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Hi, fantastic fans - it's been a while (we have lots of fun stuff in the works...) but we FINALLY have a new video ready to share with you! This one came out of my long-suffering frustration with recipes that claim you can "caramelize" onions in just a few minutes. Eventually, I reached a point where I could put it off no longer: I had to dig into what it actually means to caramelize onions, why it takes so darn long, and if there's any good way to speed up the process (spoiler alert: not really).

https://youtu.be/V6R_xMzov0U?si=BLY5mc9U8mpmLnDS

And in exciting news, we have a second video coming out NEXT WEEK, so get ready for back-to-back MinuteFood content!

-Kate  

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I tried every quick hack for caramelized onions

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Comments

Bartosz Błaszkiewicz

Could you please give a link to the video? I hate it when I have to first start the video on Patreon wait for it to load and buffer only to click the "watch in YouTube" button that takes me to the app where I can like and comment. Then I have to pause and go back to Patreon and close the video and only then I can go to YouTube to actually enjoy your videos.

minutefood

Sure thing! I'll try to remember to include links in the future too.

Bartosz Błaszkiewicz

Thanks. I already watched this one. It's just a small convenience. Nothing serious. No need to fret if you forget. Unless me clicking on a video in Patreon and then closing it wrecks have with THE ALGORITHM...

minutefood

NOTE: Due to a little sponsor snafu, we had to replace the video link, so if you left a comment, you won't see it on this new video - sorry! Feel free to re-comment on the new link. (the previous video is preserved - unlisted - here: https://youtu.be/bW25smXY6J4?si=3ANFGe147n-yLaPG)