina colada.

Make sure every drink is poured,

garnished

and placed on the coaster.

The last bartender to finish their drinks

is kicked out of the bar.

Ready?

Wait, so it's speed, but they have to be perfect.

[Crew Member] You have to use all the ingredients

that we're gonna put in front of you.

Yep. [bell dinging]

Go, go, go, go.

Whoa!

Just go slow because they're going fast

and they look like fools right now.

There you go. There you go.

Oh, damn.

Make sure it's all the way in.

Ah! [blender buzzing]

Wow!

Ashley looks like she's working at a restaurant.

[glass shattering] Oh!

What was that?

[glass shattering]

What was that?

We need another glass!

You're good, you're good, you're good.

Garnish, garnish, garnish.

How much wine do you think you have to put in there?

And we're do a house pour

and we're just gonna do one of those.

That's the perfect glass.

[Mikey] You look like you're working--

Not to freak you out,

Chloe's really far along.

We're gonna do this. There you go.

You're good.

You're good. Shut up.

[bell dinging]

I'm afraid of Chloe right now.

Shut up.

That's how intense she is right now.

Right?

I'm afraid.

[Mikey laughing]

She just shook it with her hands.

Shut up.

Oh. Uh-oh.

A weakness.

[James] I'd be laughed out of my favorite spot.

Oh, interesting.

Ashley's kind of pulling farther ahead than you would think.

Look at the care Ashley's taking.

No! Oh, Lord!

Spill. We got a spill.

It's a set back.

Oh, no! I don't know how to do this.

Oh, no!

How do you do this?

Shake it. I don't know how to do wine.

You've never opened a wine? No.

Spin it. I think I'm done.

What'd you forget? Okay, think I'm done.

Oh!

[blender buzzing]

Forgot the ice.

Wait. I don't know how to open wine.

Put the needle in at the angle

that the needle is pointing.

Oh my God. I've never had to do this.

I've just had men in my life.

That's hot girl problems. Wow!

You're going in the wrong direction.

I know.

I've just never had to do this before.

Your drink is ready, ma'am!

Your drinks are ready!

You want an umbrella in each drink?

Ah!

Oh, it hurts! No, you gotta pull it.

It hurts!

I don't like this.

You put a straw in here. Are you a stray drinker?

[Chloe coughing]

Oh my God.

Well, this a 100% proof alcohol.

But it's beautiful.

And no one got the pina colada correct.

This crap.

You added the coconut after the smoothie.

So at least I think I should win for points here.

But I've never had to open a bottle of wine

and I learned that in real time at age 37.

Do I have to drop this?

[upbeat music]

[Narrator] Short order.

You are a diner chef.

You must use every ingredient to make an omelet

for your hungry customers.

Ooo! I'll make myself a snack!

[Narrator] Your cast members will evaluate the appearance

and taste of your final creations,

then vote on the winner of this entire competition

who will receive the coveted Golden Spatula.

Ready? Are we starting?

Thanks. Fat and cuts.

Not speed, honey's. It's not speed.

Just make a good one.

Are we sure it's not speed?

Well. Oh, interesting, Jane.

Jane's sauteing.

I'm an inch from Ashley's head

and I said, you know, maybe I would start sweating--

What'd you say?

Wait, what'd you say?

I said I would be sweating the aromatics first.

Oh, that's smart.

I used to have to crack like 200 eggs a day in my old job.

Me too! What was your job?

Coffee shop. Yeah.

Cheese in the egg. That's a tiny little bit.

That sounds good. Don't do that.

It might be weird. Ooo! Ooo!

Wow, chives during cooking. Interesting.

[Jane] I don't know if it's right.

Show us your flip.

Why don't you show us your free flip?

Do you think I should flip it?

Oh, I would do it in the middle

and then this and then flip it, flip it,

and then turn it over. Okay. Yeah.

Add your crap. Add my crap.

Whoa! Look at that flip!

Oh! Whoa!

Wow!

[Crew Member] How many times

are you supposed to flip an omelet?

I think once actually.

Never.

If it's an omelet I think it's one, one, one.

And you wanna make sure you're with your friends.

That's right. [Ashley and James laughing]

We'll be right. We'll be right back.

With more Epicurious right after this.

And there's one ingredient you can never forget.

Love. Love.

Let me say that! Well, I--

Let me say my line!

Don't look at my mouth when you're talking to me.

[screen beeping] [upbeat music]

[screen beeping]

You're doing well, Jane. Okay. I think I'm done.

I think I'm done.

It's cooked.

Trust me. Unless you get sick in a little bit.

This is where we-- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You got it, you got it, you got it.

Yeah. Just don't forget--

No. No, that's good.

You got it, you got it, you got it.

Okay. I'm good. Plate it.

Plate it. No, no, no.

No. No!

It's not cooked yet. It's not cooked.

I got time.

That's plenty set. No, the inside.

[James] I think it should be browner, personally.

Okay. Jane's is pretty brown.

No, it's too brown. That's good.

Okay, great.

I'm not going into the middle.

I'm going to the end.

That's good.

[Sarah] Oh, shit, he's going back in.

Oh. That's good.

I love you very much.

I'm voting for Jane.

[bell dinging] You're an asshole!

Yes! You're meaner than Chloe was

when she was making her drink.

[Ashley] [beep]!

As a lactose intolerant Jewish person,

this challenge is ableist.

So I'm going on looks alone,

much how women are judged in this industry.

Ooo!

Why are you looking at me like I'm judging women?

And I give my eggs to Jane?

Yes!

Hmm.

Hmm.

Mmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Oh, please! Don't patronize me.

Oh, please. Just give you egg to Jane.

[James] You know what? I'm going from the center.

Yes! Everything's set.

I'm going from the center again, Jane.

Oh, I see a little bit of ooze.

I hope that's cheese and not egg white.

Hope it's cheese. Hope it's cheese.

[James] Oh, I see a snotty egg white, Jane.

Okay. I knew it. I see a hard brown--

[Jane] I knew it.

Oh, no! Oh!

Oh!

Hug.

It really doesn't matter at this point.

Why are you doing that? It was that easy.

Chloe, push one of Jane's eggs.

It's good. That's nice.

It is nice. It's good.

Thank you. Hey, that's good.

Nice enough to give a gal an egg?

This is nice and, like, pillowy.

Give a gal an egg. Oh, wow.

Oh, wow! Okay!

Wow!

This is a lot more cheese forward.

Also, I saw Jane drizzle a little cheese into the egg,

then add full cheese into the omelet.

I'm lighting this on fire.

Jane. Very fresh. Good job, Jane.

Wow. Hey, Ashley,

you'll get 'em next time.

Ashley. You'll get 'em next time.

What? Ah.

I don't really understand what happened.

I thought these people were my friends

and I think today I learned who they are really.

Monsters.

Thank you very much. Yay!

This is the best moment of my life,

the highest one I've ever had.

I would like to dedicate this to all my peers

and especially Ashley,

who made the worst omelet in the world

and I wouldn't be here without her.

So, thank you.

I love you. Love you.

And thank you all.

Thank you, Epicurious.

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