Joshua Weissman
Director
But Better (2019)
Season 2021
Recreating Fast food favorites totally from scratch using real cooking techniques. All with the goal to remake it, but better.
Released Nov. 7, 2019
Episode 10 min
None+
S2E1 - Making Domino's Chocolate Lava Cake At Home | But Better
Ah yes, the humble chocolate lava crunch cake. It's our first cake to cross off the list on the but better series, and I think we've got a good shot.
Jan. 3, 2021, midnight
S2E2 - Making General Tso's Chicken At Home | But Better
We went to Panda Express, PF Changs, Pei Wei, and many, many more only to find many places were clean out of General Tso's. We picked a select few, went head to head, and well... you'll just have to watch the video to see if our homemade General Tso's chicken was the true winner.
Jan. 17, 2021, midnight
S2E3 - Making Burger King Chicken Fries At Home | But Better
Fried chicken is a perfect food. Homemade chicken fries on the other hand... maybe ascends us to a new level. Or not? I'm not really sure but Burger King has set this work out for us and I think it's gonna be an easy one.
Jan. 31, 2021, midnight
S2E4 - Making Crab Rangoon Wontons At Home | But Better
They have many names, crab puffs, crab rangoon, cream cheese wontons. If you've ever eaten at an American-Chinese restaurant, then you've likely had these before. They're pretty good but we can make them completely homemade, very easily, and more importantly... much, much better.
Feb. 14, 2021, midnight
S2E5 - Making The Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwich At Home | But Better
And we thought they were unbeatable. This is the juiciest crispiest homemade fried chicken sandwich you may ever eat. Stacked tall with thick-cut homemade dill pickles with a secret ingredient. It's all good things homies.
Feb. 28, 2021, midnight
S2E6 - Making Uncle Roger's Fried Rice at Home | But Better
If you know Uncle Roger, you know that he is a good judge on fried rice, he even judged Gordon Ramsay. Some may say that Uncle Roger's fried rice recipe is perfect. However, this is But Better and nobody is safe, not even you Uncle Roger (kisses from papa), so I know we can make it better!
March 7, 2021, midnight
S2E7 - Making Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust At Home | But Better
Maybe it really is possible to out pizza the hut.
March 21, 2021, midnight
S2E8 - Making the McDonald's Filet-O-Fish Sandwich At Home | But Better
A sandwich that should have never existed? The decision is up to you... but can we top it with our own homemade sandwich?
April 4, 2021, midnight
S2E9 - Making the McDonald's Egg McMuffin At Home | But Better
One of the most famous fast-food breakfasts in the world could be so much more... and we're going to make it just that. Homemade English muffins, perfectly cooked eggs, seared thick-cut smoked ham, cheddar, and light spicy mayo. Let's see how we do.
April 25, 2021, midnight
S2E10 - Making Panda Express Chow Mein At Home | But Better
We're going after Panda Express for round 2. Chow Mein should be way better, and I have a feeling we are going to blow Panda Express out of the water...again.
May 16, 2021, midnight
S2E11 - Making In-N-Out Animal Style Fries At Home | But Better
The classic and fabled In N Out Burger is a special one...many opt that the animal-style fries are a favorite eating experience. Can we make them completely homemade and dare I say.... much...much better?
May 23, 2021, midnight
S2E12 - Making KFC Hot Chicken Tenders At Home | But Better
KFC has already been defeated on but better and now they want to try to conquer Nashville hot chicken? How you going to do Nashville like that?! Papa will not allow it.
May 30, 2021, midnight
S2E13 - Making The McDonald's Big Mac At Home | But Better
We are challenging one of the most iconic burgers in the world to a showdown AND my cookbook is being announced!
June 6, 2021, midnight
S2E14 - Making Movie Theater Popcorn At Home | But Better
Is it possible to make popcorn better than the movie theaters already do? Well.... I think so, maybe... First, we'll make the greatest homemade buttered popcorn recipe as the main portion, but just to add onto that I'll show you two other special ways. By special I mean garlic bread flavored popcorn, and a perfect salted caramel corn that's so good you'll want to sneak your own popcorn into the theater.
June 20, 2021, midnight
S2E15 - Making IKEA Swedish Meatballs at Home | But Better
We've gone after the fast-food places, snacks, and movie theaters. Today, we're going after the furniture store....yes, the furniture store. Why does IKEA make meatballs? Have no idea, but we're making the coveted Swedish meatballs, a sentence I can't believe actually came from my mouth. All that to say, we have this in the bag.
July 4, 2021, midnight
S2E16 - Making Oreos At Home | But Better
The Oreo, is one of America's favorite snack foods. But can it be remade completely homemade from start to finish?
July 18, 2021, midnight
S2E17 - Making Buffalo Wild Wings And Sauces At Home | But Better
Homemade wing sauce is the most important component to the best wings of all time. It’s easy to make, but it requires the knowledge and technique to make it truly great. Today we go head to head with the coveted buffalo wild wings and their zing sauce, mango habanero wing sauce, and the parmesan garlic wing sauce.
July 25, 2021, midnight
S2E18 - Making The KFC Chicken Sandwich At Home | But Better
We've beaten KFC before... and we're going to do it again.... hopefully. This time with the coveted homemade chicken sandwich, with homemade buns.
Aug. 8, 2021, midnight
S2E19 - Making Hot Pockets At Home | But Better
Flavors like pepperoni pizza and ham and cheese are replicable... but the humble hot pocket is going to get a full remodel. Can we defeat this childhood favorite (is it even a childhood favorite?) and just absolutely slam-dunk these flavors?
Aug. 22, 2021, midnight
S2E20 - Making Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets | But Better
Homemade chicken nuggets usually aren't very good. That's why people go to Wendy's to get the spicy nuggets, and as usual, we will be challenging that today.
Sept. 5, 2021, midnight
S2E21 - Making Outback Steakhouse Blooming Onion At Home | But Better
The blooming onion should have just been a really good onion ring, let's be honest. Nonetheless, we are here to take the title of king blooming onion.
Sept. 12, 2021, midnight
S2E22 - Making Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos At Home | But Better
The Doritos locos taco can be much better, and we are gonna do it.
Sept. 15, 2021, midnight
S2E23 - Making Texas Roadhouse Rolls At Home | But Better
Yes, the famous rolls with a mind-bending homemade cinnamon honey butter. Some say they can't be recreated... we'll see about that.
Oct. 3, 2021, midnight
S2E24 - Making McDonald’s Apple Pie At Home | But Better
Not only is this the baked apple pie, but we’re bringing back the fried one, better than it ever could have been.
Oct. 17, 2021, midnight
S2E25 - Making Twix Bars At Home | But Better
This has to be the easiest and one of the best homemade candy bars in the game. It'd be a whole lot cooler if you made it yourself.
Oct. 31, 2021, midnight
S2E26 - Making The Burger King Whopper At Home | But Better
The real king of burgers has arrived. Homemade Buns, perfect patties with that smokey char. This is the ultimate homemade burger.
Nov. 14, 2021, midnight
S2E27 - Making Auntie Anne's Pretzels At Home | But Better
Both the cinnamon sugar and the classic salted pretzel is in question here... And we're going to make it completely from scratch with a homemade dough in a home oven.
Nov. 28, 2021, midnight
S2E28 - Making Disneyland Churros At Home | But Better
Can homemade churros be even better than the perfect amusement park snack? Yes, we went all the way to Disneyland for this, and it was amazing.
Dec. 26, 2021, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 10 min.
Season Runtime: 800 min.
Released: Nov. 7, 2019
Last Air Date: Oct. 27, 2022, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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