Can Culinary Professionals Estimate a Tablespoon of Olive Oil?

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Can you accurately pour a tablespoon of olive oil without measuring? In this video, the Food & Wine test kitchen team puts their eyes and culinary skills to the test in a fun measurement challenge. Watch as editors, stylists, and recipe developers try to eyeball a single tablespoon straight into a pan.

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00:00Damn it!

00:02Damn, Roscoe!

00:03Why am I so nervous?

00:05Okay, hold on.

00:06Gotta stretch.

00:07That might be too much.

00:08That might be too much.

00:09No, that's over.

00:10That's over.

00:12Whoops.

00:12What if it doesn't come out accurate?

00:14But what if it comes out spot on?

00:16You don't have to cheat me either.

00:21I have like three tables.

00:23It's like kind of Indiana Jones-ish.

00:25You can watch the magic happen.

00:30I'm a professional, I'm a professional, I'm a professional.

00:33You wanna do a challenge for me?

00:35Let me clean my shit.

00:40You gotta get it.

00:41That's olive oil, man.

00:42That's expensive.

00:44Not great, but not the worst.

00:46Alright, I can do this.

00:49Every last drop.

00:52Do I get a redo?

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