Does Vodka actually make Pasta taste better?

Want to become a more confident and creative home cook? Check out our Cook Well app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cook-we... https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Does vodka actually make pasta taste better? Is there an ideal ratio of vodka to pasta sauce? Is vodka even the best-tasting liquor for pasta alla vodka? These are all questions I set out to answer in today's video. Hope you enjoy 🤝 🧅 Join the Pickled Onion Club ➡ https://community.ethanchlebowski.com/ 🍳 The Mouthful newsletter (free)➡ https://www.cookwell.com/newsletter 📃 RECIPE Link: None 📚 Videos & Sources mentioned: ▪ McGee, Harold. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen: https://www.amazon.com/Food-Cooking-S... ▪ Kenji’s Vodka Sauce Experiments: https://www.seriouseats.com/ask-the-f... ▪ Vodka Sauce Origin Stories: https://www.paesana.com/blog/the-stor... ▪ Why does alcohol “burn”? (SciShow Video):    • Why Does Alcohol Burn When You Drink It?   📸 Instagram ➔   / echleb   🎚 TikTok ➔   / ethanchlebowski   🐣 Twitter ➔   / ethanchleb   USEFUL KITCHEN GEAR 🌡Thermapen Thermometer: https://alnk.to/6bSXCCG 🍳 Made In Wok I use: https://bit.ly/3rWUzWX 🥌 Budget Whetstone for sharpening: https://geni.us/1k6kComboWhetstone 🧂 Salt Pig: https://geni.us/SaltContainer ⚖ Scale: https://geni.us/FoodScale 🍴 Budget 8-inch Chef's knife: https://geni.us/BudgetChefKnife 🔪 Nicer 8-inch Chef Knife: https://geni.us/TojiroChefKnife 🧲 Magnetic Knife Rack: https://geni.us/MagneticKnifeRack 🥘 Cast iron griddle: https://geni.us/TheCastIronGriddle 📄 Baking Sheet: https://geni.us/NordicBakingSheet 🛒 Wire Rack: https://geni.us/WireRack 🍳 Saucepan: https://geni.us/Saucepan 🪓 Woodcutting board: https://geni.us/SolidWoodCuttingBoard ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:32 How can alcohol impact the flavor of food? 2:53 Exp #1: Does vodka have to be cooked to enhance the sauce? 8:23 Debrief ➡️ How does ethanol work? 12:44 Exp #2: Is there an ideal ratio of vodka to sauce after cooking? 18:58 Debrief ➡️ Does it vodka actually make the sauce taste better? 20:54 Exp #3: Do other liquors taste better than vodka for the pasta sauce? 29:55 Conclusions + Outro 🎵 Music by Epidemic Sound (free 30-day trial - Affiliate): http://share.epidemicsound.com/33cnNZ MISC. DETAILS Music: Provided by Epidemic Sound Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A7C Voice recorded on Shure MV7 Edited in: Premiere Pro Affiliate Disclosure: Ethan is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to [Amazon.com](http://amazon.com/) and affiliated sites.