I can think of several chefs who often explain the science of the cooking methods and techniques they use.
Alton Brown was probably the first chef I saw do this.
J. Kenji López-Alt
And two chefs from America's Test Kitchen who I have seen from time to time and have started following on YouTube: Lan Lam and Dan Souza who is the host of "What's Eating Dan?"
Who am I forgetting or haven't heard of yet?
I recently watched a video on the YouTube channel, "Techniquely with Lan Lam" on knife skills. I have already seen a benefit in using some of her techniques.
And here's a link to a bunch of "What's Eating Dan?" videos:
Alton Brown was probably the first chef I saw do this.
J. Kenji López-Alt
And two chefs from America's Test Kitchen who I have seen from time to time and have started following on YouTube: Lan Lam and Dan Souza who is the host of "What's Eating Dan?"
Who am I forgetting or haven't heard of yet?
I recently watched a video on the YouTube channel, "Techniquely with Lan Lam" on knife skills. I have already seen a benefit in using some of her techniques.
And here's a link to a bunch of "What's Eating Dan?" videos: